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Denis Thompson

Paul Kilpatrick

Neil Inglis

Ian Russell

William Atkinson

Brian Harland

George Middlemas

Dave Perrett

Les Spedding

Bernard Vasey
Faron Trueman
Phil Mead
Andy Craig
Andy Smith
John Butler
Jimi Hewitson
Adrian Smith
Paul Short
Jimmy Middlemas
Neil Butler
James Gilpin
Dave Batchelor
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Adrian Nelson
Ben Laws (Jnr)
Mike Gilpin
Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Weight

182 lb 11 oz - 100 fish

150 lb 04 oz - 86 fish

144 lb 08 oz - 68 fish

131 lb 05 oz - 79 fish

127 lb 00 oz - 67 fish

105 lb 00 oz - 48 fish

102 lb 13 oz - 47 fish

93 lb 03 oz - 48 fish

89 lb 07 oz - 49 fish

80 lb 11 oz - 29 fish
75 lb 00 oz - 33 fish
67 lb 13 oz - 41 fish
47 lb 09 oz - 27 fish
47 lb 03 oz - 33 fish
46 lb 02 oz - 26 fish
41 lb 01 oz - 23 fish
38 lb 07 oz - 21 fish
38 lb 05 oz - 17 fish
33 lb 00 oz - 18 fish
24 lb 10 oz - 15 fish
22 lb 12 oz - 16 fish
21 lb 14 oz - 17 fish
21 lb 12 oz - 14 fish
13 lb 13 oz - 9 fish
11 lb 12 oz - 8 fish
11 lb 00 oz - 6 fish
8 lb 14 oz - 6 fish
1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish
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Gallery
20 lb 06 oz

Seasons Results.

Singles Knockout winner - Les Spedding.

Singles runner up - Brian Harland.

Doubles Knockout winners - Les Spedding & Paul Kilpatrick.

Doubles runners up - Ian Russell & Jimmy Hewitson.

Heaviest Fish in a competition - Bernard Vasey - 20 lb 06 oz.  12th March 1997

Heaviest Fish out of competition - John Butler - 11 lb 06 oz.

Christmas match winner - Paul Short - 14 lb 00 oz.

Greatest number of fish - Denis Thompson - 100 fish.

Heaviest Bag in competition - Brian Harland - 29 lb 03 oz.

Juniors.

1st - Philip Kilpatrick - 21 lb 12 oz.

2nd - Mathew Atkinson - 13 lb 13 oz.

Total Seasons weight - 1,779 lb 10 oz.

Total number of fish - 852.

Treasurer - Dave Johnson
Chairman - William Atkinson
Secretary - Bernard Vasey
Source - end of season presentation pamphlet.

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

September 1996

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

Audit of ledger - 3rd - 6th Feb 2021


1996 - 1997 Season - Match by Match

October 1996

As reported by Bernard Vasey to Whitby Gazette.
Started 03/02/2013 PDH.

Wed 2nd Oct - 1 of 49

1st - William Atkinson - 1 fish
2nd - Dave Batchelor - 4 fish
3rd - Denis Thompson - 3 fish
4th - James Gilpin - 3 fish
5th - Phil Mead - 2 fish
6th - Paul Short - 3 fish
7th - George Middlemas - 2 fish
8th - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
9th = Andy Smith - 2 fish
9th = Les Spedding - 2 fish
11th - Andy Craig - 2 fish
12th - Jimi Hewitson - 1 fish
11 lb 00 oz
5 lb 04 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 04 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 10 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 08 oz
Heaviest Fish [of the season] - 11 lb 00 oz
45 lb 05 oz - 27 fish [ 23 fished]

Sun 6th Oct - 2 of 49

1st - Ian Russell - 6 fish
2nd - Denis Thompson - 3 fish
3rd - Dave Batchelor - 2 fish
4th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
6th - Andy Craig - 2 fish
7th - Andy Smith - 2 fish
8th - Faron Trueman - 1 fish
9th = William Atkinson - 1 fish
9th = James Gilpin - 1 fish
11th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
8 lb 14 oz
5 lb 03 oz
3 lb 07 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 02 oz
32 lb 04 oz - 22 fish [ 22 fished]

Wed 9th Oct - 3 of 49

1st - George Middlemas - 3 fish
2nd - Paul Short - 4 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
4th - Faron Trueman - 3 fish
5th - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
6th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 2 fish
7th - James Gilpin - 2 fish
8th = Andy Craig - 1 fish
8th = Les Spedding - 1 fish
10th = Mike Gilpin - 1 fish
10th = Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
12th - Dave Batchelor - 1 fish
15 lb 06 oz
5 lb 04 oz
4 lb 10 oz
3 lb 12 oz
3 lb 08 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 08 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    14 oz
No detail
43 lb 10 oz - 22 fish [ 23 fished]

Sun 13th Oct - 4 of 49

1st - Denis Thompson - 6 fish
2nd - Andy Craig - 3 fish
3rd - John Butler - 2 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 6 fish
5th - William Atkinson - 4 fish
6th - George Middlemas - 4 fish
7th - Dave Perrett - 3 fish
8th - Neil Inglis - 3 fish
9th - James Gilpin - 2 fish
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
11th = Dave Batchelor - 2 fish
11th = Andy Smith - 2 fish
13th - Phil Mead - 2 fish
14th = Mike Gilpin - 1 fish
14th = Les Spedding - 1 fish
10 lb 09 oz
8 lb 14 oz
6 lb 07 oz
5 lb 15 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 05 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 08 oz
No detail
67 lb 05 oz - 44 fish [ 21 fished]

Wed 16th Oct - 5 of 49

1st - George Middlemas - 2 fish
2nd - Denis Thompson - 3 fish
3rd - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
4th = Jimi Hewitson - 1 fish
4th = Neil Inglis - 1 fish
6th = Ian Russell - 1 fish
6th = Andy Smith - 1 fish
6th  Les Spedding - 1 fish
9th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
10th = Phil Mead - 1 fish
10th = Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
5 lb 00 oz
3 lb 07 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 01 oz
    15 oz
    15 oz
    15 oz
    13 oz
    12 oz
    12 oz
18 lb 01 oz - 15 fish [ 23 fished]

Sun 20th Oct - 6 of 49

1st - Brian Harland - 8 fish
2nd - Neil Inglis - 3 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 4 fish
4th - John Butler - 4 fish
5th - Les Spedding - 2 fish
6th - Phil Mead - 2 fish
7th - Andy Craig - 1 fish
8th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish
10th - James Gilpin - 1 fish
11th - Faron Trueman - 1 fish
7 lb 12 oz
7 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 00 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 00 oz
33 lb 06 oz - 28 fish [ 27 fished]

Wed 23rd Oct - 7 of 49

The calm conditions continued and there was a strong wind presence from the south which spoiled some of the places to fish.
Club members returned to the weigh-in station with small codling and billet.  The winner was John Butler.
Bernard Vasey (didn't fish, wedding anniversary).
1st - John Butler - 3 fish
2nd - Phil Mead - 1 fish
3rd - Jimi Middlemas - 2 fish
4th - Andy Craig - 2 fish
5th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish
6th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
7th - Jimi Hewitson - 1 fish
8th - Faron Trueman - 1 fish
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 09 oz
2 lb 08 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 00 oz
16 lb 04 oz - 12 fish [ 23 fished]

Sun 27th Oct - 8 of 49

Sunday nights conditions were identical to that of last Wednesday.
1st - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
2nd - Jimi Middlemas - 2 fish
3rd - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
4th - Faron Trueman - 2 fish
5th - George Middlemas - 2 fish
6th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
7th - Les Spedding - 1 fish
8th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
9th = William Atkinson - 1 fish
9th = Phil Mead - 1 fish
3 lb 07 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 04 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 01 oz
    14 oz
    14 oz
18 lb 12 oz - 15 fish [ 27 fished]

Ledger footnote [no date] - John Butler Heaviest Fish Out of Competition - 11 lb 06 oz

Wed 30th Oct - 9 of 49

1st - Les Spedding - 6 fish
2nd - Jimi Hewitson - 3 fish
3rd - Faron Trueman - 2 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 3 fish
5th - Jimi Middlemas - 2 fish
6th - George Middlemas - 2 fish
7th - Brian Harland - 2 fish
8th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
9th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
10th - Andy Craig - 1 fish
11th - Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
12th - Ian Russell - 1 fish
13th - James Gilpin - 1 fish
14th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
14 lb 05 oz
9 lb 02 oz
8 lb 04 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 14 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 01 oz
    14 oz
No detail
52 lb 09 oz - 27 fish [ 26 fished]
Match calendar.
Whitby Sea Anglers Association are holding the annual one day open shore angling competition on 3rd November with a 1st prize of £300 for the heaviest bag of cod.  Tickets are on sale at the Pier Inn Hotel and district tackle shops, Saltburn, Redcar and Scarborough.
Bernard Vasey

Leader board after 9 of 49 matches - last column +/- 5lb per match target [45 lb] {edit 03/02/2021}
1st - Denis Thompson - 24 fish 
2nd - George Middlemas - 16 fish 
3rd - Les Spedding - 14 fish 
4th - Neil Inglis - 13 fish 
5th - Andy Craig - 12 fish 
6th - William Atkinson - 7 fish 
7th - Faron Trueman - 10 fish 
8th - Brian Harland - 17 fish 
9th - Dave Perrett - 9 fish 
10th - John Butler - 9 fish 
11th - Jimi Hewitson - 6 fish 
12th - Phil Mead - 9 fish 
13th - Dave Batchelor - 9 fish 
14th - James Gilpin - 9 fish 
15th - Paul Kilpatrick - 9 fish 
16th - Ian Russell - 8 fish 
17th - Paul Short - 7 fish 
18th = Andy Smith - 7 fish 
18th = Jimi Middlemas - 6 fish 
20th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 2 fish 
21st - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 3 fish 
22nd - Mike Gilpin - 2 fish 
23rd - Adrian Nelson - 2 fish 
24th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish 
36 lb 05 oz
34 lb 09 oz
23 lb 14 oz
21 lb 14 oz
19 lb 15 oz
18 lb 03 oz
18 lb 01 oz
16 lb 07 oz
14 lb 01 oz
13 lb 10 oz
12 lb 13 oz
12 lb 09 oz
12 lb 05 oz
11 lb 15 oz
11 lb 10 oz
11 lb 02 oz
8 lb 08 oz
8 lb 04 oz
8 lb 04 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 04 oz
Deficit
1 lb 12 oz
10 lb 11 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 12 oz
     2 oz
1 lb 10 oz
2 lb 06 oz
     7 oz
    13 oz
     4 oz
     4 oz
     6 oz
     5 oz
     8 oz
2 lb 10 oz
     4 oz

5 lb 00 oz
     8 oz
     4 oz
     2 oz
1 lb 02 oz
- 8 lb 11 oz
- 10 lb 07 oz
- 21 lb 02 oz
- 23 lb 02 oz
- 25 lb 01 oz
- 26 lb 13 oz
- 26 lb 15 oz
- 28 lb 09 oz
- 30 lb 15 oz
- 31 lb 06 oz

Season total 212 fish - 327 lb 08 oz - Av 1 lb 09 oz

Date Oct
Wed 02
Sun 06
Wed 09
Sun 13
Wed 16
Sun 20
Wed 23
Sun 27
Wed 30

Wed 02
Sun 06
Wed 09
Sun 13
Wed 16
Sun 20
Wed 23
Sun 27
Wed 30
Heaviest Fish
William Atkinson
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?
?
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Heaviest Bag of Fish
William Atkinson (1)
Ian Russell (6)
George Middlemas (3)
Denis Thompson (6)
George Middlemas (2)
Brian Harland (8)
John Butler (3)
Denis Thompson (2)
Les Spedding (6)
Weight
11 lb 00 oz
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?
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?
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11 lb 00 oz
8 lb 14 oz
15 lb 06 oz
10 09 oz
5 lb 00 oz
7 lb 12 oz
3 lb 03 oz
3 lb 07 oz
14 lb 05 oz
Notes
? No Heaviest Fish recorded.




