Several new faces join an extremely talented England Veterans squad heading to Portugal this year. The 2015 FIPSed Veterans and Disabled World Coarse Angling Championships are to be jointly held on the River Sorraia near the village of Cabecao, Portugal on 5th/6th June. It is a challenging venue with both barbel and bleak… Read more
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Crystal Dibbers – Not Just For Commercials!
Top river tactician, Wayne Swinscoe, has been in winning form with the help of some cleverly adapted pole floats. A few months ago I decided to adapt some Drennan Crystal Dibbers so that I could use them on a particular stretch of narrow river that I match fish midweek throughout the… Read more
The Red Maggot Hook
The famous Drennan Red Maggot spade end hook has become a ‘go-to choice’ when maggot fishing for river silvers, particularly roach, dace, chub and grayling. With its dark red colour and special swept crystal bend – the Red Maggot is designed to position the bait in the optimum position below the micro-barbed point. The forging process… Read more
Beating The Freeze
After a well-earned holiday, Alan Scotthorne has returned to the UK in match-winning form! Here’s his account of an impressive win on his local Stainforth & Keadby Canal: I always take a short break in January overseas for a few days and stepping off the plane at Manchester airport to be… Read more
Latest Articles With Drennan Stars
This month’s Match Fishing and Pole Fishing magazines have plenty inside to cure your winter blues, including several articles with Drennan-backed stars. The one and only Alan Scotthorne continues his popular Ask Alan series in Pole Fishing with a great guide to elastics. He also sheds some light on his favourite… Read more
50 Grayling In A Session
South Wales specimen hunter and writer Terry ‘Theo’ Theobald has been back on the banks of the River Test in search of a 2lb grayling. With the conditions turning cold and with water clarity improving, Theo turned his attention to these majestic river species with great success. “I had a cracking session with… Read more