Western Wight AC
Jill Waterhouse and Richard Russell who both have represented England in competition, attended the Western Wight angling club presentation evening to present the awards. The fish of the year went to C Griffiths for a shore caught Tope of 42lb 8-1/2oz which took the Island record last August. Richard Smith was overall shore champion and Graham Cuff won the boat league as well as the Charter boat cup. Liz Cunningham was first lady and won the Skate cup with an Undulate Ray 17 lb 10oz. Matt Cassell won the junior league and Jade Goodall won the best junior specimen with a Flounder of 2lb 11oz. The best Flounder of the year went to Alan Bravery for a fish of 3lb 5-1/2oz and Pete Turner received two trophies for Bass of 15lb. Chris Kimber won the Sturgess Shield with a Gray Mullet of 6lb 9-1/2oz and Rob Turner picked up the Atkinson Conger trophy for his shore caught fish of 31lb 2-1/2oz. The best of three awards for Bass went to Rod whitewood and Pete Bennett won the Red Lion trophy with a Smoothound of 15lb 15oz. The best Sole of the year went to Steve Barnaby for a fish of 4lb 1-1/2oz and P Newbery picked up two awards for a Brill of 6lb 10oz. Martin Butchers and Geoff Thorner shared the award for the best of three over 66% and Nigel Cunningham had the best Pouting at 2lb 4-1/2oz. The Bill Burt team award went to Daz Newland, Richard Smith, Gareth Croft and Bill Barnaby. Newland and Croft also won the Oddy pairs trophy and Jack Smith won The Bill Raynor cup for the best bass by a junior with a fish of 3lb 9oz.
