Carpin Capers, Northampton manager and Northampton Specimen Group member Paul ‘Dougie’ Douglas enjoyed some exciting, last gasp Perch glory at the end of the river season. Paul’s main target for the Winter was to catch a 4lb river Perch – and like the majority of us, found river fishing conditions… Read more
We recently caught up with last year’s Drennan Cup 2011/12 Winner, Simon Lavin (seen here with a 7lb 2oz Chub from earlier in the Winter) to ask him how his fishing has been since visiting Drennan HQ last April to lift the trophy. “Immediately following the conclusion of the 2011 –… Read more
Young Oliver Jenkinson featured on the Drennan Website with some of his recent Perch – and bagged this fine Barbel trotting maggots before the season ended! Ollie, who is 14, used a trotting rig recommended him by St Neots specialist angler Paul Elt to tackle the River Ivel near his… Read more
Gary Newman with his recent new personal best Grayling weighing 3lb 7oz caught from the River Severn system as described in his “Angling Adventures” article in last week’s Anglers Mail magazine. His previous personal best fish having stood at 2lb 11oz from the Dorset Frome around 10 years ago, Gary… Read more
Drennan’s Ian Brooker had a very enjoyable session trotting on the Upper Avon just before the season ended. Using a 14’ Matchpro Float and centrepin loaded with 3.2lb Floatfish, he managed to locate a shoal of large Dace in a far bank slack. Using Polemaster 1.6lb Fluorocarbon Hooklength and a… Read more
