A virtual flat calm for the match day followed several very windy practise days but light rain throughout the day kept the fish active. Once again Grafham was in fine form for the match and the CSSC team managed to catch a massive 101 fish. That's a rod average of 12.625! All the team managed to put something on the scales and apart from the Army were the only team to all catch their limit of four fish, it was an outstanding team performance.  

The practice days produced lots of valuable information regarding successful fly patterns and locations on the water that held substantial quantities of fish. On the day, the team communicated well on the water and a good team spirit was created in a very short time. 

Our team's catch was -

Lee Patten             4 fish for    6lbs 13ozs  plus  22 bonus fish  50lbs 13ozs
Matt Walker           4 fish for   7lbs 12ozs plus 12 bonus fish 31lbs 12ozs
Tony Packer          4 fish for   6lbs   4ozs plus 12 bonus fish 30lbs   4ozs
Kieron Thomas       4 fish for   9lbs   1oz  plus   8 bonus fish 25lbs   1oz
Nigel Evans            4 fish for 11lbs 12ozs plus   5 bonus fish 21lbs 12ozs
Fraser McConnell   4 fish for   5lbs   9ozs plus   6 bonus fish 17lbs   9ozs
John Fell                4 fish for   8lbs   5ozs plus   3 bonus fish 14lbs   5ozs
Bob Jones              4 fish for   7lbs   5ozs plus  1 bonus fish   9lbs   5ozs    

Next year's event will be at Grafham Water on Tuesday 7th June 2011.

Should you wish to be considered for a place in this team then send your angling CV to Fraser McConnell. Past experience at national or international level is considered almost a prerequisite and please bear in mind that you would be committing yourself to four days fishing, three practise days plus the actual competition. Also this would be at your own expense with very minimal funding from CSSC.