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1995 - 1996 Season

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William Atkinson

Ian Russell

Denis Thompson

Neil Inglis

Brian Harland

Dave Perrett

Andy Craig

Paul Kilpatrick
George Middlemas
John Butler
Phil Mead
Bernard Vasey
Les Spedding
Norman Brittain
James Gilpin
Paul Short
Jimi Hewitson
Adrian Nelson
Michael Gilpin
Andy Smith (Snr)
Andy Smith (Jnr)
Dave Batchelor
Faron Trueman
Mark Robinson
Chris Evans (Jnr)
Adrian Kelly (Jnr)
Jimmy Middlemas
Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Craig Knaggs (Jnr)
Ben Laws (Jnr)
Daniel Middlemas
Andrew Woodall
Weight

162 lb 09 oz - 76 fish

139 lb 08 oz - 67 fish

131 lb 14 oz - 79 fish

128 lb 10 oz - 79 fish

96 lb 05 oz - 39 fish

86 lb 13 oz - 43 fish

84 lb 09 oz - 53 fish

74 lb 05 oz - 38 fish
65 lb 14 oz - 30 fish
50 lb 14 oz - 27 fish
45 lb 04 oz - 29 fish
42 lb 01 oz - 23 fish
41 lb 07 oz - 26 fish
37 lb 06 oz - 23 fish
33 lb 15 oz - 18 fish
25 lb 01 oz - 9 fish
23 lb 12 oz - 17 fish
23 lb 05 oz - 6 fish
20 lb 01 oz - 15 fish
17 lb 14 oz - 8 fish
16 lb 15 oz - 8 fish
16 lb 04 oz - 10 fish
15 lb 07 oz - 12 fish
10 lb 11 oz - 7 fish
9 lb 04 oz - 9 fish
8 lb 02 oz - 9 fish
7 lb 01 oz - 4 fish
5 lb 12 oz - 3 fish
5 lb 10 oz - 6 fish
5 lb 04 oz - 6 fish
3 lb 00 oz - 3 fish
2 lb 14 oz - 3 fish
2 lb 06 oz - 3 fish
Trophy

Lord Downe Tankard

A Lawson

Chas Rose

Chas Prudom

Bill Brown & F Kirk Cup.

I Metcalfe Rose Bowl

A Humble
Heaviest Fish









12 lb 10 oz
Seasons Results.

Singles Knockout winner - Paul Kilpatrick.

Singles runner up - Brian Harland.

Doubles Knockout winners - William Atkinson & M Bollands.

Doubles runners up - Paul Kilpatrick & Jimmy Middlemas.

Heaviest Fish in a competition - Brian Harland - 12 lb 10 oz (17th March 1996).

Heaviest Fish out of competition - Ian Russell - 11 lb 07 oz.

Christmas Match winner - Les Spedding - 3 lb 08 oz.

Greatest number of fish - Neil Inglis - 79 fish.

Heaviest Bag of fish in a competition - William Atkinson - 20 lb 12 oz.

Open Five Competition winner - Ian Russell.

Juniors.

1st - Chris Evans - 9 lb 04 oz.

2nd - Adrian Kelly - 8 lb 02 oz.

Total weight for the season - 1,440 lb 01 oz.

Total number of fish - 771.

Treasurer - Dave Johnson.
Chairman - William Atkinson.
Secretary - Bernard Vasey.

Notes:- PDH 19-12-2012 taken from ledger.

27th September 1995 - Ian Russell Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 05 oz part of a 14 lb 08 oz bag of 7 fish.

1st October 1995 - Brian Harland Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 10 oz.

25th October 1995 - George Middlemas Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 09 oz, part of an 11 lb 08 oz bag of 2 fish.

1st November 1995 - Ian Russell Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 09 oz.

4th November 1995 - Brian Harland Heaviest Fish out of competition - 8 lb 08 oz.

8th November 1995 - Paul Short Heaviest Fish - 8 lb 06 oz.

3rd December 1995 - Adrian Nelson Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 10 oz, part of a 10 lb 03 oz bag of 3 fish.

13th December 1995 - Neil Inglis Heaviest Fish - 9 lb 10 oz.

28th December 1995 - Ian Russell Heaviest Fish out of competition - 11 lb 07 oz.

3rd January 1996 - Brian Harland Heaviest Fish - 11 lb 15 oz.

24th January 1996 - Denis Thompson Heaviest Fish - 8 lb 12 oz, part of a 10 lb 07 oz bag of 2 fish.

14th February 1996 - William Atkinson Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 12 oz, part of a 10 lb 02 oz bag of 2 fish.

17th March 1996 - Brian Harland Heaviest Fish - 12 lb 10 oz, part of a 15 lb 08 oz bag of 2 fish.


