The River Lea has been in fine form this season, with it hitting the headlines almost every week. One angler to take full advantage of this at the end of the season was Ricky Woolfe as he banked himself this stunning 19lb 12oz barbel.. Getting out of bed before dawn,… Read more
Category: Species
Ash Morton 39lb 4oz Pike
Rotherham angler Ash Morton has always dreamed of a thirty-pound pike, and whilst targeting a natural water during the middle of march, that dream became a reality when he landed this spectacular 39lb 4oz fish. He’d had a tough campaign up to then, targeting a venue where there are two… Read more
Phil Taylor 3lb 4oz Roach
Targeting a midlands chalk steam at the back end of the season, Phil Taylor returned to the same swim where he’d seen the river’s large roach take up residence earlier in the summer. This time, armed with a tip rod and bread flake, it didn’t take long before he had… Read more
Duncan Hayward 1lb 1oz Dace
Surrey angler Duncan Hayward has enjoyed a fish-filled season that ended on a high after slipping the net under this 1lb 1oz dace. It was caught from a Thames tributary on a maggot hookbait presented below an open-ended feeder. He’d been pestered by tiny roach before receiving a more positive… Read more
Steve Wilkinson 8lb 9oz Chub
After enduring a difficult winter, Steve Wilkinson’s persistence paid off in spectacular style with this 8lb 9oz chub. It was taken from the River Kennet on a piece of link legered bread flake, fished alongside liquidised feed. He found the river running up and coloured so baited a few likely… Read more
Steve Frost 4lb 8oz Perch
Typically, perch are targeted by features, be it an overhanging tree or a bridge. But Steve Frost tempted this 4lb 8oz beast from an open water swim on the River Wharfe. He was targeting a stretch that had previous form for a small shoal of very large perch and cast… Read more