A 3 hour session at the crack of dawn produced this immense 5lb 3oz canal perch for Pontefract angler, Paul Bailey. Targeting the New Junction Canal, Paul fished two rods with legered lobworm. One was cast to the far bank, the other dropped off the near margin. Just 30 minutes… Read more

Massive perch seem to turn up in the most unlikely of venues these days, as Matt Peacock found when he landed this 4lb 8oz fish from a tiny 10-swim crucian pond. The venue is a club water that’s overlooked by many members, but Matt figured there could be a few… Read more

“After hearing about some big perch on a small pleasure fishing lake in the Wirral, Pete Tankard set about targeting its specimens”   He’d been after a big perch for a few years, and with a day off work, he and his wife, Sarah, headed to the venue. Legering with… Read more

“Changing to a dull pattern tempted a bite” Having been pestered by trout on bright lures, changing to a dull pattern tempted a bite from this 4lb 8oz perch for Ellie Evans. Ellie had booked a week off work, aiming to end her season on a high. Heading to her… Read more

“Steering it away from beneath a barge, he managed to slip the beast into the waiting net” Having seen a huge perch follow his lure on a trip to the Grand Union Canal, a change of tactic fooled this 4lb 8oz perch for Marek Nieweglowski. He’d walked the bank for… Read more

‘Braving Ridiculously Windy Conditions’ When a strong wind is blowing there aren’t many more daunting places to be than on a massive reservoir as there is no hiding from the wind, but that didn’t deter Ryan Dolby, who managed this 4lb 8oz PB from a midlands water. Braving what he… Read more