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  • 09/2010 Fishing Report by Gethyn Owen on My Way 2 (Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey)

    Sep 2010 by Gethyn Owen

    Report on-board My Way 2

    Inter-Servics Boat Angling Championships
    During the last few days of August and start of September, we helped organise and took part in the Inter-Services Boat Angling Championships. This event sees angling teams from the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force fish against each other for the coveted Inter-Service Boat Angling Champions position.

    With individual and team honours at stake, let alone bragging rights between our armed forces this was going to be a hotly contested event.
    The first couple days were handed over to practice and qualification days for all the teams. With all services having extra anglers to that required for the Championships, the rods were having to finely tune rigs and fish hard to make the grade for the 2 day event at the end of the week.
    Sadly the fishing wasn’t up to scratch at all. Battered by gale force North Westerly winds over the previous weekend, the water in Holyhead Bay was extremely dark in colour and the fish extremely noticeable … by their absence. That said it was in a way slightly better time to help gauge the abilities and adaptability of the anglers on show.
    I guess most people can catch fish when they’re leaping onto the hooks 3 at a time with very little effort required, with these sort of conditions the anglers would have to work at their rigs, bait presentation and over all tactics to squeeze out the opposing teams.
    Fortunately the weather was dry and sunny all week, and with the forecast towards the end of the week for calm still waters it was decided to take all 3 boats booked in the e vent to Treaddur Bay. Sheltered from a NW gale, the seas of Treaddur Bay would be clean and the fish in a more playful manner. Similar to most events that I help organise the 6hrs competition fishing was split into 3 differing styles:-

    1) Drifting over rough ground 2) Shallow broken ground anchor 3) Deep rough ground anchor
    Thus over these differing marks, species should vary, along with fishing styles.

    The event over the 2 days was hotly contested with some excellent anglers from all 3 teams vying for boat wins all the way through. A variety of species caught included dogs, whiting, gurnard, huss, rays, wrasse, codling, pollack, various mini species a few black bream and many others.

    On working out the final scores over the 2 days, it was clear that the RAF had succeeded in retaining the Inter Services Crown, with a steady and very professional performance over the 2 days.

    Further to this, the RAF anglers had also claimed the top 3 positions within the individual championships. Welsh International Boat angler Mark Owen taking first place from England Squad member Andy Deavin. 3rd place went to Daz Rose ... not a bad achievement for a fella who hadn’t made the practice days and had the journey from hell getting to the event from far north of Scotland

    Ooh, and My Way managed top boat / skipper :)

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