The Poole and Wimborne Fly Fishers held their Annual Charity Match at Manningford Trout Fishery in the heart of rural Wiltshire.

It’s always a great day at Manningford. Strong, eager trout lie in wait to test the skill and patience of the unwary angler. The day started well with most anglers landing at least one fish early on. The day was a team event drawn at random by the fishery manager. Each angler was assigned a peg to fish from and the action was well spread out. Fish were falling to lures at first however the canny angler soon reralised that imitative patterns were taking the more intelligent and larger fish.

The biggest fish was a tie between Gary Austin and Gordon Wray, right, each tipping the scales at 5lb 11oz. This helped Gordon’s team over the winning line with an impressive three-angler total of 34lb 9oz.

Team mates Bradley Slater (left) and Karen O’Shea made up the winning weight.
This year’s charity was the Wild Trout Trust and thanks must go to Dougie Goulding for his organisational skills in sorting out the fantastic days fishing.

Thanks Dougie!