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2021-2022

2022 - 2023 Season

Presentation evening
Place

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Member

Brian Harland

Davey Turnbull

Dave Hambley

Ryan Collinson

Dave Perrett

Colin Stainthorpe

Dave Ward

Paul Short

Denis Thompson

Dylan Goldsmith

Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Peter Horbury
Steve Ingleston
Jason Ebison
Neil Eglon
Lewis Wright
Rob Taylor
Bernard Vasey
Jonny Watson
Rich Deadman
Keeley Fairbanks
Rob Allison
Fish

128

70

94

124

92

77

61

52

38

31

34
29
16
24
19
17
18
22
24
8
3
1
Weight

219 lb 03 oz

203 lb 03 oz

195 lb 14 oz

195 lb 13 oz

150 lb 09 oz

117 lb 06 oz

95 lb 10 oz

74 lb 09 oz

62 lb 11 oz

58 lb 10 oz

56 lb 07 oz
42 lb 02 oz
41 lb 00 oz
36 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
13 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Trophy

Lord Downe Tankard

A Lawson

Chas Rose

Chas Prudom

Bill Brown

I Metcalfe Rose Bowl

A Humble

Angel Hotel

​
 Heaviest Fish



7 lb 10½ oz F Kirk Cup
Seasons Results

Singles Knockout winner - Dave Ward - 1 lb 15½ oz (3)

Singles Knockout runner up - Dave Perrett - 1 lb 01 oz (1)

Doubles Knockout winners - Paul Short & Dave Perrett - 5 lb 09 oz (3)

Doubles Knockout runners up - Brian Harland & Colin Stainthorpe - 2 lb 05 oz (1)

Heaviest Fish in a competition - Davey Turnbull - 7 lb 10½ oz - Wed 7th Dec 2022

Heaviest Fish Out of Competition - Dave Ward - 4 lb 13½ oz (Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers Tues 27th Dec 2022)

Christmas match winner - Davey Turnbull - 18 lb 04½ oz - 4 fish

Christmas match Heaviest Fish - Davey Turnbull - 6 lb 02½ oz

James Jamsy Moore dedicated Official Trophy - Dave Perrett - 5 lb 01 oz - Wed 26th Oct 2022

Sunday League Champion - Brian Harland - 128 lb 08 oz - 76 fish

Greatest number of fish - Brian Harland - 128 fish

Heaviest Bag of Fish - Davey Turnbull - 26 lb 05½ oz - 8 fish - Wed 7th Dec 2022

Most Improved angler - Davey Turnbull

Memorable Moment -

Best Aggregate Fish - Davey Turnbull - 2 lb 14 oz

Lightest fish to win Heaviest Fish of the match - Wooden spoon - Peter Horbury - Wed 15th Feb 2023 - 4 oz

Ladies

1st - Keeley Fairbanks - 5 lb 08 oz - 3 fish.

Ladies Heaviest Bag of fish - Keeley Fairbanks - 5 lb 08 oz - Sun 15th Jan 2023

Ladies Heaviest Fish - Keeyley Fairbanks - 2 lb 05½ oz - Sun 15th Jan 2023
​Juniors

1st - Lewis Plews - 56 lb 07 oz - 34 fish

Junior Heaviest Bag of Fish - Lewis Plews - 12 lb 07½ oz (4) - Sun 15th Jan 2023

Junior Heaviest Fish - Lewis Plews - 5 lb 04 oz lb - Sun 15th Jan 2023

Total weight for the season - 1,732 lb 12 oz

Total Number of fish - 982

Treasurer - Dave Perrett
Chairman - William Atkinson
Secretary - Peter Horbury

Top Tips & Memorable Moments

September
​Match - 1
Wed 28th Sept
Rich Deadman struggles, having left his glasses in the car.​
Dave Hambley doesn't get fishing until 1945hrs as he struggled down an overgrown path covered in briars.
October
​Match - 2
Sun 2nd Oct
N/A​
​Match - 3
Wed 5th Oct
​Before the match had started Peter Horbury retrieved a ‘fish measure’ from under the east pier extension believed to belong to Paul Short [mislaid on Sunday].  This was confirmed upon Paul’s arrival however by 21.00hrs Paul had lost it again - in the sea!
​Match - 4
Sun 9th Oct
Large cliff fall at RHB​
​Match - 5
Wed 12th Oct
N/A​
​Match - 6
Sun 16th oct
Colin Stainthorpe forgets his headtorch.
​Match - 7
Wed 19th Oct
Collinson 'fish a cast, dropped 2'.​
​Match - 8
Sun 23rd Oct
Quote "Not even a bite resembling a rockling".​ Denis Thompson
​Match - 9
Wed 26th Oct
​Having caught 4 rocklings, Paul Short arrived with only 3 at the weigh-in but would not admit how he'd lost one?
​Match - 10
Sun 30th Oct
Ryan Collinson forfeited his weight due to non match entry.  2 lb 14½ oz HFish​
November
​Match - 11
Wed 2nd Nov
Severe weather warning - just 9 fished, 2 by default.​
​Match - 12
Sun 6th Nov
Jason Ebison thought he had a cracked ceramic eye - 2 crack offs.​
​Match - 13
Wed 9th Nov
N/A​
​Match - 14
Sun 13th Nov
Copyright infringement by Limitless Sea Fishing Ltd​
​Match - 15
Wed 16th Nov
N/A​
​Match - 16
Sun 20th Nov
N/A​
​Match - 17
Wed 23rd Nov
N/A​
​Match - 18
Sun 27th Nov
N/A - Open match​
​Match - 19
Wed 30th Nov
Weigh-in, fish pan attached to the wall bracket with any scales!!!​
December
​Match - 20
Sun 4th Dec​ 
1) Denis Thompson reported snapping off his rods’ tip-eye.
2) Dave Perrett returned to his now ‘fallen-over bag’, leads & bait in the water & trace wallet nowhere to be seen.
3) Neil Eglon 6 lb 14 oz (4) forfeited his weight due to none match entry.
​Match - 21
Wed 7th Dec​ 
N/A​
​Match - 22
Sun 11th Dec​ 
Rich Deadman took a wave trying to free his line from a rock, slack lined by a fish.​
​Match - 23
Wed 14th Dec​ 
N/A​
​Match - 24
Sun 18th Dec​ 
Black ice - Peter Horbury takes a fall end of Henrietta St​.
Dave Perrett had had his car stolen.
​Match - 25
Wed 21st Dec​ 
N/A​
January
​Match - 26
Wed 4th Jan​ 
N/A​
​Match - 27
Sun 8th Jan​ 
N/A​
​Match - 28
Wed 11th Jan​ 
N/A​
​Match - 29
Sun 15th Jan​ 
N/A​
​Match - 30
Wed 18th Jan​ 
N/A​
​Match - 31
Sun 22nd Jan​ 
Only one weighed-in - Dave Hambley
Glasses case, Tick.  Case empty - Dave Perrett​
​Match - 32
Wed 25th Jan​ 
N/A​
​Match - 33
Sun 29th Jan​ 
Paul Short no head torches - borrowed Peter Horbury's spare.
Davey Tunbull keeps checking cut off point, and leaves his mark, then realises he has been checking the wrong cut off, and pays the price - wet.​
February
​Match - 34
Wed 1st Feb​ 
Jason Ebison walks​ into holewhilst playing a fish, Dave Perrett also ends up face down in water trying to grab a fish, Paul Short drops his coat at the bottom of the  footpath at Saltwick - Peter Horbury picks it up and retuns it.
​Match - 35
Sun 5th Feb​ 
N/A​
​Match - 36
Wed 8th​ Feb
N/A​
​Match - 37
Sun 12th Feb​ 
N/A​
​Match - 38
Wed 15th Feb​ 
Ryan Collinson goes to his mark & finds he's left his rig wallet at home.​
​Match - 39
Sun 19th Feb​ 
Strong WSWesterly winds blew Dave 's tripod over, bottom section broke, made repairs, fished match with 8ft rod.
​Match - 40
Wed 22nd Feb​ 
​Weed was a problem, with his line tightly wrapped around his arm, Jason Ebison, Whitby, managed to snap the top foot off his rod as he slowly walked back up the beach to retrieve his end tackle laden with weed from the surf.  Not very happy [& wet] as at match start the zip on his coat had broken
​Match - 41
Sun 26th Feb​ 
​Davey Turnbull, Darlington reported losing a really good fish.  Played it around two rocks when it got its head down, slack line and wait but on the third attempt, his hook snood snapped.
March
​Match - 42
Wed 1st Mar​ 
N/A​
​Match - 43
Sun 5th Mar​ 
Davey Turnbull forgets his coat, fashions a supermarket bag to fit.​
​Match - 44
Wed 8th Mar​ 
Peter Horbury drops rod, end eye snaps off.​
​Match - 45
Sun 12th Mar​ 
Davey Turnbull closes deficit to Brian Harland - 3 oz​ & dumps 5 lb'er in surf.
Peter Horbury's 2 lb'er had 6 hooks in it - 4 were his.
​Match - 46
Wed 15th Mar​ 
Dementores - East pier​
​Match - 47
Sun 19th Mar​ 
Title duel - Brian Harland lands 'double-figure' bag as Davey Turnbull blanks.​
​Match - 48
Wed 22nd Mar​ 
Peter Horbury, bail arm folds back on casting striking casting finger multiple times.​
​Match - 49
Sun 26th Mar​ 
​Denis Thompson returns a 'size' flounder & a 3 lb bass not realising the daily 2 bass limit was back.
​Match - 50
Wed 29th Mar​ 
Ryan Collinson pipped by 'one ounce' for joint 3rd with Dave Hambley.​

