The River Thames is widely regarded as one of the finest rivers for specimen fish in the country, and whilst its barbel, chub and perch generally steal the headlines, Gareth James has highlighted the waterways’ pike potential with this 31lb 8oz beast. He was fishing in overcast conditions, and, having… Read more
Features beneath the surface can be key areas to target when specimen fishing, as Adam Jones proved with this 4lb 14oz 8dr perch, caught over a mussel bed. He’d found the attractive feature along a mooring in some slack water, and in an hour’s fishing landed some cracking perch with… Read more
Since he started pike fishing in his teenage years, James Chamkin has always dreamed of catching a pike weighing more than 30lb and he has smashed that target in spectacular style with this 33lb 2oz fish. The Milton Keynes specimen hunter was fishing a Midlands reservoir and had the fish… Read more
In an time where bolt-rigs and boilies are one of the more common tactics to use whilst targeting big chub, it’s nice to see that traditional tactics can still outwit the largest of fish, as Hertfordshire angler Roy Jones proved with this 8lb chub. He was fishing the River Thames,… Read more
Koi Croydon recently used his old match fishing background to produce this lovely 8lb 2oz chub from on a recent trip to the River Derwent. He told us “Liquidised bread is a brilliant loosefeed on rivers, but there’s one thing I like to do with mine that has just helped… Read more
A trip to Scotland paid off in fine style for Leicestershire angler Andy Wilson, who landed this hard-earned 3lb 1oz grayling. Arriving to find the river fining down after severe flooding, bites were hard to come by, but by staying mobile and spending no more than 20 minutes in a… Read more