26th November 1995 - Whitby Open

26 members entered and 19 weighed in.
William Atkinson Heaviest Fish - 10 lb 08 1/2 oz, part of a 20 lb 02 bag of 2 fish.
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th

William Atkinson
Ian Russell
Brian Harland
Phil Mead
John Butler
Les Spedding
Dave Perrett
Neil Inglis
Andy Craig
Paul Kilpatrick
Denis Thompson
Norman Brittain
Farron Trueman
James Gilpin
Andrew Woodall
Mike Gilpin
Mark Robinson
Bob Eglon
Bernard Vasey
Weight
20 lb 12/16oz - 5 fish.
16 lb 12/16oz - 5 fish.
14 lb  6/16oz - 4 fish.
11 lb  4/16oz - 3 fish.
10 lb  6/16oz - 2 fish
10 lb  2/16oz - 3 fish.
10 lb   00 oz - 4 fish.
8 lb  9/16oz - 5 fish.
7 lb 11/16oz - 2 fish.
6 lb  7/16oz - 2 fish.
6 lb  4/16oz - 3 fish.
5 lb  7/16oz - 3 fish.
4 lb  5/16oz - 1 fish.
2 lb 12/16oz - 1 fish.
2 lb  6/16oz - 2 fish.
2 lb     00 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 15/16oz - 1 fish.
1 lb  8/16oz - 1 fish.
1 lb  2/16oz - 1 fish.
Total WSAA weigh in 144 lb 00 oz.

10th December 1995 - Cloughton Open

10 members entered and 2 weighed in.
Members club results.
Place
1st
2nd

Dave Perrett
Neil Inglis
Weight
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 11 oz.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson - 17/01/2019

17th December 1995 - Christmas Match

25 members entered and 8 weighed in.
Christmas match
Place
1st
2nd =
2nd =
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th

Les Spedding
Ian Russell
Denis Thompson
Bernard Vasey
Andy Craig
Dave Batchelor
Paul Kilpatrick
Adrian Nelson
Weight
3 lb 08 oz - 2 fish
3 lb 06 oz - 2 fish
3 lb 06 oz - 3 fish
2 lb 03 oz - 1 fish
1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish
1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish
1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish
0 lb 09 oz - 1 fish

White Hart Open - Thurs 28th Dec 1995


14th January 1996 - Ship Open

19 members entered and 6 weighed in.
Members club results.
WSAA member Adrian Nelson won the event, with 1 codling of 6 lb 09 oz, but was not entered into WSAA club sweep.
Gazette '24
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Ian Russell
Andy Smith
William Atkinson
Paul Kilpatrick
Paul Short
Mark Robinson
Weight
5 lb 15 oz - 3 fish.






21st January 1996 - Bell Trophy

Bell Trophy
As reported to the Whitby Gazette by Bernard Vasey.

Whitby Sea Anglers ventured to Scarborough to compete in the Annual Inter-Club "Bell Trophy" Competition.

All recognized Sea Angling Societies may compete for this Trophy and takes place from the shore, from Coble landing, (Filey) to Argyle Gull (Hayburn Wyke) by invitation only.

Nine Angling Clubs took part, which consisted of 'no less than' 8 members per team.  The trophy winners to be determined by the highest average weight, per competitor.

The fish were scarce even with an east / south easterly running, 14 fish were weighed in, with over 100 taking part.

Eventual winners were Scarborough Club, "South Cliff".

Eighteen Whitby Club members took part with only two weighing in, Denis Thompson 2 lb 15 oz and Ian Russell 0 lb 14 oz, the clubs average weight put them in 6th place.

Bernard Vasey
22nd January 1996.
Place
1st
2nd

Denis Thompson
Ian Russell
Weight
2 lb 15 oz - 1 fish
0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish

Heaviest Fish of the Month

25th October 1995
26th November 1995
13th December 1995
3rd January 1996
14th February 1996
17th March 1996
George Middlemas
William Atkinson
Neil Inglis
Brian Harland
William Atkinson
Brian Harland
6 lb 09 oz
10 lb 08 oz
9 lb 10 oz
11 lb 15 oz
7 lb 12 oz
12 lb 10 oz.

1995 - 1996 Season - Match by Match

As reported by Bernard Vasey to the Whitby Gazette.
Started 19/01/2013 PDH.

There are no reports for Wednesday 27th Sept 1995 to Wednesday 22nd November 1995.
Match 1
28 fish for 
Wed 27 Sep 1995
1st - I Russell with 7 fish for 
2nd - D Thompson with 3 fish for 
3rd - P Kilpatrick with 4 fish for 
4th - D Batchelor with 3 fish for 
5th - A Craig with 4 fish for 
6th - B Vasey with 1 fish for 
7th - J Hewitson with 1 fish for 
8th - M Robinson with 1 fish for 
9th - F Trueman with 1 fish for 
10th = N Inglis with 1 fish for 
10th = C Evans (Jnr) with 2 fish for 

Match 2
54 fish for 
Sun 01 Oct 1995
1st - B Harland with 3 fish for 
2nd - N Inglis with 8 fish for 
3rd - A Craig with 7 fish for 
4th - W Atkinson with 7 fish for 
5th - F Trueman with 4 fish for 
6th - D Perrett with 4 fish for 
7th - I Russell with 3 fish for 
8th - N Henderson with 3 fish for 
9th - J Gilpin with 2 fish for 
10th - D Thompson with 2 fish for 
11th - A Smith with 1 fish for 
12th - P Mead with 2 fish for 
13th - D Batchelor with 1 fish for 
14th - P Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
15th - G Middlemas with 1 fish for 
16th - L Spedding with 1 fish for 
17th - A Kelly (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
18th - J Butler with 1 fish for 
19th - A Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
20th - M Gilpin with 1 fish for 

