Personal Bests

I've not always recorded personal bests, so for a number of the species, my PB stands at 'NR' for None Recorded... I'll be endeavoring to close these out in the coming season!


Barbel 10lb 13oz caught 20 October 2020 as part of a two day session. Day 1 had been prolific, but Day 2 had seen the fish back-off. A change to sweetcorn provoked the most delicate of bites and a tentative strike connected me with my second Wye double in as many days. Magic!

Personal bests by river:
Wye - 10lb 13oz       Severn -  10lb 10oz
Nene - 7lb 2oz     Swale - 8lb 0oz
B.Avon - 5-6lb est.



Chub 5lb 5oz.




Chub 5'5 caught 24 June 2010 at the bottom end of Lower Bishopswood on the Wye. One of several big chub caught that day including another larger looking fish weighing 5'2. Caught on feeder fished halibut pellet. 

Personal bests by river:
Wye: 5lb 5oz
Severn: 4lb 6oz
Teme: 3lb 11oz





Rainbow Trout 12 lb 6 oz

Rainbow Trout 12 lb 6 oz Caught on a blue flash olive hothead damsel, fished deep at Ardaire Springs in April 2019. An absolute powerhouse of a fish taking fifteen minutes to land - I could barely lift my arm!






Mirror Carp - 18lb 14oz







Mirror Carp 18lb 14oz caught  07 May 2016 at Astwood Fisheries with the last put in of the day having packed everything away apart from a pole power top and a landing net. Caught down the edge on pole fished double corn.








Common Carp  18lb 6oz.


Common Carp 18lb 6oz caught  9 September 2017 at Larford Lakes . Caught on the downstream end of a strong wind, down the edge on pole fished meat.









Grayling - unweighed




Grayling Unweighed - my first and only grayling, taken by accident on a small maggot feeder whilst targeting barbel on the Teme















Brownie - 6lb 14 oz

Brown Trout 6 lb 14 oz Caught on a blue flash olive hothead damsel, fished deep at Ardaire Springs in April 2019. My third PB brownie in a single trip with the first at 4lb 2oz, second at 5lb 5oz and then this beauty!


Bleak                          NR
Bream                        NR
Crucian Carp            NR
Dace                          NR
Eel                             NR
Gudgeon                   NR
Grass Carp               NR
Ide/Orfe                     NR
Perch                        NR
Pike                          NR
Roach                       13 oz. no photo
Rudd                        NR
Ruffe                        NR
Tench                      NR
Wels Catfish           NR
Zander                    NR
Salmon                 NR

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