A two-year quest to land a big eel ended in style for Nick Hughes when he won the battle with this 5lb 10oz fish. He’s been fishing exclusively for eels throughout the summer months with only small fish to show for his efforts, but he finally struck gold at a… Read more
The third round of the Oxford Summer League was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the River Thames at Dorchester and Benson. 1st: Gary Barclay (Drennan Oxford Blue) – 31lb 4oz. Gary drew the first peg at Benson and had 4 large bream, the biggest going 6lb 6oz on… Read more
Alan Scotthorne runs through his distance feeder rig for fishing natural venues like Kingsbury Water Park for species such as bream.
Over the years certain things have changed my fishing, but none more so than the use of a back lead when barbel fishing. I first started using back leads for barbel back in 1996. I remember fishing one of my favourite swims on the River Great Ouse one night and… Read more
After three early bream on the feeder, Drennan Oxford’s Carl Eland produced a waggler fishing masterclass to win round two of the eight-team Oxford Summer league on the River Thames at Medley. Loose feeding three pints of hemp while presenting tares beneath a 3AAA home-made waggler set between 3.5 and… Read more
Round two of the Drennan Coors Masters series on the River Trent around Burton saw a fabulous £577 raised by the 70 contestants in aid of the Manchester terror attack victims fund. Mark Parker won the match with 15lb 8oz of roach, dace and perch on the waggler and whip… Read more
