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2008 Report - Thursday 10th July, Milford Haven
Swells of nearly two metres greeted us as we motored out of the Haven and
a very lively ride was had as we ran for the shelter of Skomer Island. I
am sure that all competitors would have been quite happy fishing in the
Haven all day but the four skippers decided that conditions were fishable
outside! The first part of the day was spent drifting over a small reef
which resulted in catches of mainly pollack and wrasse with the odd cod,
coalfish and gurnard thrown in. After several drifts we ran into a bay and
put the anchor down for some more sheltered fishing and here we picked up
dogfish and dabs. The final move of the day was drifting back on the reef
but the wind was against the tide and another lively session produced much
the same as before. Back at the quay I am sure we were all grateful to be
back on dry land and at least it only rained a bit at the start of the
day.
The 2009 final is planned for Weymouth on 16th July.
Please note that accommodation for these finals is booked at least a year
in advance and numbers are based on the regional teams that we know will
be taking part. If you want to bring your partner or make the event a
family holiday you must contact the angling council first, do not approach
the hotel.
Whilst competing in the national finals on special leave you are deemed to be at work and
are governed by normal Civil Service rules, as such you are expected to
turn up at the boats to compete, occupy the room allocated to you and
attend the presentation meal. Failure to comply with this timetable could
cause you to be charged for unoccupancy of rooms, charged for an evening
meal and may lead to disciplinary action by the Civil Service Sports
Council or your employer.
Team Results
| REGION | POINTS | REGION | POINTS | ||
| 1 | NORTH WEST | 8 | 7 | EASTERN | 14 |
| 2 | SOUTHERN | 9 | 8 | LONDON | 16 |
| 3 | SOUTH WEST | 10 | 9 | NORTHERN | 17 |
| 4 | MIDLANDS | 11 | 10 | SOUTH EAST | 21 |
| 5 | SCOTLAND | 12 | 11 | WALES | 22 |
| 6 | YORKSHIRE | 13 | 12 |
Predator
| NAME | REGION | POINTS | FISH | |
| 1 | STEVE SPENCER | SOUTHERN | 39 | 1 dab, 2 dogfish, 15 pollack & 1 whiting. |
| 2 | ASHLEY ROBERTSON | NORTH WEST | 39 | 2 dabs, 3 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 5 pollack & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 3 | BOB POOLE | MIDLANDS | 36 | 1 dab, 1 gurnard, 8 pollack, 1whiting & 1 cuckoo wrasse |
| 4 | DAVE HOLMES | EASTERN | 35 | 1 dab, 1 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 6 pollack & 2 ballan wrasse |
| 5 | JIM BETT | SCOTLAND | 27 | 1 dab & 9 pollack |
| 6 | PAUL FOOT | SOUTH EAST | 20 | 3 dabs, 2 dogfish, 1 gurnard & 1 whiting |
| 7 | DAVE CANE | LONDON | 18 | 1 dogfish & 4 pollack |
| 8 | CHRIS HUSSEY | SOUTH WEST | 12 | 1 bass, 1 gurnard & 1 ballan wrasse |
Celtic Wildcat
| NAME | REGION | POINTS | FISH | |
| 1 | MIKE PATTEN | SOUTH WEST | 79 | 1 coalfish, 8 dabs, 3 dogfish, 2 gurnard, 12 pollack, 5 whiting, 1 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 2 | DAVE FUNG | NORTH WEST | 53 | 5 dabs, 3 dogfish, 9 pollack, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 3 | NEIL HIGH | SCOTLAND | 48 | 4 dabs, 5 dogfish, 2 gurnards, 3 pollack & 2 whiting |
