Last season we were inundated with reports of huge perch from ‘midlands reservoirs’, and as the leaves start to turn, lure anglers have been dusting off their stillwater kit and heading back out in the hunt for big stripeys. The first reported this season fell to the rod of Gloucestershire… Read more
Category: Perch
Adam Melton 5lb 11oz Perch
After battling it for a few minutes the fish lunged for a patch of weed.. Just like buses, a while after an almighty 5lb 11oz perch was landed from the River Thames, another brute has been reported of the same size, which is believd to be an entirely different specimen…. Read more
George Lovell 5lb 11oz Perch
One of the biggest river perch ever caught in Britain has graced the bank, after 15-year-old George Lovell landed this almighty 5lb 11oz specimen. He was fishing the River Thames at Berkshire and tempted the beast on a three-inch Keitech Easy Shiner Lure, presented on a Texas rig. It’s just… Read more
Dave Robinson 5lb 4oz warrior and 5lb 1oz brace of Perch
Many anglers dream of landing a big perch, with some anglers lucky enough to break the magical 5lb mark but nothing could prepare Dave Robinson on a recent session.. .. as he banked a stunning 5lb 4oz warrior, backed up with another of 5lb 1oz! Dave told us “They say… Read more
Dan Woolcott 11lb 1oz Tench
Early spring tench quickly pile on the pounds! Dan Woolcott is no stranger to big tench, and this season is no different as Dan has got off to a flying start, banking his first weekly award early on for this stunning 11lb 1oz tinca. He told us “many specimen anglers… Read more
Alexandru 5lb 6oz Perch
Alexandru is no stranger to a bit of predator fishing, ..with many specimen perch and pike to his name and it was no change during a trip to an old, clear gravel pit in his home county of Leicestershire, as he landed this impressive 5lb 6oz perch. He had the… Read more