Stu Lennox explains how to use scaled-down carp tactics to target specimen bream in this week’s Angling Times. A pair of trusty Specialist Distance Tench & Bream Mk2 rods enables him to reach the bream shoals that patrol at range. To learn more, check out the latest edition of Angling Times, out this week.
Stu Lennox demonstrates how to target one of the nation’s favourite species with a Method Feeder approach. For me, spring is synonymous with tench fishing and catching tench is synonymous with a nice, big weedy pit. One such place is the beautiful Napton Reservoir in Warwickshire. This lovely 17-acre pit is now run… Read more
Ryan Hayden managed this impressive 4lb 1oz crucian on his first session targeting the species…
Simon Ashton recently returned from a guided trip in Holland after catching the fish of his dreams. Here’s what the top specialist angler had to say: The previous days of the trip had started off well. I had managed seven perch to just under 4lb, with a few good zander thrown in,… Read more
Chris Carlyle caught this huge 3lb 9 oz specimen from a local match water after feeding a special ‘compost’ groundbait mix. He caught the impressive fish on lobworm over chopped worm, krill, compost groundbait and red maggots using a Drennan Bobber float, Supplex line and a size 10 Specimen Plus hook. “I… Read more
Darren Hague from East Yorkshire had a nice surprise last weekend when this double-figure barbel fell for a cheese paste hook bait intended for chub. “Its weight was 10lb 10oz and was caught while chub fishing on the River Trent,” the keen specialist angler explained. “But what makes this capture special… Read more
