Wednesday 10th December

A low water match with improved sea conditions should of seen more fish back at scales.

Results:1) R.Allison 6-15(2) 2)B.Harland 6-2 (5) 3)P.Hoy 5-6 (3) 4)D.Thompson 5-2 (1) 5) A.Kelly 3-14 (2) 6)M.Breckon 2-5 (1) 7)P.Kilpatrick 1-7 (1) 8)M.Vasey 13oz (1)

Sunday 14th December - Cloughton Open

Whitby sea anglers turned out to fish the Cloughton open.This was a heaviest fish match which was fished by 87 seniors and 2 juinors.

Club results:1) D.Thompson 13-4 2)B.Laws 13-2 (3) 3)B.Harland 9-13 (2) 4)P.Hoy 7-6 (2) 5)A.Kelly 3-15 (2) 6)C.Stainthorpe 3-11 (2) 7)M.Vasey 2-12

Wednesday 17th December

A high water ebb match with calm conditions.

1)B.Harland 2-2 (4) 2)W.Atkinson 1-7 (1) 3)C.Stainthorpe 1lb (1) 4)B.Laws 12oz (1) 5)R.Allison 11oz (1)

Sunday 21st December

Whitby Sea Anglers turned out to fish there Christmas match fished from 2pm-7pm.It was over low water with colour in the water but with only a very light swell.

Results: 1st C.Stainthorpe 5-13 (7) 2)B.Harland 3-2 3)A.Cass 2-5 4)G.Middlemas 1lb (1) 5)P.Mead 7oz (1) 6)R.Allison 6oz (1)

Full results here

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SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING December 28th

Flat calm seas have curtailed sport drastically with only a handful of codling being taken, even Whitby marks which had been producing good catches when others haven’t have failed to produce much with only a few cod to 5lb reported. But not all is lost as the fish are reported to be only a few miles off and the next big seas should see a good influx of good sized fishing coming inshore. The best sport has come from the regions piers where whiting, a few flounders, odd coalfish and codling have made up most catches. The open sandy beaches have produced a few flounders anglers taking up to ten a session, most are however only around 8oz, with the best around 1-8-0. The added bonus from the beaches have been the odd bass with the best around 3lb, if you are very lucky you might get two during a four hour session. I am pleased to say that most anglers catching bass have been returning them. Hopefully the sea will come away in time for the very full Christmas calendar of events. Shore catches from the Solway Firth have been made up of small dabs, a few flounders and the odd codling, coalfish, plaice, and bass. However boat anglers who have braved the cold along the North East Coastline have enjoyed decent sport with anglers taking up to half a dozen fish with the best around 5lb. Long flowing traces, with hooks baited with big cocktail baits of worm/crab, razor/mussel/ squid and up tide tactics have been producing the best catches. Anglers travelling up to Arbroath expecting the usual goods catches have also been disappointed, the best catches have only consisted of a handful of codling to 5lb.

N.B Anglers fishing Steetley Pier should take care where they park, one angler had his car set on fire.

I would just like to wish all my readers a Merry Xmas and a New Year full of fish

Dec 30th C.D Open. Fish 9-1, Weigh in till 2.30.
No boundaries. Piers and Rivers are excluded.
Payout 1st, 2nd and 3rd + H.Fish.
£3 Entry + £2 H.Fish.

JANUARY

1st Hornsea New Years Day open (Penn Points) 11-4pm, entry £10 (including raffle) prizes h/f 3 places, & h/bag prizes. reg Marine Hotel from 8.30am, venue Sewerby Steps to Paull Lighthouse, Enquiries:-John Aylward 01964 534245 Mark Colman 01964 536948

Jan 4th Amble Open 11-3pm, Seahouses Sth Pier to Lynemouth Pipe. (excluding all rivers, piers, and jetties) Entry £11 (all inclusive) reg Radcliffe Club from 9am, Flrs 27cm, please keep alive for returning. Prizes H/bag 1st £600, 2nd £300, 3rd £150, h/f 1st £400, 2nd £200, 3rd !00, 4th £50, h/flat 1st £150, 2nd £100, 3rd £50, ladies 1st £50, 2nd £30, 3rd £20, plus full supporting prize table Details Jim 01665 711007

North west Sea Angling League (Crasscanonby) 34snrs 5jnrs, w.i. 127dabs, 8 r/ling 1pl 1 flr, 42-5.75lb. teams 1st Harrington 14.3.5oz 10pts, 2nd Workington 8-15-0 8pts, 3rd Maryport 8-6-0, 6pts, 4th Rockhoppers 8lb 1.5oz 4pts. Ind; 1st P Sibbald (Harr) (16) 6lb 1.25oz 16pts, 2nd T Whitehead (R/Hop) (8) 4lb 6.5oz , 15pts, 3rd S George (W/Ton) (11) 3lb 3.5oz 14pts, 4th T Lethwaite (M/Port) (10) 2lb 12.5oz 13pts, 5th L Holliday (Harr) (9) 2lb 7.25oz 12pts. “A” League 1st P Sibbald (Harr) (16) 6lb 1.25oz 16pts, 2nd S George (W/Ton) (11) 3lb 3.5oz 15pts, 3rd T Lethwaite (M/Port) (10) 2lb 12.5oz 14pts, 4th L Holliday (Harr) (9) 2lb 7.25oz 13pts, 5th S Smith (R/Hops) (5) 2-2-0 12pts. “B”League 1st T Whitehead (R/Hops) (8) 4lb 6.5oz 16pts, 2nd D Pape (harr) (7) 2lb 5.5oz 15pts, 3rd K Corrie (Harr) (6) 1lb 14.75oz 14pts, 4th L Murphy jnr (W/Ton) (3) 1lb 10.75oz 13pts , 5th P Vaughan jnr (M/port) (3) 1-10-0, 12pts. Jnrs 13-16yrs 1st L Murray (W/Ton) (3) 1lb 10.75oz 11pts, 2nd P Vaughan (M/port) (3) 1-10-0 10pts, 3rd K Armstrong (W/Ton) (3) 1-5-0 9pts, 4th R Holt (M/Port) (2) 12.5oz 8pts. H/F R Holt (M/Port) 3 bearded r/ling 2lb 11.5oz

Workington &District SAC (Whitehaven piers) 14snrs 3jnrs w.i. 1cod, 1wht, 1flr, 20r/ling, 109 dabs. 1st S George (18) 4-9-4, 2nd J Smith (10) 3-13-0, 3rd H Knudston (15) 3-11-12, 4th M Laycock (16) 3-5-0, jnrs 1st T Smith (4) 1-3-4, 2nd L Harkness (2) 0-10-4, 3rd M Smith (2) 0-9-4, h/f J Smith cod 2-3-4.

