A great season for Drennan Oxford continued yesterday with a bronze medal in the Division Two National and promotion to Division One. Held on a difficult, rain-affected Birmingham-Fazeley Canal, the team of Mick Denton, Tom Hobbs, Tony Hobbs, Carl Eland, Matt Herbert, Jon Arthur, Steve Harwood, Martin Phipps, ‘Bubbles’ Head and Ian Young put… Read more
Category: Match Fishing
Thames Festival Win For Bradley
Bradley Gibbons has just won this week’s Drennan-backed Thames Festival with three quality performances. The Drennan Team England U23, Daiwa Dorking and Maver-backed angler made absolutely no mistakes from two end peg draws on Day 1 and Day 2 with section-winning 15lb and 16lb 8oz catches. The rising star then followed that up with… Read more
Surprise Carp Wins Charity River Match
A surprise carp helped Pete Morris win the Drennan Coors Masters Charity Match, held on the River Trent at Burton. A good turnout of 68 anglers fished on the Sherratts, Andressy, Municipal, Baileys, Branston Golf Course and Crown Meadow sections. Leading the pack was Pete Morris with a carp-assisted 19lb… Read more
A Close Campaign
Jon Arthur reflects on his 2016 UK Champs quest, a prestigious event which this year saw 80 top anglers competing at Lindholme Lakes, The Glebe, Boddington Reservoir and Barston Lakes. Statistically I knew I was up against it trying to defend the UK Champs title I won last year. However, I… Read more
Drennan Oxford Win The Turner 400
The in-form Drennan Oxford squad had double cause to celebrate at the weekend after taking team and individual glory in the Turner 400. This annual event saw 29 teams of 4 competing on the Upper River Thames from Grafham Lock to Tadpole Bridge. Conditions were good with some flow and… Read more
The Knockout Cup Semi Final
Today is the Semi Final of the Drennan Knockout Cup! This prestigious series run by Match Fishing magazine has seen over 150 anglers taking part, but we are now down to just 15 qualifiers. Each has made it through the tough knockout stages, testing their all-round skills on lakes, canals and rivers. Today’s Semi Final is… Read more