Christian Barker has kindly sent us some more of his super Suffolk Chub photos – including this fine brace from the River Gipping caught on Banana flavoured Cheese paste! After a hunch about using Banana as an extra flavour in his Cheese paste, science teacher Christian was rewarded with a… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Dave Harrell’s Hook Article in Angling Times
We loved Dave Harrell’s technical hook tricks article in this week’s issue of the Angling Times! Dave is a recognized as a real river angling & tackle expert and has a long list of big match wins, plus has represented England at world and European level! In the article… Read more
Acorn Angling’s Tony Gee bags Specimen Roach
Tony Gee, expert angler and proprietor of friendly local tackle Acorn Angling in Didcot, Oxfordshire, has sent us this great picture of a specimen Roach caught just last weekend! Tony employed a Daiwa Spectron Waggler rod and an ABU 507 reel loaded with 4lb Drennan Supplex to fish the waggler… Read more
Ryan Need’s UK Carp Cup Win!
Midlands carper Ryan Need deservedly won the UK Carp Cup held at Oxfordshire’s Richworth Linear Fisheries recently, with the aid of a colossal investment in maggots and by including Drennan Double Strength line in his zig rigs! After winning through both a heat and a semi-final, Ryan went into the… Read more
Belgian Victory at 20th CCF Marathon by Guido Vinck
On the beautiful reservoir ‘Lac de Rabais’ Fly Casting Club of Flanders organised the 20th International Friendship Marathon Fly Fishing. CCF is the oldest fly fishing club in Flanders/Belgium and this competition was the cherry on the cake for the club’s 40th anniversary which they celebrated 3 weeks ago. One… Read more
John Turner’s River Anker Record Barbel
Tamworth angler John Turner with a 15lb 10oz Barbel from the River Anker in the midlands (which we understand is a new river record), winning John a weekly Drennan Cup award in Angling Times! With the river up and coloured, John fished a club run stretch and hooked the fish… Read more