Boat and Line Championship 2012, Norway 6th – 10th August 2012 Tananger, Norway Boat Championship Day 1 and 86 competitors mustered on the balcony area of the Hummeren hotel where many of the anglers were staying. The area was well laid out with the boat numbers on a table each so you could join your fellow anglers for the day before the short walk to the boats. The boats for … [Read more...]

This year the section shore championship was to be held on the Dover Southern Breakwater by kind permission of the Dover Sea Angling Association. Unfortunately the DSAA was given a problem in that the boat operators ceased to provide a service to transport anglers to the breakwater. This is likely to be resolved in the autumn but not in time for our Shore Championship … [Read more...]

English Boat Championship Poole 9/10th June 2012. After the disappointing cancellation of the Poole species hunt due to the weather, it was good to hear that the wind would subside (albeit only slightly) enough to allow the boats to put to sea. The prediction for the weekend was for a close competition as the wind and rain had added a considerable amount of colour to the … [Read more...]

EFSA SPECIES COD 2012, Dunmore East. 28th and 29th April At 0730 on Day one the 65 competitors assembled ready to board one of the 7 boats full of hope and anticipation of landing their share of the cod available. Weather conditions at the start of the day was a wind of force 4 to 5 blowing so the boats were able to go out to the further grounds. But as the day progressed the … [Read more...]