Dave Brice was celebrating after he banked a fish-of-a-lifetime in the shape of this pristine 2lb 13oz roach. The 52-year-old from Coventry set himself the challenge of breaking the 2lb barrier this winter and exceeded his expectations with the huge fish, which turned up during a session at a gravel… Read more
Another angler to smash his personal best was Darrel Hughes during a visit to the Hampshire Avon. He banked one fish and it also topped the scales at 16lb 8oz and was fooled with a paste-wrapped boilie that was coupled with a stringer of free offerings and in a swim… Read more
Paul Rogers had three bites on the famous Kings Weir Fishery on the River Lea and landed a trio of barbel for 40lb 13oz. The Reading-based angler hadn’t visited the venue for 44 years but was rewarded with a session he will never forget that featured fish weighing 16lb 8oz,… Read more
There’s no better bait to catch a big river roach than a piece of bread flake and this was proved by Andy Childs when he banked a brace of impressive specimens. The fish topped the scales at 2lb 4oz and 2lb 1oz, which were caught by the Colchester-based specialist when… Read more
Mark Humphries made it six zander over 15lb from the River Severn when he netted a 16lb 2oz specimen while fishing on the waterway near Worcester. The experienced predator angler tempted the giant fish, his fifth double of the season using a two-inch roach deadbait fished on a size 8… Read more
John Keeley showed why the tidal River Trent continues to be a worthy venue for huge predators when he slipped the net under a 16lb 3oz specimen. Targeting an area away from the crowds, the Wakefield angler waited for almost seven hours before he got the take he was after… Read more