Cleadon 24f, 2 w.i. 1st G Hall cod/wht 2-6-0 h/f cod 1-13-0, 2nd P Smith cod/wht 1-15-0 (both Tyne)
Tynemouth (s/l) 32f, 11 w.i. 20wht, 2 cod, dabs & pout. 1st M Elliott 4wht 1 cod 3-6-0 h/f cod 1-2-0, 2nd G Appleton 3wht, 1dab, 2-13-0, 3rd E Harvet 3wht 1 dab 2-3-0.

Northumbria Police SAC (Xmas fayer, Tyne) 11f, 8 w.i. 1st R Archibald (7) 58pts, 2nd S Foster (3) 41pts biggest fish wht 40cm, 3rd D Nevin (3) 26pts, 4th C Bath (2) 17pts.

Redcar Navy & Gents (match 17) 17f, 9 w.i. 29wht, 4flr 22-0-0. 1st T Barker 7wht 5-1-0, h/f wht 0-15-0 (Saltburn Pier) 2nd A Oliver 5wht 3-9-0 (Sth Gare) Jnt 3rd A Bunn 4wht (Sth Gare) & a phoenix 3wht 1 flr (saltburn pier) 2-13-0.

Hartlepool Pirates A.C. (match 1) 1st C Coxan (6) 6-10-0 h/f cod 2-10-0, 2nd B Pattinson wht/pout/coal 4-8-0, 3rd D Dixon 2 wht 1-8-0, 4th B Bradley 1wht 1 flr 1-6-0.

Hartlepool pirates (match 2) 1st C Coxan cod 1-7-0, 2nd B Bardley 2flr 1-2-0, 3rd B Pattinson pout 0-12-0, 4th A Dixon wht 0-10-0.

Ryhope 33f, 6 w.i. 1st D Welsh 430grm, jnt 2nd D Welsh & J Brooks 295grm (both Hendon), 4th K Martin 280grm (Hall Beach)

Eastenders Sweepstake 22f, 17 w.i. 1st J Dunlop flr 1-7-0, jnt 2nd D Mould, wht (Target) & S Moore flr (Wear) 1-2-0, 4th N Knightley flr 1-1-0 (Wear)

Seaham Badger Open 23f, 9 w.i. 1cod, 1dab, 20wht 17.62lb (most Nth Pier). 1st G Pye cod 2.71lb, 2nd D Bond wht 1.27lb, 3rd G Curry wht 1.13lb, pairs 1st G Pye/D Swan (9) 7.96lb.

Amble 1st I Harrogate 9flr 4-4-12, 2nd P stone 7flr 3-8-8, 3rd R Gray 4flr 2-7-8. Jnrs 1st C French 6flr 3-8-12, 2nd R Oliver 4flr 3-2-0, ladies 1st G Oliver 1 coal 1flr 2-3-0, 2nd E Scott 3flr 2-2-4, h/flat J French flr 1-9-4, h/r/f G Oliver coal 0-15-8.

Seaton Sluice (Xmas Fayre) 20f, 5 w.i. H/F T Stanford cod 2-13-0 (Howick) h/bag 2st S Davison 2 cod 4-4-0 (Newton) 2nd C Guthrie (2) 2-9-0 (Craster) 3rd A Stanford (1) 2-4-0, 4th G Owen 1-9-0.

Longbenton & Seaton Burn (Xmas Comp) 1st P Batey 7.06lb jnt h/f 1.05lb wht. 2nd D Smith 5.15lb jnts h/f 1.05lb wht, 3rd T Brennan 4.07lb, 4th S Ward 3.14lb, jnrs L Harris 0.09lb.

Northumbria Police SAC shore league 2008:Police serving/retired/staff 1. Peter Morgan - 71 points, 2. Steve Walker - 68 points, 3. Charlie Bath - 58 points, 4. Matty Thompson - 57 points, 5. Steve Foster - 46 points, 6. Dave Nevin - 42 points, 7. Ray Archbold - 33 points, 8. Andy Bell - 25 points, 9. Mick Todd - 13 points, 10. Fred Douglas - 13 points, 11. Alan Parker - 11 points, 12. Gary Lowes - 1 point; Guests: , 1. Paul Wastell - 58 points
2. Ian Ainsley - 47 points, 3. Jimmy Brookes - 44 points, 4. Neil Cutler - 16 points, 4. Terry Woods - 16 points
jnt 6. Steve Elliot - 15 points, jnt 6. Dave Hall - 15 points

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NFSA SAY NO TO QUOTA FRO SEA ANGLERS

A proposal for every recreational sea angler in Britain to report their luck to Brussels bureaucrats who could then stop them fishing if they were having too much, has been roundly criticised by English angling organisations.

“It would be a monstrous and inevitably chaotic intrusion of policing into the sport of a million men, women and children who contribute £1 billion a year to UK economy and support 18,000 jobs in England and Wales alone,” said Richard Ferré, director for sea angling of the newly-formed Angling Trust, and chairman of the National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA).

Under the scheme thousands of ocean-going cruisers, yachts, private motor boats and even canoes would have to become registered fishing vessels if, even once a year, someone dangled a line over the side to catch their supper.

Brussels wants the fish they catch to be counted as part of the quota that British commercial fishermen can land.

Anglers on beaches and piers would have to admit their catches and risk being told to pack up their rods if Brussels thought they might be depleting fish stocks.

In a report requested by Defra (the environment department), Mr. Ferré says anglers are “suspicious and resistant” to the idea because it has suddenly appeared from the EU and generates serious contentious issues.

He denies an EU claim that anglers were “widely consulted”.

