Congratulations to Steve Hemingray on winning the 2018 three day Drennan Silverfish Festival held at White Acres! For the first time the event was run over three days. The Lakes used in this year’s competition were Pollawyn, Sycamore, Jennys, Acorn, Canal, Trelawney and Twin Oaks. Over the three days anglers… Read more
Back in the early 90’s, Mark Woodage managed to land his personal best roach weighing 2lb 9oz, little did he know, it would be beaten some 25 years later with some truly amazing captures. This is Mark’s account of how his fortunes changed: It’s no secret that many of today’s… Read more
This year’s Ben Randall Memorial match held at Meadowlands saw a great turn out and saw many anglers catch plenty of fish, despite the conditions. Paul Newell won the match with a weight of 33lb which consisted of bream and a couple of large roach. He started the match at… Read more
The second round of the Angling Trust Oxford Winter League was fished by six teams of eight on a very low and clear River Thames at Medley and Folly. Once again the river has fished brilliantly, with double figures required to win each section. 1st: Dave Kirk (ISIS) – 25lb… Read more
This year’s festival took place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the 9th, 10th and 11th of October 2018 in the town of Shrewsbury. Wayne reports on his three-day festival: It’s quite a few years since I last fished the Shrewsbury reaches of the River Severn but after a late entry, just a… Read more
The ODAA open match was fished by a reduced field of 24 anglers on a very wet and windy day on the Thames at Medley. Although there were a few dropouts due to the weather, the venue fished very well, despite strong winds and continuous rain. 1st: Tony Hobbs (Drennan… Read more
