Dutch specialist angler Hans Moolenaar has been catching plenty of tench this spring. “My eyes are normally set on large bream at this time of year, but with the bream not showing, countless tench are keeping me busy,” he explains. Hans has been using a 56g In-line Flatbed Method Feeder fished on 6lb Feeder & Method Mono with… Read more
All-round specialist angler Simon Ashton set his sights on landing a double figure bream from a new venue this Spring and succeeded on his very first session! Here is Simon’s account of the trip: One of my angling resolutions for 2017 was to target some specimen bream with the hope… Read more
Steve Clarke spent an enjoyable afternoon at Flaxlands Fishery in Wiltshire, topped off by this nice tench. Steve used a Drennan Pellet Feeder filled with groundbait and caught all of his fish on a banded 6mm Sweet Plum Boosted Pellet.
Daniel Everitt had his best ever start to the traditional coarse fishing season after landing four crucians over 2lb and 12 tench up to 6lb from a Warwickshire reservoir. He opted for a super sensitive float setup with a No4 Glow Tip Antenna float with the cocking shot set just off… Read more
A short session on a North Yorkshire venue resulted in a new personal best tench weighing 6lb 1oz for Stevie Hardwick. The 40-year-old from Teesside tamed the fish from Cornhill Farm at East Cowton, using feeder tactics close to an island margin. He used 8lb line, a small Drennan In-Line Method Feeder with crushed hemp… Read more
