Lake Ring 2011

This event has a brand new sponsor - Willowpitch Fishing Tackle, a locally based company in Cheltenham who specialise in all types of fishing tackle including Fly Fishing.
They also have a stand on the Showground near the Lake

Prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each class -

1st Prize - £50.00 voucher redeemable with Willowpitch Fishing Tackle
2nd Prize - £25.00 voucher redeemable with Willowpitch Fishing Tackle
3rd Prize - a brand new Fly Line.

Entry: Adults £1.00, Children under 16 years 50p

Classes:
· Under 16
· Ladies
· Open

Presentation of prizes at the event immediately after its conclusion.

Sponsored By:

www.gloucestershirewildfowlers.co.uk
Punt Gunning developed around coastal areas in the 19th century as a means of harvesting wildfowl for the commercial market. There is some belief that the originators were ex-gunners used to naval cannons and certainly there have always been ties between punt gunning and naval ports.

Fowl were skilfully stalked over distances, which involved lying prone in the punt using short paddles or poles to propel the punt to within range of the quarry, often through freezing water. The work was hard, cold, always wet and dangerous, and was considered one of the most difficult and demanding of all shooting activities.

The Gloucestershire Wildfowlers Association's Punt Gun static display overlooks the Court Lake. They will be giving demonstrations, with commentary, during the day.

Sponsored By: Gloucestershire Wildfowlers Association

Ian has fished extensively all over the UK where his experience includes chalk stream and rain-fed river fishing, still-water and reservoir trout, salmon, sea trout and salt-water fly fishing.

His demonstration attempts to cover all the principal casting techniques used in fly fishing, starting with very basic roll and overhead casts, extending the line with false casts, progressing to more advanced techniques like double hauling with single handed rod and Spey casting with a double handed rod.


www.westlakeflyfishing.co.uk

www.westlakeflyfishing.co.uk

Have some free flycasting fishing tuition!

Ian will be offering periods of free tuition to anyone who is interested, from complete beginners who want to have a go to more advanced techniques and casting clinics to those more experienced.

Try your hand at some free coarse fishing tuition!
Ian Didcote will help you improve your skills no matter what level you currently fish at. Being a member of the Diawa Dorking Team and winner of many elite titles, Ian is probably the best person to talk to regarding this sport.

The pursuit of Wildfowl is one of the oldest of country sports. In years gone by hardy men braved the elements on fenland, estuaries and coastal areas to scratch a living harvesting duck, geese and waders which they sent by train to the markets of London. By the end of the second world war professional wildfowlers were a dying breed, their places on our estuaries and foreshores were taken by sportsmen who felt the draw of these wild places and for whom the measure of a successful flight was not the number of birds shot. In many areas these men formed clubs and associations to protect their sport for future generations, the Gloucestershire Wildfowlers Association is one of the oldest of these and they manage over thirty miles of foreshore on the Severn Estuary in the interests of wildfowling and conservation.

Learn more about coarse fishing with Ian, an established member of the Diawa Dorking Team, arguably the top team in the country at the moment, and host to many top and world class anglers. Ian has won many of the elite spring festival titles at White Acres, become the Thames Champion and also won many other match titles. He is very grateful to his sponsors Garbolino and Van Den Eynde who have supported him throughout.

Wet & Wild Gun Dogs- Retrieving for Dummies



A fun race in the lake between some of the more unusual breeds of gun dogs. All of those taking part are used for water work on driven shoots, duck ponds or wildfowling. Two dogs from each breed will race each other against the clock in a simulated set of water retrieves from the beautiful lake. After each team has run there will be a final flurry with the Frampton Duck Flush where one from each breed will race out into the lake to bring one of a large number of dummies thrown at the same time. We have not tried this before so who knows what will happen?!

This event will have the canine competitors lined up to meet you 15 minutes before the event (and afterwards, but you may get wet!)



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