“It weeded me up initially, putting up a dogged fight before I finally slipped the net under it.” It’s been a cold start to spring, which has certainly set the tench fishing back a bit for most anglers. But they’ve started to wake up now, as 42-year-old carpenter, Chris Taylor,… Read more
“Talking to other anglers, hardly any tench were coming out, so I stayed away from the boilie and pellet approach that everyone else went for” After setting himself a target of a double figure tench this season, southern specialist angler Domenic Turner achieved his target from a Hertfordshire stillwater when… Read more
“It’s an ancient old thing that comes out a few times each season, and is the only one in the lake.“ Keeping an eye on the water and scaled down tactics certaintley proved pivotal for Richard Eyles as he banked this immense 18lb 12oz bream. He told us “The… Read more
“17 double-figure bream and a handful of ‘nines” Fancying a session for a few decent bream, former Drennan Cup winner, Tony Gibson, visited a Cambridgeshire gravel pit where he’d heard rumours of some good bream being landed by carp anglers. After taking his time to find a spot in… Read more
“The fish made my holiday and is a new lake record“ Whilst on holiday at Lincolnshire’s Tattershall Lakes, York-based bathroom fitter, Mark Horner, was experiencing some slow carp fishing and decided to have a few casts with a spinner. Little did he know, he’d end up catching this immense 31lb… Read more
“It was the most hectic fishing I’ve ever experienced and at times I struggled to keep a single rod in the water. Total carnage!” James Champkin took a catch which will certainly be remembered for a very long time when he banked a staggering 11 rudd haul, topped by this… Read more
