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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

REPORT AND RESULTS

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spoils, winning the team and individual events with Croatia sharing the podium in taking the silver medal and France came in as bronze medallists.

The England team consisted of Gary Galbraith, Mark Smith, Rolf Marschalek, Colin Searles and Matt Osborne, managed by Neil Bryant.

After months of preparation for this FIPS-Mer World Boat Championship in Gallipoli, Italy from 21st to 28th September with each England team member making over 150 rigs in four proposed pattern’s they were hopeful of making it into the top five.

England were looking forward to the three pre event training days they had booked, but due to the weather conditions this did not transpire and they were unable to do any fishing within the zones. In fact, they only managed two afternoons of 3 hours fishing in the reserve zone area, so were held back from getting that all important pre event experience that are always needed when competing against the qualities of

the Mediterranean countries.

The weather continued to be poor and the official training day was also cancelled and then the first official championship day was delayed until the afternoon, fishing only in a reserve zone fishing for various species, with England managing to finish 7th on the day. The weather then abated and the second and third fishing days were held in the official zone where England came in 8th and 7th places respectively. It soon became evident that Boga were to be the main target species for the 15 nations on the 8 boats of 9/10 anglers. This is where the Mediterranean anglers came into their own, fishing a specific technique for this species and they were just too good for England to gain any ground on them.

Eventually it transpired that Italy had taken the

“Whilst the result was a disappointment to the team the overall organisation of the World Championships, from the grand opening ceremony to the fantastic closing gala dinner presentation night the hosts did a fantastic job and all the teams left Italy in good spirits. In truth the weather played its part in the event but as we know with Boat Angling the weather always plays its part. The team would like to thank everyone for their positive support and most importantly to Tubertini and especially Mark Theadon of Tubertini UK for their generous sponsorship."

Top 5 team results; 1st Italy 2nd Croatia 3rd France 4th Slovenia 5th Portugal Top 5 individual results; 1st Marco Volpi (Italy) 2nd Anthony Giacomini (Italy) 3rd Marco Sikiric (Croatia) 4th Julien Bayod (France) 5th Bruno Cabrita (Portugal) The Angling Trust would like to offer their appreciation to Tubertini for all their continued support and well done to Team England on all their hard work this year.

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REPORT FOR THE PORTS OF BRIGHTLINGSEA BRADWELL AND WEST MERSEA

By Lee Bollingbroke, skipper of Sophie Lea Well what can I say firstly its been the worst spell of Autumn weather that I can remember for a while luckily we in the Thames estuary were we get some shelter from westerly and southerly winds unlike our poor buddys down south who must be having a lean time.

The weather has not been detriment to our fishing though with plenty of Autumn fishing to be had lots of large whiting have moved in to keep the rods knocking still some nice bass around and rays in plentiful numbers with plenty of doubles being caught also a few codling starting to show

up inshore mostly being caught on the piers and from the beach. We have just had our big Norfolk / Suffolk police competition with over fifty anglers fishing from various ports and the results were as follows 1st for the fith year running was I am proud to say was my boat Sophie Lea with 546 points 2nd was Chris Mole from West Mersea with 418 points 3rd Stuart Belbins boat Razorbil from West Mersea with 397 points 4th Scot Belbins boat. Galloper from West Mersea with 387 points and last but not least Miss Ellie with 265 points so we have done it again on Sophie lea.

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COX & RAWLE GUIDING BLOG

By Craig Butler Recently I had the pleasure of guiding Trevor Gage from Chard in Somerset for an evening session at Minehead.

I’ve known Trevor for many years through the tackle trade and the fishing club scene where he is a member of the Axe Valley sea Angling club . So it was nice to finally get on the beach with him after a bit of session planning. With his 50th wedding anniversary coming up, this guiding session was an anniversary present from his daughter so nothing was being left to chance and I was confident of finding a few fish.

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Anyway back to the fishing.

The plan was to just get out and catch a few fish from a safe local beach where he could return with confidence at a later date.

With a good autumn codling run being experienced at Minehead and the surrounding area at the moment it was decided it would be silly not to take advantage of the situation.

Once settled in with a worm bait on a pair of 2/0 Cox & Rawle uptide and surf hooks on one rod and a small unwashed squid soaking on a pair of Cox and Rawle specimen hooks on the 2nd rod.

It pretty much a positive bite a cast from the word go and through the whole session apart from the 10/15 minutes each side of high water where just little rattles registered on the road tips. On the night the squid out fished the worm bait. With 3 nice typical autumn Bristol Channel codling and a lively bass falling to it. The fish count could of been higher with a good few really good slack line bites frustratingly missed that didn’t connect.

All in all Trevor had a great evening catching his first codling of the season and the bass before setting off home content with a successful and Enjoyable evening.

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs Gage for your 50th wedding anniversary from the Sea Angling news and Cox and Rawle teams.

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PLYMOUTH

PLYMOUTH CLUB SCENE

By Scott Smy

The recent spell of very wet and windy weather has really restricted the number of people getting out and about and that’s reflected in the lack of catch reports over the past few weeks. As I write this report it looks as though the endless westerly galeforce winds and torrential rain have relented and with some clam settled weather on the horizon, I am hopeful of hearing of a few more catches.

December we will have seen some large eels being landed.

As well as the River Tamar, eel fishing from Mountbatten Breakwater should also now be hitting top-form. I have generally found the very largest tides over high water being the most productive and the easiest time to land eels as it avoids having to clamber over wet slippery boulders whilst trying to land a fish.

Although the weather has been pretty dire, the temperatures have been on the mild side which has resulted in many of the warmer weather species still being around in numbers. Several large gilthead bream have been caught over the past few weeks with the largest being another cracker of 611 caught by Martin Larkins which is a new PB and Castaways SAC club record. Both ‘Larks’ and Anthony Barton have also been finding plenty of couches bream as a bycatch whilst fishing for the gilts. The best to date was a cracking fish of 1-7 caught by Anthony which is also a new Castaways SAC club record.

If the weather starts to settle down then it won’t be long before the first of the flounders start showing from estuaries such as the River Teign and Kingsbridge.

The Sam Smale Memorial Cashback Flounder Comp held by South West Sea Baits takes place on the 8th December whilst Robs Tackle and Bait are holding a comp on the 22nd December with a guaranteed first prize of £250. Both of these comps are rovers. In order to put yourself in contention for winning either of these comps then you’ll be looking at a fish of around 2-10 or more.

The River Tamar seems to have awoken from its’ summer hibernation and is starting to provide some good fish from the usual spots such as Devils Point and Mutton Cove. Fishing a late evening tide over low water, Ben Jones of Pot Black SAC landed a very good pouting of 2-8 which was a new PB and club record whilst a good number of thornback ray to just under 10lb have also shown on crab and live prawn baits. Several very large eels have been lost over the past few weeks by anglers as a result of eels picking up baits intended for other species. I am hopeful that by

Feedback I am getting from the boats is that there has been a marked improvement in numbers of fish showing on the wrecks and reefs. The only problem is that the weather hasn’t allowed boats to get out there. Hopefully this will improve over the coming weeks.

Well that’s it from me both for this month and for the future as I think it’s’ about time, I passed the reigns over to someone else.

Thanks to all of you who have read my reports over the years and if you have what it takes to provide a brief report on angling around the Plymouth and South Devon area then please contact the editor. Happy Dipping.

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CHESIL BEACH REPORT

By Gareth Mayers The last month Chesil has been brilliant for some and not so good for others. There has been loads of codling showing along the whole stretch of the beach so I think we can say the cod season has finally kicked off.

Anywhere between ferrybridge and abbotsbury seem to be the best places to fish. There has been reports of 15 cod landed in these areas. The fish seem to be in the lower weigh range from 1 1/2lb to 3lb but the odd double figure cod has also been landed which is great to see early in the season. Ady West managed a cracking fish

weighing 13lb 12oz caught on blacks using a pulley pennel rig.

The only problem anglers are having at the moment are finding the fish when they are feeding. One tide there will be several cod caught the next, nothing.

This last month Chesil has produced some cracking fish so well done to all who came away from the beach with success.

Mark Beardmore took his son fishing which resulted in him catching dogfish & scad.

A Chesil haddock for Kirk Jones.

Jamie Bennet took his son Rory to Chesil and landed his first codling.

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A Chesil cod.

A beautifully conditioned Chesil

Until next time, Tight lines.

Demetri Loukanaris with a Chesil cod.

Stuart Cromar with an undulate ray.

Baz Whitehead managed 3 codling, bream and bass with the usual dogfish and pout.

Paul Hepworth with a Brace of bream along with a codling.

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EAST SUSSEX DIARY

By Kevin Morgan SAXONS SEA FISHING CLUB On Sunday 29th September the club held a memorial match for the legend that was Dennis Puttick. It was a limited pegs match pegged through Pevensey Bay to include his favourite mark ! Rossetti road.

All the entry money went to a charity (St Wilfreds Hospice) and so a magnificent £645 was raised on the day !! specific rules include everyone had to use Dennis`s favourite rig a 2 hook portsmouth and the prize money was generously donated by Dan Puttick for top 3 anglers and the heaviest flat and round sponsored by Glyn Morgan from Angers Den. Conditions were very rough wind strong winds and rain making fishing difficult, but despite this some nice fish were caught !

