Current Drennan Cup champion, Simon Daley, has continued his fine run of form, this time landing this stunning 17lb 6oz barbel from the Hampshire Avon. The venue has been in great form for big barbel of late, but Simon had endured five lean weeks before landing the fish. Deciding to… Read more
The fish shot out to mid-river! The Hampshire Avon continued its tremendous barbel form, with local specialist angler, Gavin Barret this time reaping the rewards with this 16lb 9oz fish. After heavy rain bringing the river up around six inches and injecting a nice dose of colour, Gavin missed the… Read more
Predator fanatic Nathan Edgell caught this 31lb 10oz pike on a large, soft plastic, paddle tailed lure handmade by his friend, Mel. The fish came from a Wessex River and is the end of a six-year quest for a thirty-pound river pike. Well done Nathan!
“with this setup, you don’t miss many bites.” Casting at range on a huge 170-acre stillwater resulted in this fantastic 4lb 8oz perch for Leicester specialist angler, Lee McManus. It was just his second perch session of the year, and on his first he landed a fish of 4lb 7oz,… Read more
With plummeting night time temperatures, many crucian anglers turn their attention to other species at this time of year. But Essex angler, Mark Fox decided on a trip to surrey’s Johnsons Lake in search of the species and was rewarded with this 4lb 1oz PB.. Fishing a short overnighter, Mark… Read more
On an evening session recently, Hertfordshire angler, Alex Wolzak landed this immense 17lb 10oz barbel from the River Lea’s Fishing a paste-wrapped 10mm halibut pellet below a feeder filled with a mix of hemp, groundbait and small pellets, Alex recast regularly to a gravel spit he found at the start… Read more
