Shatterford Lakes is running into its traditionally impressive winter silver fish form, as illustrated when Grant Albutt put together a fine 24lb bag of quality roach on the feeder during a match which was won with 32lb of roach on the short pole. Grant is actually the new manager at the day ticket venue between […]
Roach On The Feed At Shatterford Lakes
Chew Produces Venue Record 44lb Pike
The latest round of pike trails at prolific Chew Valley has got off to a brilliant start with fish to 38lb 8oz. The massive female was taken by Ian Nadin, who was fishing with guide Julian Chidgey who also has a 30-pounder. In fact they had two 30lb-plus pike in the boat at the same […]
English Pike Record
Meet the biggest pike ever landed in England – all 46lb 11oz of it. The massive fish was taken at Wykeham Lakes in Yorkshire by Scarborough angler Wyndon Coole and is just two ounces off the long standing British best of 46lb 13oz taken at iconic Llandegfedd Lakes in South Wales by Ray Lewis in […]
Muskie Record Beaten Twice In Two Days
Two potential world record musky have been and released in the St. Lawrence River, only two days apart. Michael Forjohn, of Ambier, Pennsylvania, landed an enormous 130 cm muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) on December 2nd, while trolling a Swim Wizz lure in the St. Lawrence River, near Clayton, New York. Once hooked up, Forjohn needed only six minutes […]
Biggest River Pike Of The Season
Caption: Nathan Edgell shows off the biggest river pike caught in the UK in 2013 so far at 34lb 10oz.Pic: Angler’s MailPike season is upon us in the UK with a couple of really big girls reported. Nathan Edgell snaffled the biggest river pike of 2013 with this 34lb 10oz beauty, the Dorset angler using […]
The Joker laughs last on over-fished waters
With spinning enjoying huge popularity, many known predator swims are increasingly being over-fished. You will often hear: “the swim has been fished to death”, “the swim is burnt out” or “it’s not worth going there any more!”.In some cases, it may well be that the fish are avoiding the swim or at least not visiting […]
River Severn Reveals One Of Her Monster Predators
Solihull angler Steve Bown has landed a massive 19lb 5oz zander from the River Severn. The 43-year-old, who is an experienced predator angler who has previously landed zander to over 18lb, was boat fishing on the lower river when the big fish took a float-legered bleak deadbait fished in conjunction with size 6 Owner treble […]
Grant Takes On Shatterford Lakes
Top Midlands open match angler Grant Albutt is taking on the running of one of the best waters in the region in Shatterford Lakes. The six-lake venue, which was established in 1972, is situated in a valley on the Bridgnorth Road only 10 minutes from Kidderminster and Stourbridge and is noted for offering great sport all […]
Angler Fined For Repeatedly Fishing in the Closed Season
A Bristol man has been ordered to pay £1,335 in fines and costs for flouting fishing bylaws.Adam Power was caught on three separate occasions fishing for coarse fish on the River Avon at Keynsham.He was first questioned by fisheries bailiffs on April 20, 2013 after the Environment Agency received reports from members of the public […]
Catfish Record Rocked At Shatterford Lakes
Kidderminster angler Jeff Randle has landed a catfish which may have been bigger than the fishery record at Shatterford Lakes. The big fish easily bottomed out 55lb scales and estimates put it at around 75lb – the venue record is the 70-pounder banked by Sean Mills in 2011 and Jeff’s cat is thought to be […]
Big Hit For Irish Bream Anglers
A group of anglers have just recorded a proper big hit of specimen wild Irish fish on the Lee system. Four anglers banked over seventy fish, with an estimate of around 450lb, amazingly with only a dozen falling short of the Irish specimen barrier. The bream tally included two ‘tens’, three ‘nines’, a dozen ‘eights’ and […]
Bacon Grill Tempts Big Masters Catfsh
The big catfish just keep on coming at Shatterford Lakes, the latest specimen being a 63lb 2oz beauty to Gary Attridge, who was fishing Masters Lake and caught it on his last day of a week-long session. The fish came from peg six and took half a tin of bacon grill at 4.55am. Other catfish […]
Dog Lane Fishery Throws Up Huge Perch
Ever since a winter netting operation at Dog Lane Fishery revealed the presence of some huge perch, a number of anglers have been targeting them. And one of the venue’s real beasts has put in an appearance in the shape of a claimed 5lb 8oz fish to Gary Dumbleton. The Rugby angler had fished through the […]
Monster Chub Claimed From Coventry Canal
Jim Sidebottom was fishing the Coventry Canal when a chub 22 inches long took a liking to his lobworm hook bait. Jim didn’t have any scales or a camera with him but estimated the fish at 9lb, and the catch was witnessed by two other anglers. Whatever its true weight it’s another example of the […]
Promising Opening For Jersey Wood Fishery
The new Jersey Wood Fishery between Nuneaton and Coleshill is open for business and early signs are promising with carp to 19lb 4oz coming from Daisy’s Pool and Harry’s fishing particularly well, with bags to 75lb and virtually everyone getting 40lb plus, according to owner Chay Jackson. Sunday sees the first of a series of […]