“No recreational sea angling organisation seems to have been consulted despite the potential for this to affect hundreds of thousands of people,” he has told Defra. “Certainly, none of the angling organisations in England was aware of it.”

The NFSA and the Angling Trust are circulating the proposal among anglers and will send a final response to Defra in February.

Mr. Ferré said a precise definition of recreational angling was needed because it varied enormously among EU countries.

Some countries said anglers who used nets and sold their fish were recreational anglers.

In the UK they are those who fish with a line and hooks and only keep fish for their own consumption. Any UK angler who sold fish was a commercial fisherman.

The Angling Trust and the NFSA “are generally in favour of increased data on recreational angling” but there was no mechanism today capable of administering and policing the proposed EU scheme. Trying to collect data from thousands of private boats would only cause problems and additional cost.

He said many boat angling competitions were run under “catch and release” rules so there would need to be clarification of what constituted landing a fish.

“We are confident but recognise the need for hard data to support it, that the mortality on managed fish stocks caused by recreational angling is negligible, with the possible exception of bass,” Mr. Ferré told Defra.

The EU proposals would, his report adds, be as unpopular as the recently abandoned attempt to license UK sea anglers. There would be no apparent benefit for angling and recommends continuing present plans to gather evidence of the impact of angling on fishstocks which would establish whether “such a massive and potentially unpopular step is justified.”

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Johnston Outdoors Supply Geonav products

From January 1st 2009, Johnson Outdoors UK will be the new distributor for Geonav products in the UK. Geonav is one is one of Europe’s leading marine electronics companies and was acquired by Johnson Outdoors Incorporated in November 2007. Johnson Outdoors Incorporated is the parent company of Johnson Outdoors UK. “We have always been looking to provide a more complete service for marine electronic instruments and the addition of the Geonav range allows us to do this,” commented Andrew Dron, MD of Johnson Outdoors UK, adding: “Geonav’s premier portfolio of products includes handheld GPS systems, satellite communications antennae and autopilots. We can now offer a complete package of marine electronics for boat owners of small to medium sized craft.”
The specialist Marine Electronics Division of Johnson Outdoors UK
also distributes award winning Humminbird sonar systems,
chartplotters, fishfinders, Minn Kota electric outboards, Fishin’ Buddy
portable fishfinders and Cannon downriggers. These brands will be at
the London Boat Show where Johnson Outdoors UK will also be exhibiting the Geonav range for the first time. Geonav products on display will include fixed and portable chartplotters, autopilots, VHF marine radios and navigation accessories. For the launch of Geonav with Johnson Outdoors UK, Paola Gemignani and Dominique Grandi from Geonav Europe will be at the Show. One example of an outstanding Geonav product which will be on the stand is the Geonav 4Gipsy NMEA handheld chartplotter, shown above. Geonav was formerly owned by Navionics which is renowned for electronic chartplotting technology and all Geonav chartplotters use Navionics innovative software for marine and outdoor cartography. The Geonav 4Gipsy NMEA portable chartplotter weighs less than 300 grams and can be used with Navionics Land and Sea Gold or Silver cartography charts.
It provides an excellent backup to the main navigation system on a boat and can be used equally well on a bike or on foot. It is a waterproof, fully featured plotter with a 3.5” transflective display. It can be interfaced with other instruments on board and also used with another highly popular product from the Geonav range, the Geonav 15Sunshine. This 15” LCD monitor provides a superb colour display which can be linked to other

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Amble Open 2009

Main sponsor…Foresters Life

Sunday January 4th, fishing from 11.00 am to 3.00pm.

Registration from 9.00 to 11.00 am at Radcliffe Club, Amble on the day, or at tackle shops for a week prior to the competition.

Entry fee this year is £11 all classes, includes heaviest fish sweep.

Weigh-in at Radcliffe Club from 3.00 pm to 4.00 pm NO FISH ACCEPTED AFTER 4.00pm

Heaviest bag

1st…………..£600 + trophy
2nd………….£300
3rd…………..£150

Heaviest fish

1st………….£400
2nd…………£200
3 rd…………£100
4 th…………£50

Heaviest flatfish

1st…………£150
2nd………..£100
3rd………..£50

Ladies prizes :  1st £50, 2nd £30, 3rd £20

Junior prizes :  1st £50, 2nd £30, 3rd £20

+ £4000 in supporting prizes

Boundaries :  Lynemouth pipe to Seahouses south pier, excluding Amble Pier and foundations, and all jetties in the Rivers Aln and Coquet.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

To avoid the needless killing of small fish, the size limit for FLOUNDERS has been raised to 27cm. Please try to keep all flatfish caught alive, so that they can be returned after the weigh-in.

Any anglers wanting to get bait from Amble Angling Center please pre-order it by Thursday prior to the competition, call Norma or Tony on 01665 711200. The shop will be open on the 4th Jan from 7.30 am.

Hot food will be available before and after the competition.

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The Scottish Kayak Elasmobrach Challenge Cup 2009

All welcome.
Please note your interest and comments/suggestions below.

8+ target species: 1 point per species. Person who catches most elasmobrach species over 6 events: WINS.
Attempting to get some sponsorship prizes at this point.

Lesser Spotted Dogfish
Bullhuss
Black Mouth Dogfish
Spurdog
Tope
Starry/Common Smoothound
Common Skate
Thornback Ray
other Rays

Event 1 - 3 Jan 2009 ? Loch Ettive ( Spurdogs etc )

Event 2 - March/April ? Oben Area/Crinan ( BMD etc )

Event 3 - April/May ? Wigtown Bay ( Smoothound )

Event 4 - May/June ? Luce Bay ( Tope )

Event 5 - July/Aug ? Loch Aline / Sound of Mull ( Skate/BMD/Cuckoo Ray etc )

Event 6 - Mid November ? Loch Sunnart ( Skate/Spurdog/Thornback ) To coincide with tagging effort ( Dates still to be decided )

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SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING December 21^st

The attendance in NFSA Shimano sponsored open was badly affected by the number of clubs having their Christmas comps, Steve Williams fished South Shields pier to take the heaviest bag with three cod, one the third heaviest at 3-8-0,  and a dab for 8lb 14oz winning £155, Steve O’Hagan was second with the heaviest fish a cod of 8lb 2oz taken from Seaton Sluice Beach, winning £97, with Jim French third with the second heaviest fish a cod of 7lb 4oz, taken from the Groye winning £53. Steve O’Hagan won the heaviest fish section

Lots of good fish turned up in the Cloughton Open with an estimated thirty cod between 4-5lb, plus the winning fish,  Mat Hillaby taking the best a cod of 7lb 8oz, winning £500, Adi Owinson was second with a cod of 6lb 12oz winning £200, Danny Brown winning £100 for a cod of 6lb 6oz, with Bri Harland taking the first of the table prizes with a cod of 6lb 6oz. W Lang won the junior section with a cod of 2lb 7oz, winning £40. Ray Maddison (£100) won the super pool. With Mat Hillaby (£60) second.

