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Tuesday 2nd June
The venue was Kannaviou for a practice match. In first place was Lance Chubb with 5 1b 15ozs; second place was Tim Newbury with 4 1bs 14ozs; third place was Jackie Blaine with 31bs 10ozs and fourth place was won by Brian Bessett with 3 1bs 03ozs. The pairs were won by Tim & Jackie with a combined weight of 8 1bs 04ozs. 15 members fished and the total weight caught was 341bs 03ozs.
Tuesday 9th June
Back at Kannaviou for a league match. In first place was Jim Schofield with 4 1bs 07ozs; second place was Ray Ayre with 4 1bs 02ozs; third place was Colin Farrer with 4 1bs 1oz and fourth place was won by Lance Chubb with 2 1bs 12ozs. 14 members fished and the total weight caught was 251bs 04ozs. It was good to see Ray back as he had not fished for quite some time.
Tuesday 16th June
The venue was Asprokremnos for a practice match. In first place was Alan Jervis with 121bs 5ozs; in second place was Athos with 10lbs 8ozs; in third place was Ray Ayre with 91bs 9ozs and in fourth place was Jim Schofield with 9 1bs 8ozs. The pairs were won by Ray and Colin with a combined weight of 171bs 10ozs. 14 members fished and the total weight caught was 861bs 2ozs.
Tuesday 23 June
We were back at Aspro for a league match. In first place was Roger Lightbone with 10 lbs 4ozs; joint second place was Jim Schofield and Alan Jervis with 8 1bs 14ozs each and in fourth place was Ellen O'Meara with 8 1bs 13ozs. Oust 1oz less than Jim & Alan) The pairs were won by Ellen & Lance with a combined weight of 16 1bs 5ozs. 16 members fished and the total weight caught was 851bs 8ozs. Cat fish and roach were the main species caught today and Ellen had a good 3 1b+ bass in her catch. Of course, as per usual, all the fish were returned to the water once they had been weighed.
Tuesday 30th June
The match this week was held at Evretou Dam. This match is known as the 'Old Shack Classic' - a fun day organised annually by Athos when a trophy and various prizes will be awarded at a later date. In first place (appropriately) was Athos with 10 lbs 13ozs, - Athos will not be claiming the trophy so it will be awarded to Alan Jervis who was in second place with 10 lbs 12ozs, in third place was Jackie Blaine with 9 lbs 4ozs and in fourth place was Lance Chubb with 7 1bs 13ozs. The pairs were won by Athos and Colin with a combined weight of 16 1bs 15ozs. 13 members fished and the total weight caught was 63 1bs 05ozs. Two members had been down the previous day to 'peg out' and pegged 10 one side of the dam with the remaining pegs on the other side. They also cleared a lot of the weeds but there was still a lot of snagging on the day which meant a lot of hooks and floats were lost in the weeds.
What is very noticeable now is the appalling state of the banks caused by so much rubbish being left behind by the 'illegals' (who call themselves fishermen). Not only do they leave all their rubbish behind (encouraging rats etc.) but most of them do not have a licence to fish. They are also lighting fires and leaving all the charcoal and debris behind. It is about time the Fisheries Department did something about it. It needs policing by bailiffs and the offenders appropriately fined or banned from the dams. If Cyprus wants to encourage tourism then they should be making sure the dams are fit to visit (as they do in Ireland). The iIIegals have always left an appalling mess at Polemidhia but now they are doing the same at Evretou and Kannaviou. Even Arminou, which must be one of most beautiful dams, is being treated with disrespect by these illegal fishermen. It used to be a pleasure to go to the dams but not any longer!
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