It was the first time this Championship was fished in Orford; w e booked the Premier Travel Inn as our Headquarters which was 30 minutes car journey to the quayside. It was  also the first time we had used  a Travel  Inn  for our Headquarters, but with first class rooms , 25 yards to the restaurant and bar it was an excellent choice.

The prizes were supplied by the WAC. Who gave us a very good discount making it possible to present prizes down to 12 th place. Once again many thanks to Andy Selby for providing the prizes .

Day 1

We all arrived on the quayside with great expectations as there are lots or Cod all around the south coast and we are at last fishing the “Mecca” ; we loaded the ferry with 19 anglers and an assortment of tackle bags, rods and boxes. We had  a half mile trek across the shingle to the beach, after a bit of huffing and puffing we were ready to start, flat seas  and a little overcast , not the best conditions! After an hour we could tell it was not going to be very good, but at least everyone was catching fish with no blanks, with that well known boat angler, Dave Clark thrashing the shore anglers.

We had a bonus today with only a 250 yard walk to the beach as we are fishing the “Narrows” The fishing was about the same with everyone catching but nothing exceptional.

Overall the fishing was pretty  poor but once again the social side was brilliant. We booked a dining room for dinner and the presentation prize giving. Once again we had a blind draw for the 2 persons and 4 persons teams  which gives the prizes a far  more even spread .