Three 4lb perch in single session!

The capture of three huge perch totalling 12lb 8oz this week proves that there’s no better time to target one of autumn’s most prolific species. 

The three big stripeys weighed 4lb, 4lb 3oz and 4lb 5oz, and were banked by predator fanatic Trevor Gunning during a session afloat on a lake near his Swindon home.

Trevor located the venue’s perch shoals by first casting a chatterbait lure. Once he had found them he switched to drop shot and jig tactics to winkle out the bigger specimens.

He said: “I had a fish of around 2lb, then changed to a drop shot rig and got done by a much bigger fish in the weed. I must admit that I thought I had blown my chance, but I decided to give it a bit more time and my reward was another hard hit on the lure that resulted in a real old warrior of 4lb 3oz. 

“Amazingly, I had another fish of 4lb a few minutes later. A 4lb perch is special, and to catch two in one session is something I had never done before.”

Trevor then moved swims, a decision that would lead to him crowning his remarkable day.

“I had a hit that pulled the rod round in my hand. The fish weighed 4lb 5oz, meaning my best three fish together weighed 12lb 8oz. It really was a day to remember,” he said.

Trevor wasn’t the only angler to enjoy success with big early-autumn perch this week. Nathan Morse got in on the action too by banking a 3lb 12oz fish from an undisclosed quarry. Targeting a swim with overhanging bushes, Nathan floatfished a prawn soaked in squid and orange glug to tempt the new personal best.