Monday, 13 November 2017

Heron Beach Festival results.

Saturday 11th and Sunday the 12th saw 12 anglers take to Herne Bay’s beaches for the annual Heron Beach Festival. 
Saturday saw reasonable weather conditions with a moderate NW breeze and plenty of whiting on show along with a couple of dogfish and a single dab. 
S. Stephenson found the better numbers from the harbour arm and over the 4hrs bagged up just over 16lbs whilst his nearest competitor, A. Wood, came in second with 11lbs 11oz from Hampton Jetty. 
Sunday came and the NW wind was ferocious, making fishing very difficult indeed. 
I. Morris found the best spot of the day, netting 8lbs 0.6oz from Studd Hill, including a flounder with his catch. The only other species landed was a rockling for D. Smith from Hampton. 

Full results as follows (including class winners by elimination rules);

Saturday 11th;
1st- S. Stephenson, 33 fish, 16lbs 0.3oz
2nd- A. Wood, 28 fish, 11lbs 11oz
3rd- B. Morris, 27 fish, 10lbs 11oz
4th- T. Sadik, 25 fish, 10lbs 7.8oz
5th- D. Neiles, 21 fish, 9lbs 5.8oz
6th- P. Morris, 16 fish, 7lbs 12.8oz
7th- T. Morris, 20 fish, 7lbs 10.2oz
8th- I. Morris, 17 fish, 6lbs 15oz
9th- L. Perry-French, 18 fish, 6lbs 11oz
10th- B. Perry-French, 18 fish, 6lbs 7oz
11th- D. Smith, 7 fish, 3lbs 0.4oz

Sunday 12th;
1st- I. Morris, 20 fish, 8lbs 0.6oz
2nd- T. Morris, 9 fish, 3lbs 15oz
3rd- B. Morris, 10 fish, 3lbs 12.2oz
4th- D. Smith, 7 fish, 3lbs 2.2oz
5th- S. Stephenson, 7 fish, 2lbs 15.4oz
6th- T. Sadik, 6 fish, 2lbs 7.2oz
7th- B. Perry-French, 2 fish, 13.2oz
8th- L. Perry-French, 2 fish, 12.6oz

Class 1: Aggregate;
1st- S. Stephenson, 18lbs 15.7oz (£50)
2nd- I. Morris, 14lbs 15.6oz (£30)
3rd- B. Morris, 14lbs 7.2oz (£20)

Class 2: Heaviest 1-day catch;
S. Stephenson, 16lbs 0.3oz

Class 3: Heaviest Fish;
P. Morris, 1lbs 2oz

Class 4: Greatest No. (1 day);
A. Wood, 28 fish

Class 5: Greatest No. Flats (1 day);
I. Morris, 1 fish

Class 6: Greatest No. on Sunday;
B. Morris, 10 fish

Class 7: Heaviest 1 day catch by a Lady;
P. Morris, 7lbs 12.8oz

Class 8: Heaviest 1 day catch by a Junior;
L. Perry-French, 6lbs 11oz

Class 9: Heaviest 1 day catch by a Senior;
D. Neiles, 9lbs 5.8oz