Former Drennan Cup winner and Leicester based angler Lee McManus has continued his blistering start to spring, landing this stunning 12lb 14oz tench. It beats his previous best by over 2lb and follows hot on the heels of an 18lb 10oz bream he had In April. The fish was caught… Read more

After battling the hectic traffic which comes with the M25 traffic and also the Dartford Crossing charges, James Crosby finally arrived at his chosen venue in Kent in search of Tench and was rewarded with this 11lb 8oz fish. The Herftordshire angler was targeting a large gravel put where he… Read more

Although finding a spot, baiting and fishing it accurately is a key part of catching specimen fish, acting on signs in your swim can be equally important, as Neale Woodward proved on a trip to a Kent pit. He was targeting tench and had endured a slow start to the… Read more

Wanting a new challenge this season, Tony Kay decided to target big tench on a Cambridgeshire stillwater, but after 31 blanks you’d forgive him for heading elsewhere! The water is a 350-mile round trip from his Merseyside home, but Tony’s determination paid off on a recent trip, when he landed… Read more

After photographing a distinguishable one-eyed tench a few years back, Norfolk angler Stephen Gibbons has had his sights on the fish. Well 2 years later, Stephen it at an impressive 11lb 4oz, with the fish measuring 26 inches in length. The specimen resides in a syndicate water in Stephen’s home… Read more

It seems that the tench have really started to wake up, as Kevin Durman found in spectacular style after landing eight fish topped by this 11lb 4oz specimen. Targetting a Medway Valley Gravel pit, Kevin caught several tench over two mornings with lobworms fished on a worm kebab being his… Read more