The competition programme in 2025 attracted all the usual competition anglers. The competitions were extremely competitive and as enjoyable as ever with some great fish and bags of fish being weighed in throughout the season. All the river competititions were fished on catch and release basis and this proved very successful and popular with some lovely wild river brownies being caught, photogrphed and released unharmed. The Angler of the Year competition was very similar to last year with Roger McClements and Geoff Hylands competing throughout the season for the top spot. At the end of the season Roger had won 4 competitions and once again took the accoloade of Angler of the Year 2025 with 22 points. This was the seventh occasion that Roger has won the Angler of the Year title.
In the Juvenile section of the Angler of the Year competition there was a few anglers fishing the competition scene for the first time. At the end of the season the final result was very close between Jacob Heslip and Louis Clarke both finishing on 6 points. Jacob who only started fishing the Club’s competitions this season won the Juvenile Anger of the Year 2025 title on the basis of a count back of the weight of the fish caught.
The Club’s junior competitions were primarly fished over the summer months. Elijah Park once again took the accolade of Junior Angler of the Year 2025 after winning the Percy Trophy, the Dr Cocks Shield and the Marin Dynes Cup. This is the fifth occasion that Elijah has won the Junior Angler of the Year accolade.
Congratulations to Roger, Jacob and Elijah on their great success in 2025.