Chris Tredwell became the envy of anglers across the nation when just a few casts with a lure on the River Severn a produced a huge 4lb 3oz perch and a 6lb 7oz chub. He made an early finish from work count when the 33-year-old drove to his favourite stretch… Read more
A small Nottinghamshire gravel pit produced this huge 31lb 13oz pike. Local angler Dave Newman was float fishing a roach over 15ft of water when the new personal best fell into his trap. It was one of five fish that he landed during the session and it tops a great… Read more
Perseverance paid off on the River Thurne for Reggie Blake with this super 33lb 4oz pike. The specimen came during a night session on the Norfolk venue, after 10 previous blank trips, to a joey mackerel bait. He used a free-running lead rig, two treble hooks and an 18ins long… Read more
When using a paternoster or a free roving float for pike fishing it is always important to use an up-trace. To fish without an up-trace can lead to bite-offs and a lost pike will often result in the fish being unable to shake the hooks. To save having to remake… Read more
Mark Humphries made it six zander over 15lb from the River Severn when he netted a 16lb 2oz specimen while fishing on the waterway near Worcester. The experienced predator angler tempted the giant fish, his fifth double of the season using a two-inch roach deadbait fished on a size 8… Read more
Another trout and it would have been a record” those are the words of pike angler Peter Coxhead following the capture of a record shaking 44lb specimen. This huge predator was boated at the end of a three-day session on renowned pike fishing water Chew Valley Reservoir. The Portsmouth-based angler… Read more