2022 - 2023 Seasons Results match by match

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WSAA start of season group photo
Back row left to right
Colin Stainthorpe, William Akinson, Dave Perrett, Brian Harland, Dave Ward,Denis Thompson, Dylan Goldsmith, Lewis Wright, Ryan Collinson, Neil Eglon.
Front row left to right
Rich Deadman, Bernard Vasey, Peter Horbury, Lewis Plews, Paul Short

September 2022

Wed 28 Sep - 1 of 50

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Sandsend 18.00hrs
Hambley ‘double figure bag’ title defence
Dave Hambley
HBoFish - 10 lb 05 oz (6)
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Dave hambley
HFish - 3 lb 08½ oz
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High water 18.29hrs hrs, 5.65 metres, 996 mbar, 12°C, TR 4.9 m

2022 - 2023 Season opener, members met at Whitby Bandstand, Pier Road, for registration, and a group photograph before departing for their chosen marks 18.45hrs, fishing from 19.00hrs.

16 seniors & 1 Junior fished an all ebb match in, at times, very inclement weather conditions.  Damp 20-30mph NWesterly winds, 2 metre NWesterly swell with colour.  Conditions looked ideal for a fish or two but for some the fish just were not there, literally no bites!  The wind did not let up during the 3hr match, at 20.30hrs a squall blew in off the sea, for 20 mins there was torrential rain.  Some members reported lots of weed in the surf at the start of the match.

The weigh-in was delayed as the scales were moved & set up in the Fleece yard due to heavy rainfall.  Once set up Peter Horbury oversaw the weigh-in of 29 assorted fish - 25 codlings, 3 r’lings, & 1 flounder.  Last year’s champion Dave Hambley, Staithes, in his title defence won both Man of the Match, & HFish - 3 lb 08½ oz. Dave weighed-in 6 codlings for the only ‘double figure bag’ of the night 10 lb 05 oz.

WSAA welcomes 3 new members, Ryan Collinson, RHB, Lewis Plews (Jnr), RHB and Lewis Wright, Whitby, all three got themselves off to a good start with a weigh-in.  From his bag of 4 fish Ryan weighed-in a codling of 3 lb 05 oz, and was 3rd overall - 6 lb 09 oz - well done.

Reminder - October - Monthly Sweeps start, and you have to be in it to win it.  Entry is strictly payment in advance for the full six months £12 HBoFish & £12 HFish - Total £24 in a named sealed envelope to Peter Horbury.

Results:- 43 lb 02 oz - 25 codlings, 3 r’lings, 1 flounder
1st - Dave Hambley - 6 codlings
2nd - Denis Thompson - 4 codlings
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
4th - Bernard Vasey - 2 codlings
5th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
6th - Paul Short - 2 codlings
7th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
8th - Steve Ingleston - 1 codlings, 1 r’ling
9th - Neil Eglon - 1 codling
10th - Lewis Wright - 1 codling
11th = Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling
11th = Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codling
13th - Brian Harland - 1 flounde
10 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 09 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 05 oz
9 oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 08½ oz

Inc. 3 lb 05 oz

October 2022

Sun 02 Oct - 2 of 50

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10.00hrs, high water, Sandsend
Hambley sets the bar
PictureHFish - 5 lb 04 oz
High water 21.17 hrs, 5.00 metres, 1024 mbar, 10°C, TR  2.9m

First Sunday match started in daylight.  Conditions were far from ideal, near flat sea state, little to no colour, and a strong Westerly, gusting, 20mph.  Commitment to fish was down with just 14 members fishing the 4hr match 18.00 - 22.00hrs.  Fishing an all flood tide to HWater 21.17hrs.

Piers were very popular, fish bites for many were non-existent, baits were coming back intact, not even any crab life to pick off baits.  With crystal clear skies, a small crescent moon, there was plenty of time for star gazing.

At the scales Peter Horbury oversaw the weigh-in 14 codlings, 6 rocklings, 3 billets and an eel.  Man of the Match Dave Hambley, again, with both HFish 5 lb 04 oz, and HBoFish 9 lb 07½ oz (4).  Dave has set the bar for the Monthly Sweeps.  Ryan Collinson, RHB, had the second best fish 3 lb 01 oz, and stands second on the Leader Board.

Sunday 9th Oct the Knockouts will be drawn, registration with Jason Ebison ASAP.

Results:- 32 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)

1st - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Brian Harland - 6 codlings, 1 r’ling
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 r’ling
4th - Dave Ward - 2 codlings
5th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 r’ling
6th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 eel, 1 r’ling
7th - Jonny Watson - 1 billet
8th -  Denis Thompson - 1 codling
9th - Paul Short - 1 r’ling
9 lb 08 oz
9 lb 03 oz
4 lb 06 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 04 oz
5 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 04 oz

Inc 3 lb 01 oz
Leader board after 2 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (10 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 10 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 7 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 8 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 5 fish
5th = Paul Short - 3 fish
5th = Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 3 fish
7th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish
8th - Jason Ebison - 3 fish
9th - Dave Perrett - 1 fish
10th - Steve Ingleston - 2 fish
11th - Dave Ward - 2 fish
12th - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 fish
13th - Neil Eglon - 1 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 1 fish
15th = Dylan Goldsmith - 1 fish
15th = Jonny Watson - 1 fish
19 lb 13 oz
10 lb 15 oz
9 lb 12 oz
8 lb 04 oz
3 lb 01 oz
3 lb 01 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 05 oz
Difference
8 lb 14 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 08 oz
5 lb 03 oz

2 oz
2 oz
6 oz
1 oz
1 oz
2 oz
11 oz
2 oz
1 oz

9 lb 13 oz
    15 oz
-     04oz
- 1 lb 12 oz
- 6 lb 15 oz
- 6 lb 15 oz
- 7 lb 01 oz
- 7 lb 03 oz
- 7 lb 09 oz
- 7 lb 10 oz

Seasons total 53 fish for 75 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)

Wed 05 Oct - 3 of 50

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High water 13.17hrs, Sandsend

Harland first win
Brian Harland
10 lb 13 oz
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Colin Stainthorpe
2 lb 10 oz
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Low water 19.30 hrs, 2.54 metres, 1009 mbar, 9°C, TR 2.2m

The evening’s 3hr match started in daylight, fishing the last of the ebb and 2½hrs of flood on a slack tide [Tidal Range 2.2m].  Very strong westerly 20-30mph winds.  Sea state flat with no colour, the catch forecast was extremely low, reflected with only 13 members fishing.  Sofa Hole a strong draw.

Clear skies, the aurora alerts pinged ‘amber’ on the phone, but nothing visible with the naked eye.  A few shooting stars to avert the eye from a motionless rod tip - it was a long night.  Baits came back untouched, no crab activity, lead loses were high, end tackle dragged into snags by the relentless wind.

At the scales, just 7 members recorded a meagre weigh-in of 20 assorted fish, 13 codlings, 2 billets and 5 rocklings, 25 lb 11 oz.  Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, ‘double figure bag’ 10 lb 13 oz [42% of the total catch].  HFish 2 lb 10 oz fell to Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby.  Brian tops the Leader Board, albeit by only 12 oz as Dave Hambley fails to weigh-in.

Sunday night Knockout draws.

Before the match had started Peter Horbury retrieved a ‘fish measure’ from under the east pier extension believed to belong to Paul Short [mislaid on Sunday].  This was confirmed upon Paul’s arrival however by 21.00hrs Paul had lost it again - in the sea!