Some good fish where taken in the Whitby Charter skippers up tiding event, Simon West (£500) was overall winner with a cod of 9lb 8.5oz taken aborad Sea Spray on day one,  Glenn Stocks (£300) was second overall on day three with a cod of 9lb 4.5oz also taken aborad Sea Otter, thord was Kevin Pearson(£200) with a  cod of 8lb taken on the third day from Sea Urchin. Dave kitchen (£100) took the heaviest other species a ling of 4lb 14oz taken on Shy Torque. Daily winners winning £50 where day 1, Simon West cod 9lb 8.5oz, dat 2, cancelled, day 3 Glen Stocks cod 9lb 4.5oz. Unfortunately as the organisers of the Saltburn Open did not get back to me with the result I do not know the winners full name or exact weights. But is was a cracking bag of 22lb 10oz, including the second heaviest fish at 7-4-0, which won Dave the open, with Redcar’s Nick Westgarth second with 17lb, his bag including the heaviest fish at 7-6-0. Darlington angler Steve Coverdale was third with 8lb. Dave and Gary Watson won the pairs event with a bag weight of 30lb.
Hornsea pairs & fours; fours 16 teams, 1^st T Irvine, P Eden, Adam Peacham & A Peacham 7.82kg. pairs 1^st M Andrews & M Ashton 12.22kg (Spurn Road) 2^nd K & C Ricahradson 8.32kg h/f 3.66kg (Tunstall) 3^rd G Smith & M Taylor 5.58kg (Withernsea Nth Beach)

Lots of good fish being taken all along the coastline from Whitby to Berwick, with double figured fish being taken, with some exceptionally big fish being lost, some at anglers feet. Good bags of fish have also been taken with the best bags around 30lb, including fish in the 8-10lb range. For those not finding the codling, there have been plenty whiting to keep anglers happy with a few flounders and coalfish, these have mainly come from the piers and rivers.

YOUR XMAS comps list, could organisers please let me have the results ASAP

Dec 26^th Seaham Boxing Day open  Noon – 5 For more information phone 0191 5810321 / 07881442289
joseph.gibson@btconnect.com

Dec 27th Easington Colliery Rovers (Penn points) open 10.00am.-3.00p.m. entry fee £10.00 regi:8.00a.m-9.45a.m Easington Coll Club, 1st h/f £400, 2^nd h/bag £300, 3^rd h/bag £100, jnr, lady prizes, & prize table, s/pool h/bag £1.00 bounds; Green Wall Seaham to Heugh Breakwater, excl Heugh & Steetley pier, details  Tel:07889514617

Dec 27^th Kingys xmas sweepstake Sat December 27^th, Boundaries-Plantation (Cresswell) to Pattersons Garage (Beadnell), 7pm - 11pm Register at the Granary car park (Amble) from 17:45 - 18:15, No rivers or piers, £10 entry 100% payout., More info from Geoff King - 0191 2501153

27^th Hornsea HCF Cup Open (Penn points) 10-4pm Sewerby Steps to Paull Lighthouse entry £10, jnrs £5, h/f 3 places & h/bag prizes; reg Marine Hotel from 7.30am. Enquiries:-John Aylward 01964 534245

29^th Dec Blackhall Navy SAC “Get Carter Open” 9-2pm Foxholes pipe, Horden to, but excluding Heugh pier, Hartlepool, h/f 1^st £500, 2^nd £300, 3^rd £200, opt h/bag & h/f pools jnrs (free with adult) 1^st £50, 2^nd £30, 3^rd £20 entry £10. Reg Blackhall Colliery Club from 6.30am Details John—0191 5182036 Malcolm–07971702048

Dec 30^th C.D Open.   Fish 9-1, Weigh in till 2.30.No boundaries. Piers and Rivers are excluded.
Payout 1st, 2nd and 3rd + H.Fish. Reg CD tackle Newbiggin £3 Entry + £2 H.Fish. Details 01670 520133
Northumbria Sea League 30f, 17 w.i. (36) 125-7-8; Z1 B Foster (5) 21-0-0, 2nd A Hooper (2) 10-10-0 (Private Beach) Z2 (amagamted Z1) 1^st J Jennings (3) 14-5-0, 2^nd C Guthrie (2) 12-10-0 (Private Beach) Z3 1^st B Hill (4) 10-2-0, 2^nd S Davison (2) 6-10-0 (Hadston) Z4 1^st S Scrimegeour (2) 6-12-8, 2^nd T Anderson (1) 4-4-0 (Nth Hole) Z5 1^st M McIntyre (1) 6-4-8, 2^nd P McNicholl (2) 4-13-8 (Cambois) h/f 1^st J Jennings 10-10-8, 2^nd B Foster 7-9-0, 3^rd A Hooper 7-3-8. pts W/Bay 103, 5 Scrims 99, S/Sluice 96, Shire 95, N/Big Sand Dancers 63, Blyth 37.

Horden Buffs Surfcatsres AC 9f, h/f 1^st G Watkins cod 10-15-0 (Crimdon) 2^nd R Smith cod 5-10-0 (Easington) 3^rd P Robinson cod 4-14-0 (Easington) h/bag 1^st G Watkins 13-7-0, 2^nd R Smith 9-4-0.

