A lake that has no major history for producing big eels has just thrown up this 5lb 3oz monster for Darren Clarke. The all-rounder decided to target the snake-like species on his Lincolnshire syndicate water after weather conditions scuppered his plans to target other fish. He told Angling Times: “The… Read more
Specimen perch-hunter Ken Brown used livebaits to good effect on a Hertfordshire water to tempt this 4lb 7oz beauty to the net. After noticing a number of perch and pike chasing fry in front of him the 56-year-old cast out a small roach in hope of a bite – of… Read more
After a 17-year-wait tench fanatic, Dave Harman finally managed to beat his personal best with the capture of this sublime 11lb 10oz specimen. The 51-year-old banked one of the biggest tench of the season on the second evening of a three-day pursuit in search of big tincas on his local… Read more
Despite the River Trent desperately low and clear, it is fishing really well and forty anglers turned up to fish the latest round of the Coors Trent Masters. Leading the way in the latest qualifier was Wayne Swinscoe, who drew on the pacey municipal stretch, peg 6. An area that… Read more
After a week’s long hard practise in blistering temperatures up to 39 degrees the Drennan England U25s came home with a stunning Silver Team medal and were very unlucky not to scoop gold. Team captain, Mark Downes, runs through the two days: This years event was held on the Cavo Lama… Read more
A good weekend for Drennan Bordon, taking the individual top spot in both the Monks and Oxford Summer leagues. Anthony Flint reports back from the fourth round of the Monk’s Summer league: “On the off, I’ve fed the edge before starting on 5m line and I was almost instantly into… Read more
