THE Northumberland County Blind Association held its 10th annual angling competition at Fontburn Reservoir with 54 senior and 11 junior anglers raising a record £1,600 for the charity.
Barry Wilson won the senior event with seven for 16lb 4oz. John Rollins was second with two for 7lb. Six-year- old Josh Bowden won the junior section with three for 6lbs 8oz.
Five-year-old Holly Mitchell from Whitley Bay, fishing from the north shore with her dad, Ian, landed the pair’s six, the best at 4lb 8oz, for 17lbs 4oz for the week’s heaviest bag.
Ryan Carr, also five, fishing with his grandad, Don, landed his first- ever trout on his first cast. Ryan, from Longbenton, played the 3lb 4oz trout himself but needed his grandad’s help to net it.
Other notable catches this week included C Johnson with a 5lb 12oz rainbow and J Donaldson with one of 4lb 3oz.