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No. Fish
27
22
22
44
15
28
12
15
26
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212 Fish​
Weight
45 lb 05 oz
32 lb 04 oz
43 lb 10 oz
67 lb 05 oz
18 lb 01 oz
33 lb 06 oz
16 lb 04 oz
18 lb 12 oz
52 lb 09 oz
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​327 lb 08 oz​

November 1996

Sun 3rd Nov - 10 of 49 - Whitby Open

Sandsend angler tops Open
Conditions were poor on Sunday for the annual Whitby Sea Anglers Association Open Match, sponsored jointly by the Pier Inn Hotel, Whitby, and Keith’s Sports, of Saltburn.

The weeks south westerly winds increased in strength and a lot of the exposed marks could not be fished.  There was still a good turn-out with 165 anglers fishing within the boundaries from Skinningrove Beck to Filey coble landing.  They were determined to find fish on a slow ebbing tide but results were low as only 19 anglers weighed-in with 33 codling for a total weight of 72 lb 03 oz.

The £300 first place prize was presented to Sandsend angler Dave Cass who had the heaviest bag of codling with two fish for 9 lb 13 oz, second prize of £150 went to Darlington angler Bernard Westgarth with two fish for 8 lb 10 oz, third prize of £75 to D Kendall, of Scarborough, 6 lb 03 oz, Paul Kilpatrick, Whitby, 5 lb 05 oz, D Readman, Scarborough 5 lb 01½ oz, A Pickering, Scarborough 4 lb 11 oz, B Colling, Filey 4 lb 10½ oz, J Eves, Whitby, 4 lb 10½ oz, Neil Inglis, Whitby 3 lb 06 oz, Denis Thompson, Whitby 2 lb 15 oz, I Thompson, Scarborough 2 lb 09½ oz, Farron Trueman, Whitby 2 lb 03 oz, William Atkinson, Whitby 2 lb 00 oz, S Barker, Scarborough 1 lb 11 oz, Philip Mead, Whitby 1lb 09 oz, G Archer, Whitby 1 lb 01 oz, Pete Bayes, Scarborough 1 lb 00 oz, Bernard Vasey, Whitby 0 lb 15 oz.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson
The sweep for the heaviest fish of £110 went to Bernard Westgarth (Darlington) with 6 lb 14½ oz.  Second heaviest fish, £55 to Dave Cass, Whitby 5 lb 01 oz.
1st - Dave Cass, Sandsend - 9 lb 13 oz (2)
2nd - Bernard Westgarth, Darlington - 8 lb 10 oz (2)
3rd - D Kendall, Scarborough - 6 lb 03 oz
4th - Paul Kilpatrick, Whitby - 5 lb 05 oz (2)
5th - D Readman, Scarborough - 5 lb 01½ oz
6th - A Pickering, Scarborough - 4 lb 11 oz
7th = B Colling, Filey - 4 lb 10½ oz
7th = J Eves, Whitby - 4 lb 10½ oz
9th - Neil Inglis, Whitby 3 lb 06 oz (1)
10th - Westmorland, Whitby - 3 lb 06 oz
11th - Denis Thompson, Lythe - 2 lb 15 oz (2)
12th - Ian Thompson, Scarborough - 2 lb 09½ oz
13th - Faron Trueman, Whitby - 2 lb 03 oz (2)
14th - William Atkinson, Egton - 2 lb 00 oz (1)
15th - Simon Barker, Scarborough - 1 lb 11 oz
16th - Philip Mead, Whitby - 1lb 09 oz (1)
17th - G Archer, Whitby - 1 lb 01 oz
18th - Pete Bayes, Scarborough - 1 lb 00 oz
19th - Bernard Vasey, Whitby 0 lb 15 oz (1)
2nd Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 01 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 14½ oz
Picture
Bernard Westgarth (Heaviest Fish) and Dave Cass (winner) stood outside the Pier Inn Hotel. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Dave Cass (winner), the landlady , landlord of the Pier Inn Hotel, and Bernard Westgarth (Heaviest Fish). Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
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Dave Cass, Open winner, Andrew Cass Jnr and Bob Eglon. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.

The conditions were poor on Sunday for the annual Whitby Sea Anglers Association Open Match Competition which was sponsored by the Pier Inn Hotel, Whitby and Keith’s Sports of Saltburn.
The south westerly winds which had been here most of the week increased in strength and a lot of the exposed marks could not be fished.
There was still a good turn out with 165 anglers fishing in the boundaries from Skinningrove Beck to the Coble Landing, Filey.  They were determined to find fish on a slow ebbing tide but results were low as only 19 anglers weighed in with 33 codling for a total of 73 lb 03 oz .
Our 1st prize of £300 was presented to a local angler from Sandsend, (Nr Whitby) Dave Cass, who had the heaviest bag of codling with 2 fish for 9 lb 13 oz.
2nd prize of £150 went to Darlington angler Bernard Westgarth with 2 fish for 8 lb 10 oz.
3rd prize of £75 went to D Kendall from Scarborough 6 lb 03 oz.
Bernard Vasey
26 members entered and 7 weighed in.
Members club results.
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
2nd - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
3rd - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
4th - Faron Trueman - 2 fish
5th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
6th - Phil Mead - 1 fish
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 00 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 03 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 09 oz
    15 oz
No detail
1 fish - 4 lb 00 oz
18 lb 15 oz - 10 fish [ 26 fished]

Wed 6th Nov - 11 of 49

Very wintery conditions gave a poor result for anglers this season as wind, rain and hail spoiled a good nights fishing on a slow flooding tide, with close to shore movement and plenty of colour in the water.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 3 fish
3rd - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
4th = William Atkinson - 1 fish
4th = Les Spedding - 2 fish
6th - Jimi Hewitson - 1 fish
7th - Ian Russell - 2 fish
8th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
9th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
10th - Andy Craig - 1 fish
11th - Dave Batchelor - 1 fish
12th = John Butler - 1 fish
12th = Jimi Middlemas - 1 fish
7 lb 09 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 04 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 00 oz


1 fish - 4 lb 00 oz
40 lb 09 oz - 20 fish [ 23 fished]

Sun 10th Nov - 12 of 49

The club had its best night this season as 71 fish were brought to the scales by 22 members for a total weight of 111 lb 03 oz.
With a good northerly swell and no wind but heavy rain showers, anglers were kept busy on an ebbing tide with quick short bites, showing a presence of small codling and also billet, with only 2 fish around 5 lb being weighed in.  Ian Russell sets the target for the heaviest bag 17 lb 03 oz.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Ian Russell - 9 fish
2nd - Neil Inglis - 6 fish
3rd - William Atkinson - 6 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 6 fish
5th = Paul Kilpatrick - 4 fish
5th = Les Spedding - 5 fish
7th - Faron Trueman - 4 fish
8th - James Gilpin - 2 fish
9th = Jimi Hewitson - 4 fish
9th = Adrian D Smith - 4 fish
11th - Dave Batchelor - 3 fish
12th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish
13th - Phil Mead - 3 fish
14th - Brian Harland - 3 fish
15th - Dave Perrett - 2 fish
16th - George Middlemas - 2 fish
17th = Andy Craig - 1 fish
17th = Ben Laws (Jnr) - 1 fish
19th - Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
20th - Andy Smith - 1 fish
21st - Mark Robinson - 1 fish
22nd - Mike Gilpin - 1 fish
17 lb 03 oz
8 lb 10 oz
8 lb 05 oz
7 lb 13 oz
7 lb 10 oz
7 lb 10 oz
7 lb 07 oz
6 lb 03 oz
5 lb 02 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 08 oz
4 lb 02 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 11 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 02 oz
No detail
111 lb 03 oz - 71 fish [ 24 fished]
Match calendar.
Cloughton Open match will be on 8th December 1996.

Wed 13th Nov - 13 of 49

Last nights match produced some better fish from a good north westerly sea with light winds anglers were able to pick their marks on an ebbing tide.  A total of 54 fish, from 20 anglers weighing 95 lb.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Paul Short - 4 fish
2nd - Les Spedding - 6 fish
3rd - Adrian D Smith - 3 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 5 fish
5th - William Atkinson - 4 fish
6th - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
7th - Dave Perrett - 4 fish
8th = Ian Russell - 4 fish
8th = Faron Trueman - 1 fish
10th - Jimi Middlemas - 2 fish
11th - Brian Harland - 3 fish
12th - Phil Mead - 3 fish
13th - Jimi Hewitson - 2 fish
14th - John Butler - 2 fish
15th - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
16th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
17th - Dave Batchelor - 2 fish
18th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
19th - Andy Craig - 1 fish
20th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 1 fish
11 lb 02 oz
10 lb 13 oz
9 lb 07 oz
6 lb 07 oz
6 lb 03 oz
5 lb 09 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 02 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 13 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 03 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 07 oz
    15 oz
Including one of 5 lb
No detail






1 fish - 4 lb 14 oz
95 lb 00 oz - 54 fish [ 24 fished]

Sun 17th Nov - 14 of 49

There was a moderate north by north westerly swell but strong winds again spoiled some of the high tide marks for casting.  Despite these conditions the night gave a good results for 14 members returning with a total of 34 fish for 86 lb.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 6 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 3 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 3 fish
4th - Andy Craig - 4 fish
5th - Jimi Middlemas - 3 fish
6th - Denis Thompson - 4 fish
7th - John Butler - 1 fish
8th - Jimi Hewitson - 3 fish
9th - Andy Smith - 2 fish
10th - Les Spedding - 3 fish
11th - Phil Mead - 2 fish
12th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
13th - Ian Russell - 1 fish
14th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
21 lb 03 oz
12 lb 15 oz
7 lb 02 oz
6 lb 02 oz
5 lb 15 oz
5 lb 06 oz
5 lb 03 oz
5 lb 03 oz
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 05 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 09 oz
(now heaviest bag of the season)
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 14 oz




1 fish - 5 lb 03 oz

85 lb 15 oz - 37 fish [ 19 fished]

Wed 20th Nov - 15 of 49

With a west by north westerly swell running, anglers  started fishing an hour into a low water flood match.  A few members managed to land fish in the first hour then the weather conditions changed as sleet and snow along with strong winds in open places spoiled the night.  The fish were taking bites of gully worm, peelers and mussel, the best fish of the night of 4 lb falling to John Butler.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Denis Thompson - 4 fish
2nd - Neil Inglis - 4 fish
3rd - George Middlemas - 3 fish
4th - John Butler - 2 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 2 fish
6th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish
7th - Faron Trueman - 2 fish
8th - Jimi Hewitson - 2 fish
9th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
11th - Jimi Middlemas - 1 fish
12th - Andy Craig - 1 fish
13th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
14th = Dave Batchelor - 1 fish
14th = Neil Butler - 1 fish
16th - Ian Russell - 1 fish
6 lb 10 oz
6 lb 08 oz
6 lb 00 oz
5 lb 11 oz
4 lb 01 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    14 oz
46 lb 10 oz - 29 fish [ 24 fished]

