Having found the River Lea running with extra water and colour, Dave Robinson headed for a shallow area and was rewarded with this exceptional 17lb 4oz barbel. He only had a few hours to fish, having arrived at the Kings Weir stretch at 9pm. But just 20 minutes after casting… Read more
Having suffered some ill health lately, Stephen Gibbons’ time on the bank had been limited. However, on his return trip he was rewarded with this colossal rudd of 3lb 9oz. He was fishing the Fens and, realising the fish were sitting a few feet below the surface, trotted bread flake… Read more
Jonathan Hodgson got off to a flying start with his Autumn grayling fishing in Scotland as he landed this lovely 3lb 2oz specimen. He told us “Levels were low, and there wasn’t a great deal of flow in many swims, which made things quite restrictive. I’d been fishing a wire-stemmed… Read more
A few days spent tricking corn into an area of the Fens paid off for young Toby Kitchen, who tempted this stunning 3lb 3oz rudd. His thinking behind pre-baiting was to gain the fish’s confidence, and he certainly did that, with this rudd coming on his first cast of the… Read more
Just eight weeks after having life-saving surgery, Chris Lowe kicked-off his autumn perch campaign and managed this superb 4lb 10oz stripey. The Shimano angler was fishing the River Thames and tempted the fish on lure tactics. He was targeting an area where there’s dense weed cover and was thrilled to… Read more
The last few weeks the northern rivers have received little to no rain which has had an adverse effect on levels and water clarity. The venue I was fishing was half a metre lower than its usual autumn height and gin clear, hence the scaled down approach needed to tempt… Read more
