Thank you to Mario Edoardo Tomatis from Milan in Italy for sending this picture of a Barbel from the River Po near the town of Spinadesco. Mario used a Drennan Matchpro Medium Feeder rod to cast an Oval Blockend Feeder on Milo Special Fortress 0.20mm 4lb Line, with maggots as… Read more
Thank you to Graham Airey from Billingham, Stockton-On-Tees for this picture of a 17lb Carp caught on the pole using Drennan Carp Bungee Elastic. Graham fished at Brafferton Fisheries and used our Green 6 to 8 Carp Bungee Pole Elastic to catch 50lb of F1 Carp and Skimmers – and… Read more
Dropshotting has to be one of the biggest crazes to hit the UK in recent years as anglers realise just how accessible and enjoyable the method can be. Top match angler Jon Arthur is one such convert and after just two sessions he’s already hooked! “I’ve had two very enjoyable… Read more
Gardner Tackle’s accomplished specialist angler Alan Stagg has continued his prolific Winter Pike campaign with another stunner – this 26lb 12oz fish. Al tells us this is actually a repeat capture of a fish he caught earlier in the Winter at 27lb, but now caught from a different swim over… Read more
With the nation’s rivers having been in flood for a particularly long period of time, these periods of relatively mild wet weather, south-westerly winds and high coloured water have meant plenty of opportunity to catch a floodwater Barbel. It’s also important to remember never to put yourself at risk fishing… Read more
This talented young angler is Lola Marchant from Bath in Somerset, aged 6, pictured with a superb Perch caught just two weeks ago! Thank you to Lola’s dad Carl for sharing these pictures with us – Carl tells us his daughter is completely hooked on going fishing with Dad. The… Read more