3 new WSAA Records
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Place
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 |
Member
Dave Hambley Danny Middlemas Dave Turnbull Brian Harland James Moore Dave Perrett Andy Neasham Dave Ward Jonny Watson Paul Short Peter Horbury Paul Neasham Colin Stainthorpe Jason Ebison Rob Allison Denis Thompson Mike Saunders Rich Deadman Rob Taylor Mike Vickers Norm Middlemas Mark Sivils Bernard Vasey Niki McCourt Paul Kilpatrick Andy Marr Kelly Fairbanks Steve Ingleston |
Fish
158 200 81 150 188 89 131 95 69 89 84 90 56 42 34 39 37 19 15 9 32 9 7 6 2 1 1 2 |
Weight
251 lb 03 oz 211 lb 07 oz 207 lb 00 oz 184 lb 06 oz 173 lb 10 oz 141 lb 04 oz 126 lb 02 oz 114 lb 14 oz 108 lb 15 oz 107 lb 10 oz 105 lb 06 oz 101 lb 05 oz 84 lb 11 oz 73 lb 07 oz 73 lb 04 oz 67 lb 01 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 11 lb 13 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Trophy
Lord Downe Tankard A Lawson Chas Rose Chas Prudom & F Kirk Cup Bill Brown & Memorable moment I Metcalfe Rose Bowl A Humble Angel Hotel Plaque Plaque James Jamsy dedicated Official Trophy Most improved angler |
HFish
10 lb 13 oz |
Seasons Results
Singles Knockout winner - Brian Harland - 11 lb 06 oz (18)
Singles Knockout runner up - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 08 oz (4)
Doubles Knockout winners - Dave Hambley & Danny Middlemas - combined - 3 lb 14 oz (4)
Doubles Knockout runners up - Brian harland & Jonny Watson - combined - 1 lb 08 oz (2)
Heaviest Fish in a Competition - Brian Harland - 10 lb 13 oz - Sun 27th Feb 2022
Heaviest Fish out of Competition - Danny Middlemas - 8 lb 15½ oz- Tues 21st Dec 2021
Christmas match winner - Dave Ward - 7 lb 01 oz - 12 fish
Christmas match Heaviest Fish - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 lb 08½ oz
James Jamsy dedicated Official Trophy - Peter Horbury - 6 lb 02 oz - Wed 10th Nov 2021
Sunday League Champion - Dave Hambley - 159 lb 03 oz - 95 fish
Greatest number of fish - Danny Middlemas - 200 fish
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Dave Hambley - 24 lb 08 oz - 12 fish - Sun 27th Feb 2022
Most Improved angler - Jason Ebison
Memorable Moment - James Moore - Match 39 - Wed 16th February 2022
Best Aggregate Fish - Dave Turnbull - 2 lb 09 oz
Lightest fish to win Heaviest Fish of the match - Wooden spoon - Danny Middlemas - Wed 15th Dec - 1 lb 06 oz
Singles Knockout winner - Brian Harland - 11 lb 06 oz (18)
Singles Knockout runner up - Dave Perrett - 2 lb 08 oz (4)
Doubles Knockout winners - Dave Hambley & Danny Middlemas - combined - 3 lb 14 oz (4)
Doubles Knockout runners up - Brian harland & Jonny Watson - combined - 1 lb 08 oz (2)
Heaviest Fish in a Competition - Brian Harland - 10 lb 13 oz - Sun 27th Feb 2022
Heaviest Fish out of Competition - Danny Middlemas - 8 lb 15½ oz- Tues 21st Dec 2021
Christmas match winner - Dave Ward - 7 lb 01 oz - 12 fish
Christmas match Heaviest Fish - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 lb 08½ oz
James Jamsy dedicated Official Trophy - Peter Horbury - 6 lb 02 oz - Wed 10th Nov 2021
Sunday League Champion - Dave Hambley - 159 lb 03 oz - 95 fish
Greatest number of fish - Danny Middlemas - 200 fish
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Dave Hambley - 24 lb 08 oz - 12 fish - Sun 27th Feb 2022
Most Improved angler - Jason Ebison
Memorable Moment - James Moore - Match 39 - Wed 16th February 2022
Best Aggregate Fish - Dave Turnbull - 2 lb 09 oz
Lightest fish to win Heaviest Fish of the match - Wooden spoon - Danny Middlemas - Wed 15th Dec - 1 lb 06 oz
Ladies
1st - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
Ladies Heaviest Bag of fish - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 07 oz (Sunday 30th January 2022).
Ladies Heaviest Fish - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 07 oz (Sunday 30th January 2022).
1st - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 07 oz - 1 fish.
Ladies Heaviest Bag of fish - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 07 oz (Sunday 30th January 2022).
Ladies Heaviest Fish - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 07 oz (Sunday 30th January 2022).
Juniors - none joined.
Treasurer - Dave Perrett
Chairman - William Atkinson
Secretary - Peter Horbury
Treasurer - Dave Perrett
Chairman - William Atkinson
Secretary - Peter Horbury
Top Tips & Memorable Moments
September
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Match - 1
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Wed 29th Sept
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New LSD record for Andy Neasham.
Dave Ward forgets his head torch, and RNLI life boat picks up his line as he struggled to free it. |
October
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Match - 2
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Sun 3rd Oct
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New pollock record for Jonny Watson.
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Match - 3
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Wed 6th Oct
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Paul Short drops coat moving from a mark (said he was going back for it after the weigh-in, but could not be bothered).
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Match - 4
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Sun 10th Oct
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While casting Brian Harland catches Peter Horbury's rod, his lead snaps off and the hooks bait clip attaches itself to Peter's line sliding to the sea bed.
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Match - 5
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Wed 13th Oct
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Paul Short walks all the way to the east pier extension, sets up, rigs up, and realises his fresh bait bucket is still in the car. A long walk but only misses 10mins. However his mare of a night continues, 3 multipliers 'bird nested', caught all the species - undersized, and only a billet to weigh-in.
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Match - 6
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Sun 17th Oct
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Davey Turnbull chest wader of cold water, miss judging the swell sets.
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Match - 7
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Wed 20th Oct
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Andy & Paul Neasham venture out to a mark, however some of the ropes are missing. Laying down the ones they had thoughtfully taken, these still fell short, and had to return to their car, and move location
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Match - 8
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Sun 24th Oct
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N/A
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Match - 9
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Wed 27th Oct
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Dave Perrett in self isolation - Covid.
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Match - 10
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Sun 31st Oct
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Month end - Davey Turnbull had not enter the Monthly Sweeps at the start of the season and lost out HBoF 15 lb 05 oz Sun 17th Oct
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November
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Match - 11
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Wed 3rdNov
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Brian Harland swore he'd caught a rockling, but not in his bag or car! While gutting his fish, after the weigh-in, it was found inside the mouth of a codling.
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Match - 12
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Sun 7th Nov
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Davey Turnbull parked car at Cowbar, got a lift to Boulby top. Intended to fish his way to Cowbar, unfortunately the tide had other ideas. It did not ebb so he had to back track up to Boulby top and walk to Cowbar for his car - still made the weigh-in!!
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Match - 13
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Wed 10th Nov
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Dave Perrett & Danny Middlemas had poor nights with fish 'dropping-off' on the retrieve.
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Match - 14
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Sun 14th Nov
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Danny Middlemas dropped his rod, shattered a few inserts, cracked off then snapped his rod next cast #EarlyBath
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Match - 15
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Wed 17th Nov
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Jonny Watson was ‘fingers & thumbs’ dropped a 3 lb’er down the rock armour, when his lead & trace slipped through his fingers, and the hooked embedded in his finger! Ouch! He maintained his 100% weigh-in with a 2 lb 07 oz codling later in the match.
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Match - 16
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Sun 21st Nov
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Open Match - Davey Turnbull tries to weigh-in without his ticket.
Also transpires he'd let his match entries lapse - weight discounted in WSAA match. |
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Match - 17
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Wed 24th Nov
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N/A
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Match - 18
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Sun 28th Nov
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N/A
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December
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Match - 19
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Wed 1st Dec
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N/A
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Match - 20
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Sun 5th Dec
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Dave Perrett admits to tripping over some bladder rack, spread eagled on the scaur.
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Match - 21
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Wed 8th Dec
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N/A
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Match - 22
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Sun 12th Dec
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Rich Deadman A64 car approaching on wrong side of duel carriage way.
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Match - 23
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Wed 15th Dec
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Worst weigh-in to date - 7 lb 12 oz (10)
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Match - 24
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Sun 19th Dec
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Xmas match
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Match - 25
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Wed 22nd Dec
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N/A
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January
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Match - 26
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Sun 2nd Jan
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Jason Ebison left with 3 cod heads as seal pinches rest.
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Match - 27
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Wed 5th Jan
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Rich Deadman walks backwards over a rock, land on his coccyx #Painfull
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Match - 28
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Sun 9th Jan
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Norman Middlemas was not entered into the match - 9 lb 04 oz (16 whitings) lost for the sake of £2.50
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Match - 29
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Wed 12th Jan
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N/A
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Match - 30
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Sun 16th Jan
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N/A
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Match - 31
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Wed 19th Jan
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Dave Hambley admits to 'taking a wave', losing his grip wires when he pulled out his hand rag.
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Match - 32
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Sun 23rd Jan
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Danny Middlemas weighs a 1 lb 10½ oz whiting.
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Match - 33
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Wed 26th Jan
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N/A
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Match - 34
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Sun 30th Jan
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N/A
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February
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Match - 35
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Wed 2nd Feb
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Andy Neasham not entered into Monthly Sweeps, could of potentialy won with his codling - 5 lb 09½ oz
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Match - 36
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Sun 6th Feb
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Davey Turnbull takes a wave with no coat on.
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Match - 37
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Wed 9th Feb
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N/A
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Match - 38
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Sun 13th Feb
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N/A
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Match - 39
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Wed 16th Feb
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James Moore got to the weigh-in, then discovered he had left his bag of fish at Staithes. Codling 3 lb 10 oz, 1 blegg & a rockling - 4 lb 15½ oz - admitted 'his mistake'.
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Match - 40
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Sun 20th Feb
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Bell Trophy day - poor turn out.
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Match - 41
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Wed 23rd Feb
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Panic before the match even started, Paul Short thought he had lost his spare car keys #Again but once home he found them in his waders #Again #SummerMatches
Davey Turnbull 5 lb 03 oz HF - not entered, & did not weigh-in his blegg for fear it would deflate his Aggregate Fish weight! |
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Match - 42
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Sun 27th Feb
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Dave Hambley HBoFish 24 lb 08 oz (12) 'hoped' his car was driveable, as it had a the slow puncture.
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March
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Match - 43
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Wed 2nd Mar
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Paul Short, fish unhooks itself and wriggles away as he casts-in 2nd rig.
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Match - 44
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Sun 6th Mar
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Secretary's Challenge Trophy
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Match - 45
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Wed 9th Mar
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Davey Turnbull goes for the big cast - to land 'quote - in the Norwegian fjords', cracks off, slips off rock, and bait lands in front of him - all of 10yds.
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Match - 46
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Sun 13th Mar
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N/A
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Match - 47
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Wed 16th Mar
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Bernard Vasey's reel handle snaps as he is reeling in.
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Match - 48
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Sun 20th Mar
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Davey Turnbull picks up Jason Ebison's crack off as he walks off the scaurs.
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Match - 49
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Wed 23rd Mar
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N/A
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Match - 50
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Sun 27th Mar
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N/A
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Match - 51
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Wed 30th Mar
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Dave Perrett leaves his tripod on the open scaur at low water & match end.
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2021 - 2022 Seasons Results match by match
WSAA start of season group photo
September 2021
Wed 29 Sep - 1 of 51
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10.00hrs high water 4.53m, Sandsend
Neasham record LSD
Dave Perrett HBoFish winner
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Andy Neasham record LSD 2 lb 15½ oz
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High water 22.38 hrs, 4.25 metres, 1021 mbar, 7°C
2021 - 2022 Season opener for Whitby Sea Anglers Association, fourteen members met at Whitby Bandstand for registration and the group photograph. Members left for their chosen mark at 18.45hrs to start fishing at 19.00hrs. While those who could not make registration could not start fishing until 19.30hrs.
The forecasted sea state had not materialise, the strengthening wind had swung to a westerly from a NWesterly, consequently the swell had been knocked back. Wind strength increased throughout the 3hr match with gusts of 28mph. No cloud cover, the temperature soon dropped, quite autumnal. There was little to no colour in the water, an all flood match to HWater the 1-2ft NWesterly swell soon dropped off on a neap tide, cast forecast was low.
Bernard Vasey was a welcome sight at the weigh-in, having coming out of retirement as weigh-master. Of the nineteen members fishing, 15 had a weigh-in, with Andy Neasham claiming a new record Lesser Spotted Dogfish (LSD) at 2 lb 15½ oz. Beating James Moore 2 lb 11½ oz Sun 19th March 2017.
Man of the match, and last to the scales, Dave Perrett 3 codlings and an LSD, his best fish 3 lb 03½ oz was not enough, as Danny Middlemas claimed HFish 3 lb 08½ oz.
Total weigh-in 20 codlings, 6 billets, 3 LSD, and 5 rocklings.
Top tip - don’t forget your head torch.
Results:- 34 fish - 46 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
2021 - 2022 Season opener for Whitby Sea Anglers Association, fourteen members met at Whitby Bandstand for registration and the group photograph. Members left for their chosen mark at 18.45hrs to start fishing at 19.00hrs. While those who could not make registration could not start fishing until 19.30hrs.
The forecasted sea state had not materialise, the strengthening wind had swung to a westerly from a NWesterly, consequently the swell had been knocked back. Wind strength increased throughout the 3hr match with gusts of 28mph. No cloud cover, the temperature soon dropped, quite autumnal. There was little to no colour in the water, an all flood match to HWater the 1-2ft NWesterly swell soon dropped off on a neap tide, cast forecast was low.
Bernard Vasey was a welcome sight at the weigh-in, having coming out of retirement as weigh-master. Of the nineteen members fishing, 15 had a weigh-in, with Andy Neasham claiming a new record Lesser Spotted Dogfish (LSD) at 2 lb 15½ oz. Beating James Moore 2 lb 11½ oz Sun 19th March 2017.
Man of the match, and last to the scales, Dave Perrett 3 codlings and an LSD, his best fish 3 lb 03½ oz was not enough, as Danny Middlemas claimed HFish 3 lb 08½ oz.
Total weigh-in 20 codlings, 6 billets, 3 LSD, and 5 rocklings.
Top tip - don’t forget your head torch.
Results:- 34 fish - 46 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
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1st - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings, 1 LSD
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 3 codlings 3rd - Andy Neasham - 1 codling, 1 LSD 4th - Paul Short - 2 codlings, 2 billets 5th = Peter Horbury - 3 billets 6th = James Moore - 3 codlings 6th = Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 LSD 8th - Niki McCourt - 2 codlings 9th = Brian Harland - 1 codling 9th = Mark Sivils - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 11th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 13th - Rob Taylor - 1 codling 14th - Rich Deadman - 3 r’lings 15th - Dave Ward - 1 billet |
8 lb 00 oz
7 lb 13 oz 5 lb 10 oz 4 lb 00 oz 3 lb 08 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 12 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 01 oz 14 oz 13 oz |
October 2021
Sun 03 Oct - 2 of 51
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15.00hrs high water Sandsend
PB Jonny hooks Pollock record
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Rob 'Tink' Taylor
HBoFish (4) 9 lb 13 oz 
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Low water 21.10 hrs, 2.07 metres, 995 mbar, 10°C
First Sunday match, and members made their way to their chosen marks having registered on Wednesday evening. The evening’s 4hr match started in daylight, strong SWesterly wind, clear skies, flat sea state, and no colour.
Another neap tide, fishing an all ebb match down to low water did open up a few marks on open scaurs. Wind, for some, was a problem, bowed lines and end tackle dragged into snags. Dave Perrett reporting ‘having one of those nights’. Snapping off two fish, and heavy loss of tackle.
Early to the scales, for good reason, Jonny Watson waited for Bernard Vasey’s’ instruction to put ‘his best fish first’. Jonny held-up a fine pollock from his bag, and the guess work from witnesses ‘as to its weight’ began. Bernard waited for the pan to settle, announcing 9 lb 09½ oz - confirmed as a new WSAA record fish by Secretary Peter Horbury. Jonny, when asked, confirmed he had entered the Monthly Sweeps, said it was his personal best, and very nearly did not land it. It became fast on the retrieve, following instruction from Dave Ward gave it slack line and waited. The fish pulled itself free, and the rest, as they say is history.
The excitment over shadowed Man of the Match, Rob ‘Tink’ Taylor reported he could not get to his chosen mark, access was still flooded. Backtracking to his second choice picked up 4 codlings, and a wrasse 9 lb 13 oz.
Of the nineteen members fishing 10 had a weigh-in - 22 assorted fish - 11 codlings, 5 billets, 2 pollock, 2 pouting, 1 wrasse, and a rockling.
The previous Senior record pollock 9 lb 00 oz from Denis Thompson 25th October 2015.
Congratulations to Jonny, members reported ‘that will be hard to beat’ not only in the Monthly Sweep, but HFish of the season.
Results:- 45 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
First Sunday match, and members made their way to their chosen marks having registered on Wednesday evening. The evening’s 4hr match started in daylight, strong SWesterly wind, clear skies, flat sea state, and no colour.
Another neap tide, fishing an all ebb match down to low water did open up a few marks on open scaurs. Wind, for some, was a problem, bowed lines and end tackle dragged into snags. Dave Perrett reporting ‘having one of those nights’. Snapping off two fish, and heavy loss of tackle.
Early to the scales, for good reason, Jonny Watson waited for Bernard Vasey’s’ instruction to put ‘his best fish first’. Jonny held-up a fine pollock from his bag, and the guess work from witnesses ‘as to its weight’ began. Bernard waited for the pan to settle, announcing 9 lb 09½ oz - confirmed as a new WSAA record fish by Secretary Peter Horbury. Jonny, when asked, confirmed he had entered the Monthly Sweeps, said it was his personal best, and very nearly did not land it. It became fast on the retrieve, following instruction from Dave Ward gave it slack line and waited. The fish pulled itself free, and the rest, as they say is history.
The excitment over shadowed Man of the Match, Rob ‘Tink’ Taylor reported he could not get to his chosen mark, access was still flooded. Backtracking to his second choice picked up 4 codlings, and a wrasse 9 lb 13 oz.
Of the nineteen members fishing 10 had a weigh-in - 22 assorted fish - 11 codlings, 5 billets, 2 pollock, 2 pouting, 1 wrasse, and a rockling.
The previous Senior record pollock 9 lb 00 oz from Denis Thompson 25th October 2015.
Congratulations to Jonny, members reported ‘that will be hard to beat’ not only in the Monthly Sweep, but HFish of the season.
Results:- 45 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
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1st - Rob Taylor - 4 codling, 1 wrasse
2nd - Jonny Watson - 1 pollock 3rd - Brian Harland - 2 codlings 4th - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings 5th - Paul Short - 3 billets, 1 r’ling 6th - Rob Allison - 2 codling, 1 billet 7th - Danny Middlemas - 1 pollock 8th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling 9th - Andy Neasham - 2 bleggs 10th - Peter Horbury - 1 billet |
9 lb 13 oz
9 lb 10 oz 5 lb 07 oz 4 lb 14 oz 4 lb 07 oz 4 lb 02 oz 2 lb 07 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 13 oz 15 oz |
Inc wrasse - 1 lb 13 oz
Heaviest Fish & new WSAA record pollock 9 lb 09½ oz Inc 3 lb 04½ oz codling Inc 1 lb 13½ oz billet |
Leader board after 2 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (10 lb)
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1st - Dave Perrett - 6 fish
2nd - Jonny Watson - 2 fish 3rd - Rob Taylor - 6 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 4 fish 5th - Paul Short - 8 fish 6th - Andy Neasham - 4 fish 7th - Brian Harland - 3 fish 8th - Peter Horbury - 4 fish 9th - Rob Allison - 3 fish 10th = James Moore - 3 fish 11th = Dave Hambley - 2 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 fish 13th - Niki McCourt - 2 fish 14th - Mark Sivils - 2 fish 15th - Rich Deadman - 3 fish 16th - Dave Ward - 1 fish |
12 lb 14 oz
10 lb 15 oz 10 lb 14 oz 10 lb 04 oz 8 lb 07 oz 7 lb 07 oz 6 lb 15 oz 4 lb 07 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 03 oz 2 lb 12 oz 1 lb 08 oz 14 oz 13 oz |
Difference
1 lb 15 oz 1 oz 10 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 00 oz 8 oz 2 lb 08 oz 5 oz 12 oz 3 oz 7 oz 1 lb 04 oz 10 oz 1 oz |
2 lb 16 oz
15 oz 14 oz 4 oz - 1 lb 09 oz - 2 lb 09 oz - 3 lb 01 oz - 5 lb 09 oz - 5 lb 14 oz - 6 lb 10 oz |
Seasons total 56 fish for 92 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Wed 06 Oct - 3 of 51
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Nearly high water, 16.00hrs Sandsend
Dave Hambley
Low water 23.02 hrs, 1.33 metres, 1020mbar, 9°C
Wednesday nights 3hr match started in daylight. The close to shore Northerly sea state 6ft which had been running all day was dropping away fast. By match start 19.00hrs, 2hrs after HWater, an ebb tide match, the swell had fallen to just 2ft with plenty of colour. The strong NWesterly winds during the day had swung round SSEasterly to a gentle breeze with heavy cloud cover and surprisingly warm.
The first Northerly bust-up of the season, and as expected weed, Brian Harland was first to report masses of kelp washed up, while others complained of fine green/purple weed fouling leader knots and terminal tackle. High pressure and a strong ebb, lead to marks draining off very quickly, knocking back the swell to less than 1ft.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was methodical as members waited patiently for their turn (best fish first). Paul Short needed help as his 2 eels refused to stay in the pan long enough for a reading. Danny Middlemas took HFish of the night 4 lb 05½ oz (no photo has he had already gutted it). Dave Hambley reported having to work hard, roaming from mark to mark, for his match winning bag of 5 codlings for 13 lb 02 oz.
Twenty one members fished, 19 weighed-in 60 codlings, 2 rocklings, and 2 eels (returned to harbour alive). One or two better fish James Moore 4 lb 00½ oz, and Jonny Watson 3 lb 15 oz.
Members reported many cliff falls/landslipes due to all the rain we have had this week.
Results:- 64 fish - 125 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 15 oz
Wednesday nights 3hr match started in daylight. The close to shore Northerly sea state 6ft which had been running all day was dropping away fast. By match start 19.00hrs, 2hrs after HWater, an ebb tide match, the swell had fallen to just 2ft with plenty of colour. The strong NWesterly winds during the day had swung round SSEasterly to a gentle breeze with heavy cloud cover and surprisingly warm.
The first Northerly bust-up of the season, and as expected weed, Brian Harland was first to report masses of kelp washed up, while others complained of fine green/purple weed fouling leader knots and terminal tackle. High pressure and a strong ebb, lead to marks draining off very quickly, knocking back the swell to less than 1ft.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was methodical as members waited patiently for their turn (best fish first). Paul Short needed help as his 2 eels refused to stay in the pan long enough for a reading. Danny Middlemas took HFish of the night 4 lb 05½ oz (no photo has he had already gutted it). Dave Hambley reported having to work hard, roaming from mark to mark, for his match winning bag of 5 codlings for 13 lb 02 oz.
Twenty one members fished, 19 weighed-in 60 codlings, 2 rocklings, and 2 eels (returned to harbour alive). One or two better fish James Moore 4 lb 00½ oz, and Jonny Watson 3 lb 15 oz.
Members reported many cliff falls/landslipes due to all the rain we have had this week.
Results:- 64 fish - 125 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 15 oz
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1st - Dave Hambley - 5 codlings
2nd = James Moore - 5 codlings 2nd = Rob Taylor - 8 codlings 4th - Paul Short - 4 codlings, 2 eels, 1 r’ling 5th - Danny Middlemas - 3 codlings 6th - Mike Vickers - 4 codlings 7th - Jonny Watson - 3 codlings 8th - Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings 9th - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 codlings 10th - Mike Saunders - 3 codlings 11th - Brian Harland - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling 12th - Peter Horbury - 4 codlings 13th - Niki McCourt - 3 codlings 14th - Dave Perrett - 4 codlings 15th - Mark Sivils - 1 codling 16th = Rich Deadman - 1 codling 16th = Andy Neasham - 1 codling 18th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 19th - Dave Ward - 1 codling |
13 lb 02 oz
13 lb 00 oz 13 lb 00 oz 11 lb 03 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 13 oz 6 lb 15 oz 6 lb 11 oz 6 lb 04 oz 5 lb 11 oz 5 lb 02 oz 4 lb 11 oz 4 lb 10 oz 4 lb 03 oz 3 lb 03 oz 2 lb 11 oz 2 lb 11 oz 2 lb 10 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
Inc - 4 lb 00½ oz Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 05½ oz Inc - 3 lb 15 oz |
Leader board after 3 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (15 lb)
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1st - Rob Taylor - 14 fish
2nd - Paul Short - 15 fish 3rd - Danny Middlemas - 7 fish 4th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish 5th - Dave Perrett - 10 fish 6th - Dave Hambley - 7 fish 7th - James Moore - 8 fish 8th - Brian Harland - 7 fish 9th - Andy Neasham - 5 fish 10th - Colin Stainthorpe - 6 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 8 fish 12th - Mike Vickers - 4 fish 13th - Niki McCourt - 5 fish 14th - Dave Turnbull - 3 fish 15th - Mike Saunders - 3 fish 16th - Mark Sivils - 3 fish 17th - Rob Allison - 3 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish 19th - Dave Ward - 2 fish 20th - Jason Ebison - 1 fish |
23 lb 14 oz
19 lb 10 oz 19 lb 03 oz 17 lb 14 oz 17 lb 01 oz 16 lb 08 oz 16 lb 06 oz 12 lb 01 oz 10 lb 02 oz 9 lb 07 oz 9 lb 02 oz 8 lb 13 oz 7 lb 06 oz 6 lb 11 oz 5 lb 11 oz 4 lb 11 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 09 oz 3 lb 02 oz 2 lb 10 oz |
Difference
4 lb 4 oz 7 oz 1 lb 05 oz 13 oz 9 oz 2 oz 4 lb 05 oz 1 lb 15 oz 11 oz 5 oz 5 oz 1 lb 07 oz 11 oz 1 lb 00 oz 1 lb 00 oz 9 oz 9 oz 7 oz 8 oz |
8 lb 14 oz
4 lb 10 oz 4 lb 03 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 06 oz - 2 lb 15 oz - 4 lb 14 oz - 5 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 64 fish for 217 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
Sun 10 Oct - 4 of 51
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17.00hrs Sandsend
Harland Sunday League leader
Brian Harland - 5 lb 05 oz
High water 19.27 hrs, 5.49 metres, 1028 mbar, 10°C
Sea state for Sunday nights 4hr match was disappointing, the 2ft NWesterly had turned to surface blash. Fishing the last 1½ hrs of flood, up & over HWater the catch forecast was low. The wind strength increased, and swung to a WNWestesterly bringing a chill to the air 10°C. Options were limited, 17 members fished piers, cliff marks, and some the beaches with mixed results.
Very little to no colour in the water fish bites were finicky, pick up your rod, assume the stance, and nothing. Put the rod down, and another bite. No reports of weed problems, although Danny Middlemas helped Colin Stainthorpe land a pollock. The hook trace had wrapped around a large dead-weight of kelp stalk, and the hooked pollock. Colin had earlier caught a 1 lb 08 oz flounder during the last hour of daylight.
Brian Harland started the 4hr evening match catching the HFish of the match - 5 lb 05 oz cod. Adding another 4 codlings to take Man of the Match with a winning bag of 10 lb 09 oz. His first win of the season, Brian also heads the Sunday League, while Paul Short tops the Leader Board.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was busy from the 12 successful members, no less than 8 different fish species - 16 codlings, 7 billets, 5 rocklings, 5 whitings, 4 bleggs, 1 wrasse, 1 pollock, and 1 flounder for a total catch 51 lb 04 oz
Wednesday night (13th) sees the start of the Singles Knockouts with Danny Middlemas and James Moore fishing the only preliminary round.
Results:- 51 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Sea state for Sunday nights 4hr match was disappointing, the 2ft NWesterly had turned to surface blash. Fishing the last 1½ hrs of flood, up & over HWater the catch forecast was low. The wind strength increased, and swung to a WNWestesterly bringing a chill to the air 10°C. Options were limited, 17 members fished piers, cliff marks, and some the beaches with mixed results.
Very little to no colour in the water fish bites were finicky, pick up your rod, assume the stance, and nothing. Put the rod down, and another bite. No reports of weed problems, although Danny Middlemas helped Colin Stainthorpe land a pollock. The hook trace had wrapped around a large dead-weight of kelp stalk, and the hooked pollock. Colin had earlier caught a 1 lb 08 oz flounder during the last hour of daylight.
Brian Harland started the 4hr evening match catching the HFish of the match - 5 lb 05 oz cod. Adding another 4 codlings to take Man of the Match with a winning bag of 10 lb 09 oz. His first win of the season, Brian also heads the Sunday League, while Paul Short tops the Leader Board.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was busy from the 12 successful members, no less than 8 different fish species - 16 codlings, 7 billets, 5 rocklings, 5 whitings, 4 bleggs, 1 wrasse, 1 pollock, and 1 flounder for a total catch 51 lb 04 oz
Wednesday night (13th) sees the start of the Singles Knockouts with Danny Middlemas and James Moore fishing the only preliminary round.
Results:- 51 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
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1st - Brian Harland - 5 codlings
2nd - Paul Short - 2 codlings, 2 billets, 1 r’ling 3rd - Dave Perrett - 1 cod, 1 billet, 1 blegg, 1 r’ling 4th = C Stainthorpe - 1 pollock, 1 billet, 1 flounder 4th = Mike Saunders - 5 whitings, 1 codling 6th - Jason Ebison - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling 7th - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings, 2 billets 8th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling 9th - Andy Neasham - 3 bleggs 10th - James Moore - 1 wrasse, 1 r’ling 11th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 12th - Rich Deadman - 1 r’ling |
10 lb 09 oz
7 lb 03 oz 5 lb 02 oz 4 lb 11 oz 4 lb 11 oz 4 lb 10 oz 4 lb 01 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 11 oz 2 lb 06 oz 1 lb 03 oz 11 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 05 oz
Inc 2 lb 04 oz Flounder - 1 lb 08 oz |
Leader board after 4 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (20 lb)
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1st - Paul Short - 21 fish
2nd - Rob Taylor - 14 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 12 fish 4th - Dave Perrett - 14 fish 5th - Dave Hambley - 8 fish 6th - Danny Middlemas - 7 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 6 fish 8th - James Moore - 10 fish 9th - Colin Stainthorpe - 9 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 12 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 8 fish 12th - Mike Saunders - 9 fish 13th - Mike Vickers - 4 fish 14th - Niki McCourt - 5 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 5 fish 16th - Dave Turnbull - 3 fish 17th - Mark Sivils - 3 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 5 fish 19th - Rob Allison - 3 fish 20th - Dave Ward - 2 fish |
26 lb 13 oz
23 lb 14 oz 22 lb 10 oz 22 lb 03 oz 19 lb 14 oz 19 lb 03 oz 19 lb 01 oz 18 lb 12 oz 14 lb 02 oz 13 lb 03 oz 12 lb 13 oz 10 lb 06 oz 8 lb 13 oz 7 lb 06 oz 7 lb 04 oz 6 lb 11 oz 4 lb 11 oz 4 lb 04 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 02 oz |
Difference
2 lb 15 oz 1 lb 04 oz 7 oz 2 lb 05 oz 11 oz 2 oz 5 oz 4 lb 10 oz 15 oz 6 oz 2 lb 07 oz 1 lb 09 oz 1 lb 07 oz 2 oz 9 oz 2 lb 00 oz 7 oz 2 oz 1 lb 00 oz |
6 lb 13 oz
3 lb 14 oz 2 lb 10 oz 2 lb 03 oz - 2 oz - 13 oz - 15 oz - 1 lb 04 oz - 5 lb 14 oz - 6 lb 13 oz |
Seasons total 160 fish for 269 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
Wed 13 Oct - 5 of 51 - Knockouts preliminary round
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09.57hrs, highwater Sandsend
Turnbulator returns triumphant
Dave Turnbull
High water 22.21 hrs, 4.87 metres, 1024 mbar, 9°C
Wednesday nights 3hr evening match started in darkness, 100% cloud cover, gentle WSWesterly wind, 9°C. Sea state, Northerly had been falling all day - 2ft at best. There was little to no colour, and catch forecast for the all flood match [up to HWater] was low. With a 5lb match average weigh-in required to be competitive 21 members did their best for a weigh-in. It was hard work as mark options were again limited to piers, cliffs, and beaches.
Billet bites, nee bait robbers were evident from the start, smashing baits and not returning. Frequent casting was req’d to pick up the better fish, persistence paying off despite the quantity of bait req’d. Bait is an integral part of fishing, arriving at your chosen mark, preparing rod & rigs and then realising you’ve left your fresh bait in the car was time consuming for one member.
Around 20.30hrs the wind really picked up, a localised squall. Bait boxes and bags had to be secured. Thankfully it only lasted for ¾hr for those out in the open on the piers.
Bernard Vasey was absent from the scales, and we wish him a speedy recovery. Rich Deadman & Jason Ebison stepped in to oversee the weigh-in from the patiently waiting members. A mixed catch - 18 billets, 16 codlings, 4 whitings, 2 rocklings, and an eel.
Man of the Match, with both HBoFish 10 lb 01½ oz (4) & Hfish
3 lb 06 oz Dave Turnbull, Darlington waited until the scales were closed before accepting the wins, and agreeing to a photograph.
Preliminary round of the Singles Knockouts:-
James Moore 4 lb 00 oz (4) beat Danny Middlemas 0 lb 00 oz
Results:- 41 fish - 53 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Wednesday nights 3hr evening match started in darkness, 100% cloud cover, gentle WSWesterly wind, 9°C. Sea state, Northerly had been falling all day - 2ft at best. There was little to no colour, and catch forecast for the all flood match [up to HWater] was low. With a 5lb match average weigh-in required to be competitive 21 members did their best for a weigh-in. It was hard work as mark options were again limited to piers, cliffs, and beaches.
Billet bites, nee bait robbers were evident from the start, smashing baits and not returning. Frequent casting was req’d to pick up the better fish, persistence paying off despite the quantity of bait req’d. Bait is an integral part of fishing, arriving at your chosen mark, preparing rod & rigs and then realising you’ve left your fresh bait in the car was time consuming for one member.
Around 20.30hrs the wind really picked up, a localised squall. Bait boxes and bags had to be secured. Thankfully it only lasted for ¾hr for those out in the open on the piers.
Bernard Vasey was absent from the scales, and we wish him a speedy recovery. Rich Deadman & Jason Ebison stepped in to oversee the weigh-in from the patiently waiting members. A mixed catch - 18 billets, 16 codlings, 4 whitings, 2 rocklings, and an eel.
Man of the Match, with both HBoFish 10 lb 01½ oz (4) & Hfish
3 lb 06 oz Dave Turnbull, Darlington waited until the scales were closed before accepting the wins, and agreeing to a photograph.
Preliminary round of the Singles Knockouts:-
James Moore 4 lb 00 oz (4) beat Danny Middlemas 0 lb 00 oz
Results:- 41 fish - 53 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings, 1 eel
2nd - Peter Horbury - 6 billets 3rd - Mark Sivils - 2 codlings 4th - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings 5th - James Moore - 2 codlings, 2 billets 6th - Brian Harland - 3 billets, 1 codling 7th - Rich Deadman - 4 billets 8th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 9th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 10th - Jonny Watson - 2 billets, 1 r’ling 11th - Andy Neasham - 4 whitings 12th - Mike Vickers - 1 codling 13th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 14th = Rob Taylor - 1 codling 14th = Niki McCourt - 1 codling 16th - Paul Short - 1 billet |
10 lb 02 oz
5 lb 13 oz 4 lb 04 oz 4 lb 02 oz 4 lb 00 oz 3 lb 14 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 03 oz 2 lb 13 oz 2 lb 09 oz 2 lb 06 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 00 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 06 oz
Inc codling - 2 lb 05 oz |
Leader board after 5 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (25 lb)
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1st - Paul Short - 22 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 16 fish 3rd - Dave Perrett - 16 fish 4th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 5th - James Moore - 14 fish 6th - Dave Hambley - 10 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 9 fish 8th - Danny Middlemas - 7 fish 9th - Peter Horbury - 18 fish 10th - Dave Turnbull - 7 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 12 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 9 fish 13th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 14th - Mike Saunders - 9 fish 15th - Mark Sivils - 5 fish 16th - Jason Ebison - 6 fish 17th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 9 fish 19th - Rob Allison - 3 fish 20th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish 21st - Dave Ward - 2 fish |
27 lb 13 oz
26 lb 08 oz 26 lb 05 oz 25 lb 02 oz 22 lb 12 oz 22 lb 11 oz 21 lb 10 oz 19 lb 03 oz 19 lb 00 oz 16 lb 13 oz 15 lb 03 oz 14 lb 02 oz 10 lb 08 oz 10 lb 06 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 12 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 03 oz 3 lb 02 oz |
Difference
1 lb 05 oz 3 oz 1 lb 03 oz 2 lb 06 oz 1 oz 1 lb 01 oz 2 lb 07 oz 3 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 01 oz 3 lb 10 oz 2 oz 1 lb 07 oz 3 oz 2 oz 1 lb 00 oz 3 lb 08 oz 15 oz 1 oz |
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 oz - 2 lb 04 oz - 2 lb 05 oz - 3 lb 06 oz - 5 lb 13 oz - 6 lb 00 oz - 8 lb 03 oz |
Seasons total 201 fish for 322 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Sun 17 Oct - 6 of 51
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High water 15.00hrs Sandsend
Thompson PB & WSAA Record bass
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Dave Turnbull
HBoFish - 15 lb 05 oz (5) 
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Denis Thompson - 5 lb 11 oz
HF, PB & WSAA Record Bass 
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Low water 21.14 hrs, 2.10 metres, 1014 mbar, 12°C
Sunday nights 4hr WSAA Match 20 members were fishing down to low water on a neap tide, opening out the possibility to get out onto the open scaurs nearer the tangle beds. The gentle SSWesterly wind brought light rain showers and strong gusts at the same time, then settled, and repeat. Long distance Northerly swell 1-2ft, colour varied greatly from mark to mark with reports of thick colour to none at all, reflected in the species caught.
The swell dropped once the ebb tide took hold, however Davey Turnbull still managed to miss-judge the swell and took a chest wader of cold water at 19.00hrs. Undeterred, it not stop him, another winning bag and Man of the Match, 4 codlings, a blegg 15 lb 05 oz. The only ‘double-figure bag’, now leads in the Monthly Sweep. Davey has weighed-in 25 lb 07 oz in the last 2 matches, now stands 3rd on the Leader Board, just 2lb 01 oz off the new leader Brian Harland, as Paul short drops to 2nd place.
Early to the scales Denis Thompson was all smiles, sliding a Personal Best bass in the pan - 5 lb 11 oz, adding another 3 codlings for 9 lb 08 oz for 2nd place. Later confirmed as a new WSAA Record - the 3rd new record this season, well done.
Jason Ebison had a good night with a mark all to himself, 5 codlings - 8 lb 08 oz, for 3rd place. Although the night did not start well for him, bending his tripod in the car park when he tripped. Well done, after 4 blanks Paul Neasham finally weighed-in 3 codlings 6 lb.
Total catch 51 assorted fish - 35 codlings, 5 rocklings, 4 billets, 3 bleggs, 1 bass, 1 LSD, 1 eel, and 1 wrasse.
Results:- 91 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
Sunday nights 4hr WSAA Match 20 members were fishing down to low water on a neap tide, opening out the possibility to get out onto the open scaurs nearer the tangle beds. The gentle SSWesterly wind brought light rain showers and strong gusts at the same time, then settled, and repeat. Long distance Northerly swell 1-2ft, colour varied greatly from mark to mark with reports of thick colour to none at all, reflected in the species caught.
The swell dropped once the ebb tide took hold, however Davey Turnbull still managed to miss-judge the swell and took a chest wader of cold water at 19.00hrs. Undeterred, it not stop him, another winning bag and Man of the Match, 4 codlings, a blegg 15 lb 05 oz. The only ‘double-figure bag’, now leads in the Monthly Sweep. Davey has weighed-in 25 lb 07 oz in the last 2 matches, now stands 3rd on the Leader Board, just 2lb 01 oz off the new leader Brian Harland, as Paul short drops to 2nd place.
Early to the scales Denis Thompson was all smiles, sliding a Personal Best bass in the pan - 5 lb 11 oz, adding another 3 codlings for 9 lb 08 oz for 2nd place. Later confirmed as a new WSAA Record - the 3rd new record this season, well done.
Jason Ebison had a good night with a mark all to himself, 5 codlings - 8 lb 08 oz, for 3rd place. Although the night did not start well for him, bending his tripod in the car park when he tripped. Well done, after 4 blanks Paul Neasham finally weighed-in 3 codlings 6 lb.
Total catch 51 assorted fish - 35 codlings, 5 rocklings, 4 billets, 3 bleggs, 1 bass, 1 LSD, 1 eel, and 1 wrasse.
Results:- 91 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 4 codlings, 1 blegg
2nd - Denis Thompson - 3 codlings, 1 bass 3rd - Jason Ebison - 5 codlings 4th - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling 5th - Brian Harland - 4 codlings 6th - Paul Neasham - 3 codlings 7th - Dave Perrett - 4 codlings 8th - James Moore - 2 codlings, 1 billet 9th - Paul Short - 2 codlings, 2 billets, 2 r’lings 10th - Andy Neasham - 1 codling, 2 bleggs 11th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings 12th - Mike Saunders - 1 LSD, 1 eel 13th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 14th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 r’ling 15th - Dave Ward - 1 wrasse |
15 lb 05 oz
9 lb 08 oz 8 lb 08 oz 7 lb 14 oz 7 lb 11 oz 6 lb 00 oz 5 lb 11 oz 5 lb 10 oz 5 lb 03 oz 4 lb 14 oz 4 lb 11 oz 3 lb 03 oz 3 lb 02 oz 3 lb 00 oz 1 lb 09 oz |
HFish, PB & New WSAA Record bass - 5 lb 11 oz Inc 3 lb 13½ oz Inc 3 lb 11½ oz |
Leader board after 6 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (30 lb)
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1st - Brian Harland - 20 fish
2nd - Paul Short - 28 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 12 fish 4th - Dave Perrett - 20 fish 5th - Dave Hambley - 14 fish 6th - James Moore - 17 fish 7th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 11 fish 9th - Peter Horbury - 21 fish 10th - Andy Neasham - 15 fish 11th - Danny Middlemas - 7 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 11 fish 13th - Jason Ebison - 11 fish 14th - Mike Saunders - 11 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 5 fish 16th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 17th - Mark Sivils - 5 fish 18th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 9 fish 20th - Paul Neasham - 3 fish 21st - Dave Ward - 3 fish |
34 lb 03 oz
33 lb 00 oz 32 lb 02 oz 32 lb 00 oz 30 lb 09 oz 28 lb 06 oz 25 lb 02 oz 24 lb 12 oz 22 lb 00 oz 20 lb 01 oz 19 lb 03 oz 18 lb 13 oz 17 lb 04 oz 13 lb 09 oz 12 lb 11 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 10 oz 6 lb 00 oz 4 lb 11 oz |
Difference
1 lb 03 oz 14 oz 2 oz 1 lb 07 oz 2 lb 03 oz 3 lb 04 oz 6 oz 2 lb 12 oz 1 lb 15 oz 14 oz 6 oz 1 lb 09 oz 3 lb 11 oz 14 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 09 oz 5 oz 1 lb 00 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 05 oz |
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 02 oz 2 lb 00 oz 9 oz - 1 lb 10 oz - 4 lb 14 oz - 5 lb 04 oz - 8 lb 00 oz - 9 lb 15 oz |
Seasons total 252 fish for 414 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Wed 20 Oct - 7 of 51
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Sandsend 16.00hrs, an hour before high water
Perrett tops Leader Board
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Dave Hambley
HFish 3 lb 15½ oz 
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Dave Perrett
HBoFish 8 lb 05 oz (6) 
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Low water 23.00 hrs, 1.39 metres, 992 mbar, 6°C
Late afternoon high water, sea state some long distance Northerly swell was showing with little to no colour. A cold WNWesterly wind was due to strengthen with gusts up to 25mph. By match start 19.00hrs, clear skies, and a full moon had just risen above the horizon. Fish bites were finicky, smash & grab, with no return probably due to the water clarity and bright moonlight.