Cleadon 26f, 8 w.i. 1^st P Rogers cod h/f 4-9-0 (Marsden Beach) 2^nd T Wood cod 4-7-0 (Whitburn) 3^rd J Brennan cod 4-0-0 (Sth Shields pier) 4^th J Taylor cod/wht 2-7-0 (Tyne)

Newbiggin 19f, 11 w.i. 26 cod 67-4-0. 1^st W Foster (7) 14-9-8 (Bog Hall) 2^nd D Hodgson (4) 14-1-8 , 3^rd J Bell (2) 7-15-8 h/f 5-11-8 (Hadston) 4^th S Park (3) 7-12-8 (Hauxley)

South Shields Fur & Feather 22f, 10 w.i. (17) 38-10-0. 1^st P McIntyre 5 cod 11-13-0 (Sth Shields [ier) 2^nd T Wood cod 7-9-0 (Frenchmans) 3^rd B Marshall cod 4-9-0.

Bedlington Station 1^st S Surtees (6) 15-3-0 (hauxley) 2^nd B Hurrell (4) 6-4-0 (Hauxley) 3^rd R Forrest (2) 5-8-0, H/F 4-2-0 (Alnmouth)

Seaton Sluice 15f, 1^st M McIntyre 2 cod 5-14-0 (Vald Burn) 2^nd S Davison 3 cod 5-13-0 (Hadston) 3^rd D Hood h/f cod 4-11-0 (Browns Well) 4^th B Thompson cod 1-12-0.

Amble 1^st T Cook 2 cod 9-7-8, 2^nd R Pringle cod h/f 5-11-0, 3^rd I Harrogate 3 cod 5-9-4, 4^th Z Aynsley 3 cod 5-5-12, h/flat G Hall flr 0-15-12.

Tynemouth (Xmas Fayre, pier) 66 f 21 w.i. 1^st I Carter cod 5-9-0, 2^nd K Taylot-walker 2 cod 5-8-0, 3^rd K Marsh cod/pout 4-6-0. R/T D Spivey cod 4-0-0, jnr Emma Elliott wht 0-10-0, h/f I Carter cod 5-9-0, 2^nd D Spivey cod 4-0-0.

Tynemouth (win) 1^st D Craig 2 cod 6-4-12 h/f 4-1-8 (Stonet Bottom) 2^nd S Harper 2cod/pout 4-14-0 (Whitley Pipe)

Horden Mechanics 1^st M Edawrds (4) 7-8-0, 2^nd S Stephenson h/f 5-8-0, 3^rd D Wilson (2) 5-5-0.

Blyth Sea angling results 121208 8 fished in a strong southerly wind. Fishing 4 hours over low water.

Blyth SAC 8f, 1^st P Smith 4 cod 15-9-0 (Blyth) 2^nd M Hardy 4 cod 14-12-0 h/f 5-12-0 (Cresswell) 3^rd K Armstrong cod 1-5-0 (Cresswell) 4^th D Todd coal 1-0-0 (N/Big)
1st peter smith 4 cod 15lb 9oz blyth

Seaham jnrs Panns Ban Xmas comp18f, 4 w.i. 1^st K Newton (2) 1.94lb, h/f flr 1.24lb, 2^nd C Hogwood (1) 0.97lb, 3^rd L Prest (1) 0.80lb, 4^th M Swan (1) 0.78lb.

Seaham SAC (Xmas Comp)  87f, 30 w.i. 46cod, 2flr, 1 coal, 1 pout, 1 bass 115.02lb. 1^st G Pye (6) 12.86lb (Hawthorn) 2^nd J Barrass (4) 11.88lb (Hendon prom)  3^rd B Blakeman h/f cod 9.14lb (Hendon) 4^th D Monarch cod 6.39lb.

Hartlepool O.M.A.C. 1^st K Jefferies cod 5-1-0 (Dock Channel), 2^nd B Chapman cod 1-11-0 (Middleton) h/bag 1^st K Jeffries cod 5-1-0, 2^nd A Chapman 2-15-0, 3^rd J Slavan 1-13-0 (Steetley)

St, Marys A.C. 1^st match 29f, 16 w.i. 1^st J Atherton 14wht 2 dabs 8-9-0, 2^nd A Burton 9wht 7dabs 8-5-0, h/f J Walker cod 6-3-0.

St Marys AC 2^nd match 26f, 21 w.i. 1^st M Smith 12wht 2 dabs 8-9-0, 2^nd S Preston 11wht 1 pout 6-15-0, 3^rd T Dalton 10wht 1dab 5-12-0.

Ryhope sweepstake 1^St & 3^rd G Ramsden 1680grm & 960grms (Ryhope Dene), 2^nd D Whitwell 1095grm (roker)

Ryhope Xmas fayre 98f, 59 w.i. 1^st B Charlton 4 cod 4655. 10.25lb (Hill 60) 2^nd W Harriman cod/flr  2655 (Panns Bank), 3^rd B Surtees 4flr, 2wht, 1 cod 2465grm (Fish quay) Jnr Abigail Redpath flr 860grms.

Eastenders Sweepstake 15f, 4 w.i. 1^st G Gardiner cod 1-12-0, 2^nd B Brooks cod 1-6-0, 3^rd S Swinhoe cod 1-5-0 (all Hill 60), 4^th J Dunlop 1-5-0 (Wear)

East End & Hendon 12f, 5 w.i. 1^st P Riley cod 4-11-0, 2^nd J Greaves cod 3-5-0 (both Whitburn), 3^rd T Tate 2-4-0 (Wear)

Eastenders SAC 28f, 23 w.i. 1^st C Hossack 10 cod 25-0-0 h/f 8lb, 2^nd C Smith 7-6-0, (both High Drop Off) 3^rd A Burton 7-4-0 (Sand Point) 4^th E Hunter 4-3-0 (Glass Centre) h/flat M Burton 1-8-0.

East End & Hendon (Christmas Comp) 14f, 4 w.i. 1 cod, 6flr, 5wht 1^st G Brown (6) 5-4-0, 2^nd G Gardiner (2) 3-1-0 h/f 2-1-0, 3^rd T Tate 3flr 1-14-0, 4^th J Brydon flr 0-7-0.

Sunderland SAA (Xmas Comp) 17f, 10 w.i. 15wht, 3cod, 3flr. 1^st B Wright h/f cod 5-4-0, 2^nd T Rutherford 3wht 1 cod 3-9-0, 3^rd P Robinson cod/wht 2-13-0.

