Braving storm Brian we set off for Gravesend to attend the annual Thames Fishery Research Experiment. This was the 45th Experiment which takes the form of an angling competition. The objective is to establish the environmental condition of the Thames by the number and size of fish species caught. The anglers started at 8.00am and continued fishing for 5 hours. Unfortunately this year the event coincided with a very low tide and extremely muddy conditions. This resulted in fewer fish being caught than expected. It was good to see the Lord Mayor and our Michaelmas Lunch guest speaker, Fiona Adler, with their fishing rods! Not sure that they were too successful with the fish! 
Despite the occasional heavy shower and gusts of wind breaking up the glorious sunshine, we walked the length of the river bank and chatted with a number of participants including young ladies from the City of London School and young men from the Gravesend Grammar School. At the conclusion of the fishing we were all provided with an excellent lunch followed by the prize giving. I presented the Company’s prize of an engraved tankard for the most diverse catch. A very enjoyable day that provided an opportunity to speak to a number of eminent people from the City and the local Mayor.
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