Angling Trust – Marine – Wyvern Region
Open Shore Slapton, South Devon,
On the 5th Jan 2025.
The South West’s first major event in 2025 attracted 104 anglers, along with 20 teams to the South Hams to fish the annual Angling Trust Wyvern Open Festival, with some competitors traveling from South Wales, Hastings & Bradford the weather conditions on the day saw a Strong to almost gale South Westerly with heavy rain, Small Eyed Ray, Bull Huss, Pouting, Whiting & Lesser spotted Dogfish were caught during the event, 56 competitors returned to the scales with fish to record. The results were announced within half an hour of the close of scales at the Festival Headquarters at the Stokeley Farm Shop.
The main sponsor was Julian Shambrook of Anyfish Anywhere Ltd, a major fishing tackle manufacturer, based in Torquay. All of the sponsors for the day were thanked for their continuing support each year, also a big thank you to Stokeley for their hospitality & providing an excellent venue.
The worthy winner, of the event was Ben Bradstock from Honiton SAC, he recorded a L.S.D. of 2.095lb & a Whiting of 1.175lb giving him a total of (162.13%), he was presented with the top prize of £200 cash and the Brixham Bowl, other tackle prizes were awarded down to 13th place, these were announced by the Chairman of the Wyvern Region Alex Parker and presented by Julian Shambrook.
The Region promotes the Angling Trust “Take Five” anti litter campaign and encourages all anglers to leave the beaches cleaner than they found them.
The first Thirteen Places are as follows:-
First : £200 Brixham Bowl
Ben Bradstock Honiton SAC Whiting 1.175 lb
L.S.D. 2.095 lb Total: 162.13%
Second: Pick of the Prize table & Bideford Cup Cup
Archie Sweetland Honiton SAC L.S.D. 2.135 lb
Whiting 1.13 lb“ Total: 160.73 %
Third Pick of the Prize table & Appledore Cup
Damien Close Outcasts L.S.D. 1.98 lb
Whiting 1.16 lb
Total: 156.53 %
Fourth Pick of the Prize table & Sidmouth Cup
James Madsen Outcasts L.S.D. 1.665 lb
Bull Huss 7.875 lb
Total: 145.35 %
Fifth Pick of the Prize table
Lee Hemmings T.S.A.S.
Whiting 0.940 lb
S.E. Ray 7.3125. lb Total: 143.92 %
Sixth Pick of the Prize table
Tom Stebbens Kingsbridge
Whiting 0.960 lb
L.S.D. 1.830. lb Total: 137.20 %
Seventh Pick of the Prize table
Dave Bowering Caerau Whiting 1.180 lb
L.S.D. 1.445 lb Total: 136.47 %
Eighth Pick of the Prize table
Till Hall Outcast Whiting 1.075 lb
L.S.D. 1.585 lb Total: 135.07 %
Ninth Pick of the Prize table
Jeff Fisk Wareham Whiting 0.860 lb
L.S.D. 1.900 lb
Total: 133.33 %
Tenth Pick of the Prize table
Dave Nicholls Blackdown
Whiting 0.755 lb
L.S.D. 2.070 lb Total: 133.13 %
Eleventh: Pick of the Prize table
Joe Walton T.S.A.S.
Whiting 0.895 lb
L.S.D. 1.650. lb Total: 125.67 %
Twelfth Pick of the Prize table
Andy Kershaw Bradford
Whiting 0.715 lb
L.S.D. 1.795. lb Total: 119.47 %
Thirteenth Pick of the Prize table
Joe Plumstead Hastings
Whiting 1.005 lb
L.S.D. 1.275. lb Total: 118.00 %
Best Team Team Shield: ( Team of four anglers, Best fish by each angler)
Team: Weston Outcast 1
James Madsen
Jason Brown
Damien Close
Till Hall
Total 290.22%.
Kindly donated by Steve Puckey from Plymouth, an additional 2 prizes were awarded for best Junior & second best junior.
These were awarded as follows:
Harvey Plumstead, Hastings, Whiting 49.07%
Chris Stokes, Weston Outcasts Whiting 43.33%
Ends:- Press Officer : Mike Spiller [email protected]
Fifteen club members fished in Combe Martin SAC’s ten day long Festive Fish and the winning anglers found some exceptional fish. Shane Pavio Hookway secured first and second places tempting a fine tope of 43lb 6oz ( 144%) and a specimen pouting of 2lb 2oz (141%). Kyle Bishop was third with a conger of 26lb 1oz ( 130%) and Ollie Passmore forth with a bull huss of 10lb 9oz.
