Walking round before the start of a match at Lindholme lakes a couple of weeks ago, I noticed something about the way a lot of anglers had set up their rigs. Time and again I saw the hook at the base of the number three section and with several feet… Read more
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Drennan Team England’s Stu Conroy Reaps Rewards at Lindholme Lakes
Now that the weather is improving and water temperatures are on the increase, fish are a lot more active than they were a month ago. They are using more energy and have to replace it, it’s time to step up the feed. By this I don’t mean filling everywhere in,… Read more
Pete Reading’s Hampshire Avon Chub
Dorset specimen ace Pete Reading caught this superb 7lb 6oz Chub from the Hampshire Avon before the season ended. Pete used his reliable maggot feeder tactics using a very short 3 inch hooklink to 3.2lb line and a size 18 Super Spade hook baited with a single maggot, having fed… Read more
Peter Drennan visits Milo in Milan
During last week Peter Drennan travelled to northern Italy to visit Milo Columbo and his team at the Milo headquarters in Milan. Milo and Peter have been friends for nearly twenty years but it was only in 2011 that they began working together. As a result of the collaboration with… Read more
Phil Isaac’s excellent Chub
Thanks to Phil Isaac from Hitchin for this excellent photograph of a 5lb Chub, caught from the River Ivel in Bedfordshire just before season end. Phil fished a short evening session after work on a nice mild overcast day with 9 degrees air temperature, and with the river fining down… Read more
Match Report by Drennan Team England’s Stu Conroy
On Saturday I was at Partridge Lakes near Cultcheth for the last match in their Winter league series. This venue hadn’t been particularly kind to me at the drawbag this year, but it’s a lovely venue so I was looking forward to the match anyway. Maybe this was my turn… Read more