G T C
Kevin Johnson 13 - 7 39-12-00 See Below*
Steve Johnson 12 - 1 14-05-00 See Below**
Bob Griffiths 3 - - 3-14-00 See Below***
Totals 28 - 8 57-15-00
4 fished including Richard Stowe.
*KJ Best Grayling 1-12-00; Best Chub 4-08-00.
** SJ Best Grayling 1-04-00; Chub 4-04-00.
*** BG Best Grayling 1-08-00.
Kevin Johnson 7-08-00
Steve Johnson 1-11-00
Richard Stowe 1-06-00
TOTAL 10-09-00
Five fished including Dave Evason and John Stevens'
Notable Fish: K. Johnson Chub 3 lbs 13 ozs and Bream 3 lbs 11 ozs.
Weather : Dry, overcast and breezy.
Water: Clear with some recovery from Summer drought level.
G T C
Kevin Johnson 21 - 9 54-15-00 See Below*
Steve Johnson 7 - 1 12-09-00 See Below**
Bob Griffiths 2 - 1 6-05-00 See Below***
Peter Watts 1 - - 1-00-00
Richard Stowe 1 - - 0-09-00
Totals 32 - 11 75-06-00
5 fished and all caught.
*KJ Best Grayling 2-02-00; Best Chub 4-10-00.
** SJ Best Grayling 1-08-00; Chub 4-07--00
*** BG Best Grayling 1-08-00; Chub 3-06-00
As stated the total weight caught was 75 lbs 6 ozs. Of this figure the Johnson family contributed 67 lbs 8 ozs of which Kevin’s individual exceptional weight was 54 lbs 15 ozs.
The occasion was notable, especially for the winner, although the day will be long remembered by all !!
Richard Stowe 00-02-00
Jimmy Holman 01-02-00 First
Ian Wilson 01-00-00
Elijah Brookes 01-00-00 Second
Martyn Macefield 00-04-00
Rosie Macefield 00-09-00 Third
TOTAL 04-01-00
Winning Team: Ian Wilson & Elijah 02-00-00
Runners Up: Richard Stowe & Jimmy 01-04-00
Martyn Macefield & Rosie 00-13-00
Weather: Beautiful, Warm & Sunny, Autumn Day
Pool: Water Some Colour & Very Low
G T C
Bob Griffiths 1 - 1 5-00-00 Grayling 1-00-00 & Chub 4-00-00
Peter Watts 1 3 - 4-04-00 Grayling 1-00-00 & Best Trout 1-04-00
Steve Johnson 3 2 - 3-09-00 Best Grayling 1-02-00
Dave Evason 4 - - 3-08-00 Best Grayling 1-04-00
Geof Rimell - 1 - 0-11-00
Richard Stowe 1 - - 0-11-00
Totals 10 6 1 17-11-00
6 fished and all caught.
Water largely clear although twice as high than on previous recent occasions.
G T C
Steve Johnson - 1 2 8-10-00 See Below*
Richard Stowe 1 2 - 1-13-00
Totals 1 3 2 10-07-00
Only 2 fished.
*SJ Chub 3-13-00 and 4-03-00.
Kevin Johnson 14-08-00
Steve Johnson 8-00-00
Richard Stowe 3-00-00
TOTAL 25-08-00
Only Three Fished
Kevin Johnson’s weight comprised an extensive mixed catch of small to medium sized fish including chub and barbel. There were 36 Dace eligible for the George Kingdom Cup.
Steve Johnson’s catch was similar with 29 eligible Dace.
Richard Stowe’s contribution was a single Chub of the given weight.
The water was still low and clear.
The weather warm and dry with a stiff breeze.
G T C
Geof Rimell 3 1 1 7-06-00 See Below*
Dave Evason 5 1 - 4-02-00
Richard Stowe 3 1 - 2-13-00
Bob Griffiths - 1 - 0-13-00
Totals 11 4 1 15-02-00
4 fished and all caught
*GR Best Grayling 1-02-00; Trout 0-14-00; Chub 3-10-00.
Dave Hemming 10-09-00
Richard Stowe 9-07-00
TOTAL 20-00-00
Only two fished.
D Hemming – One Carp 2 lbs 7 ozs and Large Catch of Silver Fish.
R Stowe – Three Carp, Best 3 lbs 0 ozs, and Small Catch of Silver Fish.
Weather: Warm and Overcast, Light Breeze, Dry.
Pool: Exceptionally Low.
