Leigh angler Wayne Gildart will never know the weight of this giant pike he caught while fishing a trout water with friends; but it bottomed out 25lb scales in an instant. He’d had a couple of trout when he hit something ‘solid’. “I’d caught a couple then hooked into this monster,’ ” he said. “It […]
Giant trout water pike for Wayne Gildart bottoms out 25lb scales
Two 7lb Ouse chub for Vito Napoli
This season, the Great Ouse has gone up and down so many times Vito Napoli has lost count, but he recently managed two catches, just a few days apart. “The first was from a stretch that some anglers wonder why I bother with, where I’m drawn to a quiet, forgotten bend in the river. Here, […]
Environment Agency adds fresh fish to West Country waters
Thousands of fresh fish have been introduced to rivers, lakes and ponds in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire by the Environment Agency. The seasonal restocking of lakes and fisheries in need of a piscine boost is nearly complete, with a total of 6,750 of coarse fish reared by the agency’s Calverton Fish Farm near Nottingham. Money […]
First pike is a Welsh ‘thirty’ for Dave Owen
When most anglers catch their first pike, it’s generally a small ‘jack’, but when Dave Owen landed his first esox, it took the form of this 30lb 7oz beast! He was fishing Trawsfynydd Lake – a large water in Snowdonia, North Wales – that’s known to hold large predators. “I was legering sardines on what […]
19lb 10oz day ticket River Lea barbel for Mark Saul
Yet another colossal barbel has been landed from the River Lea, this time by Mark Saul who slipped the net under a specimen of 19lb 10oz. Fishing one of the day ticket pegs at Kings Weir, Mark introduced two pints of hemp and half a pint of maggots with the bait dropper and fished a […]
16lb 9oz Itchen barbel completes triple for Simon Daley
This season, two-time Drennan Cup winner Simon Daley set out to catch a truly big barbel from three different rivers and has just completed the challenge in style with this 16lb 9oz fish. Having already landed fish of 18lb 11oz from the Hampshire Avon and 17lb 9oz from the River Lea, the Hampshire angler turned […]
Lee Navigation produces 7lb 12oz chub for Steve Fenton
It’s been a slow winter for chub anglers so far, with our mixed conditions making things tricky on many rivers. However, Steve Fenton managed to get out on the Lee Navigation lately – a canalised stretch of the River Lea – and landed this specimen of 7lb 12oz. The fish came on his only bite […]
33lb stillwater pike for Adam Riches
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 the morning. At 10am, he […]
Helicopter rig and maggots results in dream 4lb 1oz roach from Southern pit….
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 Gribble last spring. Lancashire angler […]
British Barbel record beaten by River Lea giant at over 22lb
The barbel record has fallen to this 22lb 3oz fish, caught on maggots from the River Lea. The River Lea, which flows from its source in the Chiltern Hills near Luton southeast through Hertfordshire and East London to join the River Thames at Leamouth, is a venue that’s in barbel form like nothing seen before […]
Anglers celebrate the return of fishing to Derbyshire’s Wingerworth Lido
Anglers are today celebrating the good news that fishing is to return to the popular Wingerworth Lido near Chesterfield, following a lengthy campaign that made national headlines. On Monday (Dec 8), councillors on the North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC) Environment Scrutiny Committee agreed to proposals from the Angling Trust to lift the controversial fishing […]
150lb British record catfish claim approved
The British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee has received a claim for the Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) record from captor, Shaun Ing, in respect of a fish claimed at a weight of 150lb, caught on 28th September 2024 from Chigborough Farm and Fisheries, Maldon, Essex. The BRFC has inspected the claim paperwork together with supporting photographic […]
Trevor Avis wins 2024 British Pike Championships with 13lb 2oz fish
Most matches need dozens of fish to get you over the winning line, but the world of pike fishing is a little different as one bite and one fish can secure the glory – as Trevor Avis found out in this year’s Angling Trust British Pike Championships final! A lone predator weighing 13lb 2oz was […]
England’s largest fish pass has been officially opened in Nottinghamshire
The biggest fish pass in England has opened up the River Trent. The Environment Agency’s £12m flagship project in the Colwick Country Park opened on Friday 8 November 2024 by Chair of the Environment Agency, Alan Lovell. It opens up the River Trent and its tributaries for migratory fish, including salmon, trout and eels, making […]
North Devon fishing plot on market for £125,000
Part of an idyllic North Devon fishing lake plot is on the market for an asking price of just £125,000. Nestled within approximately 50 acres of woodland, the plot is perfect for anglers looking for a quiet place to fish with fishing rights including in the purchase. Estate agents claims the site is also a […]
