Martyn Cattermole banked his 8th pike over the 30lb barrier when he slipped the net under this 36lb 8oz personal best. He backed it up with a specimen of 24lb 12oz when he fished the prolific Chew Valley Reservoir near Bristol. The 58-year-old from Bristol fooled his predators with small… Read more
This stunning picture is former Drennan Cup champion Dai Gribble cradling a new personal best pike that topped the scales at an impressive 32lb 4oz. To catch a 30lb plus pike from a day-ticket venue is a rare feat, but the Korum-backed specialist was fishing Thames Water’s Farmoor Reservoir when… Read more
Matt Bridgwood smashed his pike personal best and caught one of the biggest pike from Chew when he boated this huge 42lb 12oz predator. The Bristol-based pike fishing fanatic float fished a small, fresh sardine to tempt the enormous fish.
This 2lb 14oz roach was the biggest of a brace of fish banked by specimen all-rounder Alan Rio. His other roach weighed 2lb 1oz and fell to a critically-balanced Sticky Baits Manilla boilie fished with a groundbait feeder rig. It was taken his local Surrey lake, which is a venue… Read more
The famous Royalty Fishery on the Hampshire Avon delivered the goods to Kenneth Thompson when he banked this superb 7lb 14oz chub. Kenneth feeder fished maggots on a size 16 hook and backed the giant chub up with another impressive chub that topped the scales at 6lb 12oz.
Another incredible week for barbel has seen an 18lb 1oz fish that topping a list of huge specimens banked from rivers across the UK. Colin Douglas made the drive down from the Scottish borders to fish the prolific River Trent worthwhile when he banked his first-ever double figure barbel in… Read more
