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by John Beesley
November 10th, 2019, 7:49 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxofrd winter league round 6
Replies: 0
Views: 3615

Oxofrd winter league round 6

The 6th and final round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Oxford canal between Kidlington and Oxford. After the recent rain the canal was coloured and flowing with a influx of cold water. Despite this the canal still fished ok but weights were down. Well don...
by John Beesley
October 20th, 2019, 6:42 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 3
Replies: 0
Views: 3278

Oxford winter league round 3

The 3rd round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished on the Thames at medley and Donnington. The river was dropping fast after being in near flood conditions midweek. Predictably bream showed in pockets mainly at Medley and Rive A4 anglers made the most of good draws to dominate the in...
by John Beesley
October 13th, 2019, 7:29 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 2
Replies: 0
Views: 3231

Oxford winter league round 2

The 2nd round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Thames at Medley and Folly. After all of the rain in the past 2 weeks the Thames was coloured and rising and as expected it was dominated by bream but still fished very well with double figures winning each sec...
by John Beesley
October 6th, 2019, 7:26 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 1
Replies: 0
Views: 3109

Oxford winter league round 1

The 1st round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Thames in Child Beale park near Reading. With the river carrying a good colour and flow it was expected that the vast shoals of bream would dominate but it turned out to be a roach match with double figures nee...
by John Beesley
September 6th, 2019, 7:09 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Thames Festival 2019
Replies: 0
Views: 3317

Thames Festival 2019

The annual Thames festival was fished over 3 days by 78 anglers on the Thames at Abingdon, Culham and Appleford. The Thames was very clear with little or no flow and there was a brisk breeze on all 3 days, this meant the fishing was hard for most. There was a very tight finish to the festival with 1...
by John Beesley
July 28th, 2019, 7:43 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 6
Replies: 0
Views: 3473

Oxford summer league round 6

The 6th and final round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames on the top end of Medley, Channel and Folly sections. With cooler conditions from the River has fished reasonably well with a few bigger fish and lots of small fish to be caught. Team wise Drennan Oxford Aqu...
by John Beesley
July 21st, 2019, 7:29 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 5
Replies: 0
Views: 3337

Oxford summer league round 5

The 5th round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Clanfield. The river had a good flow and colour but the blustery wind made presentation difficult and it was mainly a small fish match apart from the winner who found a shoal of hungry chub. Individual 1st Tom Hobb...
by John Beesley
July 14th, 2019, 7:02 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 4
Replies: 0
Views: 3337

Oxford summer league round 4

The 4th round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on a very moody Thames at Abingdon and Culham. The roach were noticeable by there absence and it meant the match was dominated by bream. Individual 1st Dave Self - Drennan Bordon - 32lb 8oz. Dave drew the favoured bottom end peg at...
by John Beesley
July 7th, 2019, 6:53 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 3
Replies: 0
Views: 3228

Oxford summer league round 3

The 3rd round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Dorchester and Benson. The Thames is stilling carrying a good flow but fished very hard and was dominated by small fish. Individual 1st Matt Herbert - Drennan Bordon - 19lb 12oz. Matt drew top end peg on Benson, sa...
by John Beesley
June 30th, 2019, 8:35 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 2
Replies: 0
Views: 3124

Oxford summer league round 2

The 2nd round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Sandford and Appleford. The river was carrying a good flow and colour and everyone expected lots of bream to show but the match actually fished very hard especially at Appleford. Individual 1st Steve Townsend - Dre...
by John Beesley
June 23rd, 2019, 7:41 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 1
Replies: 0
Views: 2717

Oxford summer league round 1

The 1st round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Medley and the Channel. The match coincided with the 1st hot weekend in a long while which meant there plenty if swimmers and boats but the river had a nice summer flow and some colour. The match was predictably do...
by John Beesley
November 25th, 2018, 7:42 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 5
Replies: 0
Views: 1523

Oxford winter league round 5

The 5th round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on a very cold and clear Kennet and Avon canal around Hungerford. Once again end pegs dominated the main frame but there were plenty of very small roach and gudgeon for the rest. In the league Drennan Oxford clinched ...
by John Beesley
November 11th, 2018, 8:10 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 4
Replies: 0
Views: 1452

Oxford winter league round 4

The 4th round of the Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Kennet and Avon canal at Great Bedwyn. After heavy overnight rain the canal had a tinge of colour and the small roach fed in most sections but as usual on this canal the end pegs dominated most sections and all the top weigh...
by John Beesley
October 14th, 2018, 7:07 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: ODAA open Thames - Medley
Replies: 0
Views: 1369

ODAA open Thames - Medley

The ODAA open match was fished by a reduced field of 24 anglers on a very wet and windy day on the Thames at Medley. Although there were a few dropouts due to the weather the venue fished very well despite the strong wind and continuous rain. 1st Tony Hobbs - Drennan Oxford - 22lb 14oz. Tony drew to...
by John Beesley
October 7th, 2018, 7:03 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 1
Replies: 0
Views: 1300

Oxford winter league round 1

The 1st round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the river Thames at Abingdon and Culham. After an overnight frost and with river still low and clear the fishing was always going to be hard for most. On the team from Drennan Oxford had a brilliant start with 6 se...
by John Beesley
September 30th, 2018, 6:52 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Thames Open Abingdon and Culham
Replies: 0
Views: 1161

Thames Open Abingdon and Culham

The practice match for the 1st round of the Oxford winter league was fished by 31 anglers on the Thames at Abingdon and Culham. After midweek frosts and the Thames once again having very little flow then the match was always going to be a hard one for most but a few skimmers and roach did show. 1st ...
by John Beesley
August 12th, 2018, 8:07 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 6
Replies: 0
Views: 1075

Oxford Summer League round 6

The 6th and final round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames on Medley, Channel and Folly sections. With overcast and wet conditions the river again fished well with bream and roach showing all through. 1st Paul Passmore - Devizes MG - 30lb. Paul drew in the deep wate...
by John Beesley
August 5th, 2018, 7:49 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 5 Sandford and Appleford
Replies: 0
Views: 1053

Oxford Summer League round 5 Sandford and Appleford

The 5th round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Sandford and Appleford, Once again the match was fished in very hot conditions on a clear river but once again there were plenty of roach and bream caught. 1st Gary Pook - Drennan Oxford Yellow - 18lb 4oz. Gary dre...
by John Beesley
July 29th, 2018, 8:01 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 4 Sandford and Culham
Replies: 0
Views: 1042

Oxford Summer League round 4 Sandford and Culham

The 4th round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 on the Thames at Sandford and Culham. For the 1st time in the series the match was fished in wet and very windy conditions so no problems with swimmers and boats. 1st Brett Cooper - Drennan Bordon - 59lb 13oz. Brett drew at the end...
by John Beesley
July 22nd, 2018, 8:49 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 3 Dorchester and Benson 24/07
Replies: 0
Views: 1029

Oxford summer league round 3 Dorchester and Benson 24/07

The 3rd round of the Oxford summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 on the Thames at Dorchester and Benson. In steaming hot conditions with lots of boat traffic the fishing was hard but there were still bream and roach caught, 1st Ian Young – Drennan Oxford Yellow – 13lb 9oz. Ian drew top end peg a...