WHITBY ANGLING FESTIVAL SUMMER 2007

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 1 Results

1st Peter Gledhil From Chesterfield 16 lb 13oz Ling Sea Otter 2

2nd Mike Bess Whitby  -16lb 12oz Ling  - Trot On

3rd Mathew Birley 16lb Ling - Trot On

Young Mike Bess a member of the Whitby sea anglers junior section took first and second in the Junior section of the festival with 2 ling, 1 of 6 pounds 7 ounces and the biggest of 12 pounds 1 ounce. Mikes Fish were caught on Paul Eddon's boat trot on.

There were also 3 double figure cod weighed in today weighing 12, 11 and 10 pounds respectively.

Today's Winner Peter Gledhil From Chesterfield With His 16 lb 13oz Ling Caught On Paul Kilpatrick's Sea Otter 2.



1st Placed Junior M Bess jnr (aka Chesney) Ling caught on trot on charters



Boats coming back through the bridge.

[mikefish]

Well done chesney :D :D ;D

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 2 Results

Day 2 saw some excellent catches and a new leader. Brian Milburn from Bishop Auckland came to the scales with a big ling that went passed the 20 pounds mark, an excellent fish for so early in the festival. With the smaller tides to come next week I think there will be bigger to come.

1st Brian Milburn - Bishop Auckland Ling 20lb 7.5 oz Saxon Lady

2nd Chris Walker Pontefract Ling 14-11.5 Sea Otter 2

3rd Paul Hodgeson Sheffield Ling 14-6.5 sea Spray



Plenty more cod today some into double figures

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 3 Results

1st Kev Thornton Penrith Ling 19 pounds 12 ounces - Sea Otter 2
2nd Andy Brown Whitby Ling 15 pounds 13 ounces - Trot On
3rd Roy Longfield Barnsley Ling 14 -13 - Shytorque

Todays winner Kev Thornton from Penrith whoose 19 pound ling was just a few ounces off first place overall.



Again plenty of double figure cod but nothing huge - Just yet !!!!!







Whitby Angler Andy Brown with his ling from trot on which gave him second place today.



The face says it all. Vicki wants a chinese for tea  :D

[Ringer]

hope they leave some of those big ling for the members of whitby sea anglers trip on the 11th.got my fingers crossed for good weather.

[Baramundi Bob]

Who you going with Tim ?

Dont forget to take the camera  ;)

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 4 Results

Again it was a day for big ling with Chris Wake from  Nottingham just missing out on first place overall with a ling of 20 pounds 4.5 ounces.

1st Chris Wake Skipton - Ling 20 lb 4.5 ounces - Shy Torque

2nd Andy Fielding Nottingham - Ling 19-3 - The Growler

3rd Paul Lawton Whitby - Ling 18-07.5 - Shytorque

Chris Wake with his 20 pound ling



A 19 pounder for Andy Fielding off The Growler.



Rich ward showing a skippers work is never done as he is still cleaning the boat an hour after the anglers have gone.

[Ringer]

going on "never can tell a" with dave perrett and some of the other lads from the club glenn.

[Baramundi Bob]

Overall Positions To Date

Sorry its a bit small.

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 5 Results


Day 5 sees a new leader with Mike Bess from Whitby just pipping Brian Milburn's ling from day 2 by half an ounce. Mike who has had several days fishing this week with Paul Eddon on trot on was overjoyed and said it was his last days fishing before he heads off back to work. Its now a dad and lad double act in the festival with Mike jnr leading the Junior section and Mike senior leading the festival overall.

1st Mike Bess Whitby - Ling 20 pounds 8 ounces - Trot On

2nd Roy Longfield Barnsley - Ling 12 - 4 - Shy torque

3rd Mike Bess Whitby ling 11-6 - Trot on

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 6 Results

1st Jack Wilson jnr Ling 7-15 - Sea Otter 2

2nd Roy Johnston Cod 7-2 - Sea Otter 2

3rd Roy Johnston Ling 15-15 - Sea Otter 2

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Day 7 Results

1st Clive Outham Rotherham Ling 16-04 - Never Can Tell A

2nd Edwin Grimshaw Rochdale Ling 15-12 - Saxon Lady

3rd Paul Hamshale Barnsley Ling 13-01 - 2 Doggs

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Day 8 Results

Today's winner was A Varley from Leeds who is a newcomer to the festival and infact states he had never picked up a fishing rod in his life before today. Fishing on heartbeat Mr Varley wound in a ling of 17 pounds 11 ounces which was enough to earn him £50 as a daily winner.

It was good news on the cod front with a new category leader. Dave Pickard landed a cod of 13 pounds 10.5 ounces from John Whitton's Never Can Tell A. There's a new leader in the specimen category too with a Pollock of  10 pounds 6 ounces taking the lead for Niel Sawdon of Bansley Who fished on 2 doggs.


1st A Varley Leeds Ling 17-11 - Heartbeat

2nd Lyndon Cambell  Huddersfield Ling 16-13 - Achates

3rd Nick Crowther Halifax Ling 16-8 - Never can tell A


Dave Pickard - cod of 13 pounds 10.5 ounces



Pollock of  10 pounds 6 ounces for Niel Sawdon of Bansley Who fished on 2 doggs.

