Simple waggler tactics have accounted for one of the biggest hauls of rudd ever recorded by an angler in the UK. The five specimen silverfish totalled nearly 16lb in weight and were banked by Airfield Lakes Fishery owner Richard Wilby from a private five-acre irrigation reservoir in Cambridgeshire. Richard’s impressive… Read more
After catching a big eel on a tench rig the week before, Dai Gribble was determined to return to the same southern Stillwater and catch a large eel by design. Following a day’s tench fishing Dai cast his eel rod out over the top of the same baited area at… Read more
A 240-mile drive from Cheshire to Kent rewarded Dean Taylor with this stunning 11lb 8oz tench – his biggest of the year so far. After spodding worm, caster, hemp and pellet at 4 am to an area 65 yards from the bank, it wasn’t long before the tench fanatic saw… Read more
A five-week campaign on a 40 acre Hertfordshire gravel pit finally paid off in big fashion for Steve Grinaham when he landed this 11lb 12oz tench. Steve pre-baited a new spot the day before his session after deciding to move away from the more pressured areas of the lake. Arriving… Read more
This colossal 12lb 3oz tench is the jewel in the crown of what’s possibly the greatest catch of the species ever recorded in the UK. It was banked by Angling Direct-backed angler Darryn Stolworthy during a week-long trip to Norfolk’s prolific Bawburgh Fisheries. Besides catching the biggest recorded tench of… Read more
Relentlessly targeting a southern gravel pit for three years has resulted in Daniel Woolcott finally landing his target of a double-figure tench – in the shape of this fantastic 11lb 3oz specimen. Daniel told AT: “I’ve put a lot of effort and time into catching this fish, every year I’ve… Read more