Match 3
38 fish for 
Wed 04 Oct 1995
1st - I Russell with 11 fish for 
2nd - A Craig with 6 fish for 
3rd - J Gilpin with 5 fish for 
4th - W Atkinson with 3 fish for 
5th - G Middlemas with 3 fish for 
6th - F Trueman with 2 fish for 
7th - N Inglis with 2 fish for 
8th - L Spedding with 1 fish for 
9th - J Butler with 1 fish for 
10th = P Short with 1 fish for 
10th = A Smith with 1 fish for 
11th - N Brittain with 1 fish for 
12th - B Harland with 1 fish for 

Match 4
33 fish for 
Sun 08 Oct 1995
1st - B Harland with 5 fish for 
2nd - N Inglis with 6 fish for 
3rd - L Spedding with 5 fish for 
4th - W Atkinson with 5 fish for 
5th - D Perrett with 3 fish for 
6th - A Nelson with 2 fish for 
7th - P Mead with 2 fish for 
8th - M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
9th - J Butler with 1 fish for 
10th - J Gilpin with 1 fish for 
11th - B Vasey with 1 fish for 
12th - A Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for 

Match 5
18 fish for 
Wed 11 Oct 1995
1st - W Atkinson with 4 fish for 
2nd - J Butler with 3 fish for 
3rd - P Mead with 3 fish for 
4th - J Gilpin with 1 fish for 
5th - N Inglis with 2 fish for 
6th - G Middlemas with 1 fish for 
7th = M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
7th = L Spedding with 1 fish for 
9th - F Trueman with 1 fish for 
10th - B Harland with 1 fish for 

Match 6
29 fish for 
Sun 15 Oct 1995
1st - G Middlemas with 2 fish for 
2nd - L Spedding with 3 fish for 
3rd - N Inglis with 4 fish for 
4th - J Butler with 4 fish for 
5th - P Mead with 2 fish for 
6th - D Thompson with 3 fish for 
7th = B Harland with 2 fish for 
7th = D Perrett with 2 fish for 
9th - J Gilpin with 2 fish for 
10th - J Hewitson with 1 fish for 
11th - A Kelly (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
12th = M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
12th = F Trueman with 1 fish for 
14th - I Russell with 1 fish for 

Match 7
21 fish for 
Wed 18 Oct 1995
1st - M Gilpin with 4 fish for 
2nd - N Inglis with 4 fish for 
3rd - P Short with 2 fish for 
4th - D Thompson with 2 fish for 
5th - J Gilpin with 1 fish for 
6th - D Perrett with 2 fish for 
7th - J Butler with 1 fish for 
8th - A Smith with 1 fish for 
9th - F Trueman with 1 fish for 
10th - N Brittain with 1 fish for 
11th - A Craig with 1 fish for 
12th - I Russell with 1 fish for 

Match 8
18 fish for 
Sun 22 Oct 1995
1st - D Perrett with 3 fish for 
2nd - D Middlemas with 3 fish for 
3rd - W Atkinson with 2 fish for 
4th - J Butler with 2 fish for 
5th = M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
5th = B Harland with 1 fish for 
7th = P Kilpatrick with 1 fish for 
7th = L Spedding with 1 fish for 
9th - J Hewitson with 1 fish for 
10th - A Kelly (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
11th - P Mead with 1 fish for 
12th - G Middlemas with 1 fish for 

Match 9
13 fish for 
Wed 25 Oct 1995
1st - G Middlemas with 2 fish for 
2nd - D Thompson with 1 fish for 
3rd - J Middlemas with 1 fish for 
4th - J Butler with 1 fish for 
5th = D Perrett with 1 fish for 
5th = A Kelly (Jnr) with 2 fish for 
7th - P Kilpatrick with 1 fish for 
8th - F Trueman with 1 fish for 
9th - N Inglis with 1 fish for 
10th - B Harland with 1 fish for 
11th - P Mead with 1 fish for 

Match 10
25 fish for 
Sun 29 Oct 1995
1st - A Craig with 4 fish for 
2nd - W Atkinson with 4 fish for 
3rd - J Hewitson with 4 fish for 
4th - D Thompson with 2 fish for 
5th = N Brittain with 2 fish for 
5th = N Inglis with 2 fish for 
7th - D Perrett with 1 fish for 
8th - A Nelson with 1 fish for 
9th - G Middlemas with 1 fish for 
10th = M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
10th = P Mead with 1 fish for 
10th = L Spedding with 1 fish for 
13th - D Batchelor with 1 fish for 

Match 11
19 fish for 
Wed 01 Nov 1995
1st - P Short with 1 fish for 
2nd - I Russell with 1 fish for 
3rd - N Inglis with 3 fish for 
4th - J Butler with 1 fish for 
5th - D Thompson with 4 fish for 
6th - L Spedding with 1 fish for 
7th - D Perrett with 1 fish for 
8th - J Gilpin with 1 fish for 
9th - A Craig with 1 fish for 
10th - B Harland with 1 fish for 
11th - D Batchelor with 1 fish for 
12th - P Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for 

