Float fishing master, Wayne Swinscoe, explains how he managed an impressive 14lb catch on a wind-lashed River Trent at Burton. With the River Trent fishing so well on the float lately I was really looking forward to Sunday’s Coors AC open match at Burton. Two days previous I had fished the RAF… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Tail-Hooked Barbel On Zircon Pole
Dave Harpin was third overall and qualified for the Wychavon Championship at Evesham – largely thanks to this foul-hooked barbel! He was fishing a 12g flat float when he hooked the impressive fish and somehow managed to get it into the net with 13 metres of his trusty old Drennan Zircon pole in the… Read more
10lb Tench On Hair-rigged Casters
Mark Simmonds’ first session on a 100-acre Cambridgeshire lake has produced a new personal best tench of 10lb 14oz. The impressive fish was taken on hair-rigged casters, using a Drennan in-line feeder filled with maggots. “I also had a new PB male at 8lb 9oz on maggots and the same… Read more
Wilkinson Qualifies For Evesham Festival
Harry Wilkinson has booked his place on the prestigious Evesham Festival after a fine display of eel fishing on the Warwickshire Avon. The match was the Evesham DAA Youth Championship, which sees the winner of the Junior and Intermediate categories earning themselves a place in the popular Bank Holiday weekend festival. The up-and-coming Drennan Leicester… Read more
In Search Of Barbel & Bream On The Float
In this week’s Angling Times, Martin Bowler recollects a recent trip to the mighty River Wye. The talented specialist angler is joined by none other than Peter Drennan himself, as they go in search of barbel on the float. There is also a great article on stillwater bream fishing using waggler and groundbait tactics by Drennan Team… Read more
Fantastic Sport On The Tees
James Hinley has caught a lovely mixed bag of fish, trotting a stick float on the River Tees with the help of his 14ft Acolyte Ultra float rod. “I had brought three pints of maggots and two of caster and it didn’t take long to start catching roach and dace,” the keen angler… Read more