The perch record has been broken with a fish weighing a colossal 6lb 4oz.

[niall_b73 41]

Massive specimen from Hertfordshire reservoir breaks previous best by an ounce.

 

 

The perch record has been broken with a fish weighing a colossal 6lb 4oz.

 

Caught by specimen angler Ken Brown from Wilstone reservoir on the Tring complex in Hertfordshire, the huge specimen betters the current record set in March this year by just a single ounce.

 

Ken, a self-employed roofer, is no stranger to big perch, last year catching the biggest ever recorded brace of the species at 5lb 10oz and 4lb 12oz from the same venue.

 

“It’s great to have finally caught a fish of the size that I knew were in there,” said Ken who has been dedicated in his search for a 6lb-plus perch from the 119acre water. “I thought I’d actually hooked a pike to start off with before I felt the thump thump you get with a perch. The good news is that it was a very young fish that looks like its been gorging on fry.

 

“If it’s this weight now and it keeps on feeding over the winter then by the time it spawns in February or March or could well be getting on for 7lb which would be an amazing fish to catch.”

 

Ken has revealed to Total Coarse Fishing that he has already has his scales check ready to claim the fish as a record and that the catch was witnessed by two other anglers, one of which was Secretary of the Perch Fishers, Steve Aley.

 

“It was stunning fish, but when Ken got it on the bank we had no idea it was going to be that big,” said Steve who has fished with Ken after the perch in Wilstone for the last four years. “When the scales went past 6lb there was just silence, it was an unbelievable moment.”

 

Ken caught his fish using lobworm hookbait fished at 50yards range combined with a blockend feeder containing foam soaked in oils to attract fish into the bait.

 

Current perch record holder Neill Stephen also talked to Total Coarse Fishing about the fish, which he described as ‘an amazing capture’.

 

“For this time of year that is a huge fish and a brilliant catch,” said Neill who banked his record perch from Stream Valley Lakes, Sussex earlier this year. “I knew that there would be a few 6lb perch caught this season, but I thought my record of 6lb 3oz might have been safer for longer.

 

“Congratulations to Ken on such an amazing catch.”

 

niall_b73

[neil cooney 10,416]

An amazing fish and it sounds like it was deserved.

[steve66 3,471]

Amazing fish ,

Edited October 6, 2011 by steve66

[watchman 256]

heard a lot of good things coming out that water but thats a bit special i have to say my pb is 4ib fish of a life time,whitvane i think the water was called round by gatwick

[watchman 256]

Amazing fish ,

 

it says mate.............. Ken caught his fish using lobworm hookbait fished at 50yards range combined with a blockend feeder containing foam soaked in oils to attract fish into the bait.

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

Wasn't it Tring where a guy called Alan Wilson used to catch lots of big Tench a few years back ??

 

 

Excellent fish, but i think i'd be smiling a bit more though.

 

:laugh:

[martin 332]

Hell of a fish.

[martync1967 64]

thats a cracking catch,bigger than any ive ever caught

[long dogs 580]

nice big perch well done

[turtlehead 7]

not far from me,might give it a go.then again 119 acres and me at best a part time fisherman who likes to cast out and hope for the best,maybe i won't. a great tench water as well if memory serves me right.

[LUMPHAMMER 324]

Excellant catch would love a perch like that ,im out wednesday piking so hopefully all will go nice

 

 

All the best mate .

[spindolero 1,111]

lovely fish-i used to be pleased with a 2lb fish from the river!

[niall_b73 41]

Excellant catch would love a perch like that ,im out wednesday piking so hopefully all will go nice

 

 

All the best mate .

 

yeah, we were out all of last saturday on the boat, i got 2 and me mate got 5.

all jacks.

we should be out this week again.

will keep you posted.

gud luck

 

niall_b73

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

well done that man, super fish,

[boroboyoli 0]

I fish this water offten worth the drive I'll tell you. A huge head of bream me and a mate had 54 of 'em smallest being 5'5 biggest 11'2. supposed to be a carp of 55 in startops however if your after garunteed catch marsworth all the way . Tactics: Method feeder(with groundbait) down to a hooklink of about 8 inches with a hair-rigged hook size 12-6. Bait: lobworm,

boilie , halibut pellet, luncheon meat. Garunteed bream perch or pike. 4 weeks ago had a 3 1/2 lb pike while bringing in my boilie - obviously thought it was a small fish.

Atb Oli