Paul Sharman from Bromley, Kent, had every right to smile after he fished Blagdon Lake and won the battle with a 39lb specimen. The tackle I used was a 12 Weight Rod, HD7 fast sinking line, 40lb wire trace, and a Goldfish patterned fly. “The fish is the pinnacle of… Read more
Matt Bridgwood smashed his pike personal best and caught one of the biggest pike from Chew when he boated this huge 42lb 12oz predator. The Bristol-based pike fishing fanatic float fished a small, fresh sardine to tempt the enormous fish.
John Horsey landed this impressive specimen pike weighing 32lb 8oz from Blagdon on the recent pike fly fishing trails.
E-Sox pike specialist, Steve Rowley got his season off to a great start with this immaculate 31lb 4oz fish during his first day of the season on Chew Valley Lake. Chew is undoubtedly the best pike fishery in the UK. In the first five days of the October pike trials,… Read more
The mammoth specimen was caught by lure fishing ace Gary Edmonds who boated it from Cambridgeshire predator hotspot, Grafham Water. The Angling Trust ambassador tempted the giant fish using a home-made fly named by Gary as ‘the Zander Lander’ due to its effectiveness at landing the sought after species. Fishing… Read more
After a quiet night targeting big bream on a tough Cambridgeshire stillwater the next morning, it was obvious a large shoal of roach in a weedbed in front of me were being marauded by a couple of big pike. “At first a just sat and watched, but with the opportunity too… Read more
