Peter Sheridan sent us on a report of his latest trip from Bank Holiday Monday. There weren’t a lot of fish caught. In fact, there was only one fish caught. But, oh boy, what a fish!

Peter says he has spent his life trying to catch a river 30 (a river pike over 30lbs), to no avail. In fact, he says, it became an obsession. He was fishing alone, after making a 90 minute journey from home to an undisclosed location. Fishing deadbait, he hooked and landed the monster fish on his own.

Luckily, there was another angler nearby who was able to make his way to Peter, while the fish recovered in a keep sling, verify the weight and take some photos. We’re sure those photos will be adorning the wall in the Sheridan household soon, and will be treasured memories of a great catch!

As Peter says “A day I won’t forget and might never repeat “