The wild waters of Scotland have a legendary reputation for monster pike, and Raymond Gavin proved exactly why when he landed this fish of 34lb. He’s been targeting pike since October and recently embarked on an early morning session with his friend, Adam. The pair were fishing by sunrise and,… Read more
What would you describe as the perfect day’s fishing? Perhaps it’s landing something truly remarkable, or is it simply spending time on the bank with good mates? River keeper James Buckley and a few of his mates recently embarked on a pike trip that has to come close to that… Read more
Shortly after landing a 4lb 9oz perch, Finn Lewis got back on the predator trail, this time targeting pike on a large Cambridgeshire pit. Arriving late at night with some fresh herrings, Finn targeted an underwater feature that’s produced fish for him previously. With temperatures plummeting below freezing, Finn wasn’t… Read more
The big pike landscape is dominated by reservoir fish these days, but the waters of Ireland still hold some monsters, as Geoff Cowan proved when he landed this leviathan of 42lb 6oz. It’s just 6oz off the Irish record and obliterates Geoff’s previous 30lb 5oz PB, a fish he never… Read more
The Norfolk Broads system is one of the UK’s most famous waterways for pike, and Robbie Northman showed just why with this 30lb 4oz beast, which he caught on the fly! He’s had his sights on a fly-caught river ‘thirty’ this winter and had come close on a recent trip… Read more
The rivers of southern England have been in great pike form so far this season, but Gary Thompson has just landed a fish that tops all the fish reported. Whilst fishing the Dorset Stour, the 44-year-old Bournemouth rod landed this huge 32lb 4oz specimen, a fish he describes as his… Read more