Dane managed to land this impressive pike from a kayak during a recent session on Pitsford reservoir in Northamptonshire.  The fish fell to a crank bait fished on a bait caster rod with and reel loaded with 20lb braid. “I hooked the fish whilst working along the margins, at first… Read more

Steve Fenton thought he’d hooked a carp when his alarm screamed out during a session on a pit in the Lea Valley.  The experienced 64-year-old, specialist from Herts banked the fish-of-a-lifetime after it took three floating maggots that were threaded onto a size 12 hook and fished in conjunction with a… Read more

There couldn’t be a better time to catch a big tench and a simple maggot feeder rig was the key to the capture of this 10lb 12oz specimen for Nate Green. It was banked an hour after first light on an area 41 yards from the banks of a southern… Read more

Dave Harman is regarded as one of the finest tench anglers in the UK and the capture of a huge 10lb 12oz specimen proves exactly why. The Addlestone, Surrey-based specialist has now banked 28 double-figure tench with a dozen of those coming from different venues and he worked his magic… Read more

Hair-rigged worms were the secret to the capture of this huge 11lb 9oz tench for Rob Knapp. It’s the second-biggest tench reported to Angling Times so far in 2017 and it was banked by Tenchfishers member from Surrey Rob Knapp, who smashed his personal best for the species three times… Read more

A pole float presented with a float rod was the secret to the capture of this 4lb 1oz crucian carp. The fin-perfect specimen sets a new personal best for Ed Matthews from Shropshire when he grabbed a couple of hours fishing a Sutton Lake. It sets a new venue record… Read more