“His rod doubled over, and a huge boil appeared on the surface” Over the past few years, Norfolk angler Robbie Northman has been on a quest to catch specimen chub, perch, zander, and pike all on lures, and with this 30lb 2oz croc, he finally completed it. Fishing a bladed… Read more
“I don’t normally target crucian carp until late spring, but with strong, warm, south westerly winds blowing in recently, I decided to rip up my normal plans, have a crack for them, and I ended up catching what for me is truly the fish of a lifetime!” “I don’t normally… Read more
“When I saw the roach, my heart was in my mouth” Mild temperatures certainly got the River Itchen’s roach on the feed, as Portsmouth angler Heber Crawford found when he tempted this 2lb 12oz personal best roach. Trotting maggot, he’d landed fish of 1lb 14oz and 1lb 10oz before having… Read more
“Paste made from John Baker’s notoriously good ingredients” Conditions as of late have been great for barbel, as Kevin O’Kane found when he landed this immense 18lb 11oz fish from the River Lea. Arriving after work for an evening session, he fished a home-made milk protein boilie wrapped in paste,… Read more
“It jagged his tip round and gave a spirited fight on his light tackle” The River Frome has a reputation for big dace, and Poole angler Richard Barlow found exactly why, when he landed this 1lb 1oz fish from the stretch at Wareham. Fishing a Black Cap maggot feeder, Richard… Read more
“Battled the jet lag to make the most of good conditions” After flying back from a 20-day Nile perch trip in Uganda, Buckinghamshire angler Gary Newman battled the jet lag to make the most of good conditions and was rewarded in style when he banked this immense 20lb 2oz barbel…. Read more