The ebbing tide dropped away fast, taking the swell with it as members got out onto the opening scaurs to reach the tangle beds and deep gulleys. Fish bites however did not improve, short casts, long casts, were all tried, alternating between baits [worm, muscle, cart, squid, peeler] anything to tempt the fish to feed. The strengthening wind hampered bite detection, bowed lines dragged end tackle into snags.
Nice to see Bernard Vasey back at the scales, still not fit enough to fish himself, overseeing the meagre weigh-in from the 10 of 18 members fishing. 10 codlings, 7 billets, 4 rocklings, 3 whitings, an eel [returned alive], and a sea scorpion for the Clubs poorest weigh-in 29 lb 02 oz (26). Man of the Match Dave Perrett, Whitby 8 lb 05 oz (6), and Dave’s best fish 3 lb 05½ oz. Heaviest Fish of the night fell to Dave Hambley, Staithes 3 lb 15½ oz.
Singles Knockouts Round 1 results
James Moore 2 lb 02 oz (2) beat Dave Ward 1 lb 04 oz
Paul Short 2 lb 03 oz (3) beat Mike Saunders 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Brian Harland 5 lb 02 oz (5) beat Jason Ebison 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Dave Perrett 8 lb 05 oz (6) beat Col Stainthorpe 1 lb 04 oz (1)
Dave Hambley 4 lb 00 oz (1) beat Jonny Watson 15 oz (1)
Results:- 26 fish - 29 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz
Late afternoon high water, sea state some long distance Northerly swell was showing with little to no colour. A cold WNWesterly wind was due to strengthen with gusts up to 25mph. By match start 19.00hrs, clear skies, and a full moon had just risen above the horizon. Fish bites were finicky, smash & grab, with no return probably due to the water clarity and bright moonlight.
The ebbing tide dropped away fast, taking the swell with it as members got out onto the opening scaurs to reach the tangle beds and deep gulleys. Fish bites however did not improve, short casts, long casts, were all tried, alternating between baits [worm, muscle, cart, squid, peeler] anything to tempt the fish to feed. The strengthening wind hampered bite detection, bowed lines dragged end tackle into snags.
Nice to see Bernard Vasey back at the scales, still not fit enough to fish himself, overseeing the meagre weigh-in from the 10 of 18 members fishing. 10 codlings, 7 billets, 4 rocklings, 3 whitings, an eel [returned alive], and a sea scorpion for the Clubs poorest weigh-in 29 lb 02 oz (26). Man of the Match Dave Perrett, Whitby 8 lb 05 oz (6), and Dave’s best fish 3 lb 05½ oz. Heaviest Fish of the night fell to Dave Hambley, Staithes 3 lb 15½ oz.
Singles Knockouts Round 1 results
James Moore 2 lb 02 oz (2) beat Dave Ward 1 lb 04 oz
Paul Short 2 lb 03 oz (3) beat Mike Saunders 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Brian Harland 5 lb 02 oz (5) beat Jason Ebison 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Dave Perrett 8 lb 05 oz (6) beat Col Stainthorpe 1 lb 04 oz (1)
Dave Hambley 4 lb 00 oz (1) beat Jonny Watson 15 oz (1)
Results:- 26 fish - 29 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz
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1st - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings, 2 billets, 1 r’ling
2nd - Brian Harland - 2 codlings, 2 billets 3rd - Dave Hambley - 1 codling 4th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 2 r’lings, 1 eel 5th - Paul Short - 1 billet, 1 r’ling, 1 sea scorpion 6th - James Moore - 1 codling, 1 billet 7th = Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling 7th = Dave Ward - 2 whitings 9th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 10th - Paul Neasham - 1 whiting |
8 lb 05 oz
5 lb 02 oz 4 lb 00 oz 3 lb 07 oz 2 lb 03 oz 2 lb 02 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 04 oz 15 oz 8 oz |
Inc 3 lb 05½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 15½ oz |
Leader board after 7 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (35 lb)
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1st - Dave Perrett - 26 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 25 fish 3rd - Paul Short - 31 fish 4th - Dave Hambley - 15 fish 5th - Dave Turnbull - 12 fish 6th - James Moore - 19 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 12 fish 8th - Peter Horbury - 25 fish 9th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 10th = Andy Neasham - 15 fish 10th = Colin Stainthorpe - 12 fish 12th - Danny Middlemas - 7 fish 13th - Jason Ebison - 11 fish 14th - Mike Saunders - 11 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 5 fish 16th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 17th - Mark Sivils - 5 fish 18th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 9 fish 20th - Paul Neasham - 4 fish 21st - Dave Ward - 5 fish 22nd - Rob Allison - 3 fish |
40 lb 05 oz
39 lb 05 oz 35 lb 03 oz 34 lb 09 oz 32 lb 02 oz 30 lb 08 oz 25 lb 11 oz 25 lb 07 oz 25 lb 02 oz 20 lb 01 oz 20 lb 01 oz 19 lb 03 oz 17 lb 04 oz 13 lb 09 oz 12 lb 11 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 10 oz 6 lb 08 oz 5 lb 15 oz 4 lb 02 oz |
Difference
1 lb 00 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 2 lb 07 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 13 oz 4 oz 5 oz 5 lb 01 oz 14 oz 1 lb 15 oz 3 lb 11 oz 14 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 09 oz 5 oz 1 lb 00 oz 1 lb 02 oz 9 oz 1 lb 13 oz |
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 05 oz 3 oz - 7 oz - 2 lb 14 oz - 4 lb 08 oz - 9 lb 05 oz - 9 lb 09 oz - 9 lb 14 oz - 14 lb 15 oz |
Seasons total 278 fish for 443 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Sun 24 Oct - 8 of 51
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08.30hrs sunday morning dog walk
Hambley’s second win
Dave Hambley
High water 18.57 hrs, 5.43 metres, 1010 mbar, 10°C
Penultimate Sunday match for October and the sea state was very very poor, crystal clear, and flat! The mountainous seas over the previous days had died away. Strong SSWesterly winds knocked back any remaining Northerly swell for the 4hr evening match. Last hour of flood and 3hrs of ebb, piers, beaches and cliff marks were fished by 18 members as more than one had thrown the towel in.
It was remarkable warm given the time of year, heavy cloud cover soon blew over, as did any threat of rain as it had tried. Last hour of daylight, and a near full moon rose over the east horizon, and Whitby Abbey illuminations were in full swing for half term.
For the first 45 minutes billet bites were prolific, catch 5, and possibly get one size. Over high water, and for the next hour or so, no bites, not even an enquiry! Come 21.00hrs, fishing a two hook rig, pulling two in at a time - most 33cms, but undersized. As soon as the lead hit the water fish bites, and barely enough time to re-bait the 2nd trace.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was busy weighing-in 47 assorted fish - 12 codlings, 11 billets, 8 whitings, 8 rocklings, 6 bleggs, 2 dabs for the 13 successful anglers (18 fished). Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 7 lb 11 oz (6) included the HFish of the night 2 lb 10 oz [and one 2 lb 06 oz] which is quite some achievement on such a poor night. Dave Perrett weighed the best billet 2 lb 02 oz. Top 4 keeping that 5lb a match average weigh-in.
Of the eight matches already fished, someone called Dave has won six of them!!
Wednesday night is Doubles Knockouts.
Results:- 41 lb 10 oz (Av 14 oz)
Penultimate Sunday match for October and the sea state was very very poor, crystal clear, and flat! The mountainous seas over the previous days had died away. Strong SSWesterly winds knocked back any remaining Northerly swell for the 4hr evening match. Last hour of flood and 3hrs of ebb, piers, beaches and cliff marks were fished by 18 members as more than one had thrown the towel in.
It was remarkable warm given the time of year, heavy cloud cover soon blew over, as did any threat of rain as it had tried. Last hour of daylight, and a near full moon rose over the east horizon, and Whitby Abbey illuminations were in full swing for half term.
For the first 45 minutes billet bites were prolific, catch 5, and possibly get one size. Over high water, and for the next hour or so, no bites, not even an enquiry! Come 21.00hrs, fishing a two hook rig, pulling two in at a time - most 33cms, but undersized. As soon as the lead hit the water fish bites, and barely enough time to re-bait the 2nd trace.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was busy weighing-in 47 assorted fish - 12 codlings, 11 billets, 8 whitings, 8 rocklings, 6 bleggs, 2 dabs for the 13 successful anglers (18 fished). Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 7 lb 11 oz (6) included the HFish of the night 2 lb 10 oz [and one 2 lb 06 oz] which is quite some achievement on such a poor night. Dave Perrett weighed the best billet 2 lb 02 oz. Top 4 keeping that 5lb a match average weigh-in.
Of the eight matches already fished, someone called Dave has won six of them!!
Wednesday night is Doubles Knockouts.
Results:- 41 lb 10 oz (Av 14 oz)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings, 2 r’lings
2nd - James Moore - 2 codlings, 4 ‘tings, 2 billets 3rd - Dave Ward - 2 codlings, 2 bleggs 4th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 blegg, 1 ‘ting 5th - Peter Horbury - 6 billets 6th - Denis Thompson - 2 codlings, 1 billet 7th - Mike Saunders - 3 ‘tings, 2 dabs 8th - Danny Middlemas - 3 r’lings, 1 billet 9th - Steve Ingleston - 1 codling 10th - Jonny Watson - 1 blegg 11th - Brian Harland - 1 r’ling 12th - Norman Middlemas - 1 r’ling 13th - Paul Short - 1 r’ling |
7 lb 11 oz
7 lb 07 oz 5 lb 09 oz 5 lb 05 oz 4 lb 13 oz 3 lb 05 oz 2 lb 06 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 01 oz 15 oz 8 oz 5 oz 4 oz |
Heaviest Fish 2 lb 10 oz inc 2 lb 06 oz
Billet of 2 lb 02 oz |
Leader board after 8 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (40 lb)
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1st - Dave Perrett - 30 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 21 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 26 fish 4th - James Moore - 27 fish 5th - Paul Short - 32 fish 6th - Dave Turnbull - 12 fish 7th - Peter Horbury - 31 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 13 fish 9th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 10th - Danny Middlemas - 11 fish 11th = Andy Neasham - 15 fish 11th = Colin Stainthorpe - 12 fish 13th - Jason Ebison - 11 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 8 fish 15th - Mike Saunders - 16 fish 16th - Dave Ward - 11 fish 17th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 18th - Mark Sivils - 5 fish 19th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 20th - Rich Deadman - 9 fish 21st - Paul Neasham - 4 fish 22nd - Rob Allison - 3 fish 23rd - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish 24th - Norman Middlemas - 1 fish |
45 lb 10 oz
42 lb 04 oz 39 lb 13 oz 37 lb 15 oz 35 lb 07 oz 32 lb 02 oz 30 lb 04 oz 26 lb 10 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 04 oz 20 lb 01 oz 20 lb 01 oz 17 lb 04 oz 16 lb 00 oz 15 lb 15 oz 11 lb 08 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 10 oz 6 lb 08 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 lb 01 oz 5 oz |
Difference
3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 07 oz 1 lb 14 oz 2 lb 08 oz 3 lb 05 oz 1 lb 14 oz 3 lb 10 oz 1 lb 08 oz 3 lb 14 oz 1 lb 03 oz 2 lb 13 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 oz 4 lb 07 oz 1 lb 00 oz 1 lb 09 oz 5 oz 1 lb 00 oz 1 lb 02 oz 2 lb 06 oz 3 lb 01 oz 12 oz |
5 lb 10 oz
2 lb 04 oz - 3 oz - 2 lb 01 oz - 4 lb 09 oz - 7 lb 14 oz - 9 lb 12 oz - 13 lb 06 oz - 14 lb 14 oz - 18 lb 12 oz |
Seasons total 325 fish for 484 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)
Wed 27 Oct - 9 of 51
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Just after high water Sandsend
Thompson double win
Denis Thompson
High water 20.47 hrs, 4.6 metres, 1008 mbar, 15°C
For Wednesday nights 3hr evening match the sea state was worse than Sunday night, flat calm not a hit of swell. The SSWesterly wind had not let up all week, and was gusting more than Sunday, up to 40mph. Full cloud cover, and extremely mild 15°C. Catch forecast was extremely low for those fishing the Doubles Knockouts, a scratching match for sure.
Fishing up and over high tide it was going to be a hard night to achieve a weigh-in, especially the 5 lb target! Piers were very popular for members targeting whitings with a few hitting the beaches, an odd codling would be a bonus!
Bernard Vasey manned the scales, for the 10 of 15 fishing, not the worst weigh-in, but not far off, 13 whitings, 8 codlings, 5 rocklings, and 4 billets. Man of the Match Denis Thompson, Lythe, 8 lb 02 oz (3) also had the HFish, 5 lb 03 oz which is an excellent weigh-in on such a poor night.
Dave Hambley, Staithes, had the next best fish 2 lb 07½ oz, now tops the Leader Board.
Doubles Knockout results:-
James Moore & Dave Ward 5 lb 02 oz (5)
beat Colin Stainthorpe & Andy Neasham 15 oz (2)
Brian Harland 2 lb 01 oz (4) & Jonny Watson 12 oz (2)
beat Peter Horbury & Mark Sivils 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Clocks go back 1hr this Sunday 31st October at 2am.
Results:- 30 fish - 30 lb 04 oz (Av 14 oz)
For Wednesday nights 3hr evening match the sea state was worse than Sunday night, flat calm not a hit of swell. The SSWesterly wind had not let up all week, and was gusting more than Sunday, up to 40mph. Full cloud cover, and extremely mild 15°C. Catch forecast was extremely low for those fishing the Doubles Knockouts, a scratching match for sure.
Fishing up and over high tide it was going to be a hard night to achieve a weigh-in, especially the 5 lb target! Piers were very popular for members targeting whitings with a few hitting the beaches, an odd codling would be a bonus!
Bernard Vasey manned the scales, for the 10 of 15 fishing, not the worst weigh-in, but not far off, 13 whitings, 8 codlings, 5 rocklings, and 4 billets. Man of the Match Denis Thompson, Lythe, 8 lb 02 oz (3) also had the HFish, 5 lb 03 oz which is an excellent weigh-in on such a poor night.
Dave Hambley, Staithes, had the next best fish 2 lb 07½ oz, now tops the Leader Board.
Doubles Knockout results:-
James Moore & Dave Ward 5 lb 02 oz (5)
beat Colin Stainthorpe & Andy Neasham 15 oz (2)
Brian Harland 2 lb 01 oz (4) & Jonny Watson 12 oz (2)
beat Peter Horbury & Mark Sivils 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Clocks go back 1hr this Sunday 31st October at 2am.
Results:- 30 fish - 30 lb 04 oz (Av 14 oz)
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1st - Denis Thompson - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings, 1 billet, 1 r’ling 3rd - Paul Short - 2 codlings, 2 r’lings, 1 billet 4th - James Moore - 4 whitings, 1 codling 5th - Rob Allison - 1 codling, 1 billet 6th - Brian Harland - 4 whitings 7th - Dave Ward - 1 billet 8th - Norman Middlemas - 2 whitings 9th - Andy Neasham - 2 whitings 10th - Jonny Watson - 1 whiting, 1 r’ling |
8 lb 02 oz
5 lb 12 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 07 oz 2 lb 06 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 00 oz 15 oz 12 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 03 oz
Inc 2 lb 07½ oz Inc 1 lb 06½ oz Inc 1 lb 06 oz |
Leader board after 9 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (45 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 25 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 30 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 30 fish 4th - James Moore - 32 fish 5th - Paul Short - 37 fish 6th - Dave Turnbull - 12 fish 7th - Peter Horbury - 31 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 15 fish 9th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 10th - Denis Thompson - 11 fish 11th - Danny Middlemas - 11 fish 12th - Andy Neasham - 17 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 12 fish 14th - Jason Ebison - 11 fish 15th - Mike Saunders - 16 fish 16th - Dave Ward - 12 fish 17th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 18th - Mark Sivils - 5 fish 19th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 20th - Rich Deadman - 9 fish 21st = Paul Neasham - 4 fish 21st = Rob Allison - 5 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 3 fish 24th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
48 lb 00 oz
45 lb 10 oz 41 lb 14 oz 41 lb 06 oz 39 lb 09 oz 32 lb 02 oz 30 lb 04 oz 27 lb 06 oz 25 lb 02 oz 24 lb 02 oz 21 lb 04 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 01 oz 17 lb 04 oz 15 lb 15 oz 13 lb 03 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 10 oz 6 lb 08 oz 6 lb 08 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
2 lb 06 oz 3 lb 12 oz 8 oz 1 lb 13 oz 7 lb 07 oz 1 lb 14 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 04 oz 1 lb 00 oz 2 lb 14 oz 4 oz 15 oz 2 lb 13 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 lb 12 oz 2 lb 11 oz 1 lb 09 oz 5 oz 1 lb 00 oz 1 lb 02 oz 5 lb 03 oz 4 oz |
8 lb 00 oz
5 lb 10 oz 1 lb 14 oz 1 lb 06 oz - 7 oz - 7 lb 14 oz - 9 lb 12 oz - 12 lb 10 oz - 14 lb 14 oz - 15 lb 14 oz |
Seasons total 355 fish for 515 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)
Sun 31 Oct - 10 of 51
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High water 12.26hrs, 4.78 metres, slight SEasterly swell, Sandsend
Ward & Short share Halloween honours
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↑ - Dave Ward 15 lb 00 oz (6)
↓ - Dave Ward & Bernard Vasey |
↑ - Paul Short 7 lb 02 oz spragg
↓ - Weigh-master Bernard Vasey |
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Low water 18.39 hrs, 2.51 metres, 978 mbar, 10°C
Halloween, last match of October, a screaming SSWesterly wind, and heavy rainfall. SEasterly swell 2-3ft for the evenings 4hr match, just 15 members braving the elements (poorest turnout - Sofa Hole being popular). With all the rainfall there was plenty of colour in the water.
Members sought shelter, as best, from the elements, and were well spread out, piers, beaches, and open scaurs while others travelled. Fishing the last 45 mins of neap ebb tide, the best of which was expected once the flood took hold. The rain did let up for a ½hr or so but came back with vengeance, thankfully by match end the skies were clearing.
Being Halloween Bernard Vasey had decorated the weigh-station with luminous skeletons, and donned a ghoul mask to the amusement of the waiting 13 members - 52 codlings, 8 whitings, 5 billets, 1 r’ling, and an eel (returned). Six ‘double figure bags’ a very good weigh-in from such an unfriendly night.
Man of the Match & Monthly Sweep winner Dave Ward, Guisborough - 15 lb 00 oz (6) his best, 3 lb 02 oz was not good enough for HFish of the night. That honour fell to Paul Short, Guisborough, weighed-in the first spragg of the season 7 lb 02 oz. He reported landing the fish very early in the match, 2nd cast around low water on a 3/0, 2 hook flapper rig. Adding another 4 codlings, and an eel to finish 4th.
Paul now sits 2nd on the Leader Board, 9 lb 01 oz behind leader Dave Hambley, Staithes. Dave had a bag of ‘better’ fish 4 lb 01 oz & 4 lb 05 oz which is always nice to see. Dave was also Man of the Month weighing-in 58 lb 06 oz (29) while 2nd place Brian Harland, Whitby, tops the Sunday League 33 lb 13 oz (18).
Doubles Knockouts
Dave Hambley 13 lb 12 oz (6) & Dan Middlemas 13 lb 08 oz (9)
Beat
Paul Short 13 lb 02 oz (6) & Mike Vickers 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Total catch for October 388 fish - 592 lb 09 oz
October’s Monthly Sweeps:
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Dave Ward 14 lb 15½ oz (6) - Sun 31st
Heaviest Fish - Jonny Watson 9 lb 09½ oz Pollock - Sun 3rd (New WSAA Record Fish)
Just like the Lottery, ‘You have to be in it, to win it’ unfortunately Davey Turnbull, Darlington, had not entered into sweeps at the start of the season - 15 lb 04½ oz - Sun 17th - never mind lesson learnt!!
Results:- 124 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz
Halloween, last match of October, a screaming SSWesterly wind, and heavy rainfall. SEasterly swell 2-3ft for the evenings 4hr match, just 15 members braving the elements (poorest turnout - Sofa Hole being popular). With all the rainfall there was plenty of colour in the water.
Members sought shelter, as best, from the elements, and were well spread out, piers, beaches, and open scaurs while others travelled. Fishing the last 45 mins of neap ebb tide, the best of which was expected once the flood took hold. The rain did let up for a ½hr or so but came back with vengeance, thankfully by match end the skies were clearing.
Being Halloween Bernard Vasey had decorated the weigh-station with luminous skeletons, and donned a ghoul mask to the amusement of the waiting 13 members - 52 codlings, 8 whitings, 5 billets, 1 r’ling, and an eel (returned). Six ‘double figure bags’ a very good weigh-in from such an unfriendly night.
Man of the Match & Monthly Sweep winner Dave Ward, Guisborough - 15 lb 00 oz (6) his best, 3 lb 02 oz was not good enough for HFish of the night. That honour fell to Paul Short, Guisborough, weighed-in the first spragg of the season 7 lb 02 oz. He reported landing the fish very early in the match, 2nd cast around low water on a 3/0, 2 hook flapper rig. Adding another 4 codlings, and an eel to finish 4th.
Paul now sits 2nd on the Leader Board, 9 lb 01 oz behind leader Dave Hambley, Staithes. Dave had a bag of ‘better’ fish 4 lb 01 oz & 4 lb 05 oz which is always nice to see. Dave was also Man of the Month weighing-in 58 lb 06 oz (29) while 2nd place Brian Harland, Whitby, tops the Sunday League 33 lb 13 oz (18).
Doubles Knockouts
Dave Hambley 13 lb 12 oz (6) & Dan Middlemas 13 lb 08 oz (9)
Beat
Paul Short 13 lb 02 oz (6) & Mike Vickers 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Total catch for October 388 fish - 592 lb 09 oz
October’s Monthly Sweeps:
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Dave Ward 14 lb 15½ oz (6) - Sun 31st
Heaviest Fish - Jonny Watson 9 lb 09½ oz Pollock - Sun 3rd (New WSAA Record Fish)
Just like the Lottery, ‘You have to be in it, to win it’ unfortunately Davey Turnbull, Darlington, had not entered into sweeps at the start of the season - 15 lb 04½ oz - Sun 17th - never mind lesson learnt!!
Results:- 124 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz
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1st - Dave Ward - 6 codlings
2nd - Dave Hambley - 6 codlings 3rd - Danny Middlemas - 5 codlings, 4 billets 4th - Paul Short - 5 codlings, 1 eel 5th - Jonny Watson - 6 codlings 6th - Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings 7th - Mike Saunders - 3 codlings 8th = Colin Stainthorpe - 6 codlings 8th = Brian Harland - 6 codlings 10th - Jason Ebison - 3 codlings 11th - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings, 1 billet 12th - James Moore - 8 whitings 13th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling, 1 r’ling |
15 lb 00 oz
13 lb 12 oz 13 lb 08 oz 13 lb 02 oz 10 lb 14 oz 10 lb 02 oz 9 lb 13 oz 9 lb 10 oz 9 lb 10 oz 9 lb 00 oz 4 lb 04 oz 3 lb 10 oz 1 lb 13 oz |
Leader board after 10 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (50 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 31 fish
2nd - Paul Short - 43 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 36 fish 4th - Dave Perrett - 30 fish 5th - James Moore - 40 fish 6th - Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 21 fish 8th - Danny Middlemas - 20 fish 9th - Peter Horbury - 34 fish 10th - Colin Stainthorpe - 18 fish 11th - Dave Ward - 18 fish 12th - Jason Ebison - 14 fish 13th - Denis Thompson - 13 fish 14th - Mike Saunders - 19 fish 15th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 16th - Andy Neasham - 17 fish 17th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 18th - Mark Sivils - 5 fish 19th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 20th - Rich Deadman - 9 fish 21st = Paul Neasham - 4 fish 21st = Rob Allison - 5 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 3 fish 24th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
61 lb 12 oz
52 lb 11 oz 51 lb 08 oz 45 lb 10 oz 45 lb 00 oz 42 lb 04 oz 38 lb 04 oz 34 lb 12 oz 34 lb 08 oz 29 lb 11 oz 28 lb 03 oz 26 lb 04 oz 25 lb 15 oz 25 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 10 oz 6 lb 08 oz 6 lb 08 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
9 lb 01 oz 1 lb 03 oz 5 lb 14 oz 10 oz 2 lb 12 oz 4 lb 00 oz 3 lb 08 oz 4 oz 4 lb 13 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 15 oz 5 oz 3 oz 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 lb 08 oz 1 lb 09 oz 5 oz 1 lb 00 oz 1 lb 02 oz 5 lb 03 oz 4 oz |
11 lb 12 oz
2 lb 11 oz 1 lb 08 oz - 4 lb 06 oz - 5 lb 00 oz - 7 lb 12 oz - 11 lb 12 oz - 15 lb 04 oz - 15 lb 08 oz - 20 lb 05 oz |
Seasons total 422 fish for 639 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for October 2021
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9 lb 09½ oz - Sun 3rd Oct 14 lb 15½ oz (6) - Sun 31st Oct |
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Date
Sun 03 Wed 06 Sun 10 Wed 13 Sun 17 Wed 20 Sun 24 Wed 27 Sun 31 Sun 03 Wed 06 Sun 10 Wed 13 Sun 17 Wed 20 Sun 24 Wed 27 Sun 31 |
Heaviest Fish
Jonny Watson Danny Middlemas Brian Harland Dave Turnbull Denis Thompson Dave Hambley Dave Hambley Denis Thompson Paul Short Heaviest Bag of Fish Rob Taylor (5) Dave Hambley (5) Brian Harland (5) Dave Turnbull (4) Dave Turnbull (5) Dave Perrett (6) Dave Hambley (6) Denis Thompson (3) Dave Ward (6) |
Weight
9 lb 09½ oz 4 lb 05½ oz 5 lb 05 oz 3 lb 06 oz 5 lb 11 oz 3 lb 15½ oz 2 lb 10 oz 5 lb 03 oz 7 lb 02 oz 9 lb 13 oz 13 lb 01½ oz 10 lb 09 oz 10 lb 01½ oz 15 lb 04½ oz 8 lb 05 oz 7 lb 10½ oz 8 lb 01½ oz 14 lb 15½ oz |
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Catch for October
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220 codlings, 61 billets, 41 whitings, 33 rocklings, 15 poutings, 6 eels, 3 flat fish, 3 pollock, 3 wrasse, 1 bass, 1 LSD, 1 sea scorpion
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November 2021
Wed 03 Nov - 11 of 51
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14.44hrs, high water Sandsend
Middlemas is back
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Andy Neasham
5 lb 14 oz 
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Danny Middlemas
HBoFish - 15 lb 11 oz (7) 
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Paul Neasham
HFish 6 lb 05½ oz 
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Low water 20.53 hrs, 1.39 metres, 1011 mbar, 7°C
At last the weather has turned to something resembling winter in the last 24hrs! The strong Northerly winds created close to shore NNWesterly swell, thick with colour, 4-5ft, most welcome for the 3hr evening match. A good turnout for WSAA, 21 members fishing 2hrs down to low water 20.53hrs, 1.4m, and an hour of flood.
A chance for a fish or two, once out on the opening scaurs, however the Northerly wind, gusting to 30+mph did not make it easy for both casting and bite detection. Heavy driving rain was most unwelcome, and uncomfortable. Fish bites were smash and grab, with no return unless the bait was taken well down the first time.
Come match end, walking off, weed was in abundance, some poor anglers had fought with it, and moved marks (or gone home). Hundreds of dead crab, green, brown, and velvets littered the low water line (possibly connected to the River Tees decimation - Google it).
At the scales Bernard Vasey had found shelter in the Fleece yard, and an orderly queue had formed with the usual friendly banter of ‘the one that got away’ tales. Bernard pointed out that the HFish got bigger and bigger until the last angler to weigh-in. Paul Neasham, his 2nd Season, took the honours 6 lb 05½ oz, his father Andy took the next best fish 5 lb 14 oz, a good father & son combo. Total weigh-in 58 codlings, 5 rocklings, 4 billets
Man of the Match Danny Middlemas 15 lb 11 oz - 6 codlings, 1 rockling, his best 4 lb 11 oz. Danny had reported last month to too many blanks - can’t seem to catch a fish!
Results:- 67 fish - 140 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 02 oz)
At last the weather has turned to something resembling winter in the last 24hrs! The strong Northerly winds created close to shore NNWesterly swell, thick with colour, 4-5ft, most welcome for the 3hr evening match. A good turnout for WSAA, 21 members fishing 2hrs down to low water 20.53hrs, 1.4m, and an hour of flood.
A chance for a fish or two, once out on the opening scaurs, however the Northerly wind, gusting to 30+mph did not make it easy for both casting and bite detection. Heavy driving rain was most unwelcome, and uncomfortable. Fish bites were smash and grab, with no return unless the bait was taken well down the first time.
Come match end, walking off, weed was in abundance, some poor anglers had fought with it, and moved marks (or gone home). Hundreds of dead crab, green, brown, and velvets littered the low water line (possibly connected to the River Tees decimation - Google it).
At the scales Bernard Vasey had found shelter in the Fleece yard, and an orderly queue had formed with the usual friendly banter of ‘the one that got away’ tales. Bernard pointed out that the HFish got bigger and bigger until the last angler to weigh-in. Paul Neasham, his 2nd Season, took the honours 6 lb 05½ oz, his father Andy took the next best fish 5 lb 14 oz, a good father & son combo. Total weigh-in 58 codlings, 5 rocklings, 4 billets
Man of the Match Danny Middlemas 15 lb 11 oz - 6 codlings, 1 rockling, his best 4 lb 11 oz. Danny had reported last month to too many blanks - can’t seem to catch a fish!
Results:- 67 fish - 140 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 02 oz)
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1st - Danny Middlemas - 6 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Dave Ward - 8 codlings 3rd - Paul Neasham - 5 codlings 4th - Rob Allison - 4 codlings 5th - Brian Harland* - 5 codlings, 1 billet 6th - James Moore - 6 codlings 7th - Paul Short - 2 codlings, 2 billets, 2 r’lings 8th - Andy Neasham - 2 codlings, 1 billet 9th - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings 10th - Mark Sivils - 3 codlings 11th - Dave Turnbull - 4 codlings 12th - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling 13th - Jonny Watson - 4 codlings 14th - Denis Thompson - 2 codlings 15th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling 16th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 17th - Rich Deadman - 1 r’ling |
15 lb 11 oz
14 lb 07 oz 12 lb 15 oz 12 lb 14 oz 11 lb 15 oz 11 lb 00 oz 9 lb 06 oz 9 lb 05 oz 8 lb 09 oz 7 lb 07 oz 7 lb 03 oz 7 lb 00 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 08 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 03 oz 9 oz |
Inc 4 lb 01 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 05½ oz Inc 3 lb 03 oz Billet 1 lb 08 oz Inc 3 lb 12 oz Inc 4 lb 11 oz Inc 5 lb 14 oz Inc 4 lb 06 oz Inc 4 lb 02 oz Inc 3 lb 10 oz Inc 3 lb 14 oz* - takes lead in James Jamsy Dedicated Official Trophy |
*Brian Harland see memorable Moments re lost rockling
Leader board after 11 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (55 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 34 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 42 fish 3rd - Paul Short - 49 fish 4th - James Moore - 46 fish 5th - Danny Middlemas - 27 fish 6th - Dave Turnbull - 19 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 30 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 25 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 26 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 37 fish 11th - Colin Stainthorpe - 19 fish 12th - Andy Neasham - 20 fish 13th - Denis Thompson - 15 fish 14th - Jason Ebison - 15 fish 15th - Mike Saunders - 19 fish 16th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 17th - Paul Neasham - 9 fish 18th - Rob Allison - 9 fish 19th - Mark Sivils - 8 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 21st - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 22nd - Rich Deadman - 10 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 3 fish 24th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
70 lb 05 oz
63 lb 07 oz 62 lb 01 oz 56 lb 00 oz 50 lb 07 oz 49 lb 07 oz 45 lb 10 oz 43 lb 14 oz 42 lb 10 oz 41 lb 08 oz 31 lb 07 oz 30 lb 05 oz 29 lb 07 oz 27 lb 07 oz 25 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 19 lb 07 oz 19 lb 06 oz 16 lb 06 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 10 oz 8 lb 03 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
6 lb 14 oz 1 lb 06 oz 6 lb 01 oz 5 lb 09 oz 1 lb 00 oz 3 lb 13 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 02 oz 10 lb 01 oz 1 lb 02 oz 14 oz 2 lb 00 oz 1 lb 11 oz 10 oz 5 lb 11 oz 1 oz 3 lb 00 oz 5 lb 14 oz 1 lb 14 oz 7 oz 6 lb 14 oz 4 oz |
15 lb 05 oz
8 lb 07 oz 7 lb 01 oz 1 lb 00 oz - 4 lb 09 oz - 5 lb 09 oz - 9 lb 06 oz - 11 lb 02 oz - 12 lb 06 oz - 13 lb 08 oz |
Seasons total 489 fish for 779 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz
Sun 07 Nov - 12 of 51
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16.00hrs Sandsend
Moore eight for twenty four
James Moore - 5 lb 12½ oz
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James Moore - 24 lb 02 oz (8)
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High water 17.25 hrs, 5.73 metres, 1020 mbar, 6°C
Sunday, a bright dry windy but chilly day, the NNWesterly swell had been growing throughout the afternoon flood, but by high water 17.25hrs it had lost its impetus. The lack of swell for the all ebb match, took a few members by surprise, a rethink for the evenings 4hr match.
James ‘Jamsy’ Moore, Redcar, got off to a good start, two fish in the bag on the first two casts, the second estimated at 6 lb, and then nothing until 21.00hrs. Mike Saunders reported nothing until 21.00hrs but managed 4 by match end. As the ebb took hold the swells increased (a growing sea), the increase in strength stalled the ebb, and marks did not drain away despite the high pressure, catching a few out on the walk-off.
The WNWesterly wind grew in strength after the first 2hrs, hampering casting and bite detection. At the scales Bernard Vasey reported members were keen to weigh-in and get off home, work next day. Man of the Match, James Jamsy Moore 24 lb 02 oz (8) included the HFish of the night 5 lb 12½ oz.
Well done James, eight for 24 lb 02 oz is the season’s best ‘bag of fish’, and tops the Monthly Sweeps for November. James catapulted to 2nd on the Leader Board trails Dave Hambley, Staithes, by only 8 oz, and leads in the Sunday League by 3 oz over Dave Hambley. Could be a real ‘cat & mouse’ season?
Davey Turnbull parked car at Cowbar, got a lift to Boulby top. Intended to fish his way to Cowbar, unfortunately the tide had other ideas. It did not ebb so he had to back track up to Boulby top and walk/run to Cowbar for his car - still made the weigh-in!!
In the last Doubles Knockout match:
Dave Perrett 7 lb 03 oz (3) & Paul Neasham 5 lb 04 oz (2)
beat
Niki McCourt 0 lb 00 oz (0) & Mike Saunders 8 lb 02 oz (4)
Results:- 117 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)
Sunday, a bright dry windy but chilly day, the NNWesterly swell had been growing throughout the afternoon flood, but by high water 17.25hrs it had lost its impetus. The lack of swell for the all ebb match, took a few members by surprise, a rethink for the evenings 4hr match.
James ‘Jamsy’ Moore, Redcar, got off to a good start, two fish in the bag on the first two casts, the second estimated at 6 lb, and then nothing until 21.00hrs. Mike Saunders reported nothing until 21.00hrs but managed 4 by match end. As the ebb took hold the swells increased (a growing sea), the increase in strength stalled the ebb, and marks did not drain away despite the high pressure, catching a few out on the walk-off.
The WNWesterly wind grew in strength after the first 2hrs, hampering casting and bite detection. At the scales Bernard Vasey reported members were keen to weigh-in and get off home, work next day. Man of the Match, James Jamsy Moore 24 lb 02 oz (8) included the HFish of the night 5 lb 12½ oz.
Well done James, eight for 24 lb 02 oz is the season’s best ‘bag of fish’, and tops the Monthly Sweeps for November. James catapulted to 2nd on the Leader Board trails Dave Hambley, Staithes, by only 8 oz, and leads in the Sunday League by 3 oz over Dave Hambley. Could be a real ‘cat & mouse’ season?
Davey Turnbull parked car at Cowbar, got a lift to Boulby top. Intended to fish his way to Cowbar, unfortunately the tide had other ideas. It did not ebb so he had to back track up to Boulby top and walk/run to Cowbar for his car - still made the weigh-in!!
In the last Doubles Knockout match:
Dave Perrett 7 lb 03 oz (3) & Paul Neasham 5 lb 04 oz (2)
beat
Niki McCourt 0 lb 00 oz (0) & Mike Saunders 8 lb 02 oz (4)
Results:- 117 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)
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1st - James Moore - 8 codlings
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 6 codlings 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 4 codlings 4th - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling 5th - Mike Saunders - 4 codlings 6th - Jonny Watson - 4 codlings 7th - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings 8th - Dave Ward - 4 codlings 9th - Brian Harland - 3 codlings 10th - Paul Neasham - 2 codlings 11th - Andy Neasham - 3 codlings 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 codlings 13th - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings 14th - Paul Short - 1 billet, 1 r’ling 15th - Jason Ebison - 1 codlings |
24 lb 02 oz
15 lb 00 oz 12 lb 15 oz 10 lb 05 oz 8 lb 02 oz 7 lb 14 oz 7 lb 03 oz 6 lb 02 oz 5 lb 14 oz 5 lb 04 oz 4 lb 10 oz 4 lb 07 oz 2 lb 15 oz 1 lb 06 oz 1 lb 04 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 12½ oz
Inc - 3 lb 11 oz Inc - 4 lb 13 oz Inc - 4 lb 03 oz Inc - 3 lb 05 oz Inc - 3 lb 03 oz Inc - 3 lb 08½ oz |
Leader board after 12 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (60 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 39 fish
2nd - James Moore - 54 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 45 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 33 fish 5th - Paul Short - 51 fish 6th - Dave Turnbull - 23 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 33 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 29 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 30 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 39 fish 11th - Colin Stainthorpe - 22 fish 12th - Andy Neasham - 23 fish 13th - Mike Saunders - 23 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 15 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 16 fish 16th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 17th - Paul Neasham - 11 fish 18th - Rob Allison - 9 fish 19th - Mark Sivils - 8 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 21st - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 22nd - Rich Deadman - 10 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 3 fish 24th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
80 lb 10 oz
80 lb 02 oz 69 lb 05 oz 65 lb 07 oz 63 lb 07 oz 62 lb 06 oz 52 lb 13 oz 51 lb 12 oz 48 lb 12 oz 44 lb 07 oz 35 lb 14 oz 34 lb 15 oz 33 lb 14 oz 29 lb 07 oz 28 lb 11 oz 25 lb 02 oz 24 lb 11 oz 19 lb 06 oz 16 lb 06 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 10 oz 8 lb 03 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
8 oz 10 lb 13 oz 3 lb 14 oz 2 lb 00 oz 1 lb 01 oz 9 lb 09 oz 1 lb 01 oz 3 lb 00 oz 4 lb 05 oz 8 lb 09 oz 15 oz 1 lb 01 oz 4 lb 07 oz 12 oz 3 lb 09 oz 7 oz 5 lb 05 oz 3 lb 00 oz 5 lb 14 oz 1 lb 14 oz 7 oz 6 lb 14 oz 4 oz |
20 lb 10 oz
20 lb 02 oz 9 lb 05 oz 5 lb 07 oz 3 lb 07 oz 2 lb 06 oz - 7 lb 03 oz - 8 lb 04 oz - 11 lb 04 oz - 15 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 543 fish for 897 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Wed 10 Nov - 13 of 51
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High water 8am, Sandsend
Secretary’s double win
Peter Horbury - 6 lb 02 oz
High water 19.57 hrs, 5.03 metres, 1022 mbar, 7°C
Singles Knockouts quarter finals fished ‘up & over’ high water, a near flat calm sea state [with colour] far from ideal fishing conditions, a scratching match. Piers, and beaches, were popular for whitings, and flat fish, anything for a weigh-in. A mild night 7°C, 100% cloud cover, the SSWesterly breeze did bring a light rain shower around 20.30hrs. 0-1ft of Northerly swell, the dominating low pressure system centred over Iceland.
Some nights go well, and others fall apart at the seams, well last night was a good night for Secretary Peter Horbury. Fishing a two hook 4/0 flapper rig first cast hooked a 2lb+ codling. Spare rig, a 4/0 2/0 pennel pulley cast out and immediately got a bite, no time to finish rebaiting the first rig. A much better fish, nodding all the way-in, required assistance to land successfully, and thankfully Danny Middlemas was on hand, topped the scales at 6 lb 02 oz - both fish in the bag before 19.20hrs!! And then slack water was upon us, and no bites for an hour.
At the scales Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison were kept very busy weighing-in 45 whitings, 9 codlings, 5 rocklings, 5 billets, 1 bass, 1 dab, and 1 flounder. Paul Short weighed-in the bass 2 lb 07 oz. Man of the Match Peter Horbury, with both HBoFish 10 lb 12 oz (7), and HFish 6 lb 02 oz his first win of the season, and only ‘double-figure bag’ of the night. Peter’s fish leads in the James Jamsy Moore Dedicated Official Trophy.
Knockouts results: [also fished the 2020 - 2021 Singles Knockouts]
Andy Neasham 5 lb 14 oz (11) beat James Moore 2 lb 14 oz (6)
Brian Harland 6 lb 04 oz (10) beat Paul Short 4 lb 07 oz (3)
Dave Perrett 1 lb 05 oz (1) beat Paul Neasham 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Peter Horbury 10 lb 02 oz (7) beat Dave Hambley 1 lb 03 oz (1)
Results:- 67 fish - 52 lb 07 oz (Av 13 oz)
Singles Knockouts quarter finals fished ‘up & over’ high water, a near flat calm sea state [with colour] far from ideal fishing conditions, a scratching match. Piers, and beaches, were popular for whitings, and flat fish, anything for a weigh-in. A mild night 7°C, 100% cloud cover, the SSWesterly breeze did bring a light rain shower around 20.30hrs. 0-1ft of Northerly swell, the dominating low pressure system centred over Iceland.
Some nights go well, and others fall apart at the seams, well last night was a good night for Secretary Peter Horbury. Fishing a two hook 4/0 flapper rig first cast hooked a 2lb+ codling. Spare rig, a 4/0 2/0 pennel pulley cast out and immediately got a bite, no time to finish rebaiting the first rig. A much better fish, nodding all the way-in, required assistance to land successfully, and thankfully Danny Middlemas was on hand, topped the scales at 6 lb 02 oz - both fish in the bag before 19.20hrs!! And then slack water was upon us, and no bites for an hour.
At the scales Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison were kept very busy weighing-in 45 whitings, 9 codlings, 5 rocklings, 5 billets, 1 bass, 1 dab, and 1 flounder. Paul Short weighed-in the bass 2 lb 07 oz. Man of the Match Peter Horbury, with both HBoFish 10 lb 12 oz (7), and HFish 6 lb 02 oz his first win of the season, and only ‘double-figure bag’ of the night. Peter’s fish leads in the James Jamsy Moore Dedicated Official Trophy.
