The biggest eel of the season has been banked from a Lea Valley Pit in the form of an 8lb 4oz monster. It was landed by Cheshunt-based specimen hunter Kim George Whiley during a tench-fishing session and completely obliterated his previous personal best of 6lb 8oz. He told Angling Times:… Read more
Carpfeed Editor Stephen Stones utilised floating maggots during a recent trip to a Fenland Pit to land this immaculate 3lb specimen. Stephen soaked his grubs in water before nicking them onto a size 14 hook complete with a piece of hair-rigged foam. Completing his rig was a Korum maggot feeder… Read more
An overnight session on the River Trent near Newark has produced the biggest reported barbel of the season in the form a 16lb 6oz beauty. It fell to local angler Tony Stockdale who’d had a bad start to his session which took a U-turn at around 11:30pm – as he… Read more
A 140-mile-round trip has produced one of the biggest tench of the season so far in the form of an 11lb 11oz specimen. The phenomenal catch was made by Fox and CC Moore-backed ace Richard Wilby who travelled the long distance to fish for just a few hours on a… Read more
A 90-acre water is a daunting prospect for many anglers, but Paul Faint’s decision to target the eel population of a southern gravel pit was proven worthwhile when he banked this 5lb 13oz snake. After baiting a gravel plateaux 50 yards out in open water, Paul had his hooklength broken… Read more
Just weeks after banking a stunning 12lb 2oz specimen, the Gardner Tackle-backed ace targeted a completely different southern Stillwater baited a 12ft deep marginal gully with maggot and hempseed. Little did he know he was about to enjoy the session of a lifetime… After having a good run of double… Read more
