Dartmouth Plaice Festival 2008
Saturday 26th April -
Dartmouth Plaice Festival - Day
1 - A light Southerly wind with sunshine and
calm seas saw 144 competitors sign on for today. about 50 boats
fished the "Skerries" which are about 4 miles out to
sea from Dartmouth.The fish were there in abundance, though not
of great average size. Many of the Plaice caught and
returned alive were between 1 lb and 1½ lbs.
Best fish of
the first day was a Plaice of 3 lbs 7 ozs, caught by Mark Ash
from Plymouth,aboard a Plymouth charter boat, "Sea Angler
II".
Paignton SAA
member Mike Johnson had a fine plaice which was recorded at 2lb
12oz 5dr,fishing from Tim Birds boat 'Otter'. Also
Paignton SAA Junior Liam Cosgrave had a plaice of 1lb
13ozs.
Sunday 27th
April - Dartmouth -
Plaice Festival - Day 2 - A South West wind around 13 mph,
interspersed with some misty showers produced fishable conditions
from boat and shore. There were some fine Plaice weighed-in
this evening.
Chris Wheeler, from Callington, Cornwall, a member of the Mayflower
SAC, Plymouth, fished aboard his private boat "Edwardian
Lady". Chris had an amazing day when he landed a Plaice
of 3 lbs 13 ozs 8 dr, with another of 2
lbs 10 ozs, both from the "Skerries", to take first prize
with a combined weight of 6 lbs 7 ozs 8 dr.
The final results were:
Juniors:
1st Dominic Ruskin - who won a Storm fishing rod.
2nd Joseph Caunter.
3rd Chloe Yalland.
4th R. Burrows.
Seniors:
1st Chris Wheeler from Callington - Mayflower SAC Plymouth
- £250 + Rod
2nd Chris Chislett from Redruth - £150 + Rod
3rd Chris Martin from Brixham - Brixham SAC - £125 +
Rod
4th Karen Dawe from Plymouth - Mayflower SAC - £100 +
Rod
5th Fran Dawe from Plymouth - Mayflower SAC
6th K. Allen
Best Plaice from Boat - 3 lbs 14 ozs
- Chris Cheslett from Redruth - £75
Best Plaice from Shore - 9 ozs - Neil
Hargreaves from Kingsbridge - £75
Best Plaice Saturday - 3 lbs 7 ozs -
Mark Ash from Plymouth - £200 sweep
Best Plaice Sunday - 3 lbs 14 ozs -
Chris Cheslett from Redruth - £180 sweep.
Last updated on: Friday, 25th April 2008
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