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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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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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Vote for your favourite species and WIN...

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Anonymous, 23 December 2008 04:00

Simply tell us your favourite species, and why, and you’ll be in the hat to win loads of gear As part of our search to discover Angling Times' readers’ favourite species, they’ve teamed up with their experts’ sponsors to give you all the opportunity to win over £2,000 worth of prizes. Thanks to the generous support of Shimano, ESP (Drennan), Daiwa, ...

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No pike, but a great perch...

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rich1980, 02 November 2008 21:12

2nd November was my first time pike fishing. I caught no pike, but had a nice 2lb perch on 3 live minnows on a treble hook!

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Large perch from Whitmore Fisheries

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Phil Wilson, 08 October 2008 23:33

This is a pic of a large perch of 4lbs 13oz that I caught while having a practice for our upcoming club match. The venue was Whitmore Fisheries on the club canal on 2nd Oct 2008. Caught using caster on the pole with 0.11 line to an 18 hook. I initially thought it was just another carp and was trying ...

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