Ryan Hayden is no stranger to a big perch or two but nothing prepared him for what was about to unfold on a recent outing. He told us “on a recent perch fishing trip to a large reservoir, I quickly got out to marks and areas where I’d seen fish… Read more
This season, Simon Daley is aiming to catch a truly big barbel from three different rivers. After landing a fish of 17lb 9oz from the Lea in late summer, he’s now ticked the second river off his list after landing this impressive 18lb 11oz specimen from the Hampshire Avon. The… Read more
To start his pike season, Gary Mills headed to a trout lough in the south of Ireland, where he hoped to get his campaign off to a good start. He certainly did that when, on the second day of his trip whilst fishing from a boat, he hooked and landed… Read more
The canals of Britain aren’t known for producing record-shaking fish, but a zander just 15oz off the current UK best has just been landed from one such waterway. Mike Pisera landed this huge fish of 20lb 6oz on lure tactics during a recent trip, with the specimen the biggest ever… Read more
During a recent day session on the River Trent, Craig Lander enjoyed the catch of a lifetime, in which he banked this 17lb 10oz fish alongside others of 16lb 10oz, 15lb 4oz and 13lb 4oz Arriving at first light, Craig cast out a cocoon-shaped boilie of tigernut, hemp and cinnamon… Read more
The biggest reported perch of the season has just been landed in the shape of a 5lb 11oz specimen – a fish that, in a few months’ time, will be pushing the 6lb 3oz British best. It was Rikki Cooper that caught the huge fish, which was also backed… Read more
