To start his pike season, Gary Mills headed to a trout lough in the south of Ireland, where he hoped to get his campaign off to a good start. He certainly did that when, on the second day of his trip whilst fishing from a boat, he hooked and landed… Read more

Having caught fish all over the world on the fly, Alan Ferguson started targeting pike on the tactic around two years ago.. ..with his efforts recently culminating in this 38lb fish. It was caught from Blagdon Lake near Bristol, where they recently opened for eight days of pike fishing for… Read more

Kayak fishing is rapidly rising in popularity, with Mark Radcliffe showing just how effective the approach can be with this 34lb 14oz pike. He’s a member of the England Kayak Team and had spent the morning on a large reservoir, catching several fish to just under 15lb on lure tactics…. Read more

The fly is becoming an increasingly popular tactic for targeting pike, and it’s easy to see why when specimens like this 31lb 6oz fish are falling to the tactic! It was caught by Alex Mason from Blagdon Lake in bright and calm conditions. Alex used a relatively small fly, around… Read more

The Norfolk Broads have been in exceptional form for big pike over recent years, and whilst many of the biggest fish are kept quiet, one angler reported a memorable spell of fishing at the end of the season. George Papp banked this specimen of 34lb 8oz alongside another of 26lb… Read more

It’s been a great season for the pike anglers of Scotland, with numerous good fish reported from the nation’s wild waters this winter. Cammy Mackenzie is the latest to get in on the action, landing this fish of 32lb 5oz. It picked up his herring deadbait just as he was… Read more