The remarkable recent run of huge barbel catches shows no signs of stopping as specimen anglers continue to capitalise on one of the best autumns ever for the species. Robin Cave upped his personal best by almost 4lb when he landed a 16lb 12oz cracker on his only bite of… Read more
The Old Lake at Bury Hill has had its zander record smashed with a monster 17lb 2oz fish. r The big ‘Z’ was caught by Angling Trust Building Bridges Project Officer and venue regular Janusz Kansik, during an evening session at the Surrey venue with his father. The fish is believed… Read more
A crayfish imitation lure has accounted for one of the biggest perch of the season in the form of this 4lb 6oz specimen. It fell to lure-fanatic Chris West who worked the near bank with the plastic-critter bait to tempt the fine fish into striking. Chris told Angling Times: “I… Read more
A phenomenal haul of specimen river perch topped by a 4lb 4oz beauty signifies that now is the perfect time to target one of the country’s most desired coarse fish. The arrival of colder weather seems to have spurred the nation’s sergeants into a feeding frenzy and Angling Trust’s very… Read more
Late Autumn’s incredible form for big chub continued this week with the captures of three seven pounders topped by a 7lb 14oz monster. The largest of the three was banked by West Sussex-based angler Alex Warren who made the most of rising water temperatures and overcast conditions when he hooked… Read more
A 40-feet-deep Cambridgeshire gravel pit has accounted for one of the greatest eel hauls ever recorded in the shape of 15 fish to a best of 5lb 2oz. The phenomenal catch was accumulated in a single night session by Airfield Lakes Fishery owner Richard Wilby, who fished triple lobworm hookbaits… Read more
