Specimen hunters have been having a lean time of things on rivers in recent months due to the winter weather, but that didn't stop Eynsham angler Dennis Fogden from capturing this superb pike from the Thames.

Dennis, who caught a double-figure barbel from the river in the summer, used legered sardine to tempt the massive pike, which went 27lbs 2ozs on the scales.

Gotcha: Dennis Fogden with his giant pike

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