Sun 24th Nov - 16 of 49

Whitby Sea Anglers were confined to fishing the local areas due to a late heavy snow fall in the afternoon.  But with a long distance northerly swell the good sea conditions brought the better fish to the scales with 4 anglers weighing double figure bags.  The best bag of 7 fish for 12 lb 02 oz went to Les Spedding.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Les Spedding - 7 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 5 fish
3rd - Faron Trueman - 6 fish
4th - Phil Mead - 8 fish
5th - William Atkinson - 4 fish
6th - Andy Smith - 4 fish
7th - Ian Russell - 3 fish
8th - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
9th - Mike Gilpin - 2 fish
10th - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
11th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
12th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
13th - Jimi Middlemas - 1 fish
12 lb 02 oz
11 lb 12 oz
10 lb 13 oz
10 lb 01 oz
6 lb 11 oz
6 lb 07 oz
5 lb 08 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 08 oz
3 lb 06 oz
3 lb 05 oz
1 lb 02 oz
    15 oz
No detail
81 lb 03 oz - 47 fish [ 18 fished]

Wed 27th Nov - 17 of 49

This evenings match gave Ian Russell his second heaviest bag to date with a slight south easterly swell he produced 7 fish for 12 lb 04 oz.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Ian Russell - 7 fish
2nd - Denis Thompson - 3 fish
3rd - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
4th - Jimi Hewitson - 3 fish
5th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 1 fish
6th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
7th - Les Spedding - 1 fish
8th - William Atkinson - 3 fish
9th - Brian Harland - 2 fish
10th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
11th - Phil Mead - 1 fish
12 lb 04 oz
8 lb 10 oz
6 lb 06 oz
4 lb 09 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 02 oz
3 lb 01 oz
2 lb 05 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 00 oz
No detail

1 fish - 6 lb 06 oz
49 lb 12 oz - 25 fish [ 21 fished]

Leader board after 17 of 49 matches - last column +/- 5lb per match target [85 lb] {edit 04/02/2021}
1st - Denis Thompson - 48 fish 
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 34 fish 
3rd - Les Spedding - 38 fish 
4th - Ian Russell - 35 fish 
5th - Neil Inglis - 30 fish 
6th - George Middlemas - 24 fish 
7th - William Atkinson - 27 fish 
8th - Brian Harland - 32 fish 
9th - Dave Perrett - 26 fish 
10th - Faron Trueman - 25 fish 
11th - Jimi Hewitson - 21 fish 
12th - Phil Mead - 27 fish 
13th - Andy Craig - 20 fish 
14th - John Butler - 15 fish 
15th - Jimi Middlemas - 14 fish 
16th - Dave Batchelor - 16 fish 
17th - Andy Smith - 14 fish 
18th - Paul Short - 11 fish 
19th - Bernard Vasey - 9 fish 
20th - Adrian D Smith - 8 fish 
21st - James Gilpin - 11 fish 
22nd - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 5 fish 
23rd - Mike Gilpin - 5 fish 
24th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 4 fish 
25th - Adrian Nelson - 3 fish 
26th - Mark Robinson - 1 fish 
27th - Neil Butler - 1 fish 
74 lb 02 oz
68 lb 06 oz
65 lb 04 oz
56 lb 13 oz
50 lb 00 oz
49 lb 13 oz
49 lb 08 oz
48 lb 00 oz
46 lb 14 oz
45 lb 14 oz
37 lb 02 oz
36 lb 06 oz
31 lb 13 oz
28 lb 07 oz
22 lb 01 oz
21 lb 00 oz
20 lb 04 oz
19 lb 10 oz
19 lb 04 oz
18 lb 09 oz
18 lb 02 oz
9 lb 10 oz
8 lb 02 oz
4 lb 09 oz
3 lb 14 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 00 oz
Deficit
5 lb 12 oz
3 lb 02 oz
8 lb 07 oz
6 lb 13 oz
     3 oz
     5 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 00 oz
8 lb 12 oz
    12 oz
4 lb 09 oz
3 lb 06 oz
6 lb 06 oz
1 lb 01 oz
    12 oz
    10 oz
     6 oz
    11 oz
     7 oz
8 lb 08 oz
1 lb 08 oz
3 lb 09 oz
    11 oz
2 lb 11 oz
     3 oz
- 10 lb 14 oz
- 16 lb 10 oz
- 19 lb 12 oz
- 28 lb 03 oz
- 35 lb 00 oz
- 35 lb 03 oz
- 35 lb 08 oz
- 37 lb 00 oz
- 38 lb 02 oz
- 39 lb 02 oz

Season total 505 fish - 856 lb 11 oz - Av 1 lb 11 oz

Date Nov
Sun 03
Wed 06
Sun 10
Wed 13
Sun 17
Wed 20
Sun 24
Wed 27

Sun 03
Wed 06
Sun 10
Wed 13
Sun 17
Wed 20
Sun 24
Wed 27
Heaviest Fish
?
?
?
?
Brian Harland
?
?
?
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Paul Kilpatrick (2)
Paul Kilpatrick (4)
Ian Russell (9)
Paul Short (4)
Paul Kilpatrick (6)
Denis Thompson (4)
Les Spedding (7)
Ian Russell (7)
Weight
?
?
?
?
6 lb 14 oz
?
?
?

5 lb 05 oz
7 lb 09 oz
17 lb 03 oz
11 lb 02 oz
21 lb 03 oz
6 lb 10 oz
12 lb 02 oz
12 lb 04 oz
Notes
? No Heaviest Fish recorded.




​

No. Fish
10
20
71
54
37
29
47
25
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293 Fish​
Weight
18 lb 15 oz
40 lb 09 oz
111 lb 03 oz
95 lb 00 oz
85 lb 15 oz
46 lb 10 oz
81 lb 03 oz
49 lb 12 oz
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​529 lb 03 oz​

December 1996

Sun 1st Dec - 18 of 49

The light north westerly swell had fallen as the wind changed to south westerly, giving calm conditions and a very little movement.  Anglers fished a ‘top of the tide match’ which took most of them to cliff top marks.
1st - Denis Thompson - 8 lb 08 oz - 3 fish, one of 5 lb 09 oz, starts Decembers sweep.
Both Farron Trueman and Phil Mead reported loosing good fish due to being high up.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Denis Thompson - 3 fish
2nd - Neil Butler - 1 fish
3rd - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
4th - Andy Craig - 1 fish
5th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
6th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
8 lb 08 oz
3 lb 10 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 09 oz
20 lb 02 oz - 8 fish [ 19 fished]
Match calendar.
8th December  the Cloughton Open Match which is a day time event open to all none club members.  Fishing 10am to 4pm.

15th December the Flask Inn Open Match which is a charity shore cod angling contest in appeal to the RNLI with a guaranteed prize money of £500.  Fishing 10am to 4.30pm.

29th December  the White Hart Open, Mickleby.  Fishing 10am to 3pm.

Wed 4th Dec - 19 of 49

This was a quiet night with only 9 fish being weighed in.
1st - Les Spedding - 1 fish
2nd - William Atkinson - 2 fish
3rd - Andy Smith - 2 fish
4th - Jimi Hewitson - 1 fish
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
6th = Mike Gilpin - 1 fish
6th = Neil Inglis - 1 fish
6 lb 06 oz
3 lb 09 oz
2 lb 05 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    12 oz
    12 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 06 oz
16 lb 01 oz - 9 fish [ 24 fished]

Sun 8th Dec - 20 of 49 - Cloughton Open

Andy owes win to friendly advice
Last Sunday saw Arundales sponsored Cloughton Shore Open.
One hundred and twenty-one competitors decided the first place bounty of £250 was well worth a crack at.
By the end of the event the majority of anglers were left fishless and pondering over thoughts of what might have been.
In fact, out of the 121 who participated, only 15 brought fish to the scales.
Not only was the sea exceptionally calm for this tie of year but in addition the water was very clear.
However, there has got to be a winner and on this occasion it was Andy Barnby with a cod of 6 lb 05 oz 02 drms.  Andy's success had a lot to do with his fishing partner Andrew Crowe who took him to the winning location.  Even so, well done Andy, you have stil got to catch the fish.
Second, claiming a cheque for £100 was Mick Williams with a fish 5 lb 02 oz 02 drms.
Third was Steve Coverdale with a cod 4 lb 07 oz 11 drms.
On the competition scene, toningt sees the third of the winter league matches.  All teams will be anxious to sign off 1996 with good weights.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson
On Sunday the Flask Inn Open will take place which has been organised to raise funds for the Whitby RNLI.
To conclude, I would like to thank Mark Cullen, landlord of the Red Lion, Cloughton, for the hot refreshments he organised.  I'm sure they were greatly appreciated by everyone who fished last Sunday.
Paul Medd

​Sundays match was the annual Cloughton Open sponsored by Autoscan Arundale of Scarborough.  This was a day time match fishing 10am to 4pm and weigh in at the Red Lion, Cloughton, with the prizes bring presented by Councillor TW Millar.
The weather was much the same as last year, with a light westerly wind, calm conditions and clear water.
This years winner of the £250 first prize came from Bridlington with the heaviest single fish of 6 lb 05 oz, going to Andy Barmby.
Second receiving £100 to Mick Williams of Scarborough with 5 lb 02 oz.
Third place receiving £50 going to Steve Coverdale of Darlington 4 lb 07 oz.
There were 121 anglers taking part and 15 fished weighed in.
1st - Andy Barmby - 6 lb 05 oz.
2nd - Mick Williams - 5 lb 02 oz.
3rd - Steve Coverdale - 4 lb 07 oz.
4th - William Atkinson - 4 lb 04 oz.
5th - 
6th - 
7th - 
8th - 
9th - 
10th = William Atkinson - 1 lb 06 oz.
10th = Andy Smith - 1 lb 06 oz.
12th - 
13th - 
14th - 
15th - 
Bernard Vasey
13 members entered and only 2 weighed in!!
Members club results.
1st - William Atkinson - 2 fish
2nd - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
5 lb 12 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 04 oz
7 lb 02oz - 3 fish [ 13 fished]

Wed 11th Dec - 21 of 49

Brian Harland weighed in the heaviest bag of the season so far and increased the weight of the heaviest fish of the season so far to 17 lb 13 oz.  Photograph taken by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Brian Harland, 11th Dec 1996, 17 lb 13 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Brian Harland, 11th Dec 1996, 17 lb 13 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
1st - Brian Harland - 4 fish
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
3rd - William Atkinson - 3 fish
4th - Neil Inglis - 3 fish
5th - George Middlemas - 3 fish
6th - Phil Mead - 1 fish
7th - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
8th - Ian Russell - 1 fish
9th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
29 lb 03 oz
9 lb 02 oz
8 lb 14 oz
7 lb 00 oz
6 lb 09 oz
3 lb 10 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Heaviest Fish - 17 lb 13 oz
69 lb 13 oz - 20 fish [ 19 fished]

Sun 15th Dec - 22 of 49 - RNLI Open - Flask Inn

Double bonanza of codling for Mick
Just over a fortnight ago Scarborough angler Mick Chadwick helped himself to an angler's bonanza of fish, not only once, but twice.
On the first occassion he took 11 codling for 25 lb 08 oz 00 drm.  The second session saw an almost identical return, 11 fish 25 lb 10 oz 00 drm.
Mick took his fish froma mark north of Scarborough.
Last weekend saw the Flask Inn-sponsored open shore competition.  Conditions for the event presented anglers with a moderate sea state.  This put plenty of colour in the water, especially at some of the marks around the Whitby area.
The first prize of £200 for the angler with the heaviest single fish went to Filey's Chris Scaife with a cod weighing 9 lb 08 oz 00 drm.  Chris took his match-winning cod froma location north of Whitby.
Second, claiming a cheque for £100, was Scarborough angler Stevie Hirstle with a single cod of 8 lb 05 oz 00 drm.  Steve is certainly making a name for himself this winter with specimen cod.
Third was Pete Bayes with a cod of 8 lb 04 oz 00 drm for a prize of £50.
Heaviest single bag of the day went to Steve I'Anson who had five fish for an aggregate weight of 19 lb 04 oz 00 drm.
The junior prize was shared between N Westgarth and P Kilpatrick with 1 lb 05 oz 00 drm.
Ninety-four competitiors took part weighing-in 203 lb 01 oz 00 drm of fish.  The event raised £665 for the RNLI in Whitby.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson

With regard to this, I thank all of you who took part.  Thanks also go to Ian Hudson for organising the event and the Flask Inn for providiong pie & peas.

