Brace of big brown trout landed by pike anglers

Will Barker and his uncle Simon Simmonds were left with shaking hands after banking two immense brown trout from the River Trent weighing nearly 20lb between them.

It was during a pike fishing session on the stretch at Burton Joyce that 19-year old Will had his mackerel dead bait picked up.

“My hands were shaking so much that the scales wouldn’t settle, but the fish is somewhere in the region of 9lb.” Will revealed.

45-minutes later his uncle Simon Simmonds also had a run that turned out to be an even bigger fish, weighing 10lb 4oz.

Both trout were safely returned.