“When it hit the surface it looked like a seal” This year’s pike season has been truly remarkable, with thirty-pounders caught pretty much every week. Kirie Hughes of Rhyl is the latest to get amongst the fish, landing this 36lb 4oz specimen from a large Welsh stillwater. After being invited… Read more
“I didn’t expect any action until night, with Thames chub having nocturnal tendencies” Dan Woolcott has continued his excellent form this season, landing this immaculate 7lb 10oz chub from the Thames. Fishing a Dynamite Baits Halibut boilie wrapped in matching paste, he cast into a boating channel and didn’t… Read more
“Having seen pictures of fish from the stretch he knew it’s potential” Having kept an eye on the Tidal Trent whilst stuck on a four-year waiting list for a club book, Leicester angler Lee McManus made the most of it when he finally got on, landing this 18lb 2oz zander…. Read more
“A change to boilie hookbait snared this monster chub” After blanking for most the day on the Hampshire Avon, local angler Phil White changed to a boilie hookbait and snared this 7lb 11oz chub. Phil had been fishing a maggot feeder, hoping for a big chub, but having no signs… Read more
‘Braving Ridiculously Windy Conditions’ When a strong wind is blowing there aren’t many more daunting places to be than on a massive reservoir as there is no hiding from the wind, but that didn’t deter Ryan Dolby, who managed this 4lb 8oz PB from a midlands water. Braving what he… Read more
“The key to my success was short sessions, being stealthy as possible and leaving the bait out for hours on end, not recasting” TV star Dean Macey has just landed his PB barbel, a fish of 17lb 8oz from a small, low-stock southern river. A single, trimmed down boilie hookbait… Read more
