Thank you to fisheries consultant Adam Fisher for sending us this magnificent photo of a specimen River Wye Barbel! Adam’s Wye Barbel best had stood for 10 years before this exceptional fish of 11lb 2oz graced his landing net – his only bite of the day in question. Adam was… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Sensas Challenge, France. Part 2: Waggler Tactics by Alan Scotthorne
I have now got my feet firmly back on English soil after another trip onto the continent to sunny Spain where a second in the Saturday’s team match fishing with John Desque and three other top French internationals was the highlight of my weekend. (If you’ve not read part 1… Read more
A 7lb+ Chub By Design At 14 Years Of Age!
Young Oliver Jenkinson, aged 14, from Bedfordshire has enjoyed a spectacular season, catching big fish by design on a really consistent basis! The culmination of hard work is this quite superb Chub weighing 7lb 2oz from the Ouse system, which won him a deserved weekly Drennan Cup award in Angling… Read more
Phil Smith’s Spanish Roach & Carp Trip
Coventry’s famous specimen hunter Phil Smith has sent us some lovely photos of Spanish Roach like this beauty from the River Ebro, taking fish to 2lb 8oz during a recent trip. Phil used his Drennan Medium Feeder 11ft 6in to 13ft combo rod (at maximum length) – which was useful… Read more
Martin’s 14lb+ Barbel From 7 Different Rivers!
Martin Bowler caught this magnificent 14lb 9oz Thames Barbel a few weeks ago using one of the Drennan Specialist Barbel rods he helped us design! This fish made it 7 different UK rivers from which Martin has caught a 14lb+ specimen from, a most impressive record indeed. The Barbel was… Read more
Bruno’s Huge Thames Roach!
Young Oxford angler Bruno Rogers has sent us this photo of a sensational Roach caught from the River Thames last Winter. Bruno cleverly targeted an area where ducks regularly get fed bread, and as evening fell he cast a simple leger rig comprising a 3 Swan Link Leger to a… Read more