At the start of September, the Southwest Trade match returned to the very venue it first started back in 1992, Shearwater Lake on the Longleat estate in Wiltshire. For the last 25 years, South-West Drennan sales representative, Dave Drake has been involved in organising a match for the benefit of my… Read more
Category: Match Fishing
Steve Lowther Wins Thames Festival 2017
The three day Thames Festival was fished by 74 anglers from around the country, at Abingdon, Culham and Appleford. “With the river very clear and with very little flow it was always going to be feast or famine for many anglers. It was great to see most areas improving by… Read more
World Champs Silver For Drennan Team England
Despite a valiant day two effort, Drennan Team England had to settle for silver behind host nation Belgium in the 64th annual FIPSed World Freshwater Angling Championships. Fielding an unchanged second day team for the first time since 2001, England went one better than their previous day’s points tally on… Read more
Last Day Of Practice In Belgium For 2017 World Championships
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
Second Wychavon Championship For Dean Barlow
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