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1996 - 1997 Season

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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
Trophy

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A Lawson

Chas Rose

Chas Prudom

Bill Brown

I Metcalfe Rose Bowl

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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.


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

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

2nd October 1996 - William Atkinson Heaviest Fish - 11 lb 00 oz.

25th October 1996 - John Butler Heaviest Fish out of a competition - 11 lb 06 oz.

10th November 1996 - Ian Russell Heaviest Bag of Fish - 17 lb 03 oz - 9 fish.
24 members fished and 22 weighed in 77 fish for 111 lb 03 oz.

17th November 1996 - Paul Kilpatrick Heaviest Bag if Fish - 21 lb 03 oz, 6 fish.

17th November 1996 - Brian Harland Heaviest Fish 6 lb 14 oz, part of a 12 lb 15 oz bag of 3 fish.

1st December 1996 - Denis Thompson Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 09 oz.

4th December 1996 - Les Spedding Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 06 oz.

11th December 1996 - Brian Harland Heaviest Bag of Fish - 29 lb 03 oz, including Heaviest Fish 17 lb 13 oz (Gallery).

22nd December 1996 - Paul Short Heaviest Fish - 9 lb 14 oz (Christmas Match).

5th January 1997 - Bernard Vasey Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 10 oz.

8th January 1997 - Brian Harland Heaviest Fish - 10 lb 14 oz.

5th February 1997 - Neil Inglis Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 02 oz, part of a 15 lb 04 oz bag of 3 fish.

9th February 1997 - Faron Trueman Heaviest Fish - 8 lb 04 oz.

26th February 1997 - Denis Thompson Heaviest Fish - 8 lb 13 oz, part of a 13 lb 04 oz bag of 3 fish.

5th March 1997 - Neil Inglis Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 11 oz.

12th March 1997 - Bernard Vasey Heaviest Fish - 20 lb 06 oz (Gallery)

Sunday 3rd November 1996 - Whitby Open

Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson
26 members entered and 7 weighed in.
Members club results.
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

Paul Kilpatrick
Neil Inglis
Denis Thompson
Faron Trueman
William Atkinson
Phil Mead
Bernard Vasey
Weight
5 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
4 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
2 lb 15 oz - 2 fish.
2 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
2 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
0 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 8th December 1996 - Cloughton Open

Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson
13 members entered and only 2 weighed in!!
Members club results.
Place
1st
2nd

William Atkinson
Adrian Smith
Weight
5 lb 12 oz - 2 fish.
1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.

Flask-Inn sponsored shore competition

£665 raised for Whitby RNLI
Picture
Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson

Sunday 22nd December 1996 - Christmas Match

30 members entered and 15 weighed in.
WSAA Rules - '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
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th

Paul Short
Bernard Vasey
Paul Kilpatrick
Neil Inglis
N Butler
William Atkinson
Denis Thompson
Brian Harland
Jimmy Middlemas
Ian Russell
Adrian Nelson
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Adrian Smith
D Batchelor
Dave Perrett
Weight
14 lb 00 oz - bag included a HF of 9 lb 14 oz).
5 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
4 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
3 lb 00 oz - 2 fish.
2 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
2 lb 05 oz - 1 fish - Heaviest Fish.
2 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish
1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish
0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
0 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 12th January 1997 - Ship Open

17 members entered and only 5 weighed in.
Members club results.
Gazette '24
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

Denis Thompson
Paul Kilpatrick
Ian Russell
Paul Short
George Middlemas
Weight
10 lb 03 oz - 5 fish.
4 lb 04 oz - 3 fish.
3 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 26th January 1997 - Bell Trophy

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.

Second Filey Brigg 6 lb 06 oz, average weight 10 oz 03 drm.
Third Filey Boats 4 lb 09 oz average weight 08 oz 08 drm.
Fourth Scarborough Rock Anglers.
Fifth Cloughton.
Sixth Bridlington.
Seventh South Cliff
Eighth Dotterill
Ninth Scalby Mills.

