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ALDERNEY FESTIVAL 2010
A very under used page this but lets see if I can get the ball rolling again and use it properly. This years Festival is 2nd October till 9th October with a midday start and finish on both days. The booklet is in the process of being printed so hopefully next month you will receive that along with entry forms. One or two changes and additions to take place which can be made known here. If you have never fished before and want to find out more, or indeed not fished for a number of years and do not receive entry forms, then please do get in touch with your address details and we will post out to you. Contact mark@alderneyangling.com or 01481 824884. The big news is that this year there will be a £2000 cash prize paid out to any British Record caught that is on the Alderney Festival species list. 1 payout only so multiple claims (if we're that lucky!) will split the prize. That is in addition to the £500 paid out for the Alderney Record broken which seems to happen most years. Only one prize paid to one fish though. The qualifying weights for the festival are always finalised last minute so the Committee can take in to account how the season is fishing so as the Festival remains conservation minded. However at this point it looks as if the following species will have there qualifying weights reviewed and these have been proposed: Black Bream 2lb 12oz Gilthead Bream 2lb 12oz Red Mullet 1lb 12oz Dover/Common Sole 2lb Triggerfish 2lb Ballan Wrasse 5lb 12oz Cuckoo Wrasse 1lb I must stress though that this is not finalised.
Huelin Renouf are currently in the process of setting up shipping links with Alderney on a twice weekly service from Southampton and Jersey. This will no doubt enable more anglers to bring their cars over here from these destinations and the twice weekly service means that you're not without your car as long. Huelin Renouf will also be sponsors of the Festival which is excellent news. To find out more you can ring Alison on 01481 824040 for costs and travel times.
Three Bearded Rockling have always been a bit controversial in the Festival as they are regarded as a mini species yet they are frequently caught over 1lb. The Committee have decided that they do want the species to count in the 2011 Festival but of course we need time to get a reasonable Alderney record together so for the 2010 Festival there is an optional pool (The Rock Pool) of £1 with a 100% payout to the biggest fish so anglers are encouraged to fish for them. Subject to it not being broken following the festival it is likely this will form the basis for 2011 in the Under 5lb category.
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