Just a quick one, but I've literally just found out that Neill Stephen has caught Britain's first authenticated 6lb+ perch and set a new British record weight of 6lb 2oz. I don't know the guy, and I've never fished the venue, but this is a landmark fish and from how the article reads, Neill applied real specialist tactics to land this fish, so kudos. Well done that man.
The full Angling Times exclusive article is here: http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/Catch-Reports/March-2011/6lb-2oz-monster-perch-smashes-current-British-record/
09/07/2025 - Summer trotting part II (dozens of dace and a bit of improv)
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Whilst still windy, conditions had improved enough to encourage me to head
out again with the float rod. Had seen off a pint of maggots in my previous
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6lbs!! holy crap!! Great blog, you got a new follower
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