Drennan fan Mario Tomatis from Italy has had a memorable day catching some impressive Siberian sturgeon. “It was a nice surprise catching these fish in the wild,” he commented. “As always, I released the fish, especially in this case because they are a species at risk of extinction!” Mario used a 70g Drennan Oval… Read more
Category: Italy
Vezzalini Crowned Italian Feeder Champion
Massimo Vezzalini has won the Italian Feeder Championship after a tense match on the Fissero Canal, as our Italian correspondent, Matteo Maggi, reports. The Final of the Italian Feeder Championship could perhaps not be described as a beautiful match from a technical point of view. For four and a half hours of the competition, 85% of the competitors… Read more
The Italian Feeder Champs
Italian corespondent, Matteo Maggi, reports back from the Italian Feeder Club Championship. If 2013 could be considered a year of transition for the feeder fishing scene in Italy, 2014 was the year of true validation for this technique. The Italian Feeder Championship comprised four big matches where the real values were put… Read more
Italian Trout On Float Tackle
Mario Tomatis has had a great float fishing session for trout at Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy. “I have caught a series of rainbow and brown trout, plus perch, from the mouth of a creek on Lake Como,” he tells us. “The fishing action was held from 4am to 11am. The catch,… Read more
A Fantastic Experience In Italy
Drennan Bordon’s Mark Eves looks back at a tough but nevertheless enjoyable World Championship he recently participated at with the England Disabled team. I’ve had an awesome week away with the England Disabled Coarse Fishing Team fishing this years World Angling Championships. This year’s event was held on a very… Read more
Silver Medal For England Veterans
The England Veterans squad managed a valiant silver medal in the Veterans World Championship, behind host nation Italy at the weekend. The two-day event was fished on the River Tiber in Rome and saw the Italians retain their title from last year with a 35-point total. Despite England winning the second… Read more