Warren Hammond fished an overnight session on a Surrey gravel pit in hope of a few tench during the day and then swapping over to do a spot of eel fishing during the night.. After arriving Warren found a nice clear, gravelly area at around 50 yards out which he… Read more

Roman Vann got his season off to a flyer after he managed this lovely pb 5lb 12oz eel which broke a 15 year quest for a new personal best. Roman told us “I managed a 5lb eel last week from a southern pit, so I returned this week and managed… Read more

A single bite at 3:30am has accounted for one of the biggest eels of the season in the form of this fantastic 5lb 15oz specimen. The fine leviathan was banked by 31-year-old Supply Chain manager Chris Mason who fished the classic approach of lobworms on a Dyson rig over a… Read more

Big tench weren’t the only species to get on the feed this week either as Richard Wilby proved with this sublime 6lb 9oz eel. The CC Moore and Fox-backed specimen ace fished a single night on a small Norfolk water which he knew had history for producing big snigs. “It… Read more

The biggest eel of the season has been banked from a Lea Valley Pit in the form of an 8lb 4oz monster. It was landed by Cheshunt-based specimen hunter Kim George Whiley during a tench-fishing session and completely obliterated his previous personal best of 6lb 8oz. He told Angling Times:… Read more

A 140-mile-round trip has produced one of the biggest tench of the season so far in the form of an 11lb 11oz specimen. The phenomenal catch was made by Fox and CC Moore-backed ace Richard Wilby who travelled the long distance to fish for just a few hours on a… Read more