Specialist angler, Ryan Hayden recently joined Martin Bowler on a trip to a lake in Dorset to target big roach and bream. Ryan started the session by introducing a large bed of pellets via the use of a Spomb to a clear area in the weed at around 50 yards…. Read more
Category: Ryan Hayden
Big Roach
Drennan’s Ryan Hayden visits a very special lake in search of huge roach in this month’s issue of Coarse Fishing Answers. Over the duration of the session, Ryan landed numerous 2lb plus roach by adopting a very different approach to those usually associated with roach fishing. To find out exactly… Read more
Roving Approach Proves Key
Drennan’s Ryan Hayden made the most of the rain this weekend and landed this stunning 10lb 7oz barbel on a short morning session. With the river being low and clear for many weeks, Ryan made the most of the rain on Saturday and arrived at the river just after dawn the following… Read more
Spinflex Sport In The Surf
Drennan’s Ryan Hayden has been enjoying some sea sport while holidaying in Mexico, catching permit and pompano in the surf. He’s been catching well with small spinners cast out into the surf between the sand banks, using a 7ft E-Sox Spinflex rod with 12lb braid on a FD 3000 reel… Read more
Tench Fall To Red Maggots
Swim preparation helped Drennan’s Ryan Hayden land eight tench on his recent session to a Southern gravel pit. Arriving the evening before Ryan prepared two spots, one down the marginal shelf alongside a weed bed using a traditional rake and one at around 40 yards using a castable rake to… Read more
Quest For A 2lb Roach
Ryan Hayden joins Martin Bowler in search of a 2lb roach from Milton Abbas lake in Dorset in this week’s Angling Adventures. Grab yourself a copy of this week’s Angling Times to find out how they got on and the tactics used. Angling Times is in the shops every Tuesday and is… Read more