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Torbay Fishing Festival
 

Some of the happy anglers
who won Trophies aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini" in the
2008 Torbay Festival (l to r)
Alan Edwards - Best Ling
Rob Thomas - Best Conger by a Visitor
Sally Date - Simmonds Trophy - Big Ling
Alan Jones - Best Cod

Saturday 4th October 2008

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Allyson Thomas from Wales
proudly holds her specimen Ling 18 lbs plus
caught aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini"

Saturday 13th September 2008

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Rob Thomas (left) a member
of Cymbach Predators SAC from Wales
proudly holds his Conger 73 lbs 5 ozs 10 dr
while David Trevarthen (right) from Ivybridge
holds his own specimen Eel 76 lbs 8 ozs 8 dr 
both fish were caught aboard Dave Harrison's
Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini"

Saturday 13th September 2008

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison
Alan Jones from Plympton
holds his specimen Cod
18 lbs 1 oz 10 dr caught from
a mid-Channel wreck during
Torbay Sea Angling Festival
aboard Dave Harrison's
Dartmouth charter boat
"Gemini"

Friday 12th September 2008

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Mark Walters from Heanor, Derbyshire,
a visiting angler, caught this superb Conger
66 lbs 12 ozs from a mid-Channel wreck mark
aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter
boat "Gemini" during the 2008 Torbay Festival

Monday 8th September 2008

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Allyson Thomas from Wales
caught this superb Bull Huss
14 lbs 4 ozs 10 dr from an inshore
reef mark aboard Dave Harrison's
Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini"

Sunday 16th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Brian Coles a local angler
proudly holds a superb specimen
Ling 21 lbs 7 ozs 3 dr caught aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini"
on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel
wreck mark

Saturday 15th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Brian Coles a local angler
proudly holds a superb specimen
Ling 21 lbs 7 ozs 3 dr caught aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini"
on a "Storm Shad" lure from a mid-Channel
wreck mark

Saturday 15th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Colin Davies from Kingsbridge
proudly holds his Cod 19 lbs 0 ozs 2 dr
caught on a "Pirk" lure from a mid-Channel wreck
mark aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter
boat "Gemini"

Thursday 13th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Allyson Thomas from Wales
proudly holds her Cod 14 lbs 4 ozs 7 dr
caught on a Mackerel "Flapper" bait
from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter
boat "Gemini"

Thursday 13th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Rob Thomas from Wales
proudly holds his Cod 13 lbs 7 ozs 3 dr
caught on a baited "Pirk" lure
from a mid-Channel wreck mark aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter
boat "Gemini"

Thursday 13th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Allyson Thomas from Wales
proudly holds her Cod 9 lbs
caught from a mid-Channel wreck
mark at arms length, which places
it nearer the camera lens and
makes it much clearer to the eye.
Thereby hangs a tail!
That's the way to do it - provided
you are always scrupulously honest
in publishing the true weight!

Monday 10th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Alan Jones from Plympton
holds his specimen Ling 24 lbs 10 ozs 14 dr
137.109% caught on day 2 of Torbay Fishing
Festival from Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini" on a mid-Channel
wreck mark

Sunday 9th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Allyson Thomas a visiting angler from Wales
proudly holds her specimen Conger 63 lbs 7 ozs
126.875% caught on day 2 of Torbay Fishing
Festival from Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini" on a mid-Channel
wreck mark

Sunday 9th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Allyson Thomas a visiting angler from Wales
proudly holds her specimen Pollack 13 lbs 3 ozs
126.875% caught on day 2 of Torbay Fishing
Festival from Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini" on a mid-Channel
wreck mark

Sunday 9th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

(left to right) Alan Jones from Plympton holds
his specimen Conger 57 lbs 4 ozs
Allyson Thomas a visiting angler from Wales
holds her specimen Conger 57 lbs 10 ozs
Dave "Billy" Trevarthen from Ivybridge
holds his specimen Conger 80 lbs
Bill Harkness from Paignton holds his
specimen Conger 80 lbs 4 ozs
all caught on day 1 of Torbay Festival
aboard Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini"

Saturday 8th September 2007

Photo courtesy of Mike Concannon

Alan Jones from Ivybridge
proudly holds his Conger Eel
93 lbs 8 ozs caught on a string of
3 Fladen "Hokkai" feathers, baited with
pieces of Mackerel intended for Ling
on an off-shore wreck aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter boat
"Gemini"

Winner - Best Fish from Wreck

Torbay Festival - Sunday 10th September 2006

Photo courtesy of Mike Millman

Allyson Thomas from Aberdare proudly holds her
specimen Turbot 17 lbs 12 ozs 10 dr
caught on a Mackerel bait from an offshore
wreck mark aboard Dave Harrison's
Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini"

Winner - Best Turbot from Wreck

Torbay Festival - Monday 4th September 2006

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Steve Cook won the premier award
for the "Best Fish Overall" with this
splendid Conger Eel 101 lbs
caught aboard Dave Harrison's
"Gemini" out of Dartmouth

Dave Harrison took the
award for Top Skipper

Torbay Festival 2002

Allyson Thomas holds her
specimen Pollack 18 lbs 5 ozs caught
from a mid-Channel wreck mark off
Dartmouth aboard Dave Harrison's
charter boat "Gemini"

Torbay Festival - September 2005

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Bill Harkness  proudly holds his
specimen Pollack 18 lbs 8 ozs
caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark
off Dartmouth aboard Dave Harrison's
charter boat "Gemini"

Torbay Festival - September 2005

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Dave Trevarthen from Ivybridge
proudly holds his specimen
Pollack 17 lbs 11 ozs caught from a
mid-Channel wreck mark off
Dartmouth aboard Dave Harrison's
charter boat "Gemini"

Torbay Festival - September 2005

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Bill Harkness  proudly holds his
specimen Pollack 18 lbs 4 ozs 15 dr
caught from a mid-Channel wreck mark
off Dartmouth aboard Dave Harrison's
charter boat "Gemini"

Torbay Festival - 8th September 2005

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Dave Trevarthen from Ivybridge
holds his specimen Conger Eel
89 lbs 12 ozs caught from a
mid-Channel wreck mark aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth charter
boat "Gemini"

Overall Champion Torbay Festival

September 2004

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Alan Jones holds his
Ling 20 lbs 10 ozs caught aboard
Dave Harrison's Dartmouth
charter boat "Gemini"

September 2005

Photo courtesy of Dave Harrison

Collage of Allyson Thomas
with her prize winning Turbot
and Grey Mullet

Torbay Fishing Festival

September 2006

Courtesy of Rob Thomas

Collage of Alan James
with his prize winning Conger

Torbay Fishing Festival

September 2006

Courtesy of Rob Thomas

Group photo of just some of the delighted
Trophy Winners who caught their
specimen fish aboard Dave Harrison's
Dartmouth charter boat "Gemini"
seen at the Civic Reception and
Presentation Evening

Torbay Fishing Festival 2006

Bill Trevarthen - Allyson Thomas - Alan Jones
(l to r)

Courtesy of Rob Thomas

Dave Harrison (r)
is presented with the
Trophy for Top Skipper
by Simon Pedley (r)
Torbay Fishing Festival

The 40th Annual Torbay Fishing Festival will be held in September 2007 - see you there!