West Oxfordshire specimen angler Steve Russell enjoyed a sunny tench session in company with Drennan’s Stewart Moss last week. Fishing a local Stillwater, they managed a number of fine Tench topped by a beautiful dark fish of 9lb 3oz, which fell to Steve’s helicopter-rig maggot feeder approach fished into a… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Gareth Evans tremendous Silver Bream
Sussex angler Gareth Evans recently caught this tremendous Silver Bream, which has potentially broken the British record and also won him a weekly Drennan Cup award in Angling Times! The fish weighed in at 3lb 5½oz and came from a Sussex lake. Gareth fooled the fish with the aid of… Read more
Steve Hemingray’s 136lb bag of Carp
Drennan Team England International Steve Hemingray enjoyed a visit to his local Shearsby Valley Lakes near Leicester recently, where he produced a match winning 136lb net of carp! They were all caught on pole fished meat, set very shallow. Steve’s successful tackle consisted of Drennan Polemaster Yellow Carp Bungee (10-12)… Read more
Bob Roberts’ Tench Feature from IYCF 258
Now we have proper warm spring conditions we’ve heard of lots of big tench being caught. This picture shows Yorkshire specialist Bob Roberts landing one on the Drennan Inline Bolt Rig Feeder and is used courtesy of Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine. Bob’s excellent Tench fishing article appeared in last… Read more
Nick Butterworth wins without feeding!
North-West match ace Nick Butterworth is well known for his frugal feeding (he’s renowned as being a bit tight, says Stu Conroy!), but he surpassed himself on Sunday, even by his own standards, by winning the Brookside Open match in Cheshire without feeding anything at all! Nick was drawn on… Read more
Marc Dibsdall’s Oxfordshire Stillwater Carp

Oxford specialist angler Marc Dibsdall enjoyed a brilliant trip in the sun floater fishing for carp recently on an Oxfordshire Stillwater – and is seen here playing a big carp on his 12ft ESP Floater rod. Marc used floating baits presented with 10lb Drennan Double Strength mono through to a surface… Read more