Wettest angler of the day was myself.  After seeing Steve I'Anson land his first fish, a little too much over exuberance saw me sample the feeling of the winter North Sea.  This put paid to my event somewhat prematurely.  At least I gave the anglers around me something of a spectacle and good laugh.
Paul Medd

The Flask Inn Open.
Jimmy Middlemas came 7th with a fish of 6 lb 04 oz .
Junior member Philip Kilpatrick came equal first with a fish of 1 lb 05 oz.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Neil Inglis - 6 fish
2nd - George Middlemas - 2 fish
3rd - Jimi Middlemas - 2 fish
4th - Les Spedding - 2 fish
5th - Ian Russell - 3 fish
6th - Andy Craig - 2 fish
7th - John Butler - 2 fish
8th - Jimi Hewitson - 1 fish
9th - Andy Smith - 2 fish
10th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
11th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
12th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
13th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
14th - Phil Mead - 1 fish
15th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
16th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
14 lb 02 oz
8 lb 02 oz
7 lb 11 oz
4 lb 07 oz
4 lb 02 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 08 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    14 oz


Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 04 oz
60 lb 04 oz - 29 fish [ 19 fished]

The final of  the Four person Team Federation Knockout for the 1995-1996 was fished on Saturday 14th December.
Whitby A team consisting of William Atkinson (Capt), Denis Thompson, Ian Russell and Dave Perrett beating Redcar A Team.  Graham Igo, Andy Rutledge, Bernard Westgarth and Nick Westgarth.
Whitby A had a total weight of 24 lb 02 oz and Redcar A 8 lb 01 oz.
The prize presentation was made at the Zetland Public House in Maske, Cleveland.
Bernard Vasey

Wed 18th Dec - 23 of 49

1st - William Atkinson - 3 fish
2nd - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
3rd - Les Spedding - 2 fish
4th - John Butler - 1 fish
5 lb 04 oz
4 lb 09 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 04 oz
13 lb 14 oz - 8 fish [ 15 fished]

Sun 22nd Dec - 24 of 49 - Christmas Match

Christmas match
​The Whitby Sea Anglers Association Christmas match competition was fished with an excellent turn out, fishing a north by north easterly swell.  Fishing time was 2pm to 7pm returning to the Pier Inn Hotel for the weigh in and evening meal.
There was a total of 24 fish returned with the winner being the angler with the heaviest bag of fish.
30 members entered and 15 weighed in.
WSAA Rules [of 1996 - 1997] - 'IF' the winner of the Christmas Match (heaviest bag of fish) also has the heaviest fish then the member can only win 'one prize' and the winner of the Heaviest Fish goes to the 2nd Heaviest Fish.
Every member gets a prize whether they caught a fish or not.
Christmas match
1st - Paul Short - 3 fish
2nd - Bernard Vasey - 3 fish
3rd - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
4th - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
5th - Neil Butler - 2 fish
6th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
7th - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
8th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
9th - Jimi Middlemas - 1 fish
10th - Ian Russell - 1 fish
11th - Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
12th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 1 fish
13th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
14th - Dave Batchelor - 1 fish
15th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
14 lb 00 oz
5 lb 09 oz
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 03 oz
    14 oz
    13 oz
Including - 9 lb 14 oz




Heaviest Fish winner - see above for Xmas match rules
44 lb 11 oz - 24 fish [ 30 fished]

Leader board after 24 of 49 matches - last column +/- 5lb per match target [120 lb] {edit 04/02/2021}
1st - Denis Thompson - 55 fish 
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 43 fish 
3rd - Neil Inglis - 44 fish 
4th - Brian Harland - 37 fish 
5th - Les Spedding - 43 fish 
6th - William Atkinson - 39 fish 
7th - George Middlemas - 29 fish 
8th - Ian Russell - 40 fish 
9th - Dave Perrett - 28 fish 
10th - Faron Trueman - 25 fish 
11th - Phil Mead - 29 fish 
12th - Jimi Hewitson - 23 fish 
13th - Andy Craig - 23 fish 
14th - Paul Short - 14 fish 
15th - John Butler - 18 fish 
16th - Jimi Middlemas - 17 fish 
17th - Bernard Vasey - 13 fish 
18th - Andy Smith - 18 fish 
19th - Adrian D Smith - 12 fish 
20th - Dave Batchelor - 17 fish 
21st - James Gilpin - 11 fish 
22nd - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 5 fish 
23rd - Mike Gilpin - 6 fish 
24th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 6 fish 
25th - Neil Butler - 4 fish 
26th - Adrian Nelson - 4 fish 
27th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 1 fish 
28th - Mark Robinson - 1 fish 
87 lb 07 oz
86 lb 05 oz
79 lb 07 oz
79 lb 02 oz
78 lb 14 oz
76 lb 04 oz
64 lb 08 oz
64 lb 02 oz
49 lb 04 oz
45 lb 14 oz
41 lb 04 oz
41 lb 01 oz
38 lb 04 oz
34 lb 10 oz
33 lb 03 oz
31 lb 07 oz
26 lb 05 oz
24 lb 15 oz
24 lb 00 oz
21 lb 14 oz
18 lb 02 oz
9 lb 10 oz
8 lb 14 oz
7 lb 04 oz
7 lb 00 oz
5 lb 07 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Deficit
1 lb 02 oz
6 lb 14 oz
     5 oz
     4 oz
2 lb 10 oz
11 lb 12 oz
     6 oz
14 lb 14 oz
3 lb 06 oz
4 lb 10 oz
     3 oz
2 lb 13 oz
3 lb 10 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 12 oz
5 lb 02 oz
1 lb 06 oz
    15 oz
2 lb 02 oz
3 lb 12 oz
8 lb 08 oz
    12 oz
1 lb 10 oz
     4 oz
1 lb 09 oz
4 lb 00 oz
     4oz
- 32 lb 09 oz
- 33 lb 11 oz
- 40 lb 09 oz
- 40 lb 14 oz
- 41 lb 02 oz
- 43 lb 12 oz
- 55 lb 08 oz
- 55 lb 14 oz
- 70 lb 12 oz
- 74 lb 02 oz

Season total 607 fish - 1,088 lb 10 oz - Av 1 lb 13 oz

Date Dec
Sun 01
Wed 04
Sun 08
Wed 11
Sun 15
Wed 18
Sun 22

Sun 01
Wed 04
Sun 08
Wed 11
Sun 15
Wed 18
Sun 22
Heaviest Fish
Denis Thompson
Les Spedding
?
Brian Harland
Jimi Middlemas
William Atkinson
Paul Short
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Denis Thompson (3)
Les Spedding (1)
William Atkinson (2)
Brian Harland (4)
Neil Inglis (6)
William Atkinson (4)
Paul Short (3)
Weight
5 lb 09 oz
6 lb 06 oz
?
17 lb 13 oz
6 lb 04 oz+
4 lb 04 oz+
9 lb 14 oz

8 lb 08 oz
6 lb 06 oz
5 lb 12 oz
29 lb 03 oz
14 lb 02 oz
5 lb 04 oz
14 lb 00 oz
Notes
? No Heaviest Fish recorded.



+from Bernard Vasey's notes
​
No. Fish
9
9
3
20
29
8
24
--------------
102 Fish​
Weight
20 lb 02 oz
16 lb 01 oz
7 lb 02 oz
69 lb 13 oz
60 lb 04 oz
13 lb 14 oz
44 lb 11 oz
--------------
​231 lb 15 oz​
Match calendar.
29th December 1996.  White Hart Open Competition.12th January 1997.  Ship Inn Open.

C  H  R  I  S  T  M  A  S     B  R  E  A  K


January 1997

Sun 5th Jan - 25 of 49

Whitby Sea Anglers returned to club fishing after the festive break to a north easterly swell, but with very little colour in the water catches were low as expected with a total of 17 fish weighed in.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Ian Russell - 5 fish
2nd - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
3rd - William Atkinson - 2 fish
4th - Neil Butler - 1 fish
5th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
6th - Paul Short - 1 fish
7th = Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
7th = Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
9th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
10th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
11th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
12th - James Gilpin - 1 fish
7 lb 11 oz
4 lb 10 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 04 oz
    13 oz
    12 oz
    10 oz

Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 10 oz
26 lb 10 oz - 17 fish [ 21 fished]

Wed 8th Jan - 26 of 49

Brian reported catching his fish, 'on the 1st cast of the night!!
1st - William Atkinson - 5 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 1 fish
3rd - Ian Russell - 4 fish
4th - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
5th - Neil Butler - 2 fish
6th - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
7th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
8th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
9th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
10th = Phil Mead - 1 fish
10th = Andy Smith - 1 fish
12 lb 11 oz
10 lb 14 oz
5 lb 06 oz
3 lb 10 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz

Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 14 oz


44 lb 15 oz - 22 fish [ 16 fished]

Sun 12th Jan - 27 of 49 - Ship Open

Gazette '24

George Jackson - Ship Inn Open winner

Ship Inn Open Angling Competition was sponsored by Vaux for the heaviest single codling and was fished by 87 anglers with conditions far from ideal.  The slight sea swell was close to shore and the water clear, fishing a low water flood tide only 13 lucky anglers returned to weigh in 23 fish for a total weight of 37 lb 05 oz.  Fishing time was from 11am to 6pm and the scales were closed at 7pm.
​Bernard Vasey

​1st - George Jackson - 4 lb 02 oz.
2nd - Denis Thompson - 3 lb 13 oz.
3rd - Ray Maddison - 2 lb 01 oz.
4th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 00 oz.
5th - Ian Russell - 1 lb 13 oz.
6th - Des Taylor - 1 lb 12 oz.
7th = Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 10 oz.
7th = Denis Thompson - 1 lb 10 oz.
9th = Pete Bayes - 1 lb 09 oz.
9th = Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 09 oz.
9th = Denis Thompson - 1 lb 09 oz.
12th = A Crowe - 1 lb 07 oz.
12th = George Middlemas - 1 lb 07 oz.
14th - Ray Maddison - 1 lb 06 oz.
15th = Pete Bayes - 1 lb 05 oz.
15th = Ian Russell - 1 lb 05 oz.
17th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 04 oz.
18th = Denis Thompson - 1 lb 03 oz.
18th = Pete Bayes - 1 lb 03 oz.
20th = Adrian Nelson - 1 lb 02 oz.
20th = Andy Rutledge - 1 lb 02 oz.
22nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 01 oz.
23rd - T Barker - 0 lb 15 oz.
Picture
George Jackson, Ship Inn Open Winner receives his cheque from landlady Barbara Tyler with Denis Thompson, heaviest bag sweep winner. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson 11/01/2019
18 members entered and only 5 weighed in.
Members club results.
1st - Denis Thompson - 5 fish
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
3rd - Ian Russell - 2 fish
4th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
6th - Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
10 lb 03 oz
4 lb 04 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 02 oz
Inc - 3 lb 13 oz, 2 lb 00 oz, 1 lb 10 oz, 1 lb 09 oz & 1 lb 03 oz
Inc - 1 lb 10 oz, 1 lb 09 oz, 1 lb 01 oz
Inc - 1 lb 13 oz & 1 lb 05 oz
21 lb 05 oz - 13 fish [ 18 fished]

