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
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
Hertfordshire specialist Dave Currell with an incredible Barbel weighing 20lb 7oz caught on a Super Specialist Barbel hook! The wonderful fish came from an undisclosed river and is a most deserving winner of a weekly Drennan Cup award. Dave used maggot feeder tactics utilizing one of our Vari-Weight Feeders, with a… Read more