On the day the winner with a nice bass and a whiting for 3lb 7oz was Glyn Morgan, picking up a cash prize but more importantly the very unique gnome trophy that Dennis use to have in the front of his van ! Second was Gary Banfield with 2lb 9oz also a bass and third Peter Fountain with a codling and eel for 1lb 15 1⁄2 oz.

Heaviest flatfish winner was Ken Filtness with a flounder and the heaviest round Joe Plumstead with a bass. A very successful day in poor conditions and the Saxons club would like to thank all those who attended and donated and the sponsors Dan Puttick Plumbing and Heating and the Anglers Den. NEWHAVEN and SEAFORD Shore Angling Club On Wednesday 2nd October the club fished at Seaford, the winner was Chris Allen with 6lb 8 1⁄2 oz. Second Shane Merrick with 5lb 1 1⁄4 oz and third Kevin Skipings with 4lb 14oz.

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by Anglers Den was fished on Sunday 13th October in Bexhill. First was Mark Rogers with 369 points. Second Paul Parsons with 220 points. Third Angus Stevenson with 214 points and fourth Arthur Freeman with 170 points. Heaviest round was a bass of 51cm for Mark Rogers and the heaviest flat was a flounder of 33cm for Arthur Freeman.

ANDERIDA On Thursday 26th September 3 anglers fished in Pevensey Bay, with some nice mixed bags f fish caught! The winner was Tim Lane with 7lb 1oz including a sizable bass and the heaviest round, a thornback of 3lb 3 1⁄2 oz. Second as Colin Findley with 6lb 3 1⁄2 oz and his catch included a sizable bass and a dogfish. Third was Jim Whippy with 5lb 8oz and his catch included the biggest flatfish, a sole of 1lb 3 1⁄2 oz.

OVER FIFTIES The match was fished at Whitehorses on 30th September with 20 anglers enjoying some good fishing. 1st Paul Parsons 8lb 8 1⁄2 oz. 2nd Vernon Vivian 6lb 11 1⁄2 oz. 3rd Gary Banfield 6lb 1oz and 4th Ian Hopper 5lb 7oz. The heaviest round was won jointly with a bass of 1lb 4oz for Paul Parsons and Tony Kirrage and the heaviest

flat was won with a magnificent sole of 2lb 11oz for Gary Banfield (new Anderida club record).

On the 15th October 19 anglers fished in Pevensey Bay. 1st Gerald Sargeant 3lb 8oz. 2nd Paul Christopher 2lb 12oz. 3rd Paul Parsons 2lb 7 1⁄2 oz and 4th Tony Kirrage 2lb 6oz. Heaviest round was a bass of 2lb 5oz for Gerald Sargeant and the heaviest flatfish a dab of 8oz for Tony Bush.

PEVENSEY BAY ANGLING CLUB On Sunday 13th October the club fished a match in Pevensey Bay with 16 anglers fishing in blowy conditions. 1st Gerald Sargeant with 5lb 10oz. 2nd Colin Sargeant with 4lb 5 3⁄4 oz. 3rd Terry Taylor with 3lb 8 1⁄2 oz and 4th Paul Christopher with 2lb 6oz. The heaviest round was a bass of 1lb 15oz for Gerald Sargeant and the heaviest flat a plaice of 10oz for Colin Sargeant.

GENERAL The fishing has been good recently with some nice fish being caught from the shore in sussex area. Luke Ripley travelled to West Sussex and managed to catch 5 nice rays, both thornbacks and undulate rays to over 10lb. Also in West Sussex John Humphrey caught a 6lb 2oz conger eel on a live whiting ! And here in East Sussex plenty of quality fish have been caught! Damion Chant and James Wood caught some nice congers in Pevensey Bay recently ! up to 12lb 2oz. Peter Cornwall has had several good sessions recently and his catches have included nice sole, bass thornback ray, dogfish and small congers mainly from Langney Point.

John Phelps popped back to his old fishing ground at the end of September and managed to catch a 4lb 2oz codling ! during the day in Pevensey Bay. Jack Wiltshire fished with Matt Cox at Langney Point and they caught lots of fish including 5lb thornback, dogfish, a sizable codling, pout, small hounds and whiting. Although the whiting have turned up we are still seeing plenty of other species as well ! making fishing interesting at the moment!

And those using big baits to target bass are still having great success as well !

Gary Banfield with a 2lb 11oz dover sole (Anderida club record)

Jack Wiltshire with a 5lb thornback

James Hughes with a nice flounder

Luke Ripley with a nice undulate ray

John Humphrey with a 16lb conger eel

Peter Cornwall with a 38cm sole

Damion Chant with a 12lb conger eel

James Wood with a 12lb 2oz conger

John Phelps with a 4lb 2oz codling

Jim Whippy with a sole and Colin Findley with a bass

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POOLE REPORT

by Philip Higgins Since the last report far too many days have been lost due to unrelenting bad weather but on those days we have been able to get afloat Shark fishing seems to dominate the headlines with plenty of hook ups, on a recent trip aboard Mistress Linda fishing for Rays Ian Napier twice hooked into sharks and Con Bratcher fought another unfortunately all 3 were lost, the frustrating part was the rod set up for sharks never had a touch, Tom Greasty’s boat San Gina 11 also managed 3 hook ups and landed a Porbeagle of 65lb all these fish were hooked at anchor close to shore. VI angler Dave Colcough caught his 1st Octopus along with plenty of Plaice. The inshore fishing has seen the start of the Whiting and the return of the dogfish which disappeared this summer, one theory for that was the amount of small bream in the bay getting to the food 1st pushing the dogfish further offshore. The proposed Marine Conservation Zones and the Marine Protected Areas are being researched and will need anglers and charter boat input for the powers to be to make informed decisions regarding future fishing grounds, this is your future so please engage in this to protect your rights to fish, my personnel feeling is if Natural England had their way the complete coastline would be a conservation area with the possibility of very little or no angling full stop. As winter approaches we hope those big winter Cod make an appearance along with those solitary double figure Pollack. Throughout the winter many Angling shops and clubs will be running competitions so please support your local shops and clubs to make these events successful.

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SILVER SPRAY REPORT

By Sam Cumming

We shall start inshore with the report this month where fishing is still chugging along nicely. Good numbers of fat, late season plaice on certain marks have been keeping us entertained. Perhaps not quite the same stamp as last year but still good fish that are big enough to eat. The bass fishing has been amazing with our last bass trip seeing over 150 fish to the boat, mostly 1-3lb range so all returned but great fun on light spinning tackle with slow jigs. Using live baits has brought us more quality less quantity with the bigger fish taking pout and mackerel baits. Waldemar Wilkiewicz caught our biggest bass of the year so far using a live pout fished under a float weighing in at 10lb 12oz. Squid fishing has started to pick up with some nice ones around the 2lb mark taking jigs fished just

off the bottom. A few cuttlefish mixed in with them are allows welcome to stock up for the winter cod season. Haven’t done a great deal of long distance stuff due to poor weather but we are still catching some nice porbeagles, still only one blank trip where we haven’t had a shark so far this year which i am pretty proud of. The fish have all been between 90 and 150lb, we have started to catch a few at anchor as well as on the drift depending on what conditions will allow. The weather looks good for the coming week or so and we will be heading back out to see if there are any big threshers about like last year. 2020 diary is starting to take shape so if you fancy a go then get booking up now. You won’t catch any sharks sat on your couch at home.

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NORTH DEVON REPORT

By Wayne Thomas Combe Martin Sea Angling Club Secretary Nick Phillips won the clubs latest Open Match at Woolacombe beach with a fine bass of 10lb 1oz caught on the last cast of the competition. The specimen bass seized a mackerel bait fifteen minutes before the end of the four hour match that attracted twenty keen anglers. The club organised the competition following the ongoing success of their Putsborough competition held each summer.

Members had speculated that a match held during the autumn could offer the chance of a good specimen fish or two with ray and bass high on the agenda. Autumn is generally considered the best month to target specimen bass along North Devon’s varied coastline with estuary and open coast both likely to bring results.

The Taw and Torridge Estuary prove popular venues for flounder fishing enthusiasts with these obliging flatfish giving good sport on light tackle.

Barnstaple’s Triple Hook Club hold a series of match’s throughout the season culminating in their annual Christmas event.

On the open coast it is the time to target the heavyweight species with tope perhaps the ultimate challenge. Each November a small number of these hard fighting fish are landed by the dedicated few. Conger, bull huss and ray are also likely to be caught if baits are left alone long enough by the ever increasing numbers of lesser spotted dogfish that seem to become more prolific

each season.

Anglers will be ever hopeful for an upturn in the numbers of codling caught. Cod and codling were once prolific along the North Devon coast along with whiting and pouting. These fish have all dwindled in numbers over the past twenty years whilst codling and cod continue to bring regular sport further up the Bristol Channel.

Grey Mullet are perhaps one of the most prolific species along the North Devon coast but are overlooked by many sea anglers. Specimens to over five pound are likely with late autumn prime time to target these hard fighting fish.

Boat anglers can enjoy sport off Ilfracombe with bass, conger, bull huss, tope and ray all worth targeting. There is speculation that large predatory fish may be present hunting the vast shoals of herring and sprats that move into the Bristol Channel each autumn. Porbeagle shark are undoubtedly present and it is not beyond the realms of possibility that blue fin tuna also enter our waters. Whilst these fish cannot be targeted it is tempting to wonder at the potential for the future if a sporting catch and release fishery could be legalised.