Results:- 25 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
1st - Brian Harland - 5 codlings, 3 r’lings
2nd - Col Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
3rd - Paul Short - 2 codling, 2 billets
4th - Steve Ingleston - 1 codling
5th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
7th - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling
10 lb 13 oz
4 lb 07 oz
4 lb 04 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz

Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 10 oz
Leader board after 3 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (15 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 16 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 10 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 8 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 5 fish
5th - Paul Short - 7 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 6 fish
7th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 5 fish
8th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
9th - Dave Perrett - 2 fish
10th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish
11th - Jason Ebison - 3 fish
12th - Dave Ward - 2 fish
13th - Neil Eglon - 1 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 1 fish
15th = Dylan Goldsmith - 1 fish
15th = Jonny Watson - 1 fish
20 lb 09 oz
19 lb 13 oz
12 lb 04 oz
8 lb 04 oz
7 lb 05 oz
6 lb 10 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 06 oz
3 lb 13 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 05 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 05 oz
Difference
12 oz
7 lb 09 oz
4 lb 00 oz
15 oz
11 oz
2 lb 01 oz
3 oz
9 oz
14 oz
2 oz
8 oz
13 oz
2 oz
1 oz

5 lb  09 oz
4 lb 13 oz
- 2 lb 12 oz
- 6 lb 12 oz
- 7 lb 11 oz
- 8 lb 06 oz
- 10 lb 07 oz
- 10 lb 10 oz
- 11 lb 03 oz
- 12 lb 01 o
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Seasons total 73 fish for 101 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)

Sun 09 Oct - 4 of 50

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High water Sandsend 16.40hrs
Hambley’s 4 lb’er first cast
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Dave Hambley 8 lb 14 oz (3)
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Dave Ward - LSD 2 lb 01 oz
Low water 22.45 hrs, 1.23 metres, 1007 mbar, 13°C, TR 4.4

Low pressure, a gusting SSEasterly [20-30+mph] wind, near flat sea state with no colour for Sunday nights 4hr match.  Low water was not until 22.45hrs, therefore the 14 members had a choice to fish the cliffs/piers for a couple of hours, then drive to LWater marks mid-match as access to the scaurs opened up.

A fresh cliff fall at Robin Hoods Bay was witnessed around 19.00hrs last light, a ½hr after the ‘blood moon’ rose above the horizon.  Heavy cloud cover blew in thereafter, the forecast of rain held off until after the weigh-in.  The close to shore SSEasterly swell fell away as quickly as the ebbing tide, as did the enthusiasm!

Some members recounted the pain of constantly catching nothing but undersized fish, and the amount of precious bait used.  Whilst others did not have a bite all night, with baits coming back untouched - no critter activity.

Eight of the 14 returned to the scales, 11 codlings, 2 billets, 1 LSD, 1 rockling, and a flounder.  Last to the scales, Man of the Match, Dave Hambley, Staithes, 3 codlings for 8 lb 14 oz, his best 4 lb 03 oz took HFish of the night.  Next best fish, a lesser spotted dog fish [LSD] 2 lb 01 oz Dave Ward, Guisborough.

After the weigh-in Jason Ebison & Rich Deadman did the Knockout draws, overseen by Secretary Peter Horbury.  The preliminary rounds will be fished this Wed 12th Oct.

Singles Preliminaries -

Paul Short - V - Dave Perrett, Bernard Vasey - V - Jon Watson

Pairs Preliminary -

Paul Short & Dave Perrett - V - Dave Hambley & Peter Horbury
Jason Ebison brought it to member’s attention World Cup Final is Sun 18th Dec, clashing with the Xmas match.  Telling members the pubs will be very busy & may not be willing nor able to cater a Xmas carvery/meal.  Also the 3rd place game will be on Sat 17th Dec.  With 5 committee members present it was decided to move the Christmas match into the New Year, Sun 8th Jan ’23, fishing 2-7pm.

It is stressed members must acknowledge their intention to fish, so a venue can be found and numbers for catering ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Results:- 25 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
1st - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings
2nd - Brian Harland - 2 codlings, 1 billet
3rd - R Collinson - 1 codling, 1 billet 1 fl’der
4th - Jonny Watson - 2 codlings
5th - Dave Ward - 1 LSD
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
7th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
8th - Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling
8 lb 14 oz
4 lb 06 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 08 oz
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 03 oz



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Leader board after 4 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (20 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 13 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 19 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 11 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 7 fish
5th - Paul Short - 7 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 6 fish
7th - Dave Perrett - 3 fish
8th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 5 fish
9th = Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
9th = Dave Ward - 3 fish
11th - Jonny Watson - 3 fish
12th - Bernard Vasey - 2 fish
13th = Jason Ebison - 3 fish
13th = Dylan Goldsmith - 2 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 1 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 1 fish
28 lb 11 oz
24 lb 15 oz
14 lb 14 oz
9 lb 14 oz
7 lb 05 oz
6 lb 10 oz
5 lb 10 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 06 oz
3 lb 11 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Difference
3 lb 12 oz
10 lb 01 oz
5 lb 0 oz
2 lb 9 oz
11 oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 01 oz
3 oz

11 oz
12 oz
2 oz

1 lb 05 oz
2 oz
8 lb 11 oz
4 lb 15 oz
- 5 lb 02 oz
- 10 lb 02 oz
- 12 lb 11 oz
- 13 lb 06 oz
- 14 lb 06 oz
- 15 lb 07 oz
- 15 lb 10 oz
- 15 lb 10 oz

Seasons total 89 fish for 126 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)

Wed 12 Oct - 5 of 50 - K/O's Preliminary Rounds

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08.45hrs Sandsend
Dave Perrett
HBoFish - 17 lb 04 oz (9)
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HFish 4 lb 02 oz
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Davey Turnbull
Happy to be back fishing
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High water 18.25 hrs, 5.5 metres, 1015 mbar, 12°C, TR 4.6 m
Perrett shock weigh-in
Long distance Northerly swell 1½ft with little colour for the 3hr evening match.  SWesterly winds 14-21mph brought constant drizzle and a heavy rain shower at 21.00hrs, an unpleasant night.    Fishing up and over the top of the tide members reported little to no bites until the ebb took hold.  Cliffs and piers were popular with a few travelling with little to no success further afield.

First to the scales Dylan Goldsmith, Whitby, set the bar, his best codling 3 lb 11 oz, a bag of 5 lb 08 oz thereafter no one could match.  A pleasant surprise & all smiles on his first match of the season Davey Turnbull, Darlington, slid his only fish in the weigh-pan 4 lb 00½ oz [for HFish having pipped Dylan].

And members waited for Dave Perrett to return [always last!]

Dave Perrett made two attempts to find his best fish [a Mary Poppins bag] - first - 4 lb 00 oz and second - 4 lb 02 oz, pipping Davey Turnbull by 1½ oz for HFish of the night.  Thereafter Dave dug another 6 codlings and a rockling out of his bag for the only ‘double-figure’ weigh-in - 17 lb 03½ oz.  A remarkable achievement on such a poor night.

Dave has jumped from 7th to 3rd on the Leader Board.

Singles K/Out results:-
Dave Perrett beat Paul Short - 17 lb 04 oz - 3 lb 11 oz
Bernard Vasey beat Jonny Watson - 1 lb 03 oz (1) - 0 lb 00 oz

Doubles K/Out results:-
Dave Perrett & Paul Short - 20 lb 15 oz (13) beat
Dave Hambley & Peter Horbury - 3 lb 05 oz (1)

Results:- 47 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
1st - Dave Perrett - 8 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Dylan Goldsmith - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
3rd - Brian Harland - 4 codlings
4th - Davey Turnbull - 1 codling
5th - Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 billet, 2 r’ling
6th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling
7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
8th - Neil Eglon - 1 codling
9th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling
10th - Lewis Wright - 1 codling
11th - Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
17 lb 04 oz
5 lb 08 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 11 oz
3 lb 05 oz
2 lb 14 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 02 oz & 4 lb 00 oz
Inc 3 lb 11 oz

One fish
Leader board after 5 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (25 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 14 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 23 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 12 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 11 fish
5th - Denis Thompson - 8 fish
6th - Paul Short - 11 fish
7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 9 fish
8th - Dylan Goldsmith - 5 fish
9th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 5 fish
10th = Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
10th = Dave Ward - 3 fish
12th - Bernard Vasey - 3 fish
13th - Davey Turnbull - 1 fish
14th - Jonny Watson - 3 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 2 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 2 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 3 fish
32 lb 00 oz
29 lb 13 oz
22 lb 14 oz
14 lb 14 oz
11 lb 07 oz
11 lb 00 oz
9 lb 08 oz
8 lb 05 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 02 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 11 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 13 oz
Difference
2 lb 03 oz
6 lb 15 oz
8 lb 00 oz
3 lb 07 oz
7 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
3 lb 12 oz
3 oz

4 oz
1 oz
6 oz
8 oz
5 oz
1 oz
7 lb 00 oz
4 lb 13 oz
- 2 lb 02 oz
- 10 lb 02 oz
- 13 lb 09 oz
- 14 lb 00 oz
- 15 lb 08 oz
- 16 lb 11 oz
- 20 lb 07 oz
- 20 lb 10 oz

Seasons total 118 fish for 173 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)

Sun 16 Oct - 6 of 50

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Thompson first wins
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High water 20.54 hrs, 4.61 metres, 1010 mbar, 9°C, TR 2.2m

The queue of low pressure systems coming across the north atlantic seems endless.  Light, but cold SEasterly winds grew in strength throughout the 4hr evening match.  Fishing 3hrs of flood over the top of a neap tide, tidal range only 2.2 metres.  Catch forecast was extremely low for the fourteen members fishing.  Sea state flat, crystal clear, on the sheltered scaurs 1ft of NWesterly swell was evident.

