England
Ladies Fly Fishing Champion for 2013
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or equally never to be forgotten!
Rosemary Gunn is often to be seen at
Colwick Fishery or on a DCAC water, is a stalwart member of CFFC and
helps run S & A junior events at Colwick. She set off to
Draycote on Sunday 1st September to fish The England
Ladies National for 2013.
Owing to other commitments she had
been unable to practice beforehand, had not fished Draycote since
21st July, so therefore had no great expectations. The
aim was the heaviest bag with a limit of 8 fish and a time bonus of
1lb per hour.
Luckily she was drawn to fish with
Margaret Curtis who has fished for England many times and had fished
Draycote the Sunday before. They refrained from the temptation of
going to Rainbow Corner where most boats rushed off, fish having been
caught there on practise days. A little bird had suggested to
Margaret that starting with a drift down towards G buoy might be a
sensible idea.
They landed five fish between them
on the first drift, so with this excellent start they stayed in that
area for the day doing drifts from beyond H buoy to G buoy, with some
nearer the dam wall. Margaret fished with a Floater most of the day
other than switching to a Di 3 for a while as Rosemary was doing
better on hers. After a quiet spell Rosemary changed to a Midge Tip
and took 2 more fish - making 7 by midday. As always the last one
seems like it will never come, but changing back to the Di 3, a
Cruncher did the business for her at 2.30pm. Margaret landed her last
at 4pm. Rosemary’s were taken on a Sunburst Blob, Cruncher and a
couple on a small Tequilla Booby. All Margaret’s were taken on a
Diawl Bach bar one on a Cruncher.
As Rosemary said, “To qualify for
England again was a great joy. To be the 2013 Champion is something I
had never dreamed of and has to be one of the greatest thrills in my
life. To have my name on the trophy alongside so many brilliant
fishing ladies is an honour indeed.”
“Ladies everywhere! – The Ladies
National is all a lot of fun and very do-able when you go out for an
enjoyable days fishing. This was my frame of mind when I went out.
Have a go next year!”
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| Rosemary receiving the cup |
Congratulations Rosemary, a job well done and as you say will never be forgotten
ReplyDeleteAll those at our September meeting congratulated Rosemary. What a year for Rosemary and the club.
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