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Angler banks 70lb of pike from just two bites

by Freddie Sandford |

Published on23rd March 2026 at 10.32am

After catching only a small jack pike on the first of a two-day session at Chew Valley Lake, Daniel Horton wasn’t feeling overly positive.

His fortunes changed in spectacular style, however, with this fish of 38lb 14oz. It fell to a smelt, packed with oil attractants, which Daniel fished in 10ft of water on a spot at 70yds.

“Just after sunrise, I had two quick beeps on the alarm,” he told us.

“When I picked up the rod, I could feel the fish moving away, so I lifted into it. It swam straight towards me and into a reedbed, but I managed to ease it out.

“When I weighed it, I couldn’t believe my eyes when the scales settled on 38lb 14oz. I returned the following week and landed another of 31lb 12oz!”

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Daniel with the bigger of the two massive pike!

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