Knockouts results: [also fished the 2020 - 2021 Singles Knockouts]
Andy Neasham 5 lb 14 oz (11) beat James Moore 2 lb 14 oz (6)
Brian Harland 6 lb 04 oz (10) beat Paul Short 4 lb 07 oz (3)
Dave Perrett 1 lb 05 oz (1) beat Paul Neasham 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Peter Horbury 10 lb 02 oz (7) beat Dave Hambley 1 lb 03 oz (1)
Results:- 67 fish - 52 lb 07 oz (Av 13 oz)
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1st - Peter Horbury - 3 codlings, 4 whitings
2nd - Brian Harland - 10 whitings 3rd - Andy Neasham - 11 whitings 4th - Jonny Watson - 10 whitings 5th - Dave Ward - 8 whitings, 1 dab 6th - Paul Short - 1 bass, 2 billets 7th - Danny Middlemas - 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 whiting 8th - James Moore - 4 r’lings, 1 billet, 1 whiting 9th - Rob Allison - 2 codlings 10th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 11th - Norman Middlemas - 1 billet, 1 flounder 12th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling 13th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling 14th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 rockling |
10 lb 12 oz
6 lb 04 oz 5 lb 14 oz 5 lb 04 oz 4 lb 11 oz 4 lb 07 oz 3 lb 10 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 08 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 03 oz 8 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 02 oz
Inc 1 bass - 2 lb 07 oz Inc 2 lb 01 oz Inc 1 lb 06½ oz |
Leader board after 13 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (65 lb)
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1st - James Moore - 60 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 40 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 55 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 36 fish 5th - Paul Short - 54 fish 6th - Dave Turnbull - 24 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 39 fish 8th - Peter Horbury - 46 fish 9th - Dave Perrett - 34 fish 10th - Dave Ward - 39 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 34 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 23 fish 13th - Mike Saunders - 23 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 15 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 16 fish 16th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 17th - Paul Neasham - 11 fish 18th - Rob Allison - 11 fish 19th - Mark Sivils - 8 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 5 fish 21st - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 22nd - Rich Deadman - 10 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 5 fish 24th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
83 lb 00 oz
81 lb 13 oz 75 lb 09 oz 69 lb 01 oz 67 lb 14 oz 64 lb 01 oz 57 lb 00 oz 55 lb 03 oz 54 lb 02 oz 53 lb 07 oz 40 lb 13 oz 36 lb 06 oz 33 lb 14 oz 29 lb 07 oz 28 lb 11 oz 25 lb 02 oz 24 lb 11 oz 21 lb 14 oz 16 lb 06 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 10 oz 8 lb 03 oz 2 lb 13 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
1 lb 03 oz 6 lb 04 oz 6 lb 08 oz 1 lb 03 oz 3 lb 13 oz 7 lb 01 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 01 oz 11 oz 12 lb 10 oz 4 lb 07 oz 2 lb 08 oz 4 lb 07 oz 12 oz 3 lb 09 oz 7 oz 2 lb 13 oz 5 lb 08 oz 5 lb 14 oz 1 lb 14 oz 7 oz 5 lb 06 oz 1 lb 12 oz |
18 lb 00 oz
16 lb 13 oz 10 lb 09 oz 4 lb 01 oz 2 lb 14 oz - 15 oz - 8 lb 00 oz - 9 lb 13 oz - 10 lb 14 oz - 11 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 610 fish for 949 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Sun 14 Nov - 14 of 51
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12.48hrs high water, Sandsend
Hambley regains lead from Moore
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Mike Vickers
HFish - 5 lb 06½ oz 
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Dave Hambley
HBoFish - 13 lb 15 oz (8) 
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Low water 18.53 hrs, 2.32 metres, 1027 mbar, 9°C
Last hour of ebb, and 3 hours of flood for Sunday nights 4hr match, a neap tide, 2-3ft of long distance Northerly swell with little to no colour*. Heavy cloud cover shielded the moonlight, a slight hint of a Southerly wind, a very mild night. Not a popular tide, involved plenty of roaming in search of a fish or two.
In the first hour the bites were very finicky, small fish, nee bait robbers. Over low water, and the first hour of flood it was dead, not a twitch of the rod tip. 2 hook flapper rigs well baited were not enough if the fish were not there. A hard night, early decisions, and a change of mark for some. The flood had lost it strength, and dying off very quickly. In the last hour the bites improved and one or two codlings and billets [size] were caught. Piers for many just did not produce, not even any whitings, they just were not there, never mind in any numbers.
At the scales Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison oversaw the weigh-in - 31 codlings, 4 billets, 4 rocklings, 4 bleggs, and 2 whitings. Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes 5 codlings, 2 bleggs 1 billet 13 lb 14½ oz. Heaviest Fish of the night fell to Mike Vickers 5 lb 06½ oz. A few better fish were recorded - 4 lb 03 oz Jonny Watson, and 4 lb 00 oz Mark Sivils. Just 17 of the 22 fishing had a weigh-in.
Danny Middlemas had a bad night, dropped his rod [possibly cracking an insert] next cast it snapped in two, with the tip striking the rocks #EarlyBath. Well done Jonny Watson, the last man standing, having fished all 14 matches & weighed-in in every match as Paul Short failed to weigh-in [tale of woe as he dropped a good fish on the retrieve].
* water clarity is reflected in the fish species caught ie bleggs/poutings when very clear.
Results:- 80 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
Last hour of ebb, and 3 hours of flood for Sunday nights 4hr match, a neap tide, 2-3ft of long distance Northerly swell with little to no colour*. Heavy cloud cover shielded the moonlight, a slight hint of a Southerly wind, a very mild night. Not a popular tide, involved plenty of roaming in search of a fish or two.
In the first hour the bites were very finicky, small fish, nee bait robbers. Over low water, and the first hour of flood it was dead, not a twitch of the rod tip. 2 hook flapper rigs well baited were not enough if the fish were not there. A hard night, early decisions, and a change of mark for some. The flood had lost it strength, and dying off very quickly. In the last hour the bites improved and one or two codlings and billets [size] were caught. Piers for many just did not produce, not even any whitings, they just were not there, never mind in any numbers.
At the scales Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison oversaw the weigh-in - 31 codlings, 4 billets, 4 rocklings, 4 bleggs, and 2 whitings. Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes 5 codlings, 2 bleggs 1 billet 13 lb 14½ oz. Heaviest Fish of the night fell to Mike Vickers 5 lb 06½ oz. A few better fish were recorded - 4 lb 03 oz Jonny Watson, and 4 lb 00 oz Mark Sivils. Just 17 of the 22 fishing had a weigh-in.
Danny Middlemas had a bad night, dropped his rod [possibly cracking an insert] next cast it snapped in two, with the tip striking the rocks #EarlyBath. Well done Jonny Watson, the last man standing, having fished all 14 matches & weighed-in in every match as Paul Short failed to weigh-in [tale of woe as he dropped a good fish on the retrieve].
* water clarity is reflected in the fish species caught ie bleggs/poutings when very clear.
Results:- 80 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
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1st - D Hambley - 5 codlings, 2 bleggs, 1 billet
2nd - Mike Vickers - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling 3rd - Paul Neasham - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling 4th - Jonny Watson - 2 codlings, 1 billet 5th - Dave Turnbull - 4 codlings 6th - Dave Perrett - 4 codlings 7th - Dave Ward - 2 codlings, 2 r’lings, 1 blegg 8th - Mark Sivils - 1 codling 9th = Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings 9th = James Moore - 2 codlings 11th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 1 billet 12th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 13th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 14th - Rich Deadman - 1 billet 15th - Andy Neasham - 1 blegg 16th - Mike Saunders - 1 whiting 17th - Norman Middlemas - 1 whiting |
13 lb 15 oz
10 lb 08 oz 9 lb 08 oz 8 lb 15 oz 7 lb 13 oz 7 lb 03 oz 5 lb 06 oz 4 lb 00 oz 2 lb 07 oz 2 lb 07 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz 15 oz 10 oz 7 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 06½ oz Inc 3 lb 07½ oz Inc 4 lb 03 oz One fish - 4 lb 00 oz |
Leader board after 14 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (70 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 48 fish
2nd - James Moore - 62 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 55 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 28 fish 5th - Danny Middlemas - 36 fish 6th - Paul Short - 54 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 42 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 38 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 44 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 48 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 35 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 25 fish 13th - Mike Saunders - 24 fish 14th - Paul Neasham - 15 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 16 fish 16th - Jason Ebison - 17 fish 17th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 18th - Rob Allison - 11 fish 19th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 20th - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 21st - Rich Deadman - 11 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 24th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
95 lb 12 oz
85 lb 07 oz 75 lb 09 oz 71 lb 14 oz 69 lb 01 oz 67 lb 14 oz 65 lb 15 oz 61 lb 05 oz 58 lb 13 oz 57 lb 04 oz 41 lb 12 oz 38 lb 13 oz 34 lb 08 oz 34 lb 03 oz 30 lb 14 oz 30 lb 08 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 14 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 9 lb 09 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 04 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
10 lb 05 oz 9 lb 14 oz 3 lb 11 oz 2 lb 13 oz 1 lb 03 oz 1 lb 15 oz 4 lb 10 oz 2 lb 08 oz 1 lb 09 oz 15 lb 08 oz 2 lb 15 oz 4 lb 05 oz 5 oz 3 lb 05 oz 6 oz 5 lb 06 oz 3 lb 04 oz 14 oz 10 oz 10 lb 13 oz 15 oz 5 lb 06 oz 2 lb 03 oz |
25 lb 12 oz
15 lb 07 oz 5 lb 09 oz 1 lb 14 oz - 15 oz - 2 lb 02 oz - 4 lb 01 oz - 8 lb 11 oz - 11 lb 03 oz - 12 lb 12 oz |
Seasons total 655 fish for 1,030 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Wed 17 Nov - 15 of 51
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15.00hrs high water Sandsend
Harland Knockout(s)
Denis Thompson
Low water 21.00 hrs, 1.68 metres, 1022 mbar, 7°C
Wednesday’s sea state was very disappointing, NNWesterly
1-2ft, gin clear for the 3hr evening match. Low water 21.00hrs, ideal for getting out onto the open scaurs but the swell had died on the ebb, another scratching match. Chilly WSWesterly wind 20mph, heavy cloud cover until 20.00hrs, and a bright moon broke through which did not help.
Doubles Knockouts Semi Finals for both this season and last were fished, and a weigh-in was important. Jonny Watson, Guisborough, was ‘fingers & thumbs’ dropped a 3 lb’er down the rock armour, when his lead & trace slipped through his fingers, and the hooked embedded in his finger! Ouch! He maintained his 100% weigh-in with a 2 lb 07 oz codling later in the match.
Plenty of small fish bites on the ebb, frustratingly 34cms billets (undersized) returned. Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, 8 lb 13 oz (10) won both his semi-finals. HFish of the night, a lovely red tangle cod, 4 lb 05½ oz fell to Denis Thompson, Lythe.
Bernard Vasey, weigh-master oversaw the weigh-in of 11 billets, 7 whitings, 7 codlings, 6 bleggs, and 4 rocklings. With 6 bleggs, [1 lb 06½ oz from Andy Neasham], weighed-in, confirmed the water clarity, again whitings were not there in numbers on the beaches and piers.
2020 - 2021 Semi-finals
Andy Neasham 3 lb 02 oz (4) & Mike Saunders 0 lb 00 oz (0)
beat James Moore 9 oz (1) & Mike Vickers 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Brian Harland 8 lb 13 oz (10) & Paul Short 4 lb 08 oz (5)
beat Dave Perrett 1 lb 13 oz (2) & Jason Ebison 0 lb 00 oz (0)
2021 - 2022 Semi-finals
Dave Hambley 2 lb 01 oz (2) & Danny Middlemas 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Beat James Moore 9 oz (1) & Dave Ward 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Brian Harland 8 lb 13 oz (10) & Jonny Watson 2 lb 07 oz (1)
Beat Dave Perrett 1 lb 13 oz (2) & Paul Neasham 1 lb 07 oz (2)
Results:- 35 fish - 37 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 01 oz)
Wednesday’s sea state was very disappointing, NNWesterly
1-2ft, gin clear for the 3hr evening match. Low water 21.00hrs, ideal for getting out onto the open scaurs but the swell had died on the ebb, another scratching match. Chilly WSWesterly wind 20mph, heavy cloud cover until 20.00hrs, and a bright moon broke through which did not help.
Doubles Knockouts Semi Finals for both this season and last were fished, and a weigh-in was important. Jonny Watson, Guisborough, was ‘fingers & thumbs’ dropped a 3 lb’er down the rock armour, when his lead & trace slipped through his fingers, and the hooked embedded in his finger! Ouch! He maintained his 100% weigh-in with a 2 lb 07 oz codling later in the match.
Plenty of small fish bites on the ebb, frustratingly 34cms billets (undersized) returned. Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, 8 lb 13 oz (10) won both his semi-finals. HFish of the night, a lovely red tangle cod, 4 lb 05½ oz fell to Denis Thompson, Lythe.
Bernard Vasey, weigh-master oversaw the weigh-in of 11 billets, 7 whitings, 7 codlings, 6 bleggs, and 4 rocklings. With 6 bleggs, [1 lb 06½ oz from Andy Neasham], weighed-in, confirmed the water clarity, again whitings were not there in numbers on the beaches and piers.
2020 - 2021 Semi-finals
Andy Neasham 3 lb 02 oz (4) & Mike Saunders 0 lb 00 oz (0)
beat James Moore 9 oz (1) & Mike Vickers 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Brian Harland 8 lb 13 oz (10) & Paul Short 4 lb 08 oz (5)
beat Dave Perrett 1 lb 13 oz (2) & Jason Ebison 0 lb 00 oz (0)
2021 - 2022 Semi-finals
Dave Hambley 2 lb 01 oz (2) & Danny Middlemas 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Beat James Moore 9 oz (1) & Dave Ward 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Brian Harland 8 lb 13 oz (10) & Jonny Watson 2 lb 07 oz (1)
Beat Dave Perrett 1 lb 13 oz (2) & Paul Neasham 1 lb 07 oz (2)
Results:- 35 fish - 37 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 01 oz)
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1st - Bri Harland - 6 w‘tings, 3 billets, 1 codling
2nd - Denis Thompson - 2 codlings 3rd - Paul Short - 4 billets, 1 whiting 4th - Peter Horbury - 4 billets 5th - Andy Neasham - 2 bleggs, 2 r’lings 6th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 7th - Dave Hambley - 2 bleggs 8th = Dave Perrett - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 8th = Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling 10th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 11th - Paul Neasham - 1 blegg 12th - James Moore - 1 blegg |
8 lb 13 oz
5 lb 14 oz 4 lb 08 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 02 oz 2 lb 07 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 07 oz 9 oz |
Inc 2 lb 03 oz codling
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 05½ oz Pouting/blegg 1 lb 06½ oz |
Leader board after 15 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (75 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 50 fish
2nd - James Moore - 63 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 65 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 30 fish 5th - Paul Short - 59 fish 6th - Danny Middlemas - 36 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 43 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 40 fish 9th - Peter Horbury - 52 fish 10th - Dave Ward - 44 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 39 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 26 fish 13th - Denis Thompson - 18 fish 14th - Paul Neasham - 16 fish 15th - Mike Saunders - 24 fish 16th - Jason Ebison - 17 fish 17th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 18th - Rob Allison - 11 fish 19th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 20th - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 21st - Rich Deadman - 11 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 24th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
97 lb 13 oz
86 lb 00 oz 84 lb 06 oz 73 lb 10 oz 72 lb 06 oz 69 lb 01 oz 68 lb 06 oz 63 lb 02 oz 60 lb 15 oz 58 lb 13 oz 44 lb 14 oz 40 lb 10 oz 36 lb 12 oz 35 lb 10 oz 34 lb 08 oz 30 lb 08 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 14 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 9 lb 09 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 04 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
11 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 10 lb 12 oz 1 lb 04 oz 3 lb 05 oz 11 oz 5 lb 04 oz 2 lb 03 oz 2 lb 02 oz 13 lb 15 oz 4 lb 04 oz 3 lb 14 oz 1 lb 02 oz 1 lb 02 oz 4 lb 00 oz 5 lb 06 oz 3 lb 04 oz 14 oz 10 oz 10 lb 13 oz 15 oz 5 lb 06 oz 2 lb 03 oz |
22 lb 13 oz
11 lb 00 oz 9 lb 06 oz - 1 lb 06 oz - 2 lb 10 oz - 5 lb 15 oz - 6 lb 10 oz - 11 lb 14 oz - 14 lb 01 oz - 16 lb 03 oz |
Seasons total 690 fish for 1,068 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Sun 21 Nov - 16 of 51 - Annual Open Match
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8am Sandsend
Low water 10.55 hrs, 1.47 metres, 1021 mbar, 5°C
Dixon ten for 20 lb 01 oz
On Sunday 21st November 2021 Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc. held its 42nd annual Open match sponsored by Wilf Nobles Plant Hire & Construction, Ruswarp. Fishing from 10.00 - 16.00hrs, with the weigh-in at the Fleece, Church St, Whitby from 16.30 - 17.00hrs.
High pressure, centred west of Iceland, started to dominate the weather late Saturday. The Northerlies increasing in strength, by Sunday anglers had to deal with 25-30mph winds, with added, chilly wintery showers, including hail. Sea state was a growing Northerly 8-12ft with plenty of colour. It was not an easy 6hr match, anglers were quickly flooded out of low water marks, some marks became too heavy, both prompting a drive to a new mark - some threw in the towel and went home! The heavy seas ripped out weed, just to add to anglers’ woes. Fine purple weed and heavy kelp both reported, with Chris France, Ravenscaur, reporting he’d seen enough weed to last a life time.
One hundred and seventeen seniors, 8 juniors had entered, of whom only 49 had a weigh-in. Weigh-master Bernard Vasey, assisted by Jason Ebison, and Chairman William Atkinson oversaw proceedings with all anglers weighed-in before 17.00hrs. Secretary Peter Horbury crunched the numbers, assisted by Rich Deadman while anglers enjoyed the hospitality & hot food provided by Landlady Carla Smith of the Fleece, Church St, Whitby. 123 codlings, and 1 billet weighed-in for 331 lb 04 oz - Av 2 lb 11 oz.
The winner - Steve Dixon, Seaham, won £600 - 10 codlings 20 lb 01 oz - his best 4 lb 08 oz was not enough for the Superpool.
In second place Andy Clark, Middlesbrough, won £300 - 4 codlings, 15 lb 10 oz - his best, a spragg of 8 lb 06 oz won the Superpool £78.
In third place Andy Tyman, Saltburn, won £100 - 5 codlings, 13 lb 08 oz - his best 5 lb 14 oz was not enough for the Superpool.
In fourth place WSAA member Rob Allison, Liverton 3 codlings, 13 lb 07 oz - his best, a spragg 7 lb 08 oz came second in the Superpool £39.
The 17th Place Special prize, sponsored by Dave Hambley £50 was shared by joint equal 16th Places Jamie Stavely, & Paul Medd, both from Scarborough.
The 34th Place Special prize, sponsored by Steve Ingleston £50 was won by WSAA Member Paul Neasham, Guisborough.
The Heaviest Other Species, sponsored by James Gilpin £30 was won by 31st place James Wood, Thirsk with a 14½ oz billet.
Special Prize £25 for Heaviest Flat Fish sponsored by Rich Deadman was not claimed, as none were weighed-in.
The Junior section was sponsored by WSAA Members Colin Stainthorpe, Bernard Vasey, Danny Middlemas, Dave Ward, and Peter Horbury giving a £100 prize fund. Junior Champion Alfie Morris, 23rd 1 codling 6 lb 08 oz received £50, runner-up Ben Scaife 41st 1 codling 2 lb 14 oz received £30. Juniors also got a pick of the prize table.
One lady weighed-in - Lady Champion Kerry McLauchlan, Scarborough 42nd overall - 1 codling - 2 lb 07½ oz
49th overall ie Last Place received the Special prize of £25 - Jonny Watson.
Non weigh-in Lucky Ticket draw sponsored by Norman Middlemas £10 was won by Mike Vasey, Whitby, Darren Watson & Farron Trueman, Whitby, won raffle tickets.
42nd WSAA Annual Open results:
Dixon ten for 20 lb 01 oz
On Sunday 21st November 2021 Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc. held its 42nd annual Open match sponsored by Wilf Nobles Plant Hire & Construction, Ruswarp. Fishing from 10.00 - 16.00hrs, with the weigh-in at the Fleece, Church St, Whitby from 16.30 - 17.00hrs.
High pressure, centred west of Iceland, started to dominate the weather late Saturday. The Northerlies increasing in strength, by Sunday anglers had to deal with 25-30mph winds, with added, chilly wintery showers, including hail. Sea state was a growing Northerly 8-12ft with plenty of colour. It was not an easy 6hr match, anglers were quickly flooded out of low water marks, some marks became too heavy, both prompting a drive to a new mark - some threw in the towel and went home! The heavy seas ripped out weed, just to add to anglers’ woes. Fine purple weed and heavy kelp both reported, with Chris France, Ravenscaur, reporting he’d seen enough weed to last a life time.
One hundred and seventeen seniors, 8 juniors had entered, of whom only 49 had a weigh-in. Weigh-master Bernard Vasey, assisted by Jason Ebison, and Chairman William Atkinson oversaw proceedings with all anglers weighed-in before 17.00hrs. Secretary Peter Horbury crunched the numbers, assisted by Rich Deadman while anglers enjoyed the hospitality & hot food provided by Landlady Carla Smith of the Fleece, Church St, Whitby. 123 codlings, and 1 billet weighed-in for 331 lb 04 oz - Av 2 lb 11 oz.
The winner - Steve Dixon, Seaham, won £600 - 10 codlings 20 lb 01 oz - his best 4 lb 08 oz was not enough for the Superpool.
In second place Andy Clark, Middlesbrough, won £300 - 4 codlings, 15 lb 10 oz - his best, a spragg of 8 lb 06 oz won the Superpool £78.
In third place Andy Tyman, Saltburn, won £100 - 5 codlings, 13 lb 08 oz - his best 5 lb 14 oz was not enough for the Superpool.
In fourth place WSAA member Rob Allison, Liverton 3 codlings, 13 lb 07 oz - his best, a spragg 7 lb 08 oz came second in the Superpool £39.
The 17th Place Special prize, sponsored by Dave Hambley £50 was shared by joint equal 16th Places Jamie Stavely, & Paul Medd, both from Scarborough.
The 34th Place Special prize, sponsored by Steve Ingleston £50 was won by WSAA Member Paul Neasham, Guisborough.
The Heaviest Other Species, sponsored by James Gilpin £30 was won by 31st place James Wood, Thirsk with a 14½ oz billet.
Special Prize £25 for Heaviest Flat Fish sponsored by Rich Deadman was not claimed, as none were weighed-in.
The Junior section was sponsored by WSAA Members Colin Stainthorpe, Bernard Vasey, Danny Middlemas, Dave Ward, and Peter Horbury giving a £100 prize fund. Junior Champion Alfie Morris, 23rd 1 codling 6 lb 08 oz received £50, runner-up Ben Scaife 41st 1 codling 2 lb 14 oz received £30. Juniors also got a pick of the prize table.
One lady weighed-in - Lady Champion Kerry McLauchlan, Scarborough 42nd overall - 1 codling - 2 lb 07½ oz
49th overall ie Last Place received the Special prize of £25 - Jonny Watson.
Non weigh-in Lucky Ticket draw sponsored by Norman Middlemas £10 was won by Mike Vasey, Whitby, Darren Watson & Farron Trueman, Whitby, won raffle tickets.
42nd WSAA Annual Open results:
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1st - Steve Dixon - Seaham - 10 codlings
2nd - Andy Clarke - Middlesbrough - 4 codlings 3rd - Andy Tymon - Saltburn - 5 codlings 4th - Rob Allison - Liverton - 3 codlings 5th - Luke Ingle - Scarborough - 4 codlings 6th - Alec Rooke - Scarborough - 5 codlings 7th - Andy Neasham - Guisborough - 5 codlings 8th - Mark Thomas - Scarborough - 4 codlings 9th - Andy Clyde - Scarborough - 4 codlings 10th - Mike Saunders - Guisborough - 4 codlings 11th - Scott Thornton - Scarborough - 3 codlings 12th - Dave Hambley - Staithes - 4 codlings 13th - Garry Watson - Middleborough - 4 codlings 14th - Dave Perret - Whitby - 2 codlings 15th - Dave Turnbull - Darlington - 2 codlings 16th* = Jamie Stavely - Scarborough - 2 codlings 16th* = Paul Medd - Scarborough - 2 codlings 18th - Danny Middlemas - Whitby - 4 codlings 19th - Rob Pierson - Saltburn - 2 codlings 20th - Dave Gyte - Scarborough - 3 codlings 21st - Matty Lamb - Guisborough - 2 codlings 22nd - Rich Deadman - Selby - 2 codlings 23rd - Alfie Morris - Redcar - 1 codling 24th - Neil Eglon - Whitby - 3 codlings 25th = Ben Laws - Whitby - 2 codlings 25th = Danny Cockburn - Brotton - 2 codlings 27th = Paul Short - Guisborough - 2 codlings 27th = Martin Jackson - Markse - 3 codlings 29th - Chris France - Ravenscar - 2 codlings 30th - David Collinson - Robinhoods Bay - 2 codlings 31st - James Wood - Thirsk - 3 codlings, 1 billet 32nd = Brad Morris - Redcar - 1 codling 32nd = Ian Thomson - Scarborough - 1 codling 34th* - Paul Neasham - Guisborough - 3 codlings 35th - Terry Walker - Chester - 2 codlings 36th - Darren Hanson - Staithes - 1 codling 37th - Karim Kassab - Sandsend - 1 codling 38th - Rob Bunn - Middleborough - 2 codlings 39th - Dave Ward - Guisborough - 2 codlings 40th - Andy Marr - Whitby - 1 codling 41st - Ben Scaife (Jnr) - Filey - 1 fish 42nd - Kerry McLauchlan (lady) - Scarborough - 1 codling 43rd - Peter Horbury - Whitby - 1 codling 44th - Bernard Stebbing - Scarborough - 1 codling 45th - Denis Thompson - Lythe - 1 codling 46th - James Moore - Redcar - 1 codling 47th = Norman Middlemas - Boosbeck - 1 codling 47th = Craig Dalton - Ormsby - 1 codling 49th - Jonny Watson - Saltburn - 1 codling |
20 lb 01 oz
15 lb 10 oz 13 lb 08 oz 13 lb 07 oz 12 lb 15½ oz 12 lb 02 oz 11 lb 03 oz 10 lb 13½ oz 10 lb 07½ oz 9 lb 04 oz 9 lb 00½ oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 13½ oz 8 lb 10 oz 8 lb 07½ oz 8 lb 05 oz 8 lb 05 oz 7 lb 13 oz 7 lb 01 oz 7 lb 00½ oz 6 lb 14 oz 6 lb 10½ oz 6 lb 08 oz 6 lb 06 oz 5 lb 13 oz 5 lb 13 oz 5 lb 12½ oz 5 lb 12½ oz 5 lb 06 oz 5 lb 03 oz 5 lb 02 oz 5 lb 00 oz 5 lb 00 oz 4 lb 14½ oz 3 lb 14½ oz 3 lb 11½ oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 09½ oz 3 lb 07½ oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 07½ oz 2 lb 06 oz 2 lb 02½ oz 1 lb 15½ oz 1 lb 07½ oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 03½ oz |
Inc 4 lb 08 oz
Heaviest Fish - 8 lb 06 oz Inc 5 lb 14 oz 2nd Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 08 oz Inc 4 lb 07 oz Inc 4 lb 15 oz Inc 3 lb 09 oz Inc 4 lb 05½ oz Inc 4 lb 09 oz Inc 6 lb 05 oz Inc 5 lb 12 oz Inc 6 lb 02½ oz Inc 4 lb 10½ oz Inc 3 lb 06½ oz Inc 3 lb 12 oz Inc 5 lb 05½ oz 1 fish - 6 lb 08 oz Inc 3 lb 03 oz Inc 3 lb 09 oz Inc 3 lb 13½ oz Inc 3 lb 09½ oz 1 fish - 5 lb 00 oz 1 fish - 5 lb 00 oz 1 fish - 3 lb 11½ oz 1 fish - 3 lb 11 oz |
WSAA Members results: 100 lb 10 oz (Av 2 lb 09 oz) 39 codlings
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1st - Rob Allison - 3 fish
2nd - Andy Neasham - 5 fish 3rd - Mike Saunders - 4 fish 4th - Dave Hambley - 4 fish 5th - Dave Perrett - 2 fish 6th - Danny Middlemas - 4 fish 7th - Rich Deadman - 2 fish 8th - Paul Short - 2 fish 9th - Paul Neasham - 3 fish 10th - Dave Ward - 2 fish 11th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 12th - Peter Horbury - 1 fish 13th - Denis Thompson - 1 fish 14th - James Moore - 1 fish 15th - Norman Middlemas - 1 fish 16th - Jonny Watson - 1 fish |
13 lb 07 oz
11 lb 03 oz 9 lb 04 oz 8 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 13 oz 6 lb 11 oz 5 lb 13 oz 4 lb 15 oz 3 lb 08 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 06 oz 2 lb 00 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 04 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 08 oz
Inc 3 lb 09 oz Inc 4 lb 09 oz Inc 5 lb 05½ oz |
Davey Turnbull hadleft his match entries lapse, so 8 lb 08 oz (2) inc HFish 6 lb 05 oz not added to his match weight.
Leader board after 16 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (80 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 54 fish
2nd - James Moore - 64 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 65 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 32 fish 5th - Paul Short - 61 fish 6th - Danny Middlemas - 40 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 42 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 43 fish 9th - Peter Horbury - 53 fish 10th - Dave Ward - 46 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 44 fish 12th - Mike Saunders - 28 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 26 fish 14th - Paul Neasham - 19 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 19 fish 16th - Rob Allison - 14 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 17 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 20th - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 21st - Rich Deadman - 13 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Andy Marr - 1 fish 24th - Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
106 lb 12 oz
87 lb 08 oz 84 lb 06 oz 82 lb 02 oz 78 lb 03 oz 76 lb 14 oz 71 lb 12 oz 68 lb 06 oz 63 lb 05 oz 62 lb 05 oz 56 lb 01 oz 43 lb 12 oz 40 lb 10 oz 40 lb 09 oz 38 lb 12 oz 35 lb 05 oz 30 lb 08 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 16 lb 04 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 04 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
19 lb 04 oz 3 lb 02 oz 2 lb 04 oz 3 lb 15 oz 1 lb 05 oz 5 lb 02 oz 3 lb 06 oz 5 lb 01 oz 1 lb 00 oz 6 lb 04 oz 12 lb 05 oz 3 lb 02 oz 1 oz 1 lb 13 oz 3 lb 07 oz 4 lb 13 oz 5 lb 06 oz 4 lb 02 oz 0 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 7 lb 10 oz 5 lb 04 oz 2 oz 2 lb 03 oz |
26 lb 12 oz
7 lb 08 oz 4 lb 06 oz 2 lb 02 oz - 1 lb 13 oz - 3 lb 02 oz - 8 lb 04 oz - 11 lb 10 oz - 16 lb 11 oz - 17 lb 11 oz |
Seasons total 727 fish for 1,166 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Wed 24 Nov - 17 of 51
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8.15hrs Sandsend
Turnbulator’s bitter sweet Spragg
Davey Turnbull
High water 18.40 hrs, 4.99 metres, 1016 mbar, 3°C
A very successful annual open last Sunday, after which Dave Hambley, Staithes, became first to the ‘100 lb Club’, normal match fishing resumed. Low pressure heading east over Northern Europe is now the dominating weather system. [Yellow weather warnings for the coming days 70mph+ winds forecast!]
NWesterly winds steadily increased during the 3hr evening match 15-30mph, the NWesterly sea state, with colour, just grew on the ebb, and the wind chill hit those who were underdressed.
The match started ½hr after HWater, 5m, a scratching match with piers very popular for those targeting whitings off the sand. Heavy cloud cover soon blew over to reveal a bright ½ moon. Fish bites were non-existent in the first hour, a move was required. The strong gusting winds pulled end tackle into snags with heavy loses for those on hard ground. Wednesday night is RNLI practise night, after returning to harbour for refuelling, the lifeboat set out in haste, and returned at 21.30 hrs with a yacht in tow.
Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison were not exactly rushed as only 12 members [slowly] returned to the scales. Eighteen members had fished, come 22.00hrs text messages were coming-in from those who had safely returned home. Bernard was desperate to record a HFish of the night, his prayers were answered when Davey Turnbull, Darlington slid a spragg of 7 lb 04½ oz in the pan, his only catch of the night. The next best fish 3 lb 08 oz from Dave Hambley.
Total weigh-in 33 whitings, 5 codlings, 5 billets 1 rockling [44]
Jonny Watson, after 16 successful matches, ‘blanked’, he was the last member with a 100% weigh-in record. When Treasurer Dave Perrett filled in the ledger, after the Open, it turned out Davey Turnbull had let his match entries lapse. Sadly his weight could not be added, bitter sweet - lesson learnt [members take note - keep match entries up to date].
Results:- 44 fish - 38 lb 00 oz (Av 14 oz)
A very successful annual open last Sunday, after which Dave Hambley, Staithes, became first to the ‘100 lb Club’, normal match fishing resumed. Low pressure heading east over Northern Europe is now the dominating weather system. [Yellow weather warnings for the coming days 70mph+ winds forecast!]
NWesterly winds steadily increased during the 3hr evening match 15-30mph, the NWesterly sea state, with colour, just grew on the ebb, and the wind chill hit those who were underdressed.
The match started ½hr after HWater, 5m, a scratching match with piers very popular for those targeting whitings off the sand. Heavy cloud cover soon blew over to reveal a bright ½ moon. Fish bites were non-existent in the first hour, a move was required. The strong gusting winds pulled end tackle into snags with heavy loses for those on hard ground. Wednesday night is RNLI practise night, after returning to harbour for refuelling, the lifeboat set out in haste, and returned at 21.30 hrs with a yacht in tow.
Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison were not exactly rushed as only 12 members [slowly] returned to the scales. Eighteen members had fished, come 22.00hrs text messages were coming-in from those who had safely returned home. Bernard was desperate to record a HFish of the night, his prayers were answered when Davey Turnbull, Darlington slid a spragg of 7 lb 04½ oz in the pan, his only catch of the night. The next best fish 3 lb 08 oz from Dave Hambley.
Total weigh-in 33 whitings, 5 codlings, 5 billets 1 rockling [44]
Jonny Watson, after 16 successful matches, ‘blanked’, he was the last member with a 100% weigh-in record. When Treasurer Dave Perrett filled in the ledger, after the Open, it turned out Davey Turnbull had let his match entries lapse. Sadly his weight could not be added, bitter sweet - lesson learnt [members take note - keep match entries up to date].
Results:- 44 fish - 38 lb 00 oz (Av 14 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 1 spragg
2nd - Andy Neasham - 13 whitings 3rd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings 4th - Denis Thompson - 4 billets 5th - James Moore - 7 whitings 6th - Dan Middlemas - 5 whitings, 1 r’ling 7th - Brian Harland - 5 whitings 8th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling 9th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 whitings 10th - Paul Short - 1 codling 11th - Jason Ebison - 1 billet 12th - Dave Ward - 1 whiting |
7 lb 05 oz
6 lb 12 oz 5 lb 00 oz 3 lb 09 oz 3 lb 05 oz 3 lb 04 oz 3 lb 03 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 02 oz 14 oz 10 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 04½ oz
Inc 3 lb 08 oz |
Leader board after 17 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (85 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 56 fish
2nd - James Moore - 71 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 70 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 31 fish 5th - Danny Middlemas - 46 fish 6th - Paul Short - 62 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 42 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 44 fish 9th - Peter Horbury - 54 fish 10th - Dave Ward - 47 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 57 fish 12th - Mike Saunders - 28 fish 13th - Denis Thompson - 23 fish 14th - Colin Stainthorpe - 28 fish 15th - Paul Neasham - 19 fish 16th - Rob Allison - 14 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 20th - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 21st - Rich Deadman - 13 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 7 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
111 lb 12 oz
90 lb 13 oz 87 lb 09 oz 80 lb 15 oz 80 lb 02 oz 79 lb 05 oz 71 lb 12 oz 69 lb 10 oz 65 lb 00 oz 62 lb 15 oz 62 lb 13 oz 43 lb 12 oz 42 lb 05 oz 41 lb 15 oz 40 lb 09 oz 35 lb 05 oz 31 lb 06 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 16 lb 04 oz 8 lb 10 oz 4 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
20 lb 15 oz 3 lb 04 oz 6 lb 10 oz 13 oz 13 oz 7 lb 09 oz 2 lb 02 oz 4 lb 10 oz 2 lb 01 oz 2 oz 19 lb 01 oz 1 lb 07 oz 6 oz 1 lb 06 oz 5 lb 04 oz 3 lb 15 oz 6 lb 04 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 7 lb 10 oz 3 lb 15 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
26 lb 12 oz
5 lb 13 oz 2 lb 09 oz - 4 lb 01 oz - 4 lb 14 oz - 5 lb 11 oz - 13 lb 04 oz - 15 lb 06 oz - 20 lb 00 oz - 22 lb 01 oz |
Seasons total 771 fish for 1,198 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Sun 28 Nov - 18 of 51
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10.30hrs high water Sandsend
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Storm Arwen - Double Turnbullator
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Davey Turnbull
HFish 7 lb 05 oz 
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Davey Turnbull
HBoFish 16 lb 07 oz (4) 
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High water 22.30 hrs, 4.78 metres, 1010 mbar, 0°C
Storm Arwen battered the North east coastline on Saturday, by Sunday’s 4hr evening match the worst had past, but still very inclement. Fishing an all flood match, on a neap tide, up to high water, it was not going to be an easy match for the nineteen members. Northerly winds 17-22mph, Northerly swell 7½ ft.
During the day The Mick Hillaby Memorial Match was fished, two WSAA members did well - Danny Middlemas 6th - 7 lb 10 oz 08 drms (4), and Colin Stainthorpe 7th - 7 lb 00 oz 00 drms(3) - Colin’s best fish 3 lb 12 oz 10 drms starts the ball rolling for the HFish Out of Competition.
Late afternoon snowfall stopped a few from fishing as some roads were blocked with stranded vehicles, and icy conditions. Right from the start of the match, all agreed the wind was stronger than predicted. At 19.40hrs it went very dark as a weather front hit the coastline, the wind grew, and it started to rain with hail and the temperature dropped. Ten Minutes later there was no wind as the front moved south. An hour later the same happened, except the wind did not ease, but grew even stronger. Swells grew, with no surging’ as high water approached.
Fish bites were non-existent, a fact repeated by others, reporting ideal conditions on their chosen marks but no fish, whilst others had a better night. Tackle lose was surprisingly light despite the strong winds and growing sea state - weed a plenty for some!
At the scales members were keen to weigh-in and set off home. Bernard Vasey was well ‘togged-up’ with his Yorkshire man’s big coat on. Man of the Match Davey Turnbull, Darlington - with the only ‘double-figure bag’ 16 lb 07 oz (4) also had the HFish of the night, a spragg 7 lb 05 oz. Rob Allison, the next best 4 lb 03 oz.
Dave - V - Dave
Leader Dave Hambley, Staithes did not weigh-in last night, early bath, whilst Davey Turnbull, in second place, closes the gap to 14 lb 06 oz - but how costly was the no-entry for last Sunday’s WSAA match when his 8 lb 08 oz was deducted for non-entry! Davey T would have joined the 100 lb Club last night, and only be 5 lb 14 oz in deficit to Dave Hambley. Time will tell, Davey T is fishing extremely well, in good spirits, and has the mind-set for that top spot but don’t dismiss Brian Harland in third place - steady away as we move into December.
Monthly Sweeps:
HBoFish - James Moore Sun 7th Nov - 24 lb 02 oz (8)
HFish - Peter Horbury Wed 10th Nov - 6 lb 02 oz
November: 622 lb 08 oz - 374 fish Av 1 lb 11 oz - 224 codlings, 87 whitings, 31 billets, 21 rocklings, 10 bleggs, 2 flat fish, 1 bass.
Results:- 63 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 09 oz)
Storm Arwen battered the North east coastline on Saturday, by Sunday’s 4hr evening match the worst had past, but still very inclement. Fishing an all flood match, on a neap tide, up to high water, it was not going to be an easy match for the nineteen members. Northerly winds 17-22mph, Northerly swell 7½ ft.
During the day The Mick Hillaby Memorial Match was fished, two WSAA members did well - Danny Middlemas 6th - 7 lb 10 oz 08 drms (4), and Colin Stainthorpe 7th - 7 lb 00 oz 00 drms(3) - Colin’s best fish 3 lb 12 oz 10 drms starts the ball rolling for the HFish Out of Competition.
Late afternoon snowfall stopped a few from fishing as some roads were blocked with stranded vehicles, and icy conditions. Right from the start of the match, all agreed the wind was stronger than predicted. At 19.40hrs it went very dark as a weather front hit the coastline, the wind grew, and it started to rain with hail and the temperature dropped. Ten Minutes later there was no wind as the front moved south. An hour later the same happened, except the wind did not ease, but grew even stronger. Swells grew, with no surging’ as high water approached.
Fish bites were non-existent, a fact repeated by others, reporting ideal conditions on their chosen marks but no fish, whilst others had a better night. Tackle lose was surprisingly light despite the strong winds and growing sea state - weed a plenty for some!
At the scales members were keen to weigh-in and set off home. Bernard Vasey was well ‘togged-up’ with his Yorkshire man’s big coat on. Man of the Match Davey Turnbull, Darlington - with the only ‘double-figure bag’ 16 lb 07 oz (4) also had the HFish of the night, a spragg 7 lb 05 oz. Rob Allison, the next best 4 lb 03 oz.
Dave - V - Dave
Leader Dave Hambley, Staithes did not weigh-in last night, early bath, whilst Davey Turnbull, in second place, closes the gap to 14 lb 06 oz - but how costly was the no-entry for last Sunday’s WSAA match when his 8 lb 08 oz was deducted for non-entry! Davey T would have joined the 100 lb Club last night, and only be 5 lb 14 oz in deficit to Dave Hambley. Time will tell, Davey T is fishing extremely well, in good spirits, and has the mind-set for that top spot but don’t dismiss Brian Harland in third place - steady away as we move into December.
Monthly Sweeps:
HBoFish - James Moore Sun 7th Nov - 24 lb 02 oz (8)
HFish - Peter Horbury Wed 10th Nov - 6 lb 02 oz
November: 622 lb 08 oz - 374 fish Av 1 lb 11 oz - 224 codlings, 87 whitings, 31 billets, 21 rocklings, 10 bleggs, 2 flat fish, 1 bass.
Results:- 63 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 09 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 4 codlings
2nd - Dave Ward - 3 codlings 3rd - Rob Allison - 2 codlings 4th - Paul Neasham - 3 codlings 5th - Brian Harland - 2 codlings 6th - Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings, 1 billet 7th - Jonny Watson - 2 codlings 8th = Paul Short - 2 codlings 8th = Andy Neasham - 3 codlings 10th - Denis Thompson - 1 codlings |
16 lb 07 oz
8 lb 14 oz 6 lb 14 oz 6 lb 02 oz 5 lb 14 oz 4 lb 13 oz 4 lb 09 oz 4 lb 06 oz 4 lb 06 oz 1 lb 02 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 05 oz
Inc 3 lb 15½ oz Inc - 4 lb 03 oz Inc - 3 lb 09½ oz Inc - 2 lb 15½ oz Inc - 3 lb 01½ oz |
Leader board after 18 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (90 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 56 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 35 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 72 fish 4th - James Moore - 71 fish 5th - Danny Middlemas - 49 fish 6th - Paul Short - 64 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 46 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 50 fish 9th - Dave Perrett - 42 fish 10th - Andy Neasham - 60 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 54 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 22 fish 13th - Mike Saunders - 28 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 24 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 16 fish 16th - Colin Stainthorpe - 28 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 20th - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 21st - Rich Deadman - 13 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 7 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
111 lb 12 oz
97 lb 06 oz 93 lb 07 oz 90 lb 13 oz 84 lb 15 oz 83 lb 11 oz 74 lb 03 oz 71 lb 13 oz 71 lb 12 oz 67 lb 03 oz 65 lb 00 oz 46 lb 11 oz 43 lb 12 oz 43 lb 07 oz 42 lb 03 oz 41 lb 15 oz 31 lb 06 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 16 lb 04 oz 8 lb 10 oz 4 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
14 lb 06 oz 3 lb 15 oz 2 lb 10 oz 5 lb 14 oz 1 lb 04 oz 9 lb 08 oz 2 lb 06 oz 1 oz 4 lb 09 oz 2 lb 03 oz 18 lb 05 oz 2 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 04 oz 4 oz 10 lb 09 oz 6 lb 04 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 7 lb 10 oz 3 lb 15 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
21 lb 12 oz
7 lb 06 oz 3 lb 07 oz 13 oz - 5 lb 01 oz - 6 lb 05 oz - 15 lb 13 oz - 18 lb 03 oz - 18 lb 04 oz - 22 lb 13 oz |
Seasons total 796 fish for 1,261 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for November 2021
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6 lb 02 oz - Wed 10th Nov 24 lb 02 oz (8) - Sun 7th Nov |
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Date
Wed 03 Sun 07 Wed 10 Sun 14 Wed 17 Sun 21 Wed 24 Sun 28 Wed 03 Sun 07 Wed 10 Sun 14 Wed 17 Sun 21 Wed 24 Sun 28 |
Heaviest Fish
Paul Neasham James Moore Peter Horbury Mike Vickers Denis Thompson Rob Allison Davey Turnbull Davey Turnbull Heaviest Bag of Fish Danny Middlemas (7) James Moore (8) Peter Horbury (7) Dave Hambley (8) Brian Harland (10) Rob Allison (3) Davey Turnbull (1) Davey Turnbull (4) |
Weight
6 lb 05½ oz 5 lb 12½ oz 6 lb 02 oz 5 lb 06½ oz 4 lb 05½ oz 7 lb 08 oz 7 lb 04½ oz 7 lb 05 oz 15 lb 11 oz 24 lb 02 oz 10 lb 12 oz 13 lb 15 oz 8 lb 13 oz 13 lb 07 oz 7 lb 05 oz 16 lb 07 oz |
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Catch for November
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374 fish Av 1 lb 11 oz - 224 codlings, 87 whitings, 31 billets, 21 rocklings, 10 bleggs, 2 flat fish, 1 bass.
