“Heber was shaking like a leaf after slipping the net under the fish of a lifetime” It’s hard to top a 2lb 12oz River Itchen roach, but Portsmouth angler Heber Crawford has done just that with this 3lb 2oz corker. He landed the big ‘two’ a few weeks back, but… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Neville Fickling, 18lb 14oz Zander
“Levels were a little high, but with time running out for the season, he took his chance and fished from his boat, float-fishing a smelt” It’s safe to say that Neville Fickling is on a fine roll at the moment, after landing a 40lb 12oz pike, the Lincolnshire predator expert… Read more
Andy Waters, 3lb 4oz Grayling
“Monster grayling on his first trip after the species” A 7 hour drive from his Suffolk home to target the grayling of Scotland’s rivers paid off in style for Andy Waters, who banked this 3lb 4oz fish on his first trip after the species. The 39-year-old decorator added specimens of 3lb… Read more
Aydon Marshall, 19lb 6oz, Trent Barbel
“A 30-minute battle in biting winds followed, before he slipped the net under what he describes as the fish of a lifetime” The River Trent has been in blistering form all season, and it certainly showed no signs of slowing up for Aydon Marshall, who landed this 19lb 6oz barbel… Read more
Pete Tankard, 4lb 8oz Perch
“After hearing about some big perch on a small pleasure fishing lake in the Wirral, Pete Tankard set about targeting its specimens” He’d been after a big perch for a few years, and with a day off work, he and his wife, Sarah, headed to the venue. Legering with… Read more
Paul Faint, 8lb 12oz Thames Chub
‘Initially, he suspected a small barbel had got in on the action, but as it came closer to the net, he could see it was a chub of mind-blowing size” Essex angler Paul Faint has been on a remarkable roll with big chub over the last few weeks but has… Read more