Wed 15th Jan - 28 of 49

A high water match on a frosty night with the continuing calm conditions and very little sea motion, again few fish were expected.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
2nd - Ian Russell - 2 fish
3rd - Paul Short - 1 fish
4th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
5th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 13 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 05 oz
    15 oz
11 lb 10 oz - 6 fish [ 14 fished]

Sun 19th Jan - 29 of 49

Similar conditions to last Wednesday but the advantage of a low water flood match, anglers were able to reach fish in the tangle beds on a damp foggy night.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Faron Trueman - 4 fish
2nd - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 3 fish
3rd - Adrian D Smith - 2 fish
4th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
5th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
6th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
7th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
8th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
5 lb 09 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 04 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 01 oz
     9 oz
22 lb 04 oz - 14 fish [ 16 fished]

Match calendar.
Club members only, please note the 26th January 1997 is a day match fishing in the Scarborough boundaries to compete in the Annual Inter-Club “Bell Trophy” competition.

Wed 22nd Jan - 30 of 49

Club match produced a few better fish of late to the scales, as the tide ebbed some marks showed better movement and colour in the water from a south easterly lift.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
2nd - Phil Mead - 4 fish
3rd - Faron Trueman - 1 fish
4th - William Atkinson - 3 fish
5th - Ian Russell - 4 fish
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
8th = Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
8th = Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
10th - Andy Craig - 1 fish
9 lb 06 oz
7 lb 00 oz
6 lb 11 oz
6 lb 08 oz
5 lb 11 oz
4 lb 06 oz
3 lb 06 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 09 oz


1 fish - 6 lb 11 oz
48 lb 03 oz - 20 fish [ 18 fished]

Sun 26th Jan - 31 of 49 - Bell Trophy

Bell Trophy

Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc take home the Bell Trophy

As reported by Bernard Vasey to the Whitby Gazette.

On Sunday fifteen Whitby Sea Anglers ventured to Scarborough to compete in the Annual Inter-Club "Bell Trophy" Competition and return Victorious.

On a bright and warm sunny day the fish were again scarce as the sea state remained calm.  Nine clubs took part in the event with ninety five anglers participating, spread from Argyle Gully (Hayburn Wyke)  to the Coble Landing (Filey) fishing a low water flood match.  A total of seventeen fish were weighed in for 38 lb 02 oz.

In first place Whitby Sea Anglers with three fish for 10 lb 10 oz, an average weight of 11 oz 05 drm.

Dennis Thompson had two fish for 9 lb 02 oz and John Butler one fish for 1 lb 08 oz.

Bernard Vasey
27th January 1997.

Whitby reel in the trophy victory
The inter-club Bell Trophy, which is fished between the boundaries of Coble landing, Filey and Argyle Gulley, Hayburn Whyke, was the highlight of the weekend.
 
With the conditions remaining more akin to those associated with the height of summer, anglers must have feared a very lean day in terms of fish potential.
 
With 97 anglers representing their respective clubs, 17 fish were recorded at the weigh-in.
 
In first place were the big fish experts of Whitby.  As a team they recorded three fish for a total 0f 10 lb 10 oz 00 drms.
 
When taking into consideration their members who blanked, the average weight for the team 11 oz 05 drms.

For their success Whitby had to thank Denis Thompson, who contributed an individual total weight of 9 lb 01 oz 12 drms.
 
Second came the team from Filey who managed only a single fish of 6 lb 06 oz 00 drms.  This gave them an average weight for the team 10 oz 03 drms.

The angler solely responsible for their success was Frank Colling.

Filey boat recorded a solitary fish weighing 4 lb 09 oz 04 drms.  This gave them an average 8 oz 02 drms.
Picture
Picture
Fourth were Rock Anglers who managed three fish for a total of 4 lb 15 oz 12 drms, averaging 7 oz 15 drms for the team.
Denis Thompson and Frank Colling, as most successful individuals on the day, claimed about £100 each.
Paul Medd


1st - 
2nd - 
3rd - 
4th - 
5th - 
6th - 
7th - 
8th - 
Club / Association
Whitby Sea Anglers Association
Filey Brigg
Filey Boats
Scarborough Rock Anglers
Cloughton
Bridlington.
Dotterill
Scalby Mills
Weight
10 lb 10 oz 00 drm
6 lb 06 oz 00 drm
4 lb 09 oz 04 drm
4 lb 15 oz 12 drm




Average weight
11 oz 05 drm
10 oz 03 drm
8 oz 02 drm
7 oz 15 drm




3 fish
1 fish
1 fish
3 fish
1st - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
2nd - John Butler - 1 fish
9 lb 02 oz
1 lb 08 oz
10 lb 10 oz - 3 fish [ 15* fished] - *from Bernard's report as those fishing not ticked into ledger.

Wed 29th Jan - 32 of 49

1st - Faron Trueman - 3 fish
2nd - William Atkinson - 2 fish
3rd - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish
5th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
6th - Neil Butler - 1 fish
7th - Paul Short - 1 fish
8th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
5 lb 14 oz
3 lb 13 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 05 oz
21 lb 04 oz - 12 fish [ 19 fished]

Leader board after 32 of 49 matches - last column +/- 5lb per match target [160 lb] {edit 05/02/2021}
1st - Denis Thompson - 65 fish 
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 55 fish 
3rd - William Atkinson - 53 fish 
4th - Neil Inglis - 51 fish 
5th - Brian Harland - 40 fish 
6th - Ian Russell - 57 fish 
7th - Les Spedding - 43 fish 
8th - George Middlemas - 34 fish 
9th - Faron Trueman - 33 fish 
10th - Dave Perrett - 31 fish 
11th - Phil Mead - 34 fish 
12th - Jimi Hewitson - 23 fish 
13th - Andy Craig - 24 fish 
14th - Paul Short - 17 fish 
15th - John Butler - 19 fish 
16th - Bernard Vasey - 15 fish 
17th - Jimi Middlemas - 17 fish 
18th - Adrian D Smith - 15 fish 
19th - Andy Smith - 19 fish 
20th - Dave Batchelor - 17 fish 
21st - James Gilpin - 12 fish 
22nd - Neil Butler - 8 fish 
23rd - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 5 fish 
24th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 7 fish 
25th - Mike Gilpin - 6 fish 
26th - Adrian Nelson - 6 fish 
27th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 4 fish 
28th - Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish 
29th - Mark Robinson - 1 fish 
111 lb 04 oz
103 lb 14 oz
103 lb 10 oz
94 lb 04 oz
92 lb 03 oz
89 lb 13 oz
78 lb 14 oz
74 lb 02 oz
64 lb 00 oz
56 lb 02 oz
49 lb 07 oz
41 lb 01 oz
39 lb 13 oz
39 lb 05 oz
34 lb 11 oz
34 lb 05 oz
31 lb 07 oz
30 lb 02 oz
26 lb 02 oz
21 lb 14 oz
18 lb 12 oz
13 lb 05 oz
9 lb 10 oz
9 lb 05 oz
8 lb 14 oz
8 lb 02 oz
6 lb 09 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Deficit
7 lb 06 oz
     4 oz
9 lb 06 oz
2 lb 01 oz
2 lb 06 oz
10 lb 15 oz
4 lb 12 oz
10 lb 02 oz
7 lb 14 oz
6 lb 11 oz
8 lb 06 oz
1 lb 04 oz
     8 oz
4 lb 10 oz
     6 oz
2 lb 14 oz
1 lb 05 oz
4 lb 00 oz
4 lb 04 oz
3 lb 02 oz
5 lb 07 oz
3 lb 11 oz
     5 oz
     7 oz
    12 oz
1 lb 09 oz
4 lb 12 oz
    10 oz
- 48 lb 12 oz
- 56 lb 02 oz
- 56 lb 06 oz
- 65 lb 12 oz
- 67 lb 13 oz
- 70 lb 03 oz
- 81 lb 02 oz
- 85 lb 14 oz
- 96 lb 00 oz
- 103 lb 14 oz

Season total 714 fish - 1,295 lb 08 oz - Av 1 lb 13 oz

Date Jan
Sun 05
Wed 08
Sun 12
Wed 15
Sun 19
Wed 22
Sun 26
Wed 29

Sun 05
Wed 08
Sun 12
Wed 15
Sun 19
Wed 22
Sun 26
Wed 29
Heaviest Fish
Bernard Vasey
Brian Harland
Denis Thompson
Paul Kilpatrick
George Middlemas
?
Denis Thompson
?
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Ian Russell (5)
William Atkinson (5)
Denis Thompson (5)
Paul Kilpatrick (1)
Faron Trueman (4)
Neil Inglis (2)
Denis Thompson (2)
Faron Trueman (3)
Weight
4 lb 10 oz
10 lb 14 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 04 oz
?
?
?

7 lb 11 oz
12 lb 11 oz
10 lb 03 oz
3 lb 15 oz
5 lb 09 oz
9 lb 06 oz
9 lb 02 oz
5 lb 14 oz
Notes
? No Heaviest Fish recorded.




​

No. Fish
17
22
13
6
14
20
3
12
--------------
107 Fish​
Weight
26 lb 10 oz
44 lb 15 oz
21 lb 06 oz
11 lb 10 oz
22 lb 04 oz
48 lb 03 oz
10 lb 10 oz
21 lb 04 oz
--------------
​206 lb 14 oz​

February 1997

Sun 2nd Feb - 33 of 49

1st - Dave Perrett - 3 fish
2nd - Andy Smith - 5 fish
3rd - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
4th - Phil Mead - 1 fish
5th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
6th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
6 lb 15 oz
5 lb 11 oz
5 lb 09 oz
2 lb 02 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 03 oz


1 fish - 5 lb 09 oz
23 lb 08 oz - 12 fish [ 16 fished]

Wed 5th Feb - 34 of 49

Whitby Sea Anglers were glad to see the change in sea conditions as a light north by north westerly swell stirred the fish to come closer to shore at the beginning of the week.  It allowed last nights match to produce 31 fish with 5 lb and 6 lb fish to tip the scales for a total of 65 lb 09 oz.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Neil Inglis - 3 fish
2nd - Phil Mead - 3 fish
3rd - Denis Thompson - 7 fish
4th - Neil Butler - 2 fish
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
6th - Dave Perrett - 3 fish
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
8th - John Butler - 2 fish
9th - William Atkinson - 2 fish
10th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
11th - Jimi Middlemas - 1 fish
12th = Andy Smith - 1 fish
12th = Ben Laws (Jnr) - 1 fish
14th - James Gilpin - 1 fish
15 lb 04 oz
10 lb 03 oz
9 lb 12 oz
5 lb 08 oz
4 lb 11 oz
3 lb 12 oz
3 lb 09 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 06 oz
    15 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 02 oz
No detail
65 lb 09 oz - 31 fish [ 19 fished]

Sun 9th Feb - 35 of 49

The Sunday night match almost equalled the seasons best total weight with 14 members hooking into 48 fish, the largest a cod of 8 lb 04 oz for a total of 101 lb 01 oz.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 9 fish
2nd - Ian Russell - 6 fish
3rd - Andy Smith - 6 fish
4th - Dave Perrett - 4 fish
5th - George Middlemas - 5 fish
6th - Faron Trueman - 1 fish
7th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 5 fish
8th - Phil Mead - 3 fish
9th - John Butler - 3 fish
10th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
11th - Denis Thompson - 2 fish
12th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
13th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 1 fish
14th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
15 lb 13 oz
12 lb 13 oz
11 lb 12 oz
10 lb 12 oz
9 lb 15 oz
8 lb 04 oz
8 lb 00 oz
6 lb 01 oz
4 lb 11 oz
4 lb 04 oz
3 lb 11 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz
No detail




Heaviest Fish - 8 lb 04 oz
101 lb 01 oz - 48 fish [ 19 fished]

There was also a good result in the annual Open Shore Angling Match at Amble in Northumberland where Denis Thompson kept his form to win the first prize of £500 with 2 fish for 14 lb 08 oz, for the heaviest bag and first prize for the heaviest fish of 10 lb 07 oz.
Denis Thompson and Dave Cass of Sandsend also won £200 for the pairs competition.  This match attracts over 600 anglers from the north east coast.

