Thanks to Cotswold Angling’s Kev Hewitt for the following news item and photographs. Fishing for the forces is a non-profit organisation founded by Bill Howell with the aim of providing a peaceful days angling for anyone who has been affected by operational duties, and there was no better venue than… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
The Drennan Cup 2011-2012 – Who will win it?

This is the famous Drennan Cup – the biggest prize in specimen angling! The superb plinth is engraved with all the details of the past winners and runners up dating back around 20 years – a real ‘who’s-who’ of specimen angling heritage. We’re expecting the Angling Times to announce the… Read more
Des Taylor’s Specimen Perch
Des Taylor has found a really interesting way to outwit the specimen Perch in one of his local stillwaters – fishing into complete darkness! Des has been using a Drennan Insert waggler, which readily accepts a 99p Drennan Nightlight when darkness falls – allowing him to carry on float fishing… Read more
Richard O’Connor’s Gloucester Canal Bream
England international Richard O’Connor got amongst the bream on a recent visit to the Gloucester Canal. The Drennan-backed former Six Nations Champion fished eight inches overdepth with multiple bloodworm hookbaits on a size 16 Polemaster Competition hook to a 0.10mm (1lb 14oz) Double Strength hooklength and a no6 to 8 Hollow Core Bungee… Read more
New Article: “Artificial Baits for Tench” by Chris Turnbull

We’ve added an excellent new article to the Drennan website – kindly contributed by famous Norfolk angler & artist Chris Turnbull. The article deals with the use of artificial baits in pursuit of specimen tench, and is a must-read. Click here to go straight to the article. Click here for… Read more
Steve Hemingray Tip: Improving Sink Rates of Reel Lines
A quick top tip from Drennan Team England member Steve Hemingray concerning line management:- “Sometimes, and especially in shallow water when feeder or waggler fishing, your line doesn’t always sink as well as you would like. A great way of improving the sink rate of all reel lines is to… Read more