For many anglers, the big-rudd season ended when summer did, but they are certainly still out there to be caught, as Ryan Hayden showed with this 3lb 2oz specimen. Fishing in the species’ Fenland hotspot, Ryan fished bread on the surface alongside a float, which he added to help him… Read more

It’s no secret that the Fenland rivers and drains have been a hotspot for big rudd this season, with many anglers capitalising on their impressive fish. But few have had better results than Andy Waters.. .. who’s just landed this stunning specimen of 3lb 6oz, backed up by a further… Read more

Hot on the heels of landing a rudd of 3lb exactly, Andy Waters had another session on the Fens and went one better, landing this fish of 3lb 3oz. Strong winds made trotting a float challenging, but when he saw a large swirl as one of his free offerings of… Read more

Having the patience to feed your target fish, allowing them to lose their natural caution and feed confidently, can swing the odds of capture massively in your favour, as Paul Brooks proved with this gorgeous 3lb 1oz rudd. He’d located a group of good fish on a Fenland river and… Read more

There are few things in fishing that gets the heart racing, like watching a big fish edge closer to your hookbait, just as Aaron Marguet experienced when he watched this 3lb 1oz rudd inhale his float fished boilie! He’d dropped onto a gravel pit and managed to locate a small… Read more

Paul Brooks was another angler getting himself in on the big rudd action at the start of the season, as he banked himself this stunning 3lb 3oz specimen. He told us “I was out early in the morning and found a few good fish, but they weren’t interested in my… Read more