Chalk steams are famed for their crystal-clear water, but James Champkin made the most of one when flooded and heavily coloured to tempt three huge barbel over two sessions. On his first trip, he managed fish of 16lb 12oz and 15lb 12oz, but he went one better on his second… Read more
George Mason has spent many years fishing Grafham Water, but his target of a 15lb zander had always eluded him, well that was until recently, when he landed this 17lb 10oz specimen. The fish gave a subtle bite in 50ft of water on George’s vertical jig approach, and he hit… Read more
The River Rother on the borders of Sheffield and Rotherham is a little known amongst anglers, but that could soon change, after it produced this huge 15lb 5oz barbel. The fish was landed by Rotherham angler, John Drabble, who lives just a minute’s drive from the waterway. The Rother flows… Read more
Mark Woodage has just enjoyed a fantastic run of form on the Hampshire Avon, landing barbel of 14lb, 15lb 3oz, and 16lb 14oz in just four sessions. It’s great fishing by any standard, but on the tricky Avon, his result is all the more impressive. With the river’s barbel heavily… Read more
It’s often said that you’ll get bites quickly if pike are in the area, but when Tom O’Connor had a run 10 minutes after setting up, he was amazed to land this 35lb 4oz specimen. He was fishing Trawsfynydd Reservoir in north west Wales, and had the fish on a… Read more
One of the biggest perch this year has just been landed in the shape of this staggering 5lb 2oz fish. It was caught by Dan Eaves from a stillwater near his home on lure tactics and left him ‘frozen to the spot’ when he caught a glimpse of it. Dan… Read more