Edd Rands with bull huss caught on Blue Fin off Ilffacombe

Matt Thomas with 4lb codling

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CHARITY’S 200TH WHEELYBOAT WILL CALL ANGLESEY HOME

Sussex-based charity The Wheelyboat Trust, which turns 35 this year, launched its 200th wheelchair accessible powerboat, a Coulam Wheelyboat V17, last month. Now, the same Wheelyboat will be launched at the Conway Centre in Anglesey, where it will now call home.

The new Coulam Wheelyboat V17 will be officially handed over by The Wheelyboat Trust to its new owners, SEAS @ Conway Centre - an outdoor activity centre in Anglesey - on Saturday 19th October. Named Phil Braden after the late Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Cymru Wales Chief Executive who passed away earlier this year, the new vessel will be based on the Menai Straits, enabling disabled users of the Conway Centre to enjoy water-based activities.

The launch event will take place at the Conway Centre, with proceedings kicking off from 1pm.

The new boat will be officially named and launched by Debbie Braden, Phil Braden’s widow, at 2pm. For this, she will use a bottle of champagne kindly donated by Richard Horovitz, Secretary of the LLandudno Sailing Club.

Gerwyn Owen, the current RYA Cymru Chief Executive, will also be in attendance, alongside representatives from Sports Wales and Disability Sports Wales. In total, between 70-100 people are expected to attend for fun day trying out the new V17, other water-based activities, the centre’s usual social BBQ (sponsored by Edsential), ending with an enormous cake made especially for the launch by Jo Ellis, Head of Catering at the Conway Centre.

Andy Beadsley, Director of The Wheelyboat Trust says: “In March this project featured on BBC Countryfile, showcasing the fantastic work of The Wheelyboat Trust and the Conway Centre.

We showed presenter Steve Brown, who is also a wheelchair user, how versatile our Wheelyboats are, and how they give disabled users the same opportunities as able-bodied people. I’m delighted that our latest model of Wheelyboat - which is also our 200th Wheelyboat - will be based in Anglesey, as it will open so many more doors to disabled users in this area than ever before.”

Jon Gamon, Chief Instructor of SEAS @ Conway Centre, says: “The arrival of the Coulam Wheelyboat V17 will mark an enormous leap forward in the capability of the SEAS group to deliver inclusive activities. Not only will this vessel enable our disabled volunteers to take a more integral role in the delivery of sessions, but it will also allow new activities such as paddle sports and fishing to be tried – something we’re very excited about.”

The Coulam Wheelyboat V17 is the Trust’s most versatile Wheelyboat to date; designed to be

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used with Suzuki outboards of up to 100hp, which enables the boat to hit top speeds of over 30mph, the V17 is ideal for high-speed powerboating. But, the V17 is also available as a tiller-driven model for outboards of up to 15hp, which makes this vessel perfect for leisurely pleasure boating on canals too, and allows its users to explore both inshore coastal waters and inland waterways. Like all Wheelyboat models, the Coulam Wheelyboat V17 enables disabled people, and wheelchair users in particular, to take part in a myriad waterborne activities. The roll-on, roll-off bow door, large open cockpit and drive-from-wheelchair helm provide a huge amount of freedom and independence. It’s a smaller version of its big sister, the Coulam Wheelyboat V20, launched in 2014. Like the V20, the V17 is a craft unique in its class.

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‘Supporting Enabling Accessible Sailing’ (known as SEAS) is a group that provides disabled people of all ages in North Wales with accessible sailing and boating opportunities as part of the RYA’s national Sailability programme. Formed in 2018, SEAS is based at the Conway Centre and aims to help disabled people become more physically active, which in turn will improve their health and well-being, as well creating new social opportunities.

Jon Gamon, Chief Instructor of SEAS @ Conway Centre, explains: “Though we currently operate a motor launch and four keelboats, neither are currently accessible to people with more limited mobility, which is something we’re determined to change. We wanted to get this new Wheelyboat so our wheelchair users can independently get themselves on board, rather than being helped or missing out, which is a huge, and much needed, step forward.”

Angling Trust representatives met former fisheries minister Richard Benyon last month to discuss the proposal for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) around the UK and their impact on sea angling. Mr Benyon is chairing a panel of experts looking into what HPMAs would contribute

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“Another aspect of gaining our first Wheelyboat that I’m excited about is that ‘Phil the Boat’ - as we affectionately call it - is a purpose-built craft that we can use to train and qualify our disabled members as powerboat drivers and instructors.

We already have Powerboat Level 2 courses planned for wheelchair users and we’ve been working with and training our volunteers with the view to them becoming instructors themselves.

The capabilities and build quality of the Coulam Wheelyboat V17 is a milestone in SEAS’ long term sustainability and success, and we couldn’t be more thrilled that this boat is coming to our waters.”

SEAS @ Conway Centre and The Wheelyboat Trust are very grateful to Sport Wales, Lord Leverhulme’s Charitable Trust and the Hedley Foundation whose grants provided the funding for the new Wheelyboat. The launch of the Wheelyboat comes at the end of a particularly busy and successful season for the Conway Centre, sponsored by the Thomas Howell Education Fund for North Wales and the Outdoor Partnership. MenCap Mon, the Anglesey arm of a UK charity for people with a learning disability who support their families and carers, and Leonard Cheshire who support individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability, will also be supporting the event.

Jon Gamon concludes: “A lot of people are very excited about getting out on the V17 and learning to drive it, though we’ve promised Gary Costa - one of our most committed boat drivers - that he will be one of the first!”

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LANGSTONE HARBOUR AREA BOAT FISHING REPORT

By Neville Merritt, Southsea Marina Angling Club Summer is definitely behind us and many of the summer species are going or gone, although bream and smoothhound are still around. We usually target sole at night from August onwards on calm nights. However Jason Gillespie caught his personal best of a sole weighing 3lb 1oz among a good haul of sole fishing from his own boat in the Solent in October. This shows the sole are still around, maybe we don’t usually catch so many in October because there aren’t many calm still nights at this time of year.

We have had more than our share of unsettled weather over the last few weeks which means there are fewer catches to report than usual. However, there have been gaps in the weather and some very good fish have been landed such as Alan Knight’s bass of 9lb and Steve Latham’s bull huss. We always look forward to an autumn run of cod, more in hope than expectation these days but some have started to show. Kris Scott displays his cod of 11lb 3oz which is larger than most reported so far. There are plenty of whiting showing now so cod should be among them.

Mullet will be moving off but Heber Crawford bagged another big fish of 6lb 1oz. Bread freelined under very weedy boats seems to be the best method still. As inshore summer species go there is an inshore winter species to replace it – squid.

Squid fishing has an enthusiastic following and from October to January they come inshore in good numbers making them worth targeting. Rocky marks are best from a boat, jigging two or three squid lures whereas shore anglers prefer fishing with a single lure, Egi-style from rocks and harbour walls. I suspect either would work in either location, depending on water depth. Bass stocks look very healthy and in

autumn, the schools shoal up to hunt the sprats which are around in good numbers.

If you see huge flocks of seagulls, you can be sure bass are herding their prey below and this is now a common sight along the Southsea seafront and in the Solent. Most of the bass are below 42cm but they are still good sport on lures and a light spinning rod. The bass regulations currently in force means that it is catch and release only for all bass after 31st October.

Southsea Marina Angling Club held their Species Competition with Steve Andrews winning it with seven species alonside Chris Ellis on Chris’ boat “Miss Molly”.

Chris also had seven, with ten species on the boat in total which demonstrates the wonderful variety of fishing available – and that was without any mini-species!

The next competition will be the SMAC/ECA/Southsea inter-club competition but we are still waiting for a break in the weather. Hopefully we can report on that in the next issue. The event we are all looking forward to is the Open Boat Cod competition which will be held on 17th November, with reserve dates on the following weekends if the weather is bad.

There are some great prizes - £500 for first and a good prize table. If the previous years are anything to go by, it will be well supported and great fun. There will be a presentation and social afterwards in the marina bar. For entry details please contact stevek@premiermarinas.com or on 07790 584698.

I am always please to report Junior achievements and this month, James Smith aged nine is star of the report by catching this 7lb bass while fishing with his father on “Moonshine”. Baby cuttlefish was the bait, and by all accounts this was quite a fight.

James Smith - 7lb Bass

Steve Andrews SMAC species winner

Alan Knight - 9lb Bass

Herber Crawford - 6lb mullet

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WINNER Jason Gillespie - 3lb sole

Kriss Scott - 11lb 3oz cod

Steve Latham - Bull Huss

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By Richard Saxby The last month has been a little quiet from Burnham but if you manage to find a gap in the weather then there are plenty of fish to catch. With the hounds now all but gone the main focus will be switching to cod and whiting. We are due a decent cod run and early reports from the upper channel are encouraging. Will we see a run of decent whiting this year is anyone's guess but over the next month the picture will become a little clearer. Also on the 1st November the bass ban comes back in force, who knows what the clowns in charge have in line for us next year.