Wed 12th Feb - 36 of 49

1st - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
2nd - Les Spedding - 4 fish
3rd - Ian Russell - 1 fish
4th - John Butler - 1 fish
5th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
6th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
7th - James Gilpin - 1 fish
8th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish
10th - Faron Trueman - 1 fish
8 lb 01 oz
7 lb 08 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
    15 oz
    14 oz
No detail
27 lb 03 oz - 14 fish [ 18 fished]

Sun 16th Feb - 37 of 49

1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
2nd - Neil Inglis - 3 fish
3rd - Ian Russell - 2 fish
4th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
5th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish
3 lb 06 oz
3 lb 05 oz
3 lb 01 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 09 oz
13 lb 01 oz - 9 fish [ 16 fished]

Wed 19th Feb - 38 of 49

1st = Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
1st = Denis Thompson - 2 fish
3rd - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
4th - Les Spedding - 2 fish
5th - William Atkinson - 2 fish
6th - Ian Russell - 2 fish
7th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
8th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
4 lb 03 oz
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 03 oz
3 lb 01 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 10 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 12 oz
23 lb 09 oz - 15 fish [ 17 fished]

Sun 23rd Feb - 39 of 49

1st - George Middlemas - 2 fish
2nd - Faron Trueman - 1 fish
3rd - Neil Butler - 1 fish
4th - Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
5th - James Gilpin - 1 fish
3 lb 13 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 07 oz
    11 oz
    10 oz
8 lb 07 oz - 6 fish [ 17 fished]

Wed 26th Feb - 40 of 49

Gale force winds have kept catches low for February with anglers endeavouring to find a mark where they could cast to reach the fish.
Last night saw the wind easing but long distance swell was heavy and running in on an ebbing tide causing problems.  William Atkinson showed fellow club anglers on the west pier his skill in finding fish.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Denis Thompson - 3 fish
2nd - William Atkinson - 5 fish
3rd - Andy Craig - 1 fish
4th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
5th - Andy Smith - 1 fish
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
13 lb 04 oz
8 lb 07 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Heaviest Fish - 8 lb 13 oz
29 lb 04 oz - 12 fish [ 15 fished]

Leader board after 40 of 49 matches - last column +/- 5lb per match target [200 lb] {edit 05/02/2021}
1st - Denis Thompson - 81 fish 
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 73 fish 
3rd - Neil Inglis - 63 fish 
4th - William Atkinson - 64 fish 
5th - Ian Russell - 68 fish 
6th - Brian Harland - 43 fish 
7th - George Middlemas - 42 fish 
8th - Les Spedding - 49 fish 
9th - Dave Perrett - 43 fish 
10th - Faron Trueman - 36 fish 
11th - Phil Mead - 41 fish 
12th - Andy Smith - 32 fish 
13th - John Butler - 25 fish 
14th - Bernard Vasey - 18 fish 
15th - Andy Craig - 25 fish 
16th - Jimi Hewitson - 23 fish 
17th - Paul Short - 17 fish 
18th - Adrian D Smith - 17 fish 
19th - Jimi Middlemas - 18 fish 
20th - Dave Batchelor - 17 fish 
21st - James Gilpin - 15 fish 
22nd - Neil Butler - 11 fish 
23rd - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 12 fish 
24th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 6 fish 
25th - Mike Gilpin - 6 fish 
26th - Adrian Nelson - 7 fish 
27th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 5 fish 
28th - Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish 
29th - Mark Robinson - 1 fish 
144 lb 10 oz
133 lb 02 oz
131 lb 01 oz
120 lb 04 oz
110 lb 08 oz
97 lb 09 oz
89 lb 10 oz
89 lb 07 oz
80 lb 08 oz
75 lb 00 oz
67 lb 13 oz
46 lb 08 oz
44 lb 04 oz
43 lb 13 oz
42 lb 15 oz
41 lb 01 oz
39 lb 05 oz
34 lb 03 oz
33 lb 00 oz
21 lb 14 oz
21 lb 11 oz
20 lb 04 oz
17 lb 05 oz
11 lb 00 oz
8 lb 14 oz
8 lb 13 oz
8 lb 02 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Deficit
11 lb 08 oz
2 lb 01 oz
10 lb 13 oz
9 lb 12 oz
12 lb 15 oz
7 lb 15 oz
     3 oz
8 lb 15 oz
5 lb 08 oz
7 lb 03 oz
21 lb 05 oz
2 lb 04 oz
     7 oz
    14 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 12 oz
5 lb 02 oz
1 lb 03 oz
11 lb 02 oz
     3 oz
1 lb 07 oz
2 lb 15 oz
6 lb 05 oz
2 lb 02 oz
     1 oz
    11 oz
6 lb 05 oz
    10 oz
- 55 lb 06 oz
- 66 lb 14 oz
- 68 lb 15 oz
- 79 lb 12 oz
- 89 lb 08 oz
- 102 lb 07 oz
- 110 lb 06 oz
- 110 lb 09 oz
- 119 lb 08 oz
- 125 lb 00 oz

Season total 861 fish - 1,587 lb 02 oz - Av 1 lb 13 oz

Date Feb
Sun 02
Wed 05
Sun 09
Wed 12
Sun 16
Wed 19
Sun 23
Wed 26

Sun 02
Wed 05
Sun 09
Wed 12
Sun 16
Wed 19
Sun 23
Wed 26
Heaviest Fish
Neil Inglis
Neil Inglis
Faron Trueman
?
?
?
?
Denis Thompson
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Dave Perrett (3)
Neil Inglis (3)
Paul Kilpatrick (9)
Neil Inglis (2)
Paul Kilpatrick (2)
Denis Thompson (2)
George Middlemas (3)
Denis Thompson (3)
Weight
5 lb 09 oz
6 lb 02 oz
8 lb 04 oz
?
?
?
?
8 lb 13 oz

6 lb 15 oz
15 lb 04 oz
15 lb 13 oz
8 lb 01 oz
3 lb 06 oz
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 13 oz
13 lb 04 oz
Notes
? No Heaviest Fish recorded.




​

No. Fish
12
31
48
14
9
15
6
12
--------------
147 Fish​
Weight
23 lb 08 oz
65 lb 09 oz
101 lb 01 oz
27 lb 03 oz
13 lb 01 oz
23 lb 09 oz
8 lb 07 oz
29 lb 04 oz
--------------
​291 lb 10 oz​

March 1997

Sun 2nd Mar - 41 of 49

The Sunday match was again hampered by gale force winds which had returned over the weekend.  Eventually it did ease up but sea state was flat.
Bernard Vasey
1st - George Middlemas - 1 fish
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
3rd - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 2 fish
4th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
5th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 05 oz
1 lb 14 oz
    10 oz
     8 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 05 oz
12 lb 10 oz - 7 fish [ 12 fished]

Wed 5th Mar - 42 of 49

With the gales passing, better fishing conditions to a slow flooding tide and a little swell running in.  But, the fish were not active and bites were scarce as a variety of small fish were returned to the weigh in.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Denis Thompson - 5 fish
2nd - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
3rd - William Atkinson - 1 fish
4th - Ian Russell - 2 fish
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish
6th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 1 fish
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
8th - Neil Butler - 1 fish
9th - Andy Smith - 1 fish
8 lb 04 oz
5 lb 11 oz
4 lb 06 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 05 oz
    12 oz
    11 oz

Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 11 oz
28 lb 03 oz - 15 fish [ 15 fished]

Sun 9th Mar - 43 of 49

Denis Thompson, again found 5 codling to win the Sunday 4 hr match, to take 1st place on a 6 metre fast ebbing tide.
1st - Denis Thompson - 5 fish
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
3rd - Neil Inglis - 2 fish
4th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
5th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
6th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
8th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
9 lb 09 oz
5 lb 12 oz
3 lb 14 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 05 oz
     9 oz
27 lb 07 oz - 15 fish [ 12 fished]

Wed 12th Mar - 44 of 49

Whitby Sea Anglers Association biggest fish of the season tipped the scales at 20 lb 06 oz and was caught by the clubs secretary Bernard Vasey of Eskdale Road, Whitby.
Bernard’s fish was taken from Whitby’s extension pier, on a calm night from a 5.9 metre ebbing tide when on his last cast of the nights session he hooked into the fish which took a cocktail of peeler and fresh lugworm.
Having reeled in the fish to the side of the pier, the problem was getting it out with no drop net.  The fish was manoeuvred to a ladder not far away where he went down and plucked it out by the gills.
Bernard has hooked into two other big fish through the club years but lost them both due to fishing from high cliff marks, his previous best fish of 10 lb 04 oz was from the same mark in 1990 which won him the clubs singles knockout.
Bernard Vasey
Picture
Bernard Vasey, 12th March 1997, 20 lb 06 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Bernard Vasey, 12th March 1997, 20 lb 06 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.

Landed by hand
Whitby Sea Anglers Association's biggest fish of the season tipped the scales on Wednesday night last week at 20 lb 06 oz.  The cod was caught by the club's secretary Bernard Vasey of Eskdale Road, Whitby, who works at Europower (Hydraulics).

Vasey's fish was taken from Whitby's extension pier, on a calm night from a 5.9 metre ebbing tide when on his last cast of the night's session hooked into the fish which took a cocktail bait of peeler and fresh lugworm.

Having reeled the fish into the side of the pier, the problem was getting it out with no drop-net.  The fish was manoeuvred to a ladder not far away where he went down and plucked it out by the gills.

He has hooked into two other big fish through the club years but lost them due to fishing from high cliff marks.
His previous best fish of 10 lb 04 oz was from the same mark in 1990 which won him the singles knock-out.

In second place in the club competition was Paul Kilpatrick with three fish 5 lb 09 oz, two fish Ian Russell 3 lb 03 oz, Neil Inglis 1 lb 13 oz (1), Philip Kilpatrick Jnr 1 lb 12 oz (leading the junior section), Andy Craing 1 lb 12 oz, Adrian Smith 1 lb 09 oz, George Middlemas 1 lb 04 oz, Brian Harland 1 lb 02 oz.

