Steve Hemingray travelled over to Merida In Spain recently, to take part in practice for the European Championships on the Guadiana River.  This interesting photo shows a mixture of Barbel and Carp caught on a Slider Float at 30m – 40m range. For the Slider fishing Steve employed a Drennan… Read more

We’re still receiving some very nice Tench catch reports – including this superb 8lb 11oz estate lake example from Midlands all-rounder Ashley Burton.  As you can see in the picture, another dull dreary day did not stop Ashley taking a nine fish haul, on just his 3rd visit to the… Read more

  Crack Daiwa Dorking match angler Dave Harpin is also a bit of secret specimen angler on the quiet! With few match commitments recently he’s been out on the River Loddon in search of specimen Barbel, taking fish of 10lb 9oz and 9lb 1oz, plus some Chub. In addition, bonus Carp of 16lb 2oz… Read more

Thank-you to everyone that took the time to enter the competition – we had a fantastic response with almost 300 entries received.  Winners were selected at random. Q.  In what year was the Drennan tackle company founded? 1957 1967   1977 The correct answer is 1967.  First Prize Winner: 10… Read more

Peter Drennan took a few hours out to fish for Oxfordshire gravel pit tench earlier in the week. Although the weather was very indifferent and changeable on the day (sunny one hour, windy and raining the next) a few nice fish were caught! Peter prefers to float fish for Tench… Read more

Leanne Jones and Mike Welsh have enjoyed a brilliant start to the river season on Yorkshire’s River Swale.  Together they took 7 Barbel in the first few days of the season, with Mike landing fish to 9lb and Leane this super 8lb fish. Despite the river being up in flood… Read more