Reports from the Portsmouth Game Section

Mayfly Special ~ 24th MayFly Afloat! ~ 14th JuneFun in the Sun ~ 19th July
Club Outing ~ 20th SeptClub Outing ~ 18th OctAutumn Cup ~ 8th Nov



Fly Afloat!, Bewl Water - 14th June
Name Number of Fish Total Weight Best Fish
Shaun McLuskeyBlanked
Rab Robertson (with Shaun)Blanked
Ted Peck35lb 12oz2lb
Steve Gibson12lb 4oz2lb 4oz
Chris Anderson11lb 8oz1lb 8oz
Ian BellBlanked
Trevor Mant FDGBlanked
Dave Morton37lb 12oz2lb 12oz
Bob JonesBlanked
Kim White FDGBlanked
Report
10 intrepid anglers manned 5 boats on our annual boating trip to Bewl. Conditions were good though a bit bright some of the time. The main difference from our 2007 visit was that tere was much less wind though it did come up in the late afternoon and the main bowl was therefore fishable.

Fish were again difficult to find and mostly came from the area around the boils and valve tower falling to lures presented very deep (Di7). Dave Morton and Ted Peck managed 3 fish each with Chris Anderson and Steve Gibson persuading one each into the boat. The fishery management had warned us that results had been poor for a couple of weeks before and so any fish was a bonus and we finished 8 trout up on last years result of one perch and no trout at all. Full details are in the scoresheet above.

It is intended to keep a boat event in next years programme, a suitable alternative venue will be looked at and any recommendations are welcomed (except Chew). Arlington has warm water and pest problems and, on the last visit, the boats were not very good - has anyone any updates?