Pike Catch Reports During 2008
Anglers Mail (23rd Dec 2008)
10lb 8oz pike - Pool Hall Fishery, Wolverhampton - Hayden Spence - Mackerel
12lb 8oz pike - Bishop Loch - William Ralston - Sprat
Angling Times (23rd Dec 2008)
24lb pike - Blithfield - Terry Knight - Herring
31lb 12oz pike - River Wye - Terry Lampard
15lb 2oz pike - River Calder - Philip Ayscough - Mackerel
12lb pike - Willowbrook Coarse Fishery - Chris Morehen
10lb pike - River Trent - Matthew Ridley
18lb 12oz pike - Naseby Reservoir - Martin Brierley - Roach deadbait
21lb pike - Naseby Reservoir - Mike Cox - Roach deadbait
12lb 7oz pike - River Cam - Jamie Leader - Deadbait
9lb 13oz pike - River Cam - Lee Saunders - Deadbait
12lb 3oz pike - River Ancholme - Peter Sawyer - Smelt
15lb pike - River Lagan - Darragh Toal - Mackerel
9lb pike - River Lagan - Rebecca Kirk - Mackerel
Anglers Mail (16th Dec 2008)
13lb 14oz pike - Fen Drayton Complex, Cambs - Jack Mansfield - Sardine
Anglers Mail (9th Dec 2008)
31lb 4oz pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Matt Lloyd - Herring
23lb 4oz pike - Royalty Fishery, Hampshire Avon - Peter Barrett - Dace livebait
14lb pike - Emberton Country Park, Bucks - Jack Moroney - Lure
14lb 9oz pike - Fossdyke Canal, Lincoln - Steve Rastall - Joey Mackerel
22lb pike - Wintersett Reservoir, Wakefield - Keith Wombwell
15lb pike - River Calder, West Yorks - Peter Ayscough - Smelt
23lb 8oz pike - River Wye - Graham Plimmer - Smelt
26lb 8oz pike - Exeter Canal - Marcus Sedgman - Roach
24lb 14oz pike - River Wye - Darren Cromwell - Smelt
21lb 10oz pike - Dorset Stour - Mark Baldwin - Roach
Angling Times (9th Dec 2008)
14lb pike - Leicester Canal - Butch Swival - Deadbait
16lb pike - River Tone, Somerset - Callum Harris
15lb 1oz pike - Bedfont Lake, Middlesex - Carl Welch - Sardine
25lb pike - Monk Lakes, Kent - Ray Evans - Smelt
Anglers Mail (2nd Dec 2008)
23lb 13oz pike - River Thames - Andy Mushroom - Roach
10lb 8oz pike - Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Middlesex - Ben Brown - Live Rudd
23lb 5oz pike - Stainforth & Keadby Canal - Michael Whawell - Lure
18lb pike - River Medway, Tonbridge - Dave Smith - Sardine
Angling Times (2nd Dec 2008)
27lb 8oz pike - Naseby Reservoir - Martin Brierley - Roach deadbait
35lb 4oz pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Matt Lloyd - Herring
22lb 4ox pike - River Loddon - Alan Stagg
13lb pike - Borwick Fisheries, Lancashire - Carl Robinson
17lb 6oz pike - Ryton Pool - Twink Welch - Roach
16lb 12oz pike - North Mill, West Sussex - Wayne Fordham - Spinner
20lb 1oz pike - Crown Estates, Ascot - David Clark
14lb 8oz pike - Warren Fishery, Essex - Mark Borg - Lamprey
Anglers Mail (25th Nov 2008)
25lb 6oz pike - Blenheim Palace Lake, Oxfordshire - Dave Ashford - Lamprey
26lb 13oz pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Dan Williams - Sardine
12lb 5oz pike - Langton Pond, North Yorkshire - Charles Logan - Mackerel
Angling Times (25th Nov 2008)
