Float fishing master, Wayne Swinscoe, explains how he managed an impressive 14lb catch on a wind-lashed River Trent at Burton. With the River Trent fishing so well on the float lately I was really looking forward to Sunday’s Coors AC open match at Burton. Two days previous I had fished the RAF… Read more
Category: Match Fishing
Tail-Hooked Barbel On Zircon Pole
Dave Harpin was third overall and qualified for the Wychavon Championship at Evesham – largely thanks to this foul-hooked barbel! He was fishing a 12g flat float when he hooked the impressive fish and somehow managed to get it into the net with 13 metres of his trusty old Drennan Zircon pole in the… Read more
Wilkinson Qualifies For Evesham Festival
Harry Wilkinson has booked his place on the prestigious Evesham Festival after a fine display of eel fishing on the Warwickshire Avon. The match was the Evesham DAA Youth Championship, which sees the winner of the Junior and Intermediate categories earning themselves a place in the popular Bank Holiday weekend festival. The up-and-coming Drennan Leicester… Read more
Chris Vandervleit Through To £50,000 Final
Chris Vandervleit is through to the Maver Match This Final after winning the latest qualifier at Barston Lakes. On a tough day where most of the 97-strong field struggled, the Drennan and Bait-Tech ace managed an impressive 116lb 10oz using his trademark ‘tea bag’ tactics. Chris relied on casting a… Read more
20lb Of Chub On First Visit
Drennan’s Dan Varney has just had a great first visit to the River Trent. The Kamasan Starlets team man was fishing a 100-peg match at East Stoke in Nottinghamshire and managed 4th overall with a fantastic 20lb 10oz of chub on maggot feeder tactics. Well done Dan! Dan used a… Read more
Ups & Downs On The River Trent
Alan Scotthorne reflects on recent sessions spent on the mighty River Trent in preparation for the forthcoming Division One National. With the Angling Trust Division One National Championship coming up on the River Trent, my Drennan Barnsley Blacks outfit have been putting in some extra practice. The winners of this competition… Read more