Match 12
16 fish for 
Sun 05 Nov 1995
1st - A Craig with 3 fish for 
2nd - N Brittain with 2 fish for 
3rd - J Hewitson with 2 fish for 
4th - W Atkinson with 2 fish for 
5th - L Spedding with 1 fish for 
6th - B Vasey with 1 fish for 
7th - P Kilpatrick with 1 fish for 
8th = N Inglis with 1 fish for 
8th = A Kelly (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
10th = D Perrett with 1 fish for 
10th = M Robinson with 1 fish for 

Match 13
15 fish for 
Wed 08 Nov 1995
1st - P Short with 1 fish for 
2nd - D Thompson with 2 fish for 
3rd - L Spedding with 3 fish for 
4th - N Inglis with 2 fish for 
5th - A Craig with 1 fish for 
6th - B Harland with 1 fish for 
7th - J Hewitson with 1 fish for 
8th - I Russell with 1 fish for 
9th - C Evans (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
10th - N Brittain with 1 fish for 
11th - P Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for

39 lb  9/16oz

14 lb  8/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
    14/16oz
    12/16oz
    11/16oz
    11/16oz


61 lb 00 oz

9 lb  7/16oz
7 lb  7/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
7 lb   00 oz
4 lb  2/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
    12/16oz
     9/16oz
     8/16oz


38 lb  9/16oz

10 lb 15/16oz
6 lb  3/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
     8/16oz


33 lb 12/16oz

6 lb 11/16oz
6 lb  5/16oz
4 lb 14/16oz
4 lb  5/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
    14/16oz
     7/16oz


19 lb  1/16oz

4 lb 13/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    14/16oz
    12/16oz


34 lb 15/16oz

5 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 00 oz
4 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
    15/16oz
    15/16oz
    13/16oz


26 lb 13/16oz

5 lb  4/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
2 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz


17 lb 15/16oz

4 lb  8/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    15/16oz
    15/16oz
    14/16oz
    13/16oz
    12/16oz
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29 lb  4/16oz

11 lb  8/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
    15/16oz
    14/16oz
    13/16oz


25 lb  6/16oz

4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
    14/16oz
    14/16oz
    14/16oz
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42 lb 12/16oz

9 lb  4/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
5 lb  6/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
     7/16oz


20 lb  5/16oz

3 lb 14/16oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 15/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    15/16oz
    15/16oz


29 lb 14/16oz

8 lb  6/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
    11/16oz

John Smiths Open - (Assumed date Sunday 12th Nov 1995)

Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson

​Match 14
19 fish for 
Sun 12 Nov 1995
1st - W Atkinson with 3 fish for 
2nd - N Inglis with 5 fish for 
3rd - A Smith with 2 fish for 
4th = J Hewitson with 2 fish for 
4th = B Vasey with 1 fish for 
6th - D Perrett with 1 fish for 
7th = I Russell with 1 fish for 
7th = L Spedding with 1 fish for 
9th - A Craig with 2 fish for 
10th - P Mead with 1 fish for 

Match 15
7 fish for 
Wed 15 Nov 1995
1st - G Middlemas with 1 fish for 
2nd - M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
3rd - P Kilpatrick with 1 fish for 
4th - D Thompson with 1 fish for 
5th - J Gilpin with 1 fish for 
6th - N Brittain with 1 fish for 
7th - N Henderson with 1 fish for 

Match 16
51 fish for 
Sun 19 Nov 1995
1st - W Atkinson with 8 fish for 
2nd - B Harland with 5 fish for 
3rd - D Thompson with 4 fish for 
4th - D Perrett with 3 fish for 
5th - I Russell with 1 fish for 
6th - B Vasey with 3 fish for 
7th - N Brittain with 3 fish for 
8th - A Craig with 3 fish for 
9th = M Gilpin with 2 fish for 
9th = G Middlemas with 3 fish for 
11th - N Inglis with 3 fish for 
12th - C Evans (Jnr) with 3 fish for 
13th - A Kelly (Jnr) with 3 fish for 
14th - P Mead with 2 fish for 
15th - P Kilpatrick with 1 fish for 
16th - J Butler with 1 fish for 
17th - A Smith with 1 fish for 
18th - A Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for 
19th - C Knaggs with 1 fish for 

Match 17
16 fish for 
Wed 22 Nov 1995
1st - N Inglis with 3 fish for 
2nd - A Craig with 2 fish for 
3rd - W Atkinson with 2 fish for 
4th - C Knaggs with 3 fish for 
5th - P Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 2 fish for 
6th - I Russell with 1 fish for 
7th - C Evans (Jnr) with 2 fish for 
8th - B Vasey with 1 fish for 

​34 lb  4/16oz

10 lb  9/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
4 lb 13/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
    14/16oz


9 lb  6/16oz

2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
    14/16oz
    12/16oz


85 lb  4/16oz

18 lb 15/16oz
9 lb  3/16oz
6 lb  3/16oz
6 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 14/16oz
4 lb 13/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 12/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
    14/16oz


24 lb  4/16oz

6 lb  5/16oz
4 lb 10/16oz
3 lb 10/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb 00 oz