On October 2nd 3 Simon Stroud, Chris Lindsay and Ian Tench spent a day on Anglo Dawn from Falmouth sharking with skipper and former club member Andy Howell. This was their second attempt to get offshore with the weather curtailing their earlier effort. Mackerel were hard to come by but they eventually found enough and the drift was set up. They had a slow start but once the sharks got on the scent trail fishing picked up nicely with a dozen coming to the boat with the biggest around 80lb going to Ian. Three shark virgins converted and I expect this could well become an annual event for them.

October 5th saw Four Buoys and FannyAnne launch for a short trip over high water. Due to the small tide both fished in deeper water off Brean Down trying to find a bit more tide. We were hoping for an early cod but they eluded us although action was brisk with a constant stream of rays, conger and dogfish. Jamie Lock had the following week off and managed another couple of trips on FannyAnne with similar results.

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BRISTOL CHANNEL SHORE REPORT

By Craig Butler

Ian Tench blue shark

Fish of the month for September sponsored by Thyers Tackle of Highbridge was won by Ian Tench with his turbot from Brixham weighing 11lb 8oz and 77%.

The next club comp is the Tony Holly trophy on 10th November followed by the Ray Farthing trophy on the 24th.

The next club meeting is our AGM Thursday 21st November at Burnham Motor Boat and Sailing Club on the sea front, pop along if you are interested in joining a friendly club.

You can keep up-to date with latest news and catches and all things fishy on our facebook page and website Burnham Boat Owners Sea Angling Association.

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Yet again it’s been another great month of shore fishing in the Bristol Channel.

With reports from Steve Ace at Veals Fishing Tackle that the codling are finally widespread up into the upper reaches. This is a relief for those who fish the Severn beach and Aust area around the bridges as well as the local tackle and bait shops.

A recent Veal match recorded a very respectable 30 codling caught in this area with fish in the 1-3lb bracket. These fish are said to be a month late and this fits in with the seasons slowly changing with fish showing late and staying longer in a few cases, especially with the likes of the smoothounds and the codling.

With codling also showing is ok numbers from Porlock weir to SandPoint at Weston it’s fair to say our codling season is here.

With bags of 2-6 fish being reported it all looks positive.

But with all species tides, conditions and the right bait is the key to success.

It’s certainly not all about the codling though. The ray fishing has continued to be superb with consistent numbers of small eyed rays and spotted rays from not only the sandy low water marks in and around

Minehead, but also from a good few high water marks at Minehead. The gas works, madbrain sands and the town beach all seeing their fair share. Thornback ray fishing continues to be consistent from Blue Anchor to Clevedon.

The past month has seen an incredible amount of conger eels throughout the channel from small lacers to eels well over 20lb. Not big by congers standards but in our shallow fast tides it’s a respectable size and especially in the numbers. With Whiting numbers good theses eels have been creeping in close and snatching hooked whiting off anglers rigs.

As we move into November spur dogs should hopefully start to feature in catches to the west of Minehead and all along the north Devon coast. The last couple of years the local spur fishery has developed along the Somerset coast and hopefully this year will continue to provide this alternative specie for the shore angler. Bull huss are also on the cards while targeting the spur dogs.

Anyway I wish you all a positive month ahead. Tightlines and happy hunting

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By Tom Wright also in good sizes. It is very noticeable the amount of Conger Eels that there currently are along our stretch of the Bristol Channel.

Vast numbers of Eels have been snaffling up baits intended for different quarry. There have been several sizeable Eels caught however with one of the largest caught re‐ cently by Jon Mattick whilst fishing aboard AlyKat out of Minehead. Jon’s Eel pulled the scales down to a very respectful 62lb.

Eels in the Bristol Channel are rarely caught to such a weight.

With winter approaching attention is of course shifting towards Cod fishing. It is pleasing to see that a few double figure fish have continued to pop out along with a few smaller codling. I fully expect to see the numbers of Cod caught increase over the next couple of weeks. Along with the arrival of the Cod has also come the Whiting.

Most weighing less than a pound but it is apparent that they are suddenly with us.

Generally the weather has played ball and there has been no shortage of rod bending action during this past month. Options of where to fish remain broad with several species to target. Good numbers of Bass have been available to artificial baits when drifted over the rock marks around Lyn‐ mouth. Whilst at anchor, a mix of species continue to fall to bait.

The sand banks have continued to hold many rays, Small Eyed rays predominantly and on the mud around Watchet, Thorn‐ back rays are ever plentiful. Boats taking the trip across to the Welsh coast have also continued to find good sport in the form of Blonde rays.

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A warm welcome to Casting for Recovery attendees from the Arundell Arms in Devon Autumnal weather could not dampen the spirits at the final Casting for Recover UK & Ireland retreat of 2019, at the Arundell Arms, Lifton Devon (11-13 October) Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland - the medical fly-fishing programme for ladies who have or have had breast cancer – was last at the beautiful country hotel, which is renowned for its fly-fishing in 2017.

Organiser Sue Shaw said: “The Arundell Arms Hotel hosted us superbly, especially considering we only gave them three months’ notice. The staff were very attent‐ ive and the food was gorgeous!

“We were joined by nine ladies who had travelled from as far away as Derbyshire. It had been raining non-stop for about two weeks before the retreat, but the rain stopped for quite a while over the weekend and we even saw a bit of sunshine. All the ladies managed to hook a fish and some were taken home for supper.”

One of the retreat attendees, Louise from ???? said: “‘I had many fears and anxieties about coming but you made me feel so welcome throughout the weekend. I am humbled and still very emotional about the positive effect it has had on me.

“It was great to meet the other ladies and hear their stories both of their breast can‐ cer experiences and about their lives in general, some of whom were truly inspira‐ tional.”

This was the final of six retreats in 2019 and dates for 2020 will be announced towards the end of November

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We have just experienced two weeks of poor weather with just a couple of days fair weather window to let us get back fishing.The inshore water is almost the colour of tea after the blow but surprisingly just two miles off its clear. there is also a big swell running which normally has a negative affect on flat fish, however the Plaice were still on the mark which was a real bonus We are still catching Mackerel on dead baits and feathers plus scad and a few inshore Pollock Bass and Garfish were in good supply once the tide started to run, great sport for the anglers who kept one fish that was damaged (all the rest were returned to the water) We have just seen our first Channel Whiting turning up in the usual marks, but they were to small for the pot and returned for another day The good news is that the Solent has continued to produce Cod and Codling in the East and West of the area, along with the first Channel Whiting and a lot of Bullhuss (which is unusual)

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What a month October has been….wind, wind and more wind. On the rare days when the weather has been OK, the fishing has been ter‐ rific with stacks of bream and silly amounts of bass taking every kind of lure imaginable.

The last couple of Weymouth Port Reports have included comments from visiting anglers and this report opens with words from England’s Colin Searles who writes: ‘Finally got back from Weymouth this afternoon having taken part in this years 5 day (7th to 11th Oct) W.I.B.A.C (Weymouth International Boat Angling Competition) .... with winds hitting up to 60mph on Friday.

You just got to respect the quality of the boats and skippers being able to put us on the fish each day.... respect!!!! I was lucky enough to fin‐ ish 2nd overall with my Pairs Partner, Steve Bachelor , finishing in 3rd place.... of course win‐ ning the pairs and 4 man open team too with Cliff Newbolt and John Bellamy ..... brilliant !!!

Well done Mike Patten on your win.... and a massive thanks to Andy and Charlotte at W.A.C. (Weymouth Angling Centre) for hosting and Rachel at sponsors Fladen for Competition and Personal support’.

This was a real test of seamanship and boat handling skills by the local skippers who needed to judge just how much to ‘push’ the weather and when to seek shelter. At this level of compet‐ ition with the quality of participating anglers, there is a real appreciation of just how much the skippers’ knowledge and skill is needed in order to make the event not just happen but to be worthwhile despite Nature’s best attempts to thwart every effort.

On Day One, Wrecking Day, there was a brisk southerly wind which, in the Weymouth area, means it its blowing at 90 degrees to the tide. A strong southerly wind blowing across tide slews the boats off to the North and makes judging the initial anchor drop difficult. The more lively the sea, then the more anchor rope needs to be paid out….with skippers often paying out two full coils (440 metres) and sometimes even more. It’s necessary to anchor the boat in such a way as to allow the anglers’ baits to end up just in front of the wreck as opposed to landing straight in it and losing everything. The depth of the sea needs to be taken into account to allow for the 45 degree angle of drop needed to allow the baits to land in the best place. Imagine how tricky that is with a quarter of a mile, or more, of anchor warp out.

Lyle Stantiford ended up as Top Skipper over the week but deserved the accolade for his heroic accuracy on that first day alone when 57 conger came to his boat, Supa Nova, along with a few tope, huss and a pollack. It is not unusual for catches in these Weymouth conger based events to be as high as 100 conger per boat per day…but to achieve this score in the conditions encountered on the WIBAC first day was indeed commendable, It’s great that the anglers of the experience and quality who were competing in this year’s WIBAC genuinely recognise the level of boat handling skills required to achieve such results and a nice touch that the Organisers made a real point of thanking the Weymouth Skippers for their efforts throughout a very test‐ ing week.

Last year the weather was superb and this year it’s the opposite yet the actual results on the score charts were remarkably similar. This proves yet again that Weymouth can not only provide shelter, even when the winds re touching 60mph, but can also produce fish close in to make every day an exciting battle between the competitors.

