North East Sea Angling Match Results – Alan Charlton

SUNDAY SUN SEA ANGLING MARCH 22nd

I very rarely agree with the NFSA now the Anglers Trust, but on this occasion I share their fears. The new chairman Stuart McPherson like myself an outspoken person about the bias against anglers, fear that under this new Marine Bill, recreational anglers could be used as a sacrificial lamb. The new regulatory inshore fisheries and conservation body (IFCA’S) yet another government Quango, have to prove they are efficient and they will have inspection targets to reach. And where does any Quango go to? The easiest targets, so instead of flying off to sea to catch a single trawler fishing in prohibited waters and scooping up toins of fish illegally, their targets could be easier reached by checking anglers on boats and or on the beaches. You can just see the inspectors sitting in deck chairs with their clip boards at the ready as recreational sea anglers return to shore from their summer jaunt for a few fish, a few ticks and Bobs your uncle targets reached.

This has to be the oddest start to what could be a cracking summer seasons fishing, here we are only in March and a mackerel has been caught in a net off Hartlepool, along with cod of 50lb, yes 50lb, one of 35lb and a ling of 35lb, plus some decent thornback rays. Off the Tyne already ling to just over 14lb have been landed aboard Sarah JFK. Shore angling along the Cumbria Coast has taken a turn for the better, all the dabs that where being taken through the winter, have now gone and been replaced by good sized flounders, some good plaice mainly around 1-8-0, with a monster of 4lb coming from Whitehaven pier.

A meeting regarding the “possible” implications of Marine Conservation Zones to recreational sea anglers could be taking place in the next month or two. If you belong to an organisation or club along the NE coast, The Northern Federation of Sea Angling Societies would like to know if you would like to be represented. If you do you can contact me via, e-mail alancharltonsea@blueyonder.co.uk

European Open Beach Championships full result

Quite a few NE anglers did well in the match which was made up from anglers from all over Europe & Scandinvia and a few from further afield. Who enjoyed some fantastic fishing, many putting this down to a ban on inshore waters. Sat; 1st A Little (Sunderland) cod 3870gr, 2nd M Standley (Hull) cod 3585gr, 3rd I Miles (Darlington) Ladies M Sloper (New Milton) cod 1305gr, Jnr L Lovell (Newport) flr 320gr, pairs J.J. Aylward & M Colman (Hornsea) 17580gr. Sun; 1st D Richardson (Lowestoft) cod 6710gr, 2nd K Weatherstone (Hornsea) cod 6430gr, 3rd M Reid (Folkestone) cod 4330gr. Ladies H Wesenbeek (Belgium) cod 1695gr, Jnr 1st A Lye (Oswestry) cod 935gr, Fours 1st K Weatherstone, K Lamming, J Shambrook, S Russell 24145gr. O/ALL 1st D Richardson 6710gr, 2nd K Weatherstone 6439gr, 3rd M Standley 6185gr, 4th M Smith (Redcar), 5th C Bell (N/C) 5575GR, 6TH a little (Sunderland). Ladies 1st H Wesenbeek 1695gr, Jnr 1st A Lye (girl) 936gr, 2nd J Chapman 665gr, 3rd D Hooley 660gr.

Workington & Distrcit SAC (Siddick Blackbank) 18snrs 2 jnrs f, 14 w.i. 27pl, 12flr, 35-2-8. 1st P Watson 4pl 4-12-8, 2nd S George 3pl 2 flr 4-8-0, 3rd M Laycock 3flr 2pl 4-2-0. Jnrs Ben Challenger 1pl 1-8-0, jnt h/f 1st P Watson pl & S Barlow pl 1-9-8.

Amble 1st I Harrogate 3flr 1-10-8, 2nd & lady G Robinson 2flr 0-12-8 h/flat 0-8-12, 3rd C Dawson 2flr 0-11-0, 4th flr 0-6-8.

Seaham SAC (Clifford plate) 77f, 10 w.i. 14pl; 9-11-0, 1st D Ambler (3) 2.06lb, 2nd G Ramsden (3) 1.56lb, 3rd D Monarch h/f pl 1.09lb, 4th J Clark (1) 0.9lb. Pairs D Ambler & T Pilkington (3) 2.06lb, 2nd G Ramsden & M Davison (3) 1.56lb.

B.O.T.A.C. (pier) 36f, only N Garner dab 7oz w.i. won £69.50

St Mary’s AC 20f, 14 w.i. 1st P Lobley 1t/back 1 dab 6-8-0, h/f t/back 5-14-0 (Saltburn pier) 2nd D Miller 30 r/ling 5-10-0, 3rd J Fairbridge 16 r/ling 3-8-0.

Ryhope sweepstake 18f, 3 w.i. 1st D Welsh flr 650grm (Glass Centre), 2nd M Hamilton flr 605grm (Rat Hse Corner) 3rd J Archer flr 365grm (Hendon Wall)

Ryhope club 90f, 7 w.i. 9flr, 1st A Burton (2) 650grm, 2nd J Wilton (2) 560grm, 3rd (both Southwick Prom) 3rd G Warwick jnr flr 510grm (H/Pool) Jnrs Amelia Robinson flr 365grm.

Hartlepool Pirates 1st B Bradley 6dabs, 1 wht 2-7-0, jnt 2nd B Pattinson & A Dixon 1-6-0, h/f D Robinson dab 0-11-0.

Eastenders sweepstake 14f, 2 w.i. 1st S Williams codling 1-4-0, 2nd S Robe coalfish (both Sth Shields pier)

East End & Hendon sweepstake11f, 3 w.i. 1st A Rutherford flr 1-7-0, 2nd J Ford 1-6-0 (both Roker pier) 3rd D Frost flr 0-14-0 (Wear)

Eastenders 6f, 1st, 2nd & 3rd R Walton cod; 4-2-0 & 3-12-0 & flr 1-1-0(Crimdon)

East End & Hendon SAC 14f, 3 w.i. 7flr 1pl, 1st T Tate 3flr 2-7-0, 2nd G Brown 3flr 2-2-0 (Southwick), 3rd B Robson pl & flr 1-7-0 (Sth Shields pier)

Eastenders Open 21f, 4 w.i. (7flrs) 1st S Williams 1-1-0 (Sth Shields pier) 2nd D McCready 1-0-0 (Marsden) 3rd & 4th E Hunter flrs of 0-15-0 (Queen Alex Bridge)

Whitley bay 8f, 2 w.i. 1st M Clark coalfish 1-6-0, 2nd I Galbraith codling 0-14-0.