Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Charity

The Club’s Honorary Treasurer donated a day for two on the Club’s water at last years Air Ambulance Charity event. It was purchased by Nick Warner for a considerable amount and the Managing Committee felt it only just, that we make it a very special day for hime and his guest.

Unfortunately the Honorary Treasurer couldn’t make the arranged date, so others stepped in to help. Big thanks to John Aplin, the Chairman and Trev Stroud.

Nick’s words:-

“Dear all,

That was a very special day – what a place.

Thank you all for making it happen, and all for such a good cause (well done, Jo!).

John & Bryan did well to disguise their (well-founded) concern upon meeting such a clueless pair of amateurs. Mercifully, there were no show-stopping omissions from our rather rudimentary kit selection… and first casts, while not exactly graceful, at least found water.

A very pleasant morning followed and, although no fish were troubled, no tackle was lost.

A Doombar shandy and fortifying lunch were just the ticket to prepare us for the afternoon. And Trevor’s demo – with a fish on about his fifth cast – only heightened our zeal for the cause.

I can’t claim to have really got the hang of the nymphs (or, for that matter, dry flies) but this fabulous fellow had the misfortune to swim into my hook, a little later.

And, with what turned out to be our last cast, Rob caught a fish on a dry fly to finish.

Gentlemen thank you all so much for a most perfect first day’s chalkstream fishing. I hope the first of many.

If any of you are fancies a trip to Scotland, or finds yourself in the Perthshire area, you will be very welcome to fish our stretch of the Ericht, or the hill lochs for brownies. Do please just let me know.

Best wishes

Nick”