Paul Kerry managed to land this impressive 15lb 6oz barbel from the middle reaches of the River Trent to set a new personal best. He used a simple running rig setup combined with an open end feeder, which was filled with paste to leak off attractants and draw fish up into… Read more
Category: River
Mixed Bag From The Stream
Craig Palmer has just spent a nice day on the stick float catching a variety of species from a local stream. The Ilkeston-based angler trotted a Drennan 1.25g Alloy Stick down the narrow river and used a size 16 Wide Gape hook to present double maggot and caster hook baits. The result… Read more
Grayling Sport With The Acolyte Plus 14ft
James Hinley has been grabbing some early morning action with grayling on his local River Tees and reckons his 14ft Drennan Acolyte Plus is an ideal tool for the job. “With freezing overnight temperatures and the Tees fining down, conditions seemed ideal for a spot of grayling fishing,” he explained. “There’s something… Read more
Woodgett Wins The Drennan Coors Trent Masters
Joff Woodgett is the worthy winner of the inaugural Drennan Coors Trent Masters. With glorious weather, plenty of bites, £2,000 in the pot and some fantastic prizes from Drennan it turned out to be a great final on the River Trent at Burton. Joff lead the way from unfancied peg… Read more
Taylor Wins Dave Pankhurst Memorial
Congratulations to Richard Taylor for winning the Dave Pankhurst Memorial Trophy with a fine bag of roach. The annual event was held on the River Medway at Barming and Teston and saw 52 anglers paying their respects. Medway Tackle’s Richard started on the feeder for 40 minutes with no success before… Read more
Passmore Wins Thames Festival
The three-day festival on Oxford’s River Thames ended yesterday with some impressive weights of bleak and roach. Congratulations to Paul Passmore who won the event for the second year running against strong opposition. Paul finished the festival with a superb 4-point score with an overall weight from the three days of… Read more