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Perch [Species Menu] [Perch articles] Common name: Perch Latin name: Perca fluviatilis Record weight: Five pounds nine ounces caught from a Kent pond in 1985 by Mr J. Shayler. Distribution: Common in rivers lakes and ponds across Europe. Naturally found in England and introduced to Ireland, Scotland and Wales where it has now become widely…

Rutland Water finished the season on a high with catch returns for the period 15 to 22 December showing that 222 anglers took advantage of the mild conditions and caught 682 fish. Giving an excellent rod average of over three. Fish had been seen moving in the surface all around the lake, close in, taking…

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This year a lot of anglers will be going abroad to try for that first big catfish. The fact that continental cats are so much easier to catch than our UK ones is one reason and another is that they grow so much bigger! And big cats draw anglers like Leonardo Decaprio attracts women.The UK…

I’ve had enough of just walking the river, now it’s time to get the gear out and start doing battle with one of my favourite species, barbel!This week I will take you through my thoughts on tackle for barbel fishing on rivers like the Severn. If you’ve never sampled the delights of the Severn Valley…

The classic McNab, in case you didn’t know, is the term used to describe the bagging of a stag, a grouse and a salmon in a single day. The Grand Slam, to a saltwater flyfisher in the tropics involves the capture of a bonefish, a tarpon and a permit over the same period of time,…