| 4 | GORDON McCAIN | LONDON | 45 | 2 dabs, 8 dogfish, 5 pollack, 2 whiting & 1 mini species |
| 5 | TONY HOTCHKIN | YORKSHIRE | 41 | 1 coalfish, 3 dabs, 6 dogfish, 2 pollack & 3 cuckoo wrasse |
| 6 | MARK EDDY | WALES | 23 | 1 dab, 3 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 1 whiting, 1 cuckoo wrasse, 1 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 7 | MAGGIE KELLY | MIDLANDS | 14 | 1 dogfish & 3 pollack |
| 8 | CHICK THORPE | SOUTH EAST | 10 | 2 dabs, 1 dogfish & 1 whiting |
| 9 | MIKE TRAYNOR | NORTHERN | 10 | 1 dogfish & 2 pollack |
Volsung
| NAME | REGION | POINTS | FISH | |
| 1 | MITCH JOHNSON | MIDLANDS | 99 | 1 cod, 14 dabs, 10 dogfish, 3 gurnard, 1 plaice, 6 pollack, 3 cuckoo wrasse, 3 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 2 | JOHN SKELTON | SOUTHERN | 68 | 8 dabs, 11 dogfish, 8 pollack, 1 whiting, 1 cuckoo wrasse, 2 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 3 | STEVE IVES | YORKSHIRE | 49 | 1 dab, 9 dogfish, 7 pollack, 1 whiting, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 4 | KEITH LEES | NORTH WEST | 41 | 10 dogfish, 7 pollack & 2 ballan wrasse |
| 5 | BRIAN de SOUZA | LONDON | 40 | 2 dabs, 1 dogfish, 15 pollack & 1 whiting |
| 6 | IAN GOWLAND | NORTHERN | 38 | 1 dab, 8 dogfish, 2 pollack, 2 cuckoo wrasse, 3 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 7 | JOHN BIGLEY | EASTERN | 29 | 1 gurnard, 4 pollack, 1 whiting & 3 ballan wrasse |
| 8 | ANDY SWEET | WALES | 25 | 2 dabs, 10 pollack & 2 ballan wrasse |
Blue Shark
| NAME | REGION | POINTS | FISH | |
| 1 | STEVE HARRIES | SOUTH WEST | 73 | 1 coalfish, 2 dogfish, 2 gurnard, 14 pollack, 1 whiting, 4 cuckoo wrasse & 7 ballan wrasse |
| 2 | NEIL RICHARDSON | NORTHERN | 61 | 1 cod, 3 dogfish, 1 plaice, 9 pollack, 2 whiting, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 7 ballan wrasse |
| 3 | STEVE COLLINGRIDGE | EASTERN | 55 | 1 coalfish, 5 dogfish, 7 pollack, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 8 ballan wrasse |
| 4 | DON McKENZIE | SCOTLAND | 53 | 1 coalfish, 2 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 15 pollack, 4 pouting & 1 mini species |
| 5 | ADRIAN HORNER | YORKSHIRE | 37 | 1 dogfish, 15 pollack, 1 cuckoo wrasse & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 6 | CHRIS MAJOR | SOUTHERN | 32 | 4 dogfish, 4 pollack, 2 whting & 2 ballan wrasse |
| 7 | DAVE PETTITT | SOUTH EAST | 27 | 1 dogfish, 8 pollack & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 8 | IAN LLOYD | WALES | 3 | 1 cuckoo wrasse |
Individual Results
| NAME | REGION | POINTS | FISH | |
| 1 | MITCH JOHNSON | MIDLANDS | 99 | 1 cod, 14 dabs, 10 dogfish, 3 gurnard, 1 plaice, 6 pollack, 3 cuckoo wrasse, 3 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 2 | MIKE PATTEN | SOUTH WEST | 79 | 1 cod, 8 dabs, 3 dogfish, 2 gurnard, 12 pollack, 5 whiting, 1 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 3 | STEVE HARRIES | SOUTH WEST | 73 | 1 coalfish, 2 dogfish, 2 gurnard, 14 pollack, 1 whiting, 4 cuckoo wrasse & 7 ballan wrasse |
