“The float was going mad for a good 10 minutes before I received the take so the pike must have been stalking it for quite a while before attacking it.” When he was 12 years old, Duncan Hayward caught a 21lb 4oz pike on a lure that’s been his PB… Read more
Anglers fishing from the bank at Chew also got in on the action towards the end of the season, with Shaun Dixon landing pike of 34lb 11oz and 38lb 11oz in two consecutive days. He told us “Chew is a long way from my home in Cumbria – five hours’… Read more
Without doubt, Chew has been the in-form pike fishery, with several huge pike being reported and David Gaskin is one of a few anglers who has got in on the action with this staggering 42lb 8oz predator, caught on a float fished herring deadbait. He told us “Conditions were rough,… Read more
I thought my predator season was over but when we went to visit the in-laws down south for Mother’s Day I thought there was the chance to sneak one more trip in.. Hiding some short 6ft rods in amongst the luggage, dog crate and presents, meant I was able to… Read more
Most the big pike we’re sent these days are caught from trout waters, but there are still some beasts living in lesser-known waterways, such as this 39lb 5oz leviathan landed from a scenic Scottish Loch. It was landed by Michael Lawlor on a session in which he spent a few… Read more
“It was absolutely ridiculous! This is the best day of my life!..” Chew Valley is no stranger to big pike, with several good 30’s reported in recent weeks but we don’t think anyone was quite prepared for this monumental predator, weighing in at a potential British Record breaking 47lb 5oz… Read more
