It’s often said that you’ll get bites quickly if pike are in the area, but when Tom O’Connor had a run 10 minutes after setting up, he was amazed to land this 35lb 4oz specimen. He was fishing Trawsfynydd Reservoir in north west Wales, and had the fish on a… Read more
One of the biggest perch this year has just been landed in the shape of this staggering 5lb 2oz fish. It was caught by Dan Eaves from a stillwater near his home on lure tactics and left him ‘frozen to the spot’ when he caught a glimpse of it. Dan… Read more
Having been a lifelong pike angler, Gary Clarke was recently hit with a drive to fish for zander and had a great result last week, landing this 16lb 10oz fish. He fished the River Trent, where he presented a small, three-inch roach deadbait on a paternoster rig and received a… Read more
This winter, England International lure angler Adam Seeley set his sights on a huge zander, with his aim being a fish over 15lb. It’s safe to say he’s smashed that target out the water, having banked this fish of 16lb 10oz. Fishing the River Trent at night, he arrived at… Read more
After a rather remarkable run of big chub at the end of last season, Essex angler Paul Faint has picked up where he left off, landing this 7lb 9oz fish from the River Lea. It’s his local venue, but on this session, Paul headed to a stretch new to him…. Read more
When you look into almost any angling textbook, you’ll read all about using ultra low resistance rigs for perch. But when fishing at range on a 160-acre stillwater, Leicester angler Lee McManus had to take a leaf out the carp angler’s book to tempt this 4lb 12oz stunner. After feeding… Read more
