It’s often said that you’ll get bites quickly if pike are in the area, but when Tom O’Connor had a run 10 minutes after setting up, he was amazed to land this 35lb 4oz specimen. He was fishing Trawsfynydd Reservoir in north west Wales, and had the fish on a… Read more

Returning to a venue he hadn’t fished for 15 years proved no barrier for Somerset angler Martin Portlock, as he landed a brace of 30lb pike, including this 33lb 12oz specimen! Setting out to beat his long-standing 25lb PB, Martin and his boat partner Julian Chidgey started the day fishing… Read more

Dan Jones got off to a great start on the pike front this year whilst fishing a Welsh reservoir, and its clear to see why as he recently landed this lovely 30lb 8oz croc on a jerkbait. He told us “I was about halfway through the retrieve when the lure… Read more

It’s safe to say Devon based angler Bruce Elston has been having a great time in recent months at Chew Valley, having landed a 33lb 13oz PB pike back in May. He was happy with his lot, but after a friend of his landed an even bigger fish, he couldn’t… Read more

Since the start of the 2021 pike season, Chew Valley Lake has been in great form once again, and it shows no sign of slowing up, after Devon angler Wayne Thomas banked this 38lb fish. Using fly tactics, Wayne used a black pattern on a 9wt rod, intermediate line and… Read more

Fly fishing for pike is certainly growing in popularity, and you can see why, with fish like this 33lb 8oz specimen falling to the tactic. It was banked by St Neots angler Thomas Finney, who had endured a slow day on a large Midlands reservoir. In the gin clear water,… Read more