Sunday 26th November 1995 WSAA Annual Open Match


The event attracted 189 anglers from as far as Cleveland and Scarborough, as well as local anglers in the Whitby area.
Our first prize of £250 went to Scarborough angler Steve Ianson with the heaviest bag of codling 25 lb 06 oz - 5 fish.
2nd £100 to Whitby angler William Atkinson 20 lb 11 oz - ? fish.
3rd £50 to Scarborough angler P Hardy 17 lb 15 oz - ? fish.
The sweep for the 1st Heaviest Fish went to P. Hardy 12 lb 03 oz.
2nd Heaviest Fish went to Steve Ianson 12 lb 01 1/2 oz.
Despite the wet conditions after 6 hours and a good south easterly swell 56 anglers weighed in with 118 fish (codling only) for a total weight of 418 lb.
17 anglers had double figure bags and 44 anglers received prizes.
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th

Steve Ianson
William Atkinson
P Hardy
Ian Russell
A Rutledge
Denis Thompson 
J Moor
Brian Harland 
C Saltner
M Galloway
S Coverdale
T Ward
Phil Mead
R Cammish
J Butler
Les Spedding
Dave Perrett
Weight.
25 lb 06 oz - 5 fish.  2nd heaviest Fish - 12 lb 01 1/2 oz.
20 lb 11 oz 
12 lb 03 oz - 1st Heaviest Fish - 12 lb 03 oz.
16 lb 11 ½ oz 
16 lb 00 oz 
15 lb 11 oz 
14 lb 12 ½ oz 
14 lb 05 ½ oz 
13 lb 00 oz 
11 lb 14 ½ oz 
11 lb 12 oz 
11 lb 04 oz 
11 lb 04 oz 
11 lb 02 oz 
10 lb 06 oz 
10 lb 02 oz 
9 lb 15 ½ oz 
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson - 17/01/2019

Wednesday 29th November 1995.
The south easterly sea was still running and a flooding tide with 20 anglers fishing, catches were low, only 22 fish weighed in.
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 13 lb 00 oz - 5 fish.
2nd - Dave Perrett - 9 lb 15 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Denis Thompson - 9 lb 12 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Andrew Craig - 6 lb 10 oz - 3 fish. 
5th - Neil Inglis - 6 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
6th - James Gilpin - 4 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Brian Harland - 3 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
8th = Bernard Vasey - 2 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
8th = Norman Brittain - 2 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 1 lb 15 oz - 2 fish. 
11th - Les Spedding - 0 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 3rd December 1995.
A very wet night and a growing south south easterly sea gave Adrian Nelson  first place with his heaviest fish of 6 lb 10 oz and a bag of 10 lb 03 oz, this season.
1st - Adrian Nelson - 10 lb 03 oz - 3 fish, one of 6 lb 10 oz.
2nd - Neil Inglis - 5 lb 05 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Bernard Vasey - 4 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 3 lb 14 oz - 4 fish.
5th - Andrew Craig - 3 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Dave Perrett - 3 lb 00 oz - 2 fish.
7th - James Gilpin - 2 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Norman Brittain - 2 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
9th - Mark Robinson - 1 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
10th - M Gilpin - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
11th - John Butler - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish. 
13th - William Atkinson - 0 lb 10 oz - 1 fish. 

On both last Wednesday and Sunday Robin Hoods bay produced the fish with a cocktail of worm, mussel and peeler crab.

Match calendar.
Cloughton Open 10th December 1995
The White Hart Open, Mickleby, 28th December 1995.

Wednesday 6th December 1995.
The night match was fished under the worst conditions this season, snow showers and a strong wind from the north east kept catches low.  The sea was surging under an ebbing tide with loose weed in the runs which kept the larger fish in deeper water.  Six anglers returned with fish.
1st - Denis Thompson - 5 lb 10 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 08 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - John Butler - 4 lb 04 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Ian Russell - 3 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Neil Inglis - 2 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Andy Smith - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
This was also a Federation Knockout Match between Whitby A and Whitby B teams and Whitby A went through 9 lb 00 oz and 8 lb 01 oz.

Sunday 10th December 1995 - Cloughton Open

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Whitby Sea Anglers entered the Cloughton Open, sponsored by Autoscan Arundale Nissan of Scarborough.

This was a day match fishing 10am to 4pm and weigh in by 5pm at the Red Lion, Cloughton, where a hot meal was provided after the prize presentation which was made by Councillor TW miller.

With the wind coming round to the south west and bright sunlight, the sea conditions were flat with clear water.  Catches of codling  were rare, with only 5 anglers out of 125 competitors who fished, weighing in a total of 6 fish.
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1st - Mike Smith - 5 lb 06 1/8oz. oz - received £250
2nd = Dave Perrett - 1 lb 14 7/8oz. - received £75.
2nd = Steve Ianson - 1 lb 14 7/8oz - received £75.
4th - Mick Hillaby - 1 lb 12 7/8oz.
5th - Steve Ianson - 1 lb 12 ¾ oz.
6th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 11 ¼ oz.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson - 17/01/2019

​Match calendar.
The White Hart Open, Mickleby, 28th December 1995.
10am to 3pm, weigh in till 4pm at White Hart Inn.
This is a Heaviest Bag Match, tickets £3.50.

