Although reservoirs have produced the largest perch in the UK this season, for Adam Jones, the pursuit of a large river fish is the ultimate goal. On a recent session to the Thames, he caught just such a fish when he slipped the net under this specimen of 4lb 8oz…. Read more
As the seasons turn, Adam Riches often spends time targeting predators before the rivers have had a good flush through, and lately he’s been targeting pike on a Midlands venue. Fishing a legered smelt to a drop off around 60 yards out, he’d landed a few smaller fish early in… Read more
Paul Houghton has just joined a small but elite list of anglers to have landed a 4lb roach after catching this specimen of 4lb 1oz. It was tempted from a southern stillwater, which, interestingly, was not Linear Fisheries – the venue that produced a 4lb 3oz record-equalling redfin to Dai… Read more
After landing an 18lb 1oz Hampshire Avon barbel earlier this autumn, Nigel Kennard turned his attention to the Dorset Stour, where a sixteen-pounder was his aim. He’s just smashed that target, not once, but twice, in a single session! Fishing a stretch a short distance from his house, where he’s… Read more
Whilst trotted maggots are the default for many grayling anglers, there are other baits that can tempt the species, as David Pearson proved when he caught this fish of 3lb 2oz on bread! The specimen was landed during his first trip to Scotland this year, in which suddenly dropping temperatures… Read more
Having found the barbel fishing to be patchy on the Dorset Stour this year, local angler Mark Stocker instead turned his attention to the river’s chub, and has enjoyed a good season, capped by this recent 7lb 12oz specimen. It was caught during a short evening session from a swim… Read more
