Hatfield, Herts specialist Dan Sales has enjoyed a fine year to date, with big Perch, Zander and Carp – but this superb River Lea Chub, winning a recent weekly Drennan Cup award in Angling Times, possibly tops the lot! Dan has been spending some time on the river this Autumn… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Daniel Everitt’s Beautiful Itchen Salmon
Coventry angler Daniel Everitt has sent us this lovely photo of a beautiful 9lb River Itchen Salmon – landed on 5lb Drennan Supplex line! Daniel travelled South for a couple of days fishing, but found that the high river levels made fishing a little more difficult than usual. Even so,… Read more
Dave Harman’s Monster Lea Valley Bream
1999 Drennan Cup winner Dave Harman caught this magnificient 16lb 11oz Bream, winning him a weekly award in this year’s competition in Angling Times recently! In late Summer Dave put his mind to specimen Bream on a big, difficult Lea Valley Pit – and began pre-baiting a particular swim on… Read more
Italian Feeder Championship – The Final
The Italian feeder championship is usually a hard fought competition with lots of surprises during four matches over two weekends. This year it took place in the third week end of September on the river Arno in Arezzo. This venue is known to most fishermen in central Italy, having hosted… Read more
Mike Hunter’s Superb Swale Barbel
Leeds, Yorkshire specimen angler Mike Hunter has been enjoying some superb barbel fishing on the River Swale, and has kindly sent us some super photos of some of his most recent captures. Fishing on various stretches, Mike has been trying some new boilies ‘the Dubby’ – which he commented… Read more
Andy Browne’s Essential Knowledge
This sensational photograph was taken by Roy Westwood for this week’s edition of ‘Essential Knowledge’ in Anglers Mail, featuring Andy Browne of Avon Angling in Ringwood using a Drennan compact Power Float 13ft rod. This week’s article covers Power Float Rods; Andy explains how this type of rod is ideal for targeting… Read more