During a session on the Hampshire Avon, Mark Woodage managed this 7lb 13oz chub thanks to a clever baiting trick. He’d landed a fish of 5lb 13oz after a swim move and decided to rest the swim. As he watched the group of chub graze over his free boilie offerings,… Read more
Author: Richard Taylor
Aaron Smith 18lb 12oz Barbel
After his alarm went off at 3:30am, Yorkshire angler Aaron Smith made the long journey south to the River Lea’s in-form King’s Weir, where he landed this superb 18lb 12oz barbel. He settled on a swim by the weir itself, and after finding a deep hole to target, casting regularly… Read more
Mark Hewett 30lb 7oz Pike
Within a minute, the float sailed away, and he hooked what he instantly knew was a good fish.. The nation’s predator anglers have been out in force over recent weeks as this autumn’s pike season got underway. Few enjoyed a better start than Ringwood angler Mark Hewett, who landed this… Read more
Darren Maloney 15lb 12oz Zander
A big tide was tearing through, filling the river with colour and leaving it only just fishable! On a trip to the tidal Trent Darren Maloney managed this long 15lb 12oz zander in challenging conditions. A big tide was tearing through, filling the river with colour and leaving it only… Read more
Mike Holcombe 17lb 2oz Barbel
Just a few ounces short of the venue record! Pensioner Mike Holcombe landed one of the biggest barbel ever reported from one of Britain’s premier fisheries, in the shape of this 17lb 2oz barbel. The 83-year-old was fishing the lower Severn with his son, Alan, when he landed the impressive… Read more
Paul Potter 7lb 10oz Chub
After his father died suddenly and unexpectedly a two weeks ago, young Alfie Lane went fishing on the Dorset Stour with local expert Paul Potter and landed the chub of a lifetime. Alfie and his father used to fish the river multiple times a week, and the aim of this… Read more