DDAPS youth fishing fun day 2022

Sunday the 10th of July saw the DDAPS youth fishing fun day. This event had been sadly curtailed for the past 2 years due to the pandemic, so we were all a little apprehensive to see if the numbers would return or if in fact a bit of momentum had been lost.

With little over half an hour before we opened the gates to welcome our young guests, all apprehension was removed with a healthy queue formed orderly outside on what could best be described as a scorching day.

Young anglers were all soon in their chosen spots and almost instantly their efforts were being rewarded with fish being caught all over and of all different shapes and sizes. There were very few youngsters who didn’t manage to catch a couple of fish, and some went on to have some notable catches.

There was as in previous year’s free professional tuition to those who wished to take it, and the coaches reported that their young charges were catching not only the usual roach, perch and skimmers but also tench, carp and good sized bream.

At the end of the event the traditional award ceremony and raffle took place and the winners were as follows. The coach’s award went to Pheobie who caught an impressive 6lb carp with her coach Les. Grace won fish of the day, she managed to land a 3lb tench on one of the whips provided for her by the tackle Box, and the prestigious Tackle Box Angler of the Day award went to Stanley who not only caught carp with the coaches but also managed to catch a carp estimated around the 13-15lb mark on the whip that he was provided with, congratulations to you all.

All the award winners were presented with a trophy and certificate along with a float rod and reel,  all of which was provided courtesy of the Tackle Box, the lucky raffle winners also won a float rod and reel.

At the end of the day, no one left empty-handed as all the equipment provided on the day was then given to the angler to keep, once again courtesy of the tackle Box in Watling Street, Dartford. They made sure that every child went home with a fishing kit free of charge.

At the end of the day, our register showed that just over 300 youngsters had attended the event.

This event would not be possible if it wasn’t for all the volunteer’s who gave up their time on both Saturday and Sunday to run the event, DDAPS would also like to thank Kent Police for their continued support, Location medical services, the coaches and also Smith & Chapman photography who kindly do all the photography for free.

A special thanks go to the Tackle Box in Watling Street who sponsor the event and provide not only all the equipment and prizes, but also all the bait, without their generous support this day would not be possible.

We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Thank you all

DDAPS

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