Alan Scotthorne prepares for the European Championship, which takes place on the Hensies-Pommerœul Canal next weekend in Bernissart, Belgium. Normally we travel out for two weeks practice for the European Championship with Drennan Team England, but due to some extra work being carried out on this year’s venue, a large canal… Read more
Category: Match Anglers
A Great Result In Holland
England Feeder team member, Dean Barlow, reports back from a successful Dutch tournament. It’s certainly been a busy time of late, having only just got back from a trip to Ireland to fish this year’s World Champs venue, I was packing my bag again. This time I was heading to… Read more
Four Colossal F1s For 26lb!
In-form Chris Vandervleit has recently won a match with a 141lb 11oz catch that included four massive F1s for 26lb! These selectively bred hybrids rarely reach such large sizes in commercial fisheries, but they seem to have thrived at Cross Drove, near Thetford in Norfolk. These are mature fish and the biggest… Read more
Quality Rods For Quality Roach
Check out this week’s Angling Times for an in-depth look at how Stu Conroy tackles a big reservoir for quality roach! Inside, the England international explains everything you need to know and dispels some common myths about fooling these much-loved fish. His weapons of choice are the 12ft MatchPro Medium Feeder and the recently launched… Read more
The Nearly Man
Jon Arthur looks back at two recent matches where a place in the big-money Mega Match This Final narrowly slipped from his grasp… I think I’m sadly destined never to qualify for the 24-man Maver’s Mega Match This Final. Like many others, I’ve so far been one of the nearly… Read more
Seven Of The Best
We asked seven Drennan-backed aces where they would pick to fish on the opening week of the river season. Wayne Swinscoe – River master Well I certainly wouldn’t be straying too far from home! Living in Nottingham I’d head for my local River Trent. Fishing is always a bit iffy at this… Read more