Saturday saw the Division 1 National taking place on the Air and Calder and New Junction canal and with heavy rain leading up to the event and then bright sunshine on the day both canals were expected to fish hard Alan Scotthorne during the RAF teams of 4 match getting… Read more
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Final Round Of The Angling Trust Oxford Winter League 2017
The final round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Oxford canal from Kidlington to Oxford. With a week of cold weather, work being done on the lock and a gin clear canal, the fishing was hard but all anglers managed to… Read more
The Drennan Silverfish Festival 2017
Congratulations to Andy Power for winning the 2017 Drennan Silverfish Festival at White Acres in Newquay. This event is now in its fourth year at the popular Cornish holiday complex and saw 63 anglers taking part in the float only competition over the weekend of the 18-19th November. Andy Power put… Read more
Angling Trust Oxford Winter League – Round 2
The second round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was held on the Thames on Medley, Channel and Folly sections. With the river is still very clear with very little flow it fished exceptionally well in the mild autumnal conditions, especially on the little-used section of the Channel above Osney… Read more
Drennan Oxford Black Take An Early Lead
The 1st of the three big Upper Thames matches started with the Turner 400, thirty teams of four spread from Grafham lock down to Tadpole. “The match was fished in wet and windy conditions which probably helped as the river was very clear with little flow. The team match was… Read more
Gary Wins Round Three Of Oxford Summer League
The third round of the Oxford Summer League was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the River Thames at Dorchester and Benson. 1st: Gary Barclay (Drennan Oxford Blue) – 31lb 4oz. Gary drew the first peg at Benson and had 4 large bream, the biggest going 6lb 6oz on… Read more