john watts 2010 announcement

John Watts 2010 returns to the August Bank Holiday Saturday and will be fished on Saturday 28 August 2010.

There is one major change to previous years. In addition to the traditional Branch teams any 4 members of the Guild can enter as a team. That should give scope for some interesting team names.

Forty boats have been booked i.e. 20 teams.

The last entry date will be 1 August 2010, however, it is recommended that you put your applications early to make sure that you get a confirmed entry. Entry forms etc are available from the Fishing Competition Sec Dave Bartle at davegbartle@aol.com or call on 01494 727 750.

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john watts competition 2009

GRAFHAM WATER 5TH SEPTEMBER 2009
	TEAM RESULTS
TEAM		NO OF FISH		TOTAL WEIGHT
				lb	oz
London A		26		53	1
Ayreshire		22		47	11
Luggie Bank A		17		41	10
North Kent		15		36	3
Congleton		14		29	12
London B		11		26	9
Chilterns		11		26	0
South Cumbria		11		24	7
Swale B		10		23	12
Swale A		9		20	7
Wilts Chalk Stream		8		16	2
Sussex A		6		14	2
Susssex B		6		13	4
Luggie Bank B		4		9	6
FISH RETAINED			126
FISH RELEASED			77
FISH CAUGHT			203
ROD AVERAGE			3.63
BEST FISH			John Anderson(Ayreshire)			4lb	7oz
TOP ROD			Neil thomas(Congleton)			24lb	15oz

 

In spite of the horrible weather and high winds of the 2 days previous to the event, Saturday 5th September turned out to be a great improvement, with Grafham allowing anglers to fish the entire area of the reservoir. 14 Teams from branches of the Guild competed hard for the prizes, with the majority concentrating their activities around G buoy, the north shore and the dam.

London A retained their title with 26 fish for 53lb 1 oz and were chased home by Ayrshire with 22 fish for 47lb 11 oz who vow to win next year.

Ayrshire Weighing in

 

Ayrshire
John Watts presenting London A with winning Shield
The Best fish was won by John Anderson of Ayrshire with a fish of 4lb 7oz.
The Top rod being Neil Thomas from Congleton with 24lb 15oz.

The Guild thanks John Watts for presenting the prizes and Dave Bartle and all the staff at Grafham for an excellently organised day.
Next year the competition will be opened up to allow Guild non-branch members forming teams and it will return to the August Bank Holiday, Saturday 28 Aug 2010.

 

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john watts competition 2008

Results

GRAFHAM WATER 23rd AUGUST 2008
TEAM RESULTS
		No of Fish		Total Weight
				lb	oz
1st	London A	34		70	10 3/8
2nd	North Kent	31		64	9
3rd	Luggie Bank	30		63	12 7/8
4th	Sussex A	22		47	9 1/2
5th	Loggie Bank A	20		41	6 1/8
6th	Congleton	19		40	12 1/8
7th	Sussex B	18		39	5 1/8
8th	London B	17		37	8 5/8
9th	Chilterns	16		33	1/8
10th	Swale A	16		32	3/4
11th	Surrey	13		29	2
12th	South Cumbria	13		28	8 1/4
13th	Ringwood	13		26	14 1/8
14th	Swale B	9		19	3/8
John Watts Trophy   London A
Falkirk Shield           North Kent
Best Fish	Dave Helm of South Cumbria		3		15
Tpo Rod	Ian McDonald of Luggie Bank B		25		8 3/4

 

London A winners of John Watts 2008

North Kent runners up winners of Falkirk Shield

Dave Helm South Cumbria Wessex Trophy Best Fish

Ian McDonald Luggie Bank B Hertfordshire Shield Best Bag

 

 

 

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john watts competition 2007

Results