We featured talented Oxfordshire specimen angler Matt Micallef a few weeks ago with a superb 13lb 4oz Barbel from the Thames locally. Well, he’s bettered that fish since, and by some distance, with this jaw dropping fish of 15lb 1oz! Matt used a Perfection Groundbaits Crayfish Boilie on a Kamasan Barbel… Read more

A beautiful Tench, caught on the pictured Drennan Compact Tench Float 13ft rod and Series 7 Float reel – courtesy of top specimen angler Paul Elt from St Neots. The fish was a big 7lber and also shown are a couple of Paul’s favourite Drennan float patterns (Loaded Giant Crystal… Read more

Keen angler, journalist and Drennan & Milo fan Matteo Maggi from www.fishingmania.it took part in the first rounds of the Italian National Feeder Championships back in June.  Finishing around 4th on day one and 3rd on day two, Matteo finished 20th overall out of nearly 80 participants.  Matteo reports that… Read more

Dorset specimen angling legend, and 7-times Drennan Cup winner Terry Lampard playing an angry Barbel on the River Wye – brilliant photograph courtesy of Martin Bowler (the full story appeared in Angling Times two weeks ago). 

Terry was using a Drennan Power Barbel 12ft 2lb rod with 12lb ESP Syncro… Read more