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December 2021
Wed 01 Dec - 19 of 51
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High water 13.24hrs Sandsend
Middlemas sets the bar for December
Library Danny Middlemas
Low water 19.36 hrs, 1.83 metres, 1005 mbar, 0°C
Storm Arwen may have past, but another low pressure system quickly replaced it, this time centred over eastern Europe. It was wild, finding any shelter from the strong, cold, icy, NNWesterly winds, with gusts over 40mph, was near impossible. A growing Northerly ground swell 10-16ft put many low water marks out of the equation. Fishing last ½hr of ebb, and 2½hrs of flood on a neap tide, surprisingly the turn of tide was slow. 70% cloud cover, the strong gusting winds to boot, anglers suffered heavy, skin piercing hail showers, and grit blasted by sand.
Reports of, at many locations, tonnes of weed on the HWater line. Whilst fishing, weed wasn’t a problem until the last hour as marks filled up, bladder rack, and plastic sliding up lines masking fish bites. Fine purple weed fouled leader knots and end tackle, the extra weight braking out grip leads.
More reports of dead, and lethargic crabs [green, brown, squat lobsters] laid on their backs wriggling, and scores of octopi washed up. Davey Turnbull, Darlington, reported the fish he caught in the Redcar match on Monday 4 lb 06 oz was absolutely stuffed with octopi tentacles. The ongoing heavy seas seem to be more than the crustaceans and cephalopods can cope with, just like a wash-out from heavy easterlies.
At the scales Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison had sought shelter in the Fleece yard, of the 19 who fished only 10 had a meagre weigh-in - 15 codlings, and 2 rocklings. A few members found their chosen marks unfishable, and joined those who had had enough of the conditions, and returned home disheartened. #EarlyBath. Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby, had both HBoFish and Hfish 5 lb 01½ oz - both have set the bar for December’s Sweepstakes. Davey Turnbull joins the 100lb Club.
With the lack of fish being caught from many marks, as would be expected, members are asking if the fish are gorging on the plentiful crustaceans & cephalopods, as seen washed up or possibly moved to safer, deeper waters?
Members are reminded there is a trophy for Heaviest Fish caught Out of Competition - David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy [within WSAA boundaries].
Singles Knockouts
Dave Perrett beat Peter Horbury in both 2020 - 2021 & 2021 - 2022 Seasons semi Finals
Brian Harland beat Mark Sivils 2020 - 2021 Season & Andy Neasham 2021 - 2022 Season
Results:- 15 fish - 30 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
Storm Arwen may have past, but another low pressure system quickly replaced it, this time centred over eastern Europe. It was wild, finding any shelter from the strong, cold, icy, NNWesterly winds, with gusts over 40mph, was near impossible. A growing Northerly ground swell 10-16ft put many low water marks out of the equation. Fishing last ½hr of ebb, and 2½hrs of flood on a neap tide, surprisingly the turn of tide was slow. 70% cloud cover, the strong gusting winds to boot, anglers suffered heavy, skin piercing hail showers, and grit blasted by sand.
Reports of, at many locations, tonnes of weed on the HWater line. Whilst fishing, weed wasn’t a problem until the last hour as marks filled up, bladder rack, and plastic sliding up lines masking fish bites. Fine purple weed fouled leader knots and end tackle, the extra weight braking out grip leads.
More reports of dead, and lethargic crabs [green, brown, squat lobsters] laid on their backs wriggling, and scores of octopi washed up. Davey Turnbull, Darlington, reported the fish he caught in the Redcar match on Monday 4 lb 06 oz was absolutely stuffed with octopi tentacles. The ongoing heavy seas seem to be more than the crustaceans and cephalopods can cope with, just like a wash-out from heavy easterlies.
At the scales Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison had sought shelter in the Fleece yard, of the 19 who fished only 10 had a meagre weigh-in - 15 codlings, and 2 rocklings. A few members found their chosen marks unfishable, and joined those who had had enough of the conditions, and returned home disheartened. #EarlyBath. Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby, had both HBoFish and Hfish 5 lb 01½ oz - both have set the bar for December’s Sweepstakes. Davey Turnbull joins the 100lb Club.
With the lack of fish being caught from many marks, as would be expected, members are asking if the fish are gorging on the plentiful crustaceans & cephalopods, as seen washed up or possibly moved to safer, deeper waters?
Members are reminded there is a trophy for Heaviest Fish caught Out of Competition - David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy [within WSAA boundaries].
Singles Knockouts
Dave Perrett beat Peter Horbury in both 2020 - 2021 & 2021 - 2022 Seasons semi Finals
Brian Harland beat Mark Sivils 2020 - 2021 Season & Andy Neasham 2021 - 2022 Season
Results:- 15 fish - 30 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
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1st - Danny Middlemas - 4 codlings
2nd - Brian Harland - 3 codlings 3rd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings 4th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 5th - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings 6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling 7th - Dave Ward - 1 codling 8th - Andy Neasham - 1 codling 9th - Paul Short - 1 r’ling 10th - Paul Neasham - 1 r’ling |
9 lb 13 oz
4 lb 08 oz 3 lb 15 oz 3 lb 14 oz 2 lb 09 oz 2 lb 05 oz 1 lb 09 oz 1 lb 03 oz 7 oz 6 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 01½ oz
Inc 2 lb 11½ oz 1 fish - 3 lb 14 oz |
Leader board after 19 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (95 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 58 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 36 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 75 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 53 fish 5th - James Moore - 71 fish 6th - Paul Short - 65 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 44 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 46 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 51 fish 10th - Andy Neasham - 61 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 54 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 23 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 29 fish 14th - Mike Saunders - 28 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 24 fish 16th - Rob Allison - 16 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 20th - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 21st - Rich Deadman - 13 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 7 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
115 lb 11 oz
101 lb 04 oz 97 lb 15 oz 94 lb 12 oz 90 lb 13 oz 84 lb 02 oz 74 lb 05 oz 74 lb 03 oz 73 lb 06 oz 68 lb 06 oz 65 lb 00 oz 47 lb 01 oz 44 lb 04 oz 43 lb 12 oz 43 lb 07 oz 42 lb 03 oz 31 lb 06 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 16 lb 04 oz 8 lb 10 oz 4 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
14 lb 07 oz 3 lb 05 oz 3 lb 03 oz 3 lb 15 oz 6 lb 11 oz 9 lb 13 oz 2 oz 13 oz 5 lb 00 oz 3 lb 06 oz 17 lb 15 oz 2 lb 13 oz 8 oz 5 oz 1 lb 04 oz 10 lb 13 oz 6 lb 04 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 7 lb 10 oz 3 lb 15 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
20 lb 11 oz
6 lb 04 oz 2 lb 15 oz - 4 oz - 4 lb 03 oz - 10 lb 14 oz - 20 lb 11 oz - 20 lb 13 oz - 21 lb 10 oz - 26 lb 10 oz |
Seasons total 813 fish for 1,292 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Sun 05 Dec - 20 of 51 - Saltburn & Cloughton Opens
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14.00hrs Sandsend
Turnbullator’s day
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Rich Deadman
HFish 4 lb 14½ oz 
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Peter Horbury - 2nd
4 lb 01½ oz & 3 lb 05 oz 
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Low water 22.45 hrs, 0.83 metres, 1016 mbar, 3°C
Sunday evenings 4hr match started 1½ hrs after high water, sea state 5-7ft NNWesterly, thick with colour. The sea state & tide was too big for the ebb, marks drained away far too quickly. Surging was a problem for the first 2hrs, coupled with strong tide pull back, braking grippers free, resulting in end tackle tangling. Easterly breeze 10mph, 30% cloud cover, a heavy rain shower just before match start did not dampen enthusiasm from 21 members.
During the day, there were two local Opens, Saltburn & Cloughton, fished under similar conditions. In the Saltburn [HFish] Open, Davey Turnbull came 3rd - 2 lb 13½ oz, Dave Ward 15th - 1 lb 02½ oz. No WSAA members were successful in Cloughton Open. The heavy seas of late have left their mark on the high water lines, Dave Perrett reported weed mounds 5ft high, which he walked on to gain access to his chosen mark. More reports of dead/lethargic crustaceans and cephalopods.
Pre-match “If you get a weigh-in tonight, you’ve done very well.” Claimed one senior member, “the big seas have gone on too long, and a period of calm is req’d to improve the fishing.” [however Storm Barra is inbound].
A cast every 15-20 mins, and then a move, chasing the tide. By 20.30hrs the outer reefs had dampened the swells, and the surging had eased, it was a pleasure to be fishing. Quotes at the scales “a fish in the first half hour, one in the last, or one in each”. Man of the Match [who also fished Saltburn] Davey Turnbull, Darlington is continuing to fish exceptionally well, 9 lb 04 oz (4) his best fish 4 lb 10½ oz has closed the deficit to Dave Hambley to 10 lb.
HFish of the night fell to Rich Deadman, Selby, 4 lb 14½ oz. Other good fish - Peter Horbury 4 lb 01½ oz & 3 lb 06 oz, Jonny Watson 3 lb 15 oz, Rob Allison 3 lb 13 oz. Brian Harland is the 3rd member to join the 100lb Club. Total weigh-in 20 codlings, 2 rocklings. Wednesday night is Doubles Knockouts.
Results:- 45 lb 13 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
Sunday evenings 4hr match started 1½ hrs after high water, sea state 5-7ft NNWesterly, thick with colour. The sea state & tide was too big for the ebb, marks drained away far too quickly. Surging was a problem for the first 2hrs, coupled with strong tide pull back, braking grippers free, resulting in end tackle tangling. Easterly breeze 10mph, 30% cloud cover, a heavy rain shower just before match start did not dampen enthusiasm from 21 members.
During the day, there were two local Opens, Saltburn & Cloughton, fished under similar conditions. In the Saltburn [HFish] Open, Davey Turnbull came 3rd - 2 lb 13½ oz, Dave Ward 15th - 1 lb 02½ oz. No WSAA members were successful in Cloughton Open. The heavy seas of late have left their mark on the high water lines, Dave Perrett reported weed mounds 5ft high, which he walked on to gain access to his chosen mark. More reports of dead/lethargic crustaceans and cephalopods.
Pre-match “If you get a weigh-in tonight, you’ve done very well.” Claimed one senior member, “the big seas have gone on too long, and a period of calm is req’d to improve the fishing.” [however Storm Barra is inbound].
A cast every 15-20 mins, and then a move, chasing the tide. By 20.30hrs the outer reefs had dampened the swells, and the surging had eased, it was a pleasure to be fishing. Quotes at the scales “a fish in the first half hour, one in the last, or one in each”. Man of the Match [who also fished Saltburn] Davey Turnbull, Darlington is continuing to fish exceptionally well, 9 lb 04 oz (4) his best fish 4 lb 10½ oz has closed the deficit to Dave Hambley to 10 lb.
HFish of the night fell to Rich Deadman, Selby, 4 lb 14½ oz. Other good fish - Peter Horbury 4 lb 01½ oz & 3 lb 06 oz, Jonny Watson 3 lb 15 oz, Rob Allison 3 lb 13 oz. Brian Harland is the 3rd member to join the 100lb Club. Total weigh-in 20 codlings, 2 rocklings. Wednesday night is Doubles Knockouts.
Results:- 45 lb 13 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 4 codlings
2nd - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings 3rd - Rich Deadman - 2 codlings 4th - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling 5th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 6th - Rob Allison - 1 codling 7th - Brian Harland - 1 codling 8th = Dave Perrett - 1 codling 8th = Danny Middlemas - 1 codling 10th - Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 11th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling 12th - Dave Ward - 1 codling |
9 lb 04 oz
7 lb 07 oz 6 lb 06 oz 4 lb 13 oz 3 lb 15 oz 3 lb 13 oz 2 lb 12 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 03 oz |
Leader board after 20 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (100 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 63 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 40 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 76 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 54 fish 5th - James Moore - 71 fish 6th - Paul Short - 67 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 47 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 45 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 52 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 56 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 61 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 23 fish 13th - Rob Allison - 17 fish 14th - Colin Stainthorpe - 30 fish 15th - Mike Saunders - 28 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 24 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 7 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
120 lb 08 oz
110 lb 08 oz 100 lb 11 oz 96 lb 08 oz 90 lb 13 oz 85 lb 10 oz 78 lb 02 oz 76 lb 01 oz 74 lb 09 oz 72 lb 07 oz 68 lb 06 oz 47 lb 01 oz 46 lb 00 oz 45 lb 08 oz 43 lb 12 oz 43 lb 07 oz 31 lb 06 oz 25 lb 02 oz 22 lb 10 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 4 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
10 lb 00 oz 9 lb 13 oz 4 lb 03 oz 5 lb 11 oz 5 lb 03 oz 7 lb 08 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 08 oz 2 lb 02 oz 4 lb 01 oz 21 lb 05 oz 1 lb 01 oz 8 oz 1 lb 12 oz 5 oz 12 lb 01 oz 6 lb 04 oz 2 lb 08 oz 1 lb 10 oz 10 oz 11 lb 12 oz 3 lb 15 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
20 lb 08 oz
10 lb 08 oz 11 oz - 3 lb 08 oz - 9 lb 03 oz - 14 lb 06 oz - 21 lb 14 oz - 23 lb 15 oz - 25 lb 07 oz - 27 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 835 fish for 1,388 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Wed 08 Dec - 21 of 51
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8am Sandsend
Middlemas lucky 13
Denis Thompson
Storm Barra passed by on Tuesday, sea state flat, save a slight SEasterly 1ft with plenty of colour. A bitterly cold SSWesterly breeze 10mph, heavy cloud cover, and a threat of rain. A scratching match for the 18 WSAA members fishing. An all ebb 3hr match, piers, cliffs, and beaches were very popular, targeting whitings for a weigh-in. A few travelled, with disappointing rewards. Starting at HWater there was little activity until the ebb took hold, and surprisingly the swell grew.
For some it was a biteless night, baits coming back un-touched, no reports of being crabbed-off, nor problems with weed. Niggling small fish bites gave false hope of developing into a cod bite. I’ve never considered using mackerel as a ‘cod bait’ locally, although I know it is popular up in Scotland. I was witness to a pleasure angler catching a 5 lb 00½ oz codling on mackerel only [weighed on site] - well done.
At the scales 34 whitings, 3 codlings, 1 billet, and 1 blegg were weighed-in by 11 successful members by weigh-master Bernard Vasey. Incidentally the poorest weigh-in this season 28 lb 12 oz, Av 12 oz. Bernard reported he is getting more active, and had been fishing in his own time, albeit slowly. 4 lb 06 oz first cast, nice to hear he hasn’t lost his touch!
Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby, 7 lb 09 oz, 13 whitings & joins the 100 lb Club. Heaviest Fish of the night fell to Denis Thompson, Lythe, a fresh run codling 4 lb 00½ oz. Denis reported catching his fish in the last ten minutes of the match as he contemplated going home for a warm by the fire.
The 2020 - 2021 Season ‘Doubles Knockouts’ was finally concluded a year late due to Covid-19.
Brian Harland 3 lb 00 oz (4) & Paul Short 2 lb 08 oz (2)
beat
Andy Neasham 2 lb 07 oz (3) & Mike Saunders 9 oz (1)
Not long now members Christmas match make sure you have paid-up this coming Sunday with Dave Perrett £16.
Results:- 39 fish - 28 lb 12 oz (Av 12 oz)
For some it was a biteless night, baits coming back un-touched, no reports of being crabbed-off, nor problems with weed. Niggling small fish bites gave false hope of developing into a cod bite. I’ve never considered using mackerel as a ‘cod bait’ locally, although I know it is popular up in Scotland. I was witness to a pleasure angler catching a 5 lb 00½ oz codling on mackerel only [weighed on site] - well done.
At the scales 34 whitings, 3 codlings, 1 billet, and 1 blegg were weighed-in by 11 successful members by weigh-master Bernard Vasey. Incidentally the poorest weigh-in this season 28 lb 12 oz, Av 12 oz. Bernard reported he is getting more active, and had been fishing in his own time, albeit slowly. 4 lb 06 oz first cast, nice to hear he hasn’t lost his touch!
Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby, 7 lb 09 oz, 13 whitings & joins the 100 lb Club. Heaviest Fish of the night fell to Denis Thompson, Lythe, a fresh run codling 4 lb 00½ oz. Denis reported catching his fish in the last ten minutes of the match as he contemplated going home for a warm by the fire.
The 2020 - 2021 Season ‘Doubles Knockouts’ was finally concluded a year late due to Covid-19.
Brian Harland 3 lb 00 oz (4) & Paul Short 2 lb 08 oz (2)
beat
Andy Neasham 2 lb 07 oz (3) & Mike Saunders 9 oz (1)
Not long now members Christmas match make sure you have paid-up this coming Sunday with Dave Perrett £16.
Results:- 39 fish - 28 lb 12 oz (Av 12 oz)
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1st - Danny Middlemas - 13 whitings
2nd - James Moore - 11 whitings 3rd - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 4th - Brian Harland - 1 billet, 3 whitings 5th - Paul Short - 2 codlings 6th - Andy Neasham - 2 whitings, 1 blegg 7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 whiting 8th - Dave Hambley - 1 whiting 9th - Mike Saunders - 1 whiting 10th - Paul Neasham - 1 whiting 11th - Jason Ebison - 1 whiting |
7 lb 09 oz
6 lb 06 oz 4 lb 01 oz 3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 08 oz 2 lb 07 oz 11 oz 10 oz 9 oz 8 oz 7 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 00½ oz |
Leader board after 21 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (105 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 64 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 40 fish 3rd - Danny Middlemas - 67 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 80 fish 5th - James Moore - 82 fish 6th - Paul Short - 69 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 47 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 45 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 52 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 56 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 64 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 24 fish 13th - Denis Thompson - 25 fish 14th - Colin Stainthorpe - 31 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 17 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 29 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 19 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 7 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
121 lb 02 oz
110 lb 08 oz 104 lb 01 oz 103 lb 11 oz 97 lb 03 oz 88 lb 02 oz 78 lb 02 oz 76 lb 01 oz 74 lb 09 oz 72 lb 07 oz 70 lb 13 oz 47 lb 09 oz 47 lb 08 oz 46 lb 03 oz 46 lb 00 oz 44 lb 05 oz 31 lb 13 oz 25 lb 02 oz 22 lb 10 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 4 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
10 lb 10 oz 6 lb 07 oz 6 oz 6 lb 08 oz 9 lb 01 oz 10 lb 00 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 08 oz 2 lb 02 oz 1 lb 10 oz 23 lb 04 oz 1 oz 1 lb 05 oz 3 oz 1 lb 11 oz 12 lb 08 oz 6 lb 11 oz 2 lb 08 oz 1 lb 10 oz 10 oz 11 lb 12 oz 3 lb 15 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
16 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz - 15 oz - 1 lb 05 oz - 7 lb 13 oz - 16 lb 14 oz - 26 lb 14 oz - 28 lb 15 oz - 30 lb 07 oz - 32 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 874 fish for 1,366 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Sun 12 Dec - 22 of 51
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High water 10.55 hrs Sandsend
Dave Perrett
High water 22.55 hrs, 4.81 metres, 1014 mbar, 11°C
Big change, the mild weather returns, low pressure centred midway between Greenland & the UK. Fast moving high altitude SSWesterly winds, not a breath at sea level then it switched to Southerly mid match, a drop in temperature, a marked increase in strength 36mph at sea level, very uncomfortable for the last hour. Sea state, ½ft northerly, with colour, which steadily grew as HWater approached. Swell sets were not constant, ten minutes of calm, then a set of swells would run by, and repeat.
Neap tide, only 2.32 metres difference between high & low water, consequently there was very little tidal movement/pull anywhere. An all flood ‘scratching’ match, you could not have picked a worst-case scenario for the 4hr match. Local beaches, cliff marks, and piers were popular [with other Club members too] with a few travelling for a chance of a codling/whitings.
Baits came back un-touched, no crab activity, confirmed by all members. Small fish bites kept one alert for the better fish bite, which left many disheartened, as it never came - That’s fishing! The weigh-slip from weigh-master Bernard Vasey 31 assorted fish - 14 whitings, 10 codlings, 3 bleggs, 2 rocklings, 1 billet, and 1 dab for 28 lb 15 oz very poor.
Looking at the archives for 2019 - 2020, compared to this season the total weigh-in is already down by 300 lb, & 35 fish, then leader D Perrett was on 146 lb compared D Hambley on 123 lb this season. The devastation to the crustacean population of late could be the key?
Man of the Match Dave Perrett, Whitby, 2 codlings, a blegg,
5 lb 06 oz, his best 2 lb 01 oz. Jonny Watson, Guisborough, HFish 2 lb 05 oz - currently the ‘Lightest Fish’ to win HFish, for which there is a ‘wooden spoon’ to win on Presentation Night but I fear this will easily be beaten.
Observation from last night. Why fish Whitby west pier but cast over the lines of those fishing on the east pier?
Results:- 28 lb 15 oz (Av 15 oz)
Big change, the mild weather returns, low pressure centred midway between Greenland & the UK. Fast moving high altitude SSWesterly winds, not a breath at sea level then it switched to Southerly mid match, a drop in temperature, a marked increase in strength 36mph at sea level, very uncomfortable for the last hour. Sea state, ½ft northerly, with colour, which steadily grew as HWater approached. Swell sets were not constant, ten minutes of calm, then a set of swells would run by, and repeat.
Neap tide, only 2.32 metres difference between high & low water, consequently there was very little tidal movement/pull anywhere. An all flood ‘scratching’ match, you could not have picked a worst-case scenario for the 4hr match. Local beaches, cliff marks, and piers were popular [with other Club members too] with a few travelling for a chance of a codling/whitings.
Baits came back un-touched, no crab activity, confirmed by all members. Small fish bites kept one alert for the better fish bite, which left many disheartened, as it never came - That’s fishing! The weigh-slip from weigh-master Bernard Vasey 31 assorted fish - 14 whitings, 10 codlings, 3 bleggs, 2 rocklings, 1 billet, and 1 dab for 28 lb 15 oz very poor.
Looking at the archives for 2019 - 2020, compared to this season the total weigh-in is already down by 300 lb, & 35 fish, then leader D Perrett was on 146 lb compared D Hambley on 123 lb this season. The devastation to the crustacean population of late could be the key?
Man of the Match Dave Perrett, Whitby, 2 codlings, a blegg,
5 lb 06 oz, his best 2 lb 01 oz. Jonny Watson, Guisborough, HFish 2 lb 05 oz - currently the ‘Lightest Fish’ to win HFish, for which there is a ‘wooden spoon’ to win on Presentation Night but I fear this will easily be beaten.
Observation from last night. Why fish Whitby west pier but cast over the lines of those fishing on the east pier?
Results:- 28 lb 15 oz (Av 15 oz)
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1st - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings, 1 blegg
2nd - Jonny Watson - 2 codlings 3rd - Rob Allison - 3 codlings 4th - Andy Neasham - 5 whitings 5th - Dave Ward - 1 codling, 2 bleggs 6th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 7th - Danny Middlemas - 3 whitings, 1 dab 8th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 9th - James Moore - 3 whitings 10th = Peter Horbury - 1 billet 10th = Norman Middlemas - 2 whitings 12th - Brian Harland - 1 whiting 13th - Rich Deadman - 1 r’ling |
5 lb 06 oz
3 lb 10 oz 3 lb 08 oz 3 lb 02 oz 2 lb 12 oz 2 lb 06 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 14 oz 1 lb 07 oz 15 oz 15 oz 8 oz 5 oz |
Inc - 2 lb 01 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 05 oz Inc - 2 lb 01 oz |
Leader board after 22 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (110 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 66 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 41 fish 3rd - Danny Middlemas - 71 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 81 fish 5th - James Moore - 85 fish 6th - Paul Short - 69 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 49 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 48 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 55 fish 10th - Andy Neasham - 69 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 57 fish 12th - Rob Allison - 20 fish 13th - Paul Neasham - 24 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 25 fish 15th - Colin Stainthorpe - 31 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 29 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 19 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 16 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 9 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
123 lb 08 oz
112 lb 06 oz 106 lb 04 oz 104 lb 03 oz 98 lb 10 oz 88 lb 02 oz 81 lb 12 oz 81 lb 07 oz 77 lb 05 oz 73 lb 15 oz 73 lb 06 oz 49 lb 08 oz 47 lb 09 oz 47 lb 08 oz 46 lb 03 oz 44 lb 05 oz 31 lb 13 oz 25 lb 02 oz 22 lb 15 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
11 lb 02 oz 6 lb 02 oz 2 lb 01 oz 5 lb 09 oz 10 lb 08 oz 6 lb 06 oz 5 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 06 oz 9 oz 23 lb 14 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 14 oz 12 lb 08 oz 6 lb 11 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 15 oz 10 oz 11 lb 12 oz 3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 04 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
13 lb 08 oz
2 lb 06 oz - 3 lb 12 oz - 5 lb 13 oz - 11 lb 06 oz - 21 lb 14 oz - 28 lb 04 oz - 28 lb 09 oz - 32 lb 11 oz - 36 lb 01 oz |
Seasons total 905 fish for 1.395 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Wed 15 Dec - 23 of 51
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High water 13.47 hrs, 4.84 metres
Middlemas tops scales
Danny Middlemas
Low water 19.52 hrs, 2.11 metres, 1029 mbar, 6°C
High pressure, flat calm sea state, no colour, brisk WSWesterly wind 23mph for the 18 WSAA members. Fishing the last hour of ebb on a neap tide, catch forecast was extremely low. A bright ¾ moon, did not help the already poor conditions partially hidden by some high altitude clouds. The ebb was not big enough to get out onto the open scaurs, hence piers were very popular, a few tried cliff marks, casting into weed beds with no luck.
For many it was 3hrs watching a motionless or ‘broken rod’, as one member put it, “it did not nod all night”. The only bite he had had was ‘a pea’s pudding and ham stottie’.
At the scales Dave Ward & Jason Ebison were on hand to weigh-in and record the worst catch of the season to date 10 fish 7 lb 12 oz a meagre 6 billets, 2 bleggs, and 2 rocklings. Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, 4 billets - 3 lb 14 oz. Danny also had the HFish 1 lb 06 oz - now the lightest-fish to win HFish of the night.
Sunday is members Christmas match, the owners of the Stakesby Arms have changed the venue to The Met, on West Cliff, due to staffing issues. With some NNEasterly swell forecast everyone should hopefully have a better days fishing. The Christmas match back in 2007, Denis Thompson, Lythe, won with 12 oz, and Andrew Cass, Whitby, had HFish 10 oz!
How much longer can Leader Dave Hambley, Staithes, maintain an above match average weigh-in of 5 lbs? Dave’s ‘credit’ is now only 8 lb 08 oz, 23 matches @5 lb = 115 lb, whilst everyone else is now negative. Dave Turnbull, Darlington, has the best Average Fish Weight - 2 lb 12 oz - Best Aggregate Trophy.
Just 2 matches left before we move into the New Year 2022.
Results:- 10 fish - 7 lb 12 oz (Av 12 oz)
High pressure, flat calm sea state, no colour, brisk WSWesterly wind 23mph for the 18 WSAA members. Fishing the last hour of ebb on a neap tide, catch forecast was extremely low. A bright ¾ moon, did not help the already poor conditions partially hidden by some high altitude clouds. The ebb was not big enough to get out onto the open scaurs, hence piers were very popular, a few tried cliff marks, casting into weed beds with no luck.
For many it was 3hrs watching a motionless or ‘broken rod’, as one member put it, “it did not nod all night”. The only bite he had had was ‘a pea’s pudding and ham stottie’.
At the scales Dave Ward & Jason Ebison were on hand to weigh-in and record the worst catch of the season to date 10 fish 7 lb 12 oz a meagre 6 billets, 2 bleggs, and 2 rocklings. Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, 4 billets - 3 lb 14 oz. Danny also had the HFish 1 lb 06 oz - now the lightest-fish to win HFish of the night.
Sunday is members Christmas match, the owners of the Stakesby Arms have changed the venue to The Met, on West Cliff, due to staffing issues. With some NNEasterly swell forecast everyone should hopefully have a better days fishing. The Christmas match back in 2007, Denis Thompson, Lythe, won with 12 oz, and Andrew Cass, Whitby, had HFish 10 oz!
How much longer can Leader Dave Hambley, Staithes, maintain an above match average weigh-in of 5 lbs? Dave’s ‘credit’ is now only 8 lb 08 oz, 23 matches @5 lb = 115 lb, whilst everyone else is now negative. Dave Turnbull, Darlington, has the best Average Fish Weight - 2 lb 12 oz - Best Aggregate Trophy.
Just 2 matches left before we move into the New Year 2022.
Results:- 10 fish - 7 lb 12 oz (Av 12 oz)
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1st - Danny Middlemas - 4 billets
2nd - Dave Ward - 1 r’ling, 1 blegg 3rd - Brian Harland - 1 billet 4th = Paul Neasham - 1 billet 4th = Jonny Watson - 1 blegg 6th - Peter Horbury - 1 r’ling |
3 lb 14 oz
1 lb 02 oz 14 oz 12 oz 12 oz 6 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 06 oz
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Leader board after 23 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (115 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 66 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 41 fish 3rd - Danny Middlemas - 75 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 82 fish 5th - James Moore - 85 fish 6th - Paul Short - 69 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 50 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 48 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 57 fish 10th - Andy Neasham - 69 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 58 fish 12th - Rob Allison - 20 fish 13th - Paul Neasham - 25 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 25 fish 15th - Colin Stainthorpe - 31 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 29 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 19 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 16 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 9 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
123 lb 08 oz
112 lb 06 oz 110 lb 02 oz 105 lb 01 oz 98 lb 10 oz 88 lb 02 oz 82 lb 08 oz 81 lb 07 oz 78 lb 07 oz 73 lb 15 oz 73 lb 12 oz 49 lb 08 oz 48 lb 05 oz 47 lb 08 oz 46 lb 03 oz 44 lb 05 oz 31 lb 13 oz 25 lb 02 oz 22 lb 15 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
11 lb 02 oz 2 lb 04 oz 5 lb 01 oz 6 lb 07 oz 10 lb 8 oz 5 lb 10 oz 1 lb 01 oz 3 lb 00 oz 4 lb 08 oz 3 oz 24 lb 04 oz 1 lb 03 oz 13 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 14 oz 12 lb 08 oz 6 lb 11 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 15 oz 10 oz 11 lb 12 oz 3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 04 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
8 lb 08 oz
- 2 lb 10 oz - 4 lb 14 oz - 9 lb 15 oz - 16 lb 06 oz - 26 lb 14 oz - 32 lb 08 oz - 33 lb 09 oz - 36 lb 09 oz - 41 lb 01 oz |
Seasons total 915 fish for 1,403 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
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Sandsend
Christmas comes early for Ward
Colin Stainthorpe
High water 16.10 hrs, 5.47 metres, 1034 mbar, 8°C
Members Christmas match fishing 14.00 - 19.00hrs, weigh-in at the Met, West Cliff. Sea state, a freshening Northerly 2ft, surface blash, little to no colour, a scratching match for the 25 entered. A cold NNEasterly breeze 12mph with some drizzle, 100% cloud cover.
Fishing the last 2hrs of flood, and 3 hrs of ebb left little in the way of mark options, unable to get out onto the scaurs, travel and fish for whitings off the piers, or fish the high water-line on the hard ground rock marks for the chance of a codling? Up for grabs were the Christmas Match Trophy, and The ‘Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy’, for the Heaviest Fish, sponsored by Rich Deadman £50. The match was kindly sponsored by WSAA members Mark Sivils & Mike Vickers, the £200 fund split between the Top-Six, £50 for the winner, £40, £35, £30, £25, & £20 for 6th place. Thereafter the pick of the table for ‘all’.
It was a long day for some, undersized fish or biteless. Tactics, Peter Horbury opted for a two hook flapper rig 1/0’s for rocklings first cast, bait - peeler legs and a single mussel. Casting in late, just after 14.05hrs, propped his rod in the rocks, and started to bait up a second rig when Rich Deadman shouted ‘your rod’. It was bent over as a fish pulled away. Picking the rod up nothing, then a stronger pull, the ‘gentle’ retrieve began so as not to bend out the 1/0 hook. Rich was on hand to ghillie the red codling, fish in the bag before 14.15 hrs. Neither of us had a bite for the rest of the match despite moving twice!
Outside the Met, West Cliff, at the scales Jason Ebison, and Colin Stainthorpe oversaw the weigh-in, 32 whitings, 7 codlings, 3 billets, 4 rocklings, 3 dabs, 1 pollock. Man of the Match, Dave Ward, Guisborough, 10 whitings and 2 dabs 7 lb 01 oz. Heaviest Fish fell to Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, [2nd overall] 3 lb 08½ oz. Next best fish Peter Horbury 3 lb 02½ oz.
After the weigh-in members retired to the Met Ball Room and enjoyed a carvery, after which the presentation was held by Secretary Peter Horbury, and Chairman William Atkinson. During which the winners of the 2020 - 2021 Season Doubles Knockouts were presented with the trophy. Runners-up Andy Neasham and Mike Saunders. Winners were Paul Short and Brian Harland.
Being the Christmas match, no one goes home without a prize, names of those who did not weigh-in were drawn from a hat, and given the pick of the prize table which Dave Perrett had organised.
Last match for 2021 on Wednesday during which Dave Perrett & Brian Harland will be competing for Singles Knockout trophy for both 2020 - 2021 and 2021 - 2022 Seasons.
James Moore is the latest to join the 100lb Club, and Dave Hambley now leads the Sunday League.
Results:- 43 lb 11 oz (Av 14 oz)
Members Christmas match fishing 14.00 - 19.00hrs, weigh-in at the Met, West Cliff. Sea state, a freshening Northerly 2ft, surface blash, little to no colour, a scratching match for the 25 entered. A cold NNEasterly breeze 12mph with some drizzle, 100% cloud cover.
Fishing the last 2hrs of flood, and 3 hrs of ebb left little in the way of mark options, unable to get out onto the scaurs, travel and fish for whitings off the piers, or fish the high water-line on the hard ground rock marks for the chance of a codling? Up for grabs were the Christmas Match Trophy, and The ‘Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy’, for the Heaviest Fish, sponsored by Rich Deadman £50. The match was kindly sponsored by WSAA members Mark Sivils & Mike Vickers, the £200 fund split between the Top-Six, £50 for the winner, £40, £35, £30, £25, & £20 for 6th place. Thereafter the pick of the table for ‘all’.
It was a long day for some, undersized fish or biteless. Tactics, Peter Horbury opted for a two hook flapper rig 1/0’s for rocklings first cast, bait - peeler legs and a single mussel. Casting in late, just after 14.05hrs, propped his rod in the rocks, and started to bait up a second rig when Rich Deadman shouted ‘your rod’. It was bent over as a fish pulled away. Picking the rod up nothing, then a stronger pull, the ‘gentle’ retrieve began so as not to bend out the 1/0 hook. Rich was on hand to ghillie the red codling, fish in the bag before 14.15 hrs. Neither of us had a bite for the rest of the match despite moving twice!
Outside the Met, West Cliff, at the scales Jason Ebison, and Colin Stainthorpe oversaw the weigh-in, 32 whitings, 7 codlings, 3 billets, 4 rocklings, 3 dabs, 1 pollock. Man of the Match, Dave Ward, Guisborough, 10 whitings and 2 dabs 7 lb 01 oz. Heaviest Fish fell to Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, [2nd overall] 3 lb 08½ oz. Next best fish Peter Horbury 3 lb 02½ oz.
After the weigh-in members retired to the Met Ball Room and enjoyed a carvery, after which the presentation was held by Secretary Peter Horbury, and Chairman William Atkinson. During which the winners of the 2020 - 2021 Season Doubles Knockouts were presented with the trophy. Runners-up Andy Neasham and Mike Saunders. Winners were Paul Short and Brian Harland.
Being the Christmas match, no one goes home without a prize, names of those who did not weigh-in were drawn from a hat, and given the pick of the prize table which Dave Perrett had organised.
Last match for 2021 on Wednesday during which Dave Perrett & Brian Harland will be competing for Singles Knockout trophy for both 2020 - 2021 and 2021 - 2022 Seasons.
James Moore is the latest to join the 100lb Club, and Dave Hambley now leads the Sunday League.
Results:- 43 lb 11 oz (Av 14 oz)
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1st - Dave Ward - 10 whitings, 2 dabs
2nd - Col Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 billet 3rd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling 4th - Andy Neasham - 4 whitings, 1 billet 5th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling 6th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 pollock 7th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 8th - James Moore - 3 whitings, 1 r’ling 9th - Danny Middlemas - 5 whitings 10th - Paul Neasham - 5 whitings 11th - Brian Harland - 4 whitings 12th - Rob Allison - 1 codling 13th - Jason Ebison - 1 billet 14th = Denis Thompson - 2 r’lings 14th = Jonny Watson - 1 whiting, 1 dab |
7 lb 01 oz
5 lb 08 oz 4 lb 13 oz 3 lb 07 oz 3 lb 03 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 13 oz 2 lb 09 oz 2 lb 08 oz 2 lb 05 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 11 oz 14 oz 12 oz 12 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 08½ oz 1 fish - 3 lb 03 oz |
Leader board after 24 of 51 matches
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1st - Dave Hambley - 69 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 42 fish 3rd - Danny Middlemas - 80 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 86 fish 5th - James Moore - 89 fish 6th - Paul Short - 69 fish 7th - Dave Ward - 69 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 52 fish 9th - Dave Perrett - 48 fish 10th - Andy Neasham - 74 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 59 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 34 fish 13th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 14th - Paul Neasham - 30 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 27 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 29 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 20 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 16 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 9 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
128 lb 05 oz
115 lb 03 oz 112 lb 10 oz 107 lb 00 oz 101 lb 03 oz 88 lb 02 oz 85 lb 08 oz 83 lb 04 oz 81 lb 07 oz 77 lb 06 oz 76 lb 15 oz 51 lb 11 oz 51 lb 03 oz 50 lb 10 oz 48 lb 04 oz 44 lb 05 oz 32 lb 11 oz 25 lb 02 oz 22 lb 15 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 14 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
13 lb 02 oz 2 lb 09 oz 5 lb 10 oz 5 lb 13 oz 13 lb 01 oz 2 lb 10 oz 2 lb 04 oz 1 lb 13 oz 4 lb 01 oz 7 oz 25 lb 04 oz 8 oz 9 oz 2 lb 06 oz 3 lb 15 oz 11 lb 10 oz 7 lb 09 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 15 oz 10 oz 11 lb 12 oz 3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 04 oz 8 oz 1 lb 13 oz |
Seasons total 965 fish for 1,446 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)
Wed 22 Dec - 25 of 51
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8am Sandsend
High water 17.48 hrs, 5.42 metres, 1011 mbar, 2°C
Harland’s 18, ‘Double Figure bag’
Last match of 2021, the weather gods were not kind. The Northerly sea state of Monday, long gone, the reports of good fish being caught are now a memory. Flat calm, no colour, and a very cold, almost brassic SSWesterly breeze 10mph. Even the slight long distance Northerly ground swell that was visible in the morning had been knocked back by the strong SSWesterly winds during the day. Another scratching match, on an ebbing tide, a chance to get out onto the open scaurs.
Sixteen members were fishing, in 3hrs Brian Harland & Dave Perrett needed a knockout weigh-in to secure both 2020 - 2021, and 2021 - 2022 Season’s Singles Knockout Trophy. Piers were popular but with very varied success, and much disappointment for some. As they say “You can’t catch ‘em twice’. Where whitings were last week, they were not there this time.
Small baits, big baits, if the fish are not there you’ve no chance of a bite, it was another hard night. Top Tip - always ‘fish to time’, Dave Turnbull, rebaited and cast out within 20 mins of time, knowing he had a trek back to the car. “The bait must have landed on its nose, as it bit within seconds”, he reported.
Jason Ebison, deputising for Bernard Vasey as he takes some R&R, was at the scales - 26 whitings, 4 codlings, 4 billets, 2 rocklings, and a dab. Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, 17 whitings, 1 dab - 11 lb 06 oz beat Dave Perrett in the K/outs. HFish of the night fell to Dave Turnbull, Darlington 3 lb 12½ oz.
In the Monthly Sweeps
HBoFish Brian Harland - Wed 22nd Dec - 11 lb 06 oz (18)
HFish Danny Middlemas - Wed 1st Dec - 5 lb 01½ oz
December’s catch - 7 matches - Match Av - 30 lb 12 oz
106 whitings, 59 codlings, 15 billets, 14 rocklings, 6 bleggs, 5 flat fish & 1 pollock [206] - 215 lb 07 oz - Av 1 lb 01 oz.
Heaviest Fish Out of Competition, competing for The David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy. On Tuesday 21st Secretary Peter Horbury weighed-in an 8 lb 15½ oz codling for Danny Middlemas - well done Danny, his Personal Best.
Results:- 37 fish - 30 lb 09 oz (Av 13 oz)
Harland’s 18, ‘Double Figure bag’
Last match of 2021, the weather gods were not kind. The Northerly sea state of Monday, long gone, the reports of good fish being caught are now a memory. Flat calm, no colour, and a very cold, almost brassic SSWesterly breeze 10mph. Even the slight long distance Northerly ground swell that was visible in the morning had been knocked back by the strong SSWesterly winds during the day. Another scratching match, on an ebbing tide, a chance to get out onto the open scaurs.
Sixteen members were fishing, in 3hrs Brian Harland & Dave Perrett needed a knockout weigh-in to secure both 2020 - 2021, and 2021 - 2022 Season’s Singles Knockout Trophy. Piers were popular but with very varied success, and much disappointment for some. As they say “You can’t catch ‘em twice’. Where whitings were last week, they were not there this time.
Small baits, big baits, if the fish are not there you’ve no chance of a bite, it was another hard night. Top Tip - always ‘fish to time’, Dave Turnbull, rebaited and cast out within 20 mins of time, knowing he had a trek back to the car. “The bait must have landed on its nose, as it bit within seconds”, he reported.
Jason Ebison, deputising for Bernard Vasey as he takes some R&R, was at the scales - 26 whitings, 4 codlings, 4 billets, 2 rocklings, and a dab. Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, 17 whitings, 1 dab - 11 lb 06 oz beat Dave Perrett in the K/outs. HFish of the night fell to Dave Turnbull, Darlington 3 lb 12½ oz.
In the Monthly Sweeps
HBoFish Brian Harland - Wed 22nd Dec - 11 lb 06 oz (18)
HFish Danny Middlemas - Wed 1st Dec - 5 lb 01½ oz
December’s catch - 7 matches - Match Av - 30 lb 12 oz
106 whitings, 59 codlings, 15 billets, 14 rocklings, 6 bleggs, 5 flat fish & 1 pollock [206] - 215 lb 07 oz - Av 1 lb 01 oz.
Heaviest Fish Out of Competition, competing for The David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy. On Tuesday 21st Secretary Peter Horbury weighed-in an 8 lb 15½ oz codling for Danny Middlemas - well done Danny, his Personal Best.
