Sea Fishing Sports Section Annual Reports  2005
By Secretary DC Dave Stainton Lancashire’s newly formed Sea Angling Section made a foray into PSUK competitions with a last minute entry into the PSUK National Shore Fishing Championship. This was hosted by Hampshire Police and fished over 2 very, very cold days in early November. The first round was an evening event fished off the beach at Southsea . The second round was fished the following afternoon at Hayling Island. There were approximately 160 anglers in the competition from all over the UK including competitors from the Northern Constabulary who’d travelled over 700miles to the venue and a team from PSNI. The event was dominated by the 4-man team from Kent, who won both the team competition and the individual prize. Hats off too them as the fishing was pretty poor all round. Alas, Team Lancashire didn’t fare very well, with a nil return on both days. As ours was only a 2 man team, we were heartened by the fact that a number of more experienced four man teams had also failed to catch. This perhaps meant that we were twice as good as them. We were encouraged by the reception and welcome we were given by other competitors, some remarking how good it was to see Lancashire back in the competition after a notable absence. We’ve learned quite a lot about the organisation and have made some useful contacts. This year the section hopes to field teams in the PSUK Boat fishing Championships to be fished at Orkney in August and also to field an improved team into the PSUK Shore Fishing championships in Southwest Scotland later in the year.. Here is a picture of Team Lancashire members Dave Stainton and Paul Harvey fishing in the pitch dark and freezing cold conditions encountered at Southsea.   
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