The big pike landscape is dominated by reservoir fish these days, but the waters of Ireland still hold some monsters, as Geoff Cowan proved when he landed this leviathan of 42lb 6oz. It’s just 6oz off the Irish record and obliterates Geoff’s previous 30lb 5oz PB, a fish he never… Read more
Having spent the day fishing hemp and casters, something told Julian Barnes that he should change to a lump of luncheon meat as darkness descended, and an hour after doing so, he banked this colossal 19lb 14oz fish. It was caught from the River Lea at Kings Weir, a fishery… Read more
It’s already been a season to remember on the big barbel front, with the Dorset Stour now chipping in with its own landmark fish after Alfie Lane banked an 18lb 3oz specimen. The fish equals the river record and was caught on a trimmed-down boilie fished over a mixture of… Read more
After receiving a new 9ft float rod for Christmas, Connor Sweeney ventured out to test the rod on his local River Wey, where he trotted maggots to catch this superb chub of 7lb 7oz.It’s a huge fish for any river but is a particularly rare specimen on the diminutive Wey…. Read more
Having made an early start to avoid strong winds and rain, Harry Waudby was rewarded with this superb perch of 4lb 4oz from a North Yorkshire river. He found the waterway running low and clear, but that didn’t deter the fish, as he hooked the specimen in the third swim… Read more
The Norfolk Broads system is one of the UK’s most famous waterways for pike, and Robbie Northman showed just why with this 30lb 4oz beast, which he caught on the fly! He’s had his sights on a fly-caught river ‘thirty’ this winter and had come close on a recent trip… Read more
