On a recent trip to the iconic River Test, Dom Taylor landed this grayling of 3lb exactly that was backed up by no fewer than 25 other grayling, only two of which weighed under 1lb. When he arrived at the stretch, he wasn’t quite sure how the session would pan… Read more
Liam Williams certainly had a session to remember on a recent visit to the River Trent when he bagged himself this 20lb specimen, and what a photo to match! He’d been carp fishing earlier that morning on a nearby stillwater however plans changed so opted to visit the Trent instead… Read more
Despite the Tidal Trent seemingly lifeless, Kevin Charman continued to regularly recast and keep the feed going in and was rewarded with this huge 18lb 8oz barbel. The Hampshire angler had found the river fining down after recent floods, but he had struggled to buy a bite, despite reports of… Read more
On a memorable trip to the Norfolk Broads, Paul Croft banked this immense pike of 37lb 4oz, alongside others of 29lb 2oz and 23lb 14oz. He had the fish from his boat on a warm, sunny day, where there was hardly a ripple on the water. Fishing sardines on a… Read more
Whilst on holiday by the Warwickshire Avon, Lancashire angler Stephen Dewhurst tempted this 17lb 12oz barbel after three days of pre-baiting. On the first day of his trip, Stephen lost what he reckoned to be a double figure barbel whilst float fishing. With warmer weather rolling in, he knew he… Read more
Having found the River Thames pushing through, Neale Woodward targeted the crease between a near-bank slack and the main flow and landed this excellent 17lb 4oz barbel. Using a 5oz lead to hold bottom and a short six-inch fluorocarbon hooklink, he hooked the fish on a fishmeal boilie presented over… Read more
