Tony Hopley legered a lobworm hookbait over his carpet of molehill soil that he collected from the riverbank, formed the basis of a trap that proved irresistible to the biggest river perch of 2018 weighing 5lb 1oz. The Perchfishers member from Chesterfield in Derbyshire introduced four balls of the soil… Read more
Dave Ladds caught this huge 5lb 1oz perch on a spinner whilst fishing on a tough northern Stillwater. “After a gentle take, I struck into a heavy fish which I immediately suspected was a big perch. After a dogged fight, it made several powerful dives as it neared the marginal… Read more
Gary Truelove had flooded river conditions to thank for the capture of this pristine 1lb 1oz dace. The running-water fanatic couldn’t fish a large river due to the poor conditions so opted for a smaller waterway in Hampshire to put his float skills to the test. Using a 13ft float… Read more
Ron Russell recently landed a huge predator in the form of this 34lb 10oz pike. After a fruitless 24-hour session targeting carp on Lincolnshire’s Dorrington Brick Pit, Ron switched his attention to pike and legered a half a herring into an area of dead lily pads. Over this, he introduced… Read more
A 32lb 8oz pike tops another incredible week for predator fishing. Keith Rogers was the first to get in on the action when he targeted a small carp water in the Colne Valley with lures. After already taking six jack pike whilst roving the lake, Keith had no idea a… Read more
Stewart Harris from Milton-Keynes landed this impressive fish after returning to a pre-baited swim. Stewart caught using a trimmed down RG Baits ‘The Formula’ boilie wrapped in matching paste on a combi rig fished over the top of a light scattering of chopped baits. “I baited and fished half a… Read more
