Anglers who had a big chub in their sights at the back end of the season would have found few better venues to target the species than the Thames, as Kent specialist Daniel Woolcott found on a recent trip to the venue towards the end of the season, when he… Read more
For his 40th birthday, Brighton angler Matt Easton made the long drive to Scotland to target grayling. With the popularity of Scottish Grayling growing, it’s no surprise they’re getting bigger and bigger. He travelled with a few friends and was rewarded with two new PBs for the species – first… Read more
A cheesy garlic pellet was all it took to tempt one of the biggest barbel reported this season, after Jamie Dipple landed this 19lb 8oz fish from the River Lea. The Cheshunt angler was fishing with his dad and has caught plenty of barbel from the Wye in the past…. Read more
Anglers fishing from the bank at Chew also got in on the action towards the end of the season, with Shaun Dixon landing pike of 34lb 11oz and 38lb 11oz in two consecutive days. He told us “Chew is a long way from my home in Cumbria – five hours’… Read more
“If you’ve got a tactic, you have faith in, as I do in the maggot feeder, don’t be afraid to give something else a go..” Phil Buckingham is no stranger to the Kings Weir on the River Lea, but nothing quite prepared him for what was about to unfold. He… Read more
Without doubt, Chew has been the in-form pike fishery, with several huge pike being reported and David Gaskin is one of a few anglers who has got in on the action with this staggering 42lb 8oz predator, caught on a float fished herring deadbait. He told us “Conditions were rough,… Read more
