A big tide was tearing through, filling the river with colour and leaving it only just fishable! On a trip to the tidal Trent Darren Maloney managed this long 15lb 12oz zander in challenging conditions. A big tide was tearing through, filling the river with colour and leaving it only… Read more
Category: Zander
Ian Wilson 20lb 8oz Zander
Having spent hundreds of hours on the River Trent, it’s definitely paid off in style for Nottinghamshire angler, Ian Wilson, who’s just landed this 20lb 8oz zander – the fish of his dreams. It’s less than a pound off James Benfield’s 21lb 5oz British Record and fell to half a… Read more
Julian Barnes 18lb 9oz Zander
Julian Barnes certainly made the most of his final days of his river season on the Tidal Trent, where he targeted multiple stretches and caught both barbel and ide alongside this stunning 18lb 9oz zander. The British Record crucian holder had been after a big zander all winter, and his… Read more
Andy Oxley 16lb 9oz Zander
Although roach deadbaits are ‘the norm’ baits for zander by many anglers, Rotherham based angler Andy Oxley showed the value of trying something different, after catching this 16lb 9oz fish on a dace livebait. He was fishing a stretch of the Trent with form for the species, and started the… Read more
Dai Gribble 17lb 2oz Zander
Two time Drennan Cup Champion Dai Gribble has been on a roll with zander this season and has just landed a new PB from the Tidal Trent, weighing 17lb 2oz. He spent a couple of days on the river and used an approach he describes as ‘bandering’, where he switches… Read more
Izaak Beck 17lb 8oz Zander
On a recent trip to the Tidal Trent with his dad, 15-year-old Izaak Beck was hoping for his first-ever zander, and it’s safe to say he smashed his target with this 17lb 8oz specimen. After waking up at 3:30am, the pair were on the river by 7am, and it wasn’t… Read more