N.J.A.A. Knockout.

Kings Lynn Angling Club hosted the Eastern Region qualifying round of the National Junior Angling Association Knockout Trophy. This four-hour competition between Harleston Junior Angling Club and the host club Kings Lynn was held on Bear Lake, a small prolific carp lake at the Sheperds Port Fishery in Snettisham.

Unsettled weather during the week and a strong cold Northerly wind blowing some heavy showers across the wash put pay to any hopes of big weights on this normally prolific Carp fishery.

On the team front a well-practiced and strong Kings Lynn side scored a convincingly victory with five out of their six anglers weighing in to score 9 points. With only one angler from the visiting Harleston squad managing to trouble the scales the result was never in doubt.

Individually Jack Weatherley restored some pride to the Harleston Team landing four Carp including a 13lb 12oz monster for a match winning 21lb 3oz. Jack drew well, peg five in the corner with the wind blowing straight in and a spare peg either side. With the strong wind affecting presentation Jack set his stall out to fish the nearside margins keeping things close and simple. Feeding lightly with micro pellet and corn he landed three fish on corn and the match-winning monster on a big lump of meat.

Kings Lynn angler Dan Collings made the most of his end peg advantage battling with the strong winds to fish tight to the far bank features at 13 metres and land five slightly smaller stamp fish to compete right up to the final whistle falling just short with 17lb 10oz.

Sophie Williams name one of three girls fishing in the Kings Lynn squad finished third with a fine performance landing two good carp from peg 7 fishing maggot down the middle to keep presentation simple in the winds. Her final weight of 10lb 12oz included a lovely common weighing nearly eight pounds.