A single maggot and a size 18 was the successful combination that Danny Taylor used to catch this superb 2lb 9oz roach from the Hampshire Avon. Adopting classic stickfloat and maggot tactics, the New Milton, Hampshire-based specimen hunter targeted the main river and a sidestream during a day session on the… Read more
Playing big grayling on fine lines in fast currents can be heart-in-the-mouth stuff, but Martin Lofthouse’s nerve held firm long enough for him to land this 3lb 4oz cracker from a Northern river. The 50-year-old all-rounder, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, trotted a worm hookbait under an Avon float carrying 7BB… Read more
Steve Rowley was rewarded with this fine 35lb 8oz pike during a recent trip to a tough Southern gravel pit. Steve wanted to get out before the snow-melted and potentially ruined the fishing, so he was pleased to kick off his session with two jacks and a brace of double… Read more
A 7lb chub is the fish of dreams os Rob Thompson was ecstatic when he guided this 7lb 9oz chub over his landing net. The specimen was Robs first ever ‘seven’ and champions his personal best for the species, and according to Rob, it certainly put up a good account… Read more
Duane McClymont achieved a 20-year ambition to catch a grayling over 3lb when he slipped his net under this giant from a Yorkshire river last week. The 34-year-old arrived at the venue to be greeted by a swollen river following twelve hours of heavy rain and a blustery northerly wind,… Read more
Lee Noakes decided to stay and fish for a further 15 minutes proved golden when he slipped the net under a record-breaking barbel from the River Itchen. The impressive fish weighed 17lb 3oz, beat Terry Lathwell’s capture of the old record by 9oz and was taken on simple maggot feeder… Read more
