Picture: England Under 20s 2018 – left to right… Jordan Holloway, Jack Damant, Geroge Organ, Andrew Cranston, Sam Collett. Sensas England Under 20’s narrowly missed out on a medal with a fourth-place finish overall, in an incredibly tight podium battle on the Cavo Lama canal, Italy. This was just behind Spanish and French teams in […]
Italy take under 20s gold on Cavo Lama Canal… England 4th
Jowett and Kirkwood blaze to pairs victory on the Rochdale Canal
On another blazingly hot weekend the seventh leg of the Dynamite backed AT/CRT pairs made its way northwards to the mighty Rochdale canal. A 36-man field were drawn across A Section (Whitehouse and Deadlength) and B section (Derdale and Sandholme). The winning pair on the day were Johnathon Jowett and Kerry Kirkwood, with Johnathon the […]
Nick West wins on a clear River Soar to make it through to RiverFest 2018 Final
The River Soar at Loughborough hosted Sunday’s round of RiverFest 2018. The match was fished in baking hot conditions and with the river running clear, it was feared that weights could be low for everyone. Thankfully, no one told the fish and some excellent weights were recorded! The three swims below the weir in A […]
Dan Squire wins River Thames RiverFest qualifier
The River Thames at Clanfield hosted the latest round of the RiverFest 2018 and proved a tough nut to crack for many of the competitors. However, weights were incredibly close and several anglers missed out by ounces. Match and C Zone winner was Dan Squire who pole fished his way to an 8-14-0 winning haul, […]
Holland take world match fishing under 25s gold in Italy – Drennan England grab silver
After a week’s long, hard practice in blistering Italian temperatures up to 39 degrees, the Drennan England U25s came home with a stunning silver team medal and were very unlucky not to scoop gold on the Cava Lama Canal. The team consisted of Captains, Mark Downes and Darran Bickerton. Team members were Rory Jones, Alex […]
23lb carp in Canal Pairs match….
On a scorching hot day, the Grand Union Canal at both Luton and Tring produced good bags of fish without a dry net in sight. Although this put off the roach which had shown in good numbers running up to the match, it meant some of the canals larger residents played ball. An outstanding team […]
Carp on the feed as Alan Dewhurst takes 30-peg Boddington Classic final….
The carp were in feeding mode in the sell-out Boddington Classic Final as a strong north easterly wind whipped across the reservoir. Three sections in use at in the final; A) pegs 80-90 -curve before the beach B) pegs 90-100 beach section and a new section to the final C) 101-110 boat club side. Amazingly […]
150lb Bristol Avon bream weight for Deron Harper sets new qualifier record for RiverFest
An outstanding bream weight of 153-12-0, caught by Hereford angler Deron Harper was the highlight of the latest AT RiverFest qualifier on the Bristol Avon. Drawn at peg 59 in B Zone, Deron feeder fished with casters and worms for the 41 fish catch, which put more than 30lb on the previous best qualifying weight! […]
Harry Billing wins the Veterans Match Fishing National for the second year in a row
The AT Veterans National once more had a cracking attendance with 133 anglers competing in the sunshine at the prolific Woodland View Fishery, Droitwich. Spread across virtually all the lakes, the competitors enjoyed some terrific sport despite the hot conditions. Last year’s winner England International, Harry Billing couldn’t believe his luck when he drew corner […]
Italy take gold in 2018 European Match Fishing Championships in Slovakia – Bronze for Team England
The 2018 FIPSed 24th European Coarse Angling Championship was held in Slovenia on the River Sava at Radece from 21st – 22nd July which saw 30 teams competing. Drennan Team England were, Will Raison, Sean Ashby, Des Shipp, James Dent, Matt Derry, Cameron Hughes, Mark Downes and Steve Sanders (joint managers). Daily the river changed […]
Brindle and Paton qualify on the Forth and Clyde
The Scottish Qualifier for the 2018 AT & CRT Canal Pairs Championships took place on the Forth & Clyde Canal at the Stables Pub, Kirkintilloch on Saturday 21st July 2018. This is always a very popular and busy stretch of the towpath, but unbeknownst to the organisers, there was also a national charity walk along […]
Wayne Panting triumphs in 2018 Disabled Match Fishing National
Weston Pools’ picturesque Canal Pool hosted this year’s Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship and the 16 anglers competing had plenty of space. The conditions were favourable, being warm and overcast and plenty of fish were caught. Wayne Panting from Pershore was crowned a worthy National Champion, after weighing a superb 48.080Kg of carp […]
Samantha Sim takes 2018 Ladies National with big weight on Weston Pools
This year’s Angling Trust Ladies National was fished at Weston Pools; with Belvedere, Stretton and Weir Pools hosting the competition. The conditions were favourable with it being warm and overcast, this resulted in plenty of fish being between the 42 competitors taking part. England International, Samantha Sim (pictured with part of her winning catch) now […]
Fifteen weights over the ton as Simon Foster takes Decoy Lakes Maver Match This qualifier
After a short break in proceedings, the 2018 Maver Mega Match This qualifier campaign resumed at the prolific Decoy Lakes complex in Peterborough. One hundred anglers were in attendance, all hopeful of securing position number seventeen in this year’s Grand Final at Maver Hayfield Lakes. Despite slightly cooler conditions and a light breeze making things […]
Paul Wright sets new Laurels Lake record at Lindholme Lakes with 326lb
Nice work if you can get it…. Paul Wright shows off a tiny percentage of his 326-8-0 winning catch taken in the third round of the Gizmo Angling Commercial Knockout at Lindholme Leisure Lakes between Doncaster and Scunthorpe. Paul drew Laurels Lake where he opted to pole fish up in the water and found the […]
