Alan Scotthorne recently fished the River Thames at Medley in Oxfordshire and put on a great display of angling. Of particular note was his unorthodox but very effective fish playing technique. Despite the strong flow and relatively light tackle, the five times World Champion tamed a bonus bream in no… Read more
Knockout Cup Time
It’s Round 2 of the Match Fishing Drennan Knockout Cup today! Sixty anglers will be lining up on Yorkshire’s New Junction Canal. Today’s winner will pick up £1,000 and the top 30 qualify for Round 3 on the River Thames. Some big names involved and some equally big names already… Read more
Silver In Serbia
Dean Barlow reports back after a hard-earned silver medal with the Preston England Feeder team at the World Feeder Champs. Now the dust has settled, it’s time to reflect on the World Feeder Champs in Serbia. This was always going to be a tough test, as this year we were flying out to the DTD… Read more
Quality Tench And Crucians
Daniel Everitt had his best ever start to the traditional coarse fishing season after landing four crucians over 2lb and 12 tench up to 6lb from a Warwickshire reservoir. He opted for a super sensitive float setup with a No4 Glow Tip Antenna float with the cocking shot set just off… Read more
Big Win At Packington
Round 2 of the Matrix Commercial Championship was won by Jon Arthur with a quality 100lb 7oz catch at Packington Fisheries. The second heat of this four-match series was spread between Molands and Gearys lakes at the popular Midlands fishery. Unsettled conditions saw the usually reliable F1s in a finicky mood and… Read more
Float Skills Dominate On the Trent
Round 1 of the Drennan Coors Trent Masters saw the river still carrying extra water from the previous week’s floods and was always going to be tricky, but stick float and waggler tactics still dominated. Coors AC member Steve Hardwidge drew peg 23, just below the island on the Bailey’s section, and fished mostly… Read more