23lb 8oz pike - River Wye - Graham Plimmer - Smelt
13lb 3oz pike - River Wharfe - Marie Hind - Deadbait
14lb 8oz pike - Middle Level Drain - Jordan Chandler - Roach
15lb pike - River Severn - Chris Adams - Lure
23lb 9oz pike - Ballast Pit, Crawley - John Woodhouse - Smelt
Angling Times (18th Nov 2008)
27lb 7oz pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Josh Stacey - Sprat
33lb 6oz pike - River Ribble - Mick Jones - Smelt
21lb 5oz pike - Pitsford Reservoir - Ben Roberts - Lure
15lb pike - Hewenden Reservoir - Mick Butler - Roach Deadbait
16lb 4oz pike - Eonish Lake - Sinead O'Reilly - Lure
17lb pike - Kings Sedgemoor Drain - Graham Wotton - Smelt
13lb 9oz pike - Coombe Abbey, Coventry - Peter Hill - Eel Section
11lb 4oz pike - River Brue - Louis Manchip - Plug
19lb pike - Suffolk Water Park - Charlie Butcher - Sprat
13lb 5oz pike - Hyde Lane Fishery - Ian McCrorie - Deadbait
Anglers Mail (18th Nov 2008)
29lb 8oz pike - River Witham, Lincoln - Dean Claydon - Trout
12lb 4oz pike - River Wye, Hereford - Keel Gardner - Deadbait
21lb 2oz pike - River Kennet - Michael Rogers - Roach Deadbait
15lb 40z pike - CEMEX Papercourt - Joe Hayhurst - Mackerel
Angling Times (11th Nov 2008)
27lb 2oz pike - River Stour, Kent - Blake Seabrook - Mackerel
31lb 6oz pike - River Wye - Chris Fowles
18lb 8oz pike - Woodalls Pond, East Yorks - Barrie Stephenson - Roach
10lb 2oz pike - Norfolk Broads - David Avery
16lb pike - Stretham Lake - Nick Cerri - Smelt
12lb 6oz pike - Willen Lake, Milton Keynes - Jack Tyrrell - Mackerel
11lb 8oz pike - Dedham Mill, Suffolk - Kev Fisher
19lb pike - Stowe Estate Lakes, Bucks - Ray Scully - Smelt
Anglers Mail (11th Nov 2008)
17lb 4oz pike - Rydal Water, Lake District - Gemma Bentley - Eel Section
Angling Times (4th Nov 2008)
39lb 2oz pike - Pitsford Reservoir - Wayne Hewlett - 8in Salmo jack pike lure
26lb pike - Hardwick Smiths Lake, Richworth Linear Complex - Basil Hopkins - Joey Mackerel
10lb 4oz pike - River Swale - Thomas Wray - Sardine
12lb 2oz pike - River Axe - Callum Shane Hobbs - Sardine
Anglers Mail (4th Nov 2008)
22lb 5oz pike - Wasing Estate Predator Lake - Tayler Clark - Roach deadbait
Angling Times (28th Oct 2008)
28lb 6oz pike - River Kennet - Ken Couldrey - Roach
12lb pike - River Cam - Nick and Joel Gawthrop - Kipper
Anglers Mail (28th Oct 2008)
33lb 3oz pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Mark Simms - Herring
23lb 9oz pike - Stainforth & Keadby Canal - Lee Arnold - Smelt
Angling Times (21st Oct 2008)
30lb pike - Loch Ken, Dumfries and Galloway - Lee Crellin - Roach deadbait
15lb 6oz pike - Hollingworth Lake, Rochdale - Gary Bailey - Smelt
14lb 7oz pike - River Ouse, York - Tim Banks - Sardine
14lb pike - Stanchards Pit, Tewkesbury - Dan Mills - Lure
10lb 4oz pike - Spade Oak Fishery, Maidenhead - Jamie Hill - Marlow Lure
Angling Times (14th Oct 2008)
19lb pike - East Park Lakes,Hull - Tom Hammond - Herring Tail
14lb 40z pike - Brickyard Ponds, Rotherham - Kris Armitage - Half Mackerel