Wednesday 13th December 1995.
Neil Inglis started fishing by catching an under sized codling, (which he returned) then moving near the end of the match to the sea wall at Robin Hoods Bay, next to fellow club members and land the clubs heaviest fish this season of 9 lb 10 oz.
1st - Neil Inglis - 9 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
2nd - Andy Smith - 6 lb 02 oz - 1 fish, his heaviest this season from Sandsend.
3rd - William Atkinson - 6 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
4th - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Norman Brittain - 3 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Andrew Craig - 3 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
8th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
Picture
Neil Inglis, WSAA, Wednesday 13th December 1995. 9 lb 10 oz.
Sunday 17th December 1995 
This was the Christmas Match Competition for club members only, fishing times 2pm to 7pm.  The conditions were far from perfect, even with an easterly swell the water was very clear.  Catches were made when darkness fell with only 8 anglers weighing in a total of 12 fish as 29 fished.
The winner of the heaviest bag of fish went to 
The heaviest fish went to Bernard Vasey 2 lb 04 oz.
1st - Les Spedding - 3 lb 08 oz - 2 fish - heaviest bag of fish.
2nd = Denis Thompson - 3 lb 06 oz - 3 fish.
2nd = Ian Russell - 3 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Bernard Vasey - 2 lb 04 oz -  fish - heaviest fish .
5th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Dave Batchelor - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Adrian Nelson - 0 lb 09 oz -  fish.
Members would like to thank Robbie and Dave for the excellent Christmas meal which was enjoyed by all at the Pier Inn.

Match calendar.
Ship Inn Open, 14th January 1996 - Incorporating the Whitby Gazette Trophy.
£250 First Prize.

Wednesday 20th December 1995
No report.
1st - D Batchelor - 8 lb 00 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Ian Russell - 7 lb 00 oz - 6 fish.
3rd - Phil Mead - 6 lb 00 oz - 3 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 5 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Neil Inglis - 4 lb 12 oz - 3 fish.
6th - George Middlemas - 4 lb 00 oz - 2 fish.
7th - Andy Smith - 2 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
8th - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Les Spedding - 1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.

Christmas break

​Wednesday 3rd January 1996
Whitby Sea Anglers returned to club fishing after the Christmas new year break to good conditions from a south easterly sea which produced fish for 15 out of the 18 members who fished.  The best bag came from William Atkinson - 18 lb 05 oz -  fish, including one of 9 lb 00 oz.  This bag of fish took him over the 100 lb barrier for the season to date.
1st - William Atkinson - 18 lb 05 oz - 4 fish, including one of 9 lb 00 oz.
2nd - Ian Russell - 13 lb 05 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Brian Harland - 11 lb 15 oz - 1 fish (now heaviest fish in a club match).
4th - Bernard Vasey - 9 lb 13 oz - 4 fish.
5th - Dave Perrett - 9 lb 08 oz - 3 fish.
6th - George Middlemas - 6 lb 05 oz - 3 fish.
7th - James Gilpin - 5 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Denis Thompson - 4 lb 07 oz - 2 fish.
9th - Norman Brittain - 4 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
10th - Phil Mead - 3 lb 12 oz - 2 fish.
11th - Mark Robinson - 2 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Neil Inglis - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
13th - Paul Short - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
14th = John Butler - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
14th = Andy Smith - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
Total weigh in 96 lb 04 oz.

Sunday 7th January 1996
With the rough south easterly sea conditions continuing it did not produce the fish until the tide ebbed, leaving loose weed high on the scars.
Catching his first near the end of the match Neil Inglis had the top bag for 12 lb 02 oz, one fish was 7 lb.
1st - Neil Inglis - 12 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - William Atkinson - 9 lb 00 oz - 5 fish.
3rd - Ian Russell - 7 lb 08 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Andrew Craig - 5 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Chris Evans (jnr) - 2 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Phil Mead - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.

Ian Russell now has the Heaviest Fish out-side a club night with a fish from the Mickleby Open weighing 11 lb 07 oz.

The singles semi finals will be fished on Wednesday between
Andrew Craig and Brian Harland.
Denis Thompson and Paul Kilpatrick.

Match calendar.
Ship Inn Open 14th January 1996.

Wednesday 10th January 1996
This club match incorporated the singles semi-finals knockout where Brian Harland and Paul Kilpatrick go through to the final.
1st - William Atkinson - 9 lb 05 oz - 4 fish.
2nd - Phil Mead - 2 lb 13 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Adrian Nelson - 2 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
5th - John Butler - 2 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
6th - George Middlemas - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Norman Brittain - 0 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.

Friday 5th January 1996.
Fishing in the Federation Knockouts semi-final Whitby A Team consisting of William Atkinson, Ian Russell, Denis Thompson and Dave Perrett beat South Cliff A Team 16 lb 12 oz to 4 lb 11 oz, taking them into the final.

​​Sunday 14th January 1996 - Ship Inn Open

Nelson wins Gazette Trophy

Gazette '24
Sundays Ship Inn Open Competition sponsored by Vaux for the heaviest single codling only was fished under good conditions with a south easterly swell but with very poor results.

Entries were a little lower than last years event, 75 anglers fished from 1pm to 6pm with only 11 weighing in a total of 16 fish for 31 lb.

The first prize of £250 and the Gazette Trophy was awarded to Adrian Nelson of Whitby with a cod of 6 lb 09 oz, he also took the prize for the heaviest bag.

Second place was shared by Ian Russell (Whitby) and Geof Dann (Teesside) with a fish of 2 lb 04 oz, each received £75.

Fourth equal were William Atkinson and Andy Smith 2 lb 02 oz.

