Event: Great Trout Tickle
Date: 13 April 2014
Location: Northcotton Farm, Oatbarton
Description: Mixed fishing match, divided into trout fishing and coarse (pond) fishing. prizes were awarded for a) First Golden Trout caught, b) Most species of Trout caught c) Greatest number of Trout caught and d) Fullest keep-net (three prizes).
Attendance: Twenty entered the contest. A record attendance for the Angling Club!
Overall Catch:
Five hundred and fifty-seven fish were caught in total, of which Sixty-five were trout:
Game fish:
| Size | Number |
|---|---|
| 2 lb | 1 |
| 4 lb | 2 |
| 6 lb | 2 |
| 10 lb | 3 |
| 30 lb | 2 |
| 50 lb | 1 |
| Species | Number |
|---|---|
| Red-spotted | 7 |
| Brown | 14 |
| Golden | 6 |
| Speckled | 6 |
| Cutthroat | 2 |
| Bull | 10 |
| Lake | 11 |
| Rainbow | 3 |
| Redband | 6 |
| Species | Number |
|---|---|
| Bitterling | 47 |
| Charr | 45 |
| Goldfish | 42 |
| Minnow | 42 |
| Nine-spined stickleback | 21 (3) |
| Three-spined stickleback | 26 (3) |
| Golden Mullet | 27 (2) |
| Perch | 56 (5) |
| Houting | 67 (5) |
| Grayling | 53 (6) |
| Bullhead | 54 (2) |
Results:
1. Weediest catch.
The winner of 25 bags of Old Toby pipeweed was Vedoc, with a catch of 5 Weeds.
2. Golden Trout Award
The prize for the first Golden trout caught went to Lina Willowwood.
3. Diversity Award (most species caught)
The Diversity Award went to Lina Willowwood, who caught trout of seven separate species.
4. Tight Lines Award (most trout caught)
The Tight Llines Award went to Lina Willowwood with a catch of eleven trout.
5. Best overall catch
First: Applecider: 36 fish
Second: Toolee: 34 fish
Third: Vedoc: 32 fish
