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by John Beesley
July 15th, 2018, 7:48 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer league round 2 Medley and Folly
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Views: 1033

Oxford Summer league round 2 Medley and Folly

The 2nd round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 on the Thames at Medley, Channel and Folly sections. In sweltering conditions with lots of swimmers and boats the river produced fantastic sport with bream and roach showing in all sections. 1st John Taylor –Sensas A4 Black - 30lb ...
by John Beesley
July 8th, 2018, 7:51 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 1 Abingdon and Culham
Replies: 0
Views: 992

Oxford Summer League round 1 Abingdon and Culham

The 1st round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 on the Thames at Abingdon and Culham. The match was fished in very hot conditions with heavy boat traffic, Most sections were very hard but a few bream showed at Culham. 1st Mark Harrington – Sensas A4 Black – 40lb 10oz. Mark drew ...
by John Beesley
December 3rd, 2017, 8:48 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: oxford winter league 6th round Oxford canal
Replies: 0
Views: 1097

oxford winter league 6th round Oxford canal

The 6th and final round of the Angling trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Oxford canal form Kidlington to Oxford. With frost's all week and a gin clear canal the fishing was hard but all caught a few fish. A lack of boat traffic due to lock work did not help. On the team fr...
by John Beesley
November 26th, 2017, 8:22 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 5 K&A canal Hungerford
Replies: 0
Views: 983

Oxford winter league round 5 K&A canal Hungerford

The 5th round of the Angling trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Kennet and Avon canal between Hungerford and Froxfield.  With a gin clear canal and overnight frosts then everyone feared that the canal would be very hard but it actually fished exceptionally well with 5lb nee...
by John Beesley
November 12th, 2017, 7:35 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 4 K&A canal Hungerford
Replies: 0
Views: 1049

Oxford winter league round 4 K&A canal Hungerford

The 4th round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Kennet and Avon canal at Upper and Lower Dunmill Hungerford. The canal was clear and cold with a brisk northerly wind but there were still plenty of small fish to be caught but it was end pegs that once again d...
by John Beesley
October 29th, 2017, 7:26 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league Thames Sandford and Abingdon
Replies: 0
Views: 1004

Oxford winter league Thames Sandford and Abingdon

The 3rd round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Thames at Sandford and Abingdon. With the river still low and clear and with near frost at night during the week then the river was very moody with some sections being very hard and all 4 of the framers coming ...
by John Beesley
October 22nd, 2017, 7:01 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league practice open Thames Sandford and Abingdon
Replies: 0
Views: 1028

Oxford winter league practice open Thames Sandford and Abingdon

The practice match for the Oxford winter league was fished by 34 anglers on the Thames at Sandford and Abingdon. The match was fished in blustery conditions on a very low and clear Thames where although the top weights were good, a lot of the areas fished very hard. 1st Steve Townsend - Drennan Oxfo...
by John Beesley
October 15th, 2017, 8:05 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 2 Medley Channel and Folly
Replies: 0
Views: 963

Oxford winter league round 2 Medley Channel and Folly

The 2nd round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was held on the Thames on the Medley, Channel and Folly sections. The river is still very clear with very little flow but fished exceptionally well in the mild autumn conditions especially on the little used section of the Channel above Osney b...
by John Beesley
October 8th, 2017, 7:34 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: ODAA open Thames - Medley / Folly 08.10.17
Replies: 0
Views: 1031

ODAA open Thames - Medley / Folly 08.10.17

Oxford and district open match fished by 40 anglers on the Thames on Medley, Channel and Folly. The river is still very low and clear with very little flow but still produced good weights in a tight match with some big perch showing on Medley. 1st Gary Pook – Daiwa Dorking – 19lb 2oz. Gary drew on t...
by John Beesley
October 1st, 2017, 8:05 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 1
Replies: 0
Views: 948

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 at Child Beale. The Thames is still very clear with little flow but produced some good weights and a very tight finish on the team front. 1st Steve Townsend – Drennan Oxford Aqua – 47lb. Steve had around...
by John Beesley
August 6th, 2017, 7:10 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 5 Sandford and Appleford
Replies: 0
Views: 967