6th - Ian Russell - 2 lb 01 oz.
7th - Colin Sharp 1 lb 15 oz.
8th - Paul Short 1 lb 14 oz.
9th - Ian Russell 1 lb 10 oz.
10th - Kevin Thompson 1 lb 09 oz.
11th - Mark Robinson 1 lb 07 oz.
12th - Alan Jemmerson 1 lb 04 oz.
13th - Paul Kilpatrick 1 lb 01 oz and 0 lb 10 oz.
Picture
Adrian Nelson is presented with the Whitby Gazette Trophy by Barbara Tyler, landlady of the Ship Inn. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson

​Wednesday 17th January 1996.
Fishing a low water flood match and a calm sea 18 anglers found it hard to find fish even with colour in the water.
1st - Neil Inglis - 4 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Jimmy Middlemas - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Mark Robinson - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
6th - William Atkinson - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.

This match incorporated the Doubles Knockout semi-finals in which Paul Kilpatrick and Jimmy Middlemas fished against William Atkinson and Mike Bollands in the final.

Sunday 21st January 1996 - Bell Trophy

Bell Trophy
​Whitby Sea Anglers ventured to Scarborough to compete in the Annual Inter-Club "Bell Trophy" Competition.
All recognised Sea Angling Societies may compete for this Trophy and takes place from the shore, from Coble landing, (Filey) to Argyle Gull (Hayburn Wyke) by invitation only.
Nine Angling Clubs took part, which consisted of 'no less than' 8 members per team.  The trophy winners to be determined by the highest average weight, per competitor.
The fish were scarce even with an east / south easterly running, 14 fish were weighed in, with over 100 taking part.
Eventual winners were Scarborough Club, "South Cliff".
Eighteen Whitby Club members took part with only two weighing in, Denis Thompson 2 lb 15 oz and Ian Russell 0 lb 14 oz, the clubs average weight put them in 6th place.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson - 17/01/2019

​Wednesday 23rd January 1996.
The mid-week match was a high water ebb event with a big tide, heavy seas and a bitterly cold easterly wind.
Club members returned to the weigh in station saying it was difficult to find a “mark” that would fish.  Too much wind and white water.
1st - Denis Thompson - 10 lb 07 oz - 2 fish, including one of 8 lb 12 oz.
2nd - Dave Perrett - 4 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.

Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson - 17/01/2019

Sunday 28th January 1996.
Snow blizzards on Friday and Saturday almost cancelled Sunday’s match, road were clear by Sunday morning due to gritting and a thaw Saturday evening.  The cold easterly winds continued and with it the fish scarce, although 7 members did weigh in 10 fish.
1st - Denis Thompson - 7 lb 06 oz - 1 fish (reported this was his only bite).
2nd - Neil Inglis - 4 lb 04 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Ian Russell - 3 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Andy Smith - 1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
6th - William Atkinson - 1 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.
7th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 31st January 1996.
The easterly cold conditions remain unchanged and with it the scars and beaches are quiet with very few fish showing along the east coast.  Although it was nice to hear a 21 lb 14 oz cod was landed from the Marine Drive at Scarborough by Cloughton angler Mick Chadwick on Sunday night 28th January.
This is time of year for big cod which come close to shore to spawn, but unless conditions change to a north westerly blow these specimens will be rare.
1st - John Butler - 4 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Norman Brittain - 4 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Neil Inglis - 3 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Phil Mead - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Ian Russell - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 4th February 1996.
With a big tide ebbing, anglers were able to reach the low water marks as the clear moonlit night revealed the scars.  Again small codling were on the scales as Ian Russell won the match.
1st - Ian Russell - 5 lb 04 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Andrew Craig - 3 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Jimmy Middlemas - 3 lb 04 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Neil Inglis - 2 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
7th - John Butler - 0 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 7th February 1996.
Still an easterly swell with plenty of colour in the water and a light chilly breeze produced fish from either side of Whitby.  Sandsend and Robin Hoods Bay brought 11 fish to the weigh in station.
1st - Denis Thompson - 8 lb 04 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Dave Perrett - 5 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - William Atkinson - 5 lb 00 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Ian Russell - 4 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
5th - George Middlemas - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Phil Mead - 2 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 11th February 1996.
The conditions were quite good for a Sunday match, a dry night and a flooding tide with long distance south easterly swell running.  But the fish were not taking the large baits of lugworm and mussel that were on offer.
1st - William Atkinson - 8 lb 01 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Ian Russell - 4 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Phil Mead - 2 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 0 lb 15 oz - 1 flattie.

At present 4 members are over the 100 lb weight for the season which concludes at the end of March.
William Atkinson - 142 lb 09 oz.
Ian Russell - 125 lb 10 oz.
Neil Inglis - 123 lb 11 oz.
Denis Thompson - 115 lb 01 oz.

