Stephen Gibbons was one of several anglers to get in on the action at the end of the season, employing trotted maggot tactics to land this 7lb 15oz specimen from the Dorset Stour. He told us “I’d fed the swim steadily since 7am and had landed a few chub and… Read more
A return to his old stomping grounds on the River Lea at King’s Weir paid off in style for Mark Hewett, when he caught this 19lb 9oz barbel towards the end of the season. It fell to a bunch of maggots fished on a size 10 hook alongside an in-line… Read more
It’s the second biggest reported this season and was caught from the River Lea at King’s Weir. Finding the stretch in perfect trim for trotting, Dean landed a 6lb 15oz fish early in the day before heading to a swim that had seen little attention from anglers. He told us… Read more
Alfie Lane has enjoyed a great season on southern rivers, and he ended it in fine style with this 18lb 12oz fish from the Hampshire Avon. Having seen that water temperatures were creeping up, he arrived on the river and was surprised to find his stretch of choice empty. Settling… Read more
With mild conditions rolling-in for the end of the season, Ashley Holmes spent a few hours after work on the River Kennet, where he landed this superb chub of 7lb 13oz.Targeting the stetch at Burghfield, he started the session using a cheesepaste hookbait, which he cast to overhanging brambles downstream…. Read more
On a trip to the River Lea at King’s Weir, Neale Woodward spent two hours baiting a swim with maggots before catching this 7lb 11oz PB chub prior to the river season ending. It fell to two red maggots on a size 20 hook, which he trotted through the swim…. Read more
