Stu Lennox has been trying to outwit some particularly stubborn chub on a stretch of the River Kennett. Here’s how he fared during his latest encounter with an old foe… I arrived at the River Kennet near Newbury for my annual battle with some wily old chub that are resident in a… Read more
Category: River
My Riverfest Final
Simon Willsmore has now managed three top-10 finishes in the Angling Trust Riverfest Final. Here’s his account of this year’s big-money event, which took place last weekend on the River Wye in Herefordshire. The Angling Trust Riverfest Final is one of the biggest matches in my calendar, so I was really looking forward to this year’s event…. Read more
Time Well Spent On The Thames
Stu Lennox has penned this nice account of a day that he and Tyrone Hull recently spent on the River Thames: Now that the first few frosts of the year are out of the way and conditions are much more settled, myself and Drennan Bordon team member, Tyrone Hull, decided to… Read more
The Perfect Choice For Big Rivers
The all-new Acolyte Plus 15ft float rod has just been unveiled and looks set be a firm fixture in Steve Hemingray’s armoury this winter. We joined the Team England star on the banks of his local River Trent in Nottingham to see the rod in action. “The Acolyte 15ft Plus is the more powerful brother to… Read more
Impressive Win With Acolyte Plus Rod
Martin Ward used his new Acolyte Plus 14ft rod for the first time to bag an astonishing 49lb winning net of chub! The impressive catch was taken using waggler-and-maggot tactics on the River Avon at Seven Meadows, Stratford upon Avon. Martin nearly doubled the second-placed angler’s catch and cruised through to next month’s big-money Riverfest Final. “I caught 24 chub, the… Read more
Quest For A 2lb Roach
Scott Cordingley has finally achieved his dream of banking a 2lb+ roach from his local river. “I managed to get an hour on my local stretch of the Upper Stour in Kent in the hope of a few chub,” he explains. “I was tooled up with a 12ft feeder rod… Read more