Portsmouth specialist Matt Tann enjoyed his return to the Hampshire Avon with a big haul of top-notch Chub! Matt wisely targeted areas of well oxygenated water in proximity to a weir pool, and was rewarded with specimens of 6lb (first cast), 6lb 11oz (new PB), then later a 5lb 13oz,… Read more

London Thames specialist Carl Welch enjoyed a tremendous 2012-13 season, with a succession of specimen Barbel and Chub. He’s started 2013-14 with this 7lb 4oz fish! Carl had pre-baited a swim and used a Martin Bowler Specialist Barbel 12ft 1.75lb rod paired with an FD4000 reel, through to a Gravel… Read more

Sussex specimen angler Andy Loble has sent us these fabulous Tench photos – having caught a number of 7lb plus fish this earlier this month. Fishing a series of short evening and morning sessions Andy has been scoring with a Drennan Bolt Rig In-line maggot feeder fished over a Spombed… Read more

Norwich specialist Josh Fisher is another river angler to start the season in style, with this tremendous 6lb 7oz Wensum Chub being the best of an 8 fish catch! Josh ventured out on the glorious 16th for an evening session, and by fishing little surface lures, produced a series of… Read more

Coventry’s Daniel Everitt did brilliantly to land this old-looking Mirror of near 20lb on a size 18 barbless to 2lb 8oz Silverfish Pellet hook to nylon! “I got a bit of shock the other night whilst targeting Crucian Carp on a midland reservoir. Using a No1 Glow Tip Antenna Float… Read more

Arron O’Hara from Dorset has sent us this picture of his new personal best Perch, weighing 3lb 9oz, from a local club water! Arron baited his swim with chopped Prawns, Worms, Maggots and liquidised worm all mixed with compost, and after a few tactical changes, achieved success float-fishing over the… Read more