Freezing temperatures and high water levels wasn’t enough to stop predator angler Adomnicai Andrei fishing the River Trent and he was rewarded in style when he banked this lovely 15lb 2oz Zander! He told us “After a 6lb pike early on, I continued to fish through the cold. It was… Read more
Category: Drennan Cup
Phil Buckingham 7lb 8oz Chub
With the rivers experiencing some of the worst floods we’ve seen for many years, fishing hasn’t been easy for any species.. However, specimen angler Phil Buckingham timed it perfectly on a recent session on his local River Lea when he banked this lovely 7lb 8oz chub. He told us “I’ve… Read more
Darren Smith 16lb 10oz Barbel
“I was just thinking of packing up when the rod hammered round..” Darren Smith took advantage of a brief rise in temperatures on a local stretch the Hampshire Avon which resulted in this 16lb 10oz barbel for the specimen angler. “I arrived to find a swim which I had in… Read more
Simon Daley 17lb 3oz Barbel
Heavy rain and strong winds are great conditions for barbel, and river-ace Simon Daley proved just why with the capture of this 17lb 3oz fish from the Hampshire Avon. Simon told us “I arrived to find both the river and water temperatures were rising so I introduced some bait before… Read more
Alfie Russel 5lb 3oz Perch
“Perch are a species that I have had a love affair with for probably the past 8 years now and I’ve targeted them religiously for the last 6 winters..” Alfie Russel is no stranger to big fish but nothing could have quite prepared him for this 5lb 3oz specimen on… Read more
Gerrard O’Sullivan 7lb 8oz Chub
Gerrard O’Sullivan well and truly smashed his personal best with this 7lb 8oz chub! He told us “I had been targeting the River Lee in search of a decent barbel or chub and it couldn’t have gone any better. On only my second session I set up in a swim… Read more