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River Glen and Town Welland to host new event.
River fishing legend Wayne Swinscoe has announced a new pairs league on the prolific Lincolnshire fens. The new series is born out of frustration by the ex Essex County Skipper, who explained: “For the first time in a number of years, me and a few of my friends have really been struggling to find good sized matches. It seems that there are plenty of small commercial events taking place, but not a lot of any size for people like me, who prefer to fish matches on natural venues.

I have always been a believer in the saying ‘action speaks louder than words’ and so have decided to run something myself! The River Welland and River Glen have been fishing brilliantly this year, with loads of good nets of roach falling to all kinds of tactics. For this reason, I wanted to run something that would take in both venues, as they are only a couple of miles apart. I suggested the series to my sponsors, Maver and Bait Tech, who were only too keen to support it.”

The series will follow a format which will see anglers able to nominate which of the two rivers that they want to fish each round, and with pools money being paid out seperately on each venue, it won't really matter which of the two fishes the best. Entry is just £20 per pair, with a daily pool of £20 each per match.

The overall league will be decided on accumulative weight- leaving it wide open to surprises when and if the bigger fish decide to feed. With a practice match on the 27th December, the first round of the league proper is 30th December.

For more information, call Wayne Swinscoe on 07737 056767 or 0115 9382846

Dates:

Thursday,27th December - Pairs Open
Sunday,30th December - 1st League
Sunday,6th January - 2nd League
Sunday, 27th January - 3rd League
Sunday, 10th February - 4th League

Might just give that a go!

Ain't you and Scriv fishing the pairs on the canal

Need to have a word with jay mate, he aint in a good place at the min :( I'm assuming the dates clash so think i might have to go with the loughborough...

two do lee 6th and 10th ] plus the T/M league is in-between and that was a good laugh last year
but its great to see natural competitions coming back
if only we could all get together and spread them out instead of clashing

Yeah i would like to fish teds league again this year too, just need to get bicko to draw for me! its just good that we have a choice of matches on natural venues now

hope jay is ok kido was him at the winter league can't believe how grown up his kids are
i must say he's as funny as we had some good times with you two growing up

Jay is a top lad mate, he will be back before we know it Think he is coming down tomorrow to make sure we are all doing it right! I feel a tight fought match coming on again tomorrow....

TOO right lee there are a couple of anglers fishing staples but not catching much