Drennan’s South-East Area Representative Mike Davidson with a truly gorgeous specimen Rudd from the Fens! Mike travelled up there for a few days fishing recently and landed a whole number of quality fish, topped by this pristine 2lb 7oz example. All were caught on a Drennan Matchpro Ultralight 14ft and… Read more
Category: Specimen
Sean’s Wye Barbel
Matthew Davies’ Astonishing Thames roach!

Thank you to Oxfordshire’s Matthew Davies for some fabulous photos of a specimen Roach, and a cracking river Carp, both caught locally in the River Thames this season! The Roach weighed an astonishing 3lb 1oz, and was weighed on two sets of scales – being caught on a 6mm pellet… Read more
You Can’t Keep Phil Smith Down in 2012!
Coventry’s Phil Smith with his latest specimen Barbel – this time from the River Swale in Yorkshire. You just can’t keep him down in 2012! Incredibly, this is the 23rd different river from which Phil has taken a Barbel of 10lb or more – probably a record which will comfortably,… Read more
Bryan Jarrett’s Czech Common Carp

Hinders Fishing Superstore’s Bryan Jarrett sent us this lovely photo of a Czech Republic Common Carp from a recent tutorial session he hosted in the country. This was the third year Bryan had been asked to go out there and run a group workshop, attended by 8 anglers plus a… Read more
Simon Ashton’s Big Notts Bream Haul
Ace specimen angler and reigning British Dace record holder Simon Ashton from Durham has reported a tremendous catch of big Bream from a Nottinghamshire Stillwater, taking 10 big fish including ‘slabs’ of 13lb 13oz, 13lb 1oz, 12lb 15oz, 12lb 10oz, 12lb 2oz, and 10lb 5oz. The biggest fish set a… Read more