A 3lb roach is considered by many as the pinnacle achievement in an angler’s career, and this certainly became a reality for Mark Woodage during a recent session on a southern gravel pit. The Swindon-based angler spent three months targeting the venue’s redfins before eventually finding success. He told Angling… Read more
A three-day expedition targeting specimen eels paid off in fine style for Dean Aston when he slipped the net under this impressive 6lb 6oz specimen. It was the only bite of the trip for the 48-year-old painter and decorator from Wolverhampton, but one that he would never forget. Speaking to… Read more
A string of specimen crucian carp catches, topped by a 4lb 4oz monster, suggests that there’s no better time than now to get out and target one of the nation’s favourite species. Whilst some of the country’s anglers have been struggling to catch during the current heatwave, those who have… Read more
With the summer sun heating the upper layers of stillwaters and rivers there is currently no better time to target surface feeding species such as rudd. Angling Times has had reports of several amazing catches of big rudd in the past month with the pick of the bunch this week… Read more
This sublime 16lb 1oz barbel has topped the list of specimen catches in what’s been another fantastic start to the season for the species. It was banked by Nottingham-based angler Den Willets and was the gem in the twenty barbel he caught during a week’s fishing on a section of… Read more
The biggest tench of the season accolade has been smashed once again with the capture of this monumental 13lb 1oz specimen. The plump tinca was banked by building contractor Nick Proctor from a Midlands Stillwater and smashed his old personal best for the species by more than four pounds. The… Read more
