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by John Beesley
November 27th, 2016, 7:44 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 5 K&A canal Hungerford
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Views: 873

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 around Hungerford. The match was fished on a overcast cold day with a clearing canal and as expected it was very much feast or famine with some sections fishing very well and some sections...
by John Beesley
November 13th, 2016, 6:51 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 4 K&A canal
Replies: 0
Views: 944

Oxford winter league round 4 K&A canal

The 4th round of the Angling rust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Kennet and Avon canal at Upper Dunmill Hungerford. With the mild conditions the canal fished well with loads of small roach showing and better fish on the end and feature pegs. 1st Steve Pawson – Sensas A4 – 12l...
by John Beesley
November 6th, 2016, 7:09 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league practice open K&A canal Upper Dunmill
Replies: 0
Views: 852

Oxford winter league practice open K&A canal Upper Dunmill

The practice match for the next round of the Oxford winter league was fished by 40 anglers on the Kennnet and Avon canal at Upper Dunmill, Hungerford. With overnight frosts and a very cold northerly wind the match was hard but very even with 5lb required to win most sections and odd big perch decidi...
by John Beesley
October 30th, 2016, 7:38 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 3
Replies: 0
Views: 779

Oxford winter league round 3

The 3rd round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on a very clear Thames at medley, Folly and Sandford with very little flow, Despite to clear water the roach fed everywhere with 7 sections won with double figures, Pike were a major problem on most sections. Some of ...
by John Beesley
October 23rd, 2016, 7:01 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Thames open Donnington and Sandfor 23.10.16
Replies: 0
Views: 742

Thames open Donnington and Sandfor 23.10.16

The practice open for the next round of the Oxford winter league was fished by 32 anglers on a clear Thames at Donnington and Sandford. The river was patchy with the fished shoaled up due to the lack of flow and the clear water. 1st Charlie Somerton – Sensas A4 – 17lb 8oz. Charlie drew top end peg a...
by John Beesley
October 16th, 2016, 7:14 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford winter league round 2 Medley and Folly
Replies: 0
Views: 714

Oxford winter league round 2 Medley and Folly

The 2nd round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on a very clear Thames at Medley and Folly. The fish are still very tightly shoaled and the pike very active resulting in a very close match in the individual and team results. 1st Stuart Keeble – Sensas A4 – 22lb 12o...
by John Beesley
October 11th, 2016, 4:16 pm
Forum: Match Diary / Going Fishing
Topic: Thames open Donnington and Sandford 23rd October
Replies: 0
Views: 1744

Thames open Donnington and Sandford 23rd October

ODAA open match Thames Donnington and Sandford
Sunday 23rd October
Redbridge park and ride OX1 4XG 7.45 am
Fish 10.30 3.30
£25 all in
book in with Top Tackle 01865 201020
by John Beesley
October 9th, 2016, 6:27 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: ODAA open Thames - Medley 09.10.16
Replies: 0
Views: 682

ODAA open Thames - Medley 09.10.16

The ODAA open was fished on the on a very clear Thames at Medley by 24 anglers. The fish are definitely shoaling up in the clear water and the top 3 weights were all in the section at the bottom end of Medley with the rest of the venue fishing a lot harder. Pike were also a problem in most areas. 1s...
by John Beesley
October 2nd, 2016, 7:27 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford WL round 1
Replies: 0
Views: 787

Oxford WL round 1

The 1st round of the Angling Trust Oxford winter league was fished by 6 teams of 8 on the Thames at Abingdon and Culham. The match was fished in bright sunshine with a clear river with very little flow but the river returned to the good form it has shown for most of the year. 1st Ian Higgins – Drenn...
by John Beesley
September 25th, 2016, 7:27 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford WL practice Thames Abingdon and Culham
Replies: 0
Views: 817

Oxford WL practice Thames Abingdon and Culham

The practice match for the 1st round of the Oxford winter league was fished by 41 anglers on a very patchy Thames at Abingdon and Culham. These stretches have been good all season but the fish are starting to shoal up and it is a sure sign of autumn. Catches today we affected by a very strong wind s...
by John Beesley
September 18th, 2016, 8:11 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Thames Championship
Replies: 0
Views: 963

