The biggest reported rudd of the season has been caught by Ryszard Warman, who landed this exceptional 3lb 14oz specimen. “I fished a swim I’d pre-baited twice in the week, and it was evident there were fish present when I arrived,” he told us. “Using slow-sinking bread flake below a… Read more
Early each season, anglers head east to the UK’s flatlands to target specimen rudd on countless miles of fenland river and drain. Whilst a few good ones are usually reported, it had been an extraordinary start, with a pile of three-pounders banked. Arguably the most impressive catch was taken by… Read more
After catching a 13lb zander from the River Severn last year, Allan Pagett thought it’d take some serious beating. However, on a recent trip he blew that fish out the water with this huge 16lb 1oz specimen. He was fishing from a boat with his friend Alex and hadn’t caught… Read more
Although he’s caught over 60 double-figure tench, a fish over the 10lb mark from Staffordshire’s Copmere had eluded Dai Gribble until a recent session, when he landed this immaculate 11lb 13oz specimen. The fish is, to Dai, worth the same as a 13lb gravel pit fish, and is one he’s… Read more
Most anglers catch their biggest chub in winter, but Alfie Naylor landed a remarkable fish of 8lb 4oz in the opening week of the season.. The Daiwa-backed ace was fishing the River Trent, having recently returned from a six-month break from fishing due to a recent loss in the family…. Read more
After racking up what he describes as a ‘serious amount of blanks’ in search of eels, it’d have been easy for Norfolk angler Stephen Gibbons to fall apart when he missed a bite at 2am on a recent trip But after casting straight back out, he had another take before… Read more