Results can never sum up all the effort and skill required by anglers over what was a real test of

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stamina, strength and patience. Mike Patten came first in the ‘Seniors’ (over 65’s) section but he also emerged as the clear winner overall on 476.75 points ahead of second placed England International, Colin Searles on 461.35 with Eng‐ land’s ex Team Manager, Steve Batchelor, finish‐ ing third on 453.28.

It’s also well worth mentioning that Mike Webber, ,skipper of Teddy Boy Charters in Minehead, al‐ ways supports this event as a competitor and finished in 4th place on 451.85 points which was incredibly close to Steve Batchelor’s third place.

The WIBAC has been going some years now and up until this year’s event has only been won twice by the same angler….Ray Barron. But this year Mike Patten joined Ray in this rare accol‐ ade….so very well done to Mike!

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In a general summing up of what October has produced in-between the winds, there has been a wonderful variety of species showing once again just what a superb month this is. In the ‘Most Species’ day in the WIBAC, two anglers finished on an incredible 15 species each after the 6 hour event. It really is a case in October of ‘name a species’ and it is very likely it can be caught.

There have been reports of good sized doublefigure turbot, brill, quality undulate and blonde rays, manic bassing (remember only one per angler can be kept as there aren’t any bass around), excellent bream fishing, a few cod, pol‐ lack, huss and plenty of different types of wrasse. There’s even been a few red mullet and plaice coming from marks where red gurnard are the main target species. And there have been a few whiting arriving which brings us on nicely into November’s projections.

November through to early February is the best time in the Weymouth and Portland area for whit‐ ing. There are a number of good marks where this species turns up on with skippers hoping the fish will oblige by arriving on the nearby Banks and Shoals so that ‘steaming time’ can be kept to a minimum with fishing time to a maximum.

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All the whiting marks will also produce an unpre‐ dictable range of species with wandering conger, pout and dogs being the other most usual fish to expect along with various rays, occasional bass, pollack and cod. There is more chance of cod when the boats round Portland Bill and head west when conditions allow….but there is a need to deliberately target cod by using big baits of several whole kalamari squid and stepping up the trace strengths and hook sizes. It’s fair to say that during the ‘winter’ months, more cod are caught by accident on the whiting rigs than when deliberately targeted with cod rigs….but it’s worth having pre-made cod rigs in your tackle box, especially if you’ve ‘filled up’ with whiting.

Fishing on The Shambles will still produce turbot in November as will the Kidney Bank to the west of Portland.

The offshore wrecks will start producing Pollack again and, on the other extreme, inshore trips may well finish off with a quick stop for squid just outside of Weymouth Harbour….so don’t forget to bring your squid jigs.

2019 has been a difficult and testing year. It’s amazing just how good the fishing has been in such often demanding conditions…so Well Done and Thank You to all you anglers who continue to support the Weymouth and Portland Charter Fleets. We look forward to welcoming you and hope you will have a productive November with some good fishing.

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READERS GALLERY Notable fish caught around the coast

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Adi West with a 13/12 shore caught cod from Chesil beach

34lb 01oz conger landed on a 2/0 hook for Ben Stoclkey.

Richard :Lavender with a 15lb 2oz Bull Huss Caught off Hastings East Sussex. Bait was mackerel strip.

Released after weighing.

Noel Luck with a bass from Chesil beach

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BACK TO BASICS

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BACK TO BASICS By Martin Wood Cod & Codling: Cod & Codling when does a codling become a cod?

Well to a lot of people that would depend on if they catch it or their mate does! Or how close you hold it to the camera haha Lots of people will clash but the general con‐ sensus is that a cod is at least 6lbs or over and anything under is a Codling.

With Cod in general showing up in fewer num‐ bers in recent years due to trawlers purging the numbers unforgivingly cod numbers are seri‐ ously down.

Many people in power who should know better denied this but being a shore angler you’re on the front line and are a valid main link for in‐ formation to be listened too.

So I know a lot have certainly seen fewer cod over recent years and now cod has just had its blue tick removed as sustainable they have fi‐ nally admitted we have been right all along.

Luckily where I mainly fish in the Bristol Channel the cod numbers are better but that’s probably due to the trawlers not being able to trawl cer‐ tain parts of the channel here.

With last season being a belter and this year showing good numbers of healthy codling very early with some good sizes already coming out this year especially on the charter boats it's looking to be a lot more promising if you’re lunker hunting!

So these great tasty gold bars how do we catch them?

To catch large cod you ideally want large bait!

Whilst cod will take a smaller bait chances are something else may snaff it too with large cod baits its simply the bigger the better!

The reasons being two fold, firstly with larger cod science has shown that they prefer to take a large bait instead of several smaller meals as it conserves energy for them and two a larger bait quite simply puts out a lot more stink and provides a scent trail to stretch further and in dirty water this is a massive advantage.

The advantage of a larger scent trail is larger cod don’t travel around in company like codling and tend to move out to deeper waters to feed a lot more on fish. Whereas the codling will stay together for safety in numbers and they will hoover up anything they come across... they are not called the sea pig for nothing!

Let’s look at some common rigs used: All rigs with hook size on average are between 5/0 and 8/0 but it is down to personal prefer‐ ence and the size of the bait being used. *Up and over rig: Good for distance casting with large bait and a longer hook length when on the ocean floor presents as a running ledger, keeping the bait on the bottom where it needs to be. *Running ledger: As above but with a shorter hook length and not as streamlined. *Pulley dropper rig: Again good for distance with a sizeable bait and keeps it harder on the bottom providing a better bait presentation, with the added bonus of no matter which way the current flows the hook length can flow easily that way as it can rotate 360 degrees and keeps the lead up in front of the fish on the retrieve. *Pulley Pennell: Good rig for rough ground and can cast big baits further as it’s streamlined, when on the re‐ trieve also keeps the lead up in front of the fish preventing snags. *Clipped down paternoster: Essentially a paternoster rig but clipped down for distance casting but keeps big baits tidy whilst casting out.

Although other rigs work and catch cod these are your most effective rigs.

If fishing for codling a 2 hook flapper or normal paternoster rig are just as effective with smaller baits on with hooks between 1/0 & 4/0 Baits for cod: Again this will depend on marks and certain times of the season as differing food stuffs will be available and cod tend to be creatures of habit revisiting areas for certain foods. *Squid & Lug worm: these two tend to be the top choices and when cocktailed together work exceptionally well. *Crab: A good size crab bait no cod will ever turn down. *Herring: some people don't like dead fish baits for cod but the larger specimens that myself and my angling mates have caught jumped on a fish bait with a few of them being a large whole mackerel bait intended for other species. *Rag worm: Highly rated bait get a few juicy, lively rags on and cod won't ignore this. *Mussels & limpets: Great baits to add to any of the above espe‐ cially after a storm, if the baits tend to be a bit soft try using Arma mesh it’s great for making a large sausage mixed bait! *Razor fish: A good smelly bait that depending on the area they can go wild for you can use on its own, but is good to add with other baits.

Cuttle fish: Highly underrated bait also full of juice and ink making a big mess and smell great for cod on its own or cocktailed and its tough as old boots. *Frozen black lug either slide on hook and up the line a few at a time or make a sausage with 3 or 4 laid out, fold them in half and whip to‐ gether with bait elastic then thread on hook as normal.

Another good trick with frozen blacks is take a tin and hot flask of water with you fill your tin with hot water and drop the worms in and they inflate by taking the water in and end up looking natural and plump plus when threaded on the line "bleed" the juices out nicely adding to that all important scent trail.

With the amount of baits about and the cock‐ tails you can use you have some great baits to hand.

Because some baits are so big you can fish a low tide venue and use a large cast to fire out that bait and use the walk back method leaving it out there whilst walking back with the tide let‐ ting line out as you go back…. Leaving your bait ready for that one lunker that comes along when it’s in deep water.

But beware with some venues that’s a large dis‐ tance over here I’ve had 250 -350 yards of line out at one time and bear in mind you have to pull them in that far too so look at the grounds your coming back over.

I always fish one rod dedicated large bait and one with smaller baits working different ranges.

So take all previous info in articles of water craft and piece it together to suit you and your ven‐ ues and good luck with your cod hunting ses‐ sions!

Any big lunkers found over the winter feel free to send in and let me know if it has helped you out!

Please remember UK take home size is 35cm/14 inches…. Keep them stocks healthy!

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WEST SUSSEX

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By Alan Brown

With the weather all over the place despite fishing picking up, it has been difficult to get on some beaches. Selsey east beach has been the main area of interest for most with some good Ray fishing to be had on the smaller tides. There has been the very odd cod showing pretty much any where.

Worthing pier has been producing a few good fish as with the beaches along there.

Pagham beaches have just started to pick up as well with a few fish showing now on the bigger tides. Still bass to target in the ruff weather on the open beaches and up the rivers. We should start to see the flounders return in the rivers over the coming weeks and who knows just maybe a few better cod!!

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LRF REPORT

By Richard Salter This month has really all been about one event for me, the Cornish Lure Festival Species Hunt.

I’ve had a few other sessions but they have really all been in preparation for this competition.

