More than 100 anglers took to the water and beaches for Dartmouth’s big fishing festival.

Now in its 55th year, the three days of competition from a boat or the shore offered a great selection of prizes for experience anglers to young novices.

Secretary Nigel Rees said this year’s event attracted more than 120 entries who battled it out in mixed weather.

Fishing began on Saturday in reasonable conditions, followed by a perfect day on Sunday and a wash out on Monday.

Nonetheless, a variety of species were landed from plaice to bass, mullet, garfish, gurnard, scad, conger eel and a bull huss, a member of the shark family, weighing in at about 12lb.

The overall winner this year – claiming a top prize of £400 – was a triggerfish, more normally suited to warmed reefs. Some categories were not weighed in at all – there were no pollock this year or turbot.

Nigel added: ‘It was generally a good festival and there were also number of junior entries this year which was nice to see.’

The festival – always held over the first weekend of October regardless of the weather – offers anglers the choice of competing in four different sections from boat, shore, river and wreck fishing, with prizes and trophies to match.

The event was sponsored by Marchand Petit estate agents as well as local pubs and businesses.

Results

Town Cup, best overall specimen: Simon Mitchell, triggerfish, 3lb 1.5oz.

WH Smith & Son Cup, best specimen section 1: Keith Nathan, blonde ray, 30lb 14oz.

Tuborg Cup, best specimen section 2: Nick Paddon, wrasse, 4lb 7oz.

Davis Cup, best specimen section 3: Justin Weeks, bull huss, 12lb 2oz.

Les Briars Memorial Cup, best specimen section 4: Olly Sinar, bass, 10lb 10oz.

E Tuson Trophy, best specimen junior: Lewis Sharam, blonde ray, 20lb 8oz

W Martin Shield, best dab: G Dyer, 1lb 5oz

Cawthorne Cup, best brill: Not won.

Lord Cup, best plaice: Chris Martin: 2lb 10oz.

Denning Cup, best turbot: Not won.

Perring Cup, best conger: Jai Prettyjohns, 12lb 2oz.

Fleets Cup, best ray: Keith Nathan, blonde ray, 30lb 14oz

Prize winner, next best ray: Carl Underwood, blonde ray, 25lb 8oz

JC Hewitt silver salver, best bass: Olly Sinar, 10lb 10oz.

Prize winner, next best bass: Cully Hassard, 8lb 10oz.

Hilary Memorial Shield, best wrasse: Nick Paddon, 4lb 7oz.

Prize winner, next best wrasse: Alan Clifford, 4lb 5.5oz.

Jim Atkins Shield, best bream: Paul Lingham, 2lb 4oz.

Licensed Victualers Shield, best bull huss: Jimbo Short, 12lb 14oz.

Dartmouth Vintners Tankard, best pollack: Not won.

Charles John Way Trophy, best pouting: Not won.

The Lace Box, best grey mullet: Colin Drury, 3lb 7oz.

Dartmouth Fishing Centre, best whiting: Not won.

Alexander Cup, best flounder: Not won.

Colquhoun Memorial Trophy, best gurnard:

Mark Elliot, 1lb 3.5oz

Cumbria Trophy, best garfish: Istvan Juhass, 10.5oz

DDAA Shield, team shield boat: Team 10, P Collins, M Collins, C Turner, N Rees.

Bob Milkins Cup, best other species: Mark Collins, scad, 13oz.

R Hands Shield, team shield shore: Team 1:

M Smith, A Clifford, A Davis-Smith, S Clifford.

Bruno Watton Trophy, best comp flatfish: G Dyer, dab, 1lb 5oz.

Special trophy, best cod or ling: Ian Robson, ling: 18lb 3oz.

Best specimen Saturday: Chris Martin, blonde ray, 24lb 15oz.

Best specimen Sunday: Simon Mitchell, trigger fish, 3lb 1.5oz.

Best specimen Monday: Justin Weeks, bull huss, 12lb 2oz.

Best specimen Sunday lady: Max Felton, small-eyed ray, 9lb 7oz.

Best specimen Saturday junior: Lana Sharam, bull huss, 7lb 6oz.

Best specimen Sunday junior: Jake Skinner, garfish, 9.5oz.