Consistently successful Oxford Pike angler Marc Dibsdall with a spectacular 29lb 1oz Thames Pike, another deserving weekly Drennan Cup winner. We love the seasonal photo with a Snowdrop background! Having bagged a much coveted 33lb gravel pit fish last season, Marc wisely decided on a completely new project this Winter… Read more
Stew Harris Bags Huge Ouse Chub!
Milton Keynes specialist Stewart Harris won a Drennan Award in this week’s Angling Times with this tremendous 7lb 13oz Chub caught at the beginning of March. This really is an exceptional Chub, caught by design after some dedicated angling. The fish was caught in the River Great Ouse and is… Read more
Nathan’s Upper Wye Grayling in the Cold!
Thanks to Nathan Walter for this wonderful Grayling photo caught trotting with a Matchpro Ultralight 14ft rod. Nathan fished the upper reaches of the River Wye and found conditions tough with bites few and far between – but still left with this highlight – a 2lb 3oz ‘Lady Of the… Read more
Matt’s Brilliant End to the River Season
Portsmouth’s Matt Tann has finished his river season with yet more specimen fish – this time a Hampshire Avon Barbel, plus some handsome chub! Matt began the last weekend of the season Chub fishing on the Dorset Stour, taking fish to 5lb 10oz with link ledgered Cheesepaste on 6lb Supplex… Read more
Devin Cook’s Canadian Ice Fishing for Lake Trout
Alan Scotthorne Demonstrating His Special Loop Knot
5 Times World Champion, Alan Scotthorne revisited Drennan HQ to discuss pole rigs and is seen here demonstrating a special loop knot. If tied correctly this three-turn long-barrel knot, turned out to be stronger than the unknotted line. Knots however well tied are always reckoned to weaken monofilament but breaking strain tests using… Read more