Results

Drennan man tops new river festival.
The inaugural Thames Festival was fished by 41 anglers on the Thames around Oxford between the 3rd and 5th of September .

Despite the sweltering temperatures and the lack of flow the river fished exceptionally. The event was very successful and will definitely become a yearly event that will grow.

Results

Day 1 – Medley
1st John Williams (Sensas A4)  25lbs 9oz - bream on the feeder and worm on the fallen tree
2nd Paul Passmore (Devizes)19lb 5oz - A tench and a lot of perch and roach on pole and worm.
3rd Steve Clark (Maver Image) 18lb 10oz

Day 2 Abingdon
1st Tom Hobbs (Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths) 20lb 13oz - Roach, perch and skimmers on pole and maggot over groundbait.
2nd Simon Willsmore (Drennan) 19lb 5oz - Skimmers and roach on pole and caster
3rd Colin Wainwright  (Sensas A4) 17lb 3oz

Day 3 Medley
1st Dave Kirk (Isis) 13lb 15oz, Perch on pole and worm.
2nd Simon Willsmore (Drennan) 13lb 9oz
3rd Tony Hobbs (Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths) 12lb 12oz.

Overall festival results
1st Simon Willsmore (Drennan) 4 points
2nd Paul Passmore (Devizes) 6 points (higher weight)
3rd Matt Herbert (Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths) 6 points
4th Steve Clark (Maver Image) 7 points
5th Tony Marshall (Shakespeare) 10 points