Newbiggin (Dave Sands Cup) 19f, 11 w.i. 26cod, 6flr 67-4-0, 1^st B Foster 7 cod 14-9-0 (Boghall) 2^nd D Hosgson 4 cod 14-1-0 (Hadston) 3^rd J Bell (2) 7-15-0, h/f 5-11-0.

Newbiggin (comp 13) 20f, 3 w.i. 2 cod, 1wht, 1 coal 4-14-0. 1^st S Parks (2) 2-7-0, 2^nd B Foster h/f 1-14-0, 3^rd R Thirlwell (1) 0-9-0.

Monday 15th, comp 13

Newbiggin (Xmas Fayre) 43f, 19 w.i. 1^st M Cooper (5) 23-3-0 (Torrs) 2^nd S Parks (3) 11-4-0, 3^rd R Thirlwell (5) 10-5-0 (Wht Hse Sands) Jnrs 1^st A James (1) 2-8-0, 2^nd A Johnson (1) 1-14-0.

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The Holderness Coast Fishing Website and Forum formely run By Chris Mack has now moved to a new site entitled www.holderness-coast-fishing.co.uk. The site will have new features and articles all about fishing on the holderness coast. Please use the following links to visit the new site :

http://holderness-coast-fishing.co.uk/forum/index.php

or

http://holderness-coast-fishing.co.uk

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Shark Tagging Event - South West Scotland

June 12th to 14th Southwest Scotland, Shark tagging weekend “come help us tag a shark”

Details www.ssacn.org/sharkatag or call Stuart 01292-479526 or Willie 07810-487200

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Whitby Winter Uptiding Festival

A 9 pound cod caught on Malcolm Pitmans boat Sea Spray currently leads the way after day 1. Please click on the link below for updates on the Whitby Winter Uptiding Festival.

http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/forum/north-east-coast-fishing/whitby-winter-uptiding-festival-_-seajay-leads-the-way/

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Wednesday 3rd December

Fishing an ebb tide with a light/moderate swell in the wate. Brian HArland was the winner and his biggest fish was 11 pounds.

Results:1)B.Harland 19-7 (4) 2)D.Perrett 7-10 (2) 3)C.Stainthorpe 5-3 (2)

Sunday 7th December

A small tide flooding and calm conditions saw poor results and mostly Billets and Rocklings coming back to the scales.

Results:1)B.Harland 4-12 (5) 2)P.Horbury 2-1 (3) 3=)R.Vasey1-3(2)

Full details here :

http://whitbyseaanglersstats.blogspot.com/

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Minutes of NFSA/Angling Trust Marine Conservation

Group meeting, 5 Dec 2008.

Attendees. Richard Ferre, David Rowe, Dave Morton, David Henry, Leon Roskilly, Peter McConnell, Stuart McPherson, Tony Williams.

Apologies. Ian Burret

Actions from last meeting.

Meeting with NFFO. Action cancelled.

Response to Mike Smith angler survey. Compiled and sent by RF.     Complete.

Codes of conduct. Output of last meeting discussed at NFSA board and accepted in principle. To be scheduled for progress by Marine Committee.   Action     RF.

RSA Strategy.  Responses now published, revised draft discussed by RSA sub group of IFWG. Final draft due out for discussion/approval at next IFWG meeting on 10 Dec.  Once approved at IFWG, it will require ministerial approval.

Action. RF/LR Distribute final draft when received

Marine Bill. Scheduled for this session of parliament.           Action Complete

MPA’s. RF requested update from DEFRA. Today’s presentation will help.

Agenda items.

1. Topics for meeting with Minister on 9th Dec.

• After some discussion the group agreed on the following 4 items.

1. 1. Strength and potential of Recreational Sea Angling (RSA) and pressures affecting it.
   2. Current initiatives. (RSA Strategy, Bass protection measures, expected changes to SFC’s/IFCA’s).
   3. What would the minister like from RSA.
   4. What can the minister and DEFRA do at European level to aid RSA.

1. Angling Trust and impact on Conservation Group.

• RF updated the group on status of Angling trust creation. The CG is expected to continue, meeting 4 times a year, until or unless group members feel a different structure would be more effective. All present indicated a willingness to continue as CG members.

• Action RF to propose 4 meeting dates for the year.

3.   EU Monitoring of Recreational Angling.

• The group discussed the recently announced EI intention to include monitoring of Recreational Angling catches in future decisions.

• The four main elements proposed appear to be aimed at quota species  caught by all RSA activity from boats, and can be summarised as

• • 1. All boats must be registered
    2. All catches must be recorded
    3. Catches must be registered against that country quota
    4. No sales from such catches.

This proposal has surprised DEFRA officials, who plan an early consultation in January. The intention is to have it in place for 2010.

After much discussion the group agreed 2 actions at this stage.

a. Using Ian Burret’s response to DEFRA as a starting point, Dave Morton will draft an NFSA “list of concerns” to send to DEFRA, who appear unsure how to proceed and would find any information useful   CG members to send comments to Dave Morton asap.                                     Action Dave Morton

b. The NFSA should issue a full press release asap to try to gain the attention of the angling world on this contentious topic.  Action.  Alan Brothers to draft.

All agreed this will be a big issue in 2009

1. Finding Sanctuary presentation.

The meeting was joined by Tom Booper, Joana Doyle and David Murphy, who are all part of the “Finding Sanctuary SW” team, which is responsible for the programme to propose the location and numbers of MPA’s in the SW.

There are/will be 4 such groups in England, SW, SE, NW & NE. The SW project is most advanced. The objective is to have all recommendations for MPA’s with the minister by Oct 2011.

The presentation covered the process the project is adopting. The current phase includes data collection on fishing effort. It is nearly complete for commercial fishing, They are now looking for a method to gather similar input for RSA and suggested the possible nomination of a network of volunteer RSA “data collectors”. RF pointed out the current strains on NFSA through the integration project, but all agreed it might be in RSA’s interest to be involved. Tom Booper agreed to produce a “job description” describing what these volunteers would have to do. RF and PMc then agreed to ascertain what enthusiasm there may be out there for getting such help.

