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
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Maggots Tempt Chub And Grayling
Terry ‘Theo’ Theobald recently enjoyed two days trotting down south. One day on the Dorset Stour targeting its chub and another on the River Frome fishing for grayling. “I used my all-time favourite float rod the 15ft Matchpro Ultralight with a simple trotting outfit consisting of 4lb 4oz Float Fish… Read more
Big Perch For Paul Elt
Paul Elt has been having great success on a local river lately, targeting big perch using very simple tactics. “I’ve been targeting perch recently on a local river. It’s that time of year when all the weed beds are still dying off and with a lot of leaf debris along… Read more
3lb Ouse Perch For Jamie
Former Drennan Cup winner, Jamie Cartwright had to wait until the light had completely gone for his first bite of the session. But, he wasn’t complaining when he slipped the net under this impressive 3lb perch from the River Great Ouse. “It’s my first 3lb perch of the winter and from… Read more
Trent Barbel For Simon
Durham-based angler Simon Ashton has recently been targeting the River Trent for barbel and with great success. Simon was rewarded on his very first session with a new personal best barbel of 12lb 5oz which beat his long-standing best from his local River Wear. Since that session, Simon has been back… Read more
Success On The Hampshire Avon
Swindon based angler Mark Woodage has been enjoying some great success on the Hampshire Avon during recent months, but it’s not been easy as Mark explains. The Hampshire Avon is new territory for me, one of the first obstacles was obvious, I’d need to overcome it’s the crystal clear water…. Read more