Drennan Leicester angler, Rob Parker was more than happy when he collected over £3,000 for his sixth place overall finish and a match win on the three-day prestigious Irish Waterways Classic festival. “The normal migratory fish were just not in the system, so the festival turned into a low weight affair,”… Read more
Alan Scotthorne reports back on his fifth-place finish in the latest Guru festival held last week at White Acres in Cornwall. I have just completed my second festival of the year at White Acres and what a close finish it was! I scored maximum points with four section wins over the… Read more
Medway Valley Fisheries is famous for producing monster tench and so far this season it’s failed to disappoint – with a number of double-figure fish already reported from the Kent venue. One man that recently visited was Kevin Durham, who managed to tick a double of his list when he… Read more
An incredible brace of 11lb-plus tench has topped yet another fantastic week for one of the nation’s favourite fish. Over the last 21 days, the Angling Times newsdesk has been inundated with reports of specimen tincas – providing an encouraging sign that sport for the species is now on the… Read more
Drennan Bordon’s Brett Cooper reports back from his potential record-breaking catch in the Sensas Southern Canal League on the Oxford Canal. I was looking forward to this round as there was a chance or drawing in the boats at Rock of Gibraltar. I ended up last in the queue to draw,… Read more
The final match of the Messingham Sands Silverfish Spring League which was fished on the Swan Pond and was a complete contrast to the previous weekend’s record-breaking competition. After a taste of summer it was back to cold wet and miserable conditions and to make matters worse the only pegs… Read more
