Tench fanatic Dean Taylor doesn’t let the 500-mile round trip from his Cheshire home to a gravel pit in Kent get in the way of his passion for tench. His efforts were rewarded when he banked a total of 24 fish, which included four ‘doubles’ with two fishing weighing 11lb… Read more
Chris Hunter was pleased to land this plump tench on a recent trip to a local gravel pit after a much later start than planned.
Chris Vandervleit used his favourite worm-and-caster tactics to score a comfortable win at Cross Drove Fishery. The match ace won from peg 5 at the Norfolk venue on one of the hottest days of the year so far. He caught plenty of bream, skimmers, brown goldfish and some very large F1s to 6lb… Read more
Steve Waters has broken the match record at Oakfield Fishery near Aylesbury with a colossal 318lb catch of carp and F1s! “I’ve fished caster shallow at 13m from start to finish,” he explained. “I’ve blasted around four pints of casters, caught all around my feed and ‘dobbed’ a few when I’ve seen them. As… Read more
The first Oxford DAA match of the season held on the River Thames saw Mick Denton win with over 60lb of pole-caught bream. Faced with a clear river, thick weed and scorching sunshine, plus countless swimmers and boaters, no one was sure if the fish would feed. Thankfully, the bream were still responsive with some… Read more
Location is key to success when the rivers first open in June so here are a few pointers on what you should look for. At the start of the new season, it is always worthwhile fishing in areas of increased flow and oxygen levels. Look for weirs or narrower sections where the flow… Read more