Big zander falls on full moon

PEARL-coloured lures fished under a bright full moon is a deadly combination for huge zander according to Tom Watts, who hooked into this 15lb giant during his latest session.

It was the largest of five zeds for the Doncaster, South Yorks angler, who lure fished deep areas of both the tidal and non-tidal Trent in the same evening.

He said:

“The high barometric pressure and a fairly new moon seemed to put the zander on the feed!

“All five gave very aggressive hits but were only really interested in the pearl-coloured lures for some reason”