Again piers, and cliffs were popular, with some travelling further afield and sacrificing fishing time in the hope of a weigh-in.  Baits were coming back untouched, doesn’t appear to be any crabs to drag end tackle into snags.  Sea scorpions, and undersized billets were caught in the first hour as darkness fell.  Heavy cloud cover so no star gazing to pass the time!

At the scales Peter Horbury oversaw the weigh-in 14 codlings, 3 billets, 1 pouting/blegg, 1 pollock and a flounder 1 lb 04 oz.  Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, landed both the pollock & flounder having forgotten his head torch at the start of the match.

Man of the Match, Denis Thompson, Lythe, with both HBoFish & HFish, 2 lb 14 oz - his first wins of the season.  Denis also had another codling 2 lb 10½ oz.

Wednesday night Singles Knockouts.

Results:- 29 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)

1st - Denis Thompson - 5 codlings
2nd - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 2 codlings, 2 billets, 1 pout
4th - Paul Short - 2 codlings
5th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 pollock, 1 flounder
6th - Neil Eglon - 1 billet
7th - Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling
9 lb 06 oz
6 lb 04 oz
5 lb 07 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 07 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 08 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 14 oz inc 2 lb 10½ oz



Flounder 1 lb 04 oz
Leader board after 6 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (30 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 18 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 23 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 12 fish
4th - Denis Thompson - 13 fish
5th - Ryan Collinson - 16 fish
6th - Paul Short - 13 fish
7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 11 fish
8th - Dylan Goldsmith - 6 fish
9th - Neil Eglon - 3 fish
10th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 5 fish
11th = Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
11th = Dave Ward - 3 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 3 fish
14th - Davey Turnbull - 1 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 3 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 2 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 3 fish
38 lb 04 oz
29 lb 13 oz
22 lb 14 oz
20 lb 13 oz
20 lb 05 oz
14 lb 00 oz
11 lb 15 oz
9 lb 13 oz
4 lb 15 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 02 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 11 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 13 oz
Difference
8 lb 07 oz
6 lb 15 oz
2 lb 01 oz
8 oz
6 lb 05 oz
2 lb 01 oz
2 lb 02 oz
4 lb 14 oz
6 oz
3 oz

4 oz
1 oz
6 oz
13 oz
1 oz
8 lb 04 oz
-      3 oz
- 7 lb 02 oz
- 9 lb 03 oz
- 9 lb 11 oz
- 16 lb 00 oz
- 18 lb 01 oz
- 20 lb 03 oz
- 25 lb 01 oz
- 25 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 138 fish for 203 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)

Wed 19 Oct - 7 of 50 - 1st Round Singles KOs

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12.34hrs Sandsend
Collinson “fish a cast”
Ryan Collinson
24 lb 13 oz (15)
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5 lb 12 oz
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Low water 18.32 hrs, 2.9 metres, 1022 mbar, 11°C, TR 1.3m

The afternoons are now closing in, the fishing started in darkness which helped as the water was crystal clear.  The flood had only just started to push on by 19.00hrs, the close to shore 2ft NNEasterly swell slowly grew as gulleys filled-in.  The wind however was wick, ESEasterly gusting 30mph, full cloud cover, a dry night, and lightning flashes visible Tess-side way.

A neap tide, just 1.3 metres tidal range, unable to reach tangle beds, 17 members & 1 junior were spread far and wide with very mixed results.  The wind was the biggest factor to try and overcome.  Bows in the line, like sails, picked up fresh bladder rack as they fell into in the surf, and the gusts masked bites.

Many thanks to the lads who set up the scales ready for the first committee member back to start a book.  Rich Deadman oversaw the weigh-in - 61 codlings and a rockling for the season’s best tally 110 lb 10 oz.  Three double-figure bags, Man of the Match Ryan Collinson, Robinhoods Bay, 15 codlings - 24 lb 13 oz.  Some achievement on a Wednesday night, reported ‘my best session 18 casts, 15 fish & dropped 2 off’.  Well done from all.

Some better fish showing, Lewis Wright, Whitby, 4 lb 10 oz, pipped by Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 5 lb 02 oz, also pipped by Dave Hambley, Staithes taking HFish of the night 5 lb 12 oz.  Both Ryan & Dave lead the Monthly Sweeps.

In the Knockouts:

Dave Perrett beat Bernard Vasey, Brian Harland beat Peter Horbury, Dave Hambley beat Jason Ebison, and Dave ward beat Colin Stainthorpe.

Results:- 110 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
1st - Ryan Collinson - 15 codlings
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 5 codlings
3rd - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings
4th - Dave Perrett - 6 codlings
5th - Lewis Wright - 3 codlings
6th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 6 codlings
7th - Paul Short - 3 codlings
8th - Dave Ward - 4 codlings
9th - Bernard Vasey - 3 codlings
10th - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
11th - Neil Eglon - 3 codlings
12th - Brian Harland - 2 codlings
13th - Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
14th - Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling
15th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling
16th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
24 lb 13 oz
14 lb 11 oz
11 lb 01 oz
9 lb 00 oz
7 lb 11 oz
7 lb 01 oz
6 lb 06 oz
5 lb 07 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 08 oz
4 lb 06 oz
3 lb 01 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 03 oz

Inc 5 lb 02 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 12 oz
Inc 4 lb 10 oz
Leader board after 7 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (35 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 21 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 31 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 25 fish
4th - Dave Perrett - 18 fish
5th - Denis Thompson - 15 fish
6th - Paul Short - 16 fish
7th - Davey Turnbull - 6 fish
8th - Colin Stainthorpe - 15 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 7 fish
10th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
11th - Lewis Wright - 5 fish
12th - Dave Ward - 7 fish
13th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
14th - Bernard Vasey - 6 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 4 fish
16th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 3 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 1 fish
49 lb 05 oz
45 lb 02 oz
32 lb 14 oz
31 lb 14 oz
23 lb 07 oz
20 lb 06 oz
18 lb 12 oz
16 lb 07 oz
11 lb 13 oz
11 lb 10 oz
10 lb 09 oz
9 lb 13 oz
9 lb 05 oz
9 lb 04 oz
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
4 lb 03 oz
12 lb 04 oz
1 lb 00 oz
8 lb 07 oz
3 lb 01 oz
1 lb 10 oz
2 lb 05 oz
4 lb 10 oz
3 oz
1 lb 01 oz
12 oz
8 oz
1 oz
3 lb 15 oz
15 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 10 oz
14 lb 05 oz
10 lb  02 oz
- 2 lb  02 oz
- 3 lb  02 oz
- 11 lb  09 oz
- 14 lb 10 oz
- 16 lb  04 oz
- 18 lb  09 oz
- 23 lb  03 oz
- 23 lb  06 oz

Seasons total 200 fish for 314 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

Sun 23 Oct - 8 of 50

Low water 21.50hrs, 1.88 metres, 997 mbar, 13°C, TR 4.5 m

Personally, I unable to fish Sunday night, I had had my Covid booster & flu jabs on Saturday morning.
The side effects of which laid me out all of Sunday.
Thanks to Rich & Dave for the weigh-in slip.

Total catch:-

26 codlings, 5 rocklings, 2 pollock, & 1 pouting

3 ‘double-figure bags’.

Man of the Match, Dave Perrett, Whitby, 9 codlings, 17 lb 09 oz

HFish of the night 4 lb 14 oz fell to Dave Turnbull, Darlington.

Results:- 62 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
1st - Dave Perrett - 9 codlings
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 4 codlings
3rd - Dave Hambley - 5 codlings
4th - C Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 r’ling
5th - Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 pollock, 1 r’ling
6th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling
7th - Dylan Goldsmith - 2 codlings
8th - Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 pollock, 1 r’ling
9th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling
10th - Bernard Vasey - 1 r’ling
17 lb 09 oz
12 lb 08 oz
11 lb 00 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 05 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 11 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 00 oz
7 oz

Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 14 oz
Leader board after 8 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (40 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 26 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 27 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 31 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 28 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 10 fish
6th - Paul Short - 20 fish
7th - Denis Thompson - 15 fish
8th - Colin Stainthorpe - 19 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 9 fish
10th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
11th - Lewis Wright - 5 fish
12th - Dave Ward - 7 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 7 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
15th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish
17th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 1 fish
60 lb 05 oz
49 lb 07 oz
45 lb 02 oz
36 lb 00 oz
31 lb 04 oz
24 lb 11 oz
23 lb 07 oz
21 lb 00 oz
15 lb 08 oz
11 lb 10 oz
10 lb 09 oz
9 lb 13 oz
9 lb 11 oz
9 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
10 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
9 lb 02 oz
4 lb 12 oz
6 lb 09 oz
1 lb 04 oz
2 lb 07 oz
5 lb 08 oz
3 lb 14 oz
1 lb 01 oz
12 oz
2 oz
6 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
1 lb 15 oz
3 lb 03 oz
20 lb 05 oz
9 lb 07 oz
5 lb 02 oz
- 4 lb 00 oz
- 8 lb 12 oz
- 15 lb 05 oz
- 16 lb 09 oz
- 19 lb 00 oz
- 24 lb 08 oz
- 28 lb 06 oz

Seasons total 234 fish for 376 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Wed 26 Oct - 9 of 50 - 1st Round Doubles KOs

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Perrett dashes Goldsmith’s hopes
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High water 17.26 hrs, 5.84 metres, 1011 mbar, 13°C, TR 4.5 m

Strong, warm, 13°C SSWesterly winds masked the 1ft long distance Northerly sea state until the land mass gave shelter.  Thirteen fishing an all ebb match, with no colour - the catch forecast was low, cliffs & piers were popular.  Clear skies and no moonlight [for howl at the moon day] plenty of time [again] for star gazing or watching the RNLI on practice manoeuvres.
Brian Harland, ever the showman, entertained the tourists by landing a codling first cast.  Peaked too early, not another bite all night.  Baits were coming back untouched, no crab life to drag end tackle into snags.  Mid match the evening went very still, the wind eased for nearly an hour.

