I grew up fishing this large expanse of water close to my home in Barnsley, so it holds some great memories. It was used regularly to hold some big competitions through the 80s and 90s, including the UK Championships that I won there when I was just 27. Testing equipment… Read more
Jerry Antrobus with a Huge Chalkstream Grayling
Jerry Antrobus from Wiltshire with a huge 3lb 9oz chalkstream grayling, which was caught on 4.4lb Drennan Floatfish line. Jerry won a weekly Drennan Award in last week’s issue of Angling Times for the huge fish – which was outwitted by trotting sweetcorn on a size 12 hook beneath a… Read more
Wayne Swinscoe’s Amazing Welland Roach Catch
Wayne Swinscoe has sent us another great report on his recent terrific Drennan Pairs League Round 3 match win on the River Welland! “Once again we were at the mercy of some diabolical weather. The previous day’s storms had flooded the River Glen so the whole match was back on… Read more
Arron & Ben’s Dorset Grayling
Young Dorset anglers Arron O’Hara (above) and Ben Gibbens have been catching some quality Dorset Grayling this Winter on trotting tactics. The lads have managed a couple of fish over 2lb on shallow, fast flowing stretches of the Dorset Frome – using their favoured tactics of Supplex line, a Drennan… Read more
Martin Bowler’s Recent Floodwater Barbel
Drennan Consultant Martin Bowler caught this superb floodwater Barbel from the swollen Hampshire Avon, in pouring rain! Martin told the full story of the capture of this fish in his article in last week’s issue of Angling Times. With the river exceptionally high and coloured, Martin used a Drennan Big… Read more
Gary Newman’s Big River Pike on E-Sox Power Pikeflex rod!
Well done to ace specimen angler Gary Newman for this recent 20lb 6oz river Pike – as featured in his Anglers Mail “Angling Adventures” article last week. Gary fished the River Kennet and presented a Sardine Deadbait underneath a Drennan Pike Waggler, fished on 28lb Seven Strand wire. After applying himself all day… Read more