This season, James Champkin has been tench fishing on a few venues new to him, one of which was a deep Cotswolds gravel pit. Due to the cold spring his campaign started later than planned and had been very tricky. Although he’s only managed a couple of bites, one of… Read more

Shortly after landing his biggest-ever tench of 11lb 2oz, James Champkin returned to the Cotswold pit and banked this fish of 11lb 15oz. With the lake deep and the weather cool this spring, he was confident the fish hadn’t spawned yet, and was certainly proven right. The Milton Keynes angler… Read more

Although he’s caught over 60 double-figure tench, a fish over the 10lb mark from Staffordshire’s Copmere had eluded Dai Gribble until a recent session, when he landed this immaculate 11lb 13oz specimen. The fish is, to Dai, worth the same as a 13lb gravel pit fish, and is one he’s… Read more

Catching a double-figure tench is the achievement of a lifetime for most anglers, but species-expert Dai Gribble has just landed his 60th! The two-time Drennan Cup winner banked the specimen of 11lb exactly from a Kent stillwater having challenged himself to hit the landmark after his 60th birthday in December…. Read more

Having travelled the globe and caught fish beyond the wildest dreams of most anglers, it takes a lot for Gary Newman to have his ‘best-ever session’.. ..But on a recent tench trip, he did just that, landing a remarkable eight fish over the double-figure mark, topped by specimens of 11lb… Read more

This spring, former Drennan Cup winner Alan Stagg has endured a challenging tench campaign on what he describes as ‘the most challenging venue he’s ever fished’. But, after a ‘long old slog’, he was rewarded with this superb 11lb 14oz fish – a new PB for the species. The venue… Read more