Just in case we get the rain forecast for this week, Sunday's match scheduled for Sandford has now been switched to Medley. Draw is 7.30am at the Perch gate.

Plans are now well in advance of putting two turbines on the Big Weir at Sandford. The work will be carried out by Oxfordshire based Low Carbon Hub on the Kennington side of the weir. The Environment Agency are also behind the project. They have been giving their advice on the shift of the riverbed and also a fish pass away from the turbines. If anyone is interested on the developments and would like me to arrange a meeting with the project consultants please email me at alancampbell8@sky.com 

Below are some drawings of the proposed fish path

Sunday's match has been switched from Medley to Club Lake, Dorchester. Please be at the lake in good time. Gates open at 8.00am so the draw will be slightly later. 

The AGM will be at the George Inn, Littlemore on Sunday 29th March. Any proposals for Rules must be with the Secretary by March 1st. The meeting will start at 12.30pm.

We have been drawn away to Chipping Norton AC and Newlands AC in the first round of the Angling Times/Bait-Tech Supercup. The match will be on Saturday 4th or Sunday 5th April. The venue is still to be decided. Please let Alan Campbell know if your available for selection.

Squad

All Anglers are now booked in for this years Spring League. You can find the links on the Fixture page. As expected there are no spare spaces. As with all matches, anglers that can no longer fish, please phone Alan Campbell as there is a waiting list. 

Next weeks match Scheduled for the Thames at Medley, has now been switched to the canal at Wolvercote Green. Due to river conditions now and forecast an early decision had to be made. All fishing times remain the same. Please book in with Alan Campbell for pegging.

Places are now filling quickly for the 4 match series starting at Bishops Bowl on Sunday 12th April 2015. Next match is Sunday 26th April 2015 at Alders Farm (Pine) You will need to be a 2014-15 member to fish these 2 matches. Match 3 is on Panshill Wood Fishery (Pans) and match 4 is on Stables Lake.

Book in by downloading the sheet here   and post or email it too Alan Campbell.

This Sunday's venue has now been switched. The river at Sandford has been running off fine. But after a look today, the river had risen 2" and there was no guarantee that this could rise even more. So in hindsight we have booked Panshill Wood Lake for this Sundays match.  Draw time will be slightly later, as the gates don't open until 8.30am. There will be no time for breakfast, but if you want a hot butty, they will be available on the morning (Let Alan Campbell know if you want one) As it is a Top Tackle Points match, anglers in the top 19 places will have first shout on a peg. A reserve list is in place. Cut off date for confirmation is Wednesday

The club intend to enter a team into the Angling Times/Bait-Tech Supercup 2015. Any angler intending to fish please text or email Alan Campbell. First Round is on the weekend of April 4th & 5th 2015. Please take this into consideration as you could be denying an angler a place in the squad of 20. The Committee decision is final when selecting a squad and Captain. 

The match scheduled for the Channel on Sunday 18th January has now been switched to Medley (Up). Please phone Alan Campbell for parking arrangements.

Anglers booked in for the match on Sunday 1st February 2015 must now use their own keepnets. They must have 2 nets, one for carp the other for silvers. All nets must be dipped as a group 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the match. 

There are now 15 pegs on Lens lake so we have had to put a couple of anglers on a reserve list. Anglers fishing will be updated on to our Facebook page. If you cannot make the match please cancel ASAP with Alan Campbell

The match is now fully booked. We have had to limit the match to 16 anglers in case the match is switched to the Lock Cut. Draw is at 7.30am, Fishing 8.45am-12.45am. Prizes and buffet are at the Catherine Wheel after the match. Anglers fishing will be updated on to our Facebook page. 

Venues for next season are now complete. We will continue having a Spring League starting on Sunday 12th April. The Four match series will take on 2 new venues, Bishops Bowl and Alders Farm plus Panshill (Pans) and Stables Lake. Venues booked for the main season are Tunnel Barn (Bottom), Oakfield (Swallow), Panshill (Wood), Club Lake, Rolfs Lake, Anglers Hideaway, Brickhill Farm, Milton Pools (Lens) and Tunnel Barn (Jenny's). There is also a match on our prolific stretch of the Thames at Sandford every fortnight. 

