Mike Weysom, pictured with a grey mullet, has won the Guernsey Mullet Club’s overall championship for a sixth successive year. (S64583)

AT THE Guernsey Mullet Club’s annual general meeting and presentation night, held at La Villette Hotel, secretary Mike Weysom was able to reflect on an outstandingly successful year.

He informed the well-attended meeting that membership was up for the second successive year, catches were up, club competitions had been exciting closely fought affairs throughout the year and the club had celebrated its 25th anniversary with a well supported, two-leg open festival.

During 2008, members had caught 283 grey mullet weighing 977-10-12 from the shore in Guernsey, compared with 247 weighing 871-12-1 in 2007. In addition they landed 11 mullet in the smaller islands.

Nearly all the fish were returned alive.

The statistics confirmed that 2008 was the club’s fifth best year since they were formed in 1984. This is further confirmed by the number of specimen certificates that were won.

In 2007, 77 were issued, five gold for fish over 6-0-0, 20 silver for fish over 5-0-0 and 52 bronze for fish over 4-0-0. In 2008, seven gold, 26 silver and 73 bronze were won, 106 in all.