At the beginning of July, Lars Christensen ventured to the Swedish lake Ursjön to target one of his favourite species, the crucian. “After a seven hour drive from my home in Copenhagen Denmark, I arrived at the beautiful lake in the midst of the woods and far from the bustling towns and… Read more
A two-year quest to land a big eel ended in style for Nick Hughes when he won the battle with this 5lb 10oz fish. He’s been fishing exclusively for eels throughout the summer months with only small fish to show for his efforts, but he finally struck gold at a… Read more
The third round of the Oxford Summer League was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the River Thames at Dorchester and Benson. 1st: Gary Barclay (Drennan Oxford Blue) – 31lb 4oz. Gary drew the first peg at Benson and had 4 large bream, the biggest going 6lb 6oz on… Read more
After three early bream on the feeder, Drennan Oxford’s Carl Eland produced a waggler fishing masterclass to win round two of the eight-team Oxford Summer league on the River Thames at Medley. Loose feeding three pints of hemp while presenting tares beneath a 3AAA home-made waggler set between 3.5 and… Read more
Round two of the Drennan Coors Masters series on the River Trent around Burton saw a fabulous £577 raised by the 70 contestants in aid of the Manchester terror attack victims fund. Mark Parker won the match with 15lb 8oz of roach, dace and perch on the waggler and whip… Read more
The Ladies National this year was held at Packington Somers Fishery in Coventry and was split between Geary and Little Geary lakes. Julie Abbott reports on her match: I was hoping for a good day’s fishing and I was rewarded by drawing peg 11 on Little Geary. My plan was pretty… Read more