At the scales Peter Horbury oversaw the weigh-in, 21 codlings, 7 rocklings, & 2 bleggs.  Dylan Goldsmith, Whitby, took an early lead, and was hopeful of a double win with his ‘double-figure bag’ 4 codlings 10 lb 09 oz, his best 3 lb 14 oz.  Davey Turnbull, Darlington, came close, with his best fish 3 lb 11 oz, to spoiling half of Dylan’s evening.

No surprise, last to the scales Dave Perrett, Whitby, dashed Dylan’s hopes completely with his ‘double figure bag’.  Dave pulled his best fat codling out & slid it in the pan - 5 lb 01 oz, adding another 4 codlings, and a rockling 11 lb 01½ oz for his 3rd Man of the Match and second HFish win.  Dave reported catching his best fish on the first cast of the evening.  Sorry, not your night but don’t give up Dylan.

Doubles Knockouts semi-finals:

Paul Short & Dave Perrett - 15 lb 04 oz (11) beat
Jon Watson & Bernard Vasey - 0 lb 00 oz (0)

Brian Harland & Colin Stainthorpe - 4 lb 07 oz (3) beat
Dave Ward & Jason Ebison - 2 lb 12 oz (2)

News - I have been approached [on behalf of WSAA] for us to run the Fish & Ships Open match Sunday 21st May 2023, LW 11.58hrs, 1.29 metres - more to follow.

Results:- 50 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

1st - Dave Perrett - 5 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Dylan Goldsmith - 4 codlings
3rd - D Hambley - 3 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 r’ling
4th - Davey Turnbull - 1 codling, 1 blegg
5th - Paul Short - 2 codlings, 3 r’lings
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
7th - Dave Ward - 1 codling
8th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
9th - Lewis Wright - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
10th - Brian Harland - 1 codling
11 lb 02 oz
10 lb 09 oz
7 lb 07 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 02 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 01 oz
Inc 3 lb 14 oz

Inc 3 lb 11 oz
Leader board after 9 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (45 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 31 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 33 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 31 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 29 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 12 fish
6th - Paul Short - 25 fish
7th - Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 17 fish
9th - Colin Stainthorpe - 21 fish
10th - Lewis Wright - 7 fish
11th - Dave Ward - 8 fish
12th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 7 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
15th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish
17th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 1 fish
67 lb 12 oz
60 lb 09 oz
45 lb 02 oz
37 lb 05 oz
36 lb 00 oz
28 lb 13 oz
26 lb 01 oz
25 lb 14 oz
24 lb 02 oz
12 lb 15 oz
12 lb 09 oz
11 lb 10 oz
9 lb 11 oz
9 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
7 lb 03 oz
15 lb 07 oz
7 lb 13 oz
1 lb 05 oz
7 lb 03 oz
2 lb 12 oz
3 oz
1 lb 12 oz
11 lb 03 oz
6 oz
15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
1 lb 15 oz
3 lb 03 oz
22 lb 12 oz
15 lb 09 oz
     2 oz
- 7 lb 11 oz
- 9 lb 00 oz
- 16 lb 03 oz
- 18 lb 15 oz
- 19 lb 02 oz
- 20 lb 14 oz
- 32 lb 01 oz

Seasons total 264 fish for 426 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Sun 30 Oct - 10 of 50 - Halloween

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High water  19.09hrs, 5.36 metres, 1011 mbar, 11°C, TR 3.8m

Low pressure, anti-clockwise, continues to dominate the weather, unseasonally warm air dragged in off the continent meeting cold air creating heavy downpours.  Strong gusting SSWesterly winds 18-32mph, 11°C.  Numbers were down due to the Newbiggin Open earlier in the day, just twelve members fishing the evening’s 4hr match.  Flat, crystal clear sea state, catch forecast was low, fishing over the top of the tide from cliffs and piers, with some travelling in search of a fish.

Clear skies, no moonlight, plenty of time to point out the North Star from the Plough and admire the shooting stars.  It was a long 4hrs, small fish bites kept one alert, and baits came back intact, no crab activity?

Bernard Vasey had set the scales up in the Fleece yard, sheltering from the wind.  Just six* of the 12 had a very meagre weigh-in, 6 codlings, 1 rockling.  Man of the Match, Dave Hambley, Staithes HBoFish 4 lb 15 oz (2).  HFish fell to Ryan Collinson 2 lb 14½ oz.

However when Secretary Peter Horbury & Treasurer Dave Perrett did the paper work.  The first casualty of the old adage ‘you have to be in it to win it’, Ryan Collinson forfeits his weight due to none match entry.  Therefore HFish of the night fell to Dave Hambley 2 lb 10½ oz.  Hopeful a lesson learnt!

October’s Monthly Sweep winners
HBoFish - Ryan Collinson £26 - Wed 19th - 24 lb 13 oz (15)
HFish - Dave Hambley £28 - Wed 19th - 5 lb 12 oz

Octobers catch:- 241 fish, 392 lb 08 oz [Av 1 lb 10 oz]
188 codlings, 31 rocklings, 11 billets, 4 bleggs, 3 pollock, 2 flounders, 1 LSD & 1 eel

There is a worrying downward trend in Octobers catch.

October
2019
2020
2021
2022
Fish
447
409
388
241
Weight
807 lb 11 oz
651 lb 14 oz
592 lb 09 oz
392 lb 08 oz
Results:- 9 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz) 5 codlings, 1 r’ling
1st - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
2nd - Brian Harland - 1 codling
3rd - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
4th - Lewis Wright - 1 codling
5th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 rockling
4 lb 15 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 02 oz
9 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 10½ oz
Leader board after 10 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (50 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 33 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 33 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 31 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 30 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 12 fish
6th - Paul Short - 25 fish
7th - Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 17 fish
9th - Colin Stainthorpe - 22 fish
10th - Lewis Wright - 8 fish
11th - Dave Ward - 8 fish
12th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 7 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
15th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish
17th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 2 fish
72 lb 11 oz
60 lb 09 oz
45 lb 02 oz
38 lb 10 oz
36 lb 00 oz
28 lb 13 oz
26 lb 01 oz
25 lb 14 oz
24 lb 11 oz
14 lb 01 oz
12 lb 09 oz
11 lb 10 oz
9 lb 11 oz
9 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
2 lb 06 oz
Difference
12 lb 02 oz
15 lb 07 oz
6 lb 08 oz
2 lb 10 oz
7 lb 03 oz
2 lb 12 oz
3 oz
1 lb 03 oz
10 lb 10 oz
1 lb 08 oz
15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
1 lb 15 oz
2 lb 00 oz
22 lb 11 oz
10 lb 09 oz
- 4 lb 14 oz
- 11 lb 06 oz
- 14 lb 00 oz
- 21 lb 03 oz
- 23 lb 15 oz
- 24 lb 02 oz
- 25 lb 05 oz
- 35 lb 15 oz

Seasons total 270 fish for 435 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for October 2022
October's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Dave Hambley
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Ryan Collinson

5 lb 12 oz - Wed 19th
24 lb 13 oz - Wed 19th

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
Colin Stainthorpe
Dave Hambley
Dave Perrett
Denis Thompson
Dave Hambley
Davey Turnbull
Dave Perrett
Dave Hambley
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Dave Hambley (4)
Brian Harland (8)
Dave Hambley (3)
Dave Perrett (9)
Denis Thompson (5)
Ryan Collinson (15)
Dave Perrett (9)
Dave Perrett (6)
Dave Hambley (2)
Weight
5 lb 04 oz
2 lb 10 oz
4 lb 03 oz
4 lb 02 oz
2 lb 14 oz
5 lb 12 oz
4 lb 14 oz
5 lb 01 oz
2 lb 10½ oz

9 lb 07½ oz
10 lb 13 oz
8 lb 14 oz
17 lb 03½ oz
9 lb 06 oz
24 lb 13 oz
17 lb 09 oz
11 lb 01½ oz
4  lb 15 oz
 No. Fish
24
20
16
29
20
62
34
30
6
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241 fish
Weight
32 lb 05 oz
25 lb 11 oz
25 lb 06 oz
47 lb 08 oz
29 lb 12 oz
110 lb 10 oz
62 lb 04 oz
50 lb 00 oz
9 lb 02 oz
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392 lb 08 oz
Catch for October
188 codlings, 31 rocklings, 11 billets, 4 bleggs, 3 pollock, 2 flounders, 1 LSD & 1 eel

November 2022

Wed 02 Nov - 11 of 50

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AM high water Sandsend
High water 22.48 hrs, 4.9 metres, 997 mbar, 10°C, TR 2.2m

Severe weather warning!  Four low pressure systems to the west of Scotland, N Ireland and Wales, and the main one over N Scotland linked up with a high pressure over central Europe.  SSWesterly gusting 42mph, and heavy rain forecast.  Sea state as flat as a mirror, catch forecast, very low.  Text kept coming “Not fishing”, for those that remembered to do so, two fished by default.  So just 7 fishing an all flood match, it was a long match.

