Carl Eland had an unforgettable day on the River Thames after catching a match-winning 37lb 14oz of roach in the latest Oxford DAA open. The Drennan Oxford squad member drew the bottom end peg at Medley and had quality roach on the pole and caster at 10 metres with an 0.5g strung-out rig. Steve Harwood was… Read more
Category: Venues
Acolyte Compact Rods In Action
Dan Varney visited the beautiful Docklow Pools in Herefordshire to flex the all-new Acolyte Compact rods – and put together this fine net of fish! A waggler session on the fishery’s idyllic Mickey Mouse Pool allowed Dan to put both the Acolyte Compact Ultra 13ft and Acolyte Compact Plus 13ft rods to the test. Their clever… Read more
Father And Son’s First Fish
This father and son duo took part in a Fishing Experience session at Lake John Fishery and were rewarded with their very first fish! A bit of Bait-Tech fishmeal groundbait helped to get the fish going and the best hook bait was a 6mm pellet on a size 16 Carp Bandits hooks to nylon. Visit www.thefishingexperience.co.uk to learn more about… Read more
Wednesday Wins At Branston
River ace Wayne Swinscoe looks back on two recent matches on a stretch of the Trent he hadn’t fished for some time. When I heard they were going to start running some Wednesday matches at Branston Golf Course I was intrigued. It’s been a long time since I fished this… Read more
Eland Wins Winter League Practice Open
The practice match for the first round of the Oxford Winter League saw 41 anglers on a very patchy and windy River Thames at Abingdon and Culham. These stretches have been good all season but the fish are now showing signs of shoaling up . First place went to Drennan Oxford’s… Read more
Owen Wins The Trent Masters
Jason Owen stunned everyone on the Drennan Coors AC Trent Masters Final with a brilliant performance on the waggler and bronze maggot. Drawn on the pipe bridge below Bailey’s Weir, the Coors AC member fished three quarters of the way across the river with a 3AAA waggler, just tripping bottom in 4ft of… Read more