Anglers Mail (14th Oct 2008)
23lb 8oz pike - Baden Hall Fishery, Staffs - Keith Platt - Sea deadbait
Angling Times (7th Oct 2008)
14lb 8oz pike - River Idle, Lincs - Andrew Law
Anglers Mail (7th Oct 2008)
22lb 9oz pike - Tidal Trent - Jamie Plant - Chub Livebait
Pike & Predators (September 2008)
27lb 8oz pike - Grafham Water - Glenn Eldridge - Fly
Angling Times (23rd Sep 2008)
15lb pike - Romsey Lake, Hampshire - Steve Tomlin - Livebait
9lb 9oz pike - River Kennet, Bryan Waits - Meatball
Angling Times (16th Sep 2008)
14lb 7oz pike - River Ouse, York - Tim Banks - Sardine
Anglers Mail (9th Sep 2008)
20lb 2oz pike - Sixteen Foot Drain, March - Barry Wales - Jointed Herring Lure
Angling Times (2nd Sep 2008)
11lb pike - River Trent - Joshua Fleetwood
Anglers Mail (19th Aug 2008)
17lb pike - Selby Canal, Selby, North Yorkshire - Robert Cooper - Bream Live
25lb 8oz pike - Dorset Frome - Nathan Edgell - Livebait
Angling Times (19th Aug 2008)
21lb 5oz pike - Brownhills Canal - Paul Newell - Boilie
Pike & Predators (August 2008)
22lb 2oz pike - Lake Windermere - Craig Smith - Big Mac Lure
Angling Times (12th Aug 2008)
15lb pike - River Trent - Lee Mullen - Smelt
Anglers Mail (12th Aug 2008)
17lb pike - River Stour, Throop, Dorset - Darren Cartwright - Mackerel
Anglers Mail (15th July 2008)
17lb pike - River Thames, Berkshire - Adam Forrest - Herring
Angling Times (17th June 2008)
28lb pike - Middle Level Drain - Mike Taylor - Mackerel
Anglers Mail (22nd Apr 2008)
20lb pike - The Green Lagoon, Arlesey, Bedfordshire - David Mason - Roach Dead
Anglers Mail (15th Apr 2008)
15lb 2oz pike - Llyn y Gors - Steve Groves - Lamprey
Angling Times (15th April 2008)
20lb 2oz pike - Southview Lake, Northants - Mike Green - Jerkbait
Anglers Mail (8th Apr 2008)
10lb 4oz pike - Berwick Ponds, Rainham, Essex - Jim Stuart - Roach Dead
20lb 14oz Pike - Costessey Pits - Andy Weir - Fishmeal Boilie
Anglers Mail (1st Apr 2008)
32lb pike - Lake Windermere - Nick Brown - Lamprey
10lb 4oz pike - Cottington Lakes Fishery, Deal, Kent - Ryan Bean - Sprat
15lb pike - Earlswood Lakes, Solihull, Warwickshire - Anthony Szarmach - Worm
10lb pike - Loch Ard, Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire - Robert Wood - Smelt
17lb 9oz pike - Dacre Lakeside Park, Brandesburton, East Yorkshire - Lee Dinsdale
Angling Times (1st April 2008)
32lb pike - Sussex Ouse - Del Waters - Sardine
Anglers Mail (25th Mar 2008)
31lb pike - Fens - Ian Godbolt - Lamprey
31lb pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Dominic Browne - Fly
22lb 10oz pike - Vinnetrow Lake, Chichester, West Sussex - Carl Fuller-Brown
11lb 8oz pike - Barton Court Fishery, Kintbury, Berkshire - Carl Hier - Maggot
18lb pike - Ferry Meadows, Peterborough - Frankie Gourlay
27lb 2oz pike - River Wensum - Mark Jones - Mackerel
Angling Times (25th March 2008)
25lb pike - Warwickshire Avon - Guy Marley - Roach dead
28lb 10oz pike - River Trent, Fosse Dyke - Craig Taylor - Lamprey
