For many anglers, canal fishing conjures images of scratching around for a net of tiny fish, but one man has just blown that picture out of the water with an incredible perch haul. Taylor McCrossan was fishing the Grand Union Canal when he landed a hat-trick of four-pound perch, with… Read more
It’s fair to say that reports of big pike are dominated by reservoir fish these days, but there are still some huge fish elsewhere, as Joe Hindley proved with this 30lb 11oz specimen, caught from a Lancashire syndicate water. He’s recently got back into lure fishing after a decade of… Read more
In a sublime session, Dorset angler Matt Adams landed a remarkable brace of chalk stream roach weighing 3lb 7oz and 2lb 9oz. He’d arrived at a venue for a few hours trotting in a swim he was yet to catch a big roach from. With conditions looking good, he opted… Read more
During a short evening session on a North Yorkshire river, John Power started his chub campaign in style with this superb fish of 7lb 2oz. It’s a huge fish, especially for the region, and was caught on a homemade paste hookbait wrapped around a small, trimmed down wafter. John fished… Read more
Whilst fishing a gin-clear midlands stillwater with his brother, Phil Rust spotted a decent fish over a clear spot, which he initially assumed to be a small carp. However, on closer inspection, he realised it was a colossal perch! Rushing back to the bank, he quickly set up a rig… Read more
After two weeks away fishing whilst on paternity leave, Dave Robinson made a late-night dash for the barbel rods and headed to King’s Weir on the River Lea, where he was rewarded with one of the stretch’s giants. Fishing a 12mm fishmeal boilie on a long fluorocarbon hooklink below a… Read more
