Drennan’s Ian Brooker had a red-letter day on a large Oxfordshire gravel pit recently catching 30 tench during a day session. Arriving just after dawn, he selected to fish at the back of large gravel bar at around 50 yards next to a very dense weed bed. After baiting the… Read more
Category: Specialist Anglers
Bream Sport For Former Drennan Cup Champ
A recent evening session on a local pit produced this immaculate double-figure bream for Jamie Cartwright. Jamie’s favourite bream rig consists of a 3oz distance lead which is attached using a standard lead clip arrangement, a length of tubing above to keep everything pinned down and a 25cm ESP 15lb Two-Tone… Read more
Theo Tackles Up For Tench
Terry ‘Theo’ Theobald has been tench fishing over at Linear Fisheries in Oxfordshire recently and, despite tricky conditions, he managed to land this pristine tench weighing just over 8lb. Theo’s number one rig for targeting tench in the Spring is the Bolt Rig Feeder with Buoyant Maggots presented on a hair. The… Read more
Traditional Tench Tactics
In this week’s Angling Times, Martin Bowler demonstrates how effective the lift method can be as the water temperature starts to rise. In his weekly column, Martin runs through his setup and tactics along with plenty of tips and tricks to help you put more tench on the bank this… Read more
Tench On The Waggler
Bonus Carp
During a recent session on a northern pit, Simon Ashton managed to land an impressive 22lb 8oz carp that picked up his maggot hookbait whilst tench fishing. Targetting a small gravel patch in 9ft of water where he had previously seen fish roll, he baited the area with maggots, 2mm krill… Read more