Supported by Snowbee UK.
2009 Loch Style Qualifier
Sponsored by Snowbee UK Ltd
Blagdon Lake 26th April
This prestigious qualifying event to find the top anglers to fish for England took place after some very unsettled weather, the previous day anglers on Chew Valley Lake were buffeted with high winds. The anglers who competed at Blagdon were luckier with lightish winds for most of the day and brighter weather.
In the weeks leading up to this competition the lake had been fishing exceptionally well, but with the change in weather the fishing became more challenging. Fish were being caught very early in the competition but the unpredictability of trout fishing soon came into play.
Anglers who were catching well seemed to find it difficult to keep finding fish willing to take the fly, this allowed some of the other competitors to catch up. The top end of the lake, along with the areas around the dam were the place to be and the preferred method was a floating line with small nymphs retrieved very slowly.
The eventual winner, Simon Kidd from Plymouth, caught all of his fish at the top end of the lake using a variety of methods. As always is seemed that there would be a large number of bag limits, this fear proved unfounded with only 5 bag limits appearing at the scales.
The rod average for the competition was 4.8 fish per angler with an average weight of 2.2lbs per fish, this is due to the excellent stocking policy of Bristol Water.
Snowbee UK Ltd once again supported this event with an array of prizes and the Perpetual Trophy for the winner, their support over the years we have been staging this event has been phenomenal.
|
|
Name |
Fish |
lbs |
ozs |
|
1 |
Simon Kidd |
8 |
25 |
3 |
|
2 |
Steve Ebdon |
8 |
23 |
1 |
|
3 |
Pete Kempton |
8 |
21 |
13 |
|
4 |
Andrew Gooding (unable to attend the final due to fishing for the England European Team) |
8 |
20 |
11 |
|
5 |
Paul Jones |
8 |
18 |
3 |
|
6 |
Tony Chipman |
7 |
15 |
12 |
|
7 |
Denis Symonds |
5 |
13 |
3 |
|
8 |
Mark Stevens |
7 |
11 |
13 |
|
9 |
Alex Johnstone |
6 |
11 |
13 |
|
10 |
John Glanfield |
6 |
11 |
9 |
|
11 |
Dave Johns |
4 |
8 |
9 |
|
12 |
Gary Pearson |
4 |
8 |
7 |
|
13 |
Kev Sellar |
4 |
7 |
10 |
|
14 |
Roger Truscott |
3 |
6 |
10 |
|
15 |
Dave Drake |
3 |
6 |
0 |
|
16 |
Darren Everitt |
2 |
5 |
8 |
|
17 |
Paul Nottle |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
18 |
Keith Appleton |
2 |
4 |
11 |
|
19 |
Len Nottle |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
20 |
Jay Curry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
