Drennan’s South East Sales Representative Mike Davidson with a fabulous 10lb 2oz specimen Tench – deserved reward for a sustained campaign this Spring/Summer! Mike has been fishing at a low stock southern gravel pit – and explained that success all hinged on locating the fish, as he believed there to… Read more
Christian Barker’s Stalked Gipping Chub
Thanks to accomplished Chub angler (and Science Teacher) Christian Barker, who hails from Suffolk – for these lovely Summer Chub photos, caught with brilliant natural baits & stalking tactics! Christian has some years experience on the lovely River Gipping, a little-known river in the Ipswich countryside. Christian has enjoyed a stunning… Read more
Des Taylor’s Latest Big Severn Barbel
Another well-known midlands angler enjoying fine fishing on the River Severn already this season is Des Taylor. Des has really been enjoying a purple patch of form recently with specimen fish of various species – in fact he told us he’d be confident right now of catching fish upstairs in… Read more
Steve “Butterfingers” Conroy in Cheshire
Taking the business of making fishing tackle pretty seriously, we probably don’t publish enough humorous photographs! Well here’s a good one courtesy of Stu Conroy – or is this the Creature from the Black Lagoon? The Lady of the Lake wielding Excalibur, or the man from Atlantis? Actually it is… Read more
Phil’s Early Season Barbel Success
Coventry’s legendary specimen angler Phil Smith can’t stop catching big fish at the present! After his recent success with lots of big stillwater Tench and then Scottish Roach, the lure of running water meant he enjoyed a few early season Barbel sessions too. First successful trip was to the Derbyshire… Read more
Kevin Cross at Rolf’s

This picture shows Kamasan’s Kevin Cross in action at Oxfordshire’s Rolf’s Lake – photos by Drennan’s Paul Green. The match in question had been quite a struggle until the last 90 mins or so of the match, when Kev’s patient feeding of various lines started to pay dividends. He’d replumbed… Read more