July 17th Fishing For Forces annual Cast & Blast.
July 17th Fishing For Forces annual Cast & Blast.
Venue Meon Springs Trout Fishery
Another spectacular event with such sterling support from all the participants.
A very hot day did not bode well but the trout did oblige if you stalked them or waited quietly in the shade to “dink” a passing trout as many competitors did. The usual banter was evident throughout the day and comments from a blanker when the shooting part started such as “bring the gun back with you and I will shoot one of the buggers” sent ripples of laughter around the lake.
A superb auction mastered by Neil Mundy and a generous number of raffle tickets sold took monies raised to a more than respectable total of nearly £4000.00 on the day, taking into account the limited numbers we were permitted due to Covid restrictions. A portion of monies from this fund raiser paid for 10 members of HCMR to enjoy a day at the waterside on July 22nd (more on that in the next newscast) so participants should pat themselves on the back for that.
As ever Greg and his team at the fishery did us proud with lots of fish to go for and an excellent pre auction lunch putting everyone in a celebratory mood after a difficult day.
I most am pleased to say the ladies were well represented with Joan Russel flying the FFF flag as she never misses an event taking time out of her busy workload and travelling hundreds of miles to support us and several competitor’s lady partners joining in.
Phillipa Mason took the Smallest fish prize (looks over 3lb to me). A great achievement as a relative newcomer to trout fishing.
Steve Vine took Biggest Fish with an 8Lb plus.
Nigel Newport took Biggest Bag with an excellent weight and a tribute to his fishing skills.
Rob Chamberlain took Top Gun with a blistering clear 25 clays despatched.
I had the distinct pleasure of presenting the prizes alongside Neil Mundy who did a Sterling job of organising the Auction prizes and auctioneering and for sourcing a very respectable number of great Raffle/ Auction prizes with many superb and desirable fishing days among the lots.
A sincere and genuine thanks to all who came to take part and assisted when needed and we now move on to taking more of our Wounded to the Waterside with these monies raised.
Screaming reels and I look forward to seeing you all at the waterside again soon.
Bill
FFF Founder
Venue Meon Springs Trout Fishery
Another spectacular event with such sterling support from all the participants.
A very hot day did not bode well but the trout did oblige if you stalked them or waited quietly in the shade to “dink” a passing trout as many competitors did. The usual banter was evident throughout the day and comments from a blanker when the shooting part started such as “bring the gun back with you and I will shoot one of the buggers” sent ripples of laughter around the lake.
A superb auction mastered by Neil Mundy and a generous number of raffle tickets sold took monies raised to a more than respectable total of nearly £4000.00 on the day, taking into account the limited numbers we were permitted due to Covid restrictions. A portion of monies from this fund raiser paid for 10 members of HCMR to enjoy a day at the waterside on July 22nd (more on that in the next newscast) so participants should pat themselves on the back for that.
As ever Greg and his team at the fishery did us proud with lots of fish to go for and an excellent pre auction lunch putting everyone in a celebratory mood after a difficult day.
I most am pleased to say the ladies were well represented with Joan Russel flying the FFF flag as she never misses an event taking time out of her busy workload and travelling hundreds of miles to support us and several competitor’s lady partners joining in.
Phillipa Mason took the Smallest fish prize (looks over 3lb to me). A great achievement as a relative newcomer to trout fishing.
Steve Vine took Biggest Fish with an 8Lb plus.
Nigel Newport took Biggest Bag with an excellent weight and a tribute to his fishing skills.
Rob Chamberlain took Top Gun with a blistering clear 25 clays despatched.
I had the distinct pleasure of presenting the prizes alongside Neil Mundy who did a Sterling job of organising the Auction prizes and auctioneering and for sourcing a very respectable number of great Raffle/ Auction prizes with many superb and desirable fishing days among the lots.
A sincere and genuine thanks to all who came to take part and assisted when needed and we now move on to taking more of our Wounded to the Waterside with these monies raised.
Screaming reels and I look forward to seeing you all at the waterside again soon.
Bill
FFF Founder