PMc, who is the RSA representative on the project, also asked for help from the group in getting more representation. David Rowe agreed to help with the project.

1. Mitten Crabs.

All agreed the note from Nigel proctor had clarified the position, which basically is “they are here to stay”.

Alan Brothers, who raised the topic, informed the group that his SFC (Sussex) had requested anglers to let them know if they are seen, as they are new to that area.

1. SFC Issues.

All group SFC members gave a brief update on hot local topics as follows.

Dave Morton (Northumberland)  The SFC is working on “improving the image” of commercial fishing. There is concern over the possibility of the SFC being merged when IFCA’s come into being. They are currently looking at the possibility of establishing a bass nursery area.

Leon Roskilly (Kent & Essex). Currently heated discussions taking place over the possibility of starting a bass project using Fishing Challenge funding. There is a proposal to make River Roach a bass area (what that means unclear). Proposal for more wind farms in area. One fisherman gone bankrupt, another close.

Stuart McPherson (NE) Raise concerns over ASFC submissions to marine bill which were heavy handed on angling.

Alan Brothers (Sussex) Had a briefing from east Channel MPA team. SFC is trying to catch offenders of black bream protection by law. Plans for near shore netting controls currently  on hold. Reports that under 10M boats hit hard by cod quotas.

Richard Ferre (South SFC) SFC has floated the idea of a bylaw effectively introducing bag limits for bass and cod. Still controversy over 12M charter boats ruling which PBA is trying to change through legal pressure.

David Rowe (Devon) Bylaw to ban all netting in River Exe started process.

1. EAA/Bass.

TW updated group on report from EAA sea sub group after John le Balleur’s attendance and presentation. EAA want to form a Bass action group, under Angling Trust initiative. Peter McConnell indicated BASS would be keen to take on that role.

1. AOB.

LR informed the group he would be standing down from co-ordination of SACN activity, although he would still be updating web site.

TW informed the group he is close to finding someone to take on lease for overfalls to protect.

RF requested that all members respond individually to Ian Burret’s draft Spurdog code of conduct.

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Marine Protected Zones Needed By 2020

Co-operative in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society

30 per cent of the seas around the UK must become no take Marine Reserves by 2020 if the marine environment is to recover from decades of overfishing and habitat destruction.

That is the view of The Co-operative, which is launching its ‘Marine Reserves Now’ campaign in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) on Monday 8th December, 2008.

This follows the announcement of a UK Marine Bill in the Queen’s Speech on 3rd December. When the Bill becomes law it will place a statutory duty on Ministers to create Marine Conservation Zones but as yet it doesn’t specify a timetable for their introduction, or indicate what a network of Marine Conservation Zones would look like, or what level of protection they would receive.

That is why The Co-operative, which earlier this year introduced a revitalised responsible fish sourcing policy and pledged to help support a sustainable UK fishing industry by funding new UK fisheries through the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification process, is mobilising its customers and three million members to put pressure on Government to strengthen the Marine Bill.

Additionally, it is calling for a policy commitment for 30 per cent of UK waters to be designated as Highly Protected Marine Reserves by 2020, with intermediate targets of 10 per cent by 2012 and 15 per cent by 2015. In support of this, The Co-operative is funding an MCS study to pinpoint high value sites for possible inclusion within marine reserves.

“The need for an extensive network of marine reserves around the UK is an uncomfortable truth,” explained Paul Monaghan, Head of Social Goals and Sustainability at the Co-operative.

“In UK waters there are 22 species of wildlife considered to be facing the threat of global extinction. Once common species such as Common Skate and Atlantic Halibut are now listed as critically endangered and only eight of the 47 fish stocks found around the British Isles remain in a healthy state. Most worryingly, the rate of biodiversity loss is accelerating, highlighting the need for quick and decisive science led action.”

Dr Jean-luc Solandt, Biodiversity Policy Officer from MCS said, “We have dithered while Rome burns. Marine reserves are a cost-effective way to achieve benefits for wildlife and the fish species that rely on habitats being protected for the long term. It makes social, economic and ecological sense. We must no longer fear these simple and cheap methods to recover our seas and embrace their proven value for marine management”.

Additional Notes Supplied With This Press Release

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Marine Bill In Queens Speech

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) anticipates that the UK Marine Bill will be included in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday the 3rd December, with the Bill being introduced into Parliament later this week. This is a long awaited and much needed step forward, enabling the UK to comprehensively plan, manage and protect its seas as never before.

The Bill, now called the Marine & Coastal Access Bill, proposes an ambitious new approach to managing the marine environment which will include establishing Marine Conservation Zones, a Marine Planning system, inshore fisheries reform, streamlining of licensing, establishment of a Marine Management Organisation (for England and UK matters) and coastal access provisions.

Melissa Moore, Senior Policy Officer, Marine Conservation Society said “We strongly welcome the Government’s continuing commitment to a Marine Bill, and the wide-ranging scope of the Bill. However, it needs further toughening up if it is to leave a lasting legacy for nature conservation. It is now in the hands of MPs and Lords who need to further strengthen the bill if it is to achieve its goals for healthy ecosystems. Any weakening would be disastrous for our seas.”

Gill Bell, MCS Welsh Officer, said “We are pleased that Wales has signed up to the UK Marine Bill. However, we now call on Welsh MPs and Lords to ensure that establishment of Highly Protected Marine Reserves is a clear objective in the nature conservation provisions - something that both Welsh NGOs and Welsh government are calling for. MCS also call on WAG to work with UK and other governments to plan and manage our seas according to ecological, rather than political boundaries.”

So what’s the bill all about? MCS provides a summary of its contents and the improvements that need to be made to the bill if it is to truly deliver for conservation.

