s.j.dutton@hotmail.co.uk

These are dates that no body is allowed to fish the river at nunhamcourtney.

October 23rd

November 6th, 20th and 27th

December 4th, 18th,28th

January 8th, 22nd, 26th and 29th.

Good evening everyone. I have the results of the Teams of Four below which was fortunately able to be fished on Sunday morning following Saturdays’ torrential downpours of rain. Although the river was rising as we fished, it still stayed surprisingly low during the match. It is today however spilling out into the fields. Usual thing for October now it seems. So I will begin firstly with a massive thanks to Thame Football Club and their two lovely Ladies for serving up lots of bacon rolls, teas and coffees for the draw at 8. The perfect start to the day really. Following the chaos of 40 odd anglers rushing off to their chosen swims the match then started at 10am. By 3pm when the match finished the river at Thame had risen and coloured up badly, stopping the fish feeding and making the last two hours very difficult. Therefore affecting the anglers overall catches and was to be expected really in the conditions. Anyway below makes for interesting info for us all.

The overall individual winner was Kevin Smith with 7lb 4oz of mainly Roach. One of which went a pound plus. Kev was fishing for Cuddesdon A on the day in section D at Wheatley.

2nd place individual was Alan Gee with 5lb 9oz also mainly Roach. Alan fishing for Ace Tackle and Bait was at Thame section B permanent peg No. 52.

3rd place went to Heath Semmens. Heath in section C at Wheatley and landed 5lb 8oz. Worm and Caster specialist Heath came out of river retirement to grace us with his presence. Once a good river angler always a good river angler!

Now on to the Team results.

In 1st place on 13 points with 15lb 11oz in weight was Tims team. Consisting of captain Tim Eele in section A. Anthony Aspell in section B, Heath Semmens in section C and Chris Plumb in section D. 

2nd and also on 13 points but with less weight at 14lb 4oz came Ace Tackle and Bait.

3rd place on 17 points was the ever present Cuddesdon Mill A team.

4th and also ever present was Nick Newitts Renegades on 21 points

Joint 5th place with 28 points came team Meko, Sheep Dippers and Kevs Team.

New Club were in 8th place with 29 points.

Joint 9th with 31 points were Cuddesdon Mill B and Ians’ team without Ian.

11th place came Tring Black scoring 33 points,

Last but definitely not least in 12th position was Rus and his Chinnor A side. Russell and his son Matt have been stalwarts helping me prepare swims at Thame all season along with my usual crew for this match, and I must thank all of them for their invaluable support and long may it continue.

All anglers caught with the majority getting between 2 and 3lb of mixed fish, so on a difficult rising river not too bad really.

     After the match this time for the presentation we headed to Thame snooker club. where we were fed and watered well by Paul and his staff till the cows were ready for home, Thanks for your hospitality Paul. Also I must take this opportunity to thank Ian Horrocks and Nick Newitt for sorting out the results side of things and to Tony Gee and his band of helpers for sorting out the swims in sections C and D. 

            Tony holds his Teams of Three at Wheatley this coming Sunday so if anyone has a team I suggest you enter it quickly now.

   Our next Open match is on Sunday 17th October. Usual thing, book in with me 01844 761185 Eves, or email. Draw at the Church at 7.30 fish 8.30 till 1.30. Entry is £3 peg fee £7 optional pools. All anglers of any age are welcome to book in, you don’t have to be a member. Remember our waters are closed on match days.

Also keep a look out for the next match date sheets on all our entrances as they will be updated soon taking us up to the closed season.

            Tight lines everyone and take care, tight lines Dave.

Good afternoon everyone, we had our latest match today on the river using 12 swims in three fields. Esso, Paddock and Laundry. I know!

Anyway, it fished ok for most of our anglers, with a bit of Pike and Crayfish trouble for most. That’s the first time this season I’ve had to report Pike as an issue. The Reggies are always there it’s just they seemed to be in everyone’s way as well. The river dropped 5 inches or so during the match as well. So without further ado here’s the top ten scores on the doors.

1st place on peg 33 with 5lb 14oz goes to the very capable Charlie Green. Charlie had some nice Perch and Roach with a 4lb Pike. not included

2nd position came Nick Newitt from peg 45, catching 5lb 2oz of Perch, Chub and Roach and Dace. Just as capable as Charles of course. Bit of Pike trouble for Nick and a lost Chubney.

