“Maybe 20 minutes later the tip bounced back and just kept bouncing. I struck swiftly and connected with a solid resistance..” We’ve all got an item of tackle that gives us a little confidence boost when used, be it a certain rod or even a landing net. This can be… Read more

The River Severn is best known for its barbel, but there are a few superb chub kicking about too, as venue expert Roger Carswell proved when he landed this 7lb 10oz fish .   Roger has had mixed results lately and admits to arriving at the river with little enthusiasm…. Read more

During a session on the Hampshire Avon, Mark Woodage managed this 7lb 13oz chub thanks to a clever baiting trick. He’d landed a fish of 5lb 13oz after a swim move and decided to rest the swim. As he watched the group of chub graze over his free boilie offerings,… Read more

After his father died suddenly and unexpectedly a two weeks ago, young Alfie Lane went fishing on the Dorset Stour with local expert Paul Potter and landed the chub of a lifetime. Alfie and his father used to fish the river multiple times a week, and the aim of this… Read more

“But in a new swim, the last one I’d try before packing up, my fortunes changed..” Adrian Eves normally leaves his specimen river fishing under the winter months, concentrating on stillwaters during the warmer months however, for the first time in quite a while, he concentrated his efforts on summer… Read more

The biggest tench ever caught by design in Britain has just been reported, after David Pratt slipped the net under this ludicrous fish, weighing 15lb exactly. The Rotherham-based specialist angler had the whopper from a weedy Midlands stillwater on a worm kebab rig. It’s just three ounces off Darren Ward’s… Read more