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 9 Results

Trot On skipper Paul Eddon certainly knows how to find the big ling at the moment. Mike Bess fishing on Pauls boat is already in first place overall in the festival and today another Trot On angler took second place with a ling of just half an ounce less than Mike's. Steve Read from Doncaster was the lucky angler with a ling of 20 pounds. Stev also got a third place daily prize today with another ling of 15 pounds 7 ounces.

Again there is another leader in the cod section. Local angler Tony Morrison from Whitby had 3 double figure cod today the biggest weighing just over 15 pounds. Tony fished on Trot On with his colleagues from the local Potash mine at Boulby.

1st Steve Read Doncaster Ling 20 pounds 7.5 ounces - Trot On

2nd Ian Fisher Guisborough Ling 15 11.5 - Shytorque

3rd Steve read Doncaster Ling 15-7 -Trot On





Festival Sponsor Glenn of Stagecoach Supertram with some Haddocks on Paul Kilpatrick's Boat Sea Otter 2



Tony Morrison with his 15 pound cod caught on 2 doggs

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 10 Results

Day 10 sees another new leader. ******* fishing on Rich wards boat shytorque went into the lead with a ling of 21 pounds 10 ounces. Also fishing on shytorque ***** reeled in a ling of 20 pounds 10 ounces which puts him into second place overall.

Sorry I forgot to bring the results home. Will post them tomorrow.

1st  Harrogate Ling 21 pounds 10 ounces - Shytorque
2nd Ling 20 pounds 10 ounces - Shytorque
3rd

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Day 11 Results

Sean Cowshaw of Sheffield was today's winner with a Ling of 20 pounds 6 ounces. A great catch but unfortunately just not big enough to get Sean into the festivals top 3 places.

1st Sean Cowwshaw Sheffield - Ling 20 pounds 6 ounces - Sea Spray

2nd John Veins Stockton Ling 17-11.5 - 2 doggs

3rd Glenn Stokes Sheffield - Ling 13-2 - Sea Otter 2

Unfortunately I did not get a snap of today's winner but I did get a couple of interesting pics of this young 6 year old who fished on Saxon Lady and caught a ling of 8 pounds and apparently managed to reel it in all on his own.



He's struggling to keep hod for the second pic.



Down it goes



A lot of the members of the Whitby Angling Club were out today too

Charlie "the Pollock" Breckon was off with Russ Porritt on Achates



Dave Perett



Our very own Ringer was off with John Whitton on Never Can Tell



And Dave Johnston was just hanging around looking like Wallace of Wallace And Gromit fame

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 12 Results

1st Paul Davison County Durham - Ling 16 pounds 4 ounces - Shytorque
2nd Richard Mower Rotherham - Ling 14-12 - Sea Otter 2
3rd Mrs Ann Dolman Burnley - Ling ling 13-11.5 - Never Can Tell A

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Day 13 Results

1st Glenn Stocks Rotherham - 18 08.5 ling - Sea Otter 2
2nd Craig Ryan Ackrington - ling 16 01 - Shytorque 2000
3rd Glenn Stocks Rotherham - ling 15-10 - Sea Otter 2

[Baramundi Bob]

Day 14 Results

1st M cotter Barnsley - cod 6 pounds 3 ouncs - Two Doggs
2nd M Cotter Barnsley - cod 5 pounds 5 ounces - Two Dogs
3rd M Cotter Barnsley 5-01.5 Cod - Two Dogs

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The Festival has now concluded. The overall results are as follows :

1st Overall Craig Simmons Harrogate Ling 21 pounds 10 ounces - Shytorque



2nd John Wilcock Barnsley Ling 20 pounds 10 ounces - shytorque

3rd Mike Bess Whitby Ling 20 pounds 8 ounces



Ling Category (Tackle Prizes)

1st Craig Simmons Harrogate Ling 21 pounds 10 ounces - Shytorque
2nd John Wilcock Barnsley Ling 20 pounds 10 ounces - shytorque
3rd Mike Bess Whitby Ling 21 pounds 10 ounces - Trot On

Cod Section



1st Tony Morrison Whitby 15 pounds 2 doggs
2nd D Pickard Batley 13-10.5 Never can tell a
3rd F Mallendar 12 09 sea otter 2

Haddock Section



1st Equal Dave Perret Whitby and Roy Kendall sheepshed 2 pounds exactly
3rd Equal Richard Mower and Terry Harrison 1 pounds 12.5 ounces

Junior Category

1st Edward Grimshaw Rochdale - ling 15-12 saxon lady
2nd Mike Bess Junior Whitby ling 12-01 Trot on
3rd Edward Grimshawe Rochdale 8-12 saxon lady

Best Specimen - Worked out as percent of national record



1st Bill Snape Doncaster Pouting 2 pounds 36% of British record.
2nd Nigel Sowden Barnsley Wreckers Pollock 10-06 - 35.47%.
3rd Pete Hutchinson Doncaster Pouting 1-15 35.22%

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