Round 1 of the Snowbee Top Rod competition was at Kennick today.
Weather on arrival was a very chilly 2 degrees but the sun was out and soon warmed up especially on the East bank which was out of the wind. Fishing on the lodge bank was very chilly for those who fished it and by early afternoon all anglers had gone across to the other side to enjoy the 9 degrees temps.
15 anglers made the trip and Tom Hendy had coffees and bacon rolls ready for us as we registered, thanks Tom.
Best tactics of the day were Intermediate / DI3 / DI5 lines with weighted black and green nymphs, orange blobs and boobies fished at depth.
Best location was East bank, Hawthorn Point, The Wall and Oaktree Point.
2 anglers caught their 5 fish limit.
15 anglers caught 31 fish for a bag weight of 59LBS 2OZ
Average catch - 2.06
Average weight - 1.9LBS
Best fish caught were 2LBS 14OZ by Paul Wicks and John Hern.
1ST PAUL WICKS OF ASHBURTON - 5 FISH 10LBS 4OZ
2ND ALEX VENN OF WILLAND - 5 FISH 9LBS 6OZ
3RD CHRIS BOLT OF KINGSTEIGNTON - 4 FISH 7LBS 2OZ
4TH DARREN PENFOLD OF LIVERTON - 4 FISH 6LBS 1OZ
5TH ROBERT GALE OF ASHBURTON - 3 FISH 6LBS
6TH ADY NUTHALL OF CREDITON - 3 FISH 5LBS 2OZ
Top Junior - Josh Braithwaite
Winners pictured below from left to right.
Alex Venn, Paul Wicks, Josh Braithwaite, Darren Penfold (won the raffle draw prize) and Chris Bolt
Next Snowbee Top Rod event is Hawkridge Bank on April 13th.
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