Perch pb of 4lb 5oz falls to a lobworm on the Lea

THE stunning front page image of this issue is of James Champkin proudly displaying a personal-best 4lb 5oz perch.

A stretch of the River Lea in Herts delivered the pristine specimen during a short morning session on the in-form waterway.

The Angling Trust employee was quivertipping a lobworm over a bed of broken hookbaits and maggots during a visit that also produced a perch weighing 3lb 1oz and another stripey over the 2lb mark.