Objectives

1. To promote the Sea Trout

2. To promote the venue - River Annan in 2004

3. To ensure the financial viability of the Festival

The National Sea Trout Challenge 2004

As in Previous Festivals, the centre piece is the ultimate "challenge" in game fishing. To fish a different beat of a sea trout river each night of the week. Catching a fish on each beat is a terrific challenge and there will be prizes for the challengers that catch the most, the heaviest etc., but any competitiveness is minimised. This is genuinely a "challenge."

There will be up to 6 anglers on each of the five excellent beats *    Annandale Estates (Donated by the Earl of Annandale) *    Jardine Hall/Applegarth (Donated by Ronnie Cunningham-Jardine and Upper      Annandale Angling Association) *    Kirkwood/St. Mungo (Donated by Anthony Steel and Major Sir Rupert Buchanan-Jardine) *    Hoddom (Donated by George Birkbeck) *    Cleughhead/Mount Annan (Donated by Gordon Clark and Robert Barbour)

Each challenger will fish all five beats during the week. Marshalls will show anglers the beat at 7.30pm each day and will patrol the beats throughout the night. Fishing will be from 9pm to 4am.

Cost will be £190.00 per challenger and this will include all fishing, together with

Brunches (full breakfasts) at 12.30pm Tuesday to Friday in Dalton Pub
Opening Dinner Sunday, 11th July at Warmanbie Hotel, Annan
The Conference Sunday 11th July at Hetland Hall Hotel
Closing Dinner Saturday, 17th July at Dryfesdale Hotel, Lockerbie