Today is the glorious June 16th when Britain’s rivers are finally open for coarse fishing once again. Martin Bowler has been patiently waiting to wet a line and lends some valuable advice for targeting a prized river specimen. A river never sleeps nor does its fish and on the glorious 16th the… Read more
Category: Specimen
Trio Of Tench
A recast at first light produced three bites for Southampton based Matthew Fernandez on his recent tench session. Arriving at the lake around 7pm Matthew walked a few laps around the lake and it was not long before he spotted a few tench rolling against a set of lily pads…. Read more
Tench Fall To Red Maggots
Swim preparation helped Drennan’s Ryan Hayden land eight tench on his recent session to a Southern gravel pit. Arriving the evening before Ryan prepared two spots, one down the marginal shelf alongside a weed bed using a traditional rake and one at around 40 yards using a castable rake to… Read more
Quest For A 2lb Roach
Ryan Hayden joins Martin Bowler in search of a 2lb roach from Milton Abbas lake in Dorset in this week’s Angling Adventures. Grab yourself a copy of this week’s Angling Times to find out how they got on and the tactics used. Angling Times is in the shops every Tuesday and is… Read more
Charm Tench On Worms
Simon Ashton visits Linear fisheries near Oxford in search of big tench in this week’s Angler’s Mail. In the article, Simon runs through his approach when targeting gravel pits as well as some tips and tricks to help you catch more tench. To check out the full article, pick up a… Read more
Tench On The Lift Method
Drennan’s Ian Brooker recently had a great session on a local gravel pit, catching six tench to 8lb 2oz during a short morning feeding spell. All of the fish were caught using the classic lift method in a swim he’d raked a couple of days before. Ian used a 14ft Matchpro Ultralight float rod,… Read more