Spring finally arrived on the final day of the Drennan Spring Festival held at Messingham Sands. The competitors saw plenty of sunshine and used the opportunity to dry out most of their gear. The Day 5 winner was Kevin Johnson who was drawn on peg 62 on the Islands Lake…. Read more
Lee Swords has been enjoying the river fishing in Spain and catching some unusual barbel varieties. Here’s his insight into some of the fantastic barbel he’s been catching. I recently spent a week in Spain where I landed 63 barbel, all on Super Specialists. I have been on these hooks for years and I will be on… Read more
The fourth round of the Messingham Sands Spring Festival upset the form book, which sets things up for an exciting final round tomorrow. After three successive lake wins, Simon Gale looked to have an unassailable position going in to Day 4. However peg 12 on the Swan Pond let him down badly… Read more
Italy’s Mario Tomatis has been successfully using Drennan hooks for unusual species, as this impressive grey triggerfish shows!
After scoring his third consecutive lake win, Simon Gale has the wind in his sails and looks to be odds-on favourite to win the Drennan Spring Festival at Messingham Sands. While the conditions have been best described as wintry, with another prolonged hail storm today, the fishing remains red hot. Simon… Read more
All-round specialist angler Simon Ashton set his sights on landing a double figure bream from a new venue this Spring and succeeded on his very first session! Here is Simon’s account of the trip: One of my angling resolutions for 2017 was to target some specimen bream with the hope… Read more
