“He found a small stretch of his local River Lea that hardly gets fished” Finding a quiet stretch of river is increasingly hard these days, but Waltham Abbey angler Paul Faint did just that and hit the jackpot with this 8lb 1oz chub. He found a small stretch of his… Read more
“He’d heard rumours of a colossal fish over 18lb on the stretch” We recently reported an incredible 17lb 14oz barbel that obliterated the Warwickshire Avon record, but it’s already been beaten by this huge 18lb 6oz specimen, landed by Craig O’Brien. He’d heard rumours of a colossal fish over 18lb… Read more
“The fish made some savage lunges for the snags” Having only recently started pike fishing, it didn’t take long for Norfolk angler Jack Turner to land the fish of a lifetime in the shape of this 33lb 13oz specimen. Targeting a river in the heart of his home county, Jack… Read more
“The river was like hot chocolate” Returning home after seeing some family, current Drennan Cup holder, Simon Daley, headed straight for the Hampshire Avon, knowing it’d had an injection of extra water whilst he’d been away. But on arrival, he found it up and the colour of hot chocolate, far… Read more
“An intense battle, as a good fish powered for the snags downstream and the roots below” Having watched the forecast, river levels and water temperature, Hampshire angler Alex Warren decided conditions would be best suited for chub, and his verdict was proved true later that day when he banked this… Read more
“As soon as he hit it, Gary knew a good zander was on the end” Warrington based angler Gary Knowles recently achieved his long-term target of a 15lb zander from the lower Severn, in the shape of this 15lb 12oz beast. Living a fair way from the river, the number… Read more
