Seasoned fisherman and retired fishing tackle shop owner Tom Boulton has emerged triumphant after an impressive display at the inaugural Norfolk Broads angling festival, it has been revealed.
Anglers from across the region took their fishing rods on to the Bure and Yare rivers in a bid to become the event’s first ever champion, but it was Mr Boulton who led the running with an impressive score of 18.
“The catches were not very heavy due to the disturbance on the bank on the shallow water,” organiser Keith Hooker told the Norwich Evening News. “But I was delighted by the response from local business and anglers.”
Competitors and companies alike helped to raise thousands of pounds in valuable funding for gastrointestinal cancer research, for which local fishing enthusiast John Platten was treated several years ago.
Earlier this month, the Lynn News reported that many Norfolk anglers had not allowed the hot weather to deter them and landed impressive hauls of fish.
