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50 great river stretches to try on opening day

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Gofishing.co.uk, 14 June 2010 15:56

With the rivers fishable again on June 16th, we delve into the Gofishing.co.uk crystal ball to predict where the vast majority of fish will be caught... Here we've broken down our list into the main river species and provided a brief guide to the best rivers to catch them so early in the season. If it's anything like previous new river ...

 

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50 great river stretches to try on opening day

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Gofishing.co.uk,
14 June 2010 15:56

With the rivers fishable again on June 16th, we delve into the Gofishing.co.uk crystal ball to predict where the vast majority of fish will be caught... Here we've broken down our list into the main river species and provided a brief guide to the best rivers to catch them so early in the season. If it's anything like previous new river ...

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Gord Burton smashes his personal best perch at Loch Ken

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Angling Times, 28 May 2010 14:30

Gord Burton may be better known as ‘The Piking Pirate’ but he’s no slouch at catching other species, as he showed by banking this personal-best 4lb 7oz perch from Scotland’s Loch Ken last week. The impressive  specimen took a paternostered roach/bream hybrid which the Southport-based angler cast to the edge of a lily bed on a drop-off into 25ft of ...

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Angler catches second perch over the magical 5lb barrier

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Angling Times, 19 March 2010 17:00

A low-resistance set-up was key to Clive Logsdon’s capture of this enormous 5lb 1oz perch from record-holding venue Stream Valley Lakes. Steering clear of more conventional baits such as maggots and worms, the window cleaner from Kent offered a bright red legered king prawn that had been soaked in Dynamite Baits Predator Plus liquid to tempt his prize. Clive (55) ...

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River Trent produces a fantastic brace of big perch

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Angling Times, 11 March 2010 09:00

Bryan Culley returned to the scene of his capture of a 4lb 1oz Trent perch a couple of weeks ago to winkle out this fine 6lb 10oz brace, part of a nine-fish catch made on floatfished worm. The stripeys, weighing 3lb 10oz and 3lb, were backed up with a brace of ‘twos’ and a number of 1lb-plus fish, all caught ...

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Steve Partner - Perch are the country's greatest species

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Steve Partner, 23 February 2010 14:47

A week after a matchman landed a shock 5lb-plus perch, Steve Partner explains why it was the latest example of why they must be the country’s greatest freshwater species… As fishing stories go, I still reckon it was perhaps the best I’ve heard in recent years. It might even rival the greatest ever. The ingredients were absolutely perfect. It took ...

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Huge 4lb 1oz perch caught from the River Trent

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Angling Times, 09 February 2010 11:20

Deadbaits wouldn’t be many anglers’ first-choice bait for a big perch, but a lifeless small roach proved irresistible to this impressive Trent stripey weighing 4lb 1oz. The Trent predator was tempted by specimen angler Bryan Culley after experiencing a number of fast, aborted runs while targeting the middle river’s pike population. A switch to lighter tackle resulted in an immediate  ...

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Enormous 4lb 6oz perch caught on a lobworm tail

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Angling Times, 23 December 2009 10:08

Further proof of just how well perch can thrive in the nation’s commercial fisheries emerged this week when Jonathan Smith landed this cracking 4lb 6oz fish from a venue in  the North. The Chesterfield-based predator enthusiast obliterated his previous best for the species when he targeted his local Press Manor Coarse Lake with worm and feeder tactics to tempt the ...

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Big perch netted at Manor House Fishery

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sixsixsix, 26 June 2009 20:47

Here's my big perch caught at Manor House Fisheries at Nateby, Garstang, near Preston It's the best-maintained fishery I've been to. They cater for all types of coarse and carp fishing and has a very friendly atmosphere.

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My personal best perch caught from Brickhill Farm Fishery

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Mark Boss, 02 June 2009 22:09

I have always loved the perch, but only ever caught small ones until the 2nd May this year at Brickhill Farm Fishery, which I read about in IYCF magazine. It's a lovely site ideal for a beginner like me as I am only into my second year of fishing. My line screamed off as soon as it hit the water and ...

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Biggest perch caught from a UK river

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Anonymous, 17 March 2009 09:56

This stunning perch, which tipped the scales at 5lb 6oz, is the biggest authenticated specimen ever caught from a UK river. The historic fish was caught by perch angling specialist Kevin Woodthorpe while exploring the middle reaches of the River Thames ­ a water fast emerging as arguably the nation¹s finest fishery for the species. In a capture that beats ...

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