Dixon earns win in opening Filey Fishing Festival boat match

Martin Dixon snapped up pole position in the first boat match of the 92nd annual Filey Fishing Festival, the greatest weight of fish match for the Late Lt Col Sir Joseph Hewitt Bart Challenge Bowl.

After Monday’s boat match, the Wheatley Challenge Cup, was cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions, Dixon’s 48lb 8oz scooping the win.

Also yesterday Guy Hanley won the shore greatest weight of fish match for the Late H Stevenson Memorial Trophy with a haul of 7-15-5.

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On Monday Dave Barr won the greatest weight of fish shore match with 11-4-0.

Filey Fishing Festival Boat Match Result, Day 4 - Tuesday September 9

Greatest weight of fish - The Late Lt. Col. Sir Joseph Hewitt, Bart. Challenge Bowl, Sponsored by Café Latte

Class 1

Martin Dixon 48-8

Tom Crooks 32-10

Richard Cappleman 30-0

Andrew Colling 27-6

Jamie Gilbank 25-12

Pete Harper 24-0

Frank Colling 22-3

Dave Marshall 20-8

Joe Matthews 20-6

Pete Watson 19-1

Class 2 (lady/visitor/over-60)

Pete Harper 24-0

Juvenile Class

No juveniles weighed in

Superpool

Martin Dixon 5-14

Pete Harper 5-1

26 competitors

Shore Match Result - Day 4 Tuesday September 9

Greatest Weight of Fish

The Late H Stevenson Memorial Trophy, Sponsored by The White Lodge Hotel, Filey

Class 1

Guy Hanley 7-15-5

Iain Sellers 7-11-9

Adrian Colling 7-1-7

Mick Wright 6-11-9

Peter Bayes 5-14-7

Richard Johnson 3-9-3

Peter Watson 3-6-1

Dave Marshall 3-2-7

David Medd 2-14-1

John Cockerill 2-9-9

Juvenile Class

No juveniles weighed in

Over-60s

Mick Wright 6-11-9

Super pool

Guy Hanley 5-15-9

Iain Sellers 3-9-4

53 entries

Monday September 8

Greatest Weight of Fish shore match

The Corrigan Trophy - Sponsored by Andrew Fordy

Class 1

Dave Barr 11-4-0

Peter Atkinson 8-6-3

Iain Sellers 6-13-3

Peter Bayes 5-0-9

Adrian Colling 4-8-6

John Calden 3-9-1

Dave Marshall 2-5-7

Mark Colling 1-14-8

Matt Porter 0-15-4

Juvenile Class

None weighed in

Over-60s

Pete Bayes 5-0-9

Superpool

Dave Barr 5-5-1

Peter Atkinson 4-0-0

48 entries

Monday September 8

Greatest weight of fish boat match- The Wheatley Challenge Cup

Sponsored by Adrian Colling, Quality Butcher

Cancelled due to unfavourable weather conditions