33lb 8oz pike - Lincolnshire Drain - Paul Atton - Herring
Anglers Mail (18th Mar 2008)
37lb pike - Blenheim Palace Lake, Oxfordshire - Dave Ashford - Gudgeon
25lb 8oz pike - Hampshire Avon - John Searle - Smelt
24lb 10oz pike - Top Pool, Dilhorne Pool, Stoke - Dave Smith - Spratt
13lb 15oz pike - Lower Slade Reservoir, Ilfracombe, Devon - Jamie Ousley
Angling Times (18th March 2008)
29lb 8oz & 25lb 8oz pike - Loch Ken - John Barker - Smelt & Sandeel
29lb 8oz pike - River Wye - Kevin Small - Joey Mackerel
22lb 11oz pike - River Chelmer, Maldon - Ian Hyder - Herring
Anglers Mail (11th Mar 2008)
32lb 8oz pike – Norfolk Broads – Steve Chesney – Livebait
11lb 8oz pike – Lake Windemere – Karl Emmerson
13lb 2oz pike – Finger Ponds, Nottingham – Owen Barrell – Lamprey
18lb pike – Willowcroft Fishery, Wisbech St. Mary, Cambridgeshire – Dylan Baty
26lb 12oz pike – River Stour, Kent – Barry Seabrook – Sardine
29lb 12oz pike – Bawburgh Lakes – Graham Gamble - Lamprey
Angling Times (11th March 2008)
31lb pike – Lake of Menteith – Darren Conroy – 6in pike replica lure
32lb 8oz pike – Lake of Menteith – Scott Davidson
21lb 4oz pike – River Avon, Evesham, Warwickshire – Dan McLellan – Lamprey
28lb 6oz pike – Hardwick Lake, Ducklington – Basil Hopkins – Mackerel
Anglers Mail (4th Mar 2008)
19lb pike – River Mole – Robert Townsend – Roach
37lb 8oz pike – Ravensthorpe Reservoir – John Hart – Mackerel Tail
30lb 12oz pike – Loch Awe – Shaun McDade – Mackerel
10lb 4oz pike – Bristol Avon – Phil Keitch – Mackerel
17lb 3oz pike – Gloucester Canal – Callum Wood
20lb 1oz pike – River Don – James Hyde – Dace livebait
20lb 2oz pike – Lancaster Canal – Alex Murphy – Herring
Anglers Mail (26th Feb 2008)
29lb 8oz pike - River Wye - Kevin Small - Joey Mackerel
20lb 8oz pike - River Yare, Postwick Viaduct, Norfolk - Shaun Pierce - Lamprey
30lb 4oz pike - River Yare, Postwick Viaduct, Norfolk - Shaun Pierce - Lamprey
19lb pike - River Kennet - Alan Stagg - Roach dead
25lb 10oz pike - River Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire - Ashley Street - Lure
21lb 13oz pike - River Gipping, Great Blakenham, Suffolk - Tony Brame
Angling Times (26th February 2008)
15lb pike - River Don, South Yorkshire - Michael Wyman - Spinnerbait
13lb 8oz pike - Erewash Canal, Nottinghamshire - Jade Hornsby - Roach dead
20lb 4oz pike - River Stort, Bishop's Stortford - Victor Briggs - Roach dead
Anglers Mail (19th Feb 2008)
21lb 4oz pike – River Avon, Evesham, Worcestershire – Daniel Mclellan – Lamprey
21lb 4oz pike – River Avon, Evesham, Worcestershire – Keith Jelfs
20lb 8oz pike – River Stour, Kent – Barry Seabrook – Sardine
26lb 9oz pike – River Torne, South Yorkshire – Abbie Andrews – Jack
22lb pike – River Ouse, Yorkshire – Dean Brook – Herring
Angling Times (19th February 2008)
30lb 8oz pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Terry Wheatley - Herring
28lb 8oz pike - Chew Valley Reservoir - Kev Shore - Fox 8inch Rainbow Replicant
