A single caster threaded onto a size 18 hook did the trick when Julian Peacock netted this personal best river roach. It topped the scales at 2lb 5oz 12 drams and was caught during a session on a river in Bedfordshire. His hookbait was suspended beneath a stick float and… Read more
Heavy duty icebreakers were required for the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish League which was held on Tripp Lake on Saturday. Due to the time needed to clear the swims, the match duration was reduced. Added to this, air temperatures never climbed much above zero, causing the surface water… Read more
Perseverance paid off on the River Thurne for Reggie Blake with this super 33lb 4oz pike. The specimen came during a night session on the Norfolk venue, after 10 previous blank trips, to a joey mackerel bait. He used a free-running lead rig, two treble hooks and an 18ins long… Read more
Fishing to hand with long whips really has come to the forefront over the last couple of years and is a very effective and busy form of fishing. Places like the River Severn at Shrewsbury, the River Wye at Hereford, River Don near Doncaster and River Thames near Oxford have… Read more
The latest Drennan Silverfish League round was fished on a very chilly Tripp Lake this weekend. None of the anglers were too surprised to find the lake frozen over on arrival after overnight temperatures had fallen to minus 3 degrees centigrade. So a quick work out with the icebreakers was… Read more
A cold winters day spent wandering the banks of a river with a float rod in hand and a pouch full of maggots has to be one of the most enjoyable forms of fishing. A river never sleeps and its face is never seen the same twice, this flux provides… Read more