G T C
Geof Rimell 3 2 5 30-15-00 See Below*
Ed Bradley 5 3 - 7-10-00 See Below**
Richard Stowe 6 - - 4-10-00 Best 0-14-00
Bob Griffiths 1 2 - 2-00-00 See Below***
Totals 15 7 5 45-03-00
6 fished including Tony Whitney and Guest, Darren Bore (6 Grayling - not weighed)
*GR Best Grayling 0-14-00; Best Trout 3-13-00; Best Chub 5-09-00.
**EB Best Grayling 1-04-00; Best Trout 2-03-00.
*** BG Best Grayling 0-13-00; Best Trout 0-10-00.
A warm day with sunshine and cloud and some breeze.
River very low and clear.
G T C
Steve Johnson 4 - - 3-03-00 Best 1-01-00
Bob Griffiths - 1 - 0-12-00
Richard Stowe 1 - - 0-09-00
Totals 5 1 - 4-08-00
Four fished including Peter Watts.
A wet start followed by an overcast morning and sunny afternoon. Generally warm and a low, clear river.
Winning fish caught with fly on lower boundary. Larger grayling and trout rather reluctant elsewhere by any method.
John Stevens 08-09-00
Dave Evason 07-14-00
Peter Mountford 03-14-00
Dave Hemming 03-09-00
Richard Stowe 07-00
Total 24-05-00
5 fished and all caught
Notable fish - John Stevens Carp 04-11-00; Dave Evason Carp 02-08-00
Weather pleasantly warm, overcast, breeze and sunny intervals.
Pool very low after continuing drought.
G T C
Peter Watts - 1 2 10-12-00 Chub 05-02-00 and 05-00-00
Richard Stowe 6 - - 4-14-00 Best Grayling 01-03-00
Steve Johnson 1 1 - 2-01-00 Trout 01-03-00
Bob Griffiths - 1 - 0-09-00
TOTALS 7 3 2 18-04-00
5 fished including Lance Burton.
Cooler than previous visits even with light rain at times and a heavy shower mid-afternoon.
Water still relatively low after some Elan compensation earlier in the week.
Steve Johnson 00-15-00
TOTAL 00-15-00
Winning weight comprised two Dace and a Grayling. Good Trout also caught although not eligible.
3 fished including John Stevens and Richard Stowe.
Conditions poor. River extremely low and clear. Third heatwave. Day trippers on the water.
G T C
Richard Stowe 6 1 - 4-15-00 Best Grayling 0-14-00
Lance Burton 2 - - 2-07-00 Best Grayling 1-11-00
Steve Johnson 1 - - 0-14-00
TOTALS 9 1 - 8-04-00
3 fished and all caught.
Another warm day with relatively low water.
Richard Stowe and Ed Bradley tried their best but could not crack the adverse conditions.
G T C
Dave Evason 6 7 - 11-10-00 Best Grayling 1-02-00 Best Trout 1-08-00
Kevin Johnson - 2 - 2-08-00 Best Trout 1-08-00
Lance Burton - - 1 1-14-00
Bob Griffiths 1 - - 14-00
7 9 1 16-14-00
Eight fished including Ed Bradley, Steve Johnson, Richard Stowe and Pete Watts. Numerous small fish were caught by all attending.
A very warm day. Water relatively low.
Contest cancelled due to adverse weather forecast.
Carp excluded from this competition although large specimens could be considered for the Presidents Shield which is awarded for the largest fish caught in competitions in home waters during the year. Heaviest contender so far this year is Shirley Allington's carp 4-13-00 caught at the previous competition.
Dave Evason 3-14-00
Lance Burton 3-12-00
Dave Hemming 07-00
Shirley Allington 06-00
8-07-00
Four fished and all caught silver fish. No carp were caught.
Weather cool night but warm blue sky day with occasional cloud and light northerly breeze.
S Allington 7-01-00 Carp 4-13-00
Steve Johnson 3-14-00
Dave Evason 3-11-00
Richard Stowe 3-09-00 Carp 3-09-00
Dave Hemming 2-12-00
20-15-00
Five fished and all caught.
Weather mainly overcast after sunny start, warm and dry.
Water normal after prolonged dry spell for the time of year.
John Stevens 1-12-00 Carp 1-12-00
Steve Johnson 15-00 Perch 14-00
Richard Stowe 14-00
Lance Burton 8-00
4-01-00
Seven fished including Kevin Johnson, Shirley Allington and Dave Hemming.
Weather relatively warm and overcast; light breeze. Water reasonable after dry period.