“Terry was sure his rod was going to give but after a few hairy moments he came out on top” Pike mecca Chew Valley Lake has been in blistering form this season, and it was no different for Christchurch angler Terry Findlay who made the most of the fishing on offer,… Read more
Category: Pike
Kirie Hughes, 36lb 4oz Pike!
“When it hit the surface it looked like a seal” This year’s pike season has been truly remarkable, with thirty-pounders caught pretty much every week. Kirie Hughes of Rhyl is the latest to get amongst the fish, landing this 36lb 4oz specimen from a large Welsh stillwater. After being invited… Read more
Lestyn Jones, 30lb 8oz River Wye Pike!
“Six fish between 22lb and 28lb” Lestyn Jones has been in fine form on the River Wye recently, landing 6 fish between 22lb and 28lb but went one better on his last trip as he landed this lovely 30lb 8oz specimen. Lestyn opted to fish a float fished deadbait to… Read more
Jack Turner, 33lb 13oz Pike
“The fish made some savage lunges for the snags” Having only recently started pike fishing, it didn’t take long for Norfolk angler Jack Turner to land the fish of a lifetime in the shape of this 33lb 13oz specimen. Targeting a river in the heart of his home county, Jack… Read more
Eric Robinson’s 33lb and 37lb Pike!
“Two ‘thirties’ in less than an hour” Following on from the capture of an immense 37lb pike before Christmas, Stockton-on-Tees angler Eric Robinson has been out again, landing this impressive specimen bringing the scales round to 33lb along with a recapture of his 37lb croc, this time coming in 1lb… Read more
Frank Donnan, 35lb and 31lb Pike Brace!
“It didn’t seem that big until it neared the boat where it woke up and started taking some serious line” Belfast angler Frank Donnan underlined the stunning predator potential of Northern Ireland’s stillwaters recently by banking a stunning brace of pike scaling 35lb and 31lb. Both fish came within a… Read more