Phil Smith enjoyed some very productive Crucian Carp fishing recently – with this 3lb 12oz specimen being the best of a 13 fish haul. Phil was using a Series 7 Specialist Avon Quiver 12ft 1.25lb rod and 5000 Shimano Baitrunner to fish a small 30g method feeder with a method… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Maurice Prijs with Beautiful Carp!

Dutch angler and Drennan fan Maurice Prijs is shown here with a carp of nearly 8kg that was part of a match winning haul. Maurice reports that more and more commercial fishing is starting to take place in Holland, with the concept of qualifying matches and securing a place in… Read more
Young Ollie’s Stalked Mirror Carp
Thanks to young Ollie Jenkinson, aged 14 from Biggleswade in Bedfordshire for this picture of a recent mid-double Mirror Carp caught whilst stalking at a local lake. Ollie used a Series 7 Spincast 9ft rod and FD 4000 reel loaded with 10lb mono to sneak about the margins and under… Read more
Samie Watson’s Westwood Lakes Barbel
This fabulous photo is Sammie Watson from Suffolk with a Barbel caught during a holiday trip to the lovely Westwood Lakes complex in Lincolnshire. Sammie is married to Drennan’s Norfolk & East Area Sales Agent Julien Watson, so has access to top notch tackle and advice – which she obviously… Read more
Brian Price’s big US Fly-Caught Common Carp
Brian Price from Highgate Springs, Vermont US sent us this photo of a tremendous carp caught on Fly Gear and 10lb Drennan Fluorocarbon Fly Leader! Brian was fishing at Lake Champlain in Vermont, and caught the big carp whilst fishing from a Kayak. He was using an 8wt Fly rod… Read more
Christian’s Suffolk Estate Lake Silverfish Session
Christian Barker has sent us this fine picture of a nice catch of bream & silverfish from a Suffolk Estate lake using float-fishing tactics. “It was a proper ‘traditional silver fish session – a superb afternoon’s fishing” Christian told us, having caught Roach, Bream, Rudd & Perch. Christian used a… Read more