Bernard Vasey
27th January 1997.
Place
1st
2nd

Denis Thompson
John Butler

Weight
9 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish

1996 - 1997 Season match by match

October 1996

As reported by Bernard Vasey to Whitby Gazette.
Started 03/02/2013 PDH.
Match 1
25 fish for 
Wed 02 Oct 1996
1st - W Atkinson with 1 fish for 
2nd - D Batchelor with 4 fish for 
3rd - D Thompson with 3 fish for 
4th - J Gilpin with 3 fish for 
5th - P Mead with 2 fish for 
6th - P Short with 3 fish for 
7th - G Middlemas with 2 fish for 
8th - N Inglis with 2 fish for 
9th - L Spedding with 2 fish for 
10th - A Craig with 2 fish for 
11th - J Hewitson with 1 fish for

Match 2
22 fish for 
Sun 06 Oct 1996
1st - I Russell with 6 fish for 
2nd - D Thompson with 3 fish for 
3rd - D Batchelor with 2 fish for 
4th - N Inglis with 1 fish for 
5th - P Kilpatrick with 2 fish for 
6th - A Craig with 2 fish for 
7th - Andy Smith with 2 fish for 
8th - F Trueman with 1 fish for 
9th = W Atkinson with 1 fish for 
9th = J Gilpin with 1 fish for 
11th - P Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for

Match 3
25 fish for 
Wed 09 Oct 1996
1st - G Middlemas with 6 fish for 
2nd - P Short with 4 fish for 
3rd - D Perrett with 1 fish for 
4th - F Trueman with 3 fish for 
5th - D Thompson with 2 fish for 
6th - B Laws (Jnr) with 2 fish for 
7th - J Gilpin with 2 fish for 
8th = A Craig with 1 fish for 
8th = L Spedding with 1 fish for 
10th = M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
10th = A Nelson with 1 fish for 
12th - D Batchelor with 1 fish for

Match 4
44 fish for 
Sun 13 Oct 1996
1st - D Thompson with 6 fish for 
2nd - A Craig with 3 fish for 
3rd - J Butler with 2 fish for 
4th - B Harland with 6 fish for 
5th - W Atkinson with 4 fish for 
6th - G Middlemas with 4 fish for 
7th - D Perrett with 3 fish for 
8th - N Inglis with 3 fish for 
9th - J Gilpin with 2 fish for 
10th - P Kilpatrick with 3 fish for 
11th = D Batchelor with 2 fish for 
11th = Andy Smith with 2 fish for 
13th - P Mead with 2 fish for 
14th - M Gilpin with 1 fish for 
15th - L Spedding with 1 fish for

Match 5
15 fish for 
Wed 16 Oct 1996
1st - G Middlemas with 2 fish for 
2nd - D Thompson with 3 fish for 
3rd - P Kilpatrick with 2 fish for 
4th = J Hewitson with 1 fish for 
4th = N Inglis with 1 fish for 
6th = I Russell with 1 fish for 
6th = Andy Smith with 1 fish for 
6th = L Spedding with 1 fish for 
9th - B Harland with 1 fish for 
10th = P Mead with 1 fish for 
10th = P Kilpatrick (Jnr) with 1 fish for

Match 6
28 fish for 
Sun 20 Oct 1996
1st - B Harland with 8 fish for 
2nd - N Inglis with 3 fish for 
3rd - D Perrett with 4 fish for 
4th - J Butler with 4 fish for 
5th - L Spedding with 2 fish for 
6th - P Mead with 2 fish for 
7th - A Craig with 1 fish for 
8th - B Vasey with 1 fish for 
9th - D Thompson with 1 fish for 
10th - J Gilpin with 1 fish for 
11th - F Trueman with 1 fish for

42 lb 11/16oz

11 lb  00 oz - Heaviest Fish of the season (so far).
5 lb  4/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz


32 lb  4/16oz

8 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz


43 lb 10/16oz

15 lb  6/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
4 lb 10/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  00 oz
1 lb  00 oz
    14/16oz


67 lb  5/16oz

10 lb  9/16oz
8 lb 14/16oz
6 lb  7/16oz
5 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 12/16oz
4 lb    00 oz
3 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz


