Portsmouth’s Matt Tann has finished his river season with yet more specimen fish – this time a Hampshire Avon Barbel, plus some handsome chub! Matt began the last weekend of the season Chub fishing on the Dorset Stour, taking fish to 5lb 10oz with link ledgered Cheesepaste on 6lb Supplex… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Devin Cook’s Canadian Ice Fishing for Lake Trout
Alan Scotthorne Demonstrating His Special Loop Knot
5 Times World Champion, Alan Scotthorne revisited Drennan HQ to discuss pole rigs and is seen here demonstrating a special loop knot. If tied correctly this three-turn long-barrel knot, turned out to be stronger than the unknotted line. Knots however well tied are always reckoned to weaken monofilament but breaking strain tests using… Read more
Young Ollie Jenkinson’s Big Perch Success
Ollie Jenkinson, from Biggleswade in Bedfordshire is just 14 years old and is another very promising young angler, this time following the specimen path! The 3lb 10oz beauty above was caught from the River Ivel on a rubber jig style lure, retrieved really slowly. Ollie has met experienced and successful… Read more
Hadrian Whittle’s ‘Improve Your Coarse Fishing’ Perch Catch
River Wye ace Hadrian Whittle with a quality Perch from his superb 6-page article in the current issue of Improve Your Coarse Fishing magazine. As the session progressed and after some lost fish – Hadrian had to adjust his tactics from float to feeder to ‘do the business’, no easy… Read more
Martin Bowler floatfishing for Chub on the Bristol Avon
Martin Bowler has sent us this lovely scenic photo – Trotting for Chub on a wintry day on the Bristol Avon recently! Using a Drennan Floatmaster Combo and Centrepin, Martin selected a big 7AA Crystal Avon, bulk shotted on 3.2lb Floatfish line with maggots on a Super Spade hook. On… Read more