| 4 | JOHN SKELTON | SOUTHERN | 68 | 8 dabs, 11 dogfish, 8 pollack, 1 whiting, 1 cuckoo wrasse, 2 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 5 | NEIL RICHARDSON | NORTHERN | 61 | 1 cod, 3 dogfish, 1 plaice, 9 pollack, 2 whiting, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 7 ballan wrasse |
| 6 | STEVE COLLINGRIDGE | EASTERN | 55 | 1 coalfish, 5 dogfish, 7 pollack, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 8 ballan wrasse |
| 7 | DON McKENZIE | SCOTLAND | 53 | 1 coalfish, 2 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 15 pollack, 4 pouting & 1 mini species |
| 8 | DAVE FUNG | NORTH WEST | 53 | 5 dabs, 3 dogfish, 9 pollack, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 9 | STEVE IVES | YORKSHIRE | 49 | 1 dab, 9 dogfish, 7 pollack, 1 whiting, 2 cuckoo wrasse & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 10 | NEIL HIGH | SCOTLAND | 48 | 4 dabs, 5 dogfish, 2 gurnards, 3 pollack & 2 whiting |
| 11 | GORDON McCAIN | LONDON | 45 | 2 dabs, 8 dogfish, 5 pollack, 2 whiting & 1 mini species |
| 12 | KEITH LEES | NORTH WEST | 41 | 10 dogfish, 7 pollack & 2 ballan wrasse |
| 13 | TONY HOTCHKIN | YORKSHIRE | 41 | 1 coalfish, 3 dabs, 6 dogfish, 2 pollack & 3 cuckoo wrasse |
| 14 | BRIAN de SOUZA | LONDON | 40 | 2 dabs, 1 dogfish, 15 pollack & 1 whiting |
| 15 | STEVE SPENCER | SOUTHERN | 39 | 1 dab, 2 dogfish, 15 pollack & 1 whiting. |
| 16 | ASHLEY ROBERTSON | NORTH WEST | 39 | 2 dabs, 3 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 5 pollack & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 17 | IAN GOWLAND | NORTHERN | 38 | 1 dab, 8 dogfish, 2 pollack, 2 cuckoo wrasse, 3 ballan wrasse & 1 mini species |
| 18 | ADRIAN HORNER | YORKSHIRE | 37 | 1 dogfish, 15 pollack, 1 cuckoo wrasse & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 19 | BOB POOLE | MIDLANDS | 36 | 1 dab, 1 gurnard, 8 pollack, 1whiting & 1 cuckoo wrasse |
| 20 | DAVE HOLMES | EASTERN | 35 | 1 dab, 1 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 6 pollack & 2 ballan wrasse |
| 21 | CHRIS MAJOR | SOUTHERN | 32 | 4 dogfish, 4 pollack, 2 whting & 2 ballan wrasse |
| 22 | JOHN BIGLEY | EASTERN | 29 | 1 gurnard, 4 pollack, 1 whiting & 3 ballan wrasse |
| 23 | DAVE PETTITT | SOUTH EAST | 27 | 1 dogfish, 8 pollack & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 24 | JIM BETT | SCOTLAND | 27 | 1 dab & 9 pollack |
| 25 | ANDY SWEET | WALES | 25 | 2 dabs, 10 pollack & 2 ballan wrasse |
| 26 | MARK EDDY | WALES | 23 | 1 dab, 3 dogfish, 1 gurnard, 1 whiting, 1 cuckoo wrasse, 1 ballan wrasse & 1 mini soecies |
| 27 | PAUL FOOT | SOUTH EAST | 20 | 3 dabs, 2 dogfish, 1 gurnard & 1 whiting |
| 28 | DAVE CANE | LONDON | 18 | 1 dogfish & 4 pollack |
| 29 | MAGGIE KELLY | MIDLANDS | 14 | 1 dogfish & 3 pollack |
| 30 | CHRIS HUSSEY | SOUTH WEST | 12 | 1 bass, 1 gurnard & 1 ballan wrasse |
| 31 | CHICK THORPE | SOUTH EAST | 10 | 2 dabs, 1 dogfish & 1 whiting |
| 32 | MIKE TRAYNOR | NORTHERN | 10 | 1 dogfish & 2 pollack |
| 33 | IAN LLOYD | WALES | 3 | 1 cuckoo wrasse |