Whilst most of the United Kingdom freezes solid here’s the heart-warming sight of an Australian Tench caught recently by Justin Burns on a Drennan Matchpro Ultralight 12ft rod! Tench are Justin’s favourite fish – and he tells us that they are reasonably well distributed across his native Southern Australia, although… Read more
Ashley Burton’s Specimen Warwickshire Avon Barbel
Leicestershire’s Ashley Burton really took advantage of the mild spell over Christmas by going Barbel fishing – catching this 14lb 3oz beauty, winning a weekly Drennan Award in today’s Angling Times! Ash fished the Warwickshire Avon and landed several fish, topped by this sleek fish with a huge tail! Successful… Read more
G-Tip Pole Floats at Cadbury Angling
Dan’s Astounding Canal Perch Haul

Well done to Hertfordshire’s Dan Sales who won a weekly Drennan Award in last week’s issue of Angling Times, for a huge haul of Canal Perch, topped by this 4lb 4oz fish! With many rivers so flooded as to be unfishable, Dan and his friend Paul Goldsmith made a good… Read more
“Stainforth and Keadby Canal – Thorne individual league” by Alan Scotthorne

This league has been running for a few years now and attracts a field of good anglers all keen to enjoy brilliant Roach & Skimmer fishing and with weights in the past of 20lb it really is second to none. League organiser Mark Silman does great making this event run smoothly: it’s… Read more
Gary Newman’s Scottish Grayling Trip
We loved Gary Newman’s “Scottish ladies play hard to get” article in Anglers Mail 1st Jan – featuring Dave Lambert, seen here trotting the River Annan with a Drennan Matchpro Ultralight 14ft. These fabulous rods are the tool of choice for many serious river Grayling and Roach anglers. Gary &… Read more