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BOAT ANGLING
2015 Report - Thursday 23rd July, Poole, Dorset.
Report by boat angling organiser Mitch Johnson.
Not since 2011 has the boat final enjoyed the delights of Poole. Its vast all
weather harbour, mixed deep water marks and shallow reefs all hold a variety
of species to challenge this years competitors.
Added to this the close proximity of The Thistle Hotel, our base for the
event, which is literally on the quayside. A real hit with the competitors who
were able to enjoy the breakfast before unloading huge amounts of tackle and
walking across the road to collect bait from the tackle kiosk and board the
waiting boats.
Once again we enjoyed the services of three of the best charter boats and
skippers Poole has to offer. Steve Porter on True Blue together with Andy and
Sam Cummins on Silver Spray and Silver Spray II had a plan for the day and at
08:30 everyone was loaded and heading out to sea.
Weather the previous day, when some of the anglers took Silver Spray for a
practice session, had been pleasantly warm and this continued throughout the
competition with light breezes allowing the boats to fish all their favourite
marks and after a brief twenty-five minute steam we were drifting for Plaice,
Gurnard and mini species.
After a slow start on our boat, further moves out to the Ballards and other
offshore marks meant the species count began to rise with Tope, Rays and small
Bream keeping the score sheets ticking over and the stewards busy.
Back on shore, the scores were checked and rechecked and after an excellent
presentation meal the trophies were presented by Steve from True Blue. In
first place with only six points were the South West region followed by
Southern with eight points and Wales with fifteen.
In the individual event. James Windebank came came third with 159 points and
Aled Daniels was second with 172 but in first place with just six points more
on 178 was Mike Patten.
Our thanks must go to The Thistle Hotel for looking after us so well,
especially Julie and Anna, all the skippers for trying so hard, Poole Angling
for bait and tackle and not least our three volunteer stewards Vernon Allen,
Tony Hiscock and Dave Hutchings without whom we would have had Poor Cod and
Pout in all the wrong places!
The 2016 final is at Milford Haven on the 7th 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.
There is more to preparation for these finals than sorting out your tackle
and ordering bait. Unless you know who you will be sharing a room with get
yourself a decent pair of earplugs just in case! Despite forecasts the
weather is very changeable so bring seasickness tablets even if you have
never been sick before and take them the the night before!
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. This also applies if you are retired as you
are representing the CSSC.
Team Results
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REGION |
POINTS |
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REGION |
POINTS |
1 |
SOUTH WEST |
6 |
7 |
YORKSHIRE |
19 - 228 |
2 |
SOUTHERN |
8 |
8 |
LONDON |
19 - 202 |
3 |
WALES |
15 |
9 |
SOUTH EAST |
23 - 182 |
4 |
MIDLANDS |
16 |
10 |
NORTHERN |
23 - 159 |
5 |
EASTERN |
17 |
|
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6 |
NORTH WEST |
19 - 260 |
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True Blue
|
NAME |
REGION |
POINTS |
FISH |
1 |
JAMES WINDEBANK |
SOUTHERN |
159 |
2 Bream, 1 Dogfish, 1 Mackerel, 10
Pouting, 3 Rays,
1 Smoothound, 1 Tope, 10 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
2 |
STEVE MOSS |
EASTERN |
132 |
2 Mackerel, 10 Pouting, 6 Rays, 1 Tope, 1
Cuckoo Wrasse, 3 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
3 |
MARK PACKER-HUGHES |
SOUTH WEST |
110 |
