NAME: Wayne Swinscoe

NICKNAME: Swinno

LIVES: Nottingham

OCCUPATION: Retired Electrician

TOP ACHIEVEMENTS:

• * River Trent: Kamasan British Open winner, Fish Aid 89 winner, Newark Advertiser Trophy winner, Home Ales Championship winner, Burton Angling Festival winner, Cadence Tidal festival winner, 2 x Burton Angling festival wins.
• * River Thames: Thames Championship winner, 2x Vortex Championship winner
• * River Welland: Tetley Gala winner, Chesterfield Open Championship winner
• * River Nene: British Sugar Championship winner
• * River Avon: Shakespeare Championship winner, Wychavon Championship winner, 10x Evesham Team Championship winners
• * Lakes: ACA Masters, Fairmitre British Masters. Ireland: Bass Fermanagh Festival winner. Team wins: 2x National Championship, 6x AT Winter League Final, 2x Drennan Super League final, NFA Knockout Final, Garbolino Meadowlands WL winner
• * Canals: 3x Erewash Canal Winter League individual champion
• * and many many more……

TEAM: None

BIGGEST FISH: 18lb carp

BEST MATCH WEIGHT: 181lb 12oz of roach on the River Erne, Enniskillen

FAVOURITE METHODS: Float fishing on running water

FAVOURITE VENUES: The River Trent.

ANGLING AMBITIONS: Simply keep enjoying the sport that has been so kind to me

FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: 14ft & 15ft Acolyte Ultra float rod

ABOUT:

Wayne has a wealth of match fishing experience spanning over 50 years. Having started in his teens on the River Trent, which runs through his home town, he soon honed his river skills. He joined the famous Trentmen team in his early 20s, and his match career took off. After a few years, the Shakespeare Superteam came calling, and Wayne moved to the West Midlands circuit with much success.

As the rivers started to decline he was asked to captain the newly formed Essex County again in a new era down south. This was team fishing at its best and they had unprecedented success for many years.

Fishing for Wayne has now come full circle and he's now back fishing locally on the Trent through the summer months and then really enjoying silverfish matches on commercial fisheries through the winter.