Drennan’s Sean Trafford made the most of his time off over Christmas and spent a day afloat an Oxfordshire Stillwater in search of some of the big pike which lurk below its surface. Making the most of a rise in temperature, Sean arranged for a day’s pike fishing with his dad… Read more
Chris Tredwell became the envy of anglers across the nation when just a few casts with a lure on the River Severn a produced a huge 4lb 3oz perch and a 6lb 7oz chub. He made an early finish from work count when the 33-year-old drove to his favourite stretch… Read more
A small Nottinghamshire gravel pit produced this huge 31lb 13oz pike. Local angler Dave Newman was float fishing a roach over 15ft of water when the new personal best fell into his trap. It was one of five fish that he landed during the session and it tops a great… Read more
Rounds 8 and 9 of the Messingham Sands Drennan Silverfish Winter League were held on the Swan Pond over the Christmas period and both matches were dominated by the Grimsby-based angler, Dennis Pattinson. Dennis ignored the usual worm and caster approach which has been scoring well on the lake for… Read more
A single caster threaded onto a size 18 hook did the trick when Julian Peacock netted this personal best river roach. It topped the scales at 2lb 5oz 12 drams and was caught during a session on a river in Bedfordshire. His hookbait was suspended beneath a stick float and… Read more
A day-ticket venue has produced the biggest roach of the season weighing 3lb 3oz. The impressive specimen provided the only bite of the day for former Drennan Cup champion Dai Gribble when he visited a venue in Oxfordshire. This is his sixth roach over the 3lb mark and fell into… Read more