Drennan Team England star Steve Hemingray earned a shot at the £13,000 Angling Trust Riverfest Final jackpot after a brilliant performance in a qualifying round on the River Trent at Burton. Steve caught the day’s only double-figure weight in a 60 entry field with 12lb 12oz of mainly roach plus… Read more
Category: Match Anglers
2017 Southern Classic Festival – Baz Bright
Drennan RAF’s Baz Bright reports from the five-day festival in Ireland; This friendly festival sees anglers from all over the UK and Europe come to compete. A 5-day festival with daily payouts for 1st-3rd in section, top 10 overall, and biggest fish/weight, there was certainly plenty to fish for. The… Read more
Trent Anglers Prepare For Drennan Coors Masters Final
Extra colour and flow would be the perfect tonic ahead of the Drennan Coors Masters Final on the River Trent around Burton next Saturday, October 7. That’s the view of co-organiser Wayne Swinscoe, who described the river as being ‘on its knees’ after the last qualifying round. “Despite plenty of… Read more
Lively Action With Dead Maggots For Stu Conroy
Stu Conroy has enjoyed a great run of September match results on commercial fisheries thanks to an attacking approach with dead maggots and groundbait. Drennan North West teamster and former England international Stu won two matches at Cunneries Fishery near Chorley, Lancashire, including a 127lb 3oz haul from S Canal… Read more
2017 Barney Barrington Memorial Match
The Barney Barrington memorial match was fished by 63 anglers on the River Thames on Reading and Districts water at Child Beale. “The event had a large turnout as this is the venue for the first round of the Oxford Winter League which starts the following week. The river was… Read more
Scotthorne Shares Drennan England Rig Secrets
The ability to present baits with pinpoint accuracy overfeed on a sloping bottom was key to Drennan Team England returning from Belgium with silver medals, reckons Alan Scotthorne. Alan, who won his section on Day 1 and was fourth on Day 2, underlined the importance of accurate plumbing using flatbed… Read more