Having found the River Thames pushing through, Neale Woodward targeted the crease between a near-bank slack and the main flow and landed this excellent 17lb 4oz barbel. Using a 5oz lead to hold bottom and a short six-inch fluorocarbon hooklink, he hooked the fish on a fishmeal boilie presented over… Read more
A trip up north paid off in fine style for Simon Ashton, who landed this grayling of 3lb 2oz from a river in Scotland which equalled his personal best. Knowing that levels were low, the Durham angler opted for a scaled-down approach, fishing a wire-stemmed float shotted with bunches of… Read more
On a recent session, Keith Woods landed his best barbel yet, weighing 17lb 8oz from the ever-popular Kings Weir. He told us “I struggle to sit all day and wait it out for one bite from a specimen though – I like to target everything that’s in there. Alongside the… Read more
Adrian Eves had planned one last bream session of the year, but heavy rains resulted in his target lake flooding. Undecided on what to do, whilst walking the dog he was hit with a strong feeling to fish a particular swim on the Hampshire Avon. He was soon on his… Read more
Having seen that his local Dorset Stour was starting to drop after floods, Alfie Lane had a feeling the fish would be on the feed and was proven right with this 7lb 15oz chub. He targeted some slack water by overhanging trees and soon after making his first cast had… Read more
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
