Although early-season river fishing is generally a poor time to target specimen fish, if there’s one species that breaks the mould, it’s the rudd of Cambridgeshire’s Fenland drains.
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Growing to specimen sizes, this warm-weather species is a popular bet for anglers in the summer months – and Stephen Gibbons demonstrated exactly why with this fine three-pounder.
He’d started the session on floating crust, but couldn’t get a take, so he switched to trotting a piece of bread flake 2ft deep.
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After first wading through a few smaller fish, he finally hit into his target, which weeded him up near the bank. Thankfully, the 4lb line he was using straight through to the hook held firm, and he bundled the fish into the net.
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