Alan Scotthorne reports on the penultimate round of the Stainforth Canal pairs league which he fishes with his son Oliver. After three rounds, we were leading with a little over 53lb, with Lee Kerry and Franki Gianoncelli, only ounces behind. So, we really knew we were up against it at… Read more
Nick Jones, captain of Drennan Bordon takes a look back at the highs & lows of the past year. The year started off well having won the Avon Valley Winter league & qualified for the 2017 Winter league final at Decoy lakes & The Fens. The lads put a lot of… Read more
After a Christmas at home and the onset of cabin fever, Drennan RAFs Baz Bright decided to brave the elements and head over to Lake View fishery for the Middy Adrenaline Baits Winter Qualifier. With 2″ of snow on the ground and heavy snow showers forecast throughout the morning, Baz… Read more
Fishing to hand with long whips really has come to the forefront over the last couple of years and is a very effective and busy form of fishing. Places like the River Severn at Shrewsbury, the River Wye at Hereford, River Don near Doncaster and River Thames near Oxford have… Read more
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
Dean Barlow spearheaded Drennan Oxford Blue’s victory in the penultimate round of the Oxford Winter League with a perch-based 10lb 1oz winning catch on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hungerford. Drawn at an end peg on the Tavern stretch, Dean kicked off fishing 13m down his peg with lobworm… Read more
