Nottingham angler Andy Henry thought he’d hooked a big river carp before this immense barbel, weighing 18lb 7oz, neared the net. Fishing at Gunthorpe Lock on the River Trent, Andy cast into the weir using a classic barbel bait – Spam, and before he’d even put his bail arm over… Read more
Retired Civil Servant, David Elliott, recently enjoyed the chub session of a lifetime, landing this 7lb 14oz fish alongside ones of 6lb 9oz and 6lb 3oz from the River Thames in Oxfordshire. After an uneventful night, David saw an otter roll in his swim at midnight, and ready to pack… Read more
With HS2 building a railway through his favourite tench water, Korda TV Production and Project Manager, Gary Newman, had to find a new venue and settled on an 80-acre gravel pit in the home counties. Arriving for a 48-hour session, Gary got into a swim he fancied. There was thick… Read more
“I still had around 10 minutes of my lunchbreak left so decided to make one final cast” Quick-hit sessions are one of the highlights of summer fishing, but the catch Sam Everist made in his lunch hour would be hard to beat in a whole season of trying! Targeting a… Read more
Ash Costa is no stranger to big perch and he certainly got off to a flying start on a new water when he banked this 4lb 9oz beauty. He told us “One thing I really wanted to do in my perch fishing this season was to get right off the… Read more
A change of swim was a great move for HGV driver James Stewart after he landed this immense 18lb 8oz barbel from the River Thames, the biggest reported of the season. After introducing some bait whilst setting up in the new swim, where overhanging trees provided cover on both sides,… Read more
