During a recent session on a northern pit, Simon Ashton managed to land an impressive 22lb 8oz carp that picked up his maggot hookbait whilst tench fishing. Targetting a small gravel patch in 9ft of water where he had previously seen fish roll, he baited the area with maggots, 2mm krill… Read more
Category: Specimen
3lb Crucian Highlight Of Session
After a slow start to the session, Jack Pells made a few slight changes to his setup and bites came almost instantly. Changing from a Drennan Crystal Waggler to a Driftbeater provided Jack with a much more sensitive set-up, enabling him to hit the smallest of dips and lifts on the… Read more
2014-2015 Drennan Cup Winner Announced
This week’s Angling Times announces the overall winner of the hotly contested Drennan Cup! In this issue, Martin Bowler talks about targeting carp in the Spring and reveals one of his favourite rigs. Also, the newly crowned Drennan Cup champion reflects on his amazing season packed full of big fish. Angling Times is in… Read more
A Quartet Of Quality Fish
Martin Bowler’s quartet of pristine fish takes centre stage on the cover of this week’s Angling Times. The Drennan-backed star of Catching The Impossible shows you a great way of fishing the maggot feeder at distance inside the latest issue. There is also a special eight-page Drennan Cup pullout supplement in the centre pages, with a summary of all the most important… Read more
A Great End To The Season
Gary Newman enjoyed a great days fishing on the River Colne, landing numerous fish from a pre-baited spot at the end of a shallow glide. Both were caught on boilies wrapped in paste with a PVA bag of broken boilies and 6mm halibut pellets, from a swim that he had… Read more
Luring Pike From A Weedy Lair
With the water temperature slowly rising, Martin Bowler decided to have one last go in the hope of landing a big pike… Pictured above is the E-Sox Zagtail, a large, floating, jointed lure which can be fished from sub-surface down to 2m in depth. The jointed body produces an excellent… Read more