Pike


  • Reservoir Perch Fishing

    Reservoir Perch Fishing

    Last time out we focused on pike, on this outing we were reservoir perch fishing! The heavy rods stayed in the car, while Thom Hunt and I went on a search for big perch. We both felt that big shads were probably going to get hit by the pike too much, so creature baits were…


  • Reservoir Pike Fishing

    Reservoir Pike Fishing

    I headed out recently on a mission for a big croc with the pike fishing lure legend that is Thom Hunt. We team up again, but this time with bigger lures and high hopes as we head out reservoir pike fishing! I was mainly working my way through the Zander Pro Shads Ultra UV. This…


  • Big river pike hunt with lures (Part 2)

    Big river pike hunt with lures (Part 2)

    At the end of my previous video, big river pike hunt with lures, I asked viewers to recommend the lures they use to help me catch the big pike Iโ€™m after.  I wasn’t disappointed and had loads of suggestions for lures in all shapes and sizes – and some unusual ones too. Thatโ€™s the power…


  • Big river pike hunt with lures (Part 1)

    Big river pike hunt with lures (Part 1)

    Iโ€™d heard a few rumours of some big pike being caught from a new section of river, so I decided on a big river pike hunt with lures and deadbaits. I love this pioneering approach, not knowing what Iโ€™m going to catch. Youโ€™ve probably heard the phrase Location, Location, Location – well thatโ€™s the key…


  • Big River Pike on Lures

    Big River Pike on Lures

    If youโ€™ve been following me on Instagram then youโ€™ll know that Iโ€™ve started a few sessions after big river pike on lures. In fact, many of you have helped me in this new quest! Itโ€™s been a while since Iโ€™ve properly lure fished for pike. Iโ€™m keen to use proper โ€˜pike luresโ€™, not my perch…


  • Float Fishing for Pike

    Float Fishing for Pike

    There is very little that’s more exciting in fishing than seeing a float slip away, knowing that an absolute beast of a Pike might be on the end! Float fishing for Pike is something that I look forward to each Winter. This article covers a magic little session I had on a large Lea Valley…


  • Pike Fishing with Deadbaits

    Pike Fishing with Deadbaits

    This article covers a day session Pike fishing with deadbaits in the Lea Valley. Generally, I am a lure angler but after a long winter of lure fishing for Perch it was quite nice to relax and fish with deadbaits. It didn’t end up very relaxing at all and was quite an action packed session.


  • Big Pike on Lures – Winter 2018

    Big Pike on Lures – Winter 2018

    For me, lure fishing and winter go hand-in-hand. By December 2018 I’d been fishing quite hard for a few months for big Perch fishing around the Lea Valley. My target for three years had been to catch a 4lb+ Perch on a lure. In early December, I finally achieved this, and so I almost immediately…


  • Pike fishing in the Lea Valley

    Pike fishing in the Lea Valley

    This article is about a couple of months spent pike fishing in the Lea Valley. As time goes on I’m becoming more and more fond of lure fishing. It kind of suits my lifestyle very well. My time is very limit but if there’s a window I’ll grab it with both hands. I’ve been known…


  • Piking on the River Ouse

    Piking on the River Ouse

    It was late 2011 and for various reasons I was not visiting Poole quite so much. I missed by boat and decided to bring it closer to home and put it on the river. Whilst I had caught a lot of pike I’d never caught a big pike, nothing over about 8lb so I had…