The Drennan Leicester squad are catching a few fish on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal practice matches for the forthcoming Division Two National. Team member Neil Pitfield has led the way, after catching 15lb 10oz of skimmers to win the 138-peg Wigan DAA open match on the Red Lion to Saracen’s Head section. He used… Read more
Category: Match Fishing
River Techniques With Wayne Swinscoe
There is a really nice, thought-provoking article on river fishing with Wayne Swinscoe in this month’s Match Fishing magazine. Inside, the river legend explains the ins and outs of overhead versus sideways casting techniques, different feeding theories and float choices. There’s also a bit of nostalgia mixed in, as he looks back at… Read more
Passmore Wins Drennan Thames Festival
Congratulations to this year’s Drennan Thames Festival Champion, Paul Passmore! The 2014 Drennan Thames Festival saw 62 anglers competing over three days on the Thames at Abingdon, Medley and Culham. Despite low and clear conditions, the river performed extremely well with silver fish nets dominating and only the odd better bream and tench… Read more
Bordon Top The Avon Valley Summer League
Last weekend was a great day for Drennan Bordon, as they claimed the top two honours in the Avon Valley Summer League. The final round was fished at Gold Valley Lakes in Aldershot on Middle and Syndicate lakes. With only a gentle breeze and strong sunshine, sport was hard in some areas… Read more
My Evesham Festival
Dean Barlow looks back at a tough but nevertheless enjoyable Bank Holiday Weekend spent on the Warwickshire Avon for the three-day Evesham Festival. The Evesham Bank Holiday weekend has always been a big part of my life and fishing career. It started way back in 1979, when I used to go… Read more
Winning On The Thames
Drennan Bordon team member and England Youth International, Alex Clements, has been in winning form on the River Thames. Here is his account of a successful match on the stretch at Abingdon: Wanting to get a bit of practise in on the Thames before the forthcoming three-day festival, I got… Read more