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

This is the lovely bench dedicated to Terry Lampard, 7-times Drennan Cup Champion and without doubt, one of the finest ever exponents of all-round specimen angling. Terry was good friend to Drennan International and is much missed by many, many people. The bench sits at one of Terry’s favourite lakes, in… Read more