Tony Hobbs won the first round of the Oxford Summer League on the River Thames with an excellent 52lb 12oz of bream on the pole. The event saw eight teams of six at Abingdon and Culham. With the river still having good summer flow the roach were expected to show… Read more
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Bream Fishing At Farlows
Armed with a seatbox and quiver tip gear Martin Bowler headed off to Farlows Lakes near Iver in search of the resident bream shoals. With carp the main quarry of anglers visiting Farlows Lakes, Martin was keen to prove that there is much more on offer than just carp. Due… Read more
One Two For Drennan Oxford
The second Oxford & District open match of the season was held at Medley and topped by Arnold Liaukevicius with an impressive 25lb 3oz winning catch. The Drennan Oxford squad member drew above Black Jacks and had eight small skimmers on the open end feeder and worm and then caught… Read more
A Day On The Thames
We were really excited to have two top internationals visit Drennan headquarters recently – Andy Berteyn from Belgium and England’s most decorated international angler, Alan Scotthorne! Andy is a former Belgian National Champion with a European and two World Championship team gold medals under his belt. He is also a key Drennan… Read more
Flint’s Triple Ton
Anthony Flint caught an astonishing 328lb at the weekend during a six-hour competition at Monk Lakes. The Drennan Bordon team man’s colossal weight was taken from peg 88 on Lake 2 at the popular Kent venue. “I started off in the edge, 4m left and right, feeding sloppy fishmeal groundbait with a 0.4g Drennan AS4 float,… Read more
Bowler Lands Unofficial Grass Carp Record
Martin Bowler recently landed possibly the biggest grass carp ever caught in the UK at 52lb 10oz, which came as part of six fish catch, all weighing over 37lb! Although this fish is the biggest ever caught in the UK, sadly the British record fish list no longer acknowledges grass… Read more