It’s been a nail-biting Day One of the Drennan Knockout Cup Final with 470lb of fish caught by the four finalists! In an exciting change of format, four anglers were involved on the Match Lake at Hereford’s Docklow Pools, but only two could progress to the all-important second day on… Read more
Category: Match Fishing
Dead Maggot Society
Dead maggots can really give you an edge and can be used to great effect for all sorts of species at this time of year. England ace, Stu Conroy, uses a lot of these inert grubs and shares a great tip on preparing them. A lifeless hook bait not only reduces… Read more
Drennan Oxford Lead The Way
Drennan Oxford have made a positive start in the first round of the Oxford Winter League with a team win and two individual framers. Seven teams are involved in the Oxford division as they start the journey towards the Angling Trust Winter League Final. The first round was held on the River Thames at… Read more
Making The Parkdean Masters Final
Jon Arthur reports back from a successful festival which saw him finally qualify for the prestigious £25,000 Parkdean Masters Final. For the past five or six years I have been making the annual pilgrimage down to White Acres in Cornwall to compete in the Preston Innovations Festival. This is the biggest… Read more
Remembering Two Angling Greats
Dean Barlow reports back from the Frank Barlow & Steve Toone Memorial. Now in its 18th year, it’s an event that pays respect to two larger than life characters who are sadly no longer with us. This year’s Memorial Match had a change of venue to the upper reaches of the… Read more
Gold At The European Police Champs
Drennan Bordon’s Graeme Aggar has just won individual gold at the European Police Championship held in Belgium. Here’s his account of a very memorable two-day event. Last month saw my good friend and travelling partner Ian Jones and I packing the car and heading for the Channel Tunnel. We were… Read more