Targeting the edge of a small gravel hump surrounded by deeper water produced this new personal best bream of 17lb 12oz for Lee Mcmanus.. The 46-year-old builder, from Birstall near Leicester, was on a two night-session at a Midlands gravel pit and paired the big fish with another weighing in… Read more
“It stayed deep and gave a really dogged fight, but I was still shocked when I saw the size of it.” Most anglers would be delighted to catch just one personal best each spring, so you can imagine Joe Millar’s delight when he landed a trio of them in one… Read more
“It gave one of the best fights I’ve had from a fish” One of the biggest pike in recent times has been landed by former teacher, Peter Wood, in the shape of this beautiful 38lb 15oz pike. The huge fish came from a club water in North Lincolnshire, on what… Read more
“It weeded me up initially, putting up a dogged fight before I finally slipped the net under it.” It’s been a cold start to spring, which has certainly set the tench fishing back a bit for most anglers. But they’ve started to wake up now, as 42-year-old carpenter, Chris Taylor,… Read more
“Talking to other anglers, hardly any tench were coming out, so I stayed away from the boilie and pellet approach that everyone else went for” After setting himself a target of a double figure tench this season, southern specialist angler Domenic Turner achieved his target from a Hertfordshire stillwater when… Read more
“It’s an ancient old thing that comes out a few times each season, and is the only one in the lake.“ Keeping an eye on the water and scaled down tactics certaintley proved pivotal for Richard Eyles as he banked this immense 18lb 12oz bream. He told us “The… Read more