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 reach. After recent matches where the roach have showed in vast numbers they proved hard to catch today especially on the Appleford reach section where a lot of anglers struggled for 5lb. But...
by John Beesley
July 30th, 2017, 7:02 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 4 Sandford and Culham
Replies: 0
Views: 1029

Oxford Summer League round 4 Sandford and Culham

The 4th round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Sandford and Culham. With a little bit of flow and overcast conditions the roach have had a proper feed with double figures of roach caught in every section. 1st Steve Harwood – Drennan Oxford Yellow- 33lb 8oz. Ste...
by John Beesley
July 23rd, 2017, 7:41 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 3 Dorchester and Benson
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Views: 932

Oxford summer league round 3 Dorchester and Benson

The 3rd round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Dorchester and Benson. The river had been refreshed by the recent rain and had a little bit of flow for a change. 1st Gary Barclay – Drennan Oxford Blue – 31lb 4oz. Gary drew top end peg at Benson and had 4 large b...
by John Beesley
July 16th, 2017, 8:10 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer league round 2 Medley and Folly
Replies: 0
Views: 881

Oxford Summer league round 2 Medley and Folly

The 2nd round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 on the Thames at Medley and Folly. Despite the gin clear river, with very little flow, the river showed it form again with plenty of roach showing along with odd bigger fish, 1st Carl Eland - Drennan Oxford Yellow - 33lb 4oz. Carl ...
by John Beesley
July 9th, 2017, 8:10 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 1 Abingdon and Culham
Replies: 0
Views: 878

Oxford Summer League round 1 Abingdon and Culham

The 1st round of the Oxford Summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 on the Thames at Abingdon and Culham on a clear static river badly in need of a lot of rain. The clear river combined with a hot sunny windless day did not bode well for bream to feed but the bream did feed at Culham and there were...
by John Beesley
July 2nd, 2017, 7:05 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: ODAA open Thames - Medley 02/07/17
Replies: 0
Views: 858

ODAA open Thames - Medley 02/07/17

The ODAA open was fished by 29 anglers on a very clear and very weedy Thames at Medley. Rather surprisingly the roach fed in most sections but this also meant that the pike were also very active with some anglers struggling to land any roach that fought a bit. 1st John Taylor – Sensas A4 – 18lb 10oz...
by John Beesley
June 18th, 2017, 8:59 pm
Forum: Match Diary / Going Fishing
Topic: ODAA open Thames - Medley 02.07.17
Replies: 0
Views: 1843

ODAA open Thames - Medley 02.07.17

ODAA open match Sunday 2nd July
Thames at Medley
Draw 7.45 Green road Social club Kidlington OX5 2EU
Breakfast from 7am.
Fishing 10.30 - 3. 30
£25 all in.
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by John Beesley
June 18th, 2017, 8:18 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: ODAA open Thames - Medley 18.06.17
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Views: 860

ODAA open Thames - Medley 18.06.17

37 anglers fished the 1st ODAA open of the season on a very hot and crowded Thames at Medley. With swimmers and boaters everywhere and a clear river no one was sure whether the fish would feed but the bream fed all through with some impressive weights in every section. 1st Mick Denton – Drennan Oxfo...
by John Beesley
December 11th, 2016, 7:58 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: oxford winter league 6th round Oxford canal
Replies: 0
Views: 868

oxford winter league 6th round Oxford canal

The 6th and final round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Oxford canal from Kidlington to Oxford. With the milder weather and some colour in the water the canal fished well for skimmer bream and roach. Drennan Oxford completed there win of the league with a ...
by John Beesley
December 4th, 2016, 6:50 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford WL practice - Oxford canal
Replies: 0
Views: 812

Oxford WL practice - Oxford canal

The practice match for the final round of the Oxford winter league was fished by 30 anglers on the Oxford canal from Wolvercote to Aristotle bridge. Following heavy overnight frosts one half of the pegs were frozen and those in town were ice free. This coupled with a gin clear canal and most wanted ...