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Eyebrook - Saturday 15th May - go head to head with Charles Jardine at this friendly competition to raise funds for a memorial bench to honour Arthur Cove.

Hi, Still getting more prize offers.The prize list is large and still growing, it currently stands at:

A box of Arthur Cove's own flies, with a letter of authenticity from Mrs. Pauline Cove and a Orvis Western Three Fly Rod. Sponsored by Orvis.

A Snowbee Diamond 4 piece Rod (provisional)

A Flylogic (U.S.A.) FLP Disc Drag Reel. Sponsored by St. Georges Sporting.

A Sportfish £50 voucher. Sponsored by Sportfish.

A Day Boat With Two Tickets. Sponsored by Eyebrook Trout Fishery.

A Cortland Whisper Flyline Sponsored by Masterline.

Two Crowood Press Books. Sponsored by Crowood.

A Guideline 4 Cast Fly line. Sponsored by Guideline.

Richard Wheatley have kindly donated four fly boxes.

A Day Ticket For Elinor Trout Fishery. Sponsored by Edward Foster.

A Signed Book. Donated by Peter O' Reilly

Many more prizes from Fulling Mill, Woody's of Wembley, Bill McIllroy and subscriptions to Fly Fishing and Flytying, Total Fly Fisher and Fish and Fly.
(Prize order subject to change, in case someone offers a weekend on the Test! )

Please contact Dave Oates on 07769 309 440, after 7pm please, or email on daveoates@msn.com to register.
Any further offers of prizes or donations will be gratefully received.

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Hello, just confirming two prizes. Woodys of Wembley have kindly donated a Shakespeare Expedition Travel Rod. And Bill McIllroy (Pearly Dabbler) Has donated two fly boxes.
Many thanks again to all our kind sponsors.
The prize list goes to approx. 17th place! So has to be worth a try...

many thanks , dave oates

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I would like to thank all the competitors who came to fish the Arthur Cove Memorial Competition. And a big thank you to all the sponsors and donors who made it possible.
The aim of the Competition was to raise enough money to buy a memorial bench to be placed at Eyebrook. Sadly the match did not attract many competitors, nine fished in the end! However we have raised enough money, so a bench will be purchased.
The excess prizes will be auctioned as not enough anglers entered.
Now to the results! One fish was caught on what was an extremely hard day at the fishery. Even the boats were not catching.
James Clark, Arthur's grandson won it with a single Rainbow of 2lb 5oz from the dam. If Arthur was looking down on us he would of been very proud of James. And told us we "weren't doing it right".
I would like to add that organising a competition is a rollercoaster and at times makes you wonder why you tried. However most of the manufacturers and companys i contacted were fantastic and very supportive. And give me hope for the future of our sport.
The Arthur Cove Memorial Bank Competition
Listed below are the kind Sponsors and Donors to the Competition

Eyebrook Trout Fishery
Orvis UK
St. George Sporting
Sportfish
Crowood Press
Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Magazine
Woody’s of Wembley
Bill McIllroy and Tom McIllroy
Richard Wheatley
Masterline Cortland
Mrs. Pauline Cove and James Clark
Wychwood
Elinor Trout Fishery
Ringstead Grange Trout Fishery
Peter O’Reilly
Peter Reeves
Peter Skellern

Many thanks to all of the above for their help and generosity, Dave Oates