When Warwickshire angler Leigh Laffar heard about some big rudd in a weedy southern pit, he decided to venture down to sample the sport on offer and ended up having a session that’ll last long in the memory. The 34-year-old banked no fewer than 27 rudd, the smallest weighing 12oz… Read more
Some months ago, England team manager Mark Downes phoned and asked me to take part in the 2022 World Championships in Croatia after a two-year break. This invitation was fantastic news. I was over the moon. With some brilliant young anglers waiting in the wings to take over, I’d been… Read more
Without doubt The River Thames is right up there with Britain’s best specimen rivers, and 14-year-old George Lovell was one of the latest anglers to find out when he banked this lovely, 4lb 8oz perch. Targeting a stretch in Berkshire, Reading-based George employed roving tactics, fishing several spots throughout the… Read more
On his first crucian trip of the year, Warrington angler Gary Knowles hit the jackpot with this 4lb 1oz PB.. Rather follow the crowds and head south to the crucian Meccas in Surrey, Gary stayed a little closer to home and visited a scenic six-acre Shropshire pool, where he’s had… Read more
After starting the season with a 3lb 10oz rudd, Ryszard Warman has continued his great form, landing a fish of 3lb 6oz, plus an almighty 3lb 14oz specimen. The Cambridgeshire angler was targeting a Fenland Drain, and had the ‘smaller’ fish last Thursday evening. But feeling there were bigger rudd… Read more
Lee McManus is no stranger to big bream, a fish that, when big, are notoriously one of the hardest to target. This 17lb 11oz slab is his latest, and he managed it after arriving at the lake early in the morning and targeting spots he’d previously caught from. But rather… Read more
