Wes will be sadly missed, a hugely popular man in the fly fishing world and one of the best fly tyers. He was heavily involved in the Fly Dressers Guild and had his own fly dressing materials company in Hooks & Hackles. He was also our Chairman.

It is only fitting that we hold a Charity Open in his name with the proceeds going to his favoured charity, the Air Ambulane. All entry fees will be donated to the Cornwall Air Ambulance, and South West Lakes Trust are very generously donating a £200 voucher for the winner. Entry fee is £10 (you will also need a valid 5 fish permit for the day, or a season ticket). The entry fee is payable on the day in cash.

Rules

Open Competition, any angler may enter.

1. To fish you will need a permit, Full day permits (take 5 fish) can be purchased on-line at –http://trout.swlakesfishing.co.uk  or by phone: – 01566 771930 weekdays only.
2. No angler to fish within 15m of another angler.
3.  Fishing will start at 9.30am and end at 4.0pm. Fish hooked before 4.0pm can be landed and count. Fish hooked after 4.0pm will NOT count.
4. Winner on the day is angler with the heaviest bag Maximum of five fish.
5. Anglers: –

• May have up to 3 rods set-up, but only use one at any time
• Use any line
• No more than 3 flies on a leader
• After the limit is reached angler can continue to fish, but must use barbless or de-barb hooks and & release all fish.
• Only Rainbows or blues count, All Brown trout must be returned.
• Single hooks only and no tandem flies
• Wading allowed up to thigh depth (must be visible gap above water surface)

1. Please ensure you record you catch / complete the fishing return on-line at: –

               http://trout.swlakesfishing.co.uk/catch returns