Having suffered some ill health lately, Stephen Gibbons’ time on the bank had been limited. However, on his return trip he was rewarded with this colossal rudd of 3lb 9oz. He was fishing the Fens and, realising the fish were sitting a few feet below the surface, trotted bread flake… Read more
Jonathan Hodgson got off to a flying start with his Autumn grayling fishing in Scotland as he landed this lovely 3lb 2oz specimen. He told us “Levels were low, and there wasn’t a great deal of flow in many swims, which made things quite restrictive. I’d been fishing a wire-stemmed… Read more
A few days spent tricking corn into an area of the Fens paid off for young Toby Kitchen, who tempted this stunning 3lb 3oz rudd. His thinking behind pre-baiting was to gain the fish’s confidence, and he certainly did that, with this rudd coming on his first cast of the… Read more
Just eight weeks after having life-saving surgery, Chris Lowe kicked-off his autumn perch campaign and managed this superb 4lb 10oz stripey. The Shimano angler was fishing the River Thames and tempted the fish on lure tactics. He was targeting an area where there’s dense weed cover and was thrilled to… Read more
A rising river and ideal weather proved the perfect storm for Craig Smithson on a trip to the Hampshire Avon, where the river gave up one of its finest prizes in the shape of this 19lb 12oz barbel. Fishing an evening session, Craig targeted a small gravel spot amongst streamer… Read more
After hearing about some big rudd in his local area, young Fenland specimen angler George Nice headed down to a local stretch and tempted fish of 2lb 5oz and this 3lb 1oz specimen. The 14-year-old used corn for bait, and after flicking out a few grains he got the fish… Read more