3rd place from 44 came Dave Lyne with 5lb 1oz…. Now Dave had again a mixture of Perch, Roach and Dace, and lost a Chubney and dropped a few Dace for good measure. Caught lots of massive Gudgeon though.

4th position went to Danny Edwards on peg 34 with 3lb1oz. Not sure what Dan had but nice back up weight.

5th came Martin Wiggins on peg 42. Wiggy had a lot of small mixed fish for 2lb 13oz. Busy days fishing.

6th place Tim Eele in 38A had 2lb 9oz, again mainly small mixed fish. Tim had a Skimmer amongst his catch, something 6 of us caught in the Laundry field actually. The Bream are breeding somewhere in the river as these fish are 2 – 3oz. Too small for stocked fish put in a few years ago, so it’s all good for the future it seems.

7th place came Gareth on peg 30. The in form swim produced 2lb 4oz for him today. Gareth couldn’t find the Roach, but he had some Perch and Chub instead.

8th position came Richard Burrell in 37A with 1lb 13oz. Again Richards’ catch was mainly small stuff.

9th was Ian Blyth on peg 42. Ian was troubled with a lot of streamer weed in his swim so I apologise to him for that, but he battled out 1lb 10oz, fair play mate.

10th today went to Lester Backshall on peg 32 with 1lb 8oz. Not sure what Les had but he’s no mug so if Lester caught that weight, that’s all the swim was worth today. 

The others not mentioned above all caught well over 1lb so well done to them and thankyou all for attending.

Our next match is the very important Thame Teams of Four on Sunday 3rd October. The River Thame stretch is closed as usual on that day.

Then the next match you may be interested in is the Wheatley teams of Three on Sunday October 10th. This is run on the Wheatley stretch of the Thame by Tony Gee and our angling collogues at Oxford Waltonians Fishing Club. If your interested in entering a team, please ring Tony at his tackle shop Ace Tackle and Bait in Kiddlington 01865 372066.

Our next open at Thame is on Sunday October 17th. Please book in with me 01844 761185 eves only.

Again our stretch of Thame is closed on that date.

    That’s it for now, I’ll be sending out details of the Teams of Four to the captains tomorrow, so keep your eyes open for that and don’t just delete it, I know what your all like….

                      Cheers for now Dave

To be a member please email davelynee@sky.com with your name and address and a form will be sent in the post to you.

Happy fishing

Unfortunately due to the continuing COVID restrictions the Thame Angling Club AGM has been cancelled for this year. In these exceptional circumstances the committee have proposed that the Club continue its present arrangements for the 2021/22 season.
The main proposals are as follows:
1. The club will continue in the present format and meetings will only be held once COVID restrictions are gone and it is safe 2. Incumbent committee members have all indicated that they are happy to continue in their present positions and will do so. Note that for a period the position of Treasurer will be held by Robin Blane. We look forward to seeing Ian Horrocks back again very soon and “fighting fit”. 3. Permit and Day Ticket prices will remain as per the 2020/21 season 4. The Club will continue to use Nuneham Courtney waters but further liaison on issues such as parking will be carried out with the managing agent when possible 5. Accounts will be made available for audit and inspection 6. The Club will retain the current waters and, subject to landowner’s consent, will continue to fish them 7. The Club will continue and maintain the Club’s Website, Instagram and Facebook accounts

It will be assumed that these proposals are deemed acceptable to the membership and will be adopted as passed unless there are any objections or counter proposals.
Despite the changing restrictions throughout the last year the club continues to thrive. Membership has increased and now stands at 224 which includes 50 Juniors. Fish catches have been good with some excellent, chub, pike and roach being caught. Landowners are happy for the club to continue fishing with the understanding that club members continue to act sensibly and do not damage or litter the river banks. Unfortunately it has not been possible to fish matches but the club are hopefully that, as COVID restrictions ease, matches can start up again. Members will be informed once this becomes possible.
The club is in a sound position financially, helped by grants obtained from the District Council and from Waitrose. These monies will be used for the new fish refuge and for maintenance and repair of platforms.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the committee members for their sterling work throughout the year. In particular, thanks to the committee members and volunteers who help maintain the river, access and fishing platforms, whose contribution helps what makes our Club such a great one.
I wish you all a safe and healthy year with a hope that you all have a successful fishing season.
Barry Mullen Chairman Thame Angling Club

Thame Angling Club – clarification of access rights.