Results:- 37 fish - 30 lb 09 oz (Av 13 oz)
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1st - Brian Harland - 17 whitings, 1 dab
2nd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings, 1 billet 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 4th - Dave Perrett - 2 billets, 2 r’lings 5th - Danny Middlemas - 4 whitings 6th - Norman Middlemas - 2 whitings 7th - Paul Short - 1 codling 8th = James Moore - 2 whitings 8th = Rich Deadman - 1 billet 10th - Peter Horbury - 1 blegg |
11 lb 06 oz
6 lb 01 oz 3 lb 13 oz 2 lb 08 oz 1 lb 14 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 01 oz 15 oz 15 oz 12 oz |
Inc 2 lb 15½ oz Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 12½ oz |
Leader board after 25 of 1 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (125 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 72 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 43 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 104 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 84 fish 5th - James Moore - 91 fish 6th - Paul Short - 70 fish 7th - Dave Ward - 69 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 52 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 52 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 60 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 74 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 34 fish 13th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 14th - Paul Neasham - 30 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 27 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 29 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 20 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 17 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 23rd - Norman Middlemas - 11 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
134 lb 06 oz
119 lb 00 oz 118 lb 06 oz 114 lb 08 oz 102 lb 02 oz 89 lb 03 oz 85 lb 08 oz 83 lb 15 oz 83 lb 04 oz 77 lb 11 oz 77 lb 06 oz 51 lb 11 oz 51 lb 03 oz 50 lb 10 oz 48 lb 04 oz 44 lb 05 oz 32 lb 11 oz 25 lb 02 oz 23 lb 14 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 6 lb 14 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 14 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
15 lb 06 oz 10 oz 3 lb 14 oz 12 lb 06 oz 12 lb 15 oz 3 lb 11 oz 1 lb 09 oz 11 oz 5 lb 09 oz 5 oz 25 lb 11 oz 8 oz 9 oz 2 lb 06 oz 3 lb 15 oz 11 lb 10 oz 7 lb 09 oz 1 lb 04 oz 2 lb 14 oz 10 oz 11 lb 12 oz 1 lb 12 oz 3 lb 08 oz 8 oz 1 lb 13 oz |
9 lb 06 oz
- 6 lb 00 oz - 6 lb 10 oz - 10 lb 08 oz - 22 lb 14 oz - 35 lb 13 oz - 39 lb 08 oz - 41 lb 01 oz - 41 lb 12 oz - 47 lb 05 oz |
Seasons total 1,002 fish for 1,447 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for December 2021
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5 lb 01½ oz - Wed 1st 11 lb 06 oz - (18) - Wed 22nd |
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Date
Wed 01 Sun 05 Wed 08 Sun 12 Wed 15 Sun 19 Wed 22 Wed 01 Sun 05 Wed 08 Sun 12 Wed 15 Sun 19 Wed 22 |
Heaviest Fish
Danny Middlemas Rich Deadman Denis Thompson Jonny Watson Danny Middlemas Colin Stainthorpe Davey Turnbull Heaviest Bag of Fish Danny Middlemas (4) Dave Turnbull (4) Danny Middlemas (13) Dave Perrett (3) Danny Middlemas (4) Dave Ward (12) Brian Barland (18) |
Weight
5 lb 01½ oz 4 lb 14½ oz 4 lb 00½ oz 2 lb 05 oz 1 lb 06 oz 3 lb 08½ oz 3 lb 12½ oz 9 lb 13 oz 9 lb 04 oz 7 lb 09 oz 5 lb 06 oz 3 lb 14 oz 7 lb 01 oz 11 lb 06 oz |
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Catch for December
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106 whitings, 59 codlings, 15 billets, 14 rocklings, 6 bleggs, 5 flat fish & 1 pollock
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C H R I S T M A S B R E A K
On behalf of Whitby Sea Anglers Association
WISHING YOU ALL
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW
On behalf of Whitby Sea Anglers Association
WISHING YOU ALL
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
A HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW
January 2022
Sun 02 Jan - 26 of 51
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High water 15.30hrs Sandsend
Hambley New Year winner
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Dave Hambley
HFish - 4 lb 07½ oz 
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Dave Hambley
HBoFish - 11 lb 11½ oz 
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Low water 21.48 hrs, 1.26 metres, 1001 mbar, 9°C
Happy New Year, the Christmas decorations packed away, and the scurryfunging undone as the fishing gear comes back out. First match of 2022, a 4hr scratching match for 16 members, all ebb to low water, a flat calm sea state with little to no colour did not instil any enthusiasm. Options - fish the scaurs and tangle beds for the chance of a codling as they opened up in the last 2hrs of the match, or fish the piers for whiting?
WSWesterly wind 20+ gusting 40mph got more uncomfortable the further out onto open scaurs members ventured. Clear skies at match start 18.00hrs, ideal for star gazing which gave members something to do as they watched their motionless rod tips! Thankfully there was no moonlight as conditions were already poor.
The ebb was hastened by the strong WSWesterly wind, gusts masked fish bites, blew over tripods, and insecure bait bags down the scaur. Fish bites for some were non-existent until low water, and not to be missed, as fish dropped off the scaurs into the gulleys leading to the open sea.
Jason Ebison reported landing only ‘3 cod heads’, after a hungry seal had snatched his catch on the retrieve! Jonny Watson admitted to a ‘Larry Lay-On’ 4 lb 07 oz, pulled in at match end, thinking it was a kelp stalk until it nodded.
At the scales 11 of the 16 weighed-in their meagre catch. Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 5 codlings, 1 billet for HBoFish 11 lb 11½ oz included the HFish of the night 4 lb 07½ oz (beating Jonny Watson by ½ oz). These weights set the bar for January’s Monthly Sweeps.
Total weigh-in 14 whitings, 10 codlings, 4 billets, and 1 blegg.
Results:- 31 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 04 oz)
Happy New Year, the Christmas decorations packed away, and the scurryfunging undone as the fishing gear comes back out. First match of 2022, a 4hr scratching match for 16 members, all ebb to low water, a flat calm sea state with little to no colour did not instil any enthusiasm. Options - fish the scaurs and tangle beds for the chance of a codling as they opened up in the last 2hrs of the match, or fish the piers for whiting?
WSWesterly wind 20+ gusting 40mph got more uncomfortable the further out onto open scaurs members ventured. Clear skies at match start 18.00hrs, ideal for star gazing which gave members something to do as they watched their motionless rod tips! Thankfully there was no moonlight as conditions were already poor.
The ebb was hastened by the strong WSWesterly wind, gusts masked fish bites, blew over tripods, and insecure bait bags down the scaur. Fish bites for some were non-existent until low water, and not to be missed, as fish dropped off the scaurs into the gulleys leading to the open sea.
Jason Ebison reported landing only ‘3 cod heads’, after a hungry seal had snatched his catch on the retrieve! Jonny Watson admitted to a ‘Larry Lay-On’ 4 lb 07 oz, pulled in at match end, thinking it was a kelp stalk until it nodded.
At the scales 11 of the 16 weighed-in their meagre catch. Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 5 codlings, 1 billet for HBoFish 11 lb 11½ oz included the HFish of the night 4 lb 07½ oz (beating Jonny Watson by ½ oz). These weights set the bar for January’s Monthly Sweeps.
Total weigh-in 14 whitings, 10 codlings, 4 billets, and 1 blegg.
Results:- 31 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 04 oz)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 5 codlings, 1 billet
2nd - Brian Harland - 6 whitings 3rd - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 4th - Dan Middlemas - 1 codling, 4 whitings 5th = Dave Perrett - 2 billets 5th = Dave Ward - 1 blegg, 1 billet 5th = Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 8th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling 9th = Paul Short - 1 codling 9th = Norman Middlemas - 3 whitings 11th - James Moore - 1 whiting |
11 lb 12 oz
4 lb 08 oz 4 lb 07 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 12 oz 8 oz |
Leader board after 26 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (130 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 78 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 110 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 44 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 89 fish 5th - James Moore - 92 fish 6th - Paul Short - 71 fish 7th - Jonny Watson - 53 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 71 fish 9th - Dave Perrett - 54 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 61 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 74 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 34 fish 13th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 14th - Paul Neasham - 30 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 27 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 29 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 20 fish 18th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 19th - Rich Deadman - 17 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd = Niki McCourt - 6 fish 22nd = Norman Middlemas - 14 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
146 lb 02 oz
122 lb 14 oz 120 lb 15 oz 117 lb 14 oz 102 lb 10 oz 90 lb 15 oz 87 lb 11 oz 87 lb 07 oz 85 lb 14 oz 79 lb 08 oz 77 lb 06 oz 51 lb 11 oz 51 lb 03 oz 50 lb 10 oz 48 lb 04 oz 44 lb 05 oz 32 lb 11 oz 25 lb 02 oz 23 lb 14 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 14 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
23 lb 04 oz 1 lb 15 oz 3 lb 01 oz 15 lb 04 oz 11 lb 11 oz 3 lb 04 oz 4 oz 1 lb 09 oz 6 lb 06 oz 2 lb 02 oz 25 lb 11 oz 8 oz 9 oz 2 lb 06 oz 3 lb 15 oz 11 lb 10 oz 7 lb 09 oz 1 lb 04 oz 2 lb 14 oz 10 oz 11 lb 12 oz 5 lb 04 oz 8 oz 1 lb 13 oz |
16 lb 02 oz
- 7 lb 02 oz - 9 lb 01 oz - 12 lb 02 oz - 27 lb 06 oz - 39 lb 01 oz - 42 lb 05 oz - 42 lb 09 oz - 44 lb 02 oz - 50 lb 08 oz |
Seasons total 1,031 fish for 1,512 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)
Wed 05 Jan - 27 of 51
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8.30hrs Sandsend
Turnbullator regains 2nd Place
High water 17.88 hrs, 5.74 metres, 1017 mbar, 2°C
Winter could finally have arrived, low pressure centred over the Baltic Sea [anti-clockwise] merged with high pressure [clockwise] centred over the Bay of Biscay. Resulting in strong NWesterly winds running down the NEast coastline, drawing cold air from the arctic. Some snow had fallen on high ground. Sea state growing NWesterly 10-16ft. Fish, possibly kelked-up, do not like a growing sea, especially one this big, hence catch forecast was low!
In these conditions, big growing sea, large tidal fall 4.89 metres [an all ebb match], left very few marks fishable. Those that were, were already full of anglers, almost overcrowded [more rods to share any potential catch]. With nothing biting let alone being caught a change in game plan, even if it meant starting late.
Clear skies the temperature dropped quickly nudging 0°C, the wind chill was felt on wet hands. Tidal pull increased as the ebb took full hold, and marks drained away very quickly. Remarkably no weed reported - but it will be somewhere! Despite the poor odds, a good turnout of 20 members registered, come match end [& a phone signal] the texts came in “Gone home”.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was back, a welcome sight, but with very little to do as only 6 weighed-in 7 codlings, 1 rockling for the second worst weigh-in of the season. Man of the Match Davey Turnbull, Darlington, his only codling took both HBoFish & HFish of the night 3 lb 14½ oz. Davey has moved back into 2nd Place on the Leader Board.
Top tip - when pulling free, do not walk backwards without checking what’s behind you! #Rock #BruisedCoxis #Painfull
Results:- 13 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
Winter could finally have arrived, low pressure centred over the Baltic Sea [anti-clockwise] merged with high pressure [clockwise] centred over the Bay of Biscay. Resulting in strong NWesterly winds running down the NEast coastline, drawing cold air from the arctic. Some snow had fallen on high ground. Sea state growing NWesterly 10-16ft. Fish, possibly kelked-up, do not like a growing sea, especially one this big, hence catch forecast was low!
In these conditions, big growing sea, large tidal fall 4.89 metres [an all ebb match], left very few marks fishable. Those that were, were already full of anglers, almost overcrowded [more rods to share any potential catch]. With nothing biting let alone being caught a change in game plan, even if it meant starting late.
Clear skies the temperature dropped quickly nudging 0°C, the wind chill was felt on wet hands. Tidal pull increased as the ebb took full hold, and marks drained away very quickly. Remarkably no weed reported - but it will be somewhere! Despite the poor odds, a good turnout of 20 members registered, come match end [& a phone signal] the texts came in “Gone home”.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was back, a welcome sight, but with very little to do as only 6 weighed-in 7 codlings, 1 rockling for the second worst weigh-in of the season. Man of the Match Davey Turnbull, Darlington, his only codling took both HBoFish & HFish of the night 3 lb 14½ oz. Davey has moved back into 2nd Place on the Leader Board.
Top tip - when pulling free, do not walk backwards without checking what’s behind you! #Rock #BruisedCoxis #Painfull
Results:- 13 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling
2nd - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings 3rd = Danny Middlemas - 1 codling 3rd = Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 5th - Rich Deadman - 1 codling 6th - Norman Middlemas - 1 codling |
3 lb 15 oz
2 lb 14 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 10½ oz 1 lb 08 oz |
Heaviest Fish
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Leader board after 27 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (135 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 80 fish
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 45 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 110 fish 4th - Danny Middlemas - 90 fish 5th - James Moore - 92 fish 6th - Paul Short - 71 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 56 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 53 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 71 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 61 fish 11th - Andy Neasham - 74 fish 12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 34 fish 13th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 14th - Paul Neasham - 30 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 27 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 29 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 20 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 18 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
147 lb 13 oz
124 lb 14 oz 122 lb 14 oz 119 lb 09 oz 102 lb 10 oz 90 lb 15 oz 88 lb 12 oz 87 lb 11 oz 87 lb 07 oz 79 lb 08 oz 77 lb 06 oz 51 lb 11 oz 51 lb 03 oz 50 lb 10 oz 48 lb 04 oz 44 lb 05 oz 32 lb 11 oz 25 lb 09 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 10 lb 02 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 14 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
22 lb 15 oz 2 lb 00 oz 3 lb 05 oz 16 lb 15 oz 11 lb 11 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 01 oz 4 oz 7 lb 15 oz 2 lb 02 oz 25 lb 11 oz 8 oz 9 oz 2 lb 06 oz 3 lb 15 oz 11 lb 10 oz 7 lb 02 oz 7 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 10 lb 04 oz 1 lb 08 oz 5 lb 04 oz 8 oz 1 lb 13 oz |
12 lb 13 oz
- 10 lb 02 oz - 12 lb 02 oz - 15 lb 07 oz - 32 lb 06 oz - 44 lb 01 oz - 46 lb 04 oz - 47 lb 05 oz - 47 lb 09 oz - 55 lb 08 oz |
Seasons total 1,039 fish for 1,526 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)
Sun 09 Jan - 28 of 51
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HW 09.02hrs Sandsend
Whitings galore - 3 ‘double figure bags’
Jason Ebison
High water 21.04 hrs, 5.15 metres, 1006 mbar, 6°C
Long distance NNEast ground swell 1-3ft had lost its impetuous during the flood come 18.00 hrs, match start, another 4hr scratching match. Chilly WSWesterly wind 7-13mph brought light rain showers in the first hour. Swell sets were intermittent, with the best as HWater approached, 21.00hrs.
Piers were very popular with both clubmen and pleasure anglers alike, some opted to travel to tidal marks where whitings are more prolific, which did not work for all. With little to no colour (ideal for whitings) bites were finicky, if you were lucky to see one. Baits were coming back untouched, no crab activity, and not pulled into snags.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was very busy, a slow process to count out, and monitor the sizes of bags full of whitings. The best of which 1 lb 09 oz amongst the 37 Danny Middlemas, Whitby, weighed-in 23 lb 15 oz and claim Man of the Match. Just one of 3 ‘double figure bags’. Danny has set a new Monthly Sweep target to beat for HBoFish. In all 124 assorted fish - 105 whitings, 9 codlings, 3 rocklings, 3 dabs, 2 billets, 1 LSD & 1 blegg.
HFish of the night fell to Jason Ebison, Whitby, 3 lb 04½ oz. Dave Perrett reported that Jason did well as he hadn’t a fish when he left him at 21.20hrs.
Top Tip - you have to be in it, to win it! First casualty of not being entered into the match - 9 lb 04 oz lost (16 whitings).
Results:- 91 lb 04 oz (Av 12 oz)
Long distance NNEast ground swell 1-3ft had lost its impetuous during the flood come 18.00 hrs, match start, another 4hr scratching match. Chilly WSWesterly wind 7-13mph brought light rain showers in the first hour. Swell sets were intermittent, with the best as HWater approached, 21.00hrs.
Piers were very popular with both clubmen and pleasure anglers alike, some opted to travel to tidal marks where whitings are more prolific, which did not work for all. With little to no colour (ideal for whitings) bites were finicky, if you were lucky to see one. Baits were coming back untouched, no crab activity, and not pulled into snags.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was very busy, a slow process to count out, and monitor the sizes of bags full of whitings. The best of which 1 lb 09 oz amongst the 37 Danny Middlemas, Whitby, weighed-in 23 lb 15 oz and claim Man of the Match. Just one of 3 ‘double figure bags’. Danny has set a new Monthly Sweep target to beat for HBoFish. In all 124 assorted fish - 105 whitings, 9 codlings, 3 rocklings, 3 dabs, 2 billets, 1 LSD & 1 blegg.
HFish of the night fell to Jason Ebison, Whitby, 3 lb 04½ oz. Dave Perrett reported that Jason did well as he hadn’t a fish when he left him at 21.20hrs.
Top Tip - you have to be in it, to win it! First casualty of not being entered into the match - 9 lb 04 oz lost (16 whitings).
Results:- 91 lb 04 oz (Av 12 oz)
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1st - Dan Middlemas - 37 whitings, 1 dab
2nd - James Moore - 24 whitings, 1 dab 3rd - Andy Neasham - 22 whitings 4th - Paul Neasham - 15 whitings 5th - Jason Ebison - 3 codlings 6th - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings, 3 r’lings 7th - Bri Harland - 5 ‘tings, 1 LSD, 1 billet 8th - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings 9th - Paul Short - 1 codling 10th - Dave Perrett - 1 blegg, 1 r’ling 11th - Mike Saunders - 1 whiting, 1 dab 12th = Paul Kilpatrick - 1 whiting 12th = Dave Ward - 1 billet |
23 lb 15 oz
15 lb 02 oz 13 lb 06 oz 9 lb 11 oz 7 lb 10 oz 6 lb 06 oz 6 lb 03 oz 3 lb 10 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 03 oz 14 oz 13 oz 13 oz |
Inc one weighing 1 lb 09 oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 04½ oz Inc LSD - 1 lb 09 oz |
Leader board after 28 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (140 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 85 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 128 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 117 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 45 fish 5th - James Moore - 117 fish 6th - Paul Short - 72 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 96 fish 8th - Dave Perrett - 58 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 72 fish 10th - Jonny Watson - 53 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 63 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 45 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 34 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 27 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 31 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 23 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 18 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
154 lb 03 oz
143 lb 08 oz 129 lb 01 oz 124 lb 14 oz 117 lb 12 oz 92 lb 09 oz 90 lb 12 oz 89 lb 15 oz 88 lb 04 oz 87 lb 11 oz 83 lb 02 oz 60 lb 05 oz 51 lb 11 oz 51 lb 03 oz 48 lb 04 oz 45 lb 03 oz 40 lb 05 oz 25 lb 09 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 10 lb 02 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
10 lb 11 oz 14 lb 07 oz 4 lb 03 oz 7 lb 02 oz 25 lb 03 oz 1 lb 13 oz 13 oz 1 lb 11 oz 9 oz 4 lb 09 oz 22 lb 13 oz 8 lb 10 oz 8 oz 2 lb 15 oz 3 lb 01 oz 4 lb 14 oz 14 lb 12 oz 7 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 10 lb 04 oz 1 lb 08 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
14 lb 03 oz
3 lb 08 oz - 10 lb 15 oz - 15 lb 02 oz - 22 lb 04 oz - 47 lb 07 oz - 49 lb 04 oz - 50 lb 01 oz - 51 lb 12 oz - 52 lb 05 oz |
Seasons total 1,163 fish for 1,617 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Wed 12 Jan - 29 of 51
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12.06 hrs high water Sandsend
Perrett 6 lb’er shock
Dave Perrett
Low water 18.13 hrs, 2.64 metres, 1038 mbar, 4°C
High pressure and the mild weather returned, WSWesterly winds 7-13mph, minimal cloud cover and a bright ¾ moon. Sea state, a slight long distance Northerly ground swell, less than a foot but, as Sunday, lost its impetus on the flood. No colour in the water, scratching for a weigh-in for the 16 who fished the 3hr, all flood match.
Neap tide, low water 2.64 metres nearly an hour into the flood before the match started, far from ideal. Just 1.94 metres between High and Low waters there was no tidal pull to entice the fish in to feed. Once fishing members were pestered with pin-cod, and undersized billets, smash and grab bites that lead to nothing.
Members slowly returned to the scales, no tales of ‘the one that got away’, just undersized fish. Bernard Vasey was relaxed, and wasn’t over run with whitings. Surprisingly Dave Perrett, Whitby, wasn’t last to the scales [for good reason], he reached deep into his fish bag and slid a fresh run 6 lb 00 oz cod in the weigh pan to the amazement and congratulations from those watching.
Dave’s fourth match win, and first HFish win this season, sadly not big enough to beat Secretary Peter Horbury for ‘The Dedicated Official Trophy’ - 6 lb 02 oz caught 10th November. But, as a consolation, Dave’s fish now leads in the Monthly Sweep. Denis Thompson, Lythe, had the next best codling of the night at 5 lb 07½ oz. Good catches on such a poor night.
After the weigh-in Treasurer Dave Perrett was inundated with envelopes, money for match entries - can’t think why?
26 whitings, 4 codling, 3 rocklings, 2 billets, 1 blegg, 1 flat fish
Results:- 34 lb 15 oz (Av 15 oz)
High pressure and the mild weather returned, WSWesterly winds 7-13mph, minimal cloud cover and a bright ¾ moon. Sea state, a slight long distance Northerly ground swell, less than a foot but, as Sunday, lost its impetus on the flood. No colour in the water, scratching for a weigh-in for the 16 who fished the 3hr, all flood match.
Neap tide, low water 2.64 metres nearly an hour into the flood before the match started, far from ideal. Just 1.94 metres between High and Low waters there was no tidal pull to entice the fish in to feed. Once fishing members were pestered with pin-cod, and undersized billets, smash and grab bites that lead to nothing.
Members slowly returned to the scales, no tales of ‘the one that got away’, just undersized fish. Bernard Vasey was relaxed, and wasn’t over run with whitings. Surprisingly Dave Perrett, Whitby, wasn’t last to the scales [for good reason], he reached deep into his fish bag and slid a fresh run 6 lb 00 oz cod in the weigh pan to the amazement and congratulations from those watching.
Dave’s fourth match win, and first HFish win this season, sadly not big enough to beat Secretary Peter Horbury for ‘The Dedicated Official Trophy’ - 6 lb 02 oz caught 10th November. But, as a consolation, Dave’s fish now leads in the Monthly Sweep. Denis Thompson, Lythe, had the next best codling of the night at 5 lb 07½ oz. Good catches on such a poor night.
After the weigh-in Treasurer Dave Perrett was inundated with envelopes, money for match entries - can’t think why?
26 whitings, 4 codling, 3 rocklings, 2 billets, 1 blegg, 1 flat fish
Results:- 34 lb 15 oz (Av 15 oz)
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1st - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
2nd - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 3rd - James Moore - 8 whitings 4th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling, 1 blegg 5th - Andy Neasham - 5 whitings 6th - Danny Middlemas - 5 whitings 7th = Brian Harland - 4 whitings 7th = Paul Neasham - 4 whitings, 1 dab 9th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 3 r’lings 10th - Paul Short - 1 billet, 1 r’ling 11th - Peter Horbury - 1 billet |
6 lb 00 oz
5 lb 08 oz 4 lb 12 oz 4 lb 04 oz 2 lb 12 oz 2 lb 10 oz 2 lb 09 oz 2 lb 09 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 06 oz 14 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 00 oz
1 fish |
Leader board after 29 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (145 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 88 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 133 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 121 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 47 fish 5th - James Moore - 125 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 59 fish 7th - Paul Short - 74 fish 8th - Andy Neasham - 101 fish 9th - Dave Ward - 72 fish 10th - Jonny Watson - 53 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 64 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 50 fish 13th - Denis Thompson - 28 fish 14th - Colin Stainthorpe - 34 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 31 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 23 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 18 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
155 lb 14 oz
146 lb 02 oz 131 lb 10 oz 129 lb 02 oz 122 lb 08 oz 95 lb 15 oz 93 lb 15 oz 93 lb 08 oz 88 lb 04 oz 87 lb 11 oz 84 lb 00 oz 62 lb 14 oz 53 lb 12 oz 51 lb 11 oz 51 lb 03 oz 45 lb 03 oz 40 lb 05 oz 25 lb 09 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 10 lb 02 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
9 lb 12 oz 14 lb 08 oz 2 lb 08 oz 6 lb 10 oz 26 lb 09 oz 2 lb 00 oz 7 oz 5 lb 04 oz 9 oz 3 lb 11 oz 21 lb 02 oz 9 lb 02 oz 2 lb 01 oz 8 oz 6 lb 00 oz 4 lb 14 oz 14 lb 12 oz 7 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 10 lb 04 oz 1 lb 08 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
10 lb 14 oz
1 lb 02 oz - 13 lb 06 oz - 15 lb 14 oz - 22 lb 08 oz - 49 lb 01 oz - 51 lb 01 oz - 51 lb 08 oz - 56 lb 12 oz - 57 lb 05 oz |
Seasons total 1,200 fish for 1,652 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
2022 Open confirmed as a Penn points match - Ian Bowell
Sun 16 Jan - 30 of 51
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15.16hrs Sandsend
Harland, Hambley honours
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Brian Harland
HFish 9 lb 00½ oz 
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Dave Hambley
HBoFish 17 lb 14 oz (4) 
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Low water 21.36 hrs, 1.85 metres, 1030 mbar, 2°C
The Wolf moon was visible early afternoon, a growing Northerly swell 4-6ft. Strong, gusting, cold Westerly 10-23mph made casting problematic for the nineteen who fished the all ebb 4hr match. Scaurs soon opened up enabling members to reach tangle beds and gulleys. Surging was a problem giving way to periods of calm forcing some to move marks early on, even driving elsewhere to improve their odds.
Full moon, cloudless night, clear waters, fish bites were timid, almost playful, and very frustrating. Billets, smash & grab specialists destroyed bait presentation, retrieve, re-bait and try again. Members covered a lot of open ground, walking from mark to mark, some with little to no reward - a hard night with 14 of the 19 weighing-in.
Dave Hambley, Staithes had an excellent start to his evening catching his best fish 4 lb 15 oz in the first ten minutes. And his evening got better, a second, 4 lb 12½ oz, and a further 2 codlings for HBoFish 17 lb 14 oz and Man of the Match. Catching a billet last cast, although 35cms, it would have shrunk by the time he reached the weigh-in, so it was released.
Brian Harland, Whitby, had a bitter sweet evening, reporting hooking a ‘better fish’ but failed to land it. An hour later he hooked and landed his best fish, a spragg 9 lb 00½ oz, claiming it could have been the one he’d lost earlier. Brian’s fish now leads in the Monthly Sweeps for January [best spragg of the season to date], but does not lead in HFish caught in Competition. That honour, still with Jonny Watson 9 lb 09½ oz Pollock, Sun 9th October 2021.
Sunday League - Dave Hambley, first to join the 100 lb Club.
Total weigh-in - 29 codlings, 3 billets, 6 rocklings, 2 bleggs
Results:- 80 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)
The Wolf moon was visible early afternoon, a growing Northerly swell 4-6ft. Strong, gusting, cold Westerly 10-23mph made casting problematic for the nineteen who fished the all ebb 4hr match. Scaurs soon opened up enabling members to reach tangle beds and gulleys. Surging was a problem giving way to periods of calm forcing some to move marks early on, even driving elsewhere to improve their odds.
Full moon, cloudless night, clear waters, fish bites were timid, almost playful, and very frustrating. Billets, smash & grab specialists destroyed bait presentation, retrieve, re-bait and try again. Members covered a lot of open ground, walking from mark to mark, some with little to no reward - a hard night with 14 of the 19 weighing-in.
Dave Hambley, Staithes had an excellent start to his evening catching his best fish 4 lb 15 oz in the first ten minutes. And his evening got better, a second, 4 lb 12½ oz, and a further 2 codlings for HBoFish 17 lb 14 oz and Man of the Match. Catching a billet last cast, although 35cms, it would have shrunk by the time he reached the weigh-in, so it was released.
Brian Harland, Whitby, had a bitter sweet evening, reporting hooking a ‘better fish’ but failed to land it. An hour later he hooked and landed his best fish, a spragg 9 lb 00½ oz, claiming it could have been the one he’d lost earlier. Brian’s fish now leads in the Monthly Sweeps for January [best spragg of the season to date], but does not lead in HFish caught in Competition. That honour, still with Jonny Watson 9 lb 09½ oz Pollock, Sun 9th October 2021.
Sunday League - Dave Hambley, first to join the 100 lb Club.
Total weigh-in - 29 codlings, 3 billets, 6 rocklings, 2 bleggs
Results:- 80 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings
2nd - Brian Harland - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling 3rd - James Moore - 3 codlings, 1 billet, 1 blegg 4th = Andy Neasham - 2 codlings 4th = Jonny Watson - 2 codlings 6th = Colin Stainthorpe - 4 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 r’ling 6th = Dave Turnbull - 2 codlings 8th - Dave Ward - 2 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 r’ling 9th - Paul Neasham - 2 codlings 10th - Danny Middlemas - 3 codlings, 1 billet 11th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings 12th - Rich Deadman - 1 codling 13th - Dave Perrett - 2 r’lings 14th - Peter Horbury - 1 r’ling |
17 lb 14 oz
10 lb 09 oz 7 lb 04 oz 6 lb 05 oz 6 lb 05 oz 5 lb 10 oz 5 lb 10 oz 5 lb 04 oz 4 lb 12 oz 4 lb 11 oz 4 lb 01 oz 1 lb 03 oz 10 oz 5 oz |
Inc - 4 lb 15 oz, 4 lb 12½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 9 lb 00½ oz Inc - 5 lb 01½ oz Inc - 3 lb 05 oz |
Leader board after 30 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (150 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 92 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 137 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 124 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 49 fish 5th - James Moore - 130 fish 6th - Andy Neasham - 103 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 61 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 55 fish 9th - Paul Short - 74 fish 10th - Dave Ward - 76 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 65 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 52 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 40 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 28 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 31 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 25 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
173 lb 12 oz
150 lb 13 oz 142 lb 03 oz 134 lb 12 oz 129 lb 12 oz 99 lb 13 oz 96 lb 09 oz 94 lb 00 oz 93 lb 15 oz 93 lb 08 oz 84 lb 05 oz 67 lb 10 oz 57 lb 05 oz 53 lb 12 oz 51 lb 03 oz 45 lb 03 oz 44 lb 06 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 10 lb 02 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
22 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 07 oz 5 lb 00 oz 29 lb 15 oz 3 lb 04 oz 2 lb 09 oz 1 oz 7 oz 9 lb 03 oz 16 lb 11 oz 10 lb 05 oz 3 lb 09 oz 2 lb 09 oz 6 lb 00 oz 13 oz 17 lb 10 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 10 lb 04 oz 1 lb 08 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
23 lb 12 oz
13 oz - 7 lb 13 oz - 15 lb 04 oz - 20 lb 04 oz - 50 lb 03 oz - 53 lb 07 oz - 56 lb 00 oz - 56 lb 01 oz - 56 lb 08 oz |
Seasons total 1,240 fish for 1,732 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Wed 19 Jan - 31 of 51
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08.00hrs Sandsend
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16.00hrs Sandsend
Neasham HFish win
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Paul Neasham
HFish - 4 lb 09½ oz 
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Dave Ward
HBoFish - 5 lb 05 oz (3) 
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High water 17.01 hrs, 5.51 metres, 1029 mbar, 3°C
High pressure centred over Cork, Ireland, strong NWesterly winds, gusting 35mph whipped up a growing sea state during the day. Twenty fished the all ebb 3hr match, right from the onset, surging was a problem for many, as was the wind. Some colour but a bright moon on a cloudless night was not welcome, until 21.00hrs when it eventually clouded over.
Match started 2hrs after high water, members had to be patient before the scaurs opened out but one eye had to be kept on the surging. As the ebb took hold the sea kept growing and thankfully the surging eased. Fish bites were non-existent - what was wrong? Had the fish left the shore line for deeper spawning grounds early or was it the growing, surging sea state? Some marks, reported as ‘perfect’ just did not fish - not even any bites!
At the weigh-in Bernard Vasey had sort shelter from the wind and the impending rain in the Fleece yard but there was a shortage of members to weigh-in. Texts started to come in ‘gone home’, all in all just nine weighed-in -11 codlings. 3 rocklings, 1 billet, second worst weigh-in this month. - 24 lb 04 oz.
Paul Neasham, Guisborough, all smiles, out fished his father #Again, but reported losing a good fish when a swell bumped it off, over a rock, but still weighed the best fish of the night, a codling of 4 lb 09½ oz - his first HFish win, well done Paul.
Man of the Match Dave Ward, Guisborough, 5 lb 05 oz HBoFish 2 codlings and a rockling - his third match win. Dave is now drawn with Dave Perrett in 7th Place on the Leader Board.
Over the 31 matches thus far fished, we had had 10 different match winners from 26 members, with just 20 matches left of the season.
Dave Turnbull, Darlington, has won the most, 6 matches and has the best aggregate fish - 2 lb 11 oz. Danny Middlemas, Whitby & Dave Hambley, Staithes, are tied on 5 match wins each.
Results:- 24 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
High pressure centred over Cork, Ireland, strong NWesterly winds, gusting 35mph whipped up a growing sea state during the day. Twenty fished the all ebb 3hr match, right from the onset, surging was a problem for many, as was the wind. Some colour but a bright moon on a cloudless night was not welcome, until 21.00hrs when it eventually clouded over.
Match started 2hrs after high water, members had to be patient before the scaurs opened out but one eye had to be kept on the surging. As the ebb took hold the sea kept growing and thankfully the surging eased. Fish bites were non-existent - what was wrong? Had the fish left the shore line for deeper spawning grounds early or was it the growing, surging sea state? Some marks, reported as ‘perfect’ just did not fish - not even any bites!
At the weigh-in Bernard Vasey had sort shelter from the wind and the impending rain in the Fleece yard but there was a shortage of members to weigh-in. Texts started to come in ‘gone home’, all in all just nine weighed-in -11 codlings. 3 rocklings, 1 billet, second worst weigh-in this month. - 24 lb 04 oz.
Paul Neasham, Guisborough, all smiles, out fished his father #Again, but reported losing a good fish when a swell bumped it off, over a rock, but still weighed the best fish of the night, a codling of 4 lb 09½ oz - his first HFish win, well done Paul.
Man of the Match Dave Ward, Guisborough, 5 lb 05 oz HBoFish 2 codlings and a rockling - his third match win. Dave is now drawn with Dave Perrett in 7th Place on the Leader Board.
Over the 31 matches thus far fished, we had had 10 different match winners from 26 members, with just 20 matches left of the season.
Dave Turnbull, Darlington, has won the most, 6 matches and has the best aggregate fish - 2 lb 11 oz. Danny Middlemas, Whitby & Dave Hambley, Staithes, are tied on 5 match wins each.
Results:- 24 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
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1st - Dave Ward - 2 codling, 1 r’ling
2nd - Paul Neasham - 1 codling 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 2 codlings 4th - N Middlemas - 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 r’ling 5th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling 6th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 7th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 8th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 9th - Brian Harland - 1 codling |
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 13 oz 2 lb 04 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 09 oz 1 lb 06 oz 1 lb 00 oz |
Inc 3 lb 03 oz
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 09½ oz |
Leader board after 31 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (155 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 94 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 137 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 125 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 51 fish 5th - James Moore - 130 fish 6th - Andy Neasham - 103 fish 7th = Dave Perrett - 62 fish 7th = Dave Ward - 79 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 56 fish 10th - Paul Short - 74 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 65 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 53 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 40 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 29 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 31 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 25 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 18 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
175 lb 05 oz
150 lb 13 oz 143 lb 03 oz 138 lb 02 oz 129 lb 12 oz 99 lb 13 oz 98 lb 13 oz 98 lb 13 oz 95 lb 15 oz 93 lb 15 oz 84 lb 05 oz 72 lb 04 oz 57 lb 05 oz 55 lb 02 oz 51 lb 03 oz 45 lb 03 oz 44 lb 06 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 12 lb 15 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
24 lb 08 oz 7 lb 10 oz 5 lb 01 oz 8 lb 06 oz 29 lb 15 oz 1 lb 00 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 00 oz 9 lb 10 oz 12 lb 01 oz 14 lb 15 oz 2 lb 03 oz 3 lb 15 oz 6 lb 00 oz 13 oz 17 lb 10 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 7 lb 07 oz 4 lb 05 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
20 lb 05 oz
- 4 lb 03 oz - 11 lb 13 oz - 16 lb 14 oz - 25 lb 04 oz - 55 lb 03 oz - 56 lb 03 oz - 56 lb 03 oz - 59 lb 01 oz - 61 lb 01 oz |
Seasons total 1,255 fish for 1,757 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Sun 23 Jan - 32 of 51 - Jamie Richardson memorial Match 10am-4pm
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Sandsend, 08.15hrs, an hour after high water
Whitings Galore II
High water 19.23 hrs, 5.42 metres, 1031 mbar, 1°C
Well done to Brian Harland, Whitby, 5th in the Jamie Richardson Memorial Match - 2 lb 15 oz. A Heaviest Fish match, fished from 10-4pm, the winner, Phil Arliss, Lebberstone - 5 lb 07 oz.
Come the evenings 4hr match 1-2ft long distance Northerly swell, with colour, fell away very quickly with the flood. Fishing up and over high water, 4hrs of scratching for a weigh-in. Gentle 9mph SWesterly breeze which turned very cold, with a frost on cars by match end. 100% cloud cover, no star gazing to pass the time!
Piers were popular for those targeting ‘tings nee whitings. The swell (if you call it that) was best at high water when it caught-up with the flood. An ideal night to try a new mark if you were not targeting whitings, which paid off with a weigh-in. Fish bites were few & far between with baits were coming back as cast in, no crab activity.
Bernard Vasey had his work cut out at the scales, with 122 whitings to weigh-in he did not take kindly to any interruption. The best whiting, 1 lb 10½ oz just shy of the WSAA Record* part of an 18 lb bag from Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby. Danny, first to weigh-in over 100 whitings with James Moore close behind on 99.
HFish of the night, a codling - 2 lb 02 oz Andy Neasham, Guisborough. Three more members joined the 100lb Club - Andy Neasham, Dave Ward, and Jonny Watson, and Danny Middlemas joins Dave Hambley in Sunday 100lb Club.
122 whitings, 3 codlings, 2 dabs, 2 billets, and 1 rockling
*WSAA Record 1 lb 12 oz set by Colin Stainthorpe 19th Feb 2014
Results:- 84 lb 06 oz (Av 10 oz)
Well done to Brian Harland, Whitby, 5th in the Jamie Richardson Memorial Match - 2 lb 15 oz. A Heaviest Fish match, fished from 10-4pm, the winner, Phil Arliss, Lebberstone - 5 lb 07 oz.
Come the evenings 4hr match 1-2ft long distance Northerly swell, with colour, fell away very quickly with the flood. Fishing up and over high water, 4hrs of scratching for a weigh-in. Gentle 9mph SWesterly breeze which turned very cold, with a frost on cars by match end. 100% cloud cover, no star gazing to pass the time!
Piers were popular for those targeting ‘tings nee whitings. The swell (if you call it that) was best at high water when it caught-up with the flood. An ideal night to try a new mark if you were not targeting whitings, which paid off with a weigh-in. Fish bites were few & far between with baits were coming back as cast in, no crab activity.
Bernard Vasey had his work cut out at the scales, with 122 whitings to weigh-in he did not take kindly to any interruption. The best whiting, 1 lb 10½ oz just shy of the WSAA Record* part of an 18 lb bag from Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby. Danny, first to weigh-in over 100 whitings with James Moore close behind on 99.
HFish of the night, a codling - 2 lb 02 oz Andy Neasham, Guisborough. Three more members joined the 100lb Club - Andy Neasham, Dave Ward, and Jonny Watson, and Danny Middlemas joins Dave Hambley in Sunday 100lb Club.
122 whitings, 3 codlings, 2 dabs, 2 billets, and 1 rockling
*WSAA Record 1 lb 12 oz set by Colin Stainthorpe 19th Feb 2014
Results:- 84 lb 06 oz (Av 10 oz)
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1st - Danny Middlemas - 27 ‘tings
2nd - James Moore - 23 ’tings, 1 dab 3rd - Paul Neasham - 21 ‘tings 4th - Andy Neasham - 1 codling, 13 ‘tings 5th - Dave Hambley - 12 ‘tings 6th - Brian Harland - 10 ‘tings 7th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling, 4 ‘ting 8th - Norman Middlemas - 4 ‘tings 9th - Mike Saunders - 5 ‘tings 10th - Dave Ward - 2 ‘tings, 1 billet, 1 dab 11th - Denis Thompson - 1 billet, 1 ‘ting 12th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling 13th - Dave Perrett - 1 r’ling |
18 lb 00 oz
14 lb 15 oz 12 lb 13 oz 9 lb 06 oz 7 lb 08 oz 6 lb 10 oz 4 lb 03 oz 2 lb 12 oz 2 lb 10 oz 2 lb 06 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 03 oz 5 oz |
Whiting - 1 lb 10½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 02 oz |
Leader board after 32 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (160 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 106 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 164 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 135 fish 4th - James Moore - 154 fish 5th - Dave Turnbull - 51 fish 6th - Andy Neasham - 117 fish 7th - Dave Ward - 83 fish 8th - Jonny Watson - 61 fish 9th - Dave Perrett - 63 fish 10th - Paul Short - 74 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 66 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 74 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 40 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 31 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 36 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 25 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 22 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
182 lb 13 oz
168 lb 13 oz 149 lb 13 oz 144 lb 11 oz 138 lb 02 oz 109 lb 03 oz 101 lb 03 oz 100 lb 02 oz 99 lb 02 oz 93 lb 15 oz 85 lb 08 oz 85 lb 01 oz 57 lb 05 oz 56 lb 13 oz 51 lb 03 oz 47 lb 13 oz 44 lb 06 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 15 lb 11 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
14 lb 00 oz 19 lb 00 oz 5 lb 02 oz 6 lb 09 oz 28 lb 15 oz 8 lb 00 oz 1 lb 01 oz 1 lb 00 oz 5 lb 03 oz 8 lb 07 oz 7 oz 27 lb 12 oz 8 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 07 oz 17 lb 10 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 4 lb 11 oz 7 lb 01 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
22 lb 13 oz
8 lb 13 oz - 10 lb 03 oz - 15 lb 05 oz - 21 lb 14 oz - 50 lb 13 oz - 58 lb 13 oz - 59 lb 14 oz - 60 lb 14 oz - 66 lb 01 oz |
Seasons total 1,385 fish for 1,841 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Wed 26 Jan - 33 of 51
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Perrett gains three
Dave Perrett
High water 22.04 hrs, 5.03 metres, 1022 mbar, 6°C
High pressure still in control, very strong gusting WSWesterly winds shifting SWesterly 46mph. Fishing an all flood match to HWater, Northerly sea state 3-5ft, mainly surface blash due to the winds strength. In more sheltered marks swells were intermittent, again, held back by the wind, until the tide pushed on through.
A mild night, 50% cloud cover, no moonlight. Nineteen members were fishing the 3hr match, scratching for some as they elected to travel, whilst others tried to make use of the swell locally. Local piers and cliff marks popular, others opted for well sheltered rock marks.
Just eight returned to the scales, Bernard Vasey had set up in the Fleece yard as the wind was still growing in strength. Total catch - 31 whitings, 8 codlings, 3 dabs, 1 LSD, and 1 rockling. Man of the Match Dave Perrett, Whitby, won both HBoFish 11 lb 13 oz (3) and HFish 5 lb 06½ oz, his 5th match win & 2nd HFish win.
Both Dave Perrett & Danny Middlemas, Whitby, reported catching codling first cast, both immediately had thoughts of a bag of fish, but had to wait much longer for a second fish. Dave went on to report catching his better fish 5 lb 06½ oz last cast, landed at 21.55hrs.
After last Sunday’s match, Dave Perrett was 9th on the Leader Board, he now stands in 6th place.
Just one match left for January, thereafter just 17 matches.
