Barford Lakes Angling Trust Inter School Match

Angling Trust Inter Schools Match 2012

Posted by: Sarah Thomson, 19th July 2012 08:13AM
(Edited by: Sarah Thomson, 20th July 2012 13:52PM)

In conjunction with the Angling Trust and the County Angling Action Group (CAAG), Norfolk’s first Inter Schools Fishing Championship was run yesterday at Barford Lakes. 

2012 Norfolk Inter Schools match Group shot with Kelvin and sarah thomsonG

This annual team event saw 44 anglers competing on all 3 lakes at the Barford complex.  The 3 hour match was well supported by sponsors and helpers and the top 3 individual and teams and section winners received tackle prizes, trophies and medals.

2012 Norfolk Inter Schools match Gradey Squiret Cliff Park School 18lb 5ozs 1st OverallG 2012 Norfolk Inter Schools Frankie Allardyce Aylsham High 1st in section 2nd overall 18lbG

The top and last placed teams were also invited back for a match training session from the current Fish O Mania champion Warren Martin (Barford Tackle/Matrix sponsored), a local angler from Lyng who recently won the prestigious title. 

2012 Norfolk Inter School Match INDIVIDUALS Norfolk Inter Schools TEAM 1 g 

Barford Tackle sponsored the young anglers with pellet and the CAAG group donated some maggots for the event.  Many thanks to the helpers and coaches who gave their time on the day.

  Norfolk Inter Schools Luke Roberts Marshland High 9lb 13ozs 1st in sectionG 2012 Norfolk Inter Schools Bradley Mallet Acle High 10lb 11ozs 2nd in sectionG

Norfolk’s County Angling Action Group (CAAG) meets every 2 months and the next meeting is in August held at Bartles Lodge Fishery, Lyng.  The CAAG is open to anyone interested in organising angling coaching events in Norfolk and to join in please contact the local angling development officer Jonathan Wilson on 07854239725 or jonathan.wilson@anglingtrust.net.

Teams fished the event were:

Aylsham High School x 4 teams

Marshland High School (Wisbech) x 2 teams

Attleborough High School x 3 teams

Acle High School x 1 team

Cliff Park High School (Gorleston) x 1 team

Team Result:

1st        Aylsham High 1

Daniel Westgate, Frankie Allardyce,
               Declan Speirs and Ryan Kinsley

14 points

2nd        Attleborough High Gold

            Richard Orford, Matthew Smith, Jake Harvey and Ryan Seymor

            18 points collective weight 25lb 11ozs

3rd        Acle High School

            Liam Smith, Bradley Mallet, Danny Edmunson and Harry Martins

            18 points collective weight 23lb 4ozs

Individual Result

1st        Gradey Squiret (Cliff Park School)    18lb 5ozs from Match Lake peg 29

2nd        Frankie Allardge (Aylsham High School)  18lb from Pleasure Lake peg 20

3rd        Jake Harvey (Attleborough Gold)   16lb 15ozs from Match Lake peg 3

Section Winners

Section A Top Lake    Luke Roberts (Marshland High)  9lb 13ozs    from peg 7

Section B Pleasure Lake   Frankie Allardge (Aylsham High School) 18lb from peg 20

Section C Match Lake    Gradey Squiret (Cliff Park School)18lb 5ozs from peg 29

Section D Match Lake   Kane Seymor (Attleborough High)  16lb 6ozs from peg 9

Further information:

The Angling Trust is angling’s National Governing Body and CAAG groups are County Angling Action Groups which are being set up by the Angling Trust around the country in order to co ordinate coaching events for the benefit of angling.

Barford Lakes is a coarse fishery 7 miles west of Norwich and has a Level II Angling Coach on site.

Featured in Group shot is Kelvin Allen, Eastern Region Forum Chairman for Angling Trust who presented the prizes (on left) and Sarah Thomson, Manager Barford Tackle and angling coach (on right)

Kind Sponsors for the event were Preston Innovations, Maver, MAP/Leeda, Daiwa, Drennan, Barford Tackle and Rodney Patrick (Oddfellows AC)

 Photos to follow soon..