“It’s an ancient old thing that comes out a few times each season, and is the only one in the lake.“ Keeping an eye on the water and scaled down tactics certaintley proved pivotal for Richard Eyles as he banked this immense 18lb 12oz bream. He told us “The… Read more
“17 double-figure bream and a handful of ‘nines” Fancying a session for a few decent bream, former Drennan Cup winner, Tony Gibson, visited a Cambridgeshire gravel pit where he’d heard rumours of some good bream being landed by carp anglers. After taking his time to find a spot in… Read more
“The fish made my holiday and is a new lake record“ Whilst on holiday at Lincolnshire’s Tattershall Lakes, York-based bathroom fitter, Mark Horner, was experiencing some slow carp fishing and decided to have a few casts with a spinner. Little did he know, he’d end up catching this immense 31lb… Read more
“It was the most hectic fishing I’ve ever experienced and at times I struggled to keep a single rod in the water. Total carnage!” James Champkin took a catch which will certainly be remembered for a very long time when he banked a staggering 11 rudd haul, topped by this… Read more
“A 30 minute spell resulted in two monster eels“ A mad 30 minute spell resulted in two monster eels for Gavin Barrett, who landed the fish when a low-pressure front rolled in just after dark. Targeting the base of a vertical marginal slope, where the water drops from five to thirteen… Read more
***** Drennan Cup Winner ***** In one of the most closely-fought finishes in the competition’s history, Simon Daley has won the 2020/21 Drennan Cup £2000, narrowly pipping big-eel specialist Steve Pitts to the title. Hundreds of weekly winners from the past five seasons cast their votes, and Simon and Steve… Read more
