After photographing a distinguishable one-eyed tench a few years back, Norfolk angler Stephen Gibbons has had his sights on the fish. Well 2 years later, Stephen it at an impressive 11lb 4oz, with the fish measuring 26 inches in length. The specimen resides in a syndicate water in Stephen’s home… Read more
Over recent weeks, Daniel Bouskila has enjoyed some sensational eel fishing, landing two four-pounders. But a recent three-hour session saw those fish blown out of the water, when he banked this 6lb 2oz beast. He’d arrived on a misty dawn at a southern gravel pit and found the swim fizzing… Read more
It seems that the tench have really started to wake up, as Kevin Durman found in spectacular style after landing eight fish topped by this 11lb 4oz specimen. Targetting a Medway Valley Gravel pit, Kevin caught several tench over two mornings with lobworms fished on a worm kebab being his… Read more
In a hectic 24-hour session, Dean Macey made the most of a swim packed with fish and landed two bream of 16lb 8oz, plus one of 12lb 8oz. The former decathlete had a small window of opportunity and headed to a stillwater where he fished two spots: one long, for… Read more
It’s been a slow start to the season on the tench front, with many believing that’s down to the cold spring we’ve endured. But with the weather finally improving the species appears to be waking up, as Tom Lane found in style with this 10lb 10oz tench. He was fishing… Read more
A few years ago, Matt Jackson used to fish a southern pit for bream, where he’d regularly catch fish around the double-figure mark. Recently, he was told that.. although there weren’t many left, those still hanging around were big. So Matt decided to give the water another go and, on… Read more
