Terrible weather failed to dent the catches on Day 2 of the Drennan Spring Festival at in-form Messingham Sands Fishery. With overnight temperatures falling to -3ºC, a biting northerly wind, rain and hail to contend with, the conditions were reminiscent of the previous year’s festival. Some suggested it should have moved to January when it… Read more
Day One of the Drennan Spring Festival at Messingham Sands got off to a great start, with 11 anglers recording over 100lb from the Swan Pond and Islands Lakes! Although carp dominated most of the weights, it was an all-silverfish catch from peg 37 on the Swan Pond that led the… Read more
Ian McDonald’s first eel fishing session of the season produced his biggest-ever fish caught by design weighing 5lb 6oz. After hearing stories of anglers being ‘smashed up’ by big eels at a club lake in the South of the UK, the Kent-based all-rounder took some fish heads out of his… Read more
This record-shaking 4lb 7oz crucian topped an incredible catch of the species. Nigel Kennard fished a lake in Surrey over eight days and he landed no less than four crucians over 4lb, 21 over the 3lb mark and six 2lb plus fish. The biggest crucian he caught falls just 3oz short… Read more
Floatfished lobworms just one-rod length from the bank accounted for the capture of this brace of monster perch. The impressive specimens topped the scales at 4lb 11oz and 3lb 15oz and were banked by experienced specialist Jamie Stanley. Fishing a southern Stillwater, the Poole-based perch fishing fanatic spotted the big… Read more
The Drennan Junior & Intermediate Festival was once again held at the prolific White Acres Holiday Park in Cornwall with up and coming youngsters catching plenty of fish and showcasing their skills. The Junior Event A Section was very close on Day One with Ethan Etherington weighing 45lb from peg 17, just ahead of… Read more
