Julian Barnes has enjoyed an exceptional few tench sessions lately, his most recent result being this 10lb 14oz fish. It was caught from a Bedfordshire stillwater and follows hot on the heels of another 10lb 14oz fish he caught from a Northamptonshire water a few days earlier. Tactically, rather than… Read more

It’s safe to say that many anglers have tench on their minds at the moment, and who could blame them when they look like this! This was the result of a recent tench session for the cameras ahead of the much anticipated launch of the new Drennan Specialist Tench &… Read more

After a relatively hard spring tench fishing on his Norfolk syndicate lake, Andy Waters’ efforts were rewarded in spectacular fashion, as he landed this 11lb 7oz fish alongside five nine-pounders! A month of cold winds had impacted the sport, but with a pressure drop and a south westerly blowing in,… Read more

Dave Owen recently enjoyed an eventful yet frustrating session on a midlands gravel pit, where, after losing two tench, he managed a new PB of 11lb 4oz. He arrived to find the venue busier than expected, so settled in an area he’s caught from before, but where a stiff breeze… Read more

Most specimen tench are caught on feeder tactics, but in the right scenario, the float can still produce the very largest of fish, as Chris Netto found when he landed this 12lb 11oz tinca on the waggler! The Tenchfishers member had volunteered as a steward at the group’s National Tench… Read more

Would you be allowed to go fishing on your wedding anniversary? Andy Pulley felt he was lucky to be on the bank during his but was rewarded with this superb 12lb 3oz tench. It was caught from a large southern stillwater where the High Wycombe angler was initially fishing three… Read more