Bill Everitt is this year’s Lake John Drennan Festival winner after scoring a perfect two section wins at the prolific Essex venue. A popular winner, local expert Bill managed a section winning 96lb 12oz on Day One from peg 37 (nearly doubling fishery manager Colin Bartlett off the next peg!) and followed that up… Read more
Match ace Grant Albutt had a nice surprise after slipping the net under 98lb and 99lb albino cats during a specimen hunting session in France. Grant was hoping to target specimen carp during a trip to Domain de Goncourt, but it was the lake’s catfish population that stole the show:… Read more
The well attended Drennan Pairs held at Messingham Sands on Easter Monday saw 80 anglers on the Swan Pond and Islands Lake. A three degree fall in water temperature over the weekend put paid to big weights and although carp dominated the top individual places, it was an all-out silverfish attack… Read more
The Drennan Teams Of Five event held at Messingham Sands on Good Friday saw 70 anglers enjoy consistent sport with an average catch of over 60lb per man. Although a cold wind made things uncomfortable for some, the fish fed well. Weight played a decisive role in the outcome, as… Read more
A fall in temperatures saw slightly lower match winning weights at Messingham Sands this week, although sport has still been consistent on all of the lakes. Paul Seed found quality silverfish in the latest round of the Drennan Silverfish Spring League. Fishing casters on peg 8 on Swan Pond, he caught… Read more
Matthew Fernandez managed to land two 4lb 2oz crucians and a third just under at 3lb 10oz during a 48-hour session on a southern venue. Matthew managed to drop into a favored swim, despite the lake being very busy with other anglers. Opting to fish at a range of 25 yards he… Read more
