My light rod hooped over under the strain of what was clearly a decent fish, but the drama didn’t end there.. Clear, low and weedy summer rivers are difficult enough to fish at times, but when you add swimmers, boaters and some dogs into the mix, it can get all… Read more
Category: Specialist Anglers
John Turton 3lb 6oz Rudd
June 16th couldn’t have gone much better for Cambridgeshire angler John Turton when he slipped the net under this stunning 3lb 6oz rudd.. Living on a narrow boat, John hasn’t been able to move about much over recent months however this specimen certainly made the wait worthwhile. “I’d found a… Read more
David Jones 17lb 6oz Bream
After a chance encounter with a 15lb 3oz bream whilst carp angling a few weeks back, all-rounder David Jones returned to the venue and managed to bag himself this immense 17lb 6oz bream!. After initially arriving at the lake to target carp, David noticed lots of bream rolling just as… Read more
Ben Emptage 17lb 4oz Bream
An opportunistic glimpse of bream rolling at dusk lead to the capture of this impressive 17lb 4oz PB bream for Ben Emptage from the Girton Fishing Complex, Lincolnshire. “The fish is 4lb larger than any bream I had caught before, but I didn’t realise quite how big it was until… Read more
Paul Faint 7lb 3oz Eel
“Looking down in the net I could see this was big eel..” 50 year old specialist specimen angler Paul Faint from Waltham Abbey landed himself a new personal best in the shape of this 7lb 3oz eel after a run of several good eels taken whilst targeting them since the… Read more
Sew Kow 20lb 6oz Barbel
The River Trent barbel record was smashed when Sew Kowalski landed this massive 20lb 6oz beauty.. whilst fishing a completion aimed at integrating foreign anglers with the UK fishing community. Fishing a 48 house match organised by Barbel Team PL/UK, Sew connected with the powerful fish during the early hours…. Read more