Having spent many hours perch fishing on his local Great Ouse, getting to grips with targeting the species on a huge midlands stillwater has been a challenge for Adam Riches, but his efforts paid off with this 4lb 14oz specimen. It’s his joint PB and is a fish that continues… Read more
They say that confidence is key in fishing, and Kent ace Dan Woolcott’s must have been be sky-high after he landed this beautiful, a 3lb 1oz roach, just weeks after landing the grayling of a lifetime. Targetting a southern pit, Dan presented a maggot feeder at 60 yards out over… Read more
“Maybe 20 minutes later the tip bounced back and just kept bouncing. I struck swiftly and connected with a solid resistance..” We’ve all got an item of tackle that gives us a little confidence boost when used, be it a certain rod or even a landing net. This can be… Read more
After spotting a large grayling patrolling close to the bank under a willow tree, Stephen Dewhurst employed a tactic rarely seen in modern fishing to catch it. Stret-pegging involves fishing a float well overdepth on a river, allowing a hookbait to be fished almost static or tantalisingly eased through the… Read more
A trip to the Warwickshire Avon paid off in style for Gloucestershire angler James Benfield, who landed this 17lb 6oz fish alongside two other doubles. Usually, James fishes the lower Severn – which is incidentally the venue he caught his 21lb 5oz British Record zander from – but on this… Read more
When the rivers are bursting their banks, few anglers would think to target perch, especially not on lures, but Robert Onicala proved the tactic’s versatility with this 4lb 10oz specimen. The 33-year-old Bedford angler was targeting spots new to him on the Great Ouse. He found some slack water and… Read more