18 lb  1/16oz

5 lb 00 oz
3 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
    15/16oz
    15/16oz
    15/16oz
    13/16oz
    12/16oz
    12/16oz


33 lb  6/16oz

7 lb 12/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
4 lb 00 oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
Wednesday 23rd October 1996.
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.
1st - John Butler - 3 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Phil Mead - 2 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Jimmy Middlemas - 2 lb 09 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Andrew Craig - 2 lb 08 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
6th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Jimmy Hewitson - 1 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Farron Trueman - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 27th October 1996.
Sunday nights conditions were identical to that of last Wednesday.
1st - Denis Thompson - 3 lb 07 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Jimmy Middlemas - 2 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Neil Inglis - 2 lb 07 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Farron Trueman - 2 lb 04 oz - 2 fish.
5th - George Middlemas - 2 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Les Spedding - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
9th = William Atkinson - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
9th = Phil Mead - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 30th October 1996.
1st - Les Spedding - 14 lb 05 oz - 6 fish.
2nd - Jimmy Hewitson - 9 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Farron Trueman (Jnr) - 8 lb 04 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 3 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
5th - Jimmy Middlemas - 3 lb 00 oz - 2 fish.
6th - George Middlemas - 2 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
7th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 15 oz - 2 fish.
8th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Adrian Nelson - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Ian Russell - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
13th - James Gilpin - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
14th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.

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.

November 1996

Sunday 3rd November 1996.
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.

Result:-

1st - Dave Cass - 9 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Bernard Westgarth - 8 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - D Kendall - 6 lb 03 oz.
4th - Paul Kilpatrick (Whitby) - 5 lb 05 oz.
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 Evis (Whitby) - 4 lb 10½ oz.
9th - Neil Inglis (Whitby) - 4 lb 00 oz.
10th - Westmorland (Whitby) - 3 lb 06 oz.
11th - Denis Thompson (Lythe) - 2 lb 15 oz.
12th - I Thompson (Scarborough) - 2 lb 09½ oz.
13th - Farron Trueman (Whitby) - 2 lb 03 oz.
14th - William Atkinson (Egton) - 2 lb 00 oz.
15th - S Barker (Scarborough) - 1 lb 11 oz.
16th - Phil Mead (Whitby) - 1 lb 09 oz.
17th - G Archer (Whitby) - 1 lb 01 oz.
18th - Pete Bayes (Scarborough) - 1 lb 00 oz.
19th - Bernard Vasey (Whitby) - 0 lb 15 oz.

The sweep for the heaviest single fish of £110 went to Bernard Westgarth (Darlington) with a 6 lb 14½ oz.
Second heaviest fish won £55 for David Cass (Whitby) 5 lb 01 oz.
Picture
Dave Cass (winner), the landlady , landlord of the Pier Inn Hotel, and Bernard Westgarth (Heaviest Fish). Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Bernard Westgarth (Heaviest Fish) and Dave Cass (winner) stood outside the Pier Inn Hotel. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Picture
Dave Cass, Open winner, Andrew Cass Jnr and Bob Eglon. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
Wednesday 6th November 1996.
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.
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 7 lb 09 oz - 4 fish.
2nd - Brian Harland - 7 lb 06 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Andy Smith - 4 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
4th = William Atkinson - 3 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
4th = Les Spedding - 3 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Jimmy Hewitson - 3 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Ian Russell - 3 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
8th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Dave Batchelor - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
12th - John Butler - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
13th - Jimmy Middlemas - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 10th November 1996.
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.
1st - Ian Russell - 17 lb 03 oz - 9 fish.
2nd - Neil Inglis - 8 lb 10 oz - 6 fish.
3rd - William Atkinson - 8 lb 05 oz - 6 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 7 lb 13 oz - 6 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 7 lb 10 oz - 4 fish.
6th - Les Spedding - 7 lb 10 oz - 5 fish.
7th - Farron Trueman - 7 lb 07 oz - 4 fish.
8th - James Gilpin - 6 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
9th = Andy Smith - 5 lb 02 oz - 4 fish.
9th = Jimmy Hewitson - 5 lb 02 oz - 4 fish.
11th - D Batchelor - 4 lb 08 oz - 3 fish.
12th - Bernard Vasey - 4 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
13th - Phil Mead - 4 lb 00 oz - 3 fish.
14th - Brian Harland - 3 lb 11 oz - 3 fish.
15th - Dave Perrett - 3 lb 04 oz - 2 fish.
16th - George Middlemas - 2 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
17th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish. 
18th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
19th - Adrian Nelson - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
20th - Andy Smith - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
21st - Mark Robinson - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
22nd - M Gilpin - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.

