***** Drennan Cup Winner ***** After 51 weeks and over 160 weekly awards, we finally have a winner, Richard Wilby is this year’s Drennan Cup champion! Richard finished the season with an amazing 8 weekly awards and was definitely rewarded for his efforts, which included trekking over 14 miles on… Read more
Category: Specimen
Weather Windows – Martin Bowler
The early morning frost had been sent into retreat by a blanket of low cloud pushing across the land in a southerly direction and duly lifting the temperature by a couple of degrees. I had witnessed the subtle change first hand sitting patiently by the lake with 3 rods cast… Read more
Upper Wye Grayling – Martin Bowler
A marvel of the British countryside springs to life in the Cambrian Mountains. Here the boggy land at Plynlimon gathers itself, fuelling an epic journey where the water continues to gain energy as tributaries pour in their peat stained contents… The valley is born as the Wye cuts a meandering… Read more
Bread Fishing – Martin Bowler
The humble sliced white loaf seems to have little place in the modern angling era filled with an array of baits that could baffle a scientist… Fortunately fish do not follow fashions or fads and while many of the latest offerings can win you a bite there is still firmly… Read more
Learning on the Loafer – Jake Benson
All-round angler, Jake Benson was determined to help his friend and fellow angler master the art of trotting so a plan put into action and this is how they got on. Jake runs through the day in his own words: As the alarm signalled my 5:15 am wake up call, a… Read more
Red Letter Roach
Back in the early 90’s, Mark Woodage managed to land his personal best roach weighing 2lb 9oz, little did he know, it would be beaten some 25 years later with some truly amazing captures. This is Mark’s account of how his fortunes changed: It’s no secret that many of today’s… Read more