Obviously there will be a lot of interest on the matches. Application Form is now available on download here and from the Secretary on match days. With limited spaces on some of the venues "Match Appearance" taken over the last 2 seasons will take preference. If you don't fish that many matches or thinking of joining us next season, get your applications in anyway as there are venues that can accommodate a few anglers. 

MatchBookings are now being taken for our stretch at Sandford Meadows and the Lock Cut. For more details and dates available please phone Alan Campbell.

Names are now being taken for the Christmas match on Sunday 14th December 2014. The match is scheduled to be fished on the meadow at Sandford, with the Lock Cut as back up if the meadow is un-fishable. Book in with Alan Campbell

Santiago Taboada recorded the first twenty on the clubs waters. Fishing a dead bait Mackerel in the weir pool, he took this magnificent beast. Well done

Contractors have completed the removal of a few trees and bushes along the Meadows. With the work involved it was just too much to do on a normal work party, so the club made the decision to pay a contractor to do it. I think you will all be pleased with the results. Here are just a couple of swims pictured.

Brian Hutchings picked up a Bait-Tech Clubman weekly prize with a quality net of roach on the S H Taylor match at Sandford. There were 3 winners from the Thames that week. Well done Brian

Ready to download. Zander now officially in the Oxford Area

Major works have now started along the path to the Main Weir. This will mean that fishing is only available up to the Small Weir bridge and down to the weir stream, until further notice. 

As a gesture we have offered Kennington Angling Club the Lock Cut to fulfill one of their fixtures. The water is still open to members to fish

RAF Benson Angling Club have booked a match on the meadows on Wednesday 17th September. The water is still open to members.

All pegs for the match on Sunday 7th September have now been booked. A reserve list is now being taken. Draw is at 8.00am at the Lake. 

Due to the amount of anglers away on Sunday 31st August, it has been decided to postpone the Tony Perks Roach Cup. The match will now take place on Sunday 21st September 2014. The S H Taylor Cup will move to a new date of Sunday 19th October 2014. 

Lea Bridge Angling Society have booked a match on the meadows on Saturday 30th August. We hope they enjoy the fishing

This Sunday's Fixture will now be the Blind Pairs Trophy. Anglers must weigh-in to qualify

The match versus Kidlington Angling Society, on Sunday 17th August has now been postponed. No date as yet has been confirmed. However the match will still go ahead on the day as a club match.

Chris Webb picked up a Bait-Tech Clubman weekly prize with a quality net of roach on last weeks match. Well done Chris 

There are still a few places available for the match a week Sunday at Boddington. This is a prolific carp bagging venue and places will be booked up pretty quick. The draw is at 8.00am on the bank and anglers must have 2 carp approved keepnets. If you fancy it book in with Alan Campbell.

There have been some good early season returns coming from Sandford. Plenty of roach showing early and plenty of big fish as well. Kurt Cooper has been amongst the fish with a nice net of bream taken on the feeder with worm. The best going 6-10-00. He also had a cracking mirror carp weighing 17-04-00 taken on boilie. 

There will be another work party this Sunday at Sandford. We will meet at the meadow at 8.00am.

There are a couple of places for this Sundays match at Pimlico Farm. Please book in with Alan Campbell if you wish to fish

Good luck to all our Members venturing out for the first day of the season.  Don't forget to send me a picture of your catches, as we hope to have a sponsor for the best monthly catch. Tight Lines

Thank you for the few that turned out last Sunday but we are now sending out a rallying call for helpers this Sunday. The work party starts at 8.00 at the Meadow.

The match on Sunday 22nd June is now fully booked. If you wish to go on the waiting list, please book in with Alan Campbell

There are now a couple of places available for the match on Sunday 22nd June. Please book in with Alan Campbell.

There is a work party scheduled for Sunday 8th & 15th of June at Sandford Meadow. Please come along to help us get the swims ready for the new season. Both meets will start at 8.00am.

