Matthew Fernandez couldn’t have asked for a better welcome back to his tench water after the lockdown period Matt told us “I’d booked onto my chosen venue and couldn’t wait to get back out. Since April I’ve been dreaming of catching tench! I returned to the venue and straight away… Read more
Last year’s runner up Daniel Woolcott has hit the ground running this season with this impressive 12lb 6oz tench Whilst fishing a southern stillwater Daniel spombed out hemp, casters and dead maggot to the edge of a plateaux at around 50 yards and fished a short 8lb fluorocarbon hooklength on… Read more
Two-time Drennan Cup champion Dai Gribble has accumulated the greatest tench haul of the season with eight fish for nearly 80lb – topped by an 11lb 2oz specimen. The Korum-backed ace banked tench of 9lb 6oz, 9lb 8oz, 9lb 10oz and three 9lb 13oz fish, not to mention doubles of… Read more
Just weeks after banking a stunning 12lb 2oz specimen, the Gardner Tackle-backed ace targeted a completely different southern Stillwater baited a 12ft deep marginal gully with maggot and hempseed. Little did he know he was about to enjoy the session of a lifetime… After having a good run of double… Read more
A FIVE year pursuit in search of a double-figure tench finally came to an end for James Champkin in the form of this superb 10lb 11oz specimen. The Angling Trust Campaigns Officer slipped the net under 18 tench during his trip to a southern gravel pit – which also produced… Read more
The Gardner-backed specimen ace targeted a large Southern Gravel Pit and found a 7ft-deep gravel hump in around 11ft of water at 20 yards out. The Gardner-backed specimen ace targeted a large Southern Gravel Pit and found a 7ft-deep gravel hump in around 11ft of water at 20 yards out…. Read more
