The three-day Evesham Angling Festival is the biggest angling event, spectator wise, on the river fishing calendar and is hosted every year over the bank holiday weekend in August on the banks of the Warwickshire Avon. With very little rain during the run-up to the festival, the river was relatively low… Read more
Dean Barlow spearheaded Drennan Oxford Blue’s victory in the penultimate round of the Oxford Winter League with a perch-based 10lb 1oz winning catch on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hungerford. Drawn at an end peg on the Tavern stretch, Dean kicked off fishing 13m down his peg with lobworm… Read more
Feeder ace Dean Barlow reflects on FeederFest held on Inniscarra Lake in Ireland. It was back to one of my favourite venues on the 23rd October, Inniscarra lake in Coachford Co. Cork Ireland for the 2nd Feederfest. Last year I managed 3rd place so was hoping for another good performance. The festival is… Read more
Dean Barlow and Drennan North West’s, Steve Fleming recently headed for Ireland to take part in the annual World Pairs Competition, but our first stop was the Feedermasters qualifier at Lough Muckno, which was the last qualifier before the final at the end of September. First up was the Feedermasters qualifier… Read more
Drennan Oxford’s Dean Barlow won the 72 peg Wychavon Championship on the Avon at Evesham for a second time thanks to a bold tactical move at noted chub peg 35 on the Isbourne mouth. “The Evesham bank holiday weekend festival is always one of my favourite match fishing events of… Read more
Dean Barlow has pledged to make Todber Manor Fishery a regular port of call after bagging 100lb plus of carp, tench, F1s, and skimmers on his debut visit to the Dorset venue. “What a fantastic fishery! The on-site tackle shop is one of the best I’ve ever seen, plus access… Read more
