“I wound down and hit it, and felt something heavy, I had an inkling something special..” Nathan Long recently headed over to the famous Chew Valley in search of its big pike and it was mission accomplished as he banked himself this lovely 36lb 8oz croc. Down in Somerset, Nathan… Read more

A pike session on a stillwater in the Northwest didn’t start well for Manchester angler, Joe Parody, after he slipped over on the way to his swim and snapped the foot off one of his reels. However, when he landed this immaculate PB pike of 30lb 9oz, the reel was… Read more

It wasn’t that long ago that the ‘pike season’ started but anglers have already been reporting some great crocs, none more so than Staffordshire angler Chris Mason’s 35lb 2oz pike. Targeting the legendary Chew Valley Lake, Chris tempted the fish on a smelt fished from the bank. Whilst conditions were… Read more

Half a mackerel was enough to tempt this lovely 30lb 4oz river pike for Bristol angler, Richard Earl. Targeting a weir pool on the Bristol Avon, Richard landed other fish on the day, but it’s no surprise that the 30 was the star of the show. Upon hooking the fish,… Read more

Predator fanatic Nathan Edgell caught this 31lb 10oz pike on a large, soft plastic, paddle tailed lure handmade by his friend, Mel. The fish came from a Wessex River and is the end of a six-year quest for a thirty-pound river pike. Well done Nathan!