Match calendar.
Cloughton Open match will be on 8th December 1996.

Wednesday 13th November 1996.
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.
1st - Paul Short - 11 lb 02 oz - 4 fish, including one over 5 lb.
2nd - Les Spedding - 10 lb 13 oz - 6 fish.
3rd - Adrian Smith - 9 lb 07 oz - 3 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 6 lb 07 oz - 5 fish.
5th - William Atkinson - 6 lb 07 oz - 5 fish.
6th - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
7th - Dave Perrett - 5 lb 02 oz - 4 fish.
8th - Ian Russell - 4 lb 14 oz - 4 fish.
9th - Farron Trueman - 4 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Jimmy Middlemas - 4 lb 09 oz - 2 fish.
11th - Brian Harland - 4 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
12th - Phil Mead - 3 lb 14 oz - 3 fish.
13th - Jimmy Hewitson - 3 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
14th - John Butler - 2 lb 15 oz - 2 fish.
15th - Neil Inglis - 2 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
16th - Bernard Vasey - 2 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
17th - Dave Batchelor - 2 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
18th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
19th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
20th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish. 

Sunday 17th November 1996.
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.
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 21 lb 03 oz - 6 fish (now heaviest bag of the season).
2nd - Brian Harland - 12 lb 15 oz - 3 fish, including one of 6 lb 14 oz.
3rd - Dave Perrett - 7 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
4th - Andrew Craig - 6 lb 02 oz - 4 fish.
5th - Jimmy Middlemas - 5 lb 15 oz - 3 fish.
6th - Denis Thompson - 5 lb 06 oz - 4 fish.
7th - John Butler - 5 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Jimmy Hewitson - 5 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
9th - Andy Smith - 4 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
10th - Les Spedding - 3 lb 13 oz - 3 fish.
11th - Phil Mead - 3 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
12th - George Middlemas - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
13th - Ian Russell - 1 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
14th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 20th November 1996.
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.
1st - Denis Thompson - 6 lb 10 oz - 4 fish.
2nd - Neil Inglis - 6 lb 08 oz - 4 fish.
3rd - George Middlemas - 6 lb 00 oz - 3 fish.
4th - John Butler - 5 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Dave Perrett - 4 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Bernard Vasey - 2 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
7th - Farron Trueman - 2 lb 08 oz - 2 fish.
8th - Jimmy Hewitson - 2 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
9th - Paul Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Jimmy Middlemas - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
13th - William Atkinson - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
14th = Neil Butler - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
14th = Dave Batchelor - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
16th - Ian Russell - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 24th November 1996.
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.
1st - Les Spedding - 12 lb 02 oz - 7 fish.
2nd - Dave Perrett - 11 lb 12 oz -  fish.
3rd - Farron Trueman - 10 lb 13 oz - 6 fish.
4th - Phil Mead - 10 lb 01 oz - 8 fish.
5th - William Atkinson - 6 lb 11 oz - 4 fish.
6th - Andy Smith - 6 lb 07 oz - 4 fish.
7th - Ian Russell - 5 lb 08 oz - 3 fish.
8th - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
9th - Mike Gilpin - 4 lb 08 oz - 2 fish. 
10th - Neil Inglis - 3 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
11th - George Middlemas - 3 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
13th - Jimmy Middlemas - 0 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 27th November 1996.
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.
1st - Ian Russell - 12 lb 04 oz - 7 fish.
2nd - Denis Thompson - 8 lb 10 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Bernard Vasey - 6 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Jimmy Hewitson - 4 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 lb 07 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Les Spedding - 3 lb 02 oz -  fish.
7th - William Atkinson - 3 lb 01 oz - 3 fish.
8th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 2 lb 13 oz -  fish. 
9th - Brian Harland - 2 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
10th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 03 oz -  fish.
11th - Phil Mead - 1 lb 00 oz -  fish.

