Jamie Barnes certainly had a trip to remember at Chew Valley when he landed several fish topped off with this beautiful 34lb 5oz pike.. Jamie told us “The forecast at chew at the time of my arrival was for strong winds and heavy rain in the afternoon so we had… Read more
“The head shakes certainly weren’t from a small fish!” “After trying to get on the river zander fishing and continually getting flooded off or having to work when it was fishable, I changed focus over to pike. It’s a decision I’m now very happy with! I arrived at the lake first thing in… Read more
“For about 2 minutes this giant fish towed me slowly around the lake” “At heart I’m a kayak angler and I normally I’d spend my time fishing in the sea but with the weather being so terrible and conditions rough, me and a mate settled on lure fishing for pike… Read more
“For more than 20 years I’ve been trying to beat my pike best of 21lb and it finally happened during my latest session” “It was a Friday and I arrived at my Essex syndicate after work and deposited three deadbaits at varying distances with my bait boat – one to… Read more
“For years I’d wanted to improve my Norfolk Broads pike best of 35lb 10oz and after hearing of a few thirties caught recently I knew I had a chance.” “My mate and I set up in a likely spot and i decided to fish with two rigs – one with… Read more
The early morning frost had been sent into retreat by a blanket of low cloud pushing across the land in a southerly direction and duly lifting the temperature by a couple of degrees. I had witnessed the subtle change first hand sitting patiently by the lake with 3 rods cast… Read more
