A bright and blustery Bank Holiday Monday saw the fourth Millennium Trophy event at Peatmoor Lagoon, Swindon. Attendance was disappointing with several teams dropping out due to transport difficulties but the six teams that did take part saw some good catches.


Individual Winner John Gaylard 17-2-0
The whole match was watched by Essex Van Den Eyne star Ian Didcote, a previous captain of the Three Counties Junior AA who also fish under the Peatmoor banner. Ian later presented the prizes and trophies and posed for photographs with the young anglers. His attendance was much appreciated and it is good to see that he feels it important to put something back into the sport, if only other “stars” would follow his lead.

The results were headed by three excellent catches, John Gaylard of Peatmoor followed up his Browning Junior Masters win at Docklow with a fine individual performance landing 17-2-0 of bream on the feeder with worm and caster. Runner-up on the day, also on the feeder, was Mark Kimber of Peatmoor with 13-7-0, including a bream of 4-6-8. Third place went to Peatmoor again with young Ed Bryant landing 10-10-0, Ed also lost two large fish one a tench and the other a bream which may have cost him individual victory.

Team wise Peatmoor A retained the Millennium Trophy with a seven point margin over Reading who beat Liden into third spot on weight countback.

RESULTS

Individual
1.John GaylardPeatmoor B17-2-0
2.Mark KimberPeatmoor A13-7-0
3.Ed BryantPeatmoor A10-10-0
4.Martyn HowardPeatmoor A8-13-0
5.Chris TurnerReading8-6-0
6.Stuart HarrupTurners Tackle8-2-8

Sections
ABen HollandReading4-10-0
BMartyn HowardPeatmoor A8-13-0
CDave BownLiden1-6-8
DStuart HarrupTurners Tackle8-2-8


Winners Peatmoor
Teams
1.Peatmoor A19 points
2.Reading12
3.Liden12
4.Turners Tackle11
5.Newbury8
6.Peatmoor B6

Full details and photographs will be available on http://3Counties.homestead.com from today.

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