December 1996

Sunday 1st December 1996.
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.
2nd - Neil Butler - 3 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 lb 12 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Andrew Craig - 2 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Andy Smith - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
Both Farron Trueman and Phil Mead reported loosing good fish due to being high up.

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.

Wednesday 4th December 1996.
This was a quiet night with only 9 fish being weighed in.
1st - Les Spedding - 6 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
2nd - William Atkinson - 3 lb 09 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Andy Smith - 2 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Jimmy Hewitson - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Neil Inglis - 0 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Mike Gilpin - 0 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 8th December 1996 - Cloughton Open

​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 - 

​Wednesday 11th December 1996.
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.
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Brian Harland, 11th December 1996, 17 lb 13 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
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Brian Harland, 11th December 1996, 17 lb 13 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.

1st - Brian Harland - 29 lb 03 oz - 6 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 9 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - William Atkinson - 8 lb 14 oz - 3 fish.
4th - Neil Inglis - 7 lb 00 oz - 3 fish.
5th - George Middlemas - 6 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
6th - Phil Mead - 3 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
8th - Ian Russell - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Adrian Smith - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 15th December 1996.
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.
In the WSAA evening club match.
1st - Neil Inglis - 14 lb 02 oz - 6 fish.
2nd - George Middlemas - 8 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Jimmy Middlemas - 7 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Les Spedding - 4 lb 07 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Ian Russell - 4 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
6th - Andrew Craig - 4 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
7th - John Butler - 3 lb 08 oz - 2 fish.
8th - Jimmy Hewitson - 2 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Andy Smith - 2 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
10th - Adrian Smith - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
13th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
14th - Phil Mead - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
15th - William Atkinson - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
16th - Paul Kilpatrick - 0 lb 14 oz - q fish.

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.

Wednesday 18th December 1996.
1st - William Atkinson - 5 lb 04 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Neil Inglis - 4 lb 09 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Les Spedding - 2 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
4th - John Butler - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 22nd December 1996 - 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.
Christmas match
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th

Paul Short
Bernard Vasey
Paul Kilpatrick
Neil Inglis
N Butler
William Atkinson
Denis Thompson
Brian Harland
Jimmy Middlemas
Ian Russell
Adrian Nelson
Mathew Atkinson (Jnr)
Adrian Smith
D Batchelor
Dave Perrett
Weight
14 lb 00 oz - bag included a HF of 9 lb 14 oz).
5 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
4 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
3 lb 00 oz - 2 fish.
2 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
2 lb 05 oz - 1 fish - Heaviest Fish.
2 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish
1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish
0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
0 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
Match calendar.
29th December 1996.  White Hart Open Competition.12th January 1997.  Ship Inn Open.

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January 1997

Sunday 5th January 1997.
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.
1st - Ian Russell - 7 lb 11 oz - 5 fish.
2nd - Bernard Vasey - 4 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - William Atkinson - 2 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Neil Butler - 2 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
5th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Paul Short - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
7th = Adrian Nelson - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
7th = Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Brian Harland - 0 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Neil Inglis - 0 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
12th - James Gilpin - 0 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 8th January 1997.
1st - William Atkinson - 12 lb 11 oz - 5 fish.
2nd - Brian Harland - 10 lb 14 oz - 1 fish (caught on 1st cast of the night!!).
3rd - Ian Russell - 5 lb 06 oz - 4 fish.
4th - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 lb 10 oz - 3 fish.
5th - Neil Butler - 2 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
7th - Andy Smith - 1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
8th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
10th = Phil Mead - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
10th = Andy Smith - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.

​Sunday 12th January 1997 - Ship Inn Open

Gazette '24
​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.
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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.

