On Brett Davies’ first session to the River Thames this winter, he smashed his perch PB by 15oz with this stunning 4lb 9oz specimen. With the river pushing through, Brett methodically targeted slack water with a Ned-rigged creature bait. Four hours into the session, he made a long cast… Read more
Whilst fishing on the Dorset Frome in incredibly windy conditions, a tactical change produced this grayling of 3lb 1oz for Neale Woodward. He had planned to trot a float with maggots, but after being battered by wind so strong it tore branches from the trees around him, Neale reached for… Read more
Having just caught a 2lb 8oz 8dr roach on a previous session from the River Wensum, Stephen Gibbons returned and went one better this time, managing this lovely 2lb 10oz specimen. He was fishing as a guest on a private stretch that he found running high and coloured. As such,… Read more
Nick Pinder has been after a big perch for a while and has put plenty of effort into catching one, but with little reward. However, having heard that a large midlands reservoir could throw up a decent fish, he planned a visit, and on his first trip to the water… Read more
After producing a new British Record barbel, the River Lea at Kings Weir has continued its blistering form, this time throwing up a 19lb 8oz barbel for Nathan Buckingham. It was caught from a swim that many anglers walk past, with no prior form for the species. Nathan had been… Read more
Decades ago, Norfolk’s River Wensum was one of the nation’s very best roach venues. Made famous by the late John Wilson, it held superb fish, but after years of decline, the waterway has fallen off the radar of many roach anglers. But there are still some special fish in there,… Read more