Thames Championship

One the oldest and most prestigious matches, the Thames Championship, was fished by 22 teams of 6 on on the Thames from Lechlade though to Rushey. The upper Thames has been fishing well with both big fish and plenty of small fish feeding. On the team from Drennan Oxford continued their brilliant run...
by John Beesley
September 14th, 2016, 6:20 pm
Forum: Match Diary / Going Fishing
Topic: River Thames Open Abingdon and Culham 25th Sept
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Views: 1875

River Thames Open Abingdon and Culham 25th Sept

River Thames Open match
Abingdon and Culham
Sunday 25th September draw 8am Fish 10.30-3.30
Draw at H Café Berinsfield OX10 7LY – Breakfast from 7am
£25 all in
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by John Beesley
September 11th, 2016, 3:42 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Drennan Thames Festival 2016
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Views: 785

Drennan Thames Festival 2016

The 4th Thames festival, sponsored by Drennan International and Dave Harrell angling, was fished by 66 anglers, from all over the country, on the 6th to 8th September on the Thames at Abingdon, Culham and Appleford. The river has been in brilliant form all season and the anglers were not disappointe...
by John Beesley
August 21st, 2016, 7:41 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: oxford Summer league round 6 Medley and Folly
Replies: 0
Views: 644

oxford Summer league round 6 Medley and Folly

The 6th and final round of the Oxford summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Medley and Folly bridge. With the river clearing after the recent algae bloom, and very blustery wind, it was expected to be a harder match than recent but the river still fished very well especially on t...
by John Beesley
August 14th, 2016, 7:56 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 5 Folly and Sandford 14.08
Replies: 0
Views: 556

Oxford summer league round 5 Folly and Sandford 14.08

The 5th round of the Oxford summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Folly bridge and Sandford. The river was carrying a brown tinge to it due to a algae bloom but this encouraged the fish to feed freely along both stretches with 7 weights over 19lb and numerous double figure weight...
by John Beesley
July 31st, 2016, 7:17 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 4 Thames Medley and Sandford
Replies: 0
Views: 580

Oxford Summer League round 4 Thames Medley and Sandford

The 4th round of the Oxford summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Medley and Sandford. The cooler weather certainly improved the fishing with lots of double figures of mainly roach being caught in all sections. Team wise Drennan Oxford stretched their lead with another win in a t...
by John Beesley
July 24th, 2016, 7:33 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford summer league round 3 Dorchester and Benson 24/07
Replies: 0
Views: 501

Oxford summer league round 3 Dorchester and Benson 24/07

The 3rd round of the Oxford summer was fished by 7 teams of 6 on the Thames at Dorchester and Benson. The match this week was always going to be much more of a hard match for the anglers on the deeper and slower sections used and after a week of hot humid weather. Big fish were at a premium but ther...
by John Beesley
July 17th, 2016, 7:27 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: oxford Summer league round 2 Medley and Folly
Replies: 0
Views: 480

oxford Summer league round 2 Medley and Folly

The 2nd round of the Oxford summer league was fished by 7 teams of 6 anglers on the Medley and Folly sections of the Thames. On a warm blustery day with plenty of swimmers, dogs and boats the river showed more good form with roach and bream showing in all sections. The anglers on Medley were greeted...
by John Beesley
July 10th, 2016, 7:31 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: Oxford Summer League round 1 Abingdon and Culham
Replies: 0
Views: 483

Oxford Summer League round 1 Abingdon and Culham

The 1st round of the Oxford summer league was fished by 8 teams of 6 anglers on the Thames at Abingdon and Culham. With the river still having good summer flow it was expected the roach would show as they had all week for those practicing. However the strong wind on the day made presentation difficu...
by John Beesley
July 3rd, 2016, 8:43 pm
Forum: Match Results, Reports and Blogs
Topic: ODAA open Thames - Medley 03.07.16
Replies: 0
Views: 478

ODAA open Thames - Medley 03.07.16

The 2nd Oxford and District open match was fished on by 24 anglers on the Thames at medley. With the river still flowing well it was expected that bream would again dominate but it was mainly roach and perch that provided most of the weights. 1st Arnold Liaukevicius – Drennan Oxford – 25lb 3oz. Arno...