So far this season, Sam Smith has been exploring stretches of river to him in the Fens, searching for a 3lb rudd. His efforts were recently rewarded with this 3lb 4oz specimen, taken on a bread hookbait.
Having spotted a few good fish, he got them competing for his free offerings, and once they were feeding confidently, made his cast. It wasn’t long before one of the larger fish hit his bread, and after a good fight, Dan had in the net what he knew was the fish he was after.
Well done Sam!