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/
09/09/2025 - Dink dink dace
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Had a window of opportunity open up for me and with local the rivers having
benefitted from a splash of rain I decided to head down to the River Soar
aga...