2 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 5 Mackerel, 1 Poor
Cod, 4 Pouting,
6 Wrasse (other) and 5 unclassified. |
4 |
MITCH JOHNSON |
MIDLANDS |
96 |
1 Bream, 1 Gurnard, 2 Mackerel, 10
Pouting, 2 Tope
and 9 Wrasse (other). |
5 |
CHRIS NEDEN |
NORTH WEST |
82 |
6 Mackerel, 1 Poor Cod, 10 Pouting, 1
Smoothound and
9 Wrasse (other). |
6 |
IAN MITCHELL |
NORTHERN |
62 |
1 Bream, 1 Mackerel, 2 Poor Cod, 10
Pouting and 2 Wrasse (other). |
7 |
GRAHAM BERRY |
LONDON |
52 |
4 Mackerel, 10 Pouting, 1 Wrasse (other)
and 1 unclassified. |
8 |
PAUL FOOT |
SOUTH EAST |
46 |
1 Mackerel, 2 Poor Cod, 10 Pouting and 1
Wrasse (other). |
9 |
STEVE IVES |
YORKSHIRE |
40 |
10 Pouting, 1 Ray and 1 unclassified. |
10 |
PETER GALLAGHER |
WALES |
21 |
5 Pouting and 3 Wrasse (other). |
Silver Spray
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NAME |
REGION |
POINTS |
FISH |
1 |
STEVE SPENCER |
SOUTHERN |
133 |
10 Bream, 10 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 4 Poor
Cod, 10 Pouting,
8 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
2 |
DAVE GRAHAM |
SOUTH WEST |
131 |
4 Bream, 3 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 2 Plaice,
10 Pouting,
1 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
3 |
TIM GIBBS |
WALES |
112 |
1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 1
Plaice, 1 Poor Cod,
6 Pouting, 2 Scad and 2 Wrasse (other). |
4 |
GORDON McCAIN |
LONDON |
90 |
10 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 1 Poor Cod, 10
Pouting, 3 Wrasse (other) and 2 unclassified. |
5 |
JOHN SKELTON |
YORKSHIRE |
83 |
1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 1 Pollack, 10
Pouting, 1 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
6 |
BRIAN PASK |
SOUTH EAST |
83 |
2 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 10 Pouting, 2
Wrasse (other) and
1 unclassified. |
7 |
CHRIS WILKINSON |
NORTHERN |
68 |
1 Bream, 10 Mackerel, 1 Poor Cod, 6
Pouting and 1 Scad. |
8 |
RAY MARTIN |
EASTERN |
61 |
10 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 10 Pouting and 1
Wrasse (other). |
9 |
JOHN AGNEW |
MIDLANDS |
59 |
1 Bream, 10 Mackerel, 8 Pouting and 1
Wrasse (other). |
10 |
ALAN TURNER |
NORTH WEST |
51 |
1 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel and 10 Pouting. |
Silver Spray II
|
NAME |
REGION |
POINTS |
FISH |
1 |
MIKE PATTEN |
SOUTH WEST |
178 |
1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 1
Plaice, 1 Poor Cod,
10 Pouting, 1 Ray, 5 Scad, 1 Tope, 9 Wrasse (other) and
1 unclassified. |
2 |
ALED DANIELS |
WALES |
172 |
1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 10
Pouting, 2 Rays, 3 Scad,
1 Tope, 1 Cuckoo Wrasse, 7 Wrasse (other) and 3 unclassified. |
3 |
BOB POOLE |
MIDLANDS |
142 |
2 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 1 Poor Cod, 7
Pouting, 3 Rays, 5 Scad
and 8 Wrasse (other). |
4 |
ASHLEY ROBERTSON |
NORTH WEST |
127 |
1 Conger, 1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10
Mackerel, 10 Pouting,
1 Scad, 1 Tope and 4 Wrasse (other). |
5 |
JOHN WRIGHT |
YORKSHIRE |
105 |
1 Bream, 1 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 2 Poor
Cod, 10 Pouting,
2 Scad and 2 Wrasse (other). |
6 |
PETER HOLT |
SOUTHERN |
103 |
2 Dogfish, 8 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 2
Pouting, 2 Scad,
1 Smoothound and 1 Wrasse (other). |
7 |
DAVE HOLMES |
EASTERN |
88 |
2 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 5
Pouting, 1 Scad and
1 Wrasse (other). |
8 |
BRIAN DE SOUZA |
LONDON |
60 |
2 Gurnard, 1 Mackerel, 4 Pouting, 1 Ray
and 1 Wrasse (other). |
9 |
DAVID PETTITT |
SOUTH EAST |
53 |
10 Mackerel, 6 Pouting and 7 Wrasse
(other). |
10 |
JOHN CUTHBERT |
NORTHERN |
29 |
10 Mackerel and 4 Pouting. |
Individual Results
|
NAME |
REGION |
POINTS |
FISH |
1 |
MIKE PATTEN |
SOUTH WEST |
178 |
1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 1