• Marine Conservation Zones can be established that will protect nationally important habitats and species such as eelgrass beds, seahorses and sea fans. At present there are over 6,000 Sites of Scientific Interest on land, but only 3 sites protecting habitats of national importance at sea. We hence strongly welcome the proposals but believe that the bill needs a clear deadline of 2012 to establish a network of MCZs or they may never achieve it. We also think the location of MCZs and their conservation objectives should be selected by governments conservation organisations not by stakeholders such as fishermen and industry as proposed. Finally we believe Government needs to set a policy target for the % of sea they want protected.
• A Marine Planning system will be established under the bill. MCS welcomes this, but believes improvements must still be made. At present it is not clear how many plans will be produced for what areas or whether the objective is development or ecosystem recovery. We believe the Marine Bill needs to include a duty to produce plans for each regional sea throughout UK waters, with all UK administrations working together to achieve this and ecosystem recovery. Without these commitments the bill may result in plans only being produced for busy estuaries such as the Solent and for these being little more than development plans.
• Inshore Fisheries reform has long been needed as much of the existing legislation harks back to the 1960s and some the late1900s. We recommend that the new authorities be given an additional duty to further conservation of coastal and marine fauna and flora and that the number of marine environmental experts that sit on their committee is made clear on the face of the bill
• Management Organisation: we welcome the proposals for a management organisation that will undertake Marine Planning and licensing but are very disappointed that many of its powers have now been placed with the Infrastructure Planning Commission. We believe the new organisation should have responsibility for all reserved marine licensing functions as they will have the necessary marine expertise.
• Coastal Access: as an island we hope that improved coastal access will further strengthen the strong bond between the nation and our seas. However, in doing so we must take care not to degrade the very coast we cherish. We therefore recommend that fragile coastal habitats such as estuaries, saltmarsh and bird sanctuaries are excluded from the route.

Scotland and Northern Ireland will be producing their own marine legislation.

Calum Duncan, Scottish Conservation Manager, MCS, said “If we are ensure a sustainable future for coastal communities, the UK and Scottish Marine Bills, and forthcoming legislation for Northern Ireland, must fit neatly together and have the environment at heart. It is imperative that all UK administrations agree to a high level marine policy statement that commits them to delivering marine ecosystem protection and recovery through joint Marine Planning at a regional sea scale.”

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Double Figure Cod For Bernard Vasey - Whitby Angling Club Results

Wednesday 26th November

Results: 1) B.Vasey 13-1(2) 2) A.Cass 11-13(3) 3) R.Allison 10-7(3)

Sunday 3oth November

A high water ebb match decent swell in the water saw another double to the scales. This time it was Rob Allison

Results: 1)R.Allison 25-1 (5) 2)B.Laws 11-5 (3) 3)D.Thompson 11-4 (4)

Full Story And Picture Here

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South Shields Open Fishing Match 2008

THE DETAILED STATS REGARDING THIS YEARS 60th OPEN, WE HAD 291 SENIORS AND 20 JUNIORS FISHED, WITH 96 ANGLERS WEIGHING IN 210 FISH FOR A TOTAL WEIGHT OF
256Ibs 1oz 4dr.

MAIN PRESENTATION

THE FIRST PRIZE IN THIS YEARS 60th OPEN SHORE COMPETITION GOES TO THE PERSON WITH THE HEAVIEST ROUND FISH, WHO RECEIVES £500 + THE ALDERMAN BARBOUR TROPHY TO HOLD FOR ONE YEAR.

THIS YEARS WINNER…WITH A COD OF 6Ibs 7oz 10dr GOES TO Gary Pye

2ND PRIZE GOES TO THE PERSON WITH THE HEAVIEST BAG, WHO RECEIVES £300.
IN 2ND PLACE WITH A WEIGHT OF 14Ibs 4oz 0dr GOES TO Gary Pye

THIS YEARS LADY CHAMPION WITH A WEIGHT OF 1Ibs 7oz 12dr GOES TO Pauline Ferry

THIS YEARS JUNIOR CHAMPION IS FOR THE HEAVIEST BAG, WHO RECEIVES A ROD & REEL PLUS THE JUNIOR TROPHY. THIS YEARS JUNIOR CHAMPION WITH A WEIGHT OF
1bs 7oz 4dr GOES TO A Nickelson [There were four juniors weighed in so we give them all a rod & reel]

NEXT IS THE PERSON WITH THE HEAVIEST FLAT FISH, WHO RECEIVES £50 CASH
THIS YEARS WINNER WITH A FLOUNDER OF 1Ibs 7oz 4dr GOES TO Ken Robinson

OPTIONAL SWEEPS

HEAVIEST SINGLE FISH WHICH PAYS OUT FOR 1ST 2ND 3RD
1ST WITH A COD OF 6Ibs 7oz 10dr WHO RECEIVES £142 GOES TO Gary Pye

2ND WITH A COD OF 6bs 3oz 10dr WHO RECEIVES £85 GOES TO John Ward

3RD WITH A COD OF 5Ibs 4oz 2dr WHO RECEIVES £57 GOES TO Terry Wood

SUPERPOOL FOR THE HEAVIEST BAG WHICH AGAIN PAYS OUT FOR 1ST 2ND 3RD
IN 1ST PLACE WITH A BAG OF 14Ibs 4oz0dr WHO RECEIVES £237 GOES TO Gary Pye

2ND WITH A BAG OF 8Ibs 1oz 4dr WHO RECEIVES £142 GOES TO Chris Stringer

3RD WITH A BAG OF 7Ibs 12oz 2dr WHO RECEIVES £96 GOES TO Paul McIntyre

PAIRS EVENT WHICH PAYS OUT ON THE COMBINED HEAVIEST BAG FOR 1ST 2ND 3RD.
1ST WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 15Ibs 11oz 8dr WHO RECEIVES £95 GOES TO Gary Pye & D Swann

2ND WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 14Ibs 1oz 4dr WHO RECEIVES £57 GOES TO Chris Stringer & Colin Bell

3RD WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 9Ibs 13oz 10dr WHO RECEIVES £38 GOES TO Terry Wood & Steve Elliott

As a special prize for our 60th Open we presented the 60th placed angler with a Compressor SS this went to Peter Graves.

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Whitley Bay Evening Fishing Match

entry 105, weighed in 28, total weight 105 lb

winner Michael clark 12lb 4oz Haven rocks

second Colin bell 7lb 15oz mixed bag Blyth Beach

third Steve Williams two cod 6-7-8

fourth Geoff King two cod 7-6-8.

heaviest fish 8-15-8

second heaviest fish Les Moffat 6-3-0

third heaviest fish Steve Williams 4-5-0

junior winner again Jordan Crozier Cod 1-4-0

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