Simon Ashton landed one of his long-term targets recently with an impressive 27lb 3oz pike from a very tough venue in North-West England. The bite came just after 4pm in sub-zero temperatures. The Durham angler was fishing at range in 42ft of water on a 15in mackerel, flavoured in salmon oil… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
20lb 12oz Pike From Norfolk River
Norfolk-based all-round angler, David Selley landed himself a new personal best pike recently breaking the 20lb barrier with an immaculate fish. After a biteless morning, David was convinced by his friend to move stretches and try his luck in a mill pool nearby. “I fished a trout deadbait under a float… Read more
Thames Skimmers Still Feeding
The Thames is still producing good winter sport, despite extra water and cold conditions, as the Sutton Courtenay club match on the river proved. All of the anglers managed to catch a few fish on the stretch below Abingdon, most of which were quality skimmers. Leading the field was Ian Higgins with 11lb 12oz, which consisted of… Read more
Quality Time At Flaxlands
Steve Clarke and his nephew recently enjoyed a memorable session at Flaxlands Fishery at Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire. “I had a fantastic day’s commercial fishing with my little nephew Mason,” he explained. “We managed to land 40 carp using Drennan Carp Bandits with an 8.5mm Equinox pellet. “Regular casting kept the action coming. It would… Read more
Compost Mix Leads To 3lb 9oz Perch
Chris Carlyle caught this huge 3lb 9 oz specimen from a local match water after feeding a special ‘compost’ groundbait mix. He caught the impressive fish on lobworm over chopped worm, krill, compost groundbait and red maggots using a Drennan Bobber float, Supplex line and a size 10 Specimen Plus hook. “I… Read more
Drennan Silverfish League Round 8
With a rise in temperature the lakes at Derbyshire’s Rycroft Fishery fished a lot better for Round 8 of this popular silverfish series. Although weights were not spectacularly high there were fish caught throughout and a very tight top three on the day. Leading the way was ever consistent John… Read more