With a little north/westerly swell running for Sunday's match most club members took to the scars to fisha slow flooding 4.5 metre tide but results were poor as only seven fish were weighed-in.
Picture
This time on his first two casts Bernard Vasey won the session with two fish for 3 lb 14 oz, second Andy Craig 2 lb 14 oz (1), Mathew Atkinson Jnr 2 lb 03 oz (1) (second in the junior section), Neil Inglis 1 lb 01 oz, Dave Perrett 1 lb 00 oz.

There are now only four match sessions left to complete the club's 1996-97 season and the anglers season's totals are close in the top five placings.

1st - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 fish
3rd - Ian Russell - 2 fish
4th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
5th = Andy Craig - 1 fish
5th = Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
7th - Adrian D Smith - 1 fish
8th - George Middlemas - 1 fish
9th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
20 lb 06 oz
5 lb 09 oz
3 lb 03 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 02 oz
Heaviest Fish [of the Season] - 20 lb 06 oz




currently leading junior section
38 lb  6/16oz - 12 fish [ 14 fished]

Sun 16th Mar - 45 of 49

With a little north westerly swell running, for most club anglers took to the scars to fish a slow flooding 4.5 metre tide but the results were poor as only seven fish were weighed in.  This time on his first two casts Bernard Vasey won the session with 2 fish for 3 lb 14 oz.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish
2nd - Andy Craig - 1 fish
3rd - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 1 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish
5th - Neil Inglis - 1 fish
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
3 lb 14 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 00 oz
12 lb 09 oz - 7 fish [ 13 fished]

There are now only four matches left to complete the clubs 1996 - 1997 season and the anglers seasons totals are close in the top five placings

Wed 19th Mar - 46 of 49

A light northerly swell put colour back in the water and produced 23 fish to the scales, which was an excellent result for this time of season.  Denis Thompson won the session with 5 fish for 10 lb 06 oz, and Bernard Vasey was also kept busy, having to settle for second with 5 fish for 9 lb 08 oz.
This was a low water match and members had to leave their marks (Time Up) just when the fish were appearing.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Denis Thompson - 5 fish
2nd - Bernard Vasey - 5 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 3 fish
4th - George Middlemas - 2 fish
5th - Ian Russell - 2 fish
6th - Neil Butler - 3 fish
7th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
8th - John Butler - 1 fish
9th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
10 lb 06 oz
9 lb 08 oz
5 lb 11 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 09 oz
3 lb 10 oz
2 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 11 oz
45 lb 00 oz - 23 fish [ 13 fished]

Sun 23rd Mar - 47 of 49

Calm, clear water all ebb session, but this did not stop Denis Thompson finding 4 fish for 8 lb 14 oz and take his total number of fish tally for the season to 100, also these last two sessions put him well clear in first place with the seasons total weight.  Anglers reported lots of small fish bites.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Denis Thompson - 4 fish
2nd - Ian Russell - 3 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 1 fish
8 lb 14 oz
8 lb 01 oz
1 lb 02 oz
    10 oz
18 lb 11 oz - 9 fish [ 13 fished]

Wed 26th Mar - 48 of 49

Last nights event gave a good “pride booster” for this years Junior Winner, Philip Kilpatrick as he won with the only codling of 2 lb 11 oz to be weighed in.  His father, Paul Kilpatrick took second place with the only other fish of the night a sand dab of
1 lb.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 00 oz
Codling
Sand dab
3 lb 11 oz - 2 fish [ 14 fished]

Sun 30th Mar - 49 of 49

The last match had a slight north westerly swell running on a flooding tide, but with the clocks going forward and brilliant sunshine, some marks were not fishing.  There were on 5 fish presented at the weigh-in.
Bernard Vasey
1st - Dave Perrett - 2 fish
2nd - Adrian Nelson - 1 fish
3rd - Ian Russell - 1 fish
4th - William Atkinson - 1 fish
4 lb 13 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 09 oz
    11 oz
11 lb 03 oz - 5 fish [ 16 fished]

Leader board after 49 of 49 matches - last column +/- 5lb per match target [245 lb] {edit 06/02/2021}
1st - Denis Thompson - 101 fish 
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 85 fish 
3rd - Neil Inglis - 68 fish 
4th - Ian Russell - 78 fish 
5th - William Atkinson - 67 fish 
6th - Brian Harland - 48 fish 
7th - George Middlemas - 47 fish 
8th - Dave Perrett - 49 fish 
9th - Les Spedding - 49 fish 
10th - Bernard Vasey - 29 fish 
11th - Faron Trueman - 36 fish 
12th - Phil Mead - 41 fish 
13th - Andy Craig - 27 fish 
14th - Andy Smith - 33 fish 
15th - John Butler - 26 fish 
16th - Jimi Hewitson - 23 fish 
17th - Adrian D Smith - 21 fish 
18th - Paul Short - 17 fish 
19th - Jimi Middlemas - 18 fish 
20th - Neil Butler - 15 fish 
21st - James Gilpin - 16 fish 
22nd - Dave Batchelor - 17 fish 
23rd - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 14 fish 
24th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 9 fish 
25th - Adrian Nelson - 8 fish 
26th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 6 fish 
27th - Mike Gilpin - 6 fish 
28th - Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 fish 
29th - Mark Robinson - 1 fish 
183 lb 05 oz
154 lb 02 oz
143 lb 08 oz
131 lb 11 oz
127 lb 00 oz
105 lb 0 oz
102 lb 13 oz
93 lb 03 oz
89 lb 07 oz
80 lb 11 oz
75 lb 00 oz
67 lb 13 oz
47 lb 09 oz
47 lb 03 oz
46 lb 02 oz
41 lb 01 oz
38 lb 07 oz
38 lb 05 oz
33 lb 00 oz
24 lb 10 oz
22 lb 12 oz
21 lb 14 oz
21 lb 12 oz
13 lb 13 oz
11 lb 15 oz
11 lb 00 oz
8 lb 14 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Deficit
29 lb 03 oz
10 lb 10 oz
11 lb 13 oz
4 lb 11 oz
22 lb 00 oz
2 lb 03 oz
9 lb 10 oz
3 lb 12 oz
8 lb 12 oz
5 lb 11 oz
7 lb 03 oz
20 lb 04 oz
     6 oz
1 lb 01 oz
5 lb 01 oz
2 lb 10 oz
     2 oz
5 lb 05 oz
8 lb 06 oz
1 lb 14 oz
    14 oz
     2 oz
7 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
    15 oz
2 lb 02 oz
7 lb 01 oz
    10 oz
- 61 lb 11 oz
- 90 lb 14 oz
- 101 lb 08 oz
- 113 lb 05 oz
- 118 lb 00 oz
- 140 lb 00 oz
- 142 lb 03 oz
- 151 lb 13 oz
- 155 lb 09 oz
- 164 lb 05 oz

Season total 956 fish - 1,784 lb 14 oz - Av 1 lb 14 oz

Date Mar
Sun 02
Wed 05
Sun 09
Wed 12
Sun 16
Wed 19
Sun 23
Wed 26
Sun 30

Sun 02
Wed 05
Sun 09
Wed 12
Sun 16
Wed 19
Sun 23
Wed 26
Sun 30
Heaviest Fish
George Middlemas
Neil Inglis
?
Bernard Vasey
?
?
?
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
?
Heaviest Bag of Fish
George Middlemas (1)
Denis Thompson (5)
Denis Thompson (5)
Bernard Vasey (1)
Bernard Vasey (2)
Denis Thompson (5)
Denis Thompson (4)
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) (1)
Dave Perrett (2)
Weight
5 lb 05 oz
5 lb 11 oz
?
20 lb 06 oz
?
?
?
2 lb 11 oz
?

5 lb 05 oz
8 lb 04 oz
9 lb 09 oz
20 lb 06 oz
3 lb 14 oz
10 lb 06 oz
8 lb 14 oz
2 lb 11 oz
4 lb 13 oz
Notes
? No Heaviest Fish recorded.




​


No. Fish
7
15
15
12
7
23
9
2
5
--------------
95 Fish​
Weight
12 lb 10 oz
28 lb 03 oz
27 lb 07 oz
38 lb 06 oz
12 lb 09 oz
45 lb 00 oz
18 lb 11 oz
3 lb 11 oz
11 lb 03 oz
--------------
197​ lb 12 oz​

Using the February 2021 Audit info

​Catch Month by month

October
November
December
January
February
March
Totals
212 fish for
293 fish for
102 fish for
107 fish for
147 fish for
95 fish for
956 fish for
327 lb 08 oz
529 lb 03 oz
231 lb 15 oz
206 lb 14 oz
291 lb 10 oz
197 lb 12 oz
1,784 lb 14 oz
Av - 1 lb 09 oz
Av - 1 lb 13 oz
Av - 2 lb 04 oz
Av - 1 lb 15 oz
Av - 2 lb 00 oz
Av - 2 lb 01 oz
Av- 1 lb 14 oz

Month endings

October 1996

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
Denis Thompson
George Middlemas
Les Spedding
Neil Inglis
William Atkinson
Faron Trueman
Andy Craig
Brian Harland
Dave Perrett
John Butler
Paul Kilpatrick
Jimi Hewitson
Ian Russell
Phil Mead
Jimi Middlemas
James Gilpin
Dave Batchelor
Andy Smith
Paul Short
Ben Laws (Jnr)
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Mike Gilpin
Adrian Nelson
Bernard Vasey
32 lb 07 oz
31 lb 07 oz
21 lb 04 oz
19 lb 02 oz
18 lb 03 oz
18 lb 01 oz
18 lb 00 oz
16 lb 07 oz
14 lb 01 oz
13 lb 10 oz
11 lb 10 oz
11 lb 05 oz
11 lb 02 oz
9 lb 00 oz
8 lb 04 oz
8 lb 02 oz
7 lb 01 oz
5 lb 10 oz
5 lb 04 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 04 oz
21
14
12
11
7
10
10
17
9
9
9
5
8
7
6
6
5
5
4
2
3
2
2
1

November 1996

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
Paul Kilpatrick
Ian Russell
Les Spedding
Denis Thompson
Dave Perrett
Brian Harland
William Atkinson
Neil Inglis
Faron Trueman
Jimi Hewitson
Phil Mead
Adrian D Smith
Bernard Vasey
George Middlemas
John Butler
Jimi Middlemas
Andy Smith
Andy Craig
Paul Short
Dave Batchelor
Ben Laws (Jnr)
James Gilpin
Mike Gilpin
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Adrian Nelson
Mark Robinson
Neil Butler
56 lb 12 oz
45 lb 11 oz
41 lb 06 oz
37 lb 13 oz
32 lb 13 oz
31 lb 09 oz
31 lb 05 oz
28 lb 02 oz
27 lb 13 oz
24 lb 05 oz
23 lb 13 oz
18 lb 09 oz
18 lb 00 oz
15 lb 04 oz
14 lb 13 oz
13 lb 13 oz
12 lb 00 oz
11 lb 14 oz
11 lb 02 oz
8 lb 11 oz
6 lb 06 oz
6 lb 03 oz
5 lb 10 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 00 oz
25
27
24
24
17
15
20
17
15
15
18
8
8
8
6
8
7
8
4
7
3
2
3
1
1
1
1