Results:- 41 lb 08 oz (Av 15 oz)
High pressure still in control, very strong gusting WSWesterly winds shifting SWesterly 46mph. Fishing an all flood match to HWater, Northerly sea state 3-5ft, mainly surface blash due to the winds strength. In more sheltered marks swells were intermittent, again, held back by the wind, until the tide pushed on through.
A mild night, 50% cloud cover, no moonlight. Nineteen members were fishing the 3hr match, scratching for some as they elected to travel, whilst others tried to make use of the swell locally. Local piers and cliff marks popular, others opted for well sheltered rock marks.
Just eight returned to the scales, Bernard Vasey had set up in the Fleece yard as the wind was still growing in strength. Total catch - 31 whitings, 8 codlings, 3 dabs, 1 LSD, and 1 rockling. Man of the Match Dave Perrett, Whitby, won both HBoFish 11 lb 13 oz (3) and HFish 5 lb 06½ oz, his 5th match win & 2nd HFish win.
Both Dave Perrett & Danny Middlemas, Whitby, reported catching codling first cast, both immediately had thoughts of a bag of fish, but had to wait much longer for a second fish. Dave went on to report catching his better fish 5 lb 06½ oz last cast, landed at 21.55hrs.
After last Sunday’s match, Dave Perrett was 9th on the Leader Board, he now stands in 6th place.
Just one match left for January, thereafter just 17 matches.
Results:- 41 lb 08 oz (Av 15 oz)
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1st - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings
2nd - Dave Hambley - 11 ‘tings, 1 dab 3rd - Dan Middlemas - 1codling, 10 ‘tings 4th - Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 LSD, 2 ‘tings 5th - Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings 6th - James Moore - 5 ‘tings, 1 dab 7th - Norman Middlemas - 3 ‘tings, 1 dab 8th - Paul Short - 1 rockling |
11 lb 13 oz
7 lb 12 oz 7 lb 06 oz 5 lb 00 oz 4 lb 10 oz 2 lb 11 oz 1 lb 14 oz 6 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 06½ oz
Inc codling 2 lb 09 oz |
Leader board after 33 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (165 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 118 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 175 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 139 fish 4th - James Moore - 160 fish 5th - Dave Turnbull - 54 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 66 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 117 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 83 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 61 fish 10th - Paul Short - 75 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 66 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 74 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 40 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 31 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 36 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 25 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 26 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
190 lb 09 oz
176 lb 03 oz 154 lb 13 oz 147 lb 06 oz 142 lb 12 oz 110 lb 15 oz 109 lb 03 oz 101 lb 03 oz 100 lb 02 oz 94 lb 05 oz 85 lb 08 oz 85 lb 01 oz 57 lb 05 oz 56 lb 13 oz 51 lb 03 oz 47 lb 13 oz 44 lb 06 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 17 lb 09 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
14 lb 06 oz 21 lb 06 oz 7 lb 07 oz 4 lb 10 oz 31 lb 13 oz 1 lb 12 oz 8 lb 00 oz 1 lb 01 oz 5 lb 13 oz 8 lb 13 oz 7 oz 27 lb 12 oz 8 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 07 oz 17 lb 10 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 2 lb 13 oz 8 lb 15 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 2 lb 05 oz |
25 lb 09 oz
11 lb 03 oz - 10 lb 03 oz - 17 lb 10 oz - 22 lb 04 oz - 54 lb 01 oz - 55 lb 13 oz - 63 lb 13 oz - 64 lb 14 oz - 70 lb 11 oz |
Seasons total 1,429 fish for 1,883 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Sun 30 Jan - 34 of 51
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14.24 hrs Sandsend
Stainthorpe & Turnbull overcome Storm Corrie
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Colin Stainthorpe
HBoFish 15 lb 06 oz (6) 
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Davey Turnbull
HFish 7 lb 12½ oz 
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Low water 20.51 hrs, 1.57 metres, 1011 mbar, 6°C
Sunday morning, still, bright, sunny, Storm Malik had past by, the sea state was still rough, Northerly 6-9ft with plenty of colour. That stillness did not last long as Storm Corrie moved in, by late afternoon the cold SSWesterly winds picked up, and continued to do so throughout the 4hr evening match. Rain showers, not forecast, were definitely not welcome for the 20 members fishing the last 3hrs of ebb, and 1hr back.
Match start, and it was quickly obvious the winds opposing the tide would create surges as the scaurs and gullies emptied and refilled, at times the tow was too great - a change of mark for many. Some of these surges, reported as very large, coupled with the gusting 20-49mph winds, anglers had to be very alert.
As low water approached the surging and tow eased, a calmness fell as the wind changed direction to a Westerly and some shelter was gained from the land mass. The ebb was massive, greater than the forecast 1.57 metres, estimated at less than a metre, and was till ebbing long after low water. By match end the flood was just starting to push through.
Weigh-master Bernard Vasey had sought shelter in the Fleece yard - 32 codlings, 1 billet, and 1 rockling 71 lb 06 oz a good weigh-in with a fish average of 2 lb 02 oz. Man of the Match Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, 15 lb 06 oz (6) Colin’s best 4 lb 09 oz. Davey Turnball, Darlington, weighed the best fish, a spragg 7 lb 12½ oz. That is Davey’s 3rd spragg this season - 24th Nov 7 lb 05 oz, 28th Nov 7 lb 04½ oz - his overall aggregate of 2 lb 10 oz.
Keeley Fairbanks, Selby, our only lady member weighed-in a codling of 1 lb 07 oz - well done on such an inclement night.
Wind coupled with the surging left a few with little option but to pack in early and wait for the scales to open. The same befell many a pleasure angler, and returned to Sofa Hole.
That concludes January.
Total weigh-in 477 lb 10 oz
461 fish - Av 1 lb 01 oz
298 whiting, 113 cod 19 rockling, 15 billet, 9 flat fish, 5 pouting & 2 LSD.
Monthly Sweeps:-
HBoFish - Sun 9th - 23 lb 15 oz (38) - Danny Middlemas.
HFish - Sun 16th - 9 lb 00½ oz - Brian Harland.
On the Calendar - Bell Trophy Sunday 20th February - there will be no evening match, £10 all in, all out, names please.
Results:- 71 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 02 oz)
Sunday morning, still, bright, sunny, Storm Malik had past by, the sea state was still rough, Northerly 6-9ft with plenty of colour. That stillness did not last long as Storm Corrie moved in, by late afternoon the cold SSWesterly winds picked up, and continued to do so throughout the 4hr evening match. Rain showers, not forecast, were definitely not welcome for the 20 members fishing the last 3hrs of ebb, and 1hr back.
Match start, and it was quickly obvious the winds opposing the tide would create surges as the scaurs and gullies emptied and refilled, at times the tow was too great - a change of mark for many. Some of these surges, reported as very large, coupled with the gusting 20-49mph winds, anglers had to be very alert.
As low water approached the surging and tow eased, a calmness fell as the wind changed direction to a Westerly and some shelter was gained from the land mass. The ebb was massive, greater than the forecast 1.57 metres, estimated at less than a metre, and was till ebbing long after low water. By match end the flood was just starting to push through.
Weigh-master Bernard Vasey had sought shelter in the Fleece yard - 32 codlings, 1 billet, and 1 rockling 71 lb 06 oz a good weigh-in with a fish average of 2 lb 02 oz. Man of the Match Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, 15 lb 06 oz (6) Colin’s best 4 lb 09 oz. Davey Turnball, Darlington, weighed the best fish, a spragg 7 lb 12½ oz. That is Davey’s 3rd spragg this season - 24th Nov 7 lb 05 oz, 28th Nov 7 lb 04½ oz - his overall aggregate of 2 lb 10 oz.
Keeley Fairbanks, Selby, our only lady member weighed-in a codling of 1 lb 07 oz - well done on such an inclement night.
Wind coupled with the surging left a few with little option but to pack in early and wait for the scales to open. The same befell many a pleasure angler, and returned to Sofa Hole.
That concludes January.
Total weigh-in 477 lb 10 oz
461 fish - Av 1 lb 01 oz
298 whiting, 113 cod 19 rockling, 15 billet, 9 flat fish, 5 pouting & 2 LSD.
Monthly Sweeps:-
HBoFish - Sun 9th - 23 lb 15 oz (38) - Danny Middlemas.
HFish - Sun 16th - 9 lb 00½ oz - Brian Harland.
On the Calendar - Bell Trophy Sunday 20th February - there will be no evening match, £10 all in, all out, names please.
Results:- 71 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 02 oz)
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1st - Colin Stainthorpe - 6 codlings
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling 3rd - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings 4th - Dave Ward - 3 codlings, 1 billet 5th - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings 6th - Andy Neasham - 2 codlings 7th - Paul Short - 2 codlings 8th - Peter Horbury - 3 codlings 9th - Brian Harland - 2 codlings 10th - Paul Neasham - 1 codling 11th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 12th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 13th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 coding 14th - Danny Middlemas - 1 codling |
15 lb 06 oz
12 lb 12 oz 6 lb 12 oz 6 lb 08 oz 5 lb 10 oz 4 lb 08 oz 4 lb 04 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 10 oz 2 lb 05 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 04 oz |
Inc 4 lb 09 oz & 3 lb 04 oz
Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 12½ oz Inc 4 lb 13½ oz Inc 3 lb 05 oz Inc 3 lb 02 oz |
Leader board after 34 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (170 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 121 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 176 fish 3rd - Brian Harland - 141 fish 4th - Dave Turnbull - 59 fish 5th - James Moore - 160 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 68 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 119 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 87 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 62 fish 10th - Paul Short - 77 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 69 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 75 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 46 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 31 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th - Mike Saunders - 36 fish 17th - Jason Ebison - 26 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 26 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
196 lb 03 oz
177 lb 07 oz 158 lb 07 oz 155 lb 08 oz 147 lb 06 oz 117 lb 11 oz 113 lb 11 oz 107 lb 11 oz 101 lb 12 oz 98 lb 09 oz 89 lb 10 oz 87 lb 06 oz 72 lb 11 oz 56 lb 13 oz 51 lb 03 oz 47 lb 13 oz 46 lb 01 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 17 lb 09 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
18 lb 12 oz 19 lb 00 oz 2 lb 15 oz 8 lb 02 oz 29 lb 11 oz 4 lb 00 oz 6 lb 00 oz 5 lb 15 oz 3 lb 03 oz 8 lb 15 oz 2 lb 04 oz 14 lb 11 oz 15 lb 14 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 12 oz 19 lb 05 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 2 lb 13 oz 8 lb 15 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
26 lb 03 oz
7 lb 07 oz - 11 lb 09 oz - 14 lb 08 oz - 22 lb 10 oz - 52 lb 05 oz - 56 lb 05 oz - 62 lb 05 oz - 68 lb 04 oz - 71 lb 07 oz |
Seasons total 1,463 fish for 1,954 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for January 2022
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9 lb 00½ oz - Sun 16th 23 lb 15 oz - Sun 9th |
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Date
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
Dave Hambley Dave Turnbull Jason Ebison Dave Perrett Brian Harland Paul Neasham Andy Neasham Dave Perrett Davey Turnbull Heaviest Bag of Fish Dave Hambley (16) Dave Turnbull (1) Danny Middlemas (38) Dave Perrett (1) Dave Hambley (4) Dave Ward (3) Danny Middlemas (27) Dave Perrett (3) Colin Stainthorpe (6) |
Weight
4 lb 07½ oz 3 lb 14½ oz 3 lb 04½ oz 6 lb 00 oz 9 lb 00½ oz 4 lb 09½ oz 2 lb 02 oz 5 lb 06½ oz 7 lb 12½ oz 11 lb 11½ oz 3 lb 14½ oz 23 lb 15 oz 6 lb 00 oz 17 lb 14 oz 5 lb 05 oz 18 lb 00 oz 11 lb 13 oz 15 lb 06 oz |
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Catch for January
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298 whiting, 113 cod 19 rockling, 15 billet, 9 flat fish, 5 pouting & 2 LSD.
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February 2022
Wed 02 Feb - 35 of 51
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16.00hrs Sandsend
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Middlemas on mission
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Danny Middlemas
HBoFish 17 lb 06 oz (7) |
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Andy Neasham
HFish 5 lb 09½ oz |
High water 16.49 hrs, 5.91 metres, 1016 mbar, 7°C
NEasterly sea state 4-7ft, thick with colour, for Wednesday evening’s 3hr match. A big tide, 5.1 metres difference between HW & LW, marks would empty very quickly with plenty of tow for the more confined marks, and gullies. Off the land, a mild WSWesterly breeze 13mph, full cloud cover, and low lying coastal sea mist.
Twenty members fished the all ebb tide with very mixed results. Dave Perrett reported nothing but weed, forcing a move and more disappointment - no bites. Brian Harland also reported a biteless night, ‘not one’, as did many others, remarkably just 10 weighed-in, the Av fish weight however was good 2 lb 00 oz from the 25 codlings, & 2 rocklings.
Match start, surging, as last Sunday was a problem, marks emptied very quickly, knocking back the swell. Members were unable to take full advantage of the big ebb 0.81 metres, as LW was an hour and twenty after the match ended.
Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby, closes the deficit, now only 5 lb 05 oz to current leader Dave Hambley, Staithes. Danny weighed-in an excellent bag of 7 codlings - 17 lb 06 oz. Danny’s best codling 4 lb 10½ was not good enough to take HFish of the night. Andy Neasham, Guisborough, next to weigh-in, slid his only fish in the pan for Bernard Vasey to exclaim ‘well done’ 5 lb 09½ oz. Andy did not enter the Monthly Sweeps at the season start, so Danny’s bag & fish have set the bar for February.
The only other ‘double figure bag’ Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 5 codlings 10 lb 01 oz sees him jump to third place on the Leader Board - 29 lb 04 oz adrift from Danny [that would have been just 21 lb if only he’d kept-up his match entries!] - Lesson learnt. Davey's Aggregate fish weight has dropped 1 oz to 2 lb 10 oz.
Total weigh-in for the season paces 2,000 lb, 1,490 assorted fish with an Av 1 lb 06 oz
Results:- 53 lb 09 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)
NEasterly sea state 4-7ft, thick with colour, for Wednesday evening’s 3hr match. A big tide, 5.1 metres difference between HW & LW, marks would empty very quickly with plenty of tow for the more confined marks, and gullies. Off the land, a mild WSWesterly breeze 13mph, full cloud cover, and low lying coastal sea mist.
Twenty members fished the all ebb tide with very mixed results. Dave Perrett reported nothing but weed, forcing a move and more disappointment - no bites. Brian Harland also reported a biteless night, ‘not one’, as did many others, remarkably just 10 weighed-in, the Av fish weight however was good 2 lb 00 oz from the 25 codlings, & 2 rocklings.
Match start, surging, as last Sunday was a problem, marks emptied very quickly, knocking back the swell. Members were unable to take full advantage of the big ebb 0.81 metres, as LW was an hour and twenty after the match ended.
Man of the Match Danny Middlemas, Whitby, closes the deficit, now only 5 lb 05 oz to current leader Dave Hambley, Staithes. Danny weighed-in an excellent bag of 7 codlings - 17 lb 06 oz. Danny’s best codling 4 lb 10½ was not good enough to take HFish of the night. Andy Neasham, Guisborough, next to weigh-in, slid his only fish in the pan for Bernard Vasey to exclaim ‘well done’ 5 lb 09½ oz. Andy did not enter the Monthly Sweeps at the season start, so Danny’s bag & fish have set the bar for February.
The only other ‘double figure bag’ Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 5 codlings 10 lb 01 oz sees him jump to third place on the Leader Board - 29 lb 04 oz adrift from Danny [that would have been just 21 lb if only he’d kept-up his match entries!] - Lesson learnt. Davey's Aggregate fish weight has dropped 1 oz to 2 lb 10 oz.
Total weigh-in for the season paces 2,000 lb, 1,490 assorted fish with an Av 1 lb 06 oz
Results:- 53 lb 09 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)
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1st - Danny Middlemas - 7 codlings
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 5 codlings 3rd - Andy Neasham - 1 codling 4th - James Moore - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling 5th - Peter Horbury - 3 codlings 6th - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings 7th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 8th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 9th - Dave Ward - 2 codlings 10th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling |
17 lb 06 oz
10 lb 01 oz 5 lb 10 oz 5 lb 02 oz 4 lb 02 oz 3 lb 15 oz 2 lb 11 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 03 oz |
Inc 4 lb 10½ oz
Inc 2 lb 13½ oz Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 09½ oz Inc 3 lb 04½ oz |
Leader board after 35 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (175 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 123 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 183 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 64 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 141 fish 5th - James Moore - 163 fish 6th - Andy Neasham - 120 fish 7th - Dave Perrett - 68 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 89 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 64 fish 10th - Paul Short - 77 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 72 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 75 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 47 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 31 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th = Mike Saunders - 36 fish 16th = Jason Ebison - 27 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 26 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
200 lb 02 oz
194 lb 13 oz 165 lb 09 oz 158 lb 07 oz 152 lb 08 oz 119 lb 05 oz 117 lb 11 oz 109 lb 06 oz 104 lb 07 oz 98 lb 09 oz 93 lb 12 oz 87 lb 06 oz 73 lb 14 oz 56 lb 13 oz 51 lb 03 oz 47 lb 13 oz 47 lb 13 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 17 lb 09 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
5 lb 05 oz 29 lb 04 oz 7 lb 02 oz 5 lb 15 oz 33 lb 03 oz 1 lb 10 oz 8 lb 05 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 lb 14 oz 4 lb 13 oz 6 lb 06 oz 13 lb 08 oz 17 lb 01 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 21 lb 01 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 2 lb 13 oz 8 lb 15 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
25 lb 02 oz
19 lb 13 oz - 9 lb 07 oz - 16 lb 09 oz - 22 lb 08 oz - 55 lb 11 oz - 57 lb 05 oz - 65 lb 10 oz - 70 lb 09 oz - 76 lb 07 oz |
Seasons total 1,490 fish for 2,008 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
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07.40hrs high water Sandsend
Turnbullator’s 7th win
High water 19.34 hrs, 5.50 metres, mbar, °C
The late morning sunshine quickly disappeared, darkened skies, a weather front brought 15mins of hail. From then on the cold 3°C NWesterly wind started to grow in strength. The long distance NWesterly sea state, 5-9ft, had grown since the mornings HW for the 16 fishing the evenings last 1½ hrs of flood, and 2½ hrs of ebb.
Last light 17.40hrs, by 19.00hrs a bright crescent moon, broke through, to the south as the cloud cover cleared. Finding a sheltered fishable mark was not going to be easy, especially when the wind shifted NNWesterly, gusting 38mph. It was one of the coldest nights this season, baiting up was quick, wind chill was painful on finger tips, gloves a necessity. The lack of fish let alone bites of any size was demoralising with such a good sea running.
The surging increased well into the ebb but still fishable, no tow, and no weed reported. Bernard Vasey, weigh-master had again sought shelter in the Fleece yard from the wind. Bernard recorded 11 whitings, 6 codlings, 1 billet, 1 rockling, & 1 dab from 5 successful rods.
Davey Turnbull, Darlington, reported getting a good soaking at high water as a rogue wave hit a nearby rock. The fact he was inappropriately dressed at the time - no coat on, has only himself to blame! Undeterred he carried on to take both wins of the night HFish 3 lb 13 oz & HBoFish 6 lb 14 oz, 2 codlings. Davey has now won 7 matches and taken 7 HFish wins.
An omission from Wednesday report - Dave Hambley, Staithes, the first to join the 200lb Club.
Treasurer Dave Perrett, the only mover on the Leader Board - up to 6th place.
News - Cloughton Rock Anglers have picked Sunday March 6th for the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy match - there will be no evening match. WSAA are the host’s, fishing 10.00-16.00hrs, weigh-in at the Fleece by 16.45hrs. LW 12.20hrs, 1.4 metres. Boundaries to be announced.
Results:- 22 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz)
The late morning sunshine quickly disappeared, darkened skies, a weather front brought 15mins of hail. From then on the cold 3°C NWesterly wind started to grow in strength. The long distance NWesterly sea state, 5-9ft, had grown since the mornings HW for the 16 fishing the evenings last 1½ hrs of flood, and 2½ hrs of ebb.
Last light 17.40hrs, by 19.00hrs a bright crescent moon, broke through, to the south as the cloud cover cleared. Finding a sheltered fishable mark was not going to be easy, especially when the wind shifted NNWesterly, gusting 38mph. It was one of the coldest nights this season, baiting up was quick, wind chill was painful on finger tips, gloves a necessity. The lack of fish let alone bites of any size was demoralising with such a good sea running.
The surging increased well into the ebb but still fishable, no tow, and no weed reported. Bernard Vasey, weigh-master had again sought shelter in the Fleece yard from the wind. Bernard recorded 11 whitings, 6 codlings, 1 billet, 1 rockling, & 1 dab from 5 successful rods.
Davey Turnbull, Darlington, reported getting a good soaking at high water as a rogue wave hit a nearby rock. The fact he was inappropriately dressed at the time - no coat on, has only himself to blame! Undeterred he carried on to take both wins of the night HFish 3 lb 13 oz & HBoFish 6 lb 14 oz, 2 codlings. Davey has now won 7 matches and taken 7 HFish wins.
An omission from Wednesday report - Dave Hambley, Staithes, the first to join the 200lb Club.
Treasurer Dave Perrett, the only mover on the Leader Board - up to 6th place.
News - Cloughton Rock Anglers have picked Sunday March 6th for the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy match - there will be no evening match. WSAA are the host’s, fishing 10.00-16.00hrs, weigh-in at the Fleece by 16.45hrs. LW 12.20hrs, 1.4 metres. Boundaries to be announced.
Results:- 22 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 2 codlings
2nd - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings, 1 billet 3rd - James Moore - 8 ‘tings, 1 dab 4th - Norman Middlemas - 3 ‘tings 5th - Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 r’ling |
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 09 oz 5 lb 05 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 12 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 13 oz
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Leader board after 36 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (180 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 123 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 183 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 66 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 141 fish 5th - James Moore - 172 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 72 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 120 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 89 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 64 fish 10th - Paul Short - 79 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 72 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 75 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 47 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 31 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 21 fish 16th = Mike Saunders - 36 fish 16th = Jason Ebison - 27 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 22nd - Norman Middlemas - 29 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
200 lb 02 oz
194 lb 13 oz 172 lb 07 oz 158 lb 07 oz 157 lb 13 oz 124 lb 04 oz 119 lb 05 oz 109 lb 06 oz 104 lb 07 oz 100 lb 05 oz 93 lb 12 oz 87 lb 06 oz 73 lb 14 oz 56 lb 13 oz 51 lb 03 oz 47 lb 13 oz 47 lb 13 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 06 oz 19 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
5 lb 05 oz 22 lb 06 oz 14 lb 00 oz 10 oz 33 lb 09 oz 4 lb 15 oz 9 lb 15 oz 4 lb 15 oz 4 lb 02 oz 6 lb 09 oz 6 lb 06 oz 13 lb 08 oz 17 lb 01 oz 5 lb 10 oz 3 lb 06 oz 21 lb 01 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 10 oz 1 lb 00 oz 10 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
20 lb 02 oz
14 lb 13 oz - 7 lb 09 oz - 21 lb 09 oz - 22 lb 03 oz - 55 lb 12 oz - 60 lb 11 oz - 70 lb 10 oz - 75 lb 09 oz - 79 lb 11 oz |
Seasons total 1,510 fish for 2,030 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Wed 09 Feb - 37 of 51
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09.50 hrs Sandsend
Neasham first win
High water 22.04 hrs, 4.49 metres, 1020 mbar, 4°C
Eighteen members fishing the last 3hrs of flood to HWater 22.04hrs, on a neap tide - TR* 1.99 metres, catch forecast was low. Sea state WNWesterly swell 2ft at best with no colour, chilly WSWesterly wind gusting 25 mph, full cloud cover.
A scratching match, some members opted to travel and target whitings, and sand dabs, however it did not pan out for all. Local piers, cliff marks, and beaches also had very mixed results with more than one drawing a blank.
The swell was not strong enough to keep pace with the flood, leading to long periods of calm before a descent set of 5 swells would push though. With such a poor TR 1.99m over 6hrs you can see how weak the swell was. Even the white water breaking over the shallow scaurs, never to be dismissed, did not produce any bites, let alone a codling. Plenty of ‘pin codlings’ [6” long] nee bait robbers were reported.
Nice to see Bernard Vasey stretching his legs and fishing, albeit without success but was pleased with a couple of bites. Just 10 members were at the scales with a meagre weigh-in 29 assorted fish - 21 whitings, 3 billets, 2 codlings, 2 dabs, 1 blegg. Man of the Match, with his first win, Andy Neasham, Guisborough, 9 whitings - 6 lb 02 oz. HFish of the night Rob Allison - a codling 2 lb 02½ oz - his second HF win.
An omission from Sunday - Paul Short is the 10th to join the 100lb Club.
* TR - Tidal Range, difference between HW & LW
Results:- 21 lb 15 oz (Av 15 oz)
Eighteen members fishing the last 3hrs of flood to HWater 22.04hrs, on a neap tide - TR* 1.99 metres, catch forecast was low. Sea state WNWesterly swell 2ft at best with no colour, chilly WSWesterly wind gusting 25 mph, full cloud cover.
A scratching match, some members opted to travel and target whitings, and sand dabs, however it did not pan out for all. Local piers, cliff marks, and beaches also had very mixed results with more than one drawing a blank.
The swell was not strong enough to keep pace with the flood, leading to long periods of calm before a descent set of 5 swells would push though. With such a poor TR 1.99m over 6hrs you can see how weak the swell was. Even the white water breaking over the shallow scaurs, never to be dismissed, did not produce any bites, let alone a codling. Plenty of ‘pin codlings’ [6” long] nee bait robbers were reported.
Nice to see Bernard Vasey stretching his legs and fishing, albeit without success but was pleased with a couple of bites. Just 10 members were at the scales with a meagre weigh-in 29 assorted fish - 21 whitings, 3 billets, 2 codlings, 2 dabs, 1 blegg. Man of the Match, with his first win, Andy Neasham, Guisborough, 9 whitings - 6 lb 02 oz. HFish of the night Rob Allison - a codling 2 lb 02½ oz - his second HF win.
An omission from Sunday - Paul Short is the 10th to join the 100lb Club.
* TR - Tidal Range, difference between HW & LW
Results:- 21 lb 15 oz (Av 15 oz)
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1st - Andy Neasham - 9 ‘tings
2nd - Paul Neasham - 6 ‘tings 3rd - Rob Allison - 1 codling 4th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 blegg 5th - Dave Perrett - 2 billets 6th - Norman Middlemas - 2 ‘tings, 1 dab 7th - Paul Short - 2 ‘tings 8th - James Moore - 1 ‘ting, 1 dab 9th - Peter Horbury - 1 billet 10th - Dave Ward - 1 ‘ting |
6 lb 02 oz
4 lb 02 oz 2 lb 03 oz 2 lb 00 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 09 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 03 oz 14 oz 11 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 02½ oz |
Leader board after 37 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (185 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 125 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 183 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 66 fish 4th - James Moore - 174 fish 5th - Brian Harland - 141 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 74 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 129 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 90 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 64 fish 10th - Paul Short - 81 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 73 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 81 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 47 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 31 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 22 fish 16th = Mike Saunders - 36 fish 16th = Jason Ebison - 27 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
202 lb 02 oz
194 lb 13 oz 172 lb 07 oz 159 lb 00 oz 158 lb 07 oz 126 lb 00 oz 125 lb 07 oz 110 lb 01 oz 104 lb 07 oz 101 lb 12 oz 94 lb 10 oz 91 lb 08 oz 73 lb 14 oz 56 lb 13 oz 53 lb 06 oz 47 lb 13 oz 47 lb 13 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
7 lb 05 oz 22 lb 06 oz 13 lb 07 oz 09 oz 32 lb 07 oz 9 oz 15 lb 06 oz 5 lb 10 oz 2 lb 11 oz 7 lb 02 oz 3 lb 02 oz 17 lb 10 oz 17 lb 01 oz 3 lb 07 oz 5 lb 09 oz 21 lb 01 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
17 lb 02 oz
9 lb 13 oz - 12 lb 09 oz - 26 lb 00 oz - 26 lb 09 oz - 59 lb 00 oz - 59 lb 09 oz - 74 lb 15 oz - 80 lb 09 oz - 83 lb 04 oz |
Seasons total 1,538 fish for 2,052 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Sun 13 Feb - 38 of 51
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High water 14.19hrs Sandsend
Ebison first win
Jason Ebison
Low water 20.39 hrs, 2.11 metres, 984 mbar, 9°C
Deep low pressure, anti-clockwise, centred over the Irish Sea brought strong 38mph gusting Southerly winds, rain from early morning and continued for all of Sunday afternoon. By match start, 18.00hrs, the off shore wind was starting to ease, and the rain turned to a fine drizzle. As the wind speed increased the Southerly sea state was starting to grow by late afternoon.
Alas, Sofa Hole proved too tempting on what was assumed to be a miserable night, only 14 rods ventured out for the 4hr match, however the weather dissipated earlier than forecast. Drizzle soon faded away, visibility improved, the moon made a brief appearance around 20.00hrs, full cloud cover resumed thereafter. The wind then fell away to a gentle breeze making for a pleasant evenings fishing despite the lack of sizeable fish.
The growing sea, despite the ebb tide [LW 20.39hrs], managed to pushed through, some marks were reported as ‘too heavy’ at match start. By the start of the flood, swell sets were looking good but the match ended before members could take full advantage. Just a 2.7 metres TR, there was very little tidal pull, little to no colour, no weed reported, fish bites from pin cod and rocklings were stronger than codlings, of which there were many bait robbers. Fishing a two hook flapper rig 2/0’s baby squid was the most successful bait.
Come match end, walking off, it soon became apparent members had struggled, the phone started to ping messages through ‘Gone home’. Just 6 rods were successful at the scales, 12 codlings, 2 bleggs, and 2 rocklings [16 in all] for weigh-master Bernard Vasey to record. First Man of the Match win for Jason Ebison, Whitby, 4 codlings - 6 lb 13½ oz, his best 2 lb 05½ oz. HFish of the night fell to Dave Perrett, Whitby, 3 lb 03 oz - his 3rd HFish win.
Gale force winds forecast for Wednesday night!!
Results:- 22 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Deep low pressure, anti-clockwise, centred over the Irish Sea brought strong 38mph gusting Southerly winds, rain from early morning and continued for all of Sunday afternoon. By match start, 18.00hrs, the off shore wind was starting to ease, and the rain turned to a fine drizzle. As the wind speed increased the Southerly sea state was starting to grow by late afternoon.
Alas, Sofa Hole proved too tempting on what was assumed to be a miserable night, only 14 rods ventured out for the 4hr match, however the weather dissipated earlier than forecast. Drizzle soon faded away, visibility improved, the moon made a brief appearance around 20.00hrs, full cloud cover resumed thereafter. The wind then fell away to a gentle breeze making for a pleasant evenings fishing despite the lack of sizeable fish.
The growing sea, despite the ebb tide [LW 20.39hrs], managed to pushed through, some marks were reported as ‘too heavy’ at match start. By the start of the flood, swell sets were looking good but the match ended before members could take full advantage. Just a 2.7 metres TR, there was very little tidal pull, little to no colour, no weed reported, fish bites from pin cod and rocklings were stronger than codlings, of which there were many bait robbers. Fishing a two hook flapper rig 2/0’s baby squid was the most successful bait.
Come match end, walking off, it soon became apparent members had struggled, the phone started to ping messages through ‘Gone home’. Just 6 rods were successful at the scales, 12 codlings, 2 bleggs, and 2 rocklings [16 in all] for weigh-master Bernard Vasey to record. First Man of the Match win for Jason Ebison, Whitby, 4 codlings - 6 lb 13½ oz, his best 2 lb 05½ oz. HFish of the night fell to Dave Perrett, Whitby, 3 lb 03 oz - his 3rd HFish win.
Gale force winds forecast for Wednesday night!!
Results:- 22 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
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1st - Jason Ebison - 4 codlings
2nd - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings 3rd - Rob Allison - 2 codlings 4th - James Moore - 2 bleggs, 1 codling 5th - Dave Hambley - 2 r’lings, 1 codling 6th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling |
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz 3 lb 09 oz 2 lb 08 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 07 oz |
Inc - 2 lb 05½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 03 oz |
Leader board after 38 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (190 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 128 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 183 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 66 fish 4th - James Moore - 177 fish 5th - Brian Harland - 141 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 77 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 129 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 90 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 64 fish 10th - Paul Short - 81 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 74 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 81 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 47 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 24 fish 15th - Denis Thompson - 31 fish 16th - Jason Ebison - 31 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 36 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
203 lb 12 oz
194 lb 13 oz 172 lb 07 oz 161 lb 08 oz 158 lb 07 oz 132 lb 05 oz 125 lb 07 oz 110 lb 01 oz 104 lb 07 oz 101 lb 12 oz 96 lb 01 oz 91 lb 08 oz 73 lb 14 oz 56 lb 15 oz 56 lb 13 oz 54 lb 11 oz 47 lb 13 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
8 lb 15 oz 22 lb 06 oz 10 lb 15 oz 3 lb 01 oz 26 lb 02 oz 6 lb 14 oz 15 lb 06 oz 5 lb 10 oz 2 lb 11 oz 5 lb 11 oz 4 lb 09 oz 17 lb 10 oz 16 lb 15 oz 2 oz 2 lb 02 oz 6 lb 14 oz 21 lb 01 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
13 lb 12 oz
4 lb 13 oz - 17 lb 09 oz - 28 lb 08 oz - 31 lb 09 oz - 57 lb 11 oz - 64 lb 09 oz - 79 lb 15 oz - 85 lb 09 oz - 88 lb 04 oz |
Seasons total 1,555 fish for 2,075 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Wed 16 Feb - 39 of 51
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Blowing a gale, high water 16.00hrs Sandsend
Storm Dudley 50th Birthday win Turnbullator
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Danny Middlemas
HF - 2 lb 14 oz 
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Davey Turnbull
HBoFish 5 lb 13 oz (3) 
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Low water 22.29 hrs, 1.22 metres, 983 mbar, 8°C, TR 4.0m
Match start, the skies were cloudless, a bright ‘Snow moon’ shone overhead. The Westerly, offshore wind, was strong and gusting, and vortexing along the shoreline. Finding a mark where the wind was on your back for the whole 3hrs was possible but uncomfortable, the worst of which came at 21.30hrs.
Rods and bags needed to be attended or well secured. Long distance Northerly swell had the tops ripped off in spectacular scenes of sea spray. Water may have been coloured but the full moon did not help.
Unexpectedly Sofa Hole was very popular and only 12 were entered including 50th Birthday boy Davey Turnbull. It was not an easy night by no means, bite detection was nye on impossible with more than one ‘Larry lay-on’ reported. None the less places can be made up or lost on such nights.
Heroically weigh-master Bernard Vasey dragged himself away from Sofa Hole to set up the scales in the Fleece yard and recorded the second poorest weigh-in - 9 codlings, and a rockling 15 lb 13 oz as only 5 members had fish to weigh-in. Man of the Match birthday boy Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 5 lb 13 oz (3) his best codling 2 lb 06 oz his 8th HBoFish win. Davey reported dropping a 4th off when he moved nearer to the waters edge midway in the retrieve, exclaiming ‘why did I?’ HFish fell to Danny Middlemas, Whitby, 2 lb 14 oz - his 5th HF win.
There was a sixth successful member who did attend the scales, only to report he had ‘misplaced’ his fish bag. Later in the Fleece, whilst enjoying hospitality & hot soup, Dave Hambley reported he had assisted this member to land a codling [estimated 3 lb+] who was made up to have secured a weigh-in [adding a blegg & rockling later]. The ‘misplaced’ fish bag was recovered, homeward bound, from ‘a’ car park - weight reported from home 4 lb 15½ oz (3) HF 3 lb 10 oz admitting he only had himself to blame. Sorry Jamsy.
Match averages - Dave Hambley 5 lb 05 oz, Danny Middlemas - 5 lb 01 oz, Davey Turnbull 4 lb 09 oz, Davey has the best aggregate fish weight - 2 lb 09 oz
Sunday - Bell Trophy - Match 40, just 12 left.
Results:- 15 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
Match start, the skies were cloudless, a bright ‘Snow moon’ shone overhead. The Westerly, offshore wind, was strong and gusting, and vortexing along the shoreline. Finding a mark where the wind was on your back for the whole 3hrs was possible but uncomfortable, the worst of which came at 21.30hrs.
Rods and bags needed to be attended or well secured. Long distance Northerly swell had the tops ripped off in spectacular scenes of sea spray. Water may have been coloured but the full moon did not help.
Unexpectedly Sofa Hole was very popular and only 12 were entered including 50th Birthday boy Davey Turnbull. It was not an easy night by no means, bite detection was nye on impossible with more than one ‘Larry lay-on’ reported. None the less places can be made up or lost on such nights.
Heroically weigh-master Bernard Vasey dragged himself away from Sofa Hole to set up the scales in the Fleece yard and recorded the second poorest weigh-in - 9 codlings, and a rockling 15 lb 13 oz as only 5 members had fish to weigh-in. Man of the Match birthday boy Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 5 lb 13 oz (3) his best codling 2 lb 06 oz his 8th HBoFish win. Davey reported dropping a 4th off when he moved nearer to the waters edge midway in the retrieve, exclaiming ‘why did I?’ HFish fell to Danny Middlemas, Whitby, 2 lb 14 oz - his 5th HF win.
There was a sixth successful member who did attend the scales, only to report he had ‘misplaced’ his fish bag. Later in the Fleece, whilst enjoying hospitality & hot soup, Dave Hambley reported he had assisted this member to land a codling [estimated 3 lb+] who was made up to have secured a weigh-in [adding a blegg & rockling later]. The ‘misplaced’ fish bag was recovered, homeward bound, from ‘a’ car park - weight reported from home 4 lb 15½ oz (3) HF 3 lb 10 oz admitting he only had himself to blame. Sorry Jamsy.
Match averages - Dave Hambley 5 lb 05 oz, Danny Middlemas - 5 lb 01 oz, Davey Turnbull 4 lb 09 oz, Davey has the best aggregate fish weight - 2 lb 09 oz
Sunday - Bell Trophy - Match 40, just 12 left.
Results:- 15 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings
2nd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings 3rd - Danny Middlemas - 1 codling HF 4th - Paul Neasham - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 5th - Denis Thompson - 2 codlings |
5 lb 13 oz
3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 02 oz 2 lb 00 oz |
Inc - 2 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 14 oz |
Leader board after 39 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (195 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 130 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 184 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 69 fish 4th - James Moore - 177 fish 5th - Brian Harland - 141 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 77 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 129 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 90 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 64 fish 10th - Paul Short - 81 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 74 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 83 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 47 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 24 fish 16th - Jason Ebison - 31 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 36 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
206 lb 12 oz
197 lb 11 oz 178 lb 04 oz 161 lb 08 oz 158 lb 07 oz 132 lb 05 oz 125 lb 07 oz 110 lb 01 oz 104 lb 07 oz 101 lb 12 oz 96 lb 01 oz 93 lb 10 oz 73 lb 14 oz 58 lb 13 oz 56 lb 15 oz 54 lb 11 oz 47 lb 13 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
9 lb 01 oz 19 lb 07 oz 16 lb 12 oz 3 lb 01 oz 26 lb 02 oz 6 lb 14 oz 15 lb 06 oz 5 lb 10 oz 2 lb 11 oz 5 lb 11 oz 2 lb 07 oz 19 lb 12 oz 15 lb 01 oz 1 lb 14 oz 2 lb 04 oz 6 lb 14 oz 21 lb 01 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
11 lb 12 oz
2 lb 11 oz - 16 lb 12 oz - 33 lb 08 oz - 36 lb 09 oz - 62 lb 11 oz - 69 lb 09 oz - 84 lb 15 oz - 90 lb 09 oz - 93 lb 04 oz |
Seasons total 1,565 fish for 2,090 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
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07.40hrs Sandsend
Bell Trophy day
Low water 12.18 hrs, 1.47 metres, 987 mbar, 10°C, TR 4.3 m
08.30hrs 57 anglers from 5 local angling clubs met at The Oasis Café, Marine Drive, Scarborough, to register for the 97th Bell Trophy match. Organisers of the event, Scarborough Rocks invite local clubs to compete for The Sana Bell. Whitby Sea Anglers submitted two teams in the hope of winning the event. Fishing from 10.00 - 14.00hrs within the boundaries, Argyle Gulley, Hayburn Whyke to Coble Landing, Filey.
Storm Eunice had recently passed through and another low pressure system [unnamed] was centred below Iceland Sunday morning. Forecasted wind speeds 30, gusting 56mph WSWesterly by midday. Sea state 1-2ft Northerly swell, thick with colour. Most unwelcome, heavy rain was due by midday.
Catch forecast, extremely low due to the inclement conditions and time of year, nonetheless there was a match to fish. Fishing the last 2½hrs of the ebb, low water 12.30hrs, 1.47 metres, and 1½hrs of flood. The wind, off-shore, vortexed down the coastline, one minute overhead, then on the left shoulder, then the right, and to finish off the wind curled over and blew the wave tops back at the anglers. The rain started at 12.30hrs, and got heavier all afternoon, it was not a cold day, just very unpleasant.
The swells dropped off on the ebb to slack water, as the tide turned the swells grew and were more regular. However they did not keep pace with the flood, leading to periods of calm. Small baits, big baits, short cast, long cast, all tried, but many reporting ‘not a bite!’
Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, WSAA Man of the Match reported catching his fish before 11.00hrs, his best 1 lb 00 oz beaten by Jonny Watson, Guisborough, 1 lb 07 oz for HFish.
Just 4 members weighed-in and WSAA recorded its worst weigh-in this season 5 lb 10 oz [5 fish], from the 14 fishing. This supersedes the weigh-in of 15th Dec 2021 - 7 lb 12 oz (10 fish).
Of the 57 Bell Trophy competitors only 23 weighed-in - 31 fish - 41 lb 15 oz - Av fish 1 lb 06 oz.
Congratulations to winners Cloughton Rocks, their 7th win, and last won in 2017.
08.30hrs 57 anglers from 5 local angling clubs met at The Oasis Café, Marine Drive, Scarborough, to register for the 97th Bell Trophy match. Organisers of the event, Scarborough Rocks invite local clubs to compete for The Sana Bell. Whitby Sea Anglers submitted two teams in the hope of winning the event. Fishing from 10.00 - 14.00hrs within the boundaries, Argyle Gulley, Hayburn Whyke to Coble Landing, Filey.
Storm Eunice had recently passed through and another low pressure system [unnamed] was centred below Iceland Sunday morning. Forecasted wind speeds 30, gusting 56mph WSWesterly by midday. Sea state 1-2ft Northerly swell, thick with colour. Most unwelcome, heavy rain was due by midday.
Catch forecast, extremely low due to the inclement conditions and time of year, nonetheless there was a match to fish. Fishing the last 2½hrs of the ebb, low water 12.30hrs, 1.47 metres, and 1½hrs of flood. The wind, off-shore, vortexed down the coastline, one minute overhead, then on the left shoulder, then the right, and to finish off the wind curled over and blew the wave tops back at the anglers. The rain started at 12.30hrs, and got heavier all afternoon, it was not a cold day, just very unpleasant.
The swells dropped off on the ebb to slack water, as the tide turned the swells grew and were more regular. However they did not keep pace with the flood, leading to periods of calm. Small baits, big baits, short cast, long cast, all tried, but many reporting ‘not a bite!’
Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, WSAA Man of the Match reported catching his fish before 11.00hrs, his best 1 lb 00 oz beaten by Jonny Watson, Guisborough, 1 lb 07 oz for HFish.
Just 4 members weighed-in and WSAA recorded its worst weigh-in this season 5 lb 10 oz [5 fish], from the 14 fishing. This supersedes the weigh-in of 15th Dec 2021 - 7 lb 12 oz (10 fish).
Of the 57 Bell Trophy competitors only 23 weighed-in - 31 fish - 41 lb 15 oz - Av fish 1 lb 06 oz.
Congratulations to winners Cloughton Rocks, their 7th win, and last won in 2017.
