Features beneath the surface can be key areas to target when specimen fishing, as Adam Jones proved with this 4lb 14oz 8dr perch, caught over a mussel bed. He’d found the attractive feature along a mooring in some slack water, and in an hour’s fishing landed some cracking perch with… Read more
On a cold, crisp and still day, Ellie Evans landed this 4lb 11oz perch from the big perch and in-form Grafham Water, making the most of the last few days before their lure season closed. After chipping the ice from her rods, she managed to land several perch, five weighing… Read more
A heavy frost didn’t deter Oxford based angler Paul Scowen on a trip to a southeast reservoir, where he tempted this stunning 4lb 7oz perch. Arriving to find his bow-mounted motor frozen in its bracket, Paul was forced to use the water in his flask to thaw it before it… Read more
It’s safe to say that big perch venue Grafham water has been England’s stand-out perch venue so far this season, with Karl Bird the latest angler to make the most of its form with this 4lb 9oz fish. He had it on a soft plastic lure fished on a jighead… Read more
Perch are known for their angry, head-shaking fight, but this 4lb 13oz specimen went on a few surging runs before being landed by Sean Corbett. He was fishing the in-form Grafham Water with his friend, Karl Bird, and had the fish on a 10cm shad just as he started his… Read more
Having read reports of Grafham Water’s fantastic predator form, Bogdan Pascaru paid the venue a visit and was rewarded with this 5lb 11oz perch. He’d had a relatively uneventful 2022 but got things off to a flyer in the new year with the big predator that fell to dropshot tactics…. Read more
