Although specimen fishing can be a waiting game, occasionally results can be gained in a short space of time, as Paul Brooks found when he landed this 3lb 2oz rudd. With a few hours spare after work, he decided to see if he could track down a few fish on… Read more
Category: Drennan Cup
Tom Hague 15lb 9oz Barbel
Barbel are well known for their brutal bites, but occasionally the largest of fish can give relatively delicate indications, as this 15lb 9oz River Derwent fish did for Tom Hague. The West Yorkshire based angler, received a very slow run before hooking the special fish. It took a 15mm boilie… Read more
David Pratt 15lb Tench
The biggest tench ever caught by design in Britain has just been reported, after David Pratt slipped the net under this ludicrous fish, weighing 15lb exactly. The Rotherham-based specialist angler had the whopper from a weedy Midlands stillwater on a worm kebab rig. It’s just three ounces off Darren Ward’s… Read more
Tim Dabrowa 3lb 1oz Rudd
Rudd are stereotypically a fish of hot, sunny days, but they’re also well worth targeting during the hours of darkness, as Tim Dabrowa found with this 3lb 1oz specimen. He was fishing a Cambridgeshire river, where he’d been feeding for a few hours before the sun set, drawing a few… Read more
Andrew Tredgett 16lb 7oz Barbel
The River Lea has been in great form for big barbel in recent weeks, with Andrew Tredgett being one of the latest to get amongst the action with this impressive 16lb 7oz PB. He had the fish from the iconic Kings Weir Fishery, and it continues Andrew’s great start to… Read more
Daniel Bouskila 1lb Dace
Daniel Bouskila had a session to remember recently on a southern river but also proved that being versatile with your tactics, can often land you a bonus fish, like this stunning 1lb dace. He told us “There are rods tailored to every sort of fishing imaginable these days, but you… Read more