“Steering it away from beneath a barge, he managed to slip the beast into the waiting net” Having seen a huge perch follow his lure on a trip to the Grand Union Canal, a change of tactic fooled this 4lb 8oz perch for Marek Nieweglowski. He’d walked the bank for… Read more
Category: Drennan Cup 2021-22
Terry Findlay, 37lb 8oz Pike!
“Terry was sure his rod was going to give but after a few hairy moments he came out on top” Pike mecca Chew Valley Lake has been in blistering form this season, and it was no different for Christchurch angler Terry Findlay who made the most of the fishing on offer,… Read more
Paul Faint, 7lb 15oz, Thames Chub
“A change of bait resulted in something special” Trying a new bait is one of those things that excites us anglers, but often we end up wondering why we didn’t just stick with our tried and tested favourites. Sometimes though, a change can result in something special, as Essex angler… Read more
Ash Morton, 16lb 1oz Zander
‘After spending the last few winters on the cold, muddy banks of the Trent, Sheffield angler Ash Morton finally landed his dream zander” After spending the last few winters on the cold, muddy banks of the Trent, Sheffield angler Ash Morton finally landed his dream zander with this 16lb… Read more
Gavin Barrett, 19lb 3oz Barbel
“The barbel fought violently, staying deep and powering into the midriver” The Hampshire Avon has been in spectacular form for big barbel this season, but few anglers have had a better time on the river than Ringwood angler, Gavin Barrett, who has just landed this 19lb 3oz fish. Fishing a… Read more
Laurence Skinner 3lb Grayling
“After spending most the day cooped in his car with the heating on full blast, he braved the banks as the light started to fade” Grayling are well known to be one fish that will happily feed in the harshest and coldest of conditions, and whilst that can be a… Read more