Monday 22 October 2012

Annual 2 day beach festival results

On Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October the Heron Angling Society held its annual beach festival within the usual limits on Herne Bay beaches.
There was quite a contrast of conditions across the two days with the Saturday bearing flat calm clear seas and the Sunday coloured water with a blustery NE wind. The latter definitely produced better fishing for the 14 anglers who took part with decent numbers of whiting and dogfish showing along the west beaches and at Studd Hill.
Despite the fishing being slower on the Saturday, all but one of the anglers taking part weighed in with the highlight being a bass of 2.28lbs for George Mummery caught from right outside the clubhouse.

Full daily results and class winners (won by elimination) as follows;

Saturday 20th;
1st - G. Mummery, 3 fish, 3.10lbs
2nd - T. Morris, 5 fish, 2.12lbs
3rd - B. Perry-French, 4 fish, 1.74lbs (junior)
4th - M. Morris, 3 fish, 1.20lbs
5th - D. Smith, 3 fish, 1.14lbs
6th - L. Perry-French, 3 fish, 0.96lbs (junior)
7th - P. Thornton, 2 fish, 0.78lbs
8th - M. Bryant, 1 fish, 0.46lbs
9th - A. Lounch, 1 fish, 0.44lbs
10th - P. Gower, 1 fish, 0.38lbs
11th - K. Grove, 1 fish, 0.34lbs
11th - D. Foreman, 1 fish 0.34lbs
M. Turner fished but didn't weigh in, B. Morris signed in but didn't fish.

Sunday 21st;
1st - T. Morris, 19 fish, 11.86lbs
2nd - D. Smith, 8 fish, 6.36lbs
3rd - M. Morris, 14 fish, 6.34lbs
4th - K. Grove, 9 fish, 5.72lbs
5th - B. Morris, 12 fish, 5.62lbs
6th - G. Mummery, 10 fish, 4.70lbs
6th - P.Thornton, 8 fish, 4.70lbs
8th - P. Gower, 5 fish, 2.26lbs
9th - M. Bryant, 3 fish, 1.76lbs
10th - B. Perry-French, 2 fish, 1.74lbs (junior)
11th - L. Perry-French, 1 fish, 1.38lbs (junior)
12th - A. Lounch, 2 fish, 0.78lbs
13th - D. Johnson, 1 fish, 0.60lbs

Class 1: Aggregate;
1st - T. Morris, 13.98lbs
2nd - G. Mummery, 7.80lbs
3rd - M. Morris, 7.54lbs

Class 2: Heaviest Catch;
T. Morris, 11.86lbs

Class 3: Heaviest Fish;
G. Mummery, 2.28lbs

Class 4: Greatest Number;
M. Morris, 17 fish

Class 5: Greatest Number of Flatfish
D. Smith, 1 fish

Class 6: Greatest Number on Sunday
B. Morris, 12 fish

Class 7: Heaviest Catch By a Lady;
Not Won

Class 8: Heaviest Catch By a Junior;
B. Perry-French, 1.74lbs

Class 9: Heaviest Catch By a Senior;
K. Grove, 5.72lbs


G. Mummery with his bass of 2.28lbs
Report by B. Morris