After catching only a small jack pike on first of a two-day session to the iconic Chew Valley Lake during a session late Feburary, Daniel Horton wasn’t feeling overly positive when tackling up the following morning. After catching only a small jack pike on first of a two-day session to… Read more

They say that big lures produce big pike, but Marc Wilson proved that small patterns can sometimes tempt them when he landed this 38lb 9oz specimen from a large Irish Lough. After a 6am start, his day started poorly when he found that the battery of his boat’s engine was… Read more

After hearing rumours of giant pike in a certain wild Irish water, Jamie Ryan set aside six days to focus on the venue and landed this fish of 31lb. It’s his second huge pike this season, after landing a fish of 32lb 4oz from a different venue back in November…. Read more

Each winter, pike anglers venture to the legendary Chew Valley Lake with dreams of encountering one of its huge pike. On a recent trip, Rich Collins managed to do just that when he landed this fish of 31lb exactly. Fishing a smelt deadbait, Rich had a take lifted into a… Read more

Whilst fishing on a Wimborne and District AC stretch Dorset Stour, Chris Pond landed the pike of a lifetime in the shape of this specimen weighing of 32lb exactly. He was on the bank with his friend Iain Scott and had already landed a pike of 22lb 8oz that day… Read more

Generally, the big-pike scene on trout waters is dominated by fish from Chew Valley Lake, but Rutland Water also holds a few specimens, as Dan Brackley found when he landed this fish of 30lb exactly alongside another of 29lb 12oz. Fishing the Lure Anglers Society Predator Cup match, Dan set… Read more