Gary Barclay and Steve Hemingray are practising hard at the Lac au Duc at Ploërmel, France, in readiness for the two-day Rive Drennan Cup. The lake is situated in the Brittany region, north west of the country. It is a huge venue at around 17km around its perimeter. There are… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Busta’s Big Bream Haul!
Many thanks to the Durham-based Simon “Busta” Ashton for sending us this great report of a recent session resulting in some fantastic bream. The session began on Thursday afternoon on a huge northwest water I’d fished exactly a month before – back then it was truly disappointing with only one bite resulting… Read more
Martin’s Method Feeder Magic
We loved Martin Bowler’s article on method feeder fishing in the Angling Times recently, which included this fantastic photo of a double-figure bream and a 2lb roach. As Martin rightly explains fishing the Method isn’t just for the matchman with the approach being just as useful to the specimen hunter… Read more
Crucian Success
Chris Roberts has kindly sent us this picture of a brace of crucian carp, caught with his trusty two-piece Drennan MatchPro Ultralight 12ft rod. “I used a small Drennan Crystal insert waggler with three No4 shot resting precisely on the bottom, before a 3-4 inch gap to the hook,” Chris commented. “All… Read more
In Search Of Italian Carp & Cats
Simon Willsmore recently fished a colourful pairs event on the River Arno in Italy – an event he managed to win in 2013. Things were much harder this time around, however, as the Drennan Team England star explains: The 2014 Milo Red Tetragon is a pairs festival held on the River… Read more
New Venue Record With Acolyte Pole
New Drennan signing, Steve Waters, has just broken the venue record at Ivy House Lakes and scored back-to-back wins with his new Acolyte pole! Here’s how he did it: Last weekend I visited Ivy House Lakes in Wiltshire and really gave my new Acolyte pole a workout. This is a day ticket venue… Read more