Here’s a quick little tip from Dan Varney to help ensure your maggots are nice and clean for efficient feeding. This handy bit of advice was taken during a busy session showcasing the Acolyte Compact rods at the brilliant Docklow Pools in Herefordshire. Watch the Bite-Size Tips video >> (57 secs) Watch the Acolyte Compact Rods… Read more
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Acolyte Compact Rods In Action
Dan Varney visited the beautiful Docklow Pools in Herefordshire to flex the all-new Acolyte Compact rods – and put together this fine net of fish! A waggler session on the fishery’s idyllic Mickey Mouse Pool allowed Dan to put both the Acolyte Compact Ultra 13ft and Acolyte Compact Plus 13ft rods to the test. Their clever… Read more
Latest Video: Whip Fishing For Roach
Find out how to catch a quality net of silverfish with a whip and groundbait approach in our latest video. Dan Varney tackles his local River Thames in Oxfordshire to show you just how easy and effective a whip-to-hand approach can be. It’s an ideal tactic when there are lots of fish to be… Read more
Varney Top On The Trent
July is definitely ‘bream month’ and Dan Varney is the latest angler to win with the species after catching 35lb on the River Trent at Radcliffe. The Drennan and Kamasan Starlets angler drew two pegs away from the downstream end of the match length and caught most of his fish just nine meters out… Read more
Drennan Oxford Through To River Final
Drennan Oxford A have qualified for the Evesham Team Championship Final. Fourteen teams of five fished on a difficult Warwickshire Avon that was badly affected by bright sunshine and heavy angling pressure. The Drennan Oxford A squad consisted of Steve Harwood, Dean Barlow, Jon Arthur and Chris Vandervleit, plus Dan Varney guesting from Kamasan Starlets. Their 47-point total was… Read more
My First Classic
Dan Varney has just spent a successful week in Ireland competing in his very first Classic Fishing Festival. Here’s his report from the historic three-day event. When good friend Steve Hemingray invited me to go on the Waterways Ireland Classic Fishing Festival on the Erne system the temptation was too huge to resist! This is… Read more