London’s Ed Zneimer sent us this photo of a very interesting 16lb river carp, which he caught from a club stretch of the River Lea in Hertfordshire on opening day, June 16th.  Ed baited up a swim on a narrow stretch of the river adjacent to some Lilies, and observed… Read more

Thanks to talented young river angler Ollie Jenkinson, aged 14, from Bedfordshire, for sending us some lovely pictures from his opening river trip of the season on June 16th. Ollie travelled down to the River Lea and was delighted to catch 8 Barbel to 5lb 8oz by simply free-lining luncheon… Read more

Thank you to young Kavanagh Fletch, aged 14 and from Bedfordshire, for sending us this picture of a specimen Chub he caught from the River Ivel on opening day, the 16th June. “After a long wait on the banks of the River Ivel I soon manged to hook into one of… Read more

Thanks to John Hoyle from Halifax for some interesting photos of fish caught in his native Yorkshire on some of the Drennan Fly Hook patterns. John likes to use our old Dropgape Lure (for Perch flies) and Shrimp patterns (for Buzzers and Nymphs), and catches a whole range of species… Read more

Thanks to Andrew Hawksley, who works at Garry Evans Fishing Tackle in Cardiff, for this super picture of a massive 14lb summer Barbel from the River Taff in Wales. Andrew used a Fox FX Barbel rod to present a 2.5oz Heavy Blockend feeder on 10lb line, with a short, 2inch Flurocarbon hooklink… Read more