Dave Harrell Angling

14/10/2026

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Welcome to my little corner of the Internet! I have devoted my whole life to the world of angling and the experience and knowledge I have gained means that I can now help other anglers catch more fish. I only develop gear that I want to use myself and as a result, the DH Angling brand is now regarde...

07/10/2026

For perfect float control and bait presentation on rivers, you need a top quality floating reel line.
You also need a very low memory line that is super limp through all the diameters.
It needs to be strong for the diameter with just the right amount of stretch factor.
The very best Japanese technology has gone into producing Pro Match, which delivers all these important requirements.
If you’ve not tried it yet, give it a go and you’ll soon realise why so many top anglers now use it.

06/10/2026

The first River Trent Float Only Championship has been a huge success and plans are already in place for 2027.
Thank you to Daryl Hodges and Normark and also to Jackstone Ltd for the generous support. Hopefully we can all work together and make next year even more special!

Footage from the final round at Shardlow and presentaion of the 202...

06/10/2026

DON’T MISS OUT!
Our No1 and new No2 Speci Bolo floats are proving very popular and hopefully we’ll have enough stock to see us through the autumn and winter period.
We are, though, currently working to quite a long lead time on the manufacture of specialist floats like these.
To guarantee you’ve got some for when the rivers get some extra water, it’s advisable to order now!

04/10/2026

It’s March 14th 1994 and after several cancellations due to high water, we eventually got to film this video on the final day of the season!
Typically, the river was fining down and just starting to get to a fishable level. The next time we fished there was in the October of that year!
Not a grey hair in sight and ridiculously big glasses but bloody good fishing with methods that are still in vogue today.
Was it really 32 years ago? Hope you enjoy it!

Join legendary England international Dave Harrell on the iconic Riv...

04/10/2026

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
DH16 WHIP/ POLE FLOATS
This range of floats started out with just a few small sizes which were designed for fishing with long lines on long poles. The small body up shape was perfect in sizes from 0.20g to 0.60g for fishing with strung out No9 and No10 shot in shallow swims and the floats soon gained a big following.
I started to experiment with bigger sizes with prototypes up to 4g and they worked really well with long whips on rivers like the Severn and Wye. These were added to the range and, just like the DH19, it wasn’t long before anglers were asking me for even bigger versions. 5g and 6g sizes were soon added and now we’ve also got 8g and 10g whoppers available!
The bigger sizes from 2g up 10g work best in conjunction with olivettes and one or two dropper shot above a 6” hooklength. I tend to use No4 shots either singly or doubled up on top of the hooklength, with the olivette around 2ft from the hook.
The shape of the float allows you to overshot it and hold it back hard in flow and it’s a real bagging rig when you can get it to work in conjunction with groundbait.
Always put the balls in downstream so that you can then slow the rig right down over the feed. Set the rig at depth for starters and then experiment. On some days a few inches off bottom is best while on other days, especially when it’s cold, you can catch best with the rig set over depth.
The next few months will see these floats really come into their own so give them a try in conjunction with a long whip.

01/10/2026

BIG FLOATS = BIG OLIVETTES!
For big flat and bolo floats, we now have On-Line and In-Line olivettes up to 20g!