Wednesday 14th February 1996.
North Westerly’s Return.
With conditions at last changing to north westerly reports of anglers fishing the west pier on Tuesday night returned home with fish which had moved in close to feed on the food that had been churned up in the sea swell.
By Wednesday the swell had fallen away a little but conditions were still good with a medium flooding tide of 4.8 metres, catches were up on previous club night results.
21 members turned out with 13 weighing in 19 fish for 45 lb 05 oz.
1st - William Atkinson - 10 lb 02 oz - 2 fish, including HF for February so far 7 lb 12 oz.
2nd - Ian Russell - 6 lb 05 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Andy Smith - 5 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
4th - George Middlemas - 4 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Jimmy Hewitson - 4 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.
7th - John Butler - 4 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
10th = Andrew Craig - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
10th = Andy Smith - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
13th - C Knaggs (jnr) - 0 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 18th February 1996.
The worst conditions this season arrived for the start of Sunday nights match with strong north north easterly gales and snow blizzards, increasing as the evening drew on.  Unable to cast and fish the marks most anglers returned back early.  Dave Perrett was the lucky angler, as he was the only one to weigh in with a fish he caught on his first cast.
1st - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 21st February 1996.
Last Tuesday the Whitby “A” Team of William Atkinson, Denis Thompson, Ian Russell, and Dave Perrett beat Cloughton in the South Regional Final, they now go on into the Federation Final fished later in March / April.
Wednesday nights club match produced 10 fish between 4 anglers, with a big 6 metre tide ebbing fast and a slight easterly swell William Atkinson again found the fish.
1st - William Atkinson - 9 lb 14 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - George Middlemas - 9 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 14 oz - 3 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 3 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 25th February 1996.
The sea had become calm for Sunday nights event, starting to fish 2 hours before high tide, there was still plenty of colour in the water, but very few bites.  For the second match this season only one angler returned with fish to weigh in, Bernard Vasey landed a 1 lb 10 oz fish from ”The Top of The World” Sandsend Cliffs, with a cocktail of peeler and mussel.

Wednesday 28th February 1996.
There was another poor result to the midweek match as the conditions were quite good with a northerly long distant swell running in.  Whitby Sea Anglers were expecting to hook into fish from the slow flooding tide which started one hour before the match started, but the swell were a little too heavy at times, and only 4 fish were brought to the scales.
1st - Dave Perrett - 3 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
2nd - John Butler - 2 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Bernard Vasey - 2 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish. 

William Atkinson won the sweep for the heaviest fish of the month competition for February having a fish of 7 lb 12 oz on the 14th February.

Sunday 3rd March 1996.
With his first weigh in for 15 matches Brian Harland won Sundays match with 5 fish for 12 lb 07 oz.  The sea state was fairly good with a north by north westerly light wind giving movement close in to shore on an ebbing tide.
1st - Brian Harland - 12 lb 07 oz - 5 fish.
2nd - Andrew Craig - 7 lb 04 oz - 3 fish, fishing in the same area as Brian.
3rd - George Middlemas - 5 lb 00 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 6th March 1996.
The mid-week match was yet another single fish weigh in, this time it was Paul Kilpatrick’s turn to be the victor, a codling of 2 lb 07 oz from the beaches near Sandsend.  With a big tide 5.6 metres ebbing tide and a south easterly swell the fish remained scarce on the scars.

Sunday 10th March 1996.
Sunday’s match was a little better, fishing a top of the tide ebb match which produced 5 fish to the scales.
1st - Jimmy Hewitson - 3 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 3 lb 10 oz - 1 fish from the west pier.
3rd - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Paul Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 flattie, also from the west pier.
There were 3 anglers reporting of “the one that got away”, better luck next time lads.

Wednesday 13th March 1996.
The easterlys still continue to dominate along the east coast and with it the old saying of “when the winds are in the east the fish bite the least” has proved to be this season.  The north westerlys have been rare and the fish have not moved south in their normal winter cod run.
The mid-week match was spoiled by a strong north easterly cold wind and again some marks were not fishable.  For the first time this season the scales were not “hung out” as no fish were landed despite 12 members fishing.

Sunday 17th March 1996.
The sea swell was rough with no wind for the match, fishing an ebbing tide Brian Harland had a hard task when he hooked into the best fish in the club this season.  He was fishing in rocky ground when the 12 lb 10 oz cod took the cocktail of lugworm and mussel.  In his last cast he landed another codling, weighing in a total of 15 lb 08 oz.
1st - Brian Harland - 15 lb 08 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Neil Inglis - 3 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 20th March & Sunday 24th March 1996.
With the season almost at an end, the remaining club members who fish to the end will be glad when the last match is fished.  There were only 2 codling in 2 matches weighed in.
Denis Thompson triumphed in both, with a fish of 2 lb 03 oz on Wednesday, fishing on a flat calm night from an ebbing tide and a 2 lb 10 oz fish on Sunday.  Conditions were slightly better with a light south easterly stirring a little colour to the water.
Small fish bites were keeping the junior members active on the west pier extensions as undersized flat fish were returned to the water.

Wednesday 27th March 1996.
1st - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 31st March 1996.
Whitby Sea Anglers can now stow their gear as the 1995 - 1996 season came to an end.  The last match was fished on a dry cool night and a calming northerly swell with the tide ebbing allowing anglers to reach the tangles and low water marks.
Ian Russell produced the only fish to be weighed in, 3 codling for 7 lb 09 oz, winning the match and also putting him back in second place overall for the season.
The club will be holding their annual dinner and prize giving presentation at the Metropole Hotel on 20th April 1996.

As reported by Bernard Vasey.
Completed 3rd February 2013 PDH.

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Northern Federation Team Knockout 1995/96 (South Region)

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Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson - 17/01/2019

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