“For more than 20 years I’ve been trying to beat my pike best of 21lb and it finally happened during my latest session” “It was a Friday and I arrived at my Essex syndicate after work and deposited three deadbaits at varying distances with my bait boat – one to… Read more
Category: Pike
John Goble 38lb 2oz pike
“For years I’d wanted to improve my Norfolk Broads pike best of 35lb 10oz and after hearing of a few thirties caught recently I knew I had a chance.” “My mate and I set up in a likely spot and i decided to fish with two rigs – one with… Read more
Weather Windows – Martin Bowler
The early morning frost had been sent into retreat by a blanket of low cloud pushing across the land in a southerly direction and duly lifting the temperature by a couple of degrees. I had witnessed the subtle change first hand sitting patiently by the lake with 3 rods cast… Read more
Richard Miller 32lb 8oz pike
Fenland pike don’t get much better than this immense 32lb 8oz specimen landed by Cambridgeshire angler Richard Miller. Fenland pike don’t get much better than this immense 32lb 8oz specimen landed by Cambridgeshire angler Richard Miller. The fish brought an end to a 25-year quest for a Fenland 30 which… Read more
Alyssa Williams 34lb 14oz pike
FEW ANGLERS have held a 30lb pike so when Alyssa Williams’ second cast of the trip produced this immense 34lb 14oz specimen she couldn’t believe her luck! The huge predator, which completely annihilated her previous pike best of 8oz, was tempted from Somerset’s Chew Valley Reservoir during a day session… Read more
Ivan Newton 36lb 12oz pike
A 14-year quest for a giant Chew Reservoir pike finally ended for Ivan Newton with the capture of this immense 36lb 12oz predator. Fishing the famous Walley Bank with his grandson Josh, the 69-year-old had no idea he was about to battle the fish of his dreams when he legered… Read more