The rules are simple, catch as many saltwater species as you can in just over 48 hours, using lures only. The field of play is basically the entire Cornish coastline, so no shortage of options in terms of marks, although there are a handful of spots where all tend to bump into each other!

It all began at The Art of Fishing in Wadebridge, where my fishing partner in crime, Ben Bassett and I arrived at 11.30am on the Friday, ready for a quick getaway at 12pm. After catching up with some familiar faces and meeting a few new ones, we set off on our mission.

Fowey was our first destination,but on arrival it was clear fishing our ultralight tactics would be challenging, with rather murky water following all the rainfall we’d had and strong winds blowing straight up the river adding to the challenge!

We went in search of shelter and passed Matt Barnsley and Danny Hill who looked to be doing the same, fishing under the wall of one the quays. Matt got off to a great start with a nice Flounder here just after we left them.

We eventually found a bit of shelter of our own where we almost forgot about the wind until we dared to stick our heads above the quay wall!

We were both relieved to get off the mark fairly quickly here, Ben finding Ballan, Tompot and Scorpions whilst I ticked Goby off the list with a tiny 2 Spot Goby along with some almost as min‐ iscule Corkwing Wrasse, a Pollock, a Tompot and a Scorp of my own, I caught most of my fish on a Carolina rig fished along the bottom on the clean ground between patches of weed. Will Pender and Joe Bartlett, who had already picked up a few species themselves joined us at this point and added to their tally further in no time.

Ben and I picked up our Shannies from some small rockpools nearby before heading back into the town to see what else we could find. We stopped at the Quay where we’d seen Matt and Danny earlier where I managed to get my Ballan, not expected from this spot but very welcome!

Next stop was Charlestown where Weever, Flounder and possibly Gurnard were the main targets. We met up with Dave Taylor here, an‐ other fellow competitor who was searching for Weever in the harbour.

I flicked out my Carolina rig towards the opposite wall in the mouth of the harbour and was very quickly getting some quite aggressive hits. I soon lifted into something a little more weighty than a Weever, with a lovely Tub Gurnard coming to the surface, Ben did some great work with the net, stretching as far as he could to get the 5.9m handle down to the water and getting soaked in the process! Shortly after I landed a surprise Mackerel, which were apparently fairly scarce at the time, so that was a nice bonus!

Ben got his Weever but I would have to wait for mine. The Flounder frustrated us too!

The decision was made to head back to Fowey to fish into darkness. We started off fishing from a well known spot where bright lights shine down onto the water which gives the opportunity to fish for a variety of species that are drawn to these areas for various reasons.

Will and Joe had already had their Scad and Bass here and once we’d sussed out what weight of jighead suited the strong flow we all got into the Scad which we agreed provide pretty much the best sport on LRF gear. We dragged ourselves away after Ben had found himself a Mackerel, but we would return…

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Moving into the town we bumped into another fellow competitor, Mervyn Jones, who was being pestered by numerous Pollock at the time! He’d had a decent day though and had picked up a couple of new species.

We hoped we might find Bass here but the Pol‐ lock dominated, Ben and I did get our Sand Smelt though whilst Dave pulled out a lump of a Shanny! Moving on further to the Quay where we’d picked up a few species earlier in the day, we had the pleasure of seeing Dave catching his first ever Scorp whilst I was just being frustrated by what I think was a Flounder that I briefly hooked but lost. Time to move again.

Dave had to head home at this point whilst Ben and I headed back to the pontoon that we’d caught the Scad from earlier. We had a blast catching some good sized Scad here, which pushed our rods and reels to the limit as they made use of the strong current and confined space in a bid to make their escape.

We were enjoying the sport but wanted to find our Bass. Ben quite quickly got his Bass using his favourite lure for LRF Bass, a Crazy Fish Vibro Worm in White.

It took me a while to unlock the code, cycling through several lures and jighead weights but continuing to only find Scad and numerous Pol‐ lock. I eventually got it right though with an Aquawave Kanzashi Worm Shad on a 2.5g jig‐ head.

We reluctantly decided to call it a day, with a full day ahead of us on Saturday.

At the end of the night I was on 12 species, with Ben on 11. An update from Will revealed that him and Joe were also very close to us on the spe‐ cies count. It was tight at the top!

After getting about 4 hours kip and a much needed fry up, we were back out. Polkerris was our first stop, where Ben was after his Gurnard and I hoped I might be able to tick off a Weever, there was also a very slim chance of Bream.

When we arrived we could see that we’d be up against it as the water colour was more like what you’d expect to see halfway up the Bristol Chan‐ nel than along the south coast of Cornwall!

I had a half hearted cast out with a dropshot rig, not really expecting any success but began to get some interest as I slowly dragged my piece of Gulp Isome back along the bottom. I connec‐ ted with a fish that didn’t fight like any of the spe‐ cies we were expecting to find and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was a Whiting.

Ideal! Bonus species. Ben persevered but only got a plump Weever, which wasn’t a species he needed.

Next it was back to Charlestown. I finally got my Weever whilst Ben quickly got the Corkwing he needed. The Flounder continued to frustrate us!

Onto Mevagissey.

We were looking for Goldsinny, Garfish and Dragonet primarily at Meva but it was pretty slow going initially. There were plenty of Corkwing and the odd Ballan to be had. I also had a tiny but gorgeous little Scorp but we really needed to tick off at least one new species here to keep the mo‐ mentum going.

Ben went off and found his Dragonet, these tend to be taken with lures fished tight on the bottom, so I quickly bodged my dropshot rig so it had a pretty crude trace that would allow my lure to sit on the bottom. It was ugly, but it worked almost instantly, although a Mackerel tried to complic‐ ate matters with an attack on my tiny Dragonet as it came to the surface! Mervyn was fishing here too and managed a good sized one of his own after we left.

As I was fishing amongst the weed along the walls, looking for Goldsinny, I also managed to land a Pout. Another bonus as we didn't expect to be able to find these reliably. The luck was definitely with me at this point!

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As low tide approached, we had to make a move, to some rockpools on the north coast in search of some special little mini species. The rugged coastline where we went in search of our next quarry was certainly the most picturesque of all the places we visited over the weekend and it required a fair bit of walking and clambering to get to the rockpools we were targeting.

Split shot rigs with size 22 hooks were quickly set up with tiny morsels of isome as our “lure”.

Ben took all of 30 seconds to get his fish, a Montagues Blenny. It took me a little longer to get mine, as Common Blennies and tiny Rock Gobies repeatedly got there first. Being smaller than a Shanny, the Monties tend to sit higher up in the pools, out of the way of their boisterous cousins and i eventually spotted one with his nose sticking out of a hole in a tiny rockpool I was sitting next to! I awkwardly twisted round to lower my lure in without spooking the fish and hooked him at the second attempt as it tried to drag my offering back to safety. Its always a pleasure to catch these pretty and quite rare little Blennies and the fact it was my 30th saltwater, shore caught, lure caught species of 2019 made it even more special.

We scoured the rockpools in search of other un‐ usual mini species but were unsuccessful as the tide pushed us back as it flooded the gullies and pools around us.

Our next destination was Padstow where Ben hoped to finally get his Gurnard whilst i was happy to try and pick up anything new that might turn up. I spotted some small Mullet feeding on the surface which showed a little interest in my lure, so hurriedly rigged up a size 22 “stinger” to try and hook one. After a few fruitless follows, I hooked up only for me hook to pull! Schoolboy error. Ben quickly caught one using the same method, just to rub salt in the wound. To be fair, the stinger hook was his idea. With renewed confidence, Ben quickly got his Gurnard too.

Our night time destination for the Saturday was Falmouth, where Will had kindly told us we would be able to get Poor Cod, with the outside chance of Goldsinny and maybe even a Topknot!

The Poor Cod were easily caught on dropshot rigs, they were everywhere! Unfortunately the other species were more elusive so we made the decision to go back to Charlestown where we were keen to have a final go for a Flounder and Ben could possibly get his Pout and/or Whiting.

It was slow going but I eventually got my Flounder in close on a dropshotted Ecogear Aqua Shirasu. No Whiting or Pout for Ben, but he came back to sight fish his Flounder down the walls of the harbour, fascinating to see!

Finally, we had one more chance in the morning to add to our tally before we had to head back to The Art of Fishing to tally up the scores. The wind was blasting in at Mevagissey, so it was going to be hard work. I focused on targeting a Goldsinny to start off and somehow managed to find one quite quickly, although it almost managed to make itself escape into the weed of the harbour wall.

A fruitless couple of hours trying for Garfish fol‐ lowed for me, struggling to get a lure any dis‐ tance with the fierce wind, a brief couple of hook ups was as close as i got to landing one. I had a few Mackerel but these werent required at this point! Ben got his Garfish though, which put him on 19 species, just 1 behind me. Sadly time ran out for both of us, with Goldsinny frustrating Ben and me never really feeling like I’d get my Gar. Back at the shop, we all shared stories of the joys and frustrations of the competition before the scores were totalled up.

Will and Joe had unfortunately had to finish their species hunt early on the Saturday night, with Will on 20 species and Joe on 15. This meant I’d tied with Will on most species but after totalling up scores given for each species, I finished on

695 points compared to Wills 684, the Montagues Blenny making all the difference as an “other” species and getting 101 points on its own!

