14 year old Joe Ryan is another very capable young angler who’s done well on the River Ivel, here with a recent 5lb 6oz Chub! Joe caught the fish trotting maggots on a Drennan Red Range Waggler rod, and also likes to use a centrepin reel – “It put up… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Mike’s Incredible Specimen Grayling
Drennan’s South East sales representative Mike Davidson with an incredible Grayling of 3lb 8oz caught from the River Severn caught as part of an extraordinary catch. Mike used one of the new Series 7 Specialist Avon Quiver 11ft 1¼lb rods with a feeder rig and 2.5lb Supplex hooklength. “All fish… Read more
Stew catches ‘Dream’ 7lb+ Oxfordshire Chub
Drennan’s Stewart Moss finally caught his dream fish this week – a 7lb+ Oxfordshire Chub from the Thames, after lots of hard effort applied over numerous Winter seasons. Only fishing for a really big Chub an evening (sometimes two) per week after work from Christmas until the end of the… Read more
Marc’s Truly Spectacular 29lb Thames Pike!
Consistently successful Oxford Pike angler Marc Dibsdall with a spectacular 29lb 1oz Thames Pike, another deserving weekly Drennan Cup winner. We love the seasonal photo with a Snowdrop background! Having bagged a much coveted 33lb gravel pit fish last season, Marc wisely decided on a completely new project this Winter… Read more
Stew Harris Bags Huge Ouse Chub!
Milton Keynes specialist Stewart Harris won a Drennan Award in this week’s Angling Times with this tremendous 7lb 13oz Chub caught at the beginning of March. This really is an exceptional Chub, caught by design after some dedicated angling. The fish was caught in the River Great Ouse and is… Read more
Nathan’s Upper Wye Grayling in the Cold!
Thanks to Nathan Walter for this wonderful Grayling photo caught trotting with a Matchpro Ultralight 14ft rod. Nathan fished the upper reaches of the River Wye and found conditions tough with bites few and far between – but still left with this highlight – a 2lb 3oz ‘Lady Of the… Read more