Meet - Family Fishing UK

Name:Stuart, Milo, Cosmo Cooper aka FishingFamilyUK

Lives in:Birmingham

Occupation:Optimisation & Automation Leader 

Angling Category:All-Rounder

Describe yourself as an angler:We’re a family of keen anglers who will give anything a go. Dad Stu loves float fishing for any species he can and takes every opportunity to catch new ones. Cosmo has been fishing since he was 4 and quickly developed a love for Carp fishing and now enjoys targeting bigger specimens of any species (the bigger the better). Milo has been fishing since he was 3 (he was a liability and spent more time in the lakes), he loves the excitement of not knowing what mysteries will unfold. We share our adventures on social media as Fishingfamilyuk and we want to inspire more families to get into fishing. Hinders Bait has been our go to for 5 years as it covers just about every coarse fishing style you can imagine! Take your kids fishing, make it fun, peace!

Favourite Venue:Stuart – Wraysbury

Cosmo – Lyons Drove

Milo – Angler’s Paradise

Favourite Species:Stuart – Perch

Cosmo – Gudgeon

Milo – Carp

Favourite Method/Approach:Stuart–margin fishing

Cosmo–pellet waggler

Milo–carp Fishing

Favourite Hinders Bait:Stuart–Betalin

Cosmo–Mini Combo Pellets

Milo–TBC so many great options!

Most memorable session:Stuart – An epic week at Parco Del Brenta, that included a 30 Carp to 63lb 2oz

Cosmo – Fishing Hollyhurst for the first time and catching an epic sturgeon and 36 Carp (my Dad had a few of the carp) in 36 hours aged 14

Milo – Catching the PB catfish when he was just 6!

Target for the next 12months:Stuart–Any new species, to add to the 60 we’ve already caught

Cosmo–2lb Perch

Milo–a new PB Carp

Current Personal Best Captures include: 

• Stuart–Carp 63lb 2oz (Italy

• 31lb 12oz (UK)

• Roach 2lb

• Perch 2lb 6oz

• Amazon Redtail 30lb

• Tench (male) 7lb 10oz

• Cosmo–Sturgeon 84lb

• Catfish 60lb (aged 11!)

• Carp 22lb 6oz

• Chao Phraya Catfish 50lb

• Amazon Redtail 35lb

• Alligator Gar 30lb

• Milo–Perch 2lb 2oz

• Catfish 35lb 4oz

• Carp 20lb 12oz

• Amazon Redtail 20lb