Friday 17th August proved to be the perfect day for this annual event. The weather remained perfect all day and the fishing was reasonably challenging with the 28 anglers managing to catch a total of 34 trout and a few perch. Sadly, eight anglers failed to catch fish. Surprisingly, only 12 fish were caught from boats while 22 were caught from the bank.

Overall results were as follows:

John Noble, one of the favourites to win, got off to a flying start with three fish from a boat in the morning session and then managed to add another from the dam in the afternoon. Martin Brignall, another good bet, failed to catch anything from a boat in the morning but managed three from the dam in the afternoon. Having caught three fish from the bank in the morning, Paul Strivens fell by the wayside having then failed to catch anything in the afternoon. The only other angler to catch three fish was another pre-match favourite, John Austin, who had one from a boat followed by two from the dam in the afternoon.

The evening BBQ was a resounding success with a vast array of raffle prizes including a large amount of whiskey, other spirits and an assortment of other super prizes (over 50 in total) including a nights stay for two at an exclusive hotel in Le Touquet won by a delighted Mary Stacey who also managed to win the giant basket of fruit. The superb high quality fishing waistcoat and life preserver was won by an equally delighted Alec Chisholm. A special thanks goes to Patric (yes that is how it is spelled) for his generous donations. Mandy and John Chapman managed the BBQ as usual and succeeded yet again in feeding everyone without any evidence of food poisoning.

You can find photos from the day on our Facebook Page.