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
Drennan Oxford’s Dean Barlow won the 72 peg Wychavon Championship on the Avon at Evesham for a second time thanks to a bold tactical move at noted chub peg 35 on the Isbourne mouth. “The Evesham bank holiday weekend festival is always one of my favourite match fishing events of… Read more
Drennan Barnsley Blacks won the prestigious Match Fishing Team trophy on the Warwickshire Avon fielding the same bloodworm and joker experts – Alan Scotthorne, Lee Kerry, Matt Godfrey, James Dent and Sam Wildsmith – won were crowned 2017 World Chub Champions earlier this summer. Feeding joker in a groundbait mix… Read more
Three sections wins in the final round of the Avon Valley Summer League at Witherington Farm Fishery near Salisbury helped Drennan Bordon Aqua wrap up the series in style! Anthony Flint, Adam Lee and Brettt Cooper all topped their zones towards a 47 point tally, with Shaun Barnett second overall… Read more
Drennan Team England are famed for leaving no stone unturned in preparation for the annual FIPSed World Float Championships, which is why Alan Scotthorne, Steve Hemingrey and Sean Ashby travelled out to Belgium for a recce session last week. The aim was to practice the Brussels-Charleroi Canal at Ronquieres in… Read more
There is definitely no need to overcomplicate margin fishing, but it is worthwhile taking a few things into account to maximise your catches. Dutch-angler, Maurice Prijs talks you through his tactics: On a lot of commercials, you will be wasting your time trying to catch fish down the margin in… Read more