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1st - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
2nd - Jonny Watson - 1 codling HF 3rd - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 4th - Danny Middlemas - 1 codling |
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 03 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Inc - 1 lb 00 oz
Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 07 oz |
Leader board after 40 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (200 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 130 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 185 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 69 fish 4th - James Moore - 177 fish 5th - Brian Harland - 141 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 77 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 129 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 90 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 65 fish 10th - Paul Short - 81 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 74 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 83 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 49 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 24 fish 16th - Jason Ebison - 31 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 36 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
206 lb 12 oz
198 lb 12 oz 178 lb 04 oz 161 lb 08 oz 158 lb 07 oz 132 lb 05 oz 125 lb 07 oz 110 lb 01 oz 105 lb 14 oz 101 lb 12 oz 96 lb 01 oz 93 lb 10 oz 75 lb 13 oz 60 lb 00 oz 56 lb 15 oz 54 lb 11 oz 47 lb 13 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
8 lb 00 oz 20 lb 08 oz 16 lb 12 oz 3 lb 01 oz 26 lb 02 oz 6 lb 14 oz 15 lb 06 oz 4 lb 03 oz 4 lb 02 oz 5 lb 11 oz 2 lb 07 oz 17 lb 13 oz 15 lb 13 oz 3 lb 01 oz 2 lb 04 oz 6 lb 14 oz 21 lb 01 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
6 lb 12 oz
- 1 lb 04 oz - 21 lb 12 oz - 38 lb 08 oz - 41 lb 09 oz - 67 lb 11 oz - 74 lb 09 oz - 89 lb 15 oz - 94 lb 02 oz - 98 lb 04 oz |
Seasons total 1,570 fish for 2,096 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Wed 23 Feb - 41 of 51
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08.10hrs Sandsend
Turnbullator Ninth win
Davey Turnbull
High water 20.33 hrs, 5.22 metres, 1004 mbar, 8°C, TR 3m
Penultimate match for February, fishing conditions in general were far from favourable. Fishing up and over HWater, long distance 1-2ft Northerly swell, thick with colour. Low pressure centred below Iceland, yet another SWesterly offshore wind gusting 25-40mph, catch forecast low which kept numbers down to only 15 fishing. Clear skies until 20.00hrs, then full cloud cover, HW 20.30hrs it had started to rain.
It was a long 3hrs, not a bite on the sand, while others had travelled, and then travelled again, thinking the grass was greener elsewhere only to be disappointed - not a bite. The wind eased for a short time but the rain just kept falling. Swells were regular but as the tide turned some ‘doubled-up’ but too late to stir the sea bed up for fish to be drawn in to feed.
By match end the rain had got much heavier, a good down pour, weigh-master Bernard Vasey sought shelter undercover in the Fleece yard. Only seven had a weigh-in, predominantly whitings. 14 whitings, 4 codlings, 1 blegg & 1 billet. Man of the Match, Davey Turnbull, Darlington took both HBoFish 7 lb 07 oz (2) and HFish 5 lb 03 oz. His HFish ‘would of’ taken the lead in the Monthly Sweeps but Davey had not entered at the season start. Davey also had a blegg, but would not weigh it, not wanting to lower his aggregate fish weight - now 2 lb 10 oz [66 of 71 were codlings]. No worries there Davey, your nearest qualifying rival is Dave Perret at 1 lb 11 oz aggregate [78 fish].
Panic before the match even started, Paul Short thought he had lost his spare car keys #Again but once home he found them in his waders #Again.
Danny Middlemas, Whitby, joins the 200 lb Club, closing the gap [2 lb 01 oz] to leader Dave Hambley, Staithes. Now there are only ten matches left of the season, it could be a close fought truel / triel* - Dave Hamble, Danny Middlemas & Davey Turnbull, but Davey must weigh-in all his catch if he wants to be crowned WSAA Champion 2021 - 2022!
Davey Turnbull has notched 17 wins - 9 HBoFish & 8 HFish.
*Neologism - a newly coined word or expression.
Results:- 21 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 01 oz
Penultimate match for February, fishing conditions in general were far from favourable. Fishing up and over HWater, long distance 1-2ft Northerly swell, thick with colour. Low pressure centred below Iceland, yet another SWesterly offshore wind gusting 25-40mph, catch forecast low which kept numbers down to only 15 fishing. Clear skies until 20.00hrs, then full cloud cover, HW 20.30hrs it had started to rain.
It was a long 3hrs, not a bite on the sand, while others had travelled, and then travelled again, thinking the grass was greener elsewhere only to be disappointed - not a bite. The wind eased for a short time but the rain just kept falling. Swells were regular but as the tide turned some ‘doubled-up’ but too late to stir the sea bed up for fish to be drawn in to feed.
By match end the rain had got much heavier, a good down pour, weigh-master Bernard Vasey sought shelter undercover in the Fleece yard. Only seven had a weigh-in, predominantly whitings. 14 whitings, 4 codlings, 1 blegg & 1 billet. Man of the Match, Davey Turnbull, Darlington took both HBoFish 7 lb 07 oz (2) and HFish 5 lb 03 oz. His HFish ‘would of’ taken the lead in the Monthly Sweeps but Davey had not entered at the season start. Davey also had a blegg, but would not weigh it, not wanting to lower his aggregate fish weight - now 2 lb 10 oz [66 of 71 were codlings]. No worries there Davey, your nearest qualifying rival is Dave Perret at 1 lb 11 oz aggregate [78 fish].
Panic before the match even started, Paul Short thought he had lost his spare car keys #Again but once home he found them in his waders #Again.
Danny Middlemas, Whitby, joins the 200 lb Club, closing the gap [2 lb 01 oz] to leader Dave Hambley, Staithes. Now there are only ten matches left of the season, it could be a close fought truel / triel* - Dave Hamble, Danny Middlemas & Davey Turnbull, but Davey must weigh-in all his catch if he wants to be crowned WSAA Champion 2021 - 2022!
Davey Turnbull has notched 17 wins - 9 HBoFish & 8 HFish.
*Neologism - a newly coined word or expression.
Results:- 21 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 01 oz
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 2 codlings
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 10 ‘tings 3rd - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings 4th - Jonny Watson - 3 ‘tings 5th - Dave Perrett - 1 billet 6th - Mike Saunders - 1 blegg 7th - Paul Short - 1 ‘ting |
7 lb 07 oz
5 lb 15 oz 3 lb 13 oz 1 lb 13 oz 14 oz 12 oz 10 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 03 oz
Inc - 2 lb 02½ oz |
Leader board after 41 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (205 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 130 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 195 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 71 fish 4th - James Moore - 177 fish 5th - Brian Harland - 141 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 78 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 129 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 90 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Paul Short - 82 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 74 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 83 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 49 fish 14th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 33 fish 16th - Rob Allison - 24 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 27th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
206 lb 12 oz
204 lb 11 oz 185 lb 11 oz 161 lb 08 oz 158 lb 07 oz 133 lb 03 oz 125 lb 07 oz 110 lb 01 oz 107 lb 11 oz 102 lb 06 oz 96 lb 01 oz 93 lb 10 oz 75 lb 13 oz 60 lb 00 oz 58 lb 08 oz 56 lb 15 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 6 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
2 lb 01 oz 19 lb 00 oz 24 lb 03 oz 3 lb 01 oz 25 lb 04 oz 7 lb 12 oz 15 lb 06 oz 2 lb 06 oz 5 lb 05 oz 6 lb 05 oz 2 lb 07 oz 17 lb 13 oz 15 lb 13 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 09 oz 8 lb 06 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 6 oz |
1 lb 12 oz
- 5 oz - 19 lb 05 oz - 43 lb 08 oz - 46 lb 09 oz - 71 lb 13 oz - 79 lb 09 oz - 94 lb 15 oz - 97 lb 05 oz - 102 lb 10 oz |
Seasons total 1,590 fish for 2,117 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Sun 27 Feb - 42 of 51
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13.10hrs high water Sandsend
Hambley & Harland’s Master Class
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Brian Harland
HFish - 10 lb 13 oz 
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Dave Hambley
HBoFish - 24 lb 08 oz (12) 
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Low water 19.47 hrs, 1.88 metres, 1020 mbar, 3°C, TR 3m
Last match of February, cold SEasterly winds had increased during the day, made close to shore SEasterly swell 2-3ft by match start 18.00hrs, 21-44mph. Fifteen members fishing last 2hrs of ebb, and 2hrs flood. High pressure over Eastern Europe, clear skies, 3°C was felt on wet finger tips when baiting up. Water was thick with colour but shoreline was covered in thick mats of fresh kelp.
The ebb was far greater than predicted in the tables enabling members to get further down the scaurs and rocky foreshore nearer the tangle beds & gullies. Thankfully very little drag, with minimal surging, swells were close set and regular, perfect. The wind changed direction mid-match, after an hour of no wind, it had swung to Southerly. Fish bites, although finicky were more prolific, members agreed, on the flood.
Nice to see weigh-master Bernard Vasey get himself on to the Leader Board although still struggling with leg pain. Reports soon came in of ‘a good fish’ from Brian Harland, Whitby. Once at the scales Brian, a master of the big-fish, slid on 10 lb 13 oz spragg - adding 4 more codlings for a total bag 21 lb 00 oz, taking HFish of the season from Jonny Watson, Guisborough, and taking HFish Monthly Sweep from Danny Middlemas. Brian is the 4th to join the ‘Sunday League 100 lb Club’.
Next to the scales, still shaking with adrenaline, Dave Hambley, Staithes, with a highly praised Man of the Match from those present, his 6th win. The pan was just big enough to hold his 12 codlings - 24 lb 08 oz taking HBoFish for the season, beating James Moore, Redcar by ‘6oz’, and also taking HBoFish Monthly Sweep from Danny Middlemas. Dave reported 3 fish in the first 15mins which was repeated in the last 15mins before he had to leg-it to his car [which had, he reported, a ‘slow puncture’].
Brian has moved past James Moore, and only 9lb adrift of Davey Turnbull in 3rd Place.
February total catch - 157 fish - 93 codlings, 45 whitings, 6 billets, 6 rocklings, 4 bleggs, 3 flat fish - 231 lb 11 oz, four ‘double figure bags’ with Dave Hambley February’s ‘top-rod’ 35 lb 01 oz (21)
Results:- 68 lb 14 oz (Av 2 lb 05 oz) - best weigh-in for February.
Last match of February, cold SEasterly winds had increased during the day, made close to shore SEasterly swell 2-3ft by match start 18.00hrs, 21-44mph. Fifteen members fishing last 2hrs of ebb, and 2hrs flood. High pressure over Eastern Europe, clear skies, 3°C was felt on wet finger tips when baiting up. Water was thick with colour but shoreline was covered in thick mats of fresh kelp.
The ebb was far greater than predicted in the tables enabling members to get further down the scaurs and rocky foreshore nearer the tangle beds & gullies. Thankfully very little drag, with minimal surging, swells were close set and regular, perfect. The wind changed direction mid-match, after an hour of no wind, it had swung to Southerly. Fish bites, although finicky were more prolific, members agreed, on the flood.
Nice to see weigh-master Bernard Vasey get himself on to the Leader Board although still struggling with leg pain. Reports soon came in of ‘a good fish’ from Brian Harland, Whitby. Once at the scales Brian, a master of the big-fish, slid on 10 lb 13 oz spragg - adding 4 more codlings for a total bag 21 lb 00 oz, taking HFish of the season from Jonny Watson, Guisborough, and taking HFish Monthly Sweep from Danny Middlemas. Brian is the 4th to join the ‘Sunday League 100 lb Club’.
Next to the scales, still shaking with adrenaline, Dave Hambley, Staithes, with a highly praised Man of the Match from those present, his 6th win. The pan was just big enough to hold his 12 codlings - 24 lb 08 oz taking HBoFish for the season, beating James Moore, Redcar by ‘6oz’, and also taking HBoFish Monthly Sweep from Danny Middlemas. Dave reported 3 fish in the first 15mins which was repeated in the last 15mins before he had to leg-it to his car [which had, he reported, a ‘slow puncture’].
Brian has moved past James Moore, and only 9lb adrift of Davey Turnbull in 3rd Place.
February total catch - 157 fish - 93 codlings, 45 whitings, 6 billets, 6 rocklings, 4 bleggs, 3 flat fish - 231 lb 11 oz, four ‘double figure bags’ with Dave Hambley February’s ‘top-rod’ 35 lb 01 oz (21)
Results:- 68 lb 14 oz (Av 2 lb 05 oz) - best weigh-in for February.
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1st - Dave Hambley - 12 codlings
2nd - Brian Harland - 5 codlings 3rd - Rob Allison - 5 codlings 4th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings 5th - Danny Middlemas - 2 codlings 6th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 7th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling 8th - Bernard Vasey - 1 codling 9th - James Moore - 1 codling |
24 lb 08 oz
21 lb 00 oz 7 lb 07 oz 5 lb 02 oz 2 lb 15 oz 2 lb 06 oz 2 lb 04 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 10 oz |
Heaviest Fish [of the Season] - 10 lb 13 oz Inc 3 lb 11 oz |
Leader board after 42 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (210 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 142 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 197 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 72 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 146 fish 5th - James Moore - 178 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 78 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 129 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 90 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Paul Short - 82 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 75 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 83 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 49 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 29 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 35 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Bernard Vasey - 1 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
231 lb 04 oz
207 lb 10 oz 188 lb 01 oz 179 lb 07 oz 163 lb 02 oz 133 lb 03 oz 125 lb 07 oz 110 lb 01 oz 107 lb 11 oz 102 lb 06 oz 98 lb 05 oz 93 lb 10 oz 75 lb 13 oz 64 lb 06 oz 63 lb 10 oz 60 lb 00 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
23 lb 10 oz 19 lb 09 oz 8 lb 10 oz 16 lb 05 oz 29 lb 15 oz 7 lb 12 oz 15 lb 06 oz 2 lb 06 oz 5 lb 05 oz 4 lb 01 oz 4 lb 11 oz 17 lb 13 oz 11 lb 07 oz 12 oz 3 lb 10 oz 11 lb 07 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 12 oz 3 oz 6 oz |
21 lb 04 oz
- 2 lb 06 oz - 21 lb 15 oz - 30 lb 09 oz - 46 lb 14 oz - 76 lb 13 oz - 84 lb 09 oz - 99 lb 15 oz - 102 lb 05 oz - 107 lb 10 oz |
Seasons total 1,620 fish for 2,186 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for February 2022
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10 lb 13 oz - Sun 27th Feb 24 lb 08 oz - (12) - Sun 27th Feb |
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Date
Wed 02 Sun 06 Wed 09 Sun 13 Wed 16 Sun 20 Wed 23 Sun 27 Wed 02 Sun 06 Wed 09 Sun 13 Wed 16 Sun 20 Wed 23 Sun 27 |
Heaviest Fish
Andy Neasham Davey Turnbull Rob Allison Dave Perrett Danny Middlemas Jonny Watson Davey Turnbull Brian Harland Heaviest Bag of Fish Danny Middlemas (7) Davey Turnbull (2) Andy Neasham (9) Jason Ebison (4) Davey Turnbull (3) Colin Stainthorpe (2) Davey Turnbull (2) Dave Hambley (12) |
Weight
5 lb 10½ oz 3 lb 13 oz 2 lb 02½ oz 3 lb 03 oz 2 lb 14 oz 1 lb 07 oz 5 lb 03 oz 10 lb 13 oz 17 lb 06 oz 6 lb 14 oz 6 lb 02 oz 6 lb 14 oz 5 lb 13 oz 1 lb 15 oz 7 lb 07 oz 24 lb 08 oz |
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Catch for February
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93 codlings, 45 whitings, 6 billets, 6 rocklings, 4 bleggs, 3 flat fish
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March 2022
Wed 02 Mar - 43 of 51
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2hrs before high water Sandsend
Allison surprised at win
Rob Allison
Low water 22.24 hrs, 0.85 metres, 1019 mbar, 4°C, TR 4.9m
First match of March, just 8 matches left so any weigh-in is a bonus, however conditions need to be favourable. Cold ESEasterly winds, 17 gusting 30mph, 100% cloud cover. A miserable night, 2 of the 3hrs fished in rain. Seventeen members chased a fast ebbing tide, a TR of 4.9 metres, marks drained away too fast. Sea state, close to shore SEasterly 2-3ft swell, plenty of colour, swells were regular, no surging, therefore no tow on end tackle.
Heavy deposits of weed on the shoreline and wallowing in the surf, rods had to be held aloft. Straight away small fish bites, little rattlers, nee bait robbers, 10” pin cod all lip hooked & returned. Fine red and green weed fouled end tackle, masking baits. Head torches were constantly on the move, chasing the tide and moving marks as areas were too shallow & fishless. Once out onto the open scaurs the strength of the wind was felt, bowed lines, and end tackle dragged into snags.
“I don’t like big tides” a thought shared by those gathered at the scales, from James Moore, Redcar, as he placed his catch upon the scales 3 lb 11 oz (2). Weigh-master Bernard Vasey was desperate to record a ‘Heaviest-Fish’ so all worthy fish were weighed individually. Rob Allison, Liverton Mines, answered Bernard’s prayers 2 lb 03½ oz, and two more codlings for Man of the Match 5 lb 02 oz.
James Moore sets the bar for the Monthly Sweeps [as Rob not entered] HF 2 lb 01½ oz & HBoFish 3 lb 10½ oz.
Sympathy, there will be a few who have done the same:- Paul Short, Guisborough, hooked a fish, laid down that trace next to his bag on the open scaur, attached the next trace and cast-in. On returning, it was nowhere to be seen, slipped the hook and wriggled off into the bladder rack! Others then recounted similar stories of woe.
Peter Horbury latest to join the 100lb Club, 2 codlings 2 lb 01 oz
Results:- 22 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz) - 13 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 billet & 1 rocklin
First match of March, just 8 matches left so any weigh-in is a bonus, however conditions need to be favourable. Cold ESEasterly winds, 17 gusting 30mph, 100% cloud cover. A miserable night, 2 of the 3hrs fished in rain. Seventeen members chased a fast ebbing tide, a TR of 4.9 metres, marks drained away too fast. Sea state, close to shore SEasterly 2-3ft swell, plenty of colour, swells were regular, no surging, therefore no tow on end tackle.
Heavy deposits of weed on the shoreline and wallowing in the surf, rods had to be held aloft. Straight away small fish bites, little rattlers, nee bait robbers, 10” pin cod all lip hooked & returned. Fine red and green weed fouled end tackle, masking baits. Head torches were constantly on the move, chasing the tide and moving marks as areas were too shallow & fishless. Once out onto the open scaurs the strength of the wind was felt, bowed lines, and end tackle dragged into snags.
“I don’t like big tides” a thought shared by those gathered at the scales, from James Moore, Redcar, as he placed his catch upon the scales 3 lb 11 oz (2). Weigh-master Bernard Vasey was desperate to record a ‘Heaviest-Fish’ so all worthy fish were weighed individually. Rob Allison, Liverton Mines, answered Bernard’s prayers 2 lb 03½ oz, and two more codlings for Man of the Match 5 lb 02 oz.
James Moore sets the bar for the Monthly Sweeps [as Rob not entered] HF 2 lb 01½ oz & HBoFish 3 lb 10½ oz.
Sympathy, there will be a few who have done the same:- Paul Short, Guisborough, hooked a fish, laid down that trace next to his bag on the open scaur, attached the next trace and cast-in. On returning, it was nowhere to be seen, slipped the hook and wriggled off into the bladder rack! Others then recounted similar stories of woe.
Peter Horbury latest to join the 100lb Club, 2 codlings 2 lb 01 oz
Results:- 22 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz) - 13 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 billet & 1 rocklin
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1st - Rob Allison - 3 codlings
2nd - James Moore - 2 codlings 3rd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings 4th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling, 1 blegg 5th = Peter Horbury - 2 codlings 5th = Dave Perrett - 1 codling 7th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 8th - Dave Ward - 1 codling 9th - Danny Middlemas - 1 billet 10th - Bernard Vasey - 1 r’ling |
5 lb 02 oz
3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 09 oz 2 lb 01 oz 2 lb 01 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 05 oz 14 oz 9 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 03½ oz
Inc - 2 lb 01½ oz 1 fish - 2 lb 00½ oz |
Leader board after 43 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (215 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 144 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 198 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 74 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 146 fish 5th - James Moore - 180 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 79 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 129 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 91 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Paul Short - 82 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 77 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 83 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 49 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 36 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish |
234 lb 04 oz
208 lb 08 oz 190 lb 10 oz 179 lb 07 oz 166 lb 13 oz 135 lb 04 oz 125 lb 07 oz 111 lb 06 oz 107 lb 11 oz 102 lb 06 oz 100 lb 06 oz 93 lb 10 oz 75 lb 13 oz 69 lb 08 oz 65 lb 02 oz 60 lb 00 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
Difference
25 lb 12 oz 17 lb 14 oz 11 lb 03 oz 12 lb 10 oz 31 lb 09 oz 9 lb 13 oz 14 lb 01 oz 3 lb 11 oz 5 lb 05 oz 2 lb 00 oz 6 lb 12 oz 17 lb 13 oz 6 lb 05 oz 4 lb 06 oz 5 lb 02 oz 11 lb 07 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 03 oz 0 lb 12 oz 6 oz |
19 lb 04 oz
- 6 lb 08 oz - 24 lb 06 oz - 35 lb 09 oz - 48 lb 03 oz - 79 lb 12 oz - 89 lb 09 oz - 103 lb 10 oz - 107 lb 05 oz - 112 lb 10 oz |
Seasons total 1,636 fish for 2,209 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
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07.26hrs Sandsend
Secretary’s Challenge Trophy
Whitby Sea Anglers - V - Cloughton Rocks
Whitby Sea Anglers - V - Cloughton Rocks
Low water 12.20 hrs, 1.4 metres, 1033 mbar, 6°C, TR 403 m
The two clubs had revived their inter-club match 7th Feb 2016, with Cloughton leading 3-2. The revival was brought about by a joint effort from both Club Secretaries, Peter Halder & Peter Horbury, and long may it continue with the support of the members from WSAA & CRA’s. It was Cloughton’s turn to pick the date, and hosts WSAA kept the same boundary as in 2016.
The 6hr match, fished 10.00 - 16.00hrs, within the boundaries Cowbar Steel to Landing scaur Robin Hoods Bay - a challenge, hence the name. Low water 12.17hrs, 1.25 metres. Sea state close to shore NNEasterly swell 2ft, colour varied from thick as chocolate to crystal clear. Weigh-in and hospitality at the Fleece, Whitby 16.00-16.45hrs.
A good turn-out from both Clubs, WSAA 16 & 11 from Cloughton Rocks. Both Clubs put £50 into the prize fund, each member paid £5 - total £235 - split 50/50 for 3 prizes each for both HBoFish & HFish - £58.75, £35.25 & £ 23.50, all in, all out.
There was a gentle NNEasterly breeze, cloudless skies, and overly warm for the time of year. Competitors chased a fast ebbing tide, fishing deep into the revealed tangle beds. Fish bites [if you were lucky] were timid, and playful more than likely from small undersized fish. Most successful bait seemed to be frozen lug and fresh mussel. The swell dropped off for an hour as the flood rushed forward pushing anglers off the scaurs onto rocky outcrops, cliffs or piers.
At the weigh-in weigh-master Bernard Vasey, and Jason Ebison had given up their afternoon for the event. For Cloughton Rocks only 2 of the 11 weighed-in - Alec Rooke 8 lb 11 oz (5) and Chris Scaife 3 lb 01½ oz (2) - 11 lb 12½ oz giving a 1 lb 01 oz aggregate. For Whitby Sea Anglers 7 of the 16 weighed-in 14 assorted fish - 13 lb 08½ oz giving a 14 oz aggregate - not enough. Cloughton Rocks won the event and now lead 4-2 - Congratulations from all at Whitby Sea Anglers.
After some welcome hot food catered for by Sue Harrison anglers thanked her as Secretary Peter Horbury delivered the presentation. Many thanks to the Fleece and their staff for their hospitality, not forgetting Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison for overseeing the weigh-in. Mark Stonehouse, Secretary Cloughton Rocks accepted the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy from Peter Horbury, promising a match next season.
The days winners:-
The two clubs had revived their inter-club match 7th Feb 2016, with Cloughton leading 3-2. The revival was brought about by a joint effort from both Club Secretaries, Peter Halder & Peter Horbury, and long may it continue with the support of the members from WSAA & CRA’s. It was Cloughton’s turn to pick the date, and hosts WSAA kept the same boundary as in 2016.
The 6hr match, fished 10.00 - 16.00hrs, within the boundaries Cowbar Steel to Landing scaur Robin Hoods Bay - a challenge, hence the name. Low water 12.17hrs, 1.25 metres. Sea state close to shore NNEasterly swell 2ft, colour varied from thick as chocolate to crystal clear. Weigh-in and hospitality at the Fleece, Whitby 16.00-16.45hrs.
A good turn-out from both Clubs, WSAA 16 & 11 from Cloughton Rocks. Both Clubs put £50 into the prize fund, each member paid £5 - total £235 - split 50/50 for 3 prizes each for both HBoFish & HFish - £58.75, £35.25 & £ 23.50, all in, all out.
There was a gentle NNEasterly breeze, cloudless skies, and overly warm for the time of year. Competitors chased a fast ebbing tide, fishing deep into the revealed tangle beds. Fish bites [if you were lucky] were timid, and playful more than likely from small undersized fish. Most successful bait seemed to be frozen lug and fresh mussel. The swell dropped off for an hour as the flood rushed forward pushing anglers off the scaurs onto rocky outcrops, cliffs or piers.
At the weigh-in weigh-master Bernard Vasey, and Jason Ebison had given up their afternoon for the event. For Cloughton Rocks only 2 of the 11 weighed-in - Alec Rooke 8 lb 11 oz (5) and Chris Scaife 3 lb 01½ oz (2) - 11 lb 12½ oz giving a 1 lb 01 oz aggregate. For Whitby Sea Anglers 7 of the 16 weighed-in 14 assorted fish - 13 lb 08½ oz giving a 14 oz aggregate - not enough. Cloughton Rocks won the event and now lead 4-2 - Congratulations from all at Whitby Sea Anglers.
After some welcome hot food catered for by Sue Harrison anglers thanked her as Secretary Peter Horbury delivered the presentation. Many thanks to the Fleece and their staff for their hospitality, not forgetting Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison for overseeing the weigh-in. Mark Stonehouse, Secretary Cloughton Rocks accepted the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy from Peter Horbury, promising a match next season.
The days winners:-
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Heaviest Bag of Fish
1st - Alec Rooke - 8 lb 11 oz (5) 2nd - James Moore - 4 lb 05 oz (5) 3rd - Peter Horbury - 4 lb 01 oz (4) |
Heaviest Fish
1st - Alec Rooke - 2 lb 12½ oz 2nd - Paul Neasham - 1 lb 14½ oz 3rd - Chris Scaife - 1 lb 11 oz |
Total weigh-in for the day 12 codlings, 3 billets, 3 bleggs & 3 rocklings - 21 for 25 lb 05 oz.
WSAA Club Results:- 13 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 00 oz)
5 codlings, 3 billets, 3 bleggs, 3 rockling.
WSAA Club Results:- 13 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 00 oz)
5 codlings, 3 billets, 3 bleggs, 3 rockling.
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1st - James Moore - 3 bleggs, 2 billets
2nd - Pete Horbury - 2 codlings, 1 billet, 1 r’ling 3rd - Paul Neasham - 1 fish - [HFish win] 4th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 fish 5th - Dave Turnbull - 1 fish 6th - Steve Ingleston - 1 fish 6th - Andy Neasham - 1 fish |
4 lb 05 oz
4 lb 01 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 09 oz 1 lb 01 oz 5 oz 5 oz |
Inc 1 lb 07 oz billet Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 14½ oz |
Leader board after 44 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (220 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 144 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 198 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 75 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 146 fish 5th - James Moore - 185 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 79 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 130 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 91 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 81 fish 11th - Paul Short - 82 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 84 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 50 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 36 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
234 lb 04 oz
208 lb 08 oz 191 lb 11 oz 179 lb 07 oz 171 lb 02 oz 135 lb 04 oz 125 lb 12 oz 111 lb 06 oz 107 lb 11 oz 104 lb 07 oz 102 lb 06 oz 95 lb 09 oz 77 lb 06 oz 69 lb 08 oz 65 lb 02 oz 60 lb 00 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
25 lb 12 oz 16 lb 13 oz 12 lb 04 oz 8 lb 05 oz 35 lb 14 oz 9 lb 08 oz 16 lb 00 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 04 oz 2 lb 01 oz 6 lb 13 oz 16 lb 09 oz 7 lb 14 oz 4 lb 06 oz 5 lb 02 oz 11 lb 07 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 03 oz 12 oz 1 oz |
14 lb 04 oz
- 11 lb 08 oz - 28 lb 05 oz - 40 lb 09 oz - 48 lb 14 oz - 84 lb 12 oz - 94 lb 04 oz - 108 lb 10 oz - 112 lb 05 oz - 115 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 1,650 fish for 2,222 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Wed 09 Mar - 45 of 51
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High water 08.04 hrs Sandsend
Hambley Pertolerates
Library - Dave Hambley
High water 20.21 hrs, 4.85 metres, 1015 mbar, 8°C, TR 2.45 m
Last light 18.32hrs, high pressure dominating, centred over the Baltic Sea it had been a bright, but cold sunny day. Sea state SEasterly, crystal clear, 1ft at best, a scratching match - local beaches, piers or travel? With the cost of fuel nudging £1.70/litre it could be [was] an expensive trip out travelling for whiting(s). SEasterly wind 18-35mph had a definite chill about it. A dark night, nye-on 100% cloud cover, a ⅓ moon was high in the sky to the west which, thankfully did not break through.
Fish bites, for some, were totally non-existent, despite putting out good baits, there was literally no interest. Baits were coming back untouched - no crab activity whatsoever, nor from little bait robbers! Consequently it was a very long tedious 3hrs, bait-up, cast, retrieve, and repeat every 15-20 mins. With heavy cloud cover there was no star gazing, the only entertainment came from watching the RNLI on exercise in Sandsend bay!
Understandably, time of year, conditions, the numbers fishing drop off as interest wanes, reflected the poorest attendance to date - only 13 fished. At the scales weigh-master Bernard Vasey, having fished himself was in attendance, reported ‘just one bite’. With his reel on ratchet, it clicked a dozen times, and nothing. The weigh-in was not great - 7 lb 15 oz [10] - 3 codlings, 2 billets, 2 rocklings, 2 whitings, and a dab from 7 successful rods.
Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 4 lb 02 oz [4] also took HFish of the night, a codling 1 lb 09 oz. Dave increases his lead over Danny Middlemas to just shy of 30 lb with 6 matches left.
Paul Short, Guisborough, reported catching 2 undersized rocklings on the same hook, at the same time! Not as uncommon as you might think, ‘two fish on one hook’. Brian Harland, Whitby, lost a 2 lb’er when his hook snood was cut through on the sharp concrete pier footing.
On a plus side, the soup in the Fleece was very tasty.
Pertolerate - 17th century - to endure steadfastly to the end.
Next day -
1) - Davey Turnbull reported - goes for the big cast - to land 'quote - in the Norwegian fjords', cracks off, slips off rock, and bait lands in front of him - all of 10yds.
2) - Paul Short reported police in Fleece car park, after I'd left [I past police who had pulled a motorist outside SpecSavers], parked next to Dave Perrett only to speed off to chase after Paul Short, breath test 3mg - all clear.
Results:- 7 lb 15 oz (Av 13 oz)
Last light 18.32hrs, high pressure dominating, centred over the Baltic Sea it had been a bright, but cold sunny day. Sea state SEasterly, crystal clear, 1ft at best, a scratching match - local beaches, piers or travel? With the cost of fuel nudging £1.70/litre it could be [was] an expensive trip out travelling for whiting(s). SEasterly wind 18-35mph had a definite chill about it. A dark night, nye-on 100% cloud cover, a ⅓ moon was high in the sky to the west which, thankfully did not break through.
Fish bites, for some, were totally non-existent, despite putting out good baits, there was literally no interest. Baits were coming back untouched - no crab activity whatsoever, nor from little bait robbers! Consequently it was a very long tedious 3hrs, bait-up, cast, retrieve, and repeat every 15-20 mins. With heavy cloud cover there was no star gazing, the only entertainment came from watching the RNLI on exercise in Sandsend bay!
Understandably, time of year, conditions, the numbers fishing drop off as interest wanes, reflected the poorest attendance to date - only 13 fished. At the scales weigh-master Bernard Vasey, having fished himself was in attendance, reported ‘just one bite’. With his reel on ratchet, it clicked a dozen times, and nothing. The weigh-in was not great - 7 lb 15 oz [10] - 3 codlings, 2 billets, 2 rocklings, 2 whitings, and a dab from 7 successful rods.
Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 4 lb 02 oz [4] also took HFish of the night, a codling 1 lb 09 oz. Dave increases his lead over Danny Middlemas to just shy of 30 lb with 6 matches left.
Paul Short, Guisborough, reported catching 2 undersized rocklings on the same hook, at the same time! Not as uncommon as you might think, ‘two fish on one hook’. Brian Harland, Whitby, lost a 2 lb’er when his hook snood was cut through on the sharp concrete pier footing.
On a plus side, the soup in the Fleece was very tasty.
Pertolerate - 17th century - to endure steadfastly to the end.
Next day -
1) - Davey Turnbull reported - goes for the big cast - to land 'quote - in the Norwegian fjords', cracks off, slips off rock, and bait lands in front of him - all of 10yds.
2) - Paul Short reported police in Fleece car park, after I'd left [I past police who had pulled a motorist outside SpecSavers], parked next to Dave Perrett only to speed off to chase after Paul Short, breath test 3mg - all clear.
Results:- 7 lb 15 oz (Av 13 oz)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings, 1 billet, 1 r’ling
2nd - Brian Harland - 1 codling 3rd - Jason Ebison - 1 billet 4th = James Moore - 1 whiting 4th = Paul Neasham - 1 whiting 6th = Dave Perrett - 1 rockling 6th = Andy Neasham - 1 dab |
4 lb 02 oz
1 lb 01 oz 1 lb 00 oz 8 oz 8 oz 6 oz 6 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 09 oz codling
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Leader board after 45 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (225 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 148 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 198 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 75 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 147 fish 5th - James Moore - 186 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 80 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 131 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 91 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 81 fish 11th - Paul Short - 82 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 85 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 50 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 37 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
238 lb 06 oz
208 lb 08 oz 191 lb 11 oz 180 lb 08 oz 171 lb 10 oz 135 lb 10 oz 126 lb 02 oz 111 lb 06 oz 107 lb 11 oz 104 lb 07 oz 102 lb 06 oz 96 lb 01 oz 77 lb 06 oz 69 lb 08 oz 66 lb 02 oz 60 lb 00 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
29 lb 14 oz 16 lb 13 oz 11 lb 03 oz 8 lb 14 oz 36 lb 00 oz 9 lb 08 oz 14 lb 12 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 04 oz 2 lb 01 oz 6 lb 05 oz 18 lb 11 oz 7 lb 14 oz 3 lb 06 oz 6 lb 02 oz 11 lb 07 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 03 oz 12 oz 1 oz |
13 lb 06 oz
- 16 lb 08 oz - 33 lb 05 oz - 44 lb 08 oz - 53 lb 06 oz - 89 lb 06 oz - 98 lb 14 oz - 113 lb 10 oz - 117 lb 05 oz - 120 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 1,660 fish for 2,230 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Sun 13 Mar - 46 of 51
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High water 13.21hrs Sandsend
Hambley extends lead
Davey Turnbull
Low water 19.21 hrs, 2.44 metres, 1006 mbar, 7°C, TR 2m
Over the weekend the Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championships were fished, with half a dozen members fishing at Tunstall, attendance for the evenings 4 hour match was down to just 10 members.
Low pressure, centred north of Ireland, and west of Scotland. SEasterly winds 10-20mph, shifting southerly, brought localised SEasterly swell 1ft+. Low water 19.21hrs, 2.44 metres, a neap tide, a scratching match, full cloud cover, localised colour, and no moonlight. At this time of year the fish are moving off into deeper water to spawn, hence the catch forecast was low.
After low water the tide was slow to turn, and when it did the swells were too weak to make any headway, leading to periods of calm before a set of swells eventually pushed forward.
It was a hard long night for all, the successful had to cover a lot of ground, from mark to mark, to find the odd fish ‘here & there.’ At the scales both Jason Ebison & Brian Harland were first, with identical codlings at 1 lb 03½ oz. Bernard Vasey’s quest for the HFish of the night was not even answered by Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 4 lb 03½ oz [4], his 8th match win. Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, briefly had HFish at 2 lb 01 oz.
Davey Turnbull, Darlington, took HFish of the night 2 lb 15½ oz - his 9th HFish win, taking his total-wins to 18. Davey still records the best aggregate fish at 2 lb 09 oz. Davey, also moved into 2nd in the Sunday League, passes Danny Middlemas by 2 lb 14 oz. Davey needs 47 lb 03 oz to catch Dave Hambley in the last 2 Sunday matches - a tall order.
On the Leader Board however Davey needs 13 lb 13 oz to catch Danny for 2nd Place. Davey ‘Turnbullator’ will reflect on ‘lost’ & ‘can’t be bothered’ weigh-ins - a lesson learnt the hard way sadly.
Results:- 14 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz) 8 codlings, 5 rocklings
Over the weekend the Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championships were fished, with half a dozen members fishing at Tunstall, attendance for the evenings 4 hour match was down to just 10 members.
Low pressure, centred north of Ireland, and west of Scotland. SEasterly winds 10-20mph, shifting southerly, brought localised SEasterly swell 1ft+. Low water 19.21hrs, 2.44 metres, a neap tide, a scratching match, full cloud cover, localised colour, and no moonlight. At this time of year the fish are moving off into deeper water to spawn, hence the catch forecast was low.
After low water the tide was slow to turn, and when it did the swells were too weak to make any headway, leading to periods of calm before a set of swells eventually pushed forward.
It was a hard long night for all, the successful had to cover a lot of ground, from mark to mark, to find the odd fish ‘here & there.’ At the scales both Jason Ebison & Brian Harland were first, with identical codlings at 1 lb 03½ oz. Bernard Vasey’s quest for the HFish of the night was not even answered by Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes, 4 lb 03½ oz [4], his 8th match win. Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, briefly had HFish at 2 lb 01 oz.
Davey Turnbull, Darlington, took HFish of the night 2 lb 15½ oz - his 9th HFish win, taking his total-wins to 18. Davey still records the best aggregate fish at 2 lb 09 oz. Davey, also moved into 2nd in the Sunday League, passes Danny Middlemas by 2 lb 14 oz. Davey needs 47 lb 03 oz to catch Dave Hambley in the last 2 Sunday matches - a tall order.
On the Leader Board however Davey needs 13 lb 13 oz to catch Danny for 2nd Place. Davey ‘Turnbullator’ will reflect on ‘lost’ & ‘can’t be bothered’ weigh-ins - a lesson learnt the hard way sadly.
Results:- 14 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz) 8 codlings, 5 rocklings
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1st - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Col Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling [HF] 4th = Brian Harland - 1 codling 4th = Jason Ebison - 1 codling 6th - Dave Perrett - 3 r’lings |
4 lb 04 oz
3 lb 12 oz 3 lb 00 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 04 oz 1 lb 00 oz |
Inc - 2 lb 01 oz codling Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 15½ oz |
Leader board after 46 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (230 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 152 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 198 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 76 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 148 fish 5th - James Moore - 186 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 83 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 131 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 91 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 81 fish 11th - Paul Short - 82 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 85 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 53 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 38 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 25th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 26th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
242 lb 10 oz
208 lb 08 oz 194 lb 11 oz 181 lb 12 oz 171 lb 10 oz 136 lb 10 oz 126 lb 02 oz 111 lb 06 oz 107 lb 11 oz 104 lb 07 oz 102 lb 06 oz 96 lb 01 oz 81 lb 02 oz 69 lb 08 oz 67 lb 06 oz 60 lb 00 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
34 lb 02 oz 13 lb 13 oz 12 lb 15 oz 10 lb 02 oz 35 lb 00 oz 10 lb 08 oz 14 lb 12 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 04 oz 2 lb 01 oz 6 lb 05 oz 14 lb 15 oz 11 lb 10 oz 2 lb 02 oz 7 lb 06 oz 11 lb 07 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 03 oz 12 oz 1 oz |
12 lb 10 oz
- 21 lb 08 oz - 35 lb 05 oz - 48 lb 04 oz - 58 lb 06 oz - 93 lb 06 oz - 103 lb 14 oz - 118 lb 10 oz - 122 lb 05 oz - 125 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 1,673 fish for 2,245 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 25 oz)
Wed 16 Mar - 47 of 51
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15.00hrs Sandsend water is green
Resounding Vasey accolades
Bernard Vasey
Low water 21.28 hrs, 1.29 metres, 1018 mbar, 4°C, TR 4.8 m
Sea state long distance NNWesterly 4ft, crystal clear, strong NNWesterly winds 23 gusting 33mph. An all ebb match down to low water 21.28hrs, 1.29 metres enabling members to fish the gullies & tangle beds [big tides are not always productive]. 100% cloud cover, and 0.6mm rain forecast. Sofa Hole was the mark of choice as only 12 fished chose to brave the elements.
Car loaded late afternoon, come 18.00hrs and the heavens had opened, torrential rain - waders, boots & waterproofs put on in the garage. No point getting soaked before the match had even started. As it happened the rain did not let up all night, and neither did the wind.
Finding a mark with the wind and rain on ones back would be ideal but would it fish! Bags and holdalls were soon drenched, as were some members, not noticing your hood wasn’t up until it was too late. With the raining running down coat arms and your rod, gloves were quickly soaked, the wind chill soon made baiting up painful. However the thought of a warm fire and hot soup at the Fleece was something to look forward to. Members were not disappointed.
First cast for Bernard Vasey, Whitby, a slight ‘over-run’, [nee birds nest], quickly walked out. Once sorted - ‘a bite’, fish on but on the retrieve his reel handle broke! He had no option but to wind it in using the handles counterbalance weight. Top tip, carry a spare reel - a quick change and Bernard was back fishing, otherwise it was a long walk and an early bath.
Sea state long distance NNWesterly 4ft, crystal clear, strong NNWesterly winds 23 gusting 33mph. An all ebb match down to low water 21.28hrs, 1.29 metres enabling members to fish the gullies & tangle beds [big tides are not always productive]. 100% cloud cover, and 0.6mm rain forecast. Sofa Hole was the mark of choice as only 12 fished chose to brave the elements.
Car loaded late afternoon, come 18.00hrs and the heavens had opened, torrential rain - waders, boots & waterproofs put on in the garage. No point getting soaked before the match had even started. As it happened the rain did not let up all night, and neither did the wind.
Finding a mark with the wind and rain on ones back would be ideal but would it fish! Bags and holdalls were soon drenched, as were some members, not noticing your hood wasn’t up until it was too late. With the raining running down coat arms and your rod, gloves were quickly soaked, the wind chill soon made baiting up painful. However the thought of a warm fire and hot soup at the Fleece was something to look forward to. Members were not disappointed.
First cast for Bernard Vasey, Whitby, a slight ‘over-run’, [nee birds nest], quickly walked out. Once sorted - ‘a bite’, fish on but on the retrieve his reel handle broke! He had no option but to wind it in using the handles counterbalance weight. Top tip, carry a spare reel - a quick change and Bernard was back fishing, otherwise it was a long walk and an early bath.
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Fish bites were none existent [again], baits coming back untouched, not even a rockling bite! Marks drained away far too quickly, drawing fish away to safety, the ebb reckoned to have been ½ metre bigger than predicted. Swells lost impetuous in the last hour as low water neared, but returned for the flood - too late match over.
At the scales Bernard Vasey, weigh-master had again set up in the Fleece yard, the rain pounding the Corolux roof. Whilst waiting patiently for members to return, texts & calls received for those heading, safely, straight home, fishless, to dry out..
Never too late in the season for a Man of the Match accolade, a resounding well done from all present for Bernard Vasey, as he took both HBoFish 4 lb 12½ oz {2} and HFish 3 lb 05 oz. If Bernard had entered the Monthly Sweeps at the season start, he would now be leading March, with 4 matches left to fish?
Dave Hambley, Staithes, is one codling short of a ton, Davey Turnbull, Darlington, is next on 71 codlings. Davey Turnball has closed the gap down to 11 lb 09 oz to 2nd Place Danny Middlemas [having had 4 consecutive blanks].
Results:- 15 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz) - 8 codlings, 2 rocklings
At the scales Bernard Vasey, weigh-master had again set up in the Fleece yard, the rain pounding the Corolux roof. Whilst waiting patiently for members to return, texts & calls received for those heading, safely, straight home, fishless, to dry out..
