Match Report

Match:  Kirby Bott 1st Leg
Venue:  Watersfield
Winner:  Ray Huskisson
8 - 8 - 8
Runner Up:  Steve Hanson
3 - 5 - 0
Third:  Vince Herringshaw
3 - 4 - 4

 

On the first match on the Arun at Watersfield, 7 anglers turned up on a dry sunny morning. With all the rain we had had recently the river was very clear of debris and was flowing at a reasonable pace. The match started on the top of the tide, with the majority of time being spent with the tide flowing out.

Ray Huskisson fishing on the furthest upstream peg used a feeder to catch a mixed bag of 8-8-8 to win the match. This included some quality roach and also a pike.
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Ray Huskisson wins the first leg with this bag

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Ray showing the stamp of roach from our stretch of the Arun

Ray showing the stamp of roach from our stretch of the Arun
In second place was Steve Hanson who caught 3-5-0 of dace trotting a waggler in the mint swim.

Vince Herringshaw was third with a mixed bag weighing 3-4-4 caught on both the lollipop float and the feeder.