Dorset specimen angler Jamie Stanley won a weekly Drennan award for this Perch as featured in last week’s issue of Angling Times.  The big stripy weighed in at 4lb 14oz, a new personal best – falling to a float-fished livebait strategy. Jamie fished a 6-acre clay pit, and used a… Read more

Probably the brightest coloured fish photo we’ve ever featured on this page, courtesy of globe-trotting ace Gary Newman – a Peacock Bass of around 9lb.  Gary has recently been on a big fishing expedition to Guyana (Northern South-America), as featured in the Anglers Mail recently.  In fact, the two part… Read more

This excellent review was brought to our attention, written by Herts specimen angler Dan Sales and published on the Anglers Net website.  Dan has been using the reel on his Preston C Series Feeder rod. We’ve reproduced it below for you all to read, and later we have a rather… Read more

This photo shows top match angler Darren Davies with part of a fine bag of Canal Skimmers recently – taken during practice for the recent Winter League Semi-Final on the Kennet & Avon canal in Wiltshire. Darren caught his fish with Bloodworm and tiny bits of Dendra fished over joker… Read more

Sussex specimen angler Simon Buckman has also been amongst the early season Tench in some style – catching 12 in just an evening session recently, despite the inclement weather! Simon really made the news in the Angling Times last season when he reported a succession of astounding catches on a… Read more

Despite the April Showers, big Tench are feeding! Chris Taylor proved this when caught this massive male Tench, which weighed in at 10lb 3oz from a Kent gravel pit, winning a weekly Drennan Cup award in the Angling Times recently. Chris fished a three-day session and fooled the fish with… Read more