To be fair, Will would’ve taken the title (again) if he hadn’t finished early and he deserves a lot of credit for many of the fish I caught as he’d given us so much advice on where to find them!

Ben took third place with 19 species, a fantastic total in itself whilst Joe Bartlett took the highest scoring visitor prize with an impressive 15 spe‐ cies, especially impressive considering he’s only been LRFing for a few months! Sam Taylor re‐ tained his junior title with 9 species and I’m sure will be back to defend it next year as well as get revenge on his Dad, Mark, who pipped him with 10 species!

Big thanks to Ben at The Art of Fishing for put‐ ting on this truly unique event, its definitely the highlight in my fishing calendar and thanks to all the guys who took part and made it such an en‐ joyable occasion. I’m looking forward to next year already!

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OSPREY OPEN

Pembroke & District Angling Club & Osprey Sea Angling Clubs

By Dr. John A. O'Connor Sunday 13th October 2019, for a change, saw the weather gods take their time to get to a benevolent mood, as the day started with torrential unremitting rain until about an hour into the match, then it all changed into what turned out to be a great drying day with sunshine and wind, for this was the day that the Osprey Sea Angling Club, based in Pembroke Dock, held its annual open beach fishing competition or flatfish festival to give it its other more descriptive name. Once again, this year, the fish turned up in numbers greater than previous years, with a Cod, an above average number of in size Flounder, plenty of Lesser Spotted Dogfish and some Dabs. Despite the weather, conditions did look good right from the off with a stiff breeze and good surf running giving plenty of coloured water on what turned out to be a sunny autumn day. 60 anglers, including 2 Ladies and 2 Juniors (both boys) turned out to support the club for which the Osprey club members are very grateful and the organisers thank them one and all. 32 anglers, including 1 Lady and 1 Junior weighed in 40 Flounder, many more than the last 2 years, 10 Lesser Spotted Dogfish, 4 Dabs and 1 Cod, with many other fish caught, both in size in the case of Dogfish and undersize in the case of other flatfish. There may even have been a Lesser Weever caught this year!

The winner, once again, was a local angler, this time from Saundersfoot, but not an Osprey member, Franco Attanasio, a regular Welsh International and supporter of these Open events, with 3 Flounder for 1Kg

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365gms. Second, from Neath, was another regular, John Hearn with a Lesser Spotted Dogfish of 940gms. Third place, again this year as last but not tied, was Osprey Vice Chairman, Haydn Cole from Lamphey with 3 Flounder and a Dab for 1Kg 355gms, just missing out on winning by 10gms. Top Lady was another Welsh International, June Howell with a Flounder of 460gms and top Junior, was Rocco Sheldon with a Flounder of 335gms. The pairs competition was won

by Peter Taylor and Stuart Allen with a bag of 2Kg 275gms from Franco and Andy Young with 2Kg 105gms.

The Stewards draw was also won by Andy Young and we thank all the stewards for their help in signing in fish on the beach. The next Open at Amroth will be on the 10th November in aid of the charity “Blood Bikes” and Provisional early 2020 dates for your diaries are 12th January for the Air Ambulance Open and 9th February for an open match to support the local RNLI. Finally, thanks must go to Ian Wilkinson of the Temple Bar Inn for accommodating us, providing the bottle for the stewards draw, to club members and others that helped on the day and also to our sponsors who donated cash and raffle prizes to further help support the club. These were, in no particular order, Shane Tucker, John O’Connor, Steve Parry, Leigh Rogers, Mark Bennett, Mark Hagan, Steve Parry, James Lemon of Awesome Fishing and Mike Rowe of J & M’s Tackle and Bait, Dimond Street Pembroke Dock.

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Typhoon International, a world leading manufacturer of diving and watersports products, has added the new Typhoon Walrus Bag to its collection of accessories for watersports enthusiasts.

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Price: £39.95 (RRP inc VAT)

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Adult Win-Sum League.

On Wednesday evening 11th September Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held an adult Win-Sum League competition match no 7 at Solent Meads, Southbourne.

It was very windy with a rough sea and 12 club members signed on and 8 weighed in fish consisting of bass, sole, plaice, mack‐ erel, small eyed ray and pouting. The longest round fish was a small eyed ray of 81cm caught by Ben Daniel. Ben also caught the longest flat fish which was a sole of 27cm.

Results.

Zone 1.

1st Luke Woodford 119cm, 2nd Malcolm Stote 92cm, 3rd Paul Watson 75cm, 4th Paul Dibden 50cm.

Zone 2.

1st Ben Daniel 181cm, 2nd Gavin Sloper 97cm, 3rd Chris Ellis 46cm, 4th Glyn Savin 23cm.

Only edible fish are retained. All other fish are measured and gently returned to the sea immediately.

WSMSAA

First place to Weston-super-Mare Sea Angling Association in the Westward Festival. The event which was organised by Weston was held on Burnham-on-Sea beach.

This year there were six shore sections and two boats sailing from Minehead. There were eight teams of seven anglers, four Devon clubs and four from the Bristol Channel.

In the Weston team was Worlebury angler 13-year-old Jack Reynolds, again fishing in an adult competition. He managed to land a 35cm eel which contributed to the overall winning catch.

Jack was using a Fish Zone rod with an Infinity 8000 reel. He was using three-hook flappers with lug and rag worm bait. His Sakuma hooks were sponsored by Anglers Corner.

He is a Year 9 pupil at Worle Community School in Weston-super-Mare and a member of Bristol Channel Fishing – Supporting Angling Communities, where he takes part in match fishing for Channel Anglers. He is coached by James T Madsen and sponsored by Baytree Road Garage, Weston-super-Mare.

James was crowned boat champion and his team, Axe Valley, were in third place. In second place was Weston Outcasts.

Thanks were given to John Lintern and Victoria Izzard for running the event, along with all of the Weston Sea Angling Association and the two skippers of Mary Ellen and Edwin John.

RESULTS

NWASAC

Match Report, 8th round of NWASAC Personal Members Championship, Sun 22.9.19, Dee Estuary, Queensferry, Flintshire (19 rods).

The rain which fell during the booking period on faded so that the anglers could enjoy a dry match at this productive venue on the upper Dee Estuary.

Small tides are needed here and the flood brought eels, flounders and bass to feed over high water.

Birkenhead’s Kevin Morgans used his vast experience to turn end peg 1, near the Blue Bridge, into a winner. He also landed the best bass of the day at 41 cms.

Steve Bonner still leads the championship by one point and his consistency may pay dividends in the final reckoning.

Results (scored in continental style from 2 zones): 1. Kevin Morgans (Birkenhead), 304 pts (Zone A).

2. Carl Edwards (Bootle), 197 (Zone B) 3. Steve Trish (Bootle), 290.

4. Paul Bonner (West Kirby), 195.

5. Danny Parker (Wallasey), 232.

6. Bill Lindfield (Greasby), 112.

Flatfish pool: P. Warrington jr., flounder, 880 gms.

Roundfish pool: K. Morgans, bass, 680 gms.

Championship after 8 rounds: 1. Steve Bonner (Wallasey), 157 pts.

2. Carl Edwards (Bootle), 156.

3. Mike Flanagan (Wallasey), 118.

4. P. Bonner, 116.

5. John Waugh (Wallasey), 109.

6. Jim Morris (Wervin), 101.

Pairs: 1. Edwards/ Waugh, 265, 2. Steve Crowder (Wallasey) & S. Bonner, 247, 3 P. Bonner/ K. Morgans, 210.

West Bay SAC

21st September 2019, Saturday Juniors East Pier West Bay 12:00 - 15:00.

Three junior members and two guests turned out to fish the latest Saturday Junior Match on East Pier, West Bay. The weather was warm but blustery and the water clear, which gave a chance for mackerel to be caught, and the competitors did not disappoint, in all thirteen mackerel were caught. Also, three garfish were brought to the scales. Sophie Mather (pictured below was fishing here first junior match, she caught two mackerel.

1st Aaron Chambers 819g 2nd Lexie Dommett 857g 3rd Warren Dommett 548g

LDSFC

Vernon Everitt Boat Match League 6 Match.

On Sunday 15th September 2019 Lyming‐ ton & District Sea Fishing Club held their sixth match in a series of six Vernon Everett Match League Competitions which is kindly sponsored by Loni’s Angling Centre of New Milton.

With the weather and tides being favour‐ able fifteen club members left Poole Quay aboard two charter boats, “Boney M” skippered by Louis Medley and “Mistress Linda” skippered by Phil Higgins. These matches are fished on the basis of number of types of species caught, with varying number of points having been allocated for each species and totals of each species with 10 being the maximum number caught of any one species. With a set maximum fishing time both skippers can choose where they fish throughout the day.

This being the last match in the series anglers’ boat and positions were decided by overall positions in the league with the first eight fishing from “Mistress Linda” and the remaining fishing aboard “Boney M”.

At the start of the match it was still all to play for with several in with a chance of overall league winner.

Match Results by boat.

“Mistress Linda”. Finished the day with 20 species caught with Chris Ellis catching 15 species and with highest number of points claiming the boat win followed by Chris Ro‐ gers with 13 species followed by Ed Taylor, Ben Daniels, Richard Day, Paul Hollyoake, Robin Lane, Martin Bobbett “Boney M”. Finished with 20 species caught with John Bellamy catching 13 spe‐ cies and highest number of points to take boat win followed by M Lelliot with 11 spe‐ cies, followed by, Steve Batchelor, Roland Blomfield, Vernon Everett, Karl Bates, Paul Wilson Thanks to all skippers and crew who made this year’s event so successful.

