Celtic Lakes played host last week to two major catfish competitions, the inaugural British Catfish Championships and the Katmandoo Charity Shield, fished to raise money for the Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity.
Nearly 50 anglers competed for both competitions and the results were:
Sally Perry Memorial Shield went to Simon lock and Steve Norris for highest weight for a pair 151lbs 12oz (14.8, 6.5, 17.75, 6.5, 6, 12.5, 19.25, 7, 19, 7, 24, 11.75 lbs) 12 Fish
Jamie Carney Memorial Cup went to Dave Johnson for the Largest Fish 28 lbs 4oz
Katmandoo Team Cup went to Moggymagic Team for the highest weight for a team of eight 47lbs 10oz ( Two fish caught by Maurice Johnson 17.5 and 18.5 doublehook up too and Adrian Hills 11.11 lbs)
Other fish caught as follows:
Ian Whittaker one cat for 22.12 lbs
Rod Blundall one cat for 12 lbs
18 fish in total banked
Prizes awarded for the above events were:
Ebro holiday for two donated by Adventure Fishing Holiday’s by Kevin Midmore and Paul Grothier Sally Perry Memorial Shield
Fishing for eight people at Milin-de-Ruchec Brittany France donated by Mr David Priest Katmandoo Team Cup
One weeks fishing at Celtic Lakes including use of the 5 star chalet donated by Mr John Carney Jamie Carney Memorial Cup
British Catfish Championship Results (Fished for by invitation of John Carney at Celtic Lake Resorts, who holds the right to the British Catfish Championships)
British Catfish Champion – Simon Lock for 83 lbs
British Catfish Pairs Champions – Simon Lock and Steve Norris for 151lbs 12oz
A big well done to the above anglers and a huge thank you to Kev and John for their hard work and enthusiasm in making this event a huge success and raising a shed load of money for a great charity.
Plans are already being worked on for next years catfish competitions and Celtic Lakes will shortly be announcing some exciting news about a new fishing competition that will be run for the first time in 2010. Watch this space !!
For more information on getting involved with the 2010 catfish competitions at Celtic Lakes, either as a competitor or sponsor, please send Celtic Lakes a message via the website – click here – to send message.
