Mike Hodgkiss
Senior Member
Well it is that time of year when the cream of England and Lancashire's Ruffe anglers , battle it out to win the much coveted Tommy Ruffe shield , also up for grabs the equally prestigous Barbel challenge trophy . Venue as usual will be the Yorkshire Ouse at Newton on Ouse , date the 27th of September , fishing 1-7pm , with apres peche vittles at the Black Horse in Tollerton . Many thanks to Newton on Ouse AC for allowing us to book the stretch for the day . There is a nominal charge of £6 each angler to cover the day ticket and booking fee . This event is purely a fun / social event , it is not a match in any real sense of the word , no keepnets , pools and all that Malarky . The Barbel trophy goes to the biggest barbel caught on the day ,in the unlikely event of no barbel being caught then the biggest of any other species lifts the prize . Obviously the Tommy Ruffe shield goes to the captor of the biggest Tommy. Beware competition for this shield is fierce , skullduggery cannot be ruled out . There will be one or two other '' special ' prizes of an alcoholic nature to be announced . If you want to enter send me an E mail at mike.hodgkiss@googlemail.com , please don't PM me . Entry will be restricted to 20 anglers ,so as Fred Laker used to say '' book early !'' . I look forward to hearing from you all . As previous attendees will testify this is a great fun day out , in pleasant surroundings . If you want to eat after the event then let me know so we can book tables at the pub