12lb pike - River Crossens, Crossens Sluice - Chris Scaldwell - Smelt
Anglers Mail (12th February 2008)
20lb 8oz pike – Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire – Ralph Brown – Lure
26lb 7oz pike – Ruislip Lido, London – Dean Gray – Roach dead
27lb 1oz pike – River Ivel, Bedfordshire – Simon Pask
Angling Times (12th February 2008)
30lb 8oz pike – River Blythe, Warwickshire – Ian McCusker – 8g spinner
24lb pike – River Stour, Kent – Barry Seabrook
17lb pike – Lancaster Canal, Lancashire – Anthony Chadwick – Mackerel
Anglers Mail (5th February 2008)
30lb 2oz pike – Marley Loch – John Needs, Coupar Angus – Trout dead
21lb 4oz pike – River Dee – Billy Spencer – Livebait
Angling Times (5th February 2008)
19lb 3oz pike – Hewenden Reservoir, Denholme – Philip Ayscough – Lamprey
Anglers Mail (29th January 2008)
22lb 2oz pike – River Ivel – Jack Cooper, Langford, Beds – Goldfish live
22lb pike – Great Wyrley and Essington Canal – Wayne Webb, Wednesfield, West Midlands – Perch pattern lure
Angling Times (29th January 2008)
20lb pike – Royal Military Canal – James Jenner, Crawley, W Sussex
27lb pike – Dorset Stour (Christchurch AC) – Alan Staley - Mackerel
14lb pike – Leeds Liverpool Canal – Keiron Riley, Wigan – Roach dead
Anglers Mail (22nd January 2008)
27lb pike – Woodsetts Quarry, Notts – Jason Burgin – Bluey
Angling Times (22th January 2008)
20lb 10oz pike – Stainforth & Keadby Canal – Jake Gowlett – Roach dead
22lb 10oz pike – Pilfrey Drains – Simon Piggott – Yellow Bulldawg
Anglers Mail (15th January 2008)
19lb 2oz pike – River Gipping – Jareth Smith – Chub livebait
Angling Times (15th January 2008)
19lb pike – Royal Military Canal – Kane Wood – Smelt
20lb pike – River Wye – Joshua Strawrowski – Mackerel
Anglers Mail (8th January 2008)
21lb 8oz pike – Norfolk Broads – Carl Osborne – Sardine & Smelt together
22lb pike – Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne Locks – Peter Davis
18lb 10oz pike – River Ancholme – Lee Blanchard – Lamprey Section
18lb 10oz pike – River Severn – Richard Gately – Trotted Roach
29lb pike – Lincolnshire Drain (poss Fossdyke from pic) – Neil Pickett – Ledgered Mackerel
Angling Times (8th January 2008)
22lb 1oz pike – Boddington Reservoir, Daventry – Les Lerigo
29lb 8oz pike – Hampshire Avon – Dean Sandford – Roach
24lb 6oz pike – Hampshire Avon – Dean Sandford – Mackerel
26lb pike – Windemere – John Blades – Popped up Sardine
20lb 10oz pike – Stew Pond, Epsom – Jerome Hicks – Popped up Smelt
Anglers Mail (1st January 2008)
18lb 15oz pike – River Loddon, Berkshire – Alan Stagg – Gudgeon live
25lb pike – Suffolk Water Park – Neil Spink – Smelt
20lb pike – Burstwick Ski Pond, East Yorks – Bill Watson - Deadbait
20lb pike – Royal Military Canal, Appledore, Kent – James Jenner - Sardine
10lb pike – River Derwent, Barmby Barrage, Humberside – Chris Martin – Lamprey
Angling Times (2nd January 2008)
22lb pike – Farmers Pond, Brandsburton, East Yorks – Joe Roper – Mackerel
