After several months spent chasing the small number of big carp that live in the shallow areas of a 90-plus acre busy park lake in Yorkshire, Joel Martin started seeing the odd large tench drifting in and out of his eyeline. So, with the carp proving frustrating, he went home… Read more

So far this season, Sam Smith has been exploring stretches of river to him in the Fens, searching for a 3lb rudd. His efforts were recently rewarded with this 3lb 4oz specimen, taken on a bread hookbait. Having spotted a few good fish, he got them competing for his free… Read more

Many tench anglers turned their attention to other species weeks ago, as the iconic late spring fish is, in most waters, past peak condition now. However, Peter Dobbs proved that there are still specimens out there to be caught when he landed this fish of exactly 11lb. He’s targeting a… Read more

It was back in 2013 when Adam Perna started fishing the fens for rudd, and after 12 years, he’s has just landed his first rudd over 3lb, in the shape of this 3lb 3oz fish. Landed along a handful of other ‘twos’ that trip, the fish beat Adam’s previous best… Read more

On just his third session of the river season, Andy Waters landed the rudd of a lifetime in the shape of this 3lb 10oz specimen. The Suffolk angler embarked on a 180-mile round trip to the Fens, where he was greeted by a river that the weed cutters had recently… Read more

It’s been a tricky spring for James Champkin on the tench front, but after locating the fish he enjoyed a session to remember, landing fourteen including three doubles, capped by this 10lb 14oz specimen. He’s been fishing a big and challenging gravel pit where, after struggling for many sessions, he… Read more