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All-star cast sees the RiverFest final hotting up!

Sunny conditions greeted the competitors who took part in the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on the River Trent at Newark on Saturday, July 19th.

The winner on the day and the first competitor from this qualifier to go through to the RiverFest final on November 15th/16th was Paul Kozyra from York, who weighed in 41lb of skimmers and bream up to 6lb.

In second place on the day and to qualify for the final for the second time was John Urruty (Alfreton Angling) with 26lb 8oz.  Final qualification place into the final was John Barningham (Lincoln Whisby) who finished ninth in the match to take the lead over England International angler, Sean Ashby by only 1oz. John had 11lb 1oz from Peg 42 on the Newark Dyke.

Top five individual results
1st Paul Kozyra 41lb
2nd John Urruty 26lb 8oz
3rd Roger Wakenshaw 17lb 13oz
4th John Small 17lb
5th Steve Hemingray 14lb 11oz

Qualifiers through to the grand final on the River Wye, at Hereford on November 15th/16th are;  Paul Kozyra, John Urruty and John Barningham.

The next Angling Trust RiverFest takes place on the River Trent, Torksey to South Clifton on Sunday, July 27th.