Oct 9th @ Meon Springs
Being our last group event for the 2024 season it was pleasing to start the day with the weather gods in our favour and recent stocking of fish bode well.
A pleasant mix of guests from F Coy the Scots Guards with a couple from Nijemegen Coy Grenadier Guards and after the usual polite (yeah right) competitive comments and banter it was down to business and a competition was already in the air.
Coffee and bacon rolls as usual were promptly served and as ususal wolfed down by the Guests and Mentors in short order as there was quite a nip in the air.
H&S lecture and casting demo given the Guests & Mentors were then paired up and it was off to the waterside and game on.
The fish were obliging in the early part of the day and several came to the scales until around 11am when it quietened down a bit which happens regularly when so many are walking round the lakes the fish take to the deeps so time for a coffee break.
Fish were clearly resident in both lakes and the odd one came to a lure and the net sporadically, so it was a “wait till you see them game” but downsizing even to a 16 buzzer seemed to be answer when you targeted them.
The weather kept changing from cloud to sunshine and the wind also change direction several times creating a more difficult environment, but the perseverance and skill of the mentors still put guests into fish so no complaints there.
By lunchtime there were no blanks and several 3lb plus fish on the catch sheet plus a superb fish of 8lbs with plenty of smiles to be seen at the final weigh in and group photo.
Lunch was excellent and elicited a round of applause for the chef and her team and the usual compliments were passed around the table to the fishery team followed by prize giving which brought more rounds of applause and the usual ribald comments non repeatable here.
For all at FFF the season ended on a high note with a HUGE grateful thanks to the Mentors, the Fishery team, and the Caterers for all their support through 2024.
Biggest Fish went To Gdsm Pears (Scots Guards) a beauty weighing in at 8lbs
Biggest Bag went to Gdsm Drew (Grenadier Guards) Weighed in at 9lb 10ozs.
From myself and the FFF team our sincere thanks to all and very best wishes and thoughts for the coming Xmas period.
Stay safe.
Bill Howell (Founder)
Pictures courtesy of Mike Edwards
A pleasant mix of guests from F Coy the Scots Guards with a couple from Nijemegen Coy Grenadier Guards and after the usual polite (yeah right) competitive comments and banter it was down to business and a competition was already in the air.
Coffee and bacon rolls as usual were promptly served and as ususal wolfed down by the Guests and Mentors in short order as there was quite a nip in the air.
H&S lecture and casting demo given the Guests & Mentors were then paired up and it was off to the waterside and game on.
The fish were obliging in the early part of the day and several came to the scales until around 11am when it quietened down a bit which happens regularly when so many are walking round the lakes the fish take to the deeps so time for a coffee break.
Fish were clearly resident in both lakes and the odd one came to a lure and the net sporadically, so it was a “wait till you see them game” but downsizing even to a 16 buzzer seemed to be answer when you targeted them.
The weather kept changing from cloud to sunshine and the wind also change direction several times creating a more difficult environment, but the perseverance and skill of the mentors still put guests into fish so no complaints there.
By lunchtime there were no blanks and several 3lb plus fish on the catch sheet plus a superb fish of 8lbs with plenty of smiles to be seen at the final weigh in and group photo.
Lunch was excellent and elicited a round of applause for the chef and her team and the usual compliments were passed around the table to the fishery team followed by prize giving which brought more rounds of applause and the usual ribald comments non repeatable here.
For all at FFF the season ended on a high note with a HUGE grateful thanks to the Mentors, the Fishery team, and the Caterers for all their support through 2024.
Biggest Fish went To Gdsm Pears (Scots Guards) a beauty weighing in at 8lbs
Biggest Bag went to Gdsm Drew (Grenadier Guards) Weighed in at 9lb 10ozs.
From myself and the FFF team our sincere thanks to all and very best wishes and thoughts for the coming Xmas period.
Stay safe.
Bill Howell (Founder)
Pictures courtesy of Mike Edwards
