Lowestoft, Suffolk angler Peter Hayes with one of a brace of 5lb Chub caught in the River Waveney during freezing cold weather recently! Peter arrived at the river at dawn on a very cold morning with a heavy frost on the ground, finding the river fining down and in good… Read more
Category: Specimen
Justin Burns’ Aussie Tench
Whilst most of the United Kingdom freezes solid here’s the heart-warming sight of an Australian Tench caught recently by Justin Burns on a Drennan Matchpro Ultralight 12ft rod! Tench are Justin’s favourite fish – and he tells us that they are reasonably well distributed across his native Southern Australia, although… Read more
Ashley Burton’s Specimen Warwickshire Avon Barbel
Leicestershire’s Ashley Burton really took advantage of the mild spell over Christmas by going Barbel fishing – catching this 14lb 3oz beauty, winning a weekly Drennan Award in today’s Angling Times! Ash fished the Warwickshire Avon and landed several fish, topped by this sleek fish with a huge tail! Successful… Read more
Dan’s Astounding Canal Perch Haul
Well done to Hertfordshire’s Dan Sales who won a weekly Drennan Award in last week’s issue of Angling Times, for a huge haul of Canal Perch, topped by this 4lb 4oz fish! With many rivers so flooded as to be unfishable, Dan and his friend Paul Goldsmith made a good… Read more
Gary Newman’s Scottish Grayling Trip
We loved Gary Newman’s “Scottish ladies play hard to get” article in Anglers Mail 1st Jan – featuring Dave Lambert, seen here trotting the River Annan with a Drennan Matchpro Ultralight 14ft. These fabulous rods are the tool of choice for many serious river Grayling and Roach anglers. Gary &… Read more
Gareth Evans with a monster Perch
Sussex specimen angler Gareth Evans with a monster Perch weighing 4lb 10oz, winning a weekly Drennan Cup award in Angling Times this week! Fishing a commercial type water in his home county, Gareth achieved success by feeding very heavily and wading through carp – until his target big Stripy turned… Read more