After a year’s absence from the Fenland Drains, Chris Vandervleit bounced straight back to winning form last weekend. His 10lb 1oz catch was enough to win his section in the East Midlands Winter League practice open on the Old Nene in Cambridgeshire. Chris made the most of an end peg draw at Halfpenny Toll Bridge at Benwick… Read more
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Vandervleit Storms The Lake John Two-Dayer
Chris Vandervleit won the two-day Match Fishing Scene event at Essex’s Lake John Fishery with a huge 348lb 8oz combined weight! The venue expert managed 22 carp on Day One for a match-winning 199lb 4oz. He took that impressive weight from peg 36, using an Acolyte Ultra 10ft Feeder rod and casting to… Read more
Another Brilliant Week In Ireland
Chris Vandervleit looks back on an enjoyable week competing in the Lakeland & Inland Waterways 2016 World Pairs Angling Championship with Gary Miller. The World Pairs in Ireland is a festival that Gary Miller and I always look forward to. This year was our third year in the event. This is an event… Read more
AT Masters 2016
Team Drennan have won the 2016 Angling Trust Masters! This annual event saw 14 teams of 6 competing on a very windy Glebe Fishery in Leicestershire. The Drennan team consisted of Steve Conroy, Stu Conroy, Grant Albutt, Jon Arthur, Paul Yates and Chris Vandervleit. The talented team all finished 3rd or… Read more
Drennan Oxford Through To River Final
Drennan Oxford A have qualified for the Evesham Team Championship Final. Fourteen teams of five fished on a difficult Warwickshire Avon that was badly affected by bright sunshine and heavy angling pressure. The Drennan Oxford A squad consisted of Steve Harwood, Dean Barlow, Jon Arthur and Chris Vandervleit, plus Dan Varney guesting from Kamasan Starlets. Their 47-point total was… Read more
Winning With Over 200lb Of Skimmers
Chris Vandervleit won yesterday’s Bank Holiday Open at Lake John in Essex with an astonishing 228lb 8oz. Here’s how the southern match ace did it. Mondays are probably the best day of a Bank Holiday Weekend as there is always an open match at Lake John. This has to be the best… Read more