Andy Lewis not only broke his personal best but smashed it to pieces while out on his first trip to a new venue! Here’s his account of a truly memorable day. After receiving an offer from my angling friend, Ryan Hayden, to join him on a stretch of river that has the potential to… Read more
Category: Specimen
Wide Gape Hook Helps Land 6lb Chub
Cambridge-based all-rounder Mark Simmonds was finally rewarded with a big chub from the River Great Ouse. After landing numerous smaller fish on previous sessions, Mark was pleased to finally land his quarry in less than ideal conditions. Mark explains how the session unfolded: “With recent rainfall the Great Ouse was in… Read more
Loafer And Corn Fools Huge Grayling
Dean Derbyshire enjoyed a catch of a lifetime while targeting grayling on the River Frome in Dorset. Starting the session off with a maggot feeder, it only took a few minutes before his quivertip swung round and he was soon looking down into the net at a 3lb 2oz grayling – a huge grayling by… Read more
Top Rod At Chew Valley Lake
Cheshire-based pike specialist, Kev Shore, has definitely been putting his E-Sox Piker braid to the test this season with a string of huge pike from Chew Valley Lake. Kev has had an incredible season so far on Chew. In the first three weeks of it opening this season he has… Read more
Grayling On The River Test
South Wales specimen hunter and writer Terry ‘Theo’ Theobald has recently spent a day in search of grayling on the Timsbury stretch of the River Test. With the conditions less than ideal, Terry was surprised that the grayling and trout played ball. His biggest grayling of the day went 1lb 14oz – nearly… Read more
Suspended Deadbait Fools 18lb Pike
ESP Consultant Kev Hewitt from Hinders of Swindon had a number of pike over the festive period with this stunner just over 18lb being the pick of the bunch. The biggest fish of the day whilst fishing at Peterstone Fisheries in Wales was taken just two rod lengths from the… Read more