By match start the rain had eased, and the skies cleared but the wind was relentless until the last hour.  Putting the occasional log on the fire it was soon time to leave Sofa Hole and set up for the weigh-in.  Many thanks to the Fleece for the warm pumpkin soup.

Man of the Match Ryan Collinson, Robin Hoods Bay, 2 codlings, 1 rockling 3 lb 06 oz, including HFish 1 lb 08 oz.  In total 4 codlings and 3 rocklings graced the scales for 6 lb 15 oz.

More low pressure systems to follow with a light possibility of a northerly blow.

Results:- 6 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 00 oz)

1st - Ryan Collinson - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
3rd - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
3 lb 06 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 11 oz
Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 08 oz
Inc 1 lb 05 oz
Inc 1 lb 04 oz
Leader board after 11 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (55 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 33 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 33 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 34 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 32 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 12 fish
6th - Paul Short - 25 fish
7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 24 fish
8th - Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 17 fish
10th - Lewis Wright - 8 fish
11th - Dave Ward - 8 fish
12th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 7 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
15th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish
17th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 2 fish
72 lb 11 oz
60 lb 09 oz
48 lb 08 oz
40 lb 08 oz
36 lb 00 oz
28 lb 13 oz
26 lb 06 oz
26 lb 01 oz
25 lb 14 oz
14 lb 01 oz
12 lb 09 oz
11 lb 10 oz
9 lb 11 oz
9 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
2 lb 06 oz
Difference
12 lb 02 oz
12 lb 01 oz
8 lb 00 oz
4 lb 08 oz
7 lb 03 oz
2 lb 07 oz
5 oz
3 oz
11 lb 13 oz
1 lb 8 oz
15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
1 lb 15 oz
2 lb 00 oz
17 lb 11 oz
5 lb 09 oz
- 6 lb 08 oz
- 14 lb 08 oz
- 19 lb 00 oz
- 26 lb 03 oz
- 28 lb 10 oz
- 28 lb 15 oz
- 29 lb 02 oz
- 40 lb 15 oz

Seasons total 277 fish for 442 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Sun 06 Nov - 12 of 50

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14.38hrs High water Sandsend
Vasey ‘double-figure bag wins’
Bernard Vasey
HBoFish - 13 lb 01 oz (8)
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HFish - 3 lb 14 oz
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Low water 20.44hrs, 1.76 metres, 994 mbar, 7°C, TR 3.8m

Dejá vu, SSWesterly winds, gusting 30mph brought heavy rainfall at the start of the 4hr evening match.  Text messages ‘not fishing’ received just in time, left just 10 members fishing.  Localised close to shore swell 1ft with plenty of colour gave early hope for a fish or two.

The rain was short lived, but by 20.30hrs the heavy cloud cover cleared, revealing an unwelcome bright near full moon.  Fishing the last 2¾hrs of ebb, noted did not ebb as forecast (low pressure), members were able to reach the thick tangle beds and gullies.

The strong winds masked fish bites, and with heavily bowed lines, end tackle was dragged into snags with heavy loses.  Rods kept low aided bite detection, but not too low for braid to snag on the rocky foreshore.  The wind did steadily ease throughout the match.  Jason Ebison kept ‘cracking-off’, and sort assistance to check the ceramic rings with a sharp knife, which did not reveal any cracked rings and was able to continue fishing without further hindrance.

At the scales Peter Horbury oversaw the weigh-in from only 5 successful members.  Two surprise double-figure bags, the first from Brian Harland, Whitby 11 lb 08 oz (8) 7 codlings, 1 r’ling who was pipped for Man of the Match by Bernard Vasey, Whitby 13 lb 01 oz (8) 7 codlings, 1 r’ling.  Bernard also took HFish of the night 3 lb 14 oz, beating Peter Horbury, Whitby 3 lb 02½ oz, who shared 3rd place with Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby.

Christmas match, pencilled in for Sun 8th Jan 2023 may have to be moved again, as it clashes with the Amble Open (depending on numbers thinking of fishing the Open).  Committee to meet after Wednesday evening’s weigh-in please.
Note - Wed 9th Singles Knockouts.

Sun 13th Filey Open

Results:- 32 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)
1st - Bernard Vasey - 7 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Brian Harland - 7 codlings, 1 r’ling
3rd = Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
3rd = Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
5th - Dave Hambley - 1 blegg
13 lb 01 oz
11 lb 08 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 09 oz
1 lb 01 oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 14 oz
Inc 2 lb 10½ oz
Inc 3 lb 02 oz
Leader board after 12 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (60 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 34 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 33 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 40 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 34 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 12 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 27 fish
7th - Paul Short - 25 fish
8th - Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 17 fish
10th - Bernard Vasey - 15 fish
11th - Lewis Wright - 8 fish
12th - Dave Ward - 8 fish
13th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
15th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 4 fish
18th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
73 lb 12 oz
60 lb 09 oz
52 lb 00 oz
48 lb 08 oz
36 lb 00 oz
29 lb 15 oz
28 lb 13 oz
26 lb 01 oz
25 lb 14 oz
22 lb 12 oz
14 lb 01 oz
12 lb 09 oz
11 lb 10 oz
9 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
5 lb 15 oz
4 lb 06 oz
Difference
13 lb 03 oz
8 lb 09 oz
3 lb 08 oz
12 lb 08 oz
6 lb 01 oz
1 lb 02 oz
2 lb 12 oz
3 oz
3 lb 02 oz
8 lb 11 oz
1 lb 08 oz
15 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
6 oz
1 lb 9 oz
13 lb 12 oz
     9 oz
- 8 lb 00 oz
- 11 lb 08 oz
- 24 lb 00 oz
- 30 lb 01 oz
- 31 lb 03 oz
- 33 lb 15 oz
- 34 lb 02 oz
- 37 lb 04 oz

Seasons total 299 fish for 475 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

Wed 09 Nov - 13 of 50 - Singles KOs

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Pollock honours Thompson
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High water 16.24 hrs, 5.48 metres, 1008 mbar, 7°C, TR 4.2m

SWesterly winds forecast to hit 30+mph during Wednesday evening’s 3hr match.  Sea state flat with little to no colour.  Thin high level cloud cover thankfully masked a full moon within an hour of the start.  The only factor in the members favour was the Tidal Range (TR) 4.2m to tempt resident fish in to feed.  Again catch forecast was low, with no end in sight for the continuing train of low pressure systems and their SW/S/SEasterly winds, a Northerly blow is required to stir things up.

Fishing started 1½hrs after HWater, an all ebb match, unlike Sunday there would not be time to gain access to tangle beds or gullies until possibly the last hour.  To maximise fishing time piers were popular, whilst others travelled to more tidal marks, with very mixed results.  The wind strength eased for an hour, shifted WSWesterly, and tried to rain twice.

Of the 14, only 7 members had a weigh-in, 4 codlings, 1 pollock, 1 blegg & 2 rocklings.  Man of the Match Denis Thompson, Lythe, took both HBoFish and Hfish with a single pollock 4 lb 12 oz.  Secretary Peter Horbury, Whitby, second, had a 3 lb 02 oz codling in his bag (2) 4 lb 04 oz.

Singles Knockouts semi-finals:

Dave Perrett 1 lb 01 oz (1) beat Brian Harland 0 lb 00 oz (0)

David Ward 8 oz (1) beat Dave Hambley 4 oz (1)

Therefore Final - Dave Perrett - V - Dave Ward - Wed 30th Nov.

Wed 16th Nov Doubles K/Out Final

Paul Short & Dave Perrett - V - Brian Harland & Colin Stainthorpe

Many thanks to the Committee members attending after the weigh-in - It was agreed to put back the members Christmas match 1 week to Sunday 15th January 2023 due to a clash with the Amble Open 8th January.

