Matthew Fernandez proved that it only takes one bite after landing his new personal best perch weighing 3lb 8oz. “With conditions being bright and far from ideal, I knew it would be a hard day. But at dusk, I got my first bite on a king prawn fished down the… Read more
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Huge 3lb 3oz River Roach For Mike
Drennan sales representative and big fish angler Mike Davidson landed this fish of a lifetime after making a last minute decision to fish a local chalk stream. “Recently I was lucky enough to achieve a lifetime ambition of mine by catching my first 3lb roach from a river. It weighed in at… Read more
7lb 15oz Chub Tops Lee Navigation Chub Haul
Gary Norton turned his attentions to chub due to favourable conditions and was rewarded with five chub to a magnificent 7lb 15oz from a local stretch of the Lee Navigation. “The conditions were crying out for a chub session, so rather than sitting there blanking on the pits for carp I decided to… Read more
Season’s Biggest Roach
Specialist angler, Dan Woolcott landed a huge 3lb 11oz roach from Highbridge Fishery in Norfolk recently, smashing his previous personal best in the process by a whole pound. Dan explains: “Highbridge is a very unusual water. It’s a large clay bedded lake of 6.5-acres and is up to 35ft deep… Read more
First-Ever ‘Two’ For Matthew
With only a couple of hours spare after work, Matthew Fernandez opted to fish an area he had previously located some big roach on the River Itchen. “The bigger fish had always evaded me, but on this short session, I was into a few roach straight away, which was a… Read more
7lb 3oz Thames Chub
Swindon based angler, Mark Doherty recently had a session of a lifetime on the River Thames fishing for chub. During the session, Mark managed to land seven chub, all over 5lb, with the biggest tipping the scales at an impressive 7lb 3oz! He used his 14ft Acolyte Plus float rod… Read more