"Gerd Behnecke Casting Trophy"

Congratulations to Peter Fraser on being the first ever (2008) winner of the
'Gerd Behnecke' Fly-Casting Competition.

                                                                                   Casting Competition Round 1,2 & 3 (scores below)

Trevor right on target

The Casting Competition for 2009 started on March 1^st. For most competitors it was a tough day with the wind right in the face of most casters for dry fly, and a stiff cross wind for distance. For most it was hard to score on the dry and difficult to keep the fly inside the course for distance. Some were lucky and managed to get a lull in the wind when their turn came but for most it was a testing morning.

Round 2, on the 5^th April saw much better results from many casters. A light breeze did not seem to trouble the more experienced and some of our newer members had very good scores with the dry fly. It is great to see you having a go.

In round 3 on May 5th, junior newcomer Brodie Tuakeu took 2nd place in the 'accuracy' event and a decent 'distance' cast of over 19.2 m put him 5th overall of the 16 casters on the day, showing up many of the more established casters. Well done Brodie. - You other guys, watch out !

All competitors should remember that each round consists of two sessions; Dry fly for accuracy and also  distance. The scores from both sessions are added to give your score for the round. Your four best scores from the six rounds will be counted in the total, so if you have a couple of bad sessions or miss a round you may still have a chance to be up with the leaders.