This 18lb 12oz barbel was the biggest of seven-fish hit for Josh Carroll during a recent session at Bob’s Island in Newark, and it absolutely smashed his previous PB of 11lb 5oz. Josh successful tactics included PVA bags of pellet which were just nicked onto his fishmeal boilie hookbait. Josh… Read more
Category: Drennan Cup 2020-21
Charlie Coppollo 5lb 12oz Eel
Charlie Coppolo finally managed his first night eel fishing of the season, and tried his luck on a new water, which as far as his research found had no history of eels whatsoever! Which incidentally is exactly what he look for in an eel water. Charlie told us “I’ve found… Read more
Trevor Pole 16lb 13oz Bream
“Those dreams eventually came true and between 10am and 1pm I received three bites..” During a recent bream trip Trevor Pole was struggling to get past the weed in the lake but by using a small boat he managed to overcome the weed which resulted in a cracking 4 fish… Read more
Matthew Fernandez 2lb 12oz Roach
My light rod hooped over under the strain of what was clearly a decent fish, but the drama didn’t end there.. Clear, low and weedy summer rivers are difficult enough to fish at times, but when you add swimmers, boaters and some dogs into the mix, it can get all… Read more
John Turton 3lb 6oz Rudd
June 16th couldn’t have gone much better for Cambridgeshire angler John Turton when he slipped the net under this stunning 3lb 6oz rudd.. Living on a narrow boat, John hasn’t been able to move about much over recent months however this specimen certainly made the wait worthwhile. “I’d found a… Read more
David Jones 17lb 6oz Bream
After a chance encounter with a 15lb 3oz bream whilst carp angling a few weeks back, all-rounder David Jones returned to the venue and managed to bag himself this immense 17lb 6oz bream!. After initially arriving at the lake to target carp, David noticed lots of bream rolling just as… Read more