Members Open raffle prize donations - Many thanks Bernard Vasey has volunteered to collect & collate.  Please bring them to the weigh-ins before the Open.

Results:- 12 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

1st - Denis Thompson - 1 pollock
2nd - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings
3rd - Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
4th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
5th = Dave Ward - 1 blegg
5th = Ryan Collinson - 1 r’ling
7th - Dave Hambley - 1 r’ling
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 04 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 01 oz
8 oz
8 oz
4 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 12 oz
Inc 3 lb 01½ oz
Leader board after 13 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (65 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 35 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 34 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 40 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 35 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 12 fish
6th - Denis Thompson - 18 fish
7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 27 fish
8th - Paul Short - 25 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish
10th - Bernard Vasey - 16 fish
11th - Lewis Wright - 8 fish
12th - Dave Ward - 9 fish
13th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
14th - Peter Horbury - 6 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
16th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish
18th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
74 lb 00 oz
61 lb 10 oz
52 lb 00 oz
49 lb 00 oz
36 lb 00 oz
30 lb 10 oz
29 lb 15 oz
28 lb 13 oz
26 lb 01 oz
24 lb 05 oz
14 lb 01 oz
13 lb 01 oz
11 lb 10 oz
10 lb 03 oz
9 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
Difference
12 lb 06 oz
9 lb 10 oz
3 lb 00 oz
13 lb 00 oz
5 lb 06 oz
11 oz
1 lb 02 oz
2 lb 12 oz
1 lb 12 oz
10 lb 04 oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 07 oz
14 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
1 lb 15 oz
9 lb 00 oz
- 3 lb 06 oz
- 13 lb 00 oz
- 16 lb 00 oz
- 29 lb 00 oz
- 34 lb 06 oz
- 35 lb 01 oz
- 36 lb 03 oz
- 38 lb 15 oz
- 40 lb 11 oz

Seasons total 307 fish for 488 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

Sun 13 Nov - 14 of 50

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Dramatic morning sky above Whitby.
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Ward ‘double-figure bag’ surprise
Dave Ward - HBoFish
Pollock 3 lb 10 oz
Codling 5 lb 01 oz
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Dave Ward - HFish
Codling 5 lb 01 oz

High water 18.38 hrs, 5.21 metres, 1014 mbar, 10°C, TR 3.4 m

What a cracking summers day, only it is near mid-November, the unseasonal weather continues with everything looking very autumnal!  Low pressure systems continue to dominate, possibly for the longest time recorded.  Gentle SSEasterly wind, slight localised SSEasterly close to shore swell, crystal clear water, consequently, again, the catch forecast for the 4hr evening match was low.  Full cloud cover for the 12 members fishing the all ebb match, bar the first ½hr at top of tide. There was a slight chill in the air by match end 10°C.

Some members had fished the Filey Open so stayed south to maximise the fishing time with good results.  Locally head torches & rod tip lights could be seen all over.  Piers, Whitby prom, and cliff marks were popular with both members & clubmen from other clubs fishing 17.00-21.00hrs, and pleasure anglers, stopped for some fishing banter.

Remarkably on such a poor night, there was one ‘double-figure bag’ at the scales which pleased Bernard Vasey.  Personally I have never caught a pollock but listening to Dave Ward, Guisborough, recall how it nearly ripped his rod from his hands, it had tipped the scales at 3 lb 10 oz.  Dave went on to say he also weighed-in two codlings, and a rockling, his best codling 5 lb 01 oz for a surprising 10 lb 01 oz bag.

A well earnt Man of the Match, adding HFish, his first wins in-both this season, saying “it’s about time.”  His codling now leads in the Monthly Sweeps as Brian Harland’s HBoFish still leads 11 lb 08 oz (8) Sun 6th Nov.

Dave Perrett, Whitby reported being pestered all night with undersized fish, and then dropping a ‘donkey’ which he could not do anything with.

Doubles Final on Wednesday night.

Results:- 25 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)
1st - Dave Ward - 2 codlings, 1 pollock, 1 r’ling
2nd - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 2 codlings, 3 r’lings, 1 billet
4th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
5th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling
6th - Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
7th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
10 lb 01 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 07 oz
2 lb 07 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 01 oz
Leader board after 14 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (70 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 39 fish
2nd - Dave Perrett - 34 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 41 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 40 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 12 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 29 fish
7th - Denis Thompson - 19 fish
8th - Paul Short - 25 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish
10th - Bernard Vasey - 17 fish
11th - Dave Ward - 13 fish
12th - Lewis Wright - 8 fish
13th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 11 fish
14th - Peter Horbury - 7 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 6 fish
16th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 5 fish
18th - Steve Ingleston - 3 fish
78 lb 12 oz
61 lb 10 oz
53 lb 07 oz
52 lb 00 oz
36 lb 00 oz
32 lb 06 oz
32 lb 03 oz
28 lb 13 oz
26 lb 01 oz
25 lb 05 oz
23 lb 02 oz
14 lb 01 oz
11 lb 10 oz
11 lb 01 oz
9 lb 05 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 05 oz
4 lb 06 oz
Difference
17 lb 02 oz
8 lb 03 oz
1 lb 07 oz
16 lb 00 oz
3 lb 10 oz
3 oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 12 oz
12 oz
2 lb 03 oz
9 lb 01 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
1 lb 12 oz
2 lb 07 oz
9 oz
1 lb 15 oz
8 lb 12 oz
- 8 lb 06 oz
- 16 lb 09 oz
- 18 lb 00 oz
- 34 lb 00 oz
- 37 lb 10 oz
- 37 lb 13 oz
- 41 lb 03 oz
- 43 lb 15 oz
- 44 lb 11 oz

Seasons total 326 fish for 513 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

Wed 16 Nov - 15 of 50 - Doubles KOs

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Collinson ‘double-figure bag’
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17 lb 02 oz (5)
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6 lb 04½ oz
High water 21.12 hrs, 4.62 metres, 978 mbar, 7°C, TR 1.6m

Wednesday morning some welcome NEasterly swell 2ft, SEasterly winds 8-15mph.  Nineteen seniors & 1 junior fishing the all flood 3hr evening match to HWater.  Once the match started it soon became apparent the sea state had not only grown but was still growing and surging.  This caught out more than member, myself included, and we had to make the climb out of our chosen marks and quickly travel to a fishable mark.

Being the first sea for a ‘long time’ pleasure anglers had got to marks first, forcing some into Plan C.  On the west pier a holidaying group of ‘anglers’ from Kent had fully ensconced themselves.  Fishing 12hrs 12.00 - 00.00hrs, two beach shelter tents had been set up and nailed to the pier, selfishly blocking access to the Northerly edge (you had to see it to believe it).  They did not take kindly to those of us (locals) who wanted to gain access to the end.  Hopefully their detritus was cleaned up before they left, thankfully alcohol was not involved.

Looking to the east, the skies darkened, the ‘yellow warning’ weather front was moving in, the RNLI enjoying the swell for their evening’s training.  The wind started to increase, with strong gusts catching one unaware, at 21.00hrs the heavens opened as a squall hit town & icy cold rain fell.

First back, Bernard Vasey had set up the scales in the Fleece yard away from the inclement weather as the hot soup warmed inside.  Fourteen waited patiently for their turn to weigh-in.  The individual catches, as expected, low, due to the growing sea until that is Ryan Collinson arrived.  His best 6 lb 04½ oz, another 4 lb 13½ oz, and 3 more for Man of the Match 17 lb 02 oz (5).  Recounting how he’d dropped two, one a ‘much-better’ fish than his best.  Lewis Plews (Jnr) 3 lb 07 oz (1) - well done.

Doubles Knockout Final - Paul Short & Dave Perrett 5 lb 09 oz (3) crowned Champions, beating Brian Harland & Colin Stainthorpe 2 lb 05 oz (1)

Bernard Vasey wishes to remind members - their Open raffle prizes to him ASAP please before the Open.

