With quite a few retailers struggling for casters and even maggots in some cases, Mark Fox had to change his plans on a recent crucian session but it certainly paid off when he banked this new personal best 4lb 3oz specimen. He told us “As I drove down to a… Read more
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Daniel Bouskila 1lb 1oz Dace
Hot on the heels of landing a fantastic 3lb grayling, Daniel Bouskila has been back out on the big-fish trail, landing this 1lb 1oz dace. Wanting to use up some old maggots, he headed to a local river for a morning sessiom where he knew a few specimens reside. Feeding… Read more
Ryan Dolby 4lb 12oz Perch
Fly fishing for predators has certainly soared in popularity in recent years, and whilst it’s mainly pike that are targeted on the tactic, Ryan Dolby proved that perch can be caught on it too after landing this specimen of 4lb 12oz. He was fishing at Grafham Water – a venue… Read more
Paul Coopley 18lb 2oz Barbel
The River Lea continues to deliver on the big-fish front, after Paul Coopley slipped the net under this specimen of 18lb 2oz. He was fishing at King’s Weir as part of the Christophe Pelhate memorial weekend, when he headed to peg 4 on the house bank. After locating a patch… Read more
Andy Waters 3lb 3oz Rudd
Hot on the heels of landing a rudd of 3lb exactly, Andy Waters had another session on the Fens and went one better, landing this fish of 3lb 3oz. Strong winds made trotting a float challenging, but when he saw a large swirl as one of his free offerings of… Read more
Daniel Bouskila 3lb Grayling
Of all the freshwater fish in Britain, arguably the most synonymous with winter fishing is the grayling. But Daniel Bouskila proved that they can be caught to impressive sizes in summer too, after he landed this fish of 3lb exactly. It was taken from a weedy stretch of a chalk… Read more