It’s been a phenomenal season for big stillwater roach already, and catches show no signs of slowing, as Neil Tristram landed this 3lb 12oz redfin alongside one of 2lb 15oz 8dr. The Nottinghamshire angler was fishing a syndicate gravel pit in his home county, where he caught the pair of… Read more
A wet, low-pressure front is something many big fish anglers keep an eye out for, as it’s often enough to get the largest fish feeding. Midlands angler Adam Riches did just that and made the most of it on a recent trip, when he landed this 17lb 3oz bream. The… Read more
Triumph on Thames tributary for Roger Mellon Sometimes making slight adjustments to your feed or the flavourings used can make a massive difference on the overall result, and that’s exactly what happened for Roger as he banked this stunning 1lb 2oz dace from a local river.He told us “There’s a… Read more
Simon Ashton has landed a perch that’ll ‘live with him until he dies’, after slipping the net under this 5lb 4oz specimen. He’s enjoyed a superb run of form with the species on a northern syndicate water, where he’d landed a PB of 4lb 8oz previously. Simon was happy enough… Read more
One of the all-time great hauls of river perch has just been taken, after John Power landed fish of 4lb 8oz, 4lb 1oz, 4lb, eight three-pounders and 10 ‘twos’ in a wild morning’s fishing. The Yorkshire angler was fishing a river in his home county which he found fining down… Read more
Britain has been battered by various storms during the last few months of 2023, and as a result, some perfect big-barbel conditions had been kicked up. Two-time Drennan Cup champion Simon Daley was well aware of that and headed to the Thames as a low-pressure front rolled in with storm… Read more
