Although specimen fishing can be a waiting game, occasionally results can be gained in a short space of time, as Paul Brooks found when he landed this 3lb 2oz rudd. With a few hours spare after work, he decided to see if he could track down a few fish on… Read more

Rudd are stereotypically a fish of hot, sunny days, but they’re also well worth targeting during the hours of darkness, as Tim Dabrowa found with this 3lb 1oz specimen. He was fishing a Cambridgeshire river, where he’d been feeding for a few hours before the sun set, drawing a few… Read more

The Fenland Drains have been in great form for rudd so far this season, with Wayne Reeve one of the latest anglers to make the most of the impressive fish they hold with this 3lb 4oz specimen. He added three others over 2lb as well as one over 1lb to… Read more

Although early-season river fishing is generally a poor time to target specimen fish, if there’s one species that breaks the mould, it’s the rudd of Cambridgeshire’s Fenland Drains. Growing to specimen sizes, this warm-weather species is a popular bet for anglers in the opening months of the season, with Stephen… Read more

The flatbed Method feeder has been adopted by those in search of big fish for quite a while now and can be a devastating tactic.. ..Josh Marchant showed exactly why recently with this stunning 3lb 3oz rudd. Targeting his Cambridgeshire carp syndicate, he decided to stick out an additional rod… Read more

Cambridgeshire is without doubt one of Britain’s true rudd hotspots, as Steve Cowley proved with this 3lb 8oz stunner from a stillwater in the region. Steve, who used to favour more of a match fishing approach, has gone down the specimen route lately, and used a method feeder with a… Read more