The three fields upstream of the bypass bridge are private and the club only has access to these during the fishing season and members must not enter the fields during the closed season.

By kind permission from Mrs Gibb the Prebendal field is made available for anyone to use for dog walking and exercise.  Thame Angling Club only control the fishing in this field.

Good afternoon everyone.        All THAME ANGLING CLUB river stretches are closed until further notice and have been from the end of the season. MARCH 14th. Our land owners do not want the general public entering their fields. None of us have a rite of way without their permission until the COVID outbreak allows us to re-negotiate the new rent with them and the EA allows angling to begin again too. If anyone enters any of the fields and as a result upsets the land owner enough to lose the rite to fish there the club will NOT RENEW your permit.                                                                                                Take heed of this rule by order of the committee. I hope this is clear enough.                            Regards for now Dave Lyne.

As most of you are no doubt aware the Thame Angling Club AGM scheduled for Thursday 2 April 2020 has been cancelled.

In these exceptional circumstances the committee have proposed that the Club continue its present arrangements for the 2020/21 season.

The main proposals are as follows:

1. The 2019 AGM minutes (available on request) are deemed accepted
2. Incumbent committee members have all indicated that they are happy to continue in their present positions and will do so.
3. Permit and Day Ticket prices will remain as per the 2019/20 season
4. The Club will continue to use Nuneham Courtney waters but further liaison on issues such as parking will be carried out with the managing agent when possible
5. Accounts will be made available for audit
6. The Club will retain the current waters and, subject to landowner’s consent, will continue to fish them
7. The Club will continue and maintain the Club’s Website, Instagram and Facebook accounts

It will be assumed that these proposals are deemed acceptable to the membership and will be adopted as passed unless there are any objections or counter proposals.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the committee members for their sterling work throughout the year. In particular, thanks to the committee members and 

volunteers who help maintain the river, access and fishing platforms, whose contribution helps what makes our Club such a great one.

I wish you all a safe and healthy year with a hope that we can all be back out there on the bank very soon, fishing again.

Barry Mullen

Chairman Thame Angling Club

Fish Survey carried out by the EA at the Old Crendon Bride.
Initial indications are that there are lots of small chub ( probably from the restocking) and a good number of dace. Some small pike were also found but we won’t tell Dave about those. Finally as yet they have found no Barbel!

 Good afternoon everyone, today was our first open of the season on our own stretch. 19 anglers battled it out for 5 hours and the top 11 is as follows.
In 1st place came Roger Smith catching a respectable 4lb 11oz from peg 33. Rog fished a simple maggot feeder and caught some nice Perch and Roach and had a decent Chub too from a very reliable swim.
2nd position went to Kevin the breakfast Dowling on peg 47 with 3lb 12oz. Kev having mainly Roach was pestered by Pike too.
3rd was the very good Martin Chown with 3lb 0oz 8dr from peg 38. Martin had over a hundred fish comprising of Skimmers and Perch and lots of Chublet!
4th place the ever present Bob Saunders always a safe bet, with 2lb 11oz. Bob drew the newish peg 44a and did well.
5th came Tony Sexton on a brand new swim 27a. Tone caught steadily on the whip and had 2lb 6oz 8dr. Good to see the new swim had some fish in Tone.
6th was Julian Rayment on peg 37a with 2lb 4oz. Julian came on a visit from Cuddesdon today and I was glad to see him in the top ten.
7th place Dave Lyne peg 32 with 2lb 3oz. Dave had lots of juvenile Roach, Dace, Perch and Chublet mainly on the whip.
8th position was drawn by four anglers who were all tied on 2lb 2oz and I have listed them in descending down the river swims,
Lester Backshall in the newly cut out peg 24.
Will Drinwater peg 29
Mick Baston peg 34
Keith Nash peg 36.
    Everyone caught but not everyone weighed in. There was a bit of Pike trouble for Tony Aspell in peg 42, where he landed a 6lb-er and had a good double on as well but couldn’t quite land her…and Nick Newitt lost a Tench of about 3-4lb at the landing net in peg 26 hooked on half a grain of corn. Not a whole one!!
So there you are the first open done and dusted. I’d like to thank all attending today and to Ian for his invaluable help dealing with the money matters.
     Our next Open is on Sunday August 4th. 7.30am draw fish from 8.30 till 1.30pm. If any anglers would like to attend, please let me know 01844 761185 eves or Ian 07821 400435 reasonable hours please. S
                  Tight Lines for now Dave