“I spent five nights leading up to the end of the closed season fishing my favourite stretch of the River Thames” “on the first four all I’d caught was a 1lb chub. It was now the evening of the final day of the river season and I finished worked at… Read more
“I never thought I’d see a chub of that size in my life..” “I decided to target the Trent’s chub this winter hoping to beat my previous PB of 7lb 0oz, which I was lucky enough to have caught last winter. January and early February proved to be a very… Read more
“When this giant roach surfaced I just couldn’t believe my eyes..” “I’ve been waiting for the right conditions to target the big roach at Linear fisheries and with a big low pressure system arriving after a prolonged high, I knew that the time at come to finally have a go…. Read more
MATCH angler Clive Samuell couldn’t stop swearing when he first set eyes on the roach he’d spent his whole life trying to catch. On the scales the 48-year-old’s new personal best registered 3lb 4oz and was banked when he and a friend decided to have a break from match angling… Read more
October has kicked-off to a flying start for many perch enthusiasts who have been utilising lure tactics to bank a number of stunning specimens. Hampshire-based Police Officer Dan Eaves arguably had the pick of the bunch when his lure session on Grafham Water yielded 17 stripeys – 15 of which… Read more
A 90-acre water is a daunting prospect for many anglers, but Paul Faint’s decision to target the eel population of a southern gravel pit was proven worthwhile when he banked this 5lb 13oz snake. After baiting a gravel plateaux 50 yards out in open water, Paul had his hooklength broken… Read more