Temperatures really did plummet across the country in early December, , but there was still some special fish to be caught for those willing to brave the freezing temperatures, as Roger Mellon found with this 3lb 2oz roach. Fishing a tributary to the River Thames, he had the fish on… Read more
Lee McManus has continued his fantastic run of form this season with this 16lb 6oz zander, caught from the River Trent. It was the Leicester angler’s first session after the species this season, and he targeted a depression in the riverbed, close to the near bank. Using a free-running rig,… Read more
Dusk is well known for being probably the best time to target big perch and the proof was in the pudding for Mark Hewett as he banked this stunning 4lb 7oz specimen from the River Lea. He was fishing with his friend Oli, and the pair ventured out in Mark’s… Read more
Chalk steams are famed for their crystal-clear water, but James Champkin made the most of one when flooded and heavily coloured to tempt three huge barbel over two sessions. On his first trip, he managed fish of 16lb 12oz and 15lb 12oz, but he went one better on his second… Read more
George Mason has spent many years fishing Grafham Water, but his target of a 15lb zander had always eluded him, well that was until recently, when he landed this 17lb 10oz specimen. The fish gave a subtle bite in 50ft of water on George’s vertical jig approach, and he hit… Read more
The River Rother on the borders of Sheffield and Rotherham is a little known amongst anglers, but that could soon change, after it produced this huge 15lb 5oz barbel. The fish was landed by Rotherham angler, John Drabble, who lives just a minute’s drive from the waterway. The Rother flows… Read more
