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
Simon Ashton recently returned from a guided trip in Holland after catching the fish of his dreams. Here’s what the top specialist angler had to say: The previous days of the trip had started off well. I had managed seven perch to just under 4lb, with a few good zander thrown in,… Read more
E-Sox Consultant Steve Rowley has become addicted to pike fishing from his kayak, and his burning ambition this winter was to catch his first ever kayak thirty pounder. Steve caught a 27lb 02oz earlier in the season from the kayak but was soon surpassed by his lovely 29lb 08oz that we… Read more
After a two week spell of freezing cold weather, E-Sox consultant Steve Rowley took advantage of a rise in temperature by bagging a superb brace of pike weighing 28lb 10oz and 27lb 12oz. Both fish fell to simple legered sardine dead baits with the first fish coming mid-morning and the… Read more
This year we were lucky enough to be able to join Martin Bowler and Steve Rowley on the banks of Chew Valley Lake on its opening day for pike fishing. Chew Valley Lake is well renowned for its scenic beauty and top quality pike fishing, with fish caught in excess of 40lb… Read more