December 1996

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
Brian Harland
Neil Inglis
William Atkinson
Paul Kilpatrick
Paul Short
George Middlemas
Les Spedding
Denis Thompson
Jimi Middlemas
Ian Russell
Bernard Vasey
Andy Craig
Neil Butler
Adrian D Smith
Phil Mead
John Butler
Andy Smith
Jimi Hewitson
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Dave Perrett
Adrian Nelson
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Dave Batchelor
Mike Gilpin
31 lb 02 oz
29 lb 07 oz
26 lb 12 oz
17 lb 15 oz
15 lb 00 oz
14 lb 11 oz
13 lb 10 oz
13 lb 05 oz
9 lb 06 oz
7 lb 05 oz
7 lb 01 oz
6 lb 07 oz
6 lb 00 oz
5 lb 07 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 11 oz
3 lb 15 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz
    14 oz
    12 oz
5
14
12
9
3
5
5
7
3
5
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1

January 1997

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
William Atkinson
Ian Russell
Denis Thompson
Faron Trueman
Paul Kilpatrick
Neil Inglis
Brian Harland
George Middlemas
Phil Mead
Bernard Vasey
Dave Perrett
Neil Butler
Adrian D Smith
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Paul Short
Adrian Nelson
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Andy Craig
John Butler
Andy Smith
James Gilpin
27 lb 06 oz
25 lb 11 oz
23 lb 13 oz
18 lb 02 oz
17 lb 09 oz
14 lb 13 oz
13 lb 01 oz
9 lb 10 oz
8 lb 03 oz
8 lb 00 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
6 lb 02 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 11 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
    10 oz
14
17
10
8
12
7
3
5
5
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

February 1997

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th =
20th =
22nd
23rd
Neil Inglis
Denis Thompson
Paul Kilpatrick
Dave Perrett
Ian Russell
Andy Smith
Phil Mead
William Atkinson
George Middlemas
Faron Trueman
Les Spedding
John Butler
Bernard Vasey
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Neil Butler
Brian Harland
Adrian D Smith
Andy Craig
James Gilpin
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Jimi Middlemas
Ben Laws (Jnr)
Adrian Nelson
36 lb 13 oz
33 lb 06 oz
29 lb 04 oz
24 lb 06 oz
20 lb 11 oz
20 lb 06 oz
18 lb 06 oz
16 lb 10 oz
15 lb 08 oz
11 lb 00 oz
10 lb 09 oz
9 lb 09 oz
9 lb 08 oz
8 lb 00 oz
6 lb 15 oz
5 lb 06 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 15 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 06 oz
    11 oz
12
16
18
12
11
13
7
11
8
3
6
6
3
5
3
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
1

March 1997

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
Denis Thompson
Bernard Vasey
Ian Russell
Paul Kilpatrick
George Middlemas
Dave Perrett
Neil Inglis
Brian Harland
William Atkinson
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Andy Craig
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Neil Butler
Adrian Nelson
Adrian D Smith
John Butler
Andy Smith
38 lb 10 oz
36 lb 14 oz
21 lb 03 oz
21 lb 00 oz
13 lb 03 oz
12 lb 11 oz
12 lb 07 oz
7 lb 07 oz
6 lb 12 oz
5 lb 11 oz
4 lb 10 oz
4 lb 07 oz
4 lb 06 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 12 oz
1 lb 14 oz
    11 oz
20
11
10
12
5
6
5
5
3
4
2
2
4
1
3
1
1

Just Sundays [Now the Sunday League]
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st =
21st =
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
Denis Thompson
Paul Kilpatrick
Ian Russell
Neil Inglis
Dave Perrett
George Middlemas
Faron Trueman
William Atkinson
Andy Smith
Brian Harland
Phil Mead
Les Spedding
Andy Craig
Bernard Vasey
John Butler
Adrian D Smith
Jimi Middlemas
Paul Short
James Gilpin
Jimi Hewitson
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Mike Gilpin
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Dave Batchelor
Adrian Nelson
Neil Butler
Ben Laws (Jnr)
Mark Robinson
91 lb 11 oz
90 lb 04 oz
76 lb 08 oz
66 lb 01 oz
63 lb 14 oz
51 lb 11 oz
41 lb 03 oz
40 lb 04 oz
36 lb 08 oz
36 lb 03 oz
33 lb 11 oz
32 lb 12 oz
29 lb 12 oz
29 lb 08 oz
25 lb 05 oz
20 lb 05 oz
18 lb 15 oz
15 lb 10 oz
13 lb 01 oz
12 lb 15 oz
12 lb 03 oz
12 lb 03 oz
11 lb 13 oz
11 lb 09 oz
9 lb 09 oz
9 lb 07 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 03 oz
49
48
42
36
34
25
22
27
24
25
24
21
15
15
13
14
9
4
8
8
8
5
8
8
6
5
1
1
Deficit
1 lb 07 oz
13 lb 12 oz
10 lb 07 oz
2 lb 03 oz
12 lb 03 oz
10 lb 08 oz
    15 oz
3 lb 12 oz
     5 oz
2 lb 08 oz
    15 oz
3 lb 00 oz
     4 oz
4 lb 03 oz
5 lb 00 oz
1 lb 06 oz
3 lb 05 oz
2 lb 09 oz
     2 oz
    12 oz

     6 oz
     4 oz
2 lb 00 oz
     2 oz
7 lb 13 oz
     7 oz

29 Double figure bags

​1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th =
17th =
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th =
27th =
29th
Wed 11 Dec
Sun 17 Nov
Wed 12 Mar
Sun 10 Nov
Sun 09 Feb
Wed 09 Oct
Wed 05 Feb
Wed 30 Oct
Sun 15 Dec
Sun 22 Dec
Wed 26 Feb
Sun 17 Nov
Sun 09 Feb
Wed 08 Jan
Wed 27 Nov
Sun 24 Nov
Sun 24 Nov
Sun 09 Feb
Wed 13 Nov
Wed 02 Oct
Wed 08 Jan
Wed 13 Nov
Sun 24 Nov
Sun 09 Feb
Sun 13 Oct
Wed 19 Mar
Sun 12 Jan
Wed 05 Feb
Sun 24 Nov
Brian Harland
Paul Kilpatrick
Bernard Vasey
Ian Russell
Paul Kilpatrick
George Middlemas
Neil Inglis
Les Spedding
Neil Inglis
Paul Short
Denis Thompson
Brian Harland
Ian Russell
William Atkinson
Ian Russell
Les Spedding
Dave Perrett
Andy Smith
Paul Short
William Atkinson
Brian Harland
Les Spedding
Faron Trueman
Dave Perrett
Denis Thompson
Denis Thompson
Denis Thompson
Phil Mead
Phil Mead
29 lb 03 oz
21 lb 03 oz
20 lb 06 oz
17 lb 03 oz
15 lb 13 oz
15 lb 06 oz
15 lb 04 oz
14 lb 05 oz
14 lb 02 oz
14 lb 00 oz
13 lb 04 oz
12 lb 15 oz
12 lb 13 oz
12 lb 11 oz
12 lb 04 oz
12 lb 02 oz
11 lb 12 oz
11 lb 12 oz
11 lb 02 oz
11 lb 00 oz
10 lb 14 oz
10 lb 13 oz
10 lb 13 oz
10 lb 12 oz
10 lb 09 oz
10 lb 06 oz
10 lb 03 oz
10 lb 03 oz
10 lb 01 oz
4
6
1
9
9
3
3
6
6
3
3
3
6
5
7
7
5
6
4
1
1
6
6
4
6
5
5
3
8


◄

Points based system, 10 for a win, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd etc etc
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
Denis Thompson
Paul Kilpatrick
Neil Inglis
William Atkinson
Ian Russell
George Middlemas
Dave Perrett
Les Spedding
Brian Harland
Bernard Vasey
Faron Trueman
John Butler
Phil Mead
Adrian D Smith
Andy Craig
Neil Butler
Andy Smith
Jimi Hewitson
Paul Short
Jimi Middlemas
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
James Gilpin
Adrian Nelson
Dave Batchelor
Ben Laws (Jnr)
Mike Gilpin
Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr)
246
226
208
191
165
147
129
107
99
97
97
71
69
68
67
62
54
51
51
40
34
30
29
26
17
11
8
3

Success rate
Member
Matches fished
Weigh-ins
Rate
William Atkinson
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Dave Batchelor
Norman Brittain
John Butler
Neil Butler
Andy Craig
James Gilpin
Mike Gilpin
Dave Johnson
Brian Harland
Jimi Hewitson
W Hansell (Jnr)
Neil Inglis
Paul Nelson (Jnr)
Paul Kilpatrick
Perry Franklin
George Middlemas
Phil Mead
Jimi Middlemas
Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Adrian Nelson
Dave Perrett
Mark Robinson
Ian Russell
Adrian D Smith
Paul Short
Andy Smith
Les Spedding
P Chambers (Jnr)
Denis Thompson
Faron Trueman
Bernard Vasey
Chris Evans (Jnr)
Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr)
Tom Spedding (Jnr)
Ben Laws (Jnr)
J Smith (Jnr)
Marc Locker (Jnr)
48
23
19
1
42
26
35
28
10
2
47
19
1
48
2
47
1
47
39
15
3
21
47
6
44
38
14
34
25
0
48
32
41
14
18
2
8
10
10
31
6
9
0
14
11
17
11
5
0
21
12
0
34
0
36
0
26
19
11
1
8
25
1
27
15
7
15
18
0
33
17
20
0
10
0
5
0
0
65%
26%
47%
0%
33%
42%
49%
39%
50%
0%
45%
63%
0%
71%
0%
77%
0%
55%
49%
73%
33%
38%
53%
17%
61%
39%
50%
44%
72%
0%
69%
53%
49%
0%
56%
0%
63%
0%
0%
Half way through the season Juniors were not entered into matches, just weights recorded.

Heaviest Fish of the Month competition winners

2nd October 1996
17th November 1996
11th December 1996
8th January 1997
26th February 1997
12th March 1997
William Atkinson
Brian Harland
Brian Harland
Brian Harland
Denis Thompson
Bernard Vasey
11 lb 00 oz
6 lb 14 oz
17 lb 13 oz
10 lb 14 oz
8 lb 13 oz
20 lb 06 oz Gallery

Singles Knockout

16/10/1996

G Middlemas
V
Andy Smith

A Craig
V
M Robinson
06/11/1996

G Middlemas
V
A Craig

D Thompson
V
L Spedding

D Perrett
V
J Hewitson

W Atkinson
V
I Russell

B Harland
V
F Trueman

D Batchelor
V
B Vasey

N Inglis
V
P Mead

J Gilpin
V
P Kilpatrick
27/11/1996



A Craig

V

L Spedding



J Hewitson

V

W Atkinson



B Harland

V

D Batchelor


N Inglis

V

P Kilpatrick
18/12/1996







L Spedding


V


J Hewitson









B Harland


V


P Kilpatrick
No date













L Spedding
Winner
£18


V



B Harland
Runner up.
£9

Doubles Knockout

23/10/1996

D Batchelor
B Harland
V
J Gilpin
W Atkinson
13/11/1996

D Batchelor
B Harland
V
D Thompson
M Robinson

F Trueman
N Inglis
V
J Hewitson
I Russell

B Vasey
G Middlemas
V
L Spedding
P Kilpatrick

P Mead
D Perrett
V
Andy Smith
A Craig
04/12/1996




D Thompson
M Robinson
V
J Hewitson
I Russell








L Spedding
P Kilpatrick
V
P Mead
D Perrett
No date







J Hewitson
I Russell
£4.50 each.

V


L Spedding
P Kilpatrick




Winners











L Spedding
P Kilpatrick
£9 each.

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Courtesy of WSAA Chairman William Atkinson 11/01/2019

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