Steve Harwood caught this beautiful 2lb 7oz roach in Holland, just before catching his ferry home. The Drennan Oxford team man had been competing in the Anglo-Dutch Classic and had a couple of hours to kill before catching the return ferry. He decided to fish part of a big marina at Hellevoetsluis, not far from Hook Of… Read more
Italy win European team and individual gold on home soil! Belgium take the silver medal and Hungary bronze. Italy made few mistakes on the Bianco Canal to be crowned worthy champions with 56 penalty points. The home nation had double cause to celebrate with Giuliano Prandi claiming the individual gold… Read more
Team England are in Italy this weekend competing in the 23rd European Championship. The teams-of-five event sees 24 nations competing over two days on the Bianco Canal at Rovigo, on the 20th and 21st of May. England will be hoping to go one better than last year’s event where they took… Read more
Hans Moolenaar banked nine bream up to 6kg during a recent session on a Dutch stillwater. “I have been chasing big bream, and this weekend some of these ladies came to the net!” the Dutch specialist angler informed us. “In all I had nine bream, only one a little bit short of 4kg, three between 4kg and… Read more
Dutch specialist angler Hans Moolenaar has been catching plenty of tench this spring. “My eyes are normally set on large bream at this time of year, but with the bream not showing, countless tench are keeping me busy,” he explains. Hans has been using a 56g In-line Flatbed Method Feeder fished on 6lb Feeder & Method Mono with… Read more
Lee Swords has been enjoying the river fishing in Spain and catching some unusual barbel varieties. Here’s his insight into some of the fantastic barbel he’s been catching. I recently spent a week in Spain where I landed 63 barbel, all on Super Specialists. I have been on these hooks for years and I will be on… Read more
