Stephen Stones is well known as one of the top angling writers at Angling Times – but he’s also pretty sharp with his own specimen fishing skills as well; and this priceless incite certainly helps when dealing with the nation’s top anglers on a daily basis! This quite superb catch… Read more

Here’s another photo from Drennan’s Richard Norris, during his trip to the Thames where he took over 100lb of Chub & Bream (see previous item!) The ‘secret’ of keeping a large number of fish competing for feed is constantly spraying maggots – not huge amounts, but a non-stop spray of… Read more

Reading specimen angler John Found embarked on a three day trip south to fish the Hampshire Avon recently in company with Phil Smith, and after Chub of 5lb 7oz, 6lb 10oz and 6lb 1oz one day on maggot feeder, was delighted to find near 17 degrees and a light south… Read more

Coventry’s legendary big fish angler Phil Smith caught this quite beautiful Common Carp from a midlands canal last week – in quite extraordinary circumstances! Phil had embarked on a trip to fish for Silver Bream – a quarry which demands quite some finesse, and so set up with a Drennan… Read more