Never too late in the season for a Man of the Match accolade, a resounding well done from all present for Bernard Vasey, as he took both HBoFish 4 lb 12½ oz {2} and HFish 3 lb 05 oz. If Bernard had entered the Monthly Sweeps at the season start, he would now be leading March, with 4 matches left to fish?
Dave Hambley, Staithes, is one codling short of a ton, Davey Turnbull, Darlington, is next on 71 codlings. Davey Turnball has closed the gap down to 11 lb 09 oz to 2nd Place Danny Middlemas [having had 4 consecutive blanks].
Results:- 15 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz) - 8 codlings, 2 rocklings
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1st - Bernard Vasey - 2 codlings
2nd - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings 3rd - Dave Hambley - 1 codling 4th - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 5th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 6th - Paul Neasham - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 7th - James Moore - 1 r’ling |
4 lb 13 oz
3 lb 02 oz 2 lb 10 oz 2 lb 04 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 04 oz 5 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 15 oz
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Leader board after 47 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (235 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 153 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 198 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 77 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 148 fish 5th - James Moore - 187 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 85 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 131 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 91 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 81 fish 11th - Paul Short - 82 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 87 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 53 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 39 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Bernard Vasey - 4 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 26th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
245 lb 04 oz
208 lb 08 oz 196 lb 15 oz 181 lb 12 oz 171 lb 15 oz 139 lb 12 oz 126 lb 02 oz 111 lb 06 oz 107 lb 11 oz 104 lb 07 oz 102 lb 06 oz 97 lb 05 oz 81 lb 02 oz 69 lb 08 oz 68 lb 13 oz 60 lb 00 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 00 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
36 lb 12 oz 11 lb 09 oz 15 lb 03 oz 9 lb 13 oz 32 lb 03 oz 13 lb 10 oz 14 lb 12 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 04 oz 2 lb 01 oz 5 lb 01 oz 16 lb 03 oz 11 lb 10 oz 0 lb 11 oz 8 lb 13 oz 11 lb 07 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 1 lb 10 oz 3 lb 05 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 oz |
10 lb 04 oz
- 26 lb 08 oz - 38 lb 01 oz - 53 lb 04 oz - 63 lb 01 oz - 95 lb 04 oz - 108 lb 14 oz - 123 lb 10 oz - 127 lb 05 oz - 130 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 1,683 fish for 2,261 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Sun 20 Mar - 48 of 51
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A ½hr before high water Sandsend
Turnbullator on a mission
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Davey Turnbull
HBoFish - 7 lb 10 oz (3) 
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Davey Turnbull
HFish - 4 lb 04½ oz 
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High water 17.24 hrs, 5.88 metres, 1027 mbar, 1°C, TR 5m
Penultimate Sunday of the 2021 - 2022 Season, high pressure centred over Norway dominates. Very cold Easterly winds 8-12mph, bright sunshine all day, the evening’s 4hr match started in daylight. Once the sun had set, the temperature plummeted to 1°C. Sea state Easterly 2-3ft, close set surface swell, wind whipping up surface of blash. There was some colour despite it not being a ground swell.
Match started a ½hr after HWater, the HWater line was littered with fresh weed, and visible in the surf which snagged lines if the rod not kept aloft. A dark night, full cloud cover, mid match an icy mist developed at sea level as the wind had fallen away.
Fish bites were few and far between, mainly bait robbers. It’s that time of year, and an easterly sea is far from ideal, coupled with a 5 metre tidal range. The ebb just flew, marks drained away very quickly, but not far enough to see the ‘cabbage patch’ tops by match end. If you managed a weigh-in, you did well on a very hard night. Back at the car a frost was forming, temperature nudging zero.
Weigh-master Bernard Vasey oversaw 7 members weighing-in 8 codlings, 2 rocklings and a billet from the 14 fishing. Man of the Match Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 3 codlings - 7 lb 10 oz with his best at 4 lb 04½ oz [a stumpy-big head, short body] took HFish of the night. Davey had not entered the Monthly Sweeps at the season start, if he had, both weights would take the lead for March. Two pieces of good news for Davey, firstly he has closed the gap to 2nd Place Danny Middlemas, now only 3 lb 15 oz with 3 matches left. Secondly he has now joined the 200lb Club.
Davey’s Aggregate-Fish now stands at 2 lb 09 oz, the next best comes Dave Perrett, and Dave Hambley both 1 lb 10 oz.
Championship Leader Dave Hambley reported taking a relaxed approach to the evening, “No one likes big tides”, and enjoyed catching his 100th codling.
Walking off the scaurs Davey Turnbull had time to gather-up a ‘crack-off’ from Jason Ebison’s [cliff top perch], and return it to him after the weigh-in.
Results:- 15 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz) 8 codlings, 2 r’lings, 1 billet
Penultimate Sunday of the 2021 - 2022 Season, high pressure centred over Norway dominates. Very cold Easterly winds 8-12mph, bright sunshine all day, the evening’s 4hr match started in daylight. Once the sun had set, the temperature plummeted to 1°C. Sea state Easterly 2-3ft, close set surface swell, wind whipping up surface of blash. There was some colour despite it not being a ground swell.
Match started a ½hr after HWater, the HWater line was littered with fresh weed, and visible in the surf which snagged lines if the rod not kept aloft. A dark night, full cloud cover, mid match an icy mist developed at sea level as the wind had fallen away.
Fish bites were few and far between, mainly bait robbers. It’s that time of year, and an easterly sea is far from ideal, coupled with a 5 metre tidal range. The ebb just flew, marks drained away very quickly, but not far enough to see the ‘cabbage patch’ tops by match end. If you managed a weigh-in, you did well on a very hard night. Back at the car a frost was forming, temperature nudging zero.
Weigh-master Bernard Vasey oversaw 7 members weighing-in 8 codlings, 2 rocklings and a billet from the 14 fishing. Man of the Match Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 3 codlings - 7 lb 10 oz with his best at 4 lb 04½ oz [a stumpy-big head, short body] took HFish of the night. Davey had not entered the Monthly Sweeps at the season start, if he had, both weights would take the lead for March. Two pieces of good news for Davey, firstly he has closed the gap to 2nd Place Danny Middlemas, now only 3 lb 15 oz with 3 matches left. Secondly he has now joined the 200lb Club.
Davey’s Aggregate-Fish now stands at 2 lb 09 oz, the next best comes Dave Perrett, and Dave Hambley both 1 lb 10 oz.
Championship Leader Dave Hambley reported taking a relaxed approach to the evening, “No one likes big tides”, and enjoyed catching his 100th codling.
Walking off the scaurs Davey Turnbull had time to gather-up a ‘crack-off’ from Jason Ebison’s [cliff top perch], and return it to him after the weigh-in.
Results:- 15 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz) 8 codlings, 2 r’lings, 1 billet
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1st - Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings
2nd - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings 3rd - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 4th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 5th - Paul Short - 1 codling 6th - Paul Neasham - 1 billet 7th - Dave Perrett - 1 r’ling |
7 lb 10 oz
2 lb 12 oz 1 lb 13 oz 1 lb 02 oz 1 lb 01 oz 13 oz 6 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 04½ oz
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Leader board after 48 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (240 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 155 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 198 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 80 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 148 fish 5th - James Moore - 187 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 86 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 131 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 91 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Peter Horbury - 81 fish 11th - Paul Short - 83 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 88 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 55 fish 14th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 15th - Jason Ebison - 39 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Bernard Vasey - 4 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 26th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
247 lb 01 oz
208 lb 08 oz 204 lb 09 oz 181 lb 12 oz 171 lb 15 oz 140 lb 02 oz 126 lb 02 oz 111 lb 06 oz 107 lb 11 oz 104 lb 07 oz 103 lb 07 oz 98 lb 02 oz 83 lb 14 oz 69 lb 08 oz 68 lb 13 oz 61 lb 02 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 00 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
38 lb 09 oz 3 lb 15 oz 22 lb 13 oz 9 lb 13 oz 31 lb 13 oz 14 lb 00 oz 14 lb 12 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 04 oz 1 lb 00 oz 5 lb 05 oz 14 lb 04 oz 14 lb 06 oz 11 oz 7 lb 11 oz 12 lb 09 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 1 lb 10 oz 3 lb 05 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 oz |
7 lb 01 oz
- 31 lb 08 oz - 35 lb 07 oz - 58 lb 04 oz - 68 lb 01 oz - 99 lb 14 oz - 113 lb 14 oz - 128 lb 10 oz - 132 lb 05 oz - 135 lb 09 oz |
Seasons total 1,694 fish for 2,276 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)
Wed 23 Mar - 49 of 51
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High water 7am Sandsend
Turnbullator 11th Heaviest Fish win
Davey Turnbull
High water 19.27 hrs, 5.47 metres, 1031 mbar, 4°C, TR 3.9 m
Penultimate Wednesday night, and conditions left no doubt in the minds of the 16 members fishing, a scratching match. Sea state flat, colourless, fishing up & over top of the tide, & 2hrs of ebb. Cliffs, piers and beaches, pot-luck, members were spread far and wide in search of a weigh-in. Very light but cold Southerly breeze, cloudless but slightly misty, thankfully no moonlight.
Two hook flappers, small hooks, fishy baits, anything to increase the possibility of a bite. ‘If’ a bigger fish took the bait, then one could up-scale baits and fish accordingly. It was a long 3hrs watching a motionless rod tip. As Davey Turnbull, Darlington, reported “I was sat on a rock, hadn’t a bite all night, all washed-up, clean bucket, ready for the off [home].” He thought, blanked. “When I got a bite at 21.47hrs! Adrenaline kicked in, fished landed and off to the scales pleased as punch."
At the scales 8 billets, 7 rocklings, 3 LSD, and 2 codlings were recorded by weigh-master Bernard Vasey. Man of the Match, his second, Denis Thompson, Lythe, 3 lb 10 oz - his best a codling of 1 lb 10½ oz, and 2 billets. HFish fell to Davey Turnbull [total disbelief, you’re joking?] his 11th win - a codling 2 lb 06½ oz. Davey has now closed the gap to 2nd Place Danny Middlemas now 2 lb 08 oz with only 2 matches remaining.
Results:- 18 lb 03 oz (Av 15 oz
Penultimate Wednesday night, and conditions left no doubt in the minds of the 16 members fishing, a scratching match. Sea state flat, colourless, fishing up & over top of the tide, & 2hrs of ebb. Cliffs, piers and beaches, pot-luck, members were spread far and wide in search of a weigh-in. Very light but cold Southerly breeze, cloudless but slightly misty, thankfully no moonlight.
Two hook flappers, small hooks, fishy baits, anything to increase the possibility of a bite. ‘If’ a bigger fish took the bait, then one could up-scale baits and fish accordingly. It was a long 3hrs watching a motionless rod tip. As Davey Turnbull, Darlington, reported “I was sat on a rock, hadn’t a bite all night, all washed-up, clean bucket, ready for the off [home].” He thought, blanked. “When I got a bite at 21.47hrs! Adrenaline kicked in, fished landed and off to the scales pleased as punch."
At the scales 8 billets, 7 rocklings, 3 LSD, and 2 codlings were recorded by weigh-master Bernard Vasey. Man of the Match, his second, Denis Thompson, Lythe, 3 lb 10 oz - his best a codling of 1 lb 10½ oz, and 2 billets. HFish fell to Davey Turnbull [total disbelief, you’re joking?] his 11th win - a codling 2 lb 06½ oz. Davey has now closed the gap to 2nd Place Danny Middlemas now 2 lb 08 oz with only 2 matches remaining.
Results:- 18 lb 03 oz (Av 15 oz
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1st - Denis Thompson - 1 codling, 2 billets
2nd - Dave Turnbull - 1 codling 3rd - Paul Short - 2 billets, 2 r’lings 4th - James Moore - 1 LSD 5th - Dave Ward - 1 LSD, 1 r’ling 6th - Jason Ebison - 1 LSD 7th - Paul Neasham - 1 billet 8th - Danny Middlemas - 1 billet 9th = Peter Horbury - 3 r’lings 9th = Brian Harland - 1 billet 11th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 billet 12th - Dave Perrett - 1 r’ling |
3 lb 10 oz
2 lb 07 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 08 oz 1 lb 01 oz 1 lb 00 oz 15 oz 15 oz 13 oz 6 oz |
Inc - 1 lb 10½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 06½ oz |
Leader board after 49 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (245 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 155 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 199 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 81 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 149 fish 5th - James Moore - 188 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 87 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 131 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 93 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Paul Short - 87 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 84 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 89 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 56 fish 14th - Jason Ebison - 40 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 38 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 24th - Bernard Vasey - 4 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 26th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
247 lb 01 oz
209 lb 08 oz 207 lb 00 oz 182 lb 11 oz 173 lb 10 oz 140 lb 08 oz 126 lb 02 oz 113 lb 00 oz 107 lb 11 oz 105 lb 10 oz 105 lb 06 oz 99 lb 03 oz 84 lb 11 oz 70 lb 05 oz 69 lb 08 oz 64 lb 12 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 8 lb 10 oz 7 lb 00 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
37 lb 09 oz 2 lb 08 oz 24 lb 05 oz 9 lb 01 oz 33 lb 02 oz 14 lb 06 oz 13 lb 02 oz 5 lb 05 oz 2 lb 01 oz 4 oz 6 lb 03 oz 14 lb 08 oz 14 lb 06 oz 13 oz 4 lb 12 oz 16 lb 03 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 11 lb 12 oz 1 lb 10 oz 3 lb 05 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 oz |
2 lb 01 oz
- 35 lb 08 oz - 38 lb 00 oz - 62 lb 05 oz - 71 lb 06 oz - 104 lb 08 oz - 118 lb 14 oz - 132 lb 00 oz - 137 lb 05 oz - 139 lb 06 oz |
Seasons total 1,714 fish for 2,294 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Sun 27 Mar - 50 of 51
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12.42hrs high water Sandsend
Vasey & Neasham share honours
Bernard Vasey
Low water 19.27 hrs, 1.89 metres, 1031 mbar, 7°C, TR 2.5m
First day of BST, bright, sunny, but chilly if not in direct sunlight. Sea state, a proper Northerly, long distance ground swell. Swell sets of 75 yard spacing, 4-7ft in height, surfers were out in numbers, with a gentle chilly Southerly breeze 8mph. If it were not for the time of year, anglers would be rubbing their hands and looking forward to a good nights fishing, however catch forecast was low!
18.00hrs match start, bright sunshine with a mackerel sky, the sunset was disappointing just like the fishing in the last 2hrs of daylight. Darkness eventually fell shortly after 20.00hrs. A neap tide, TR 2.5m, fishing 1½hrs of ebb to LWater. Cabbage patch tops remained hidden, water full of colour as anglers roamed the open scaurs. The flood was slow to push on, when it did, then the swell sets changed. They were weaker, out of sync, closely spaced [35 yds & ½ height]. Ten minutes ticked by and normal serviced resumed, only for it to lose sync again 10mins later. A real discombobulated sea state on the flood. Little to no surging, nor drag, pleasant but soul destroying.
Fish, despite the welcome sea state just were not there, you were lucky to get a bite in day light, let alone on the weakening flood in darkness. At the scales 9 codlings, 2 rocklings, recorded from 16 members fishing, of whom just 7 shared the meagre weigh-in.
Man of the Match, weigh-master Bernard Vasey 3 codlings 4 lb 13 oz, his best 1 lb 14½ oz was beaten by Paul Neasham, Guisborough, 2 lb 01½ oz for HFish of the night. This is Paul’s 4th HFish win & Bernard’s 2nd HBoFish win.
Dave Hambley, Staithes, was crowned the Sunday League Champion, 95 fish, 159 lb 03 oz with Davey Turnbull, Darlington, a deficit of 41 lb 06 oz in 2nd Place. Danny Middlemas, Whitby, finished in 3rd Place.
Well done to Paul Neasham, 12th joins the 100lb Club.
Of note, I saw my first dogger, eating discarded bait trimmings in a rock pool, since the devastation of crustaceans on the NEast coastline.
Apparently the weather is set to change with snow forecast for the last match of the season!
Results:- 15 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz) 9 codlings, 2 rockling
First day of BST, bright, sunny, but chilly if not in direct sunlight. Sea state, a proper Northerly, long distance ground swell. Swell sets of 75 yard spacing, 4-7ft in height, surfers were out in numbers, with a gentle chilly Southerly breeze 8mph. If it were not for the time of year, anglers would be rubbing their hands and looking forward to a good nights fishing, however catch forecast was low!
18.00hrs match start, bright sunshine with a mackerel sky, the sunset was disappointing just like the fishing in the last 2hrs of daylight. Darkness eventually fell shortly after 20.00hrs. A neap tide, TR 2.5m, fishing 1½hrs of ebb to LWater. Cabbage patch tops remained hidden, water full of colour as anglers roamed the open scaurs. The flood was slow to push on, when it did, then the swell sets changed. They were weaker, out of sync, closely spaced [35 yds & ½ height]. Ten minutes ticked by and normal serviced resumed, only for it to lose sync again 10mins later. A real discombobulated sea state on the flood. Little to no surging, nor drag, pleasant but soul destroying.
Fish, despite the welcome sea state just were not there, you were lucky to get a bite in day light, let alone on the weakening flood in darkness. At the scales 9 codlings, 2 rocklings, recorded from 16 members fishing, of whom just 7 shared the meagre weigh-in.
Man of the Match, weigh-master Bernard Vasey 3 codlings 4 lb 13 oz, his best 1 lb 14½ oz was beaten by Paul Neasham, Guisborough, 2 lb 01½ oz for HFish of the night. This is Paul’s 4th HFish win & Bernard’s 2nd HBoFish win.
Dave Hambley, Staithes, was crowned the Sunday League Champion, 95 fish, 159 lb 03 oz with Davey Turnbull, Darlington, a deficit of 41 lb 06 oz in 2nd Place. Danny Middlemas, Whitby, finished in 3rd Place.
Well done to Paul Neasham, 12th joins the 100lb Club.
Of note, I saw my first dogger, eating discarded bait trimmings in a rock pool, since the devastation of crustaceans on the NEast coastline.
Apparently the weather is set to change with snow forecast for the last match of the season!
Results:- 15 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz) 9 codlings, 2 rockling
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1st - Bernard Vasey - 3 codlings
2nd - Paul Neasham - 1 codling 3rd - Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 4th - Danny Middlemas - 1 codling 5th - Dave Ward - 1 codling, 1 r’ling 6th - Brian Harland - 1 codling 7th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling |
4 lb 13 oz
2 lb 02 oz 2 lb 00 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 lb 14 oz 1 lb 11 oz 1 lb 04 oz |
Inc - 1 lb 14 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 01½ oz |
Leader board after 50 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (250 lb)
First match where the Leader has dipped below the required 5 lb match average!
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1st - Dave Hambley - 155 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 200 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 81 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 150 fish 5th - James Moore - 188 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 87 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 131 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 95 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 68 fish 10th - Paul Short - 89 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 84 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 90 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 56 fish 14th - Jason Ebison - 41 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 32 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 38 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Bernard Vasey - 7 fish 24th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 26th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
247 lb 01 oz
211 lb 07 oz 207 lb 00 oz 184 lb 06 oz 173 lb 10 oz 140 lb 08 oz 126 lb 02 oz 114 lb 14 oz 107 lb 11 oz 107 lb 10 oz 105 lb 06 oz 101 lb 05 oz 84 lb 11 oz 71 lb 09 oz 69 lb 08 oz 64 lb 12 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 11 lb 13 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
35 lb 10 oz 4 lb 07 oz 22 lb 10 oz 10 lb 12 oz 33 lb 02 oz 14 lb 06 oz 11 lb 04 oz 7 lb 03 oz 1 oz 2 lb 04 oz 4 lb 01 oz 16 lb 10 oz 13 lb 02 oz 2 lb 01 oz 4 lb 12 oz 16 lb 03 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 8 lb 09 oz 3 lb 03 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 oz |
- 2 lb 15 oz
- 38 lb 09 oz - 43 lb 00 oz - 65 lb 10 oz - 76 lb 06 oz - 109 lb 08 oz - 123 lb 14 oz - 135 lb 02 oz - 142 lb 05 oz - 142 lb 06 oz |
Seasons total 1,725 fish for 2,310 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Wed 30 Mar - 51 of 51
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15.51 hrs high water Sandsend
Hambley crowned
Dave Hambley
Low water 22.24 hrs, 0.81 metres, 1010 mbar, 1°C, TR 4.6 m
Last match of the season, 3hrs of very inclement weather for the 15 fishing an all ebb match. Winter had returned with vengeance, NNE winds 22mph blew in icy hail showers, very uncomfortable on any exposed skin. Sea state 5-9ft NNE close to shore swell, with little to no colour. On the rock, weed was evident on the foreshore and in the surf.
Forecast 0.81m low water at 22.24hrs the tide just flew out, members were constantly moving marks to find deeper water and fish the gullies next to the tangle beds. Bites were a long time coming, smash and grab with no return. Small fish, 6” billets & codlings taking 5/0 hooks! The first green crabs were seen in the rock pools since the mass deaths of Sept/Oct 2019.
Weigh-master Bernard Vasey, not for the first time, sought shelter in the Fleece yard away from the wind and rain. Only 6 members managed a weigh-in - 8 codlings and 2 rocklings. Man of the Match, and newly crowned WSAA Champion Dave Hambley, Staithes 3 codlings, 4 lb 02 oz his 9th win. HFish of the night fell to Rob Allison, Liverton Mine, 2 lb 05 oz his 4th win (not entered into the MSweeps though). Denis Thompson, Lythe, pipped James Moore for the HFish of the Month 2 lb 04½ oz.
Dave Perrett, who joined me for the last hour of the match, somehow manged to leave his tripod on the scaur at match end.
March weigh-in - 115 fish - 64 codlings, 26 rocklings, 15 billets, 4 bleggs, 3 LSD, 2 whiting & 1 flat fish
Monthly Sweeps
HBoFish - James Moore 4 lb 05 oz (5) - Sun 6th
HFish - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 04½ oz - Wed 30th
Many thanks to all our sponsors, and a big thank you to Carla Smith, landlady Fleece, and her staff for their hospitality.
Respect to Bernard Vasey, Jason Ebison, Danny Middlemas & Dave Perrett for their unbridled commitment to the Club.
Personal thank you for all the photographs, tales of woe, not forgetting those memorable moments, some unprintable Mr Turnbull but side-splittingly hilarious.
Tight lines for next season, Peter
Presentation night 9th April
AGM 2nd August
2022 - 2023 - 1st match Wed 28th Sept, a 50 match season
Only 181 days away.
Results:- 14 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz
Last match of the season, 3hrs of very inclement weather for the 15 fishing an all ebb match. Winter had returned with vengeance, NNE winds 22mph blew in icy hail showers, very uncomfortable on any exposed skin. Sea state 5-9ft NNE close to shore swell, with little to no colour. On the rock, weed was evident on the foreshore and in the surf.
Forecast 0.81m low water at 22.24hrs the tide just flew out, members were constantly moving marks to find deeper water and fish the gullies next to the tangle beds. Bites were a long time coming, smash and grab with no return. Small fish, 6” billets & codlings taking 5/0 hooks! The first green crabs were seen in the rock pools since the mass deaths of Sept/Oct 2019.
Weigh-master Bernard Vasey, not for the first time, sought shelter in the Fleece yard away from the wind and rain. Only 6 members managed a weigh-in - 8 codlings and 2 rocklings. Man of the Match, and newly crowned WSAA Champion Dave Hambley, Staithes 3 codlings, 4 lb 02 oz his 9th win. HFish of the night fell to Rob Allison, Liverton Mine, 2 lb 05 oz his 4th win (not entered into the MSweeps though). Denis Thompson, Lythe, pipped James Moore for the HFish of the Month 2 lb 04½ oz.
Dave Perrett, who joined me for the last hour of the match, somehow manged to leave his tripod on the scaur at match end.
March weigh-in - 115 fish - 64 codlings, 26 rocklings, 15 billets, 4 bleggs, 3 LSD, 2 whiting & 1 flat fish
Monthly Sweeps
HBoFish - James Moore 4 lb 05 oz (5) - Sun 6th
HFish - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 04½ oz - Wed 30th
Many thanks to all our sponsors, and a big thank you to Carla Smith, landlady Fleece, and her staff for their hospitality.
Respect to Bernard Vasey, Jason Ebison, Danny Middlemas & Dave Perrett for their unbridled commitment to the Club.
Personal thank you for all the photographs, tales of woe, not forgetting those memorable moments, some unprintable Mr Turnbull but side-splittingly hilarious.
Tight lines for next season, Peter
Presentation night 9th April
AGM 2nd August
2022 - 2023 - 1st match Wed 28th Sept, a 50 match season
Only 181 days away.
Results:- 14 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz
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1st - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings
2nd - Rob Allison - 2 codlings 3rd - Denis Thompson - 1 codling 4th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling 5th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling 6th - Dave Perrett - 2 rocklings |
4 lb 02 oz
3 lb 12 oz 2 lb 05 oz 1 lb 14 oz 1 lb 04 oz 12 oz |
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 05 oz Inc 2 lb 04½ oz |
Leader board after 51 of 51 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (255 lb)
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1st - Dave Hambley - 158 fish
2nd - Danny Middlemas - 200 fish 3rd - Dave Turnbull - 81 fish 4th - Brian Harland - 150 fish 5th - James Moore - 188 fish 6th - Dave Perrett - 89 fish 7th - Andy Neasham - 131 fish 8th - Dave Ward - 95 fish 9th - Jonny Watson - 69 fish 10th - Paul Short - 89 fish 11th - Peter Horbury - 84 fish 12th - Paul Neasham - 90 fish 13th - Colin Stainthorpe - 56 fish 14th - Jason Ebison - 42 fish 15th - Rob Allison - 34 fish 16th - Denis Thompson - 39 fish 17th - Mike Saunders - 37 fish 18th - Rich Deadman - 19 fish 19th - Rob Taylor - 15 fish 20th - Mike Vickers - 9 fish 21st - Norman Middlemas - 32 fish 22nd - Mark Sivils - 9 fish 23rd - Bernard Vasey - 7 fish 24th - Niki McCourt - 6 fish 25th - Paul Kilpatrick - 2 fish 26th - Andy Marr - 1 fish 27th - Kelly Fairbanks - 1 fish 28th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish |
251 lb 03 oz
211 lb 07 oz 207 lb 00 oz 184 lb 06 oz 173 lb 10 oz 141 lb 04 oz 126 lb 02 oz 114 lb 14 oz 108 lb 15 oz 107 lb 10 oz 105 lb 06 oz 101 lb 05 oz 84 lb 11 oz 73 lb 07 oz 73 lb 04 oz 67 lb 01 oz 48 lb 09 oz 26 lb 12 oz 25 lb 02 oz 21 lb 00 oz 20 lb 15 oz 20 lb 06 oz 11 lb 13 oz 8 lb 10 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
Difference
39 lb 12 oz 4 lb 07 oz 22 lb 10 oz 10 lb 12 oz 32 lb 06 oz 15 lb 02 oz 11 lb 04 oz 5 lb 15 oz 1 lb 05 oz 2 lb 04 oz 4 lb 01 oz 16 lb 10 oz 11 lb 04 oz 3 oz 6 lb 03 oz 18 lb 08 oz 21 lb 13 oz 1 lb 10 oz 4 lb 02 oz 1 oz 9 oz 8 lb 09 oz 3 lb 03 oz 4 lb 15 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 oz |
- 3 lb 13 oz
- 43 lb 09 oz - 48 lb 00 oz - 70 lb 10 oz - 81 lb 06 oz - 113 lb 12 oz - 128 lb 14 oz - 140 lb 02 oz - 146 lb 01 oz - 147 lb 06 oz |
Seasons total 1,735 fish for 2,324 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for March 2022
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2 lb 04½ oz - Wed 30th March 4 lb 05 oz - Sun 6th March |
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Date
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
Rob Allison Paul Neasham Dave Hambley Davey Turnbull Bernard Vasey Davey Turnbull Davey Turnbull Paul Neasham Rob Allison Heaviest Bag of Fish Rob Allison (3) James Moore (5) Dave Hambley (4) Dave Hambley (4) Bernard Vasey (2) Davey Turnbull (3) Denis Thompson (3) Bernard Vasey (3) Dave Hambley (3) |
Weight
2 lb 03½ oz 1 lb 14½ oz 1 lb 09 oz 2 lb 15½ oz 3 lb 05 oz 4 lb 04½ oz 2 lb 06½ oz 2 lb 01½ oz 2 lb 05 oz 5 lb 01½ oz 4 lb 05 oz 4 lb 01½ oz 4 lb 03½ oz 4 lb 12½ oz 7 lb 10 oz 3 lb 10 oz 4 lb 13 oz 4 lb 02 oz |
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Catch for March
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115 fish - 64 codlings, 26 rocklings, 15 billets, 4 bleggs, 3 LSD, 2 whiting & 1 flat fish
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Wednesday 30th March 2022
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Wednesday 23rd March 2022 there had been some discussion on how to correctly measure the length of a fish [angling appeared to be different to commercial fishing].
In order for WSAA to be squeaky clean, I researched, and found an inconclusive YouTube video only showing a ‘fan tail’ and not a split tail fin, like a billet. Using the NEIFCA/IFCA web site ‘Contact Us’ link, I asked the question and received a reply [TBH the 'image' sent did not help]. When I returned to the scales Wed 30th March [51 of 51] Dan Bennett, [IFCA] was in attendance, Jason Ebison & Bernard Vasey had set up the fish measure & a fish so we could discuss & demonstrate methods. It transpires Government computers [apparently] cannot view YouTube, hence the visit which Dan volunteered to do. We discussed the various fish and correct ways to take the measurement as mentioned in Dan’s form. The fish must be straight, snout on the headboard, and two fingers used to taper the fins to the line. |
Note the spine of the fish cannot be bent in order for one or other of a billets fins to cross the line. Dan was thanked for his time. Members will be reminded at the AGM.
Whitby Gazette Friday 14th April 2022 - Pg 16
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Many thanks James Hart
from Whitby Sea Anglers |
Month by month WSAA catch
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September
October November December January February March Total
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20 codlings, 6 billets, 3 LSD, and 5 rocklings
220 codlings, 61 billets, 41 whitings, 33 rocklings, 15 poutings, 6 eels, 3 flat fish, 3 pollock, 3 wrasse, 1 bass, 1 LSD, 1 sea scorpion 224 codlings, 87 whitings, 31 billets, 21 rocklings, 10 bleggs, 2 flat fish, 1 bass 106 whitings, 59 codlings, 15 billets, 14 rocklings, 6 bleggs, 5 flat fish & 1 pollock 298 whitings, 113 codlings 19 rocklings, 15 billets, 9 flat fish, 5 poutings & 2 LSD 93 codlings, 45 whitings, 6 billets, 6 rocklings, 4 bleggs, 3 flat fish 64 codlings, 26 rocklings, 15 billets, 4 bleggs, 3 LSD, 2 whitings, & 1 flat fish 792 codlings, 579 whitings, 149 billets, 124 rocklings, 44 bleggs, 23 flat fish, 9 LSD, 6 eels, 4 pollock, 3 wrasse, 2 bass, & 1 sea scorpion.
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September
October November December January February March Totals
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34 fish for
67 fish for 374 fish for 206 fish for 461 fish for 157 fish for 115 fish for 1,735 fish
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46 lb 12 oz
124 lb 02 oz 622 lb 08 oz 215 lb 07 oz 477 lb 10 oz 231 lb 11 oz 138 lb 01 oz 2,324 lb 10 oz
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Month endings
October
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th |
Dave Hambley
Brian Harland Paul Short Dave Turnbull James Moore Dave Perrett Jonny Watson Peter Horbury Colin Stainthorpe Dave Ward Danny Middlemas Jason Ebison Denis Thompson Mike Saunders Rob Taylor Andy Neasham Mike Vickers Mark Sivils Rich Deadman Rob Allison Paul Neasham Niki McCourt Norman Middlemas Steve Ingleston |
29
35 39 15 37 26 20 31 16 17 17 14 13 19 14 15 5 3 6 5 4 4 3 1 |
58 lb 06 oz
50 lb 00 oz 48 lb 11 oz 42 lb 04 oz 41 lb 10 oz 37 lb 10 oz 36 lb 15 oz 31 lb 00 oz 28 lb 07 oz 27 lb 06 oz 26 lb 15 oz 26 lb 04 oz 25 lb 15 oz 25 lb 12 oz 24 lb 01 oz 15 lb 06 oz 10 lb 08 oz 7 lb 07 oz 6 lb 12 oz 6 lb 08 oz 6 lb 08 oz 5 lb 14 oz 1 lb 05 oz 1 lb 01 oz |
November
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd |
Dave Turnbull
Danny Middlemas Dave Hambley Andy Neasham James Moore Dave Ward Brian Harland Paul Neasham Jonny Watson Rob Allison Paul Short Peter Horbury Dave Perrett Mike Saunders Denis Thompson Colin Stainthorpe Mark Sivils Mike Vickers Rich Deadman Jason Ebison Andy Marr Norman Middlemas |
20
29 25 43 31 32 36 18 25 11 21 20 12 9 11 10 4 4 4 4 1 4 |
55 lb 02 oz
50 lb 03 oz 50 lb 00 oz 46 lb 03 oz 45 lb 13 oz 43 lb 10 oz 41 lb 15 oz 40 lb 03 oz 35 lb 15 oz 35 lb 11 oz 31 lb 00 oz 30 lb 08 oz 26 lb 02 oz 18 lb 00 oz 17 lb 08 oz 12 lb 04 oz 11 lb 07 oz 10 lb 08 oz 8 lb 10 oz 5 lb 02 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 06 oz |
December
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th |
Danny Middlemas
Brian Harland Dave Hambley Dave Turnbull Dave Ward Peter Horbury Dave Perrett James Moore Andy Neasham Colin Stainthorpe Jonny Watson Rob Allison Rich Deadman Paul Short Denis Thompson Paul Neasham Paul Kilpatrick Norman Middlemas Jason Ebison Mike Saunders |
35
32 16 8 19 6 10 20 14 6 6 5 4 6 3 8 1 4 2 1 |
29 lb 09 oz
24 lb 15 oz 22 lb 10 oz 21 lb 10 oz 13 lb 11 oz 12 lb 11 oz 12 lb 03 oz 11 lb 05 oz 10 lb 03 oz 9 lb 12 oz 9 lb 01 oz 9 lb 00 oz 7 lb 10 oz 5 lb 08 oz 4 lb 13 oz 3 lb 15 oz 2 lb 14 oz 2 lb 03 oz 1 lb 05 oz 9 oz |
January
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th |
Danny Middlemas
Dave Hambley James Moore Brian Harland Paul Neasham Dave Turnbull Andy Neasham Dave Perrett Dave Ward Colin Stainthorpe Jonny Watson Jason Ebison Peter Horbury Norman Middlemas Paul Short Denis Thompson Mike Saunders Rich Deadman Kelly Fairbanks Paul Kilpatrick |
92
49 69 37 45 16 45 16 18 12 10 6 9 15 7 4 7 2 1 1 |
62 lb 15 oz
61 lb 13 oz 45 lb 04 oz 40 lb 01 oz 36 lb 12 oz 36 lb 08 oz 36 lb 05 oz 33 lb 12 oz 22 lb 03 oz 21 lb 00 oz 18 lb 08 oz 13 lb 06 oz 11 lb 15 oz 10 lb 11 oz 9 lb 06 oz 8 lb 09 oz 3 lb 08 oz 2 lb 14 oz 1 lb 07 oz 13 oz |
February
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th |
Dave Hambley
Dave Turnbull Danny Middlemas Brian Harland Jason Ebison James Moore Dave Perrett Rob Allison Andy Neasham Peter Horbury Paul Neasham Jonny Watson Paul Short Norman Middlemas Denis Thompson Colin Stainthorpe Dave Ward Bernard Vasey Mike Saunders |
21
13 21 5 9 18 10 8 10 6 8 6 5 6 3 3 3 1 1 |
35 lb 01 oz
32 lb 09 oz 30 lb 03 oz 21 lb 00 oz 17 lb 09 oz 15 lb 12 oz 15 lb 08 oz 13 lb 03 oz 11 lb 12 oz 8 lb 11 oz 6 lb 04 oz 5 lb 15 oz 3 lb 13 oz 3 lb 06 oz 3 lb 03 oz 3 lb 02 oz 2 lb 06 oz 1 lb 10 oz 12 oz |
March
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th = 6th = 8th 9th 10th = 10th = 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th |
Dave Hambley
Dave Turnbull James Moore Bernard Vasey Jason Ebison Rob Allison Colin Stainthorpe Dave Perrett Paul Neasham Denis Thompson Peter Horbury Paul Short Brian Harland Dave Ward Danny Middlemas Jonny Watson Andy Neasham Steve Ingleston |
16
9 10 6 7 5 7 11 7 5 9 7 4 5 3 1 2 1 |
19 lb 15 oz
18 lb 15 oz 10 lb 08 oz 10 lb 03 oz 9 lb 13 oz 8 lb 14 oz 8 lb 14 oz 8 lb 01 oz 7 lb 11 oz 7 lb 01 oz 7 lb 01 oz 5 lb 04 oz 4 lb 15 oz 4 lb 13 oz 3 lb 13 oz 1 lb 04 oz 11 oz 5 oz |
The Sunday League - 25 Matches
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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 |
Dave Hambley
Dave Turnbull Danny Middlemas Brian Harland James Moore Dave Perrett Dave Ward Jonny Watson Andy Neasham Paul Neasham Colin Stainthorpe Paul Short Peter Horbury Jason Ebison Rob Allison Mike Saunders Denis Thompson Rich Deadman Mike Vickers Rob Taylor Norman Middlemas Bernard Vasey Mark Sivils Paul Kilpatrick Andy Marr Kelly Fairbanks Steve Ingleston |
159 lb 03 oz
117 lb 13 oz 109 lb 04 oz 106 lb 03 oz 102 lb 11 oz 76 lb 03 oz 75 lb 12 oz 74 lb 11 oz 70 lb 15 oz 68 lb 09 oz 65 lb 09 oz 55 lb 11 oz 54 lb 13 oz 53 lb 15 oz 44 lb 07 oz 41 lb 09 oz 23 lb 15 oz 16 lb 10 oz 10 lb 08 oz 9 lb 13 oz 9 lb 07 oz 6 lb 07 oz 4 lb 00 oz 3 lb 11 oz 3 lb 06 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 06 oz |
95
42 116 64 112 47 60 36 71 62 41 40 40 29 20 32 18 8 4 5 15 4 1 2 1 1 2 |
Deficit
41 lb 06 oz 8 lb 09 oz 3 lb 01 oz 3 lb 08 oz 26 lb 08 oz 7 oz 1 lb 01 oz 3 lb 12 oz 2 lb 06 oz 3 lb 00 oz 9 lb 14 oz 14 oz 14 oz 9 lb 08 oz 2 lb 14 oz 17 lb 10 oz 7 lb 05 oz 6 lb 02 oz 11 oz 6 oz 3 lb 00 oz 2 lb 07 oz 5 oz 5 oz 1 lb 15 oz 1 oz |
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Total weigh-in - 1,367 lb 14 oz - 968 fish - Av fish - 1 lb 07 oz
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'46' 'double figure' bags of Fish
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th = 13th = 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd = 22nd = 24th = 24th = 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th = 35th = 37th 38th 39th 40th = 40th = 42nd 43rd 44th = 44th = 46th |
Sun 27 Feb
Sun 07 Nov Sun 09 Jan Sun 27 Feb Sun 23 Jan Sun 16 Jan Wed 02 Feb Sun 28 Nov Wed 03 Nov Sun 30 Jan Sun 17 Oct Sun 09 Jan Sun 31 Oct Sun 07 Nov Sun 23 Jan Wed 03 Nov Sun 14 Nov Sun 31 Oct Sun 31 Oct Sun 21 Nov Sun 09 Jan Wed 06 Oct Sun 31 Oct Wed 06 Oct Wed 06 Oct Wed 03 Nov Sun 07 Nov Wed 03 Nov Sun 23 Jan Sun 30 Jan Wed 03 Nov Wed 26 Jan Sun 02 Jan Wed 22 Dec Wed 06 Oct Sun 21 Nov Wed 03 Nov Sun 31 Oct Wed 10 Nov Sun 10 Oct Sun 16 Jan Sun 14 Nov Sun 07 Nov Wed 13 Oct Sun 31 Oct Wed 02 Feb |
Dave Hambley
James Moore Danny Middlemas Brian Harland Danny Middlemas Dave Hambley Danny Middlemas Dave Turnbull Danny Middlemas Colin Stainthorpe Dave Turnbull James Moore Dave Ward Danny Middlemas James Moore Dave Ward Dave Hambley Dave Hambley Danny Middlemas Rob Allison Andy Neasham Dave Hambley Paul Short James Moore Rob Taylor Paul Neasham Dave Turnbull Rob Allison Paul Neasham Dave Turnbull Brian Harland Dave Perrett Dave Hambley Brian Harland Paul Short Andy Neasham James Moore Jonny Watson Peter Horbury Brian Harland Brian Harland Mike Vickers Dave Hambley Dave Turnbull Dave Turnbull Dave Turnbull |
12
8 38 5 27 4 7 4 7 6 5 25 6 6 24 8 8 6 9 3 22 5 6 5 8 5 4 4 21 5 6 3 6 18 7 5 6 6 7 5 3 4 5 4 3 5 |
24 lb 08 oz
24 lb 02 oz 23 lb 15 oz 21 lb 00 oz 18 lb 00 oz 17 lb 14 oz 17 lb 06 oz 16 lb 07 oz 15 lb 11 oz 15 lb 06 oz 15 lb 05 oz 15 lb 02 oz 15 lb 00 oz 15 lb 00 oz 14 lb 15 oz 14 lb 07 oz 13 lb 15 oz 13 lb 12 oz 13 lb 08 oz 13 lb 07 oz 13 lb 06 oz 13 lb 02 oz 13 lb 02 oz 13 lb 00 oz 13 lb 00 oz 12 lb 15 oz 12 lb 15 oz 12 lb 14 oz 12 lb 13 oz 12 lb 12 oz 11 lb 15 oz 11 lb 13 oz 11 lb 12 oz 11 lb 06 oz 11 lb 03 oz 11 lb 03 oz 11 lb 00 oz 10 lb 14 oz 10 lb 12 oz 10 lb 09 oz 10 lb 09 oz 10 lb 08 oz 10 lb 05 oz 10 lb 02 oz 10 lb 02 oz 10 lb 01 oz |
Points based system, 10 for a win, 9 for 2nd, 8 for 3rd etc etc
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1st
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd = 22nd = 24th 25th 26th |
Dave Hambley
Dave Turnbull Danny Middlemas Dave Perrett Brian Harland James Moore Paul Short Andy Neasham Dave Ward Paul Neasham Jonny Watson Peter Horbury Denis Thompson Colin Stainthorpe Rob Allison Jason Ebison Norman Middlemas Mike Saunders Rich Deadman Bernard Vasey Rob Taylor Mark Sivils Mike Vickers Steve Ingleston Paul Kilpatrick Niki McCourt |
292
238 214 209 197 192 137 136 132 126 124 118 103 95 94 89 42 39 25 24 19 14 14 7 5 3 |
Success rate
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Member
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Matches fished
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Weigh-ins
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Rate
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William Atkinson
Rob Allison Dave Perrett Bernard Vasey Denis Thompson Paul Kilpatrick Steve Ingleston Colin Stainthorpe Brian Harland Peter Horbury James Moore Dave Ward Paul Short Rob Taylor Danny Middlemas Rich Deadman Jason Ebison Niki McCourt Mike Saunders Dave Hambley Mark Sivils Dave Turnbull Andy Marr Andy Neasham Paul Neasham Mike Vickers Jonny Watson Norman Middlemas Kelly Fairbanks |
0
23 47 16 36 9 4 39 47 51 49 46 44 7 50 20 44 6 32 51 25 45 12 43 41 19 42 25 5 |
0
14 37 4 21 2 2 25 36 34 36 30 32 4 34 12 25 3 12 42 5 34 1 28 26 3 30 14 1 |
0
61% 79% 25% 58% 22% 50% 64% 77% 67% 73% 65% 73% 57% 68% 60% 57% 50% 38% 82% 20% 76% 8% 65% 63% 16% 71% 56% 20% |
Champion |
Published Sunday 10th April 2022
Last edit Thursday 31st March 2022
Last edit Thursday 31st March 2022