On the day, 27 anglers turned up to compete in the "CSSC Individual Pike Angling Championship" and the "CSSC Pike Angling Pairs Championship".

This was the second year that the match had been primarily fished from a boat on a Trout Reservoir, with 25 of the 27 entrants fishing from boats and 2 anglers electing to fish from the bank.

The match was to be fished from 10.00 to 4.00 and expectations were high as the anglers arrived early at the fishery. Conditions appeared to be ideal with an overcast sky, a light mist was hanging over the water and hardly a breath of wind.

The Fishery Staff gave us a very helpful safety talk and then the boats were loaded with the fishing tackle and we set off for various spots around the 650 acre reservoir to fish the match.

Although there were reports of a number of trout being caught, these do not count in a pike match.

The results of the 2011 CSSC Individual Pike Angling Championship were:-

1^st Alan Chambers 7lb

2^nd Robin Bartsch 6lb 10oz

3^rd Scott Ashworth 6lb 2oz

The results of the 2011 CSSC Pike Angling Team Pairs Championship were:-

1^st Robin Bartsch & Jerry Bolus 6lb 10oz

2^nd Scott Ashworth & Mick McNeil 6lb 2oz

3^rd Peter Barrett & Brian Corner 5lb 10oz

I would like to thank Thomas Thomsett from the CSSC Event Organising Team and the CSSC Angling Council for their help and support in organising this competition.

I would also like to thank the CSSC Angling Council for supplying the trophy’s and Jim North for presenting them to the winning competitors.

Finally I would like to thank all of the anglers that turned up to complete and helped to make this an enjoyable days fishing. Hope to see you all again next year.

Dave Gardner – CSSC National Pike Angling Championship Organiser

Third placed pair - Peter Barrett & Brain Corner



Wiining pair - Robin Bartsch & Jerry Bolus



Pairs runners-up - Scott Ashworth & Michael McNeil



Individual winner - Alan Chambers