Best Rainbow Trout.
What we do in this competition:
The trophy is awarded to the best rainbow trout caught by a member during the season March to January.
Entrants should be submitted to the committee with photographic evidence.
Trophy
Past Winners
2025: Winner: Andy Earland 8lb 2oz, Runners-up: Shaun Jones 6lb 3oz, Chris Evans 5lb 3oz
2024: Simon Pepper 9lb 12 oz
2023: Mick Connor 5lb 11 oz
2022: David Moore 7lb 13 oz
2021: TBA
2020: TBA
2019: TBA Covid
2018: TBA
2017: Cameron Neil 6lb 4 oz
2016: Cameron Neil 7lb 0 oz
2015: John Wadham 5lb 3 oz
2014: L Smith 10lb 10 oz
2013: A Owen 10lb 5 oz
2012: L Walters 9lb 2 oz
2011: David Moore 6lb 8 oz
2010: Peter De Kremer 6lb 14 oz
2009: B Vaughn 6lb 3 oz
2008: J Watts 7lb 7 oz
2007: J Alecock 5lb 6 oz
2006: John Wadham 4lb 4 oz
2005: TBA
2004: R McKendrick 6lb 14 oz
2003: T Ashby 8lb 2 oz
2002: M Burnside 14lb 4 3/4 oz
2001: M Loy 9lb 13 oz
2000: P Buck 11lb 0 oz
1999: R McCarthy 9lb 3 oz
1998: M Janik 8lb 1 oz
1997: D Doherty 9lb 12 oz
1996: G Pearson 7lb 8 oz
1995: N Savage 5lb 6 oz
1994: P Tomblin 8lb 11 oz
1993: N Savage 10lb 15 oz
1992: G Pearson 5lb 14 oz
1991 N Savage 8lb 0 oz
1990: S Short 7lb 0 oz
1989: N Savage 5lb 13 oz
1988: M Debenham 5lb 1 oz
1987: G Thrall 8lb 12 oz
1986: C Barr 8lb 2 oz
2026 Winner: Andy Earland
History
This trophy was presented to the club by Trout and Salmon Magazine in 1986.
In 2026, the trophy was redesigned with a larger plate for name engraving as the old style, with individual name plates, was full.
