Hertfordshire’s Dan Sales was delighted with these two fine Tench after a tough spring, the larger specimen weighing 7lb 12oz. After a tremendous river season, the particularly cold wet Spring weather meant Dan has honestly reported a slump in catches – a situation in reality experienced by the vast majority… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Win a Drennan Martin Bowler ‘Big River’ Barbel Rod worth £169!
Check out the latest issue of Total Coarse Fishing magazine (July 2012) – which contains a fabulous, easy to enter competition where 4 lucky readers will win a Drennan Martin Bowler Big River Barbel 12ft 2¼lb rod, worth £169! The magazine is on news agents shelves now! The Big River… Read more
Darren Simmons at Full Stretch

Another fine action picture from a Rolf’s Lake match (Oxfordshire commercial fishery) – featuring Darren Simmons (photo taken by Drennan’s Paul Green). Darren is seen here in this exciting image with elastic at almost full stretch, landing net extended, the water boiling as he’s about to land a serious lump… Read more
Linear Fisheries Monster Tench by Simon Ashton
Durham’s ace specimen angler Simon Ashton travelled down to Oxfordshire’s Linear Fisheries for a week long Tench session recently and enjoyed a rather successful trip! Switching between Inline Bolt Rig maggot and Groundbait Feeder tactics with chopped worm, Simon caught a quite superb 32 Tench over the course of the… Read more
Gary Newman’s Irish Netful
Top all-rounder and Anglers Mail columnist Gary Newman with part of a superb 35lb mixed bag of Silvers, caught during a trip to Inniscarra Lake in County Cork, Ireland recently and featured in his Angling Adventures column in the Anglers Mail, issue dated June 5th. Gary fished the pole at… Read more
Mike’s Breathtaking Roach Catch
Doncaster specialist Mike Townsend travelled up to Scotland to fish a beautiful Loch that has been producing some tremendous Roach recently, and certainly did the business with a catch that included specimens of 3lb 4oz, 3lb 2oz, 2lb 12oz, 2lb 4oz and 2lb 3oz! Unfortunately Mike had to endure mechanical… Read more