All pegs have now been booked for this Sunday's match. A reserve list is now open. The cafe is open from 7.00am for those having breakfast. Because of the nature of the lake, we will revert to the Fisheries rules of pole only with a limit of 14.5m. You must also use the fisheries own feed pellet but you can use your own hookers.

The draw for this Sundays match will be at 8.30am, as the gates at Linear will not open until 8.00am. We will collect the pools etc before we get into the fishery. 

Oxford newest fishing shop "Top Tackle" will sponsor this seasons Points Shield. Wayne Gray has generously put up a £75 voucher for the winner of the 12 match series. The club would like to thank Wayne for his fantastic gesture. 

The Draw for the Knock Out Cup has been made. The first round is at Medley on July 7th. There will be no Bye's this year in the first round. Instead we will have reserves that will go into the 1st Round if an angler can't make it.

Round 1
Sunday 6th July 2014
River Thames Medley

Pete Clarke v Daniel Lee 
Steve Pope v Chris Webb 
Brian Hutchings v John Davis 
Steve Pitson v Toby Pope 
Alan Campbell v Terry Yates 
Malcolm Smith v Bruno Rogers 
Don Spearpoint v Dave Allsworth 
Paul Brant v Mark Shepherd

Reserves
Tony Bailey, Dick Martin, Gerald Perks

There are still a few places available for this weeks match at Panshill Fishery (Pans). Please book in with Alan Campbell. 

Next seasons fixtures are now updated. Last years Spring League was popular so we will run a new series, starting at Panshill a week Sunday. River and Commercial fixtures are becoming that popular that it is advisable to book in on both. Please book in with Alan Campbell by text or email.

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Good News, there will be no increase in Membership fees for this coming season. Permits should be in the shops by the end of April, but if you want it early,  download the form on the Membership link and get it sent off to the Secretary. Please allow a couple of weeks for delivery. 

The Annual General Meeting will now take place on Saturday 29th March. Start time is 12.30pm at the George Littlemore.

It is with great sadness to announce that Colin Chandler passed away this week. Colin was a regular match angler for the club and always willing to lend a hand on committee issues. Our condolences go out to all his family. The funeral will take place at Oxford Crematorium on Tuesday 25th March at 1.30pm. Family flowers only, donations if desired for ORH Charitable Fund 0497. All enquiries c/o The Co-operative Funeralcare, 01865 395489

Well that's it for another season on the river. We were all moaning about lack of flow at the start and by the end we had plenty of it!. Hopefully our fish stocks won't be too severely affected after the floods, and normal service will be resumed in June. Thank you for supporting the club again and we look forward to you all joining us again in May when the new permits are available. 

Don't forget you can still use your permit right up until April 30th to fish on the Canal and Hinksey Lake.

Thanks, and see you all next season

Mark Shepherd claimed his second "Goody Bag" from sponsors Bait-Tech, with his winning weight of 78-08-00 of F1 Carp at Panshill Wood Fishery. Mark becomes the sixth winner in the competition this season. Nice One!

Due to the clubs involvement with the Angling Times Supercup, the Annual General Meeting has now been brought forward to Saturday 22nd March 2014. Start time is 12.30pm.

Wayne Gray is now the new proprietor at Fat Phil's Angling Centre and has renamed it "Top Tackle".  We would like to wish all the best to Wayne in his new venture, but we owe a great deal to Phil Cross for supporting the club over the years. He will now have a bit more time on his hands and hopefully join us on a match or two! Best of luck guys.

We have been handed a home draw against Newland Angling Club, for our first round match in the Angling Times Supercup. The date for the first round will be the weekend of Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April 2014. We must now decide where to host the match!

The venue for Sunday 2nd March has been confirmed as Brickhill Farm Fishery in Northampton.  Names are now being taken with Alan Campbell but expected to fill very quickly. 

