With temperatures dropping, many anglers are now turning their attention away from the rudd of our Fenland Drains. But during the final warm spell, Dave Owens ventured for one final session after the species and managed this 3lb 1oz fish. He spent an hour trying to find them, and once… Read more

Having spotted some decent rudd whilst out kayaking on a Fenland river, Norfolk angler Sam Smith returned, armed with his float rod and bread, and had the session of a lifetime. After introducing some feed he had big rudd taking confidently seconds later, and the next 15 minutes were something… Read more

River rudd don’t come much bigger or better-looking than this 3lb 11oz beauty landed by Hertfordshire angler, Joe Royffe. Arriving at the river after work, he roved the stretch and had a few fish on waggler-fished bread flake before making a cast to the far margin. The float sailed away… Read more

Although specimen fishing can be a waiting game, occasionally results can be gained in a short space of time, as Paul Brooks found when he landed this 3lb 2oz rudd. With a few hours spare after work, he decided to see if he could track down a few fish on… Read more

Rudd are stereotypically a fish of hot, sunny days, but they’re also well worth targeting during the hours of darkness, as Tim Dabrowa found with this 3lb 1oz specimen. He was fishing a Cambridgeshire river, where he’d been feeding for a few hours before the sun set, drawing a few… Read more

The Fenland Drains have been in great form for rudd so far this season, with Wayne Reeve one of the latest anglers to make the most of the impressive fish they hold with this 3lb 4oz specimen. He added three others over 2lb as well as one over 1lb to… Read more