Dean Barlow reports back from the Frank Barlow & Steve Toone Memorial. Now in its 18th year, it’s an event that pays respect to two larger than life characters who are sadly no longer with us. This year’s Memorial Match had a change of venue to the upper reaches of the… Read more
17lb Bream Makes Perfect Birthday Present
Mark Simmonds has celebrated his 40th birthday in style with the capture of a magnificent 17lb 1oz bream! Here’s his in-depth account of an amazing capture that has also won him a well-deserved Drennan Cup prize in this week’s Angling Times: I have been fishing a big Cambridgeshire lake for the… Read more
Best Year Yet For Specimen Catches
2014 is “the best year yet” for the Angling Times’ prestigious Drennan Cup competition! That’s the verdict of editor Steve Fitzpatrick in the latest issue, who adds: “A record breaking 60 Drennan Cup awards have already been made since this year’s competition kicked off in April, and the trend doesn’t seem to be… Read more
Gold At The European Police Champs
Drennan Bordon’s Graeme Aggar has just won individual gold at the European Police Championship held in Belgium. Here’s his account of a very memorable two-day event. Last month saw my good friend and travelling partner Ian Jones and I packing the car and heading for the Channel Tunnel. We were… Read more
Gear Up For Autumn
We have just added several new items to our popular Drennan luggage range! First up, is the 2 Rod Hard Case. At 1.9m it’s 10cm shorter than its bigger brother, the 3 Rod Hard Case, but can still comfortably house 12ft two-piece rods when folded away. It is made from semi-rigid EVA… Read more
Fortune Favours The Brave
Wayne Swinscoe explains how a bold, single-minded attack with hemp and tares lead to a match winning net from the River Trent. After two days of the Burton Festival I was disappointed to be out of the running as far as the overall title was concerned, even though I’d caught double… Read more