River rudd don’t come much bigger or better-looking than this 3lb 11oz beauty landed by Hertfordshire angler, Joe Royffe. Arriving at the river after work, he roved the stretch and had a few fish on waggler-fished bread flake before making a cast to the far margin. The float sailed away… Read more
Category: Drennan Cup
Adrian Eves 7lb 7oz Chub
“But in a new swim, the last one I’d try before packing up, my fortunes changed..” Adrian Eves normally leaves his specimen river fishing under the winter months, concentrating on stillwaters during the warmer months however, for the first time in quite a while, he concentrated his efforts on summer… Read more
George Lovell 5lb 11oz Perch
One of the biggest river perch ever caught in Britain has graced the bank, after 15-year-old George Lovell landed this almighty 5lb 11oz specimen. He was fishing the River Thames at Berkshire and tempted the beast on a three-inch Keitech Easy Shiner Lure, presented on a Texas rig. It’s just… Read more
Jack Jacura 17lb 12oz Barbel
The mighty flatbed method feeder has accounted for heaps of fish over the years, and whilst its more commonly found on stillwaters, Jack Jacura has demonstrated that it works just as well on a river whilst hunting down barbel as he banked this lovely 17lb 12oz specimen. Jack has been… Read more
Lewis Mahoney 15lb 11oz Barbel
Lewis Mahoney has been putting the short windows of angling opportunity at his disposal to the best effect on the River Lea, with this 16lb specimen coming just a few weeks after he landed another cracker weighing 15lb 11oz. Both fish were taken on pellet hookbaits, loose feeding a small… Read more
Koi Croydon 17lb 12oz Barbel
Barbel don’t come much better looking than this long and lean specimen from the River Derwent, landed by local angler Koi Croydon. At 17lb 12oz, it’s the biggest ever reported from the venue, beating the current 17lb 4oz record. Koi, who lives locally, religiously checks the river levels and, noticing… Read more