Simon Willsmore won the latest round of the Basingstoke Canal League with this hard-earned 10lb 10oz catch. Fishing the stretch at Ash Vale, near Gold Valley Lakes, Simon found himself drawn on an icy Peg 12. Here’s his account of the match: “It was frozen to start with, so I fed punch at 6m just… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Forgotten Dutch Lake Produces Monster
Hans Molenaar opted to target a much shallower area than he normally would on a large Dutch water system in the hope of finding a true monster – and succeeded! The biggest pike of the session (pictured above) weighed an impressive 34lb, which was taken on a large pollan dead bait…. Read more
Traditional Bread Tactics Fool Huge Chub
Andy Lewis not only broke his personal best but smashed it to pieces while out on his first trip to a new venue! Here’s his account of a truly memorable day. After receiving an offer from my angling friend, Ryan Hayden, to join him on a stretch of river that has the potential to… Read more
Perch On The Feederbomb!
Here’s a great underwater shot from Martin Bowler of a perch caught on maggot using one of our Feederbombs. The Drennan Feederbomb is perfectly suited to lakes and slow to medium paced rivers. Because of the design, with all the weight concentrated at the base of the feeder, they really… Read more
England Squads Announced
Several new faces join an extremely talented England Veterans squad heading to Portugal this year. The 2015 FIPSed Veterans and Disabled World Coarse Angling Championships are to be jointly held on the River Sorraia near the village of Cabecao, Portugal on 5th/6th June. It is a challenging venue with both barbel and bleak… Read more
Crystal Dibbers – Not Just For Commercials!
Top river tactician, Wayne Swinscoe, has been in winning form with the help of some cleverly adapted pole floats. A few months ago I decided to adapt some Drennan Crystal Dibbers so that I could use them on a particular stretch of narrow river that I match fish midweek throughout the… Read more