With the traditional pike season underway, it’s time to tie up some new traces and prepare the predator gear. Having strong tackle is a must whilst pike fishing. I use an E-Sox Piker 12ft Bait Rod with 60lb E-Sox Piker Braided Reel Line loaded onto a strong and reliable reel. The most important part though has to be the trace. For my traces I like… Read more
Never ignore skimmers during matches on carp-dominated fisheries! That’s Roger Marlow’s top tip following round one of The Glebe Fishery’s individual winter league where the former England Veterans international finished second on Lake 6 with 80lb 5oz, including a valuable 27lb of skimmers. Roger started the match targeting carp at… Read more
Steve Hemingray recently took a visit to Docklow Pools near Hereford to fish for some of the venues silverfish stocks on Mickey Mouse lake. Steve opted to fish on peg 8 which had a lovely overhanging willow tree to his left where he hoped to pick up a few barbel/chub, and a set… Read more
Drennan Team England star Steve Hemingray earned a shot at the £13,000 Angling Trust Riverfest Final jackpot after a brilliant performance in a qualifying round on the River Trent at Burton. Steve caught the day’s only double-figure weight in a 60 entry field with 12lb 12oz of mainly roach plus… Read more
Drennan Leicester have recruited three new anglers for their forthcoming Warwickshire Winter League campaign. Ian Sharratt, Rob Casterton and Dave Whittington will bolster the team’s bid to qualify for the Winter League Final after a successful summer which saw them finish seventh in the Division One National plus second in… Read more
James Sarkar had the dream start to his 2017 zander fishing campaign when he landed a brace of river predators totalling 28lb 12oz. The fish weighed 15lb 8oz and 13lb 4oz were taken by the Worcester-based specialist when he targeted a stretch of the River Severn. Simple running rigs with… Read more
