Although early-season river fishing is generally a poor time to target specimen fish, if there’s one species that breaks the mould, it’s the rudd of Cambridgeshire’s Fenland Drains. Growing to specimen sizes, this warm-weather species is a popular bet for anglers in the opening months of the season, with Stephen… Read more

The flatbed Method feeder has been adopted by those in search of big fish for quite a while now and can be a devastating tactic.. ..Josh Marchant showed exactly why recently with this stunning 3lb 3oz rudd. Targeting his Cambridgeshire carp syndicate, he decided to stick out an additional rod… Read more

Cambridgeshire is without doubt one of Britain’s true rudd hotspots, as Steve Cowley proved with this 3lb 8oz stunner from a stillwater in the region. Steve, who used to favour more of a match fishing approach, has gone down the specimen route lately, and used a method feeder with a… Read more

After his recent success in which saw Dave Robinson bank a brace of 5lb perch, he quickly turned his thoughts to a big bar of gold in the shape of a specimen rudd. He wasn’t left disappointed as he banked this stunning brace of 3lb 4oz stillwater specimens. He told… Read more

Yorkshire isn’t known for big rudd, but Darren Starkey has highlighted the county’s potential with this impressive 3lb 4oz specimen. It was caught from a stillwater in North Yorkshire and is likely the largest example of the species ever landed from the region. Darren had the fish on waggler tactics,… Read more

Some anglers don’t think bait colour makes much difference to your catches, whilst for others, it plays a vital role in their angling but on a recent rudd session, colours made all the different for Kevin Sanders as he found that yellow pop-ups were pivotal to his success. The Cambridgeshire… Read more