George Jackson - Ship Inn Open winner

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George Jackson, Ship Inn Open Winner receives his cheque from landlady Barbara Tyler with Denis Thompson, heaviest bag sweep winner. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
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Courtesy WSAA Chairman William Atkinson 11/01/2019

Wednesday 15th January 1997.
A high water match on a frosty night with the continuing calm conditions and very little sea motion, again few fish were expected.
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
2nd - Ian Russell - 3 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Paul Short - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
4th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
5th - William Atkinson - 0 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 19th January 1997.
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.
1st - Farron Trueman - 5 lb 09 oz - 4 fish.
2nd - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 5 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Andy Smith - 4 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
4th - George Middlemas - 3 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
6th - William Atkinson - 1 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Neil Inglis - 0 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.

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.

Wednesday 22nd January 1997.
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.
1st - Neil Inglis - 9 lb 06 oz - 2 fish, one over 6 lb.
2nd - Phil Mead - 7 lb 00 oz - 4 fish.
3rd - Farron Trueman - 6 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
4th - William Atkinson - 6 lb 08 oz - 3 fish.
5th - Ian Russell - 5 lb 11 oz - 4 fish.
6th - Dave Perrett - 4 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Bernard Vasey - 3 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
9th - Andrew Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Andrew Craig - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 26th January 1997 - Bell Trophy

WSAA take home the Bell Trophy

Bell Trophy

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.

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

1st - Denis Thompson - 9 lb 02 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - John Butler - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.

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
Fish & weight
3 fish for 10 lb 10 oz
6 lb 06 oz
4 lb 09 oz





Average weight
11 oz 05 drm
10 oz 03 drm
08 oz 08 drm





Wednesday 29th February 1997.
1st - Farron Trueman (Jnr) - 5 lb 14 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - William Atkinson - 3 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Neil Inglis - 2 lb 12 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 2 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Neil Butler - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Paul Short - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.

February 1997

Sunday 2nd February 1997.
1st - Dave Perrett - 6 lb 15 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Andy Smith - 5 lb 11 oz - 5 fish.
3rd - Neil Inglis - 5 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Phil Mead - 2 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Adrian Smith - 2 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
6th - William Atkinson - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 5th February 1997.
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.
1st - Neil Inglis - 15 lb 04 oz - 3 fish.
2nd - Phil Mead - 10 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Denis Thompson - 9 lb 12 oz - 7 fish.
4th - Neil Butler - 5 lb 08 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 11 oz - 3 fish.
6th - Dave Perrett - 3 lb 13 oz - 3 fish.
7th - Bernard Vasey - 3 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
8th - John Butler - 2 lb 15 oz - 2 fish.
9th - William Atkinson - 2 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
10th - Brian Harland - 2 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Jimmy Middlemas - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
12th - Andy Smith - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
13th - Ben Laws (Jnr) - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish. 
14th - James Gilpin - 0 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 9th February 1997.
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 111 lb 01 oz.
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 15 lb 13 oz - 9 fish.
2nd - Ian Russell - 12 lb 13 oz - 6 fish.
3rd - Andy Smith - 11 lb 12 oz - 6 fish.
4th - Dave Perrett - 10 lb 12 oz - 4 fish.
5th - George Middlemas - 9 lb 15 oz - 5 fish.
6th - Farron Trueman - 8 lb 04 oz - 1 fish, heaviest fish.
7th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 8 lb 00 oz - 5 fish.
8th - Phil Mead - 6 lb 01 oz - 3 fish.
9th - John Butler - 4 lb 11 oz - 3 fish.
10th - Bernard Vasey - 4 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
11th - Denis Thompson - 3 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
12th - Adrian Smith - 2 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
13th - Mathew Atkinson - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
14th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.

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.

