LAKE RING SCHEDULE 2007

10.30am Punt Gun Demonstration

11.00am Coarse Fishing Tuition (until 4.30pm)
Fly Casting Tuition (until 4.30pm)

12.00noon Water Retriever Racing

12.30pm Punt Gun Demonstration

1.00pm Fly Casting Competition (until 4.30pm)

4.30pm Punt Gun Demonstration

Please note that all times are approximate, but every effort will be made to adhere to this schedule which was correct at the time of going to press.

Fly Casting Competition - 1.00pm until 4.30pm
Sponsors: Lobby's Tackle

Proceeds from the Fly Casting Competition will be given to the RNLI in memory of Theo Rhys-Jones.

Prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each class
Entry: Adults £1.00, Children under 16 years 50p

Classes:
• Under 16
• Ladies
• Open

Presentation of prizes at the event immediately after its conclusion.

NEED HELP? WHY NOT HAVE SOME FREE FLY CASTING TUITION?

Fly Casting Tuition - 11.00am until 4.30pm
with Ian Hockley of the Westlake School of Fly Fishing
www.westlakeflyfishing.co.uk

Ian will help novices and those with more experience to brush up their skills free of charge. He has fished extensively throughout 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.

Coarse Fishing Tuition - 11.00am until 4.30pm
with Richard Devlin of Cast Away Coaching
www.castawaycoaching.com

Having fished all over the UK in the pleasure, match and club fishing scenes Richard's passion for angling has led him to a career in coaching. He is renowned for his enthusiasm and willingness to pass on his experience to others. Locally based, today he is offering tuition to you free of charge.

Punt Gun Demonstrations - 10.30am, 12.30pm and 4.30pm
with the Gloucestershire Wildfowlers Association
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.

Water Retriever Racing - 12.00noon
Sponsors: Gloucester Animal Feeds Ltd

Many years of argument between dog owners have attempted to decide the quickest breed of dog at retrieving game from water. Today we shall attempt to resolve matters by a series of tests of both swimming speed and retrieving ability. Court Lake provides a beautiful setting for everyone to watch the competition which will feature all the main breeds of retriever including Chesapeake Bay, Labrador, Golden and Flat Coats, with some Springer Spaniels thrown in for good measure.
There will be a chance for you to meet the competitors before they get wet between 11am and 12noon in the Living Working Countryside area.