Over 60's match 7th April 2021

The final match of the Veterans Trophy (Over 60s) series was fished on Wednesday 7th April on Bellwood. The series, which was reduced from 12 matches to 9, with the best 6 results to count instead of the usual 8, because of cancellled matches due to Covid restrictions.

Chris Evans took the trophy, by winning the final match, giving him a ‘best 6 match’ score of 52 points, with Steve Myers series 2nd with 51. It was very close, with the both having a final total points score of 58.

 Only seven Veterans braved the hard frost and Baltic winds to fish a very moody Bellwood lake. The fish certainly didn’t want to play and only 3lb 13oz was required for the win. Only small Roach, a few bleak and a couple of little skimmers were caught. The only bit of excitement during the match was when Chris Evans hooked a rather large Rainbow Trout on the whip, but it was a bit too much for his light gear and he lost it. The top three places:

1st     Chris Evans                3lb 13oz

2nd    John Bartram            2lb 10oz

3rd     Mervyn Burrows        2lb 7oz