Plaice, 1 Poor Cod,
10 Pouting, 1 Ray, 5 Scad, 1 Tope, 9 Wrasse (other) and
1 unclassified. |
2 |
ALED DANIELS |
WALES |
172 |
1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 10
Pouting, 2 Rays, 3 Scad,
1 Tope, 1 Cuckoo Wrasse, 7 Wrasse (other) and 3 unclassified. |
3 |
JAMES WINDEBANK |
SOUTHERN |
159 |
2 Bream, 1 Dogfish, 1 Mackerel, 10
Pouting, 3 Rays,
1 Smoothound, 1 Tope, 10 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
4 |
BOB POOLE |
MIDLANDS |
142 |
2 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 1 Poor Cod, 7
Pouting, 3 Rays, 5 Scad
and 8 Wrasse (other). |
5 |
STEVE SPENCER |
SOUTHERN |
133 |
10 Bream, 10 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 4 Poor
Cod, 10 Pouting,
8 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
6 |
STEVE MOSS |
EASTERN |
132 |
2 Mackerel, 10 Pouting, 6 Rays, 1 Tope, 1
Cuckoo Wrasse, 3 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
7 |
DAVE GRAHAM |
SOUTH WEST |
131 |
4 Bream, 3 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 2 Plaice,
10 Pouting,
1 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
8 |
ASHLEY ROBERTSON |
NORTH WEST |
127 |
1 Conger, 1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10
Mackerel, 10 Pouting,
1 Scad, 1 Tope and 4 Wrasse (other). |
9 |
TIM GIBBS |
WALES |
112 |
1 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 1
Plaice, 1 Poor Cod,
6 Pouting, 2 Scad and 2 Wrasse (other). |
10 |
MARK PACKER-HUGHES |
SOUTH WEST |
110 |
2 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 5 Mackerel, 1 Poor
Cod, 4 Pouting,
6 Wrasse (other) and 5 unclassified. |
11 |
JOHN WRIGHT |
YORKSHIRE |
105 |
1 Bream, 1 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 2 Poor
Cod, 10 Pouting,
2 Scad and 2 Wrasse (other). |
12 |
PETER HOLT |
SOUTHERN |
103 |
2 Dogfish, 8 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 2
Pouting, 2 Scad,
1 Smoothound and 1 Wrasse (other). |
13 |
MITCH JOHNSON |
MIDLANDS |
96 |
1 Bream, 1 Gurnard, 2 Mackerel, 10
Pouting, 2 Tope
and 9 Wrasse (other). |
14 |
GORDON McCAIN |
LONDON |
90 |
10 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 1 Poor Cod, 10
Pouting, 3 Wrasse (other) and 2 unclassified. |
15 |
DAVE HOLMES |
EASTERN |
88 |
2 Dogfish, 1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 5
Pouting, 1 Scad and
1 Wrasse (other). |
16 |
JOHN SKELTON |
YORKSHIRE |
83 |
1 Gurnard, 10 Mackerel, 1 Pollack, 10
Pouting, 1 Wrasse (other) and 1 unclassified. |
17 |
BRIAN PASK |
SOUTH EAST |
83 |
2 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel, 10 Pouting, 2
Wrasse (other) and
1 unclassified. |
18 |
CHRIS NEDEN |
NORTH WEST |
82 |
6 Mackerel, 1 Poor Cod, 10 Pouting, 1
Smoothound and
9 Wrasse (other). |
19 |
CHRIS WILKINSON |
NORTHERN |
68 |
1 Bream, 10 Mackerel, 1 Poor Cod, 6
Pouting and 1 Scad. |
20 |
IAN MITCHELL |
NORTHERN |
62 |
1 Bream, 1 Mackerel, 2 Poor Cod, 10
Pouting and 2 Wrasse (other). |
21 |
RAY MARTIN |
EASTERN |
61 |
10 Mackerel, 1 Plaice, 10 Pouting and 1
Wrasse (other). |
22 |
BRIAN DE SOUZA |
LONDON |
60 |
2 Gurnard, 1 Mackerel, 4 Pouting, 1 Ray
and 1 Wrasse (other). |
23 |
JOHN AGNEW |
MIDLANDS |
59 |
1 Bream, 10 Mackerel, 8 Pouting and 1
Wrasse (other). |
24 |
DAVID PETTITT |
SOUTH EAST |
53 |
10 Mackerel, 6 Pouting and 7 Wrasse
(other). |
25 |
GRAHAM BERRY |
LONDON |
52 |
4 Mackerel, 10 Pouting, 1 Wrasse (other)
and 1 unclassified. |
26 |
ALAN TURNER |
NORTH WEST |
51 |
1 Dogfish, 10 Mackerel and 10 Pouting. |
27 |
PAUL FOOT |
SOUTH EAST |
46 |
1 Mackerel, 2 Poor Cod, 10 Pouting and 1
Wrasse (other). |
28 |
STEVE IVES |
YORKSHIRE |
40 |
10 Pouting, 1 Ray and 1 unclassified. |
29 |
JOHN CUTHBERT |
NORTHERN |
29 |
10 Mackerel and 4 Pouting. |
30 |
PETER GALLAGHER |
WALES |
21 |
5 Pouting and 3 Wrasse (other). |
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