One of the keys to specimen fishing can be travelling to find your target fish, but occasionally they’re much closer to home. That’s what James Hague found on a recent trip, when he managed this 16lb 14oz PB bream from his local North London reservoir. He’d been targeting a water… Read more
After landing a bream of 17lb 1oz, Leicester angler Lee Snow went one better the following week, landing a fish of 17lb 2oz from a different water. He’d headed to a Cambridgeshire stillwater where, when he planned his season, he originally aimed to target tench. But with the weather still… Read more
“Baiting accurately over each is crucial, so put the time into marking-up properly and casting accurately..” Targeting a midlands stillwater with his 14 year old son Alfie, Lee Snow was rewarded for his efforts with this lovely 17lb 1oz bream. He told us “I’ve been fishing a midlands stillwater with… Read more
For a few seasons now I have dabbled in and out of my Bream fishing, very rarely putting more than a trip in each Spring. The lacklustre approach to my Bream fishing was for a few reasons however the most notable reason is the canal Carp tend to move around… Read more
As anglers, we sometimes set ourselves certain targets when it comes to our desired species. You might be after a double-figure tench this spring or have your sights on a 7lb chub this winter. All-rounder John Merritt was hoping to catch a 4lb perch this year, having missed out narrowly… Read more
What a way to start the 24/25 Drennan Cup season off…. with a British Record equalling roach of 4lb 4oz for Dai Gribble! The two-time Drennan Cup winner used maggot feeder tactics at Brasenose 1 on Oxford’s Linear Fisheries complex, a venue that’s more popular with carp anglers but has… Read more
