The fish which sets a new record for the River Thames, is the third biggest recorded barbel in angling history, swinging the scales round to a staggering 20lb 9oz! It was landed by time-served barbel fanatic, Rob Phillips, who was understandably delighted with the capture, claiming “I still can’t believe… Read more
Wiltshire based all-round angler, Mark Woodage kindly sent us this report from a recent session on the Hampshire Avon just before the end of the river season. How many of us ever stop and think about the quality of those minor items of tackle we use on a regular basis? A… Read more
Drennan Bordon angler, Peter Kay reflects on the annual Burt Baits Stafford Moor Silvers Festival. On the practice day, all the lakes were still partially frozen due to the recent cold snap but there were enough swims that were ice-free to facilitate us all. I drew peg 4 on Tanners, which… Read more
This weekend saw Drennan Leicester compete in the annual Sensas two-day challenge on the Gloucester canal. The event is based on qualifiers all around Europe and a final held in France in October. The event was overshadowed by the recent bad weather and cold snap but with a lot of… Read more
The biggest pike of the season has been landed in the shape of this colossal 44lb 12oz specimen. Captor Brendan Guilar caught the monster predator – which he described as ‘the fish of a lifetime’ – after it devoured his herring deadbait at Ravensthorpe Reservoir, in Northamptonshire. To help cover… Read more
A single maggot and a size 18 was the successful combination that Danny Taylor used to catch this superb 2lb 9oz roach from the Hampshire Avon. Adopting classic stickfloat and maggot tactics, the New Milton, Hampshire-based specimen hunter targeted the main river and a sidestream during a day session on the… Read more
