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GAME ANGLING

2018 - DRAYCOTE WATER 22nd June

Match report by Kieron Thomas (Wales)

Twenty-six anglers left the jetty at 9.00am faced with a day of bright sunshine but fortunately only slight North to North westerly winds.

The spread of boats was split equally, some heading to Rainbow Corner and others to the Tower  and ‘boils’ area.

Those that had practiced on the day(s) before the final knew that the majority of trout were holding off the main dam where there were large shoals of small fry.

In spite of the very warm and bright conditions the trout were holding in the top four feet. Sport was very brisk from the start, especially round the boils, where the first limit of twelve fish was reached by 11.00am.  By mid-day the boats were well spread out over the dam area  and a steady number of trout were being caught around Tower Bank and A, B and C buoys on a variety of methods/lines.

Most successful appeared to be anglers fishing a Di 5 line coupled with a black snake and a ‘roly poly’ retrieve or a fast glass/Di3 line with size 12 biscuit FABs or candy boobies retrieved slowly.  Still some anglers managed to have good sport on other methods, including a floating line/cat’s whisker combination.  What was consistent though was the quality of fish. Most were around the 2lbs mark but getting  them to the net was not easy as they fought so well.  To experience such great sport in unfavourable conditions was a great tribute to Draycote Water fishery and the absence of any time bonus ensured the result would be a close one. 

99 fish were dispatched and 99 were released giving a 7.6 rod average. All fish dispatched were taken and given to OAPs and others.


We would like to thank the fishery management for their continued support of this event in providing tackle for the prize giving. A tremendous thank you to Craig Barr from Flash Attack Flies for his sponsorship where he provided six free flies for each angler plus fly packs and fly lines for the prize giving. He has provided us with a special code to enable members to get 20% off their orders from his fly company www.flashattackflies.com and is happy for this to be extended to members friends and family (contact Jim North for the code).   

Should you be fortunate enough to qualify next year please remember to report to the weigh in station, even if you have not caught anything. Please note that this not a one day event, you are expected to stay the night before the final, fish the match and attend the presentation meal. If you cannot commit yourself to the full agenda then let your regional organiser know as soon as possible so that he can replace you with a reserve.

Also I recommend that you arrange to have at least one practice session on the day prior to the final. You are representing your region and it is your responsibility to try as hard as possible.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NEXT YEAR'S FINAL IS ON FRIDAY 22Nd JUNE.

Previous year's results - 2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016 2017

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 so we can arrange that you get our room rate, do not approach the hotel.

  REGION FISH LBS  OZS
1 NORTHERN IRELAND 24 48 13
2 WALES 24 48 10
3 MIDLANDS 24 47 14
4 NORTHERN 22 44 3
5 SOUTH WEST 17 34 4
6 SCOTLAND B 16 31 10
7 YORKSHIRE 13 27 10
8 EASTERN 13 25 4
9 NORTH WEST 11 22 14
10 SCOTLAND A 11 22 3
11 SOUTH EAST 9 20 3
12 LONDON 9 19 1
13 SOUTHERN 5 10 5

Individual placings

  NAME REGION FISH LBS OZS
1 J. UNDERWOOD SOUTH WEST 12 25 4
2 J. VENNING NORTHERN IRELAND 12 24 9
3 K. THOMAS WALES 12 24 6
G. NICHOLSON NORTHERN 12 24 6
5 H. THOMAS NORTHERN IRELAND 12 24 4
R. JONES WALES 12 24 4
7 D. MacKENZIE SCOTLAND B 12 24 0
8 L. PATTEN MIDLANDS 12 23 15
P. ELLIOTT MIDLANDS 12 23 15
10 J. HEPPELL NORTHERN 10 19 13
11 D. FRANKLIN EASTERN 10 19 2
12 G. TAYLOR YORKSHIRE 9 19 0
13 J. DENCH SOUTH EAST 6 13 6
14 G. MURRAY NORTH WEST 6 12 14
15 H. HUGHES SCOTLAND A 6 12 5
16 F. FRANKO LONDON 5 10 4
17 G. ASHTON NORTH WEST 5 10 0
18 M. WALKER SCOTLAND A 5 9 14
19 T. PACKER SOUTH WEST 5 9 0
20 J. BOLUS LONDON 6 8 13
21 S. FRAKES YORKSHIRE 4 8 10
22 D. BECKET SCOTLAND B 4 7 10
23 P. FOOT SOUTH EAST 3 6 13
24 I. RICKERBY EASTERN 3 6 2
25 C. BONNETT SOUTHERN 2 5 4
26 N. COLDHAM SOUTHERN3 3 5 1

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