Reports from the Portsmouth Game Section
| Mayfly Special ~ 24th May | Fly Afloat! ~ 14th June | Fun in the Sun ~ 19th July |
| Club Outing ~ 20th Sept | Club Outing ~ 18th Oct | Autumn Cup ~ 8th Nov |
| Autumn Cup, Moorhen Farm Fishery - 8th November | ||||
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| Name | Total lb kept | C/R @ 2lb | Total lb | Position |
| Robbie Pearce | 10lb 8oz | 2 | 14lb 8oz | 1 |
| Ted Grant | 4lb 4oz | 5 | 14lb 4oz | 2 |
| Dave Morton | 5lb 6oz | 4 | 13lb oz | 3 |
| Stu Ellins | 4lb 2oz | 3 | 10lb 2oz | 4 |
| Dennis Law | 4lb 12oz | 2 | 8lb 12oz | 5 |
| Iain McAllister | 8lb 2oz | 0 | 8lb 2oz | 6 |
| Chris Anderson | 3lb 12oz | 1 | 5lb 12oz | 7 |
| Paul Wolstencroft | 4lb 12oz | 0 | 4lb 12oz | 8 |
| Ted Peck | 4lb 10oz | 0 | 4lb 10oz | 9 |
| Colin Mould | 4lb 10oz | 0 | 4lb 10oz | 10 |
| Jonathan Williams FDG | 4lb 10oz | 0 | 4lb 10oz | 11 |
| Mike Collins | 2lb 8oz | 0 | 2lb 8oz | 12 |
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12 stalwart members endured the autumn gales to vie for the Autumn Cup at Moorhen Farm Fishery near Warnford in the Meon Valley. This was a change of venue brought about by the lack of catch and release facilities at Duncton Mill, our usual venue for this event, and the poor results there last year when half the contestants blanked. Despite the heavy rain showers everyone caught at least one fish and Ted Grant landed a notable 7. Winner of both the Autumn Cup and Ming’s mug was Robby Pearce with a 7 pounder helping make up his winning total of 14 lb 8oz. This was closely followed by Ted Grant with 14lb 4oz to take the Runner Up trophy donated by Mike Britchfield. Detailed results are shown in the table above. The fishery management provided a luxury service both on the bank where fish were despatched, weighed, bagged and put in the fridge by the excellent 'ghillie' service and constantly available tea and coffee provided in the lodge. Soup and a roll were also provided at lunchtime to stave off hypothermia as part of the service. Thanks go to Mark and Wendy Rogers and their staff for providing the facilities to make the day most enjoyable despite the heavy weather. Fish fell to a variety of flies and lures though particularly successful were minkies, cat's whiskers and bright lures. Occasional fish fell to dries offered by the desperate to those fish seen to be topping. The fish tended to be bunched in the middle of the 2 divisions of the lake but could be reached from several 'pegs' and the 'catch and move on' policy ensured that all had a fair chance of getting amongst them. This was our last meeting of the season and I look forward to seeing all back on the bank in March 2009. I hope to be able to book back into our old favourite venues and try out a couple of different ones. Any suggestions regarding possible 'new' waters are more than welcome. Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a prosperous, successful New Year. Tight Lines - Ted P |
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