Results

Evesham Festival qualifying match results, 27th/28th July.
Saturday, July 27th
Shakespeare Championship Qualifier

1 Ian Sutherland (Land Rover) 8-7-0 (Peg 2)
2 Gary Seadon (Evesham & District) 8-1-0 (Peg 64)
3 Martyn Howard (Ringer Baits) 7-11-0 (Peg 10)
4 Chris Smith (Ringer Baits) 5-7-0 (Peg 15)
5 John Curtis (Daiwa Gordon League) 5-5-0 (Peg 85)

Qualifiers:
Ian Sutherland
Mark Newman
Gary Seadon

Ian Sutherland won the latest Shakespeare Festival qualifier, with an 8-7-0 net of perch from Peg 2. Ian caught chunky perch on a maggot feeder cast two thirds of the way across the river.

In second place was Evesham local Gary Seadon, who backed up some early perch and eels on a flat float with quality roach on hemp from Peg 64, next to the ferry.

Ringer Baits ace, Martyn Howard took third place from Peg 10 on the Town Length. Martyn caught two eels and four perch on a flat float with worms, 2lb of bleak up in the water, and 3lb of roach on hemp.


Sunday, July 28th
Wychavon Championship Qualifier
Evesham Town & Ferry Water
68 Fished.

1 Colin Wilkins (Collins Weston Super Mare) 8-5-0 (Peg 2)
2 Dave White (Maver Midlands/ Bag Em Matchbaits) 8-0-0 (Peg 8)
3 Cameron Hughes (Rive) 5-11-0 (Peg 14)
4 Leigh Gardner (Shakespeare Superteam) 5-7-0 (Peg 12)
5 Rob South (Sensas WB Clarke) 5-5-0 (Peg 30)

Qualifiers
Colin Wilkins
Michael Buchwalder
Glyn Lawrence

Both colour and pace greeted the 72 anglers fishing Sundays Wychavon qualifier, after storms in the night brought lots of extra water into the river.

Colin Wilkins made the most of a good draw, banking 8-5-0 of silver bream to take victory. Colin alternated between the waggler, and fishing maggots over groundbait on a short pole line to keep fish coming throughout the day.
Second on the day was Maver Midlands rod, Dave White who drew peg two on the Town Length. Dave caught on the long pole over groundbait, alternating between maggots and pinkies on the hook to keep fish coming.

Cameron Hughes took third spot, from Peg 14. He caught some chunky perch on maggot feeder, and when bites petered out he got his head down and targeted bleak. He ended up with 100 bleak plus his perch for a 5-11-0 finish.