Mick Denton has returned from a trip to France with several specimen-sized fish under his belt, including this exceptional sturgeon! Mick is normally an out-and-out match angler who fishes for Drennan Oxford, but couldn’t turn down the chance of some specimen action when offered a trip to France. Not forgetting his… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Surprise Megrim Sole From The Bristol Channel
Phil Lewis has caught a huge megrim sole, weighing 2lb 14oz, using our Drennan Fluorescent Shock Leader as part of his setup. The fish is believed to be the first ever megrim to be caught in the Bristol Channel. The specimen fish was caught 20 miles west of Lundy on the AlyKat Too… Read more
Perch & Chub On Drennan Barbel Hooks
Oliver Jenkinson has had two impressive captures that prove our Drennan Super Specialist Barbel hooks are far more versatile than their name might initially suggest! “The chub weighed 6lb 5oz and was caught on meat while out targeting barbel and chub one evening,” he explained. “Due to the thick weed… Read more
French Carp With AS2 Pole Floats
Mike Gliedner from Luxembourg caught this quality mirror carp with a little help from a 0.5g Drennan AS2 pole float, 0.18mm line and a size 14 Super Spade hook. He caught the fish from a ‘carpodrome’ at Charency-Vezin, France. It was part of an impressive 27-carp catch on 8mm expander… Read more
Specimen Rudd Using Drennan Hooks To Nylon
Neill Stephen has caught this magnificent 4lb rudd from Buckland Lake Fishery on float-fished sweetcorn. Few people can lay claim to such a specimen-sized fish, yet the former Drennan Cup Champion was very modest about the feat: “I just got very lucky!” he humbly explained. “It was taken in the early… Read more
Shane’s First Tees Barbel
An elated Shane Doherty has sent in this picture of his first ever barbel from the River Tees, and weighing in at 11lb 3oz it’s an impressive fish! “My ultimate goal was a Tees barbel, so to get a double-figure fish is my biggest angling achievment!” he explains. Shane caught… Read more