This latest report in from Padraig English of Louth Pike and Trout, who followed up last week’s PB carp with another impressive specimen…
Last week I managed to land a new PB carp, and heading into this session I was already feeling confident and excited to get back on the bank. Little did I know, things were about to get even better.
After putting in the time and staying patient, I finally connected with a proper tench — and from the first few moments of the fight, I knew it was a special fish. It hugged the bottom hard, powered off repeatedly, and gave an incredible account of itself all the way to the net.
When I finally got it on the mat and onto the scales, I was absolutely buzzing to see the needle settle at 6lb 11oz — a brand new PB Tench.
For me, tench fishing is hard to beat. Early mornings, quiet water, and that moment when the float disappears or the alarm finally screams into life — it all makes captures like this even more rewarding. To land back-to-back PBs in consecutive weeks feels incredibly special and is something I’ll remember for a long time.