Obviously with the rivers out of bounds, the match scheduled for Sunday 2nd March will now be switched to a Stillwater or Canal. It is only fair, depending on the venue we book, that priority will go to the anglers that have fished in the competition (Points Shield) . There will be no bookings on Social Media only acceptance from a text sent out by Alan Campbell. 

Mark Shepherd became the fifth Littlemore angler this season, to pick up an Angling Times/Bait-Tech Clubman weekly prize. His impressive net of bream on the match at Club Lake, earned him a goody bag of Bait-Tech products. Well done

The latest newsletter can be downloaded here

Hooded tops have now gone into production at Shirtworks and should be ready by the end of the month. A Big thank you to Spencer Timmo Car Sales at Sandford, for sponsoring the tops. 

The tops will go on General sale next month.

With the draw for the opening round of the Clubman Supercup just one week away, the venue to host the final this summer is Barston Lakes in the West Midlands. The date for the first round will be the weekend of Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April 2014. 

I know we are not perfect but your say is vital as to the way we set the club up for 2014-15 and beyond. ODAA have passed at their Annual General Meeting to increase membership fees. This will obviously have to be offset onto our membership charges for 2014-15. We are only talking a price rise of a "pint of maggots" but it is open for discussion. 

Due to the popular demand of matches, do you want to see a loyalty scheme? 

There is much to discuss and vote on, but you must have your proposals and seconded to the Secretary by Sunday 28th February 2014. The meeting is on Sunday 23rd March at the George Littlemore. 12.30pm

Doug Robinson became the third Littlemore angler this season, to pick up an Angling Times/Bait-Tech Clubman weekly prize. His impressive net of roach on the match at Cheyney Manor, earned him a goody bag of Bait-Tech products. Well done

Cefas (the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) and the Angling Trust have joined forces to find the best way of reducing signal crayfish and their impact on our aquatic wildlife. The project is supported by an army of volunteers from angling clubs and others with an interest in the conservation of their local rivers, lakes and canals. 

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This Sunday's match scheduled for Sandford Meadow has now been switched too the Lock Cut. Anglers need to book in as there are limited pegs. Please book in with Alan Campbell. Anglers still involved in the KO Cup will take priority for pegs.

Trevor Gray banked a monster Barbel on the backwater at Sandford. He tempted the monster whiskers on a 16mm Krill and Crab boilie. The fish was in mint condition at 12lb 10oz and as you can imagine it put up an incredible battle in the fast flowing water.

Trevor Gray with the Monster Barbel

Draw times from Sunday until the end of the season are now at the later time of 7.30am. This is for river venues only. This Sunday's match also incorporates the KO Cup. The draw for the 2nd Round is..

Alan Campbell v Mark Shepherd
Pete Clarke v Steve Pitson
Dave Allsworth v Bye
Bye v Brian Hutchings

This Saturday's committee meeting, will also incorporate the fixture planning for 2014-15. All members are welcome to choose the venues for next season. The meeting will take place at the George, Littlemore at 1.45pm.

Clubs wishing to book our waters for next season, please send dates to Alan Campbell

Enfield Town Angling Club will use about 10 pegs at Sandford Meadow this Sunday (13th). The meadow is not completely out of bounds to anglers wishing to fish there.

The Draw is as follows: 

The match at Cheyney Manor on November 3rd is also fully booked. We will ask the fishery if we can use a few pegs on Moat Lake. Please add your name to the reserve list if you wish to fish.

The match on Club Lake, Dorchester on November 17th is fully booked. Please add your name to the reserve list in case anybody drops out.

                                            A Happy Dennis

Formerly the Trust was known as the National Federation of Anglers, which the Society was a member for many years but we thought it lost its way a bit and done nothing for the clubs only competitions. However things have changed and we are pleased to be back on board. 

Membership stays the same for Adult Membership £10.00. OAP/Disabled is now £5.00 and Junior is £1.00. Permits will be available in the shops shortly, but you can get yours earlier by downloading the form on the Membership Link and posting it to the Secretary

Bruno Captures Huge Roach

Bruno Rodgers

Target the Thames - big roach are back

Alan Campbell

Neil Jackson