Wednesday 12th February 1997.
1st - Neil Inglis - 8 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Les Spedding - 7 lb 08 oz - 4 fish.
3rd - Ian Russell - 2 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
4th - John Butler - 1 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
5th - William Atkinson - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.
7th - James Gilpin - 1 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Denis Thompson - 0 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
10th - Farron Trueman (Jnr) - 0 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 16th February 1997.
1st - Paul Kilpatrick - 3 lb 06 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Neil Inglis - 3 lb 05 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Ian Russell - 3 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
4th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
 
Wednesday 19th February 1997.
1st - Denis Thompson - 4 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Neil Inglis - 3 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Les Spedding - 3 lb 01 oz - 2 fish.
5th - William Atkinson - 2 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Ian Russell - 2 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.
7th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 23rd February 1997.
1st - George Middlemas - 3 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Farron Trueman (Jnr) - 1 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Neil Butler - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Adrian Nelson - 0 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
5th - James Gilpin - 0 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 26th February 1997.
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.
1st - Denis Thompson - 13 lb 04 oz - 3 fish, including one of 8 lb 13 oz.
2nd - William Atkinson - 8 lb 07 oz - 5 fish.
3rd - Andrew Craig - 3 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Andy Smith - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 03 oz - 1 fish.

March 1997

Sunday 2nd March 1997.
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.
1st - George Middlemas - 5 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 05 oz - 2 fish.
3rd - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 1 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Adrian Smith - 0 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Bernard Vasey - 0 lb 08 oz - 1 fish.

Wednesday 5th March 1997.
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.
1st - Denis Thompson - 8 lb 04 oz - 5 fish.
2nd - Neil Inglis - 5 lb 11 oz - 1 fish - best cod of the night.
3rd - William Atkinson - 4 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Ian Russell - 2 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 lb 11 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 1 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Neil Butler - 0 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Andy Smith - 0 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 9th March 1997.
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 - 9 lb 09 oz - 5 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 12 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Neil Inglis - 3 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
5th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
6th - William Atkinson - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Bernard Vasey - 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish.
8th - Adrian Smith - 0 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.

​Wednesday 12th March 1997.
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.
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Bernard Vasey, 12th March 1997, 20 lb 06 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
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Bernard Vasey, 12th March 1997, 20 lb 06 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
1st - Bernard Vasey - 20 lb 06 oz - 1 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 09 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Ian Russell - 3 lb 03 oz - 2 fish.
4th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 13 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish - currently leading junior section.
6th - Andy Craig - 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish.
7th - Adrian Smith - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
8th - George Middlemas - 1 lb 04 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
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Sunday 16th March 1997.
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.
1st - Bernard Vasey - 3 lb 14 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Andrew Craig - 2 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Mathew Atkinson (Jnr) - 2 lb 03 oz - 1 fish - 2nd in junior section.
4th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 01 oz - 1 fish.
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.

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.

Wednesday 19th March 1997.
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.
1st - Denis Thompson - 10 lb 06 oz - 5 fish.
2nd - Bernard Vasey - 9 lb 08 oz - 5 fish.
3rd - Brian Harland - 5 lb 11 oz - 3 fish.
4th - George Middlemas - 4 lb 12 oz - 2 fish.
5th - Ian Russell - 4 lb 09 oz - 2 fish.
6th - Neil Butler - 3 lb 10 oz - 3 fish.
7th - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 15 oz - 1 fish.
8th - John Butler - 1 lb 14 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
This was a low water match and members had to leave their marks (Time Up) just when the fish were appearing.

Sunday 23rd March 1997.
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.
1st - Denis Thompson - 8 lb 14 oz - 4 fish.
2nd - Ian Russell - 8 lb 01 oz - 3 fish.
3rd - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
4th - Brian Harland - 0 lb 10 oz - 1 rockling.
Anglers reported lots of small fish bites.

Wednesday 26th March 1997.
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.
1st - Philip Kilpatrick (Jnr) - 2 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.
2nd - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 lb 00 oz - 1 fish.

Sunday 30th March 1997.
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.
1st - Dave Perrett - 4 lb 13 oz - 2 fish.
2nd - Adrian Nelson - 3 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
3rd - Ian Russell - 2 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
4th - William Atkinson - 0 lb 11 oz - 1 fish.

As reported by Bernard Vasey to Whitby Gazette.
Completed 05/02/2013 PDH.

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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