Team England’s Sean Ashby is leading the Drennan Silverfish League at Rycroft Fisheries at the halfway stage. The former World Champ and Sensas backed star has amassed 92lb 3oz of fish over six matches and has a 6lb lead over his nearest challenger. Despite very cold conditions the fish still fed quite well… Read more
Category: Match Fishing
Drennan Silverfish League Round 5
Sean Ashby topped the 46-strong field for the fifth round of the Drennan Silverfish League held at Rycroft Fisheries in the East Midlands. The Sensas and Team England star showed his class with a 27lb 2oz winning weight from peg 24 on Donno Lake. The former World Champion fished at 13m… Read more
My Riverfest Final
Simon Willsmore has now managed three top-10 finishes in the Angling Trust Riverfest Final. Here’s his account of this year’s big-money event, which took place last weekend on the River Wye in Herefordshire. The Angling Trust Riverfest Final is one of the biggest matches in my calendar, so I was really looking forward to this year’s event…. Read more
The Drennan Silverfish Festival 2016
Congratulations to Paul Yates for winning the 2016 Drennan Silverfish Festival at White Acres! This event is now in its third season at the popular Cornish holiday complex and saw 75 anglers taking part. This year there was a 13m pole limit and the fishery was also split into two zones. On Pollawyn,… Read more
Drennan Silverfish League Round 3
Chris Jenkinson won Round 3 of the Drennan Silverfish League at Rycroft Fisheries in Leicestershire. Despite the talented Nottingham angler being away from match fishing for a couple of seasons, he proved he has lost none of his magic, catching 19lb 8oz of skimmers. Drawn on peg 19 on Donno Lake, he fished the long pole in 12ft… Read more
Drennan Silverfish League Round 2
Forty anglers turned out on a bitterly cold day to fish Round 2 of the Drennan Silverfish League at Rycroft Fisheries. Faced with the first real cold spell of the year, the deeper Donno Lake at the Leicestershire venue was the place to draw. Local angler John Eccles took first place… Read more