News from the local Freshwater scene.

Broadlands Lake produced a new record perch with an absolute stunner of 4lb 12oz taken by local angler Barry Biddell of Southampton on a small plug while fishing for pike.

The fish totally eclipses the old record of 3lb 11oz which has stood for 12 years.

Broadlands has a massive head of small fodder fish for the perch to eat and a 5lb fish by April must now be on the cards.

On the carp front, several of the new big stock fish have been caught with Andy Mann taking a 19lb 2oz fish plus others of 15lb and 10lb while Paul Markwick took another of the stockies at 19lb 8oz.

Fish of the week fell to Duncan Sharman who took a 24lb 4oz mirror. On the pike front, Graham Flight took an 18lb 8oz from peg 4, John Gardner three fish topped by a 19lb 8oz, while John Dunstan took a 19lb 8oz. David Landrough took one of the weeks biggest bags with 8 pike between 5lb and 15lb.

Dave Wateridges Waldens Farm complex saw plenty of pike from Bishops and Abbots Lake although no huge fish were reported with the best a 14lb 10oz fish to Ian Fielder of Southampton which was part of a four fish bag.

Monks Lake saw some nice chub to 4lb from around the bridge area, while pegs 74 to 79 on Popes produced carp and chub.

Jon Burchs' Longhouse complex has been in good form with Wood Lake producing some bumper catches of carp.

Mike Bartson of Sarum fished pole and paste for 96lb 8oz of carp to 11lb in 8 hours, while John Sidley of Salisbury ledgered worm and meat for a 15-carp haul including a cracking common of 21lb 12oz.

Willow yielded a 46lb 10oz mixed bag for Mark Batt of Salisbury who fished the whip from peg 7 for perch to 2lb 4oz and carp to 4lb.

On Round Pond roach to 1lb 6oz, perch to 2lb 8oz, crucians to 2lb and tench to 6lb 2oz were among the returns.

On Longbridge, Steve Grant of Romsey fished peg 21a on his first visit to Longbridge and landed six nice carp weighing 9lb, 13lb 1oz, 13lb 3oz, 14lb, 14lb 8oz and 15lb on halibut pellets in the margins.

Ian Wilkins of Southampton fished peg 10 on a mixture of feeder and waggler tactics for seven carp to 14lb 2oz plus tench to 4lb, bream to 4lb and quality skimmers in an 80lb mixed net.

Fourteen-year-old Steph Hammond from Nursling fishing peg 40 for a 60lb bag which included carp to 7lb, tench to 3lb, bream to 3lb 8oz plus skimmers and roach.