Next year’s venues and dates have been chosen and anyone wishing to take part should contact Robin Lane on 0786 471901 for de‐ tails. th

10th Shore Competition 28th September.

On Saturday evening Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held its 10th shore com‐ petition. Once again, the venue had to be changed due to the very strong southwesterly wind at Friars Cliff to Calshot in‐ stead.

4 club members braved the conditions and 2 weighed in fish consisting of smooth hound and silver eel. Both fish were weighed for a total weight of 1lb 5oz. Best round fish was a smooth hound of 1lb 1oz caught by Roland Blomfield.

Results: 1st Roland Blomfield 1 fish 1lb 1oz, 2nd Chris Ellis 1 fish 4oz.

Both fish were weighed and released im‐ mediately.

Both flat fish and specimen fish pools are rollovers.

Sophie Mather, with her first ever fish

27th September. The League was formed by club member and charter boat Skipper Vernon Everett over 10 years ago and has been fished in its current format for six years. It is fished over six matches on a league basis consisting of three matches on two Lymington charter boats, “Voyager” skippered by Kevin Duell and “Last Laugh” skippered by John Skeggs and three matches out of Poole on “Mistress Linda” skippered by Phillip Higgins and “Boney M” skippered by Louis Medley.

Ed Taylor welcomed everyone and started by thanking the sponsors of the League, Loni’s Angling for their continued support and excellent bait packs, and Carl Bates for his contribution, Robin Lane for organising all matches etc, Colin Saunders who again carried out scorers duty , a special thankyou to Richard and Allison Day who collate all results and score sheets and provide up to date reports after each match and all who have helped this year.

The League continues to have good sup‐ port and brings publicity to the club, which this year has included several anglers who are part of the England team. A feature writer from Saltwater Boat Angler magazine came along to one match and has writ‐ ten an article for October’s magazine.

36 different species and 2755 fish have been caught this year with only a small number being retained for the table.

Prizes were awarded by Vernon Everett The top three pairs were - Winners, Chris Ellis and Malcolm Stote, runners up Richard Day and Rod Giles followed by Robin Lane and Arran Harmer.

Overall winner was Ed Taylor with 467% over the six matches followed by Chris Ellis on 466% and third place Robin Lane on 441%.

Next year’s matches will be fished to the same pattern with the dates now booked.

Anyone wishing to take part can contact Robin Lane on 0787 9471901 for details.

LDSFC

LDSFC

Jack Reynolds holding the cup

Sea Angling News, November 2019

The Vernon Everitt Match Boat League Presentation Evening.

Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held their Vernon Everett Boat Match League Presentation Evening on Friday evening the

Winner Ed Taylor with Vernon Everitt

NWASAC

Match Report: 9th round of NWASAC Personal Members Championship, Sun 6.10.19, Maddock Bank, Wallasey (19 rods).

The small tide made fish hard to find on some pegs but certainly did not deter the crabs and shrimps which stripped baits within minutes at times at this low water bank in the Mersey Estuary.

Steve Trish’s first cast dogfish promised much but proved to be the only one of the match with whiting and flatfish making up the bulk of the catches. Kevin Morgans again drew an end peg to great effect, winning upriver Zone B but Bill Lindfield showed his England International class to take a convincing win on 256 points.

Steve Bonner has increased his series lead with one match to be fished.

Sea Angling News, November 2019 Results (scored in continental style from 2 zones): 1. Bill Lindfield (Greasby), 7 whiting, 2 flounders, 1 plaice, 256 pts. (Zone A).

2.Kevin Morgans (Birkenhead), 2 dabs, 1 whiting, 1 flounder, 1 plaice, 148 (Zone B) 3. Jimmy Price (Rhyl), 6 whiting, 3 dabs, 1 flounder, 151.

4. Steve Crowder (Wallasey), 2 flounders, 1 dab, 118.

5. Richard Burrow (Felixstowe), 2 whiting, 2 dabs, 1 flounder, 1 plaice, 78.

6. Steve Trish (Bootle), 1 dogfish, 1 whiting, 1 dab, 105.

Flatfish pool: S. Crowder, flounder, 680 gms.

Roundfish pool: S. Trish, lesser spotted dogfish, 840 gms.

Championship after 9 matches (net scores): 1. Steve Bonner (Wallasey), 173 points.

2. Carl Edwards (Bootle), 156.

3. Paul Bonner (West Kirby), 136.

4. Mike Flanagan (Wallasey), 133.

5. B. Lindfield, 125.

6. K. Morgans, 117.

Pairs: 1. S. Crowder/ S. Bonner, 287. 2.

Edwards/ John Waugh (Wallasey), 266. 3. K. Morgans/ P. Bonner, 255.

RESULTS / FIXTURES

NWASAC

Match Report: 5th round of NWASAC Summer League, Sat 12th October 2019, Maddock & Town Hall Banks, Wallasey (31 rods) For the last in this series of league matches, 31 anglers turned out on a fine day to fish these two low water banks on the Mersey estuary.

Up and coming England Youth team member, Danny Parker, won Maddock Bank with 19 fish for 437cm while England International Bill Lindfield won the Town Hall Bank with 18 fish for 417cm including the biggest round fish of the day.

Stephen Crowder won the flat fish pool with a 37cm flounder.

Steve Bonner, who has been on-form this year, is the new league champion! The best 30 scorers will be invited to fish a final in the new year.

Zones: Zone A: Heather Lindfield (Greasby), 20 fish, 416 cms.

Zone B: Steve Crowder (Wallasey), 8 fish, 200cms.

Zone C: Phil Simpson (Pensby), 10 fish, 227cms.

Zone D: Steve Bonner (Wallasey).

League final scores: 1.S. Bonner, 58 points.

2. equal, Paul Bonner (West Kirby), BillLindfield (Greasby) & Heather Lindfield, all 57.

5. equal Kevin Morgans (Birkenhead) & Andy Young (Lancaster), both 52.

7. Ian Griffiths (Eastham), 51.

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MATCH PLANNER BOGNOR REGIS AMATEUR ANGLING SOCIETY Christmas pagham open beach competition Sunday 15th December 0930 to 1430 catch and release to be fished at pagham beach booking in and draw for pegs from 0830 at pagham yacht club 1 west front road PO21 4SY entry cost £8.00 seniors £4.00 junior pool flat £1.00 round £1.00 Tel John Small 07799 762377 after 5 pm both are penn points competitions and cash prize subject to entry

WEST BAY SEA ANGLING CLUBS

47th Chesil Championships Sponsored by The Angling Centre West Bay Sunday 27th September 2019 Sign on at Bridport Football club DT6 5LA from 9:00am Fish 11:00am – 5:00pm 1st Prize £250, 2nd £150 3rd £100 Top lady and top junior prize plus 5 more cash prizes Entry Seniors £20 inc pools Juniors (16 & under) £10 inc pools Pools are: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Super pool & heaviest Flat & Round Fish.

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11th Shore Competition.

On Saturday evening the 5th October Lym‐ ington & District Sea Fishing Club held its 11th shore competition on the Shingle Bank at Milford.

The weather for the evening was a south‐ erly wind and heavy rain showers. 10 club members signed on and 7 weighed in fish consisting of smoothhound, dogfish, pol‐ lack and pouting. 13 fish in total were weighed for a total weight of 14lbs 11 7/8oz. Best round fish of the evening was a smoothhound of 2lb 11oz caught by Terry Kempton. Only edible fish are retained. All other fish are weighed and released imme‐ diately.

Results.

1st Malcolm Stote 4 fish 4lb 0.6oz, 2nd Chris Ellis 3 fish 3lb 5 7/8oz 3rd Terry Kempton 2 fish 3lb 4.6oz, 4th Danny Panks 1 fish 2lb 2.6oz 5th Paul Watson 1 fish 11.4oz 6th Ben Daniel 1 fish 11.2oz, 7th Keith Panks 1 fish 7.6oz.

Flat fish and specimen fish pools are both rollovers to the next competition.

Angling Trust Wessex & Isle of Wight Sea Fishing Forum We would like to invite you to the Angling Trust Wessex & Isle of Wight Sea Fishing Forum Thursday 21st November 2019 Eastney Crusing Association, Ferry Road, Portsmouth, PO4 9LY Tea and Coffee from 6:30pm | Meeting starts 7:00pm (9:30pm close) FREE TO ATTEND AND OPEN TO ALL Aimed at sea anglers in England, this event is being held in Portsmouth for sea anglers from across the South. This is your chance to hear updates on key issues from guest speakers, meet other likeminded anglers, and have YOUR say on the issues that matter.

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Boat Competition 8th September 9am to 5pm Junior Pegged Open Beach 29th September 11am to 2pm.

Beach Specimen Hunt 9am 30th September to 5pm 4th October Pegged Open Beach 13th October 9am to 2pm (Penn points match) Bass Specimen Hunt 20th October 11am to 3pm

As in previous years all the competitions are organised by Bexhill Sea Angling Club on behalf of Bexhill Festival of the Sea. For further details please see: www.bexhillseafestival.co.uk

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