By Ponso Pondhopper As part of the 10th anniversary of Green Dragon Fridays, a short
fishing match was held in the fishing hole behind the inn. Eighteen
contestants took part and a total of 263 fish were caught. Not a bad
haul, given that this match was shorter than usual. A thoroughly grand
time was had by all, with pleasant musical accompaniment and good
spirits all round. Source: Grand Order of the Lost Mathom Forum The results were as follows: Runners-up: Mister Brambleblurr, 16 fish, 26 points Miss Dassa, 18 fish, 25 points Mister Hooh, 15 fish, 24 points Main Prizes 3rd place: Mister Pontin, 20 fish, 30 points 2nd place: Nannie, 20 fish, 31 points 1st place: Nimelia Stoutfoot, 23 fish, 40 points Miss
Stoutfoot’s remarkable success included three fish of trophy standard
and three edible fish. More remarkably she only snagged one bunch of
weeds! The Weedy Prize of 10 packs of Old Toby,
went to Miss Ambrinna for a heroic catch of five bundles of weeds.
Doubtless, the enterprising Miss Ambrinna will find some way of turning
the weeds into gum for the Quickpost Stamps, which I, personally would
find an improvement over the current ingredients. A
matter of concern: among the fish and weeds a total of eighteen rusted
implements (bread knives and other sundry cutlery) were fished out of
the pond. One can only surmise that these were dumped there by
unscrupulous washing up staff at the Green Dragon! Needless to say, I
shall be having words with Barmy and hope the necessary action will be
taken. Ponso Pondhopper, President, Shire Angling Club |
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