
Italy’s Mario Tomatis has been successfully using Drennan hooks for unusual species, as this impressive grey triggerfish shows!

After scoring his third consecutive lake win, Simon Gale has the wind in his sails and looks to be odds-on favourite to win the Drennan Spring Festival at Messingham Sands. While the conditions have been best described as wintry, with another prolonged hail storm today, the fishing remains red hot. Simon… Read more

All-round specialist angler Simon Ashton set his sights on landing a double figure bream from a new venue this Spring and succeeded on his very first session! Here is Simon’s account of the trip: One of my angling resolutions for 2017 was to target some specimen bream with the hope… Read more

Terrible weather failed to dent the catches on Day 2 of the Drennan Spring Festival at in-form Messingham Sands Fishery. With overnight temperatures falling to -3ºC, a biting northerly wind, rain and hail to contend with, the conditions were reminiscent of the previous year’s festival. Some suggested it should have moved to January when it… Read more

Day One of the Drennan Spring Festival at Messingham Sands got off to a great start, with 11 anglers recording over 100lb from the Swan Pond and Islands Lakes! Although carp dominated most of the weights, it was an all-silverfish catch from peg 37 on the Swan Pond that led the… Read more

The Drennan Junior & Intermediate Festival was once again held at the prolific White Acres Holiday Park in Cornwall with up and coming youngsters catching plenty of fish and showcasing their skills. The Junior Event A Section was very close on Day One with Ethan Etherington weighing 45lb from peg 17, just ahead of… Read more