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Title: Dee opening ceremony
Post by: Hamish Young on 02/02/2009 at 17:53

I went along to the Dee opening day, most excellent fun - even though I'm a smidgen under the weather with some kind of bug at the moment  :roll Bumped into all sorts of interesting folk, managed a few pics on my camera before the damn batteries went flat  :mad

So here you go:

Before the kick off, looking down onto the pool below 'Potties'.
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/ABZSTILO/Fishing/P1000396.jpg)

Andrew Flitcroft (Editor, Trout & Salmon) at 'work' taking pics:
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/ABZSTILO/Fishing/P1000397.jpg)

Clive Anderson along with Ken Reid and Wilson Forbes from the 'Dee crew' prior to the opening.
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/ABZSTILO/Fishing/P1000402.jpg)

Mark Bilsby does his bit:
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/ABZSTILO/Fishing/P1000404.jpg)

And Clive does his bit, which was as witty as you'd expect  :z4
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/ABZSTILO/Fishing/P1000410.jpg)

Clive makes the first 'cast' of the year, although by this time at least three fresh fish had been caught and released on the river:
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/ABZSTILO/Fishing/P1000411.jpg)

All in, very worthwhile event. If invited, I'll be there again in 2010  :z16

Title: Re: Dee opening ceremony
Post by: Iain Goolager on 02/02/2009 at 21:40

Hamish,

I've man flu at the moment also. :z6
Looks like a great show! Was Mr Anderson a Hoot?

Good to hear of fish being caught.

Iain

Title: Re: Dee opening ceremony
Post by: Mike Barrio on 02/02/2009 at 23:59

Nice photos Hamish, thanks for that :z16

If your "bug" dies in time ...... I take it you are coming along to the River Don March with your camera and some new batteries? :wink

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: Dee opening ceremony
Post by: Hamish Young on 03/02/2009 at 07:21

Quote from: Mike Barrio on 02/02/2009 at 23:59

Nice photos Hamish, thanks for that :z16

If your "bug" dies in time ...... I take it you are coming along to the River Don March with your camera and some new batteries? :wink

Cheers
Mike

I may well be there  :wink With fresh batteries, and some spares..... just in case  :z4

Title: Re: Dee opening ceremony
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 03/02/2009 at 08:54

I nipped into the Douglas last night and got talking to a group of chappies up from Lanacashire...all of them had taken fresh fish..so the whisky was flowing :)