The final day of official practice has now finished in Portugal for Team England and with team selections made, it’s now time to prep for an early start tomorrow mornings match. Here in Portugal the temperatures plummeted overnight making for a very moody and misty venue first thing. This years… Read more
A huge congratulations to the newly crowned Angling Trust, Division One National Champions, Drennan Barnsley Blacks! After an awesome performance, Drennan Barnsley Blacks have lifted the trophy once again and are now only the second team to have ever won seven times. Here are a few words from Alan Scotthorne: “We have spent a… Read more
After a week’s long hard practise in blistering temperatures up to 39 degrees the Drennan England U25s came home with a stunning Silver Team medal and were very unlucky not to scoop gold. Team captain, Mark Downes, runs through the two days: This years event was held on the Cavo Lama… Read more
Drennan Oxford recently fished the Evesham team qualifier on the River Avon. The team had enjoyed quite a bit of success in the previous weekends running up to the event, so they fancied a good result. “Stephen Townsend drew peg 11, Tom Hobbs on peg 36, Steve Harwood on 56,… Read more
The biggest tench of the season accolade has been smashed once again with the capture of this monumental 13lb 1oz specimen. The plump tinca was banked by building contractor Nick Proctor from a Midlands Stillwater and smashed his old personal best for the species by more than four pounds. The… Read more
Big eels are notoriously difficult to catch by design, however by utilising an unconventional approach Paul Scowen successfully landed this 5lb 4oz specimen. Targeting a 50-acre syndicate lake in the South-East, Paul fished over a bed of dead maggots with hair-rigged worm sections or bunches of maggots, presented on a… Read more
