Great start to predator season with a new PB - Joe Atkinson

“My dad and I had our first trip of the predator season to Grafham Water, and began our day fishing an area where we’d had success last year. Targeting perch and zander, we drifted over the zone where an abundance of baitfish was showing up on our boat’s echo sounder. 

“I started fishing with 15g jigs around 4ins long, and it didn’t take long before I was into my first fish, a new personal best of 12lb 2oz, beating my previous one that had stood for 20 years! The insane numbers of fry made the fishing challenging, but we added two more zander to 6lb and some small perch. It was a great start to the season.”

Joe Atkinson – 12lb 2oz zander