Many thanks for running it Rick, another good day on the river. Well done Andy on your win.
Considering the clarity of the water it fished very well, i have to say that Steve and his club have got a great bit of the Thames. It couldnt be more convienient and the parking considering were it is £2.80 for the day thats a bargain. I cant wait to see what it will fish like with some colour in it.

@mickyd wrote:

Many thanks for running it Rick, another good day on the river. Well done Andy on your win.
Considering the clarity of the water it fished very well, i have to say that Steve and his club have got a great bit of the Thames. It couldnt be more convienient and the parking considering were it is £2.80 for the day thats a bargain. I cant wait to see what it will fish like with some colour in it.

Well said mickyd great bit of water mate,if any more matches coming up am in

well done ding dong and from the bookies swim he he as for your hookbait HAIR RIGGED HEMP lmao cheers 😀 😀 😀

@mickyd wrote:

I cant wait to see what it will fish like with some colour in it.

Mick, with colour in the Bream will show up and spoil it 😉

HAPPY DANGLER,
do you know if there going to be any more matches on this part of the thames,
cheers 😎 😎 😎

well done dingaling bookie will be over the moon and so very proud of you. 😀 😀 😀

Last i heard of the bookie he was stranded at some airport in corfu herbie

Hi Rick
What methods were used for the better weights baits etc
Les

@Pappa B wrote:

Hi Rick
What methods were used for the better weights baits etc
Les

Balled it with 13 big ones at the start, Gros Gardons, Lake and soil, and then loose fed maggot over the top with maggot on the hook. This was in 12 foot of water and I fished 2.5 grm float at 11m. caught dace and perch over initial feed until a very large pike moved in. Caught a few fish on the waggler and maggot. Then reballed it and this time caught roach on maggot until mr Pike moved in again (Pike won 13 to nil and deffo cost me 2nd at least)

Thanks Rick and JWB for the info we will probably have a walk-off so I will probably head for the deeper pegs or the end peg by Vicky bridge.
Are there deeper pegs all the way along?
Les

Hi again
How fine did you guys need to fish are we talking .06 or .10 hooklinks. and will a 20 B520 be ok.
Les

I fished the waggler all day as it wasn’t easy to ship the pole back. I fished a 2.5 swan drennen waggler and a 0.08 bottom to a 22 preston hook.
I don’t think you need to be too fine, its the feeding that’s important.

The bleak got in the way of the maggots so I changed to casters which was better.

I didn’t ball it in like some people did. Whether this made a difference I don’t know.

@Happy Dangler wrote:

@dingdong wrote:

HAPPY DANGLER,
do you know if there going to be any more matches on this part of the thames,
cheers 😎 😎 😎

Andy – we have been fishing as guests of Old Windsor AC for the two matches we have had so really it is down to the club whether or not they will allow us to use it again. They have to consider their members as priority and I think they would like to discuss it before opening up the venue for further open matches.

I have spoken to a few people who have fished the two matches we’ve had so far and all have said they would be prepared to pay for a pegging fee if it means we can use the venue again.

Big Steve (Rowland) is a member of the club and I am sure he will keep us informed about whether or not we can use the stretch again. I am happy to help run any future matches but think we can only realistically aim for mid-week matches so as not to inconvenience the membership. Just keep an eye on here or MFS for any update.

Rick

Cheers for that happy i dont mind paying peg fee, take care fellas

ok this is a wide stab but whose clubs have sections of rivers that do day tickets for a small mid week knock ups obviously peg fees a priority ??? down south only lol

Ding Dong and all,

the club has now put together a booking procedure/form which I need to read in detail before making any further bookings. Once I’ve been through it and sorted out any queries with the club I’ll put something else up on the forum.

Well done Ding Dong
What peg were you on and how did you fish it
Les

@proper tidal boy wrote:

ok this is a wide stab but whose clubs have sections of rivers that do day tickets for a small mid week knock ups obviously peg fees a priority ??? down south only lol

Weybridge section 1

@Pappa B wrote:

Well done Ding Dong
What peg were you on and how did you fish it
Les

Les,
I was on peg 9 fish the pole at 10m ball in 7big jaffers at the start feeding hemp catching on caster,then half way though top up with 4balls still feeding hemp,

(paul son crabtree ) had the peg two week before i think it was peg 12 and i think he caught on the pole and waggler. its a nice deep swim

hope this helps les

@steve r wrote:

Ding Dong and all,

the club has now put together a booking procedure/form which I need to read in detail before making any further bookings. Once I’ve been through it and sorted out any queries with the club I’ll put something else up on the forum.

cheers for that steve,how much does it cost for a membership mate
cheers dingdong

Cheers Ding Dong
I will let you know how we get on
Les

Ding Dong,

the info you want can be found on http://www.oldwindsorac.webs.com , hope that helps.

Just been informed that a reel case with some bits in was found a few days after the match.

If anyone has lost one and can describe it and its contents I’ll find some way of getting it back to you !

@steve r wrote:

Ding Dong,

the info you want can be found on http://www.oldwindsorac.webs.com , hope that helps.

cheers mate forms are back in the post,any matches soon do you know

They have a club match every Sunday during the season but the next one at Home Park is Dec 11th. There are a few more river ones coming up soon on the Civil Service stretch at Datchet which can also throw up some silvers weights on the right day. Have a look at matches on the website and they’re all listed.

@proper tidal boy wrote:

ok this is a wide stab but whose clubs have sections of rivers that do day tickets for a small mid week knock ups obviously peg fees a priority ??? down south only lol

Our stretch at Sandford-on-Thames is available midweek. There are 25 pegs. Quality fishing. More info http://www.littlemoreanglingsociety.co.uk

@proper tidal boy wrote:

ok this is a wide stab but whose clubs have sections of rivers that do day tickets for a small mid week knock ups obviously peg fees a priority ??? down south only lol

Bit of a drive but Rushey is bookable and still pretty good as long as you watch your bankside discipline.

I’m fairly sure Jolly Anglers Wallingford still issue day tickets for their waters and I love the sections around the town, it’s Float Heaven.

Child Beale is bookable on a DT basis but it’s a bit hit and miss. You can do 150lb there in what you think are bad conditions and then blank when it looks good.

Datchet below the Albert Bridge? Used to be Old Windsor but I believe it is now free and used to be pretty good although how much it gets fished now is anyones guess.

I also think that if you are a member of Oxford and District or the Oxford and Abingdon Alliance you can book their waters and I doubt there would be a problem midweek. JWB or Mickyd would probably be the men to ask. Iffley hardly gets used at all now and may even be free and that can be fantastic Roach fishing when it’s right.

In fact, on a lot of the Middle Thames these days your chances of being pulled for tickets midweek in autumn/winter is virtually nil. I know people who have fished Eynsham for years and never seen a bailiff. You can read into that comment what you will. 😉