Results:- 60 lb 02 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
1st - Ryan Collinson - 5 codlings
2nd - Lewis Wright - 2 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 r’ling
3rd - Denis Thompson - 4 codlings
4th - Steve Ingleston - 2 codlings
5th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codlings
6th - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings
7th - Davey Turnbull - 2 codlings
8th - Neil Eglon - 1 codling, 1 blegg
9th - Dave Ward - 2 codlings
10th - Brian Harland - 1 codling
11th - Paul Short - 1 codling
12th - Rob Taylor - 1 codling
13th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
14th - Jonny Watson - 1 r’ling
17 lb 02 oz
7 lb 06 oz
6 lb 09 oz
4 lb 12 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 05 oz
3 lb 04 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 04 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 07 oz
6 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 04½ oz
Inc 2 lb 13 oz
Inc 2 lb 03½ oz
Inc 2 lb 13½ oz
1 fish - well done
Leader board after 15 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (75 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 39 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 46 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 36 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 41 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 14 fish
6th - Denis Thompson - 23 fish
7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 29 fish
8th - Paul Short - 26 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish
10th - Dave Ward - 15 fish
11th - Bernard Vasey - 17 fish
12th - Lewis Wright - 12 fish
13th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 12 fish
14th = Peter Horbury - 8 fish
14th = Neil Eglon - 8 fish
16th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 4 fish
18th - Jonny Watson - 6 fish
19th - Rob Taylor - 1 fish
78 lb 12 oz
70 lb 09 oz
64 lb 15 oz
54 lb 05 oz
39 lb 04 oz
38 lb 12 oz
32 lb 06 oz
31 lb 01 oz
26 lb 01 oz
26 lb 00 oz
25 lb 05 oz
21 lb 07 oz
15 lb 01 oz
12 lb 08 oz
12 lb 08 oz
9 lb 02 oz
6 lb 14 oz
6 lb 11 oz
1 lb 14 oz
Difference
8 lb 03 oz
5 lb 10 oz
10 lb 10 oz
15 lb 01 oz
8 oz
6 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
5 lb 00 oz
1 oz
11 oz
3 lb 14 oz
6 lb 06 oz
2 lb 09 oz

3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 04 oz
3 oz
4 lb 13 oz
3 lb 12 oz
- 4 lb 07 oz
- 10 lb 01 oz
- 20 lb 11 oz
- 35 lb 12 oz
- 36 lb 04 oz
- 42 lb 10 oz
- 43 lb 15 oz
- 48 lb 15 oz
- 49 lb 00 oz

Seasons total 355 fish for 573 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Sun 20 Nov - 16 of 50

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13.24hrs high water Sandsend
Stirred-up Sunday*
Dave Ward
HBoFish - 17 lb 03 oz (8)
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HFish - 5 lb 15½ oz
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Low water 19.30 hrs, 2.32 metres, 1005 mbar, 4°C, TR 2.9m

The sea state from Friday & Saturday had died off but it had done its job, stirred-up the sea bed & brought fish in to feed.  Social-media showed good bags & a few near double-figure fish from the NEast coastline.  The evening’s sea state NEasterly, close to shore swell 2-3ft (swell sets 8-10ft apart), thick with colour.  Fishing the last 1½hrs of ebb & 2½hrs of flood, TR 2.9 metres.

The WSWesterly wind 4°C 7-10mph was icy cold, the coldest evenings fishing this season, wind chill made prolonged baiting up painful.  Clear skies, ideal for star gazing, however the wind steadily increased in speed and the temperature dropped further, eventually making for a hard overnight frost (the first for 2022).

The high-water shoreline was littered with weed, ripped up in Friday’s seas, thankfully nothing in the surf.  Come low water the swell lost some of its impetus in the flood but soon caught up.  At the scales Jason Ebison had set-up & started a book, joined by Dave Perrett.  They recorded the season’s second best weigh-in 107 lb 63 fish - 47 codlings, 16 rocklings (the best was 111 lb - 62 fish Wed 19th Oct).  Remarkably six ‘double-figure bags’ recorded from 16 of 18 who fished.  

Man of the Match (his second) Dave Ward, Guisborough, had been pleasure fishing on Saturday night - 7 lb 11 oz his best but could only record 3 lb 04½ oz from his 17 lb 03 oz (8) bag.  The evenings HFish fell to Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby - 5 lb 15½ oz Colin’s HFish second win.  Nice to see Rob Allison back at the scales, (with raffle Xmas cake) his first match this season.

Members Open raffle prizes to Bernard Vasey on Wednesday night please.

*Stir-up Sunday is a centuries-old annual tradition where home-cooks spend the last Sunday before Advent 'stirring up' their Christmas pudding.

Results:- 106 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
1st - Dave Ward - 7 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Brian Harland - 6 codlings, 2 r’lings
3rd - Dave Hambley - 6 codlings
4th - Col Stainthorpe - 3 codlings, 3 r’lings
5th - Dave Perrett - 5 codlings, 6 r’lings
6th - Davey Turnbull - 4 codlings
7th - Ryan Collinson - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling
8th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
9th - Bernard Vasey - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 2 codlings
11th - Rich Deadman - 1 codling
12th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
13th - Neil Eglon - 1 codling
14th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
15th - Rob Allison - 1 codling
16th - Jonny Watson - 2 r’lings
17 lb 03 oz
13 lb 05 oz
12 lb 06 oz
12 lb 06 oz
11 lb 08 oz
10 lb 12 oz
8 lb 11 oz
4 lb 05 oz
3 lb 08 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 03 oz
13 oz
Inc 3 lb 04½ oz


Heaviest fish - 5 lb 15½ oz
Leader board after 16 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (80 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 45 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 51 fish
3rd - Dave Perrett - 47 fish
4th - Brian Harland - 49 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 18 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 35 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 23 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 25 fish
9th - Paul Short - 26 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
11th - Bernard Vasey - 20 fish
12th - Lewis Wright - 12 fish
13th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 12 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 9 fish
15th - Peter Horbury - 9 fish
16th - Jason Ebison - 7 fish
17th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
18th - Jonny Watson - 8 fish
19th - Rich Deadman - 1 fish
20th - Rob Taylor - 1 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
91 lb 02 oz
79 lb 04 oz
76 lb 07 oz
67 lb 10 oz
50 lb 00 oz
44 lb 12 oz
43 lb 03 oz
40 lb 15 oz
31 lb 01 oz
29 lb 00 oz
28 lb 13 oz
21 lb 07 oz
15 lb 01 oz
14 lb 04 oz
13 lb 12 oz
11 lb 03 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 08 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
11 lb 14 oz
2 lb 13 oz
8 lb 13 oz
17 lb 10 oz
5 lb 04 oz
1 lb 09 oz
2 lb 04 oz
9 lb 14 oz
2 lb 01 oz
3 oz
7 lb 06 oz
6 lb 06 oz
13 oz
8 oz
2 lb 09 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 10 oz
5 lb 02 oz
8 oz
11 oz
11 lb 02 oz
-     12 oz
- 3 lb 09 oz
- 12 lb 06 oz
- 30 lb 00 oz
- 35 lb 04 oz
- 36 lb 13 oz
- 39 lb 01 oz
- 48 lb 15 oz
- 51 lb 00 oz

Seasons total 419 fish for 679 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Wed 23 Nov - 17 of 50

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14.00hrs Sandsend

Harland six for twenty
Brian Harland
HBoFish - 20 lb 00 oz (6)
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Davey Turnbull
HFish - 4 lb 15½ oz
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Low water 21.32 hrs, 1.51 metres, 990 mbar, 6°C, TR 4.2m

Sea state NEasterly swell 1-2ft thick with colour, and an ebbing tide to low water.  Seventeen seniors and 1 junior fishing the 3hr evening match gained access to tangle beds and gullies.  A pleasant surprise, it was not raining!  Clear skies, no moonlight, light SSWesterly breeze, made for a pleasant nights fishing.  Swells were regular, no surging, marks did not drain away too quickly therefore not pulling fish out into open water.

Paul Short got off to a bad start in the first 5 minutes, hook snood cut through (limpet/barnacle) first cast on retrieval of a fish, but still had 3 fish in his bag before 19.30hrs!!  Nothing I could do but watch, play gillie and lift his fish.  Paul’s £20 multiplier auction-buy not up to the job.  Then it went quiet, time for a move.

Again thanks to Dylan Goldsmith for setting up the scales.  Members were very slow to the scales due to the long walk back to their cars across the empty scaurs laden with fish.  Peter Horbury oversaw the weigh-in from 16 seniors & 1 junior recording the best weigh-in to date (just 1 blank).  54 codlings, 9 rocklings, 5 bleggs, 2 billets - 128 lb 03 oz with a better stamp of fish landed 3 & 4 lb’ers.

Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, 20 lb 00 oz, (6) his best two codlings 4 lb 12½ oz & 4 lb 13 oz were pipped by Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, 4 lb 14½ oz.  But there was still more in the queue to weigh-in, Davey Turnbull, Darlington, took HFish of the night by 1 oz @ 4 lb 15½ oz from his bag (2nd double-figure bag)  6 codlings.  Davey has the best Average Fish weight - 2 lb 12 oz.

Sunday WSAA’s 43rd Open Match fishing 10.00 - 16.00hrs weigh-in & food The Fleece, Church St. Whitby.  Tight lines to all.
Many thanks to those who have remembered their raffle prizes.

Results:- 128 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
1st - Brian Harland - 6 codlings
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 6 codlings
3rd - Dylan Goldsmith - 5 codlings
4th - R Taylor - 2 codlings, 2 billets, 1 r’ling
5th - Ryan Collinson - 5 codlings, 1 r’ling
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
7th - Paul Short - 4 codlings
8th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling
9th - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings
10th - Neil Eglon - 3 codlings
11th - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings, 1 blegg
12th - Denis Thompson - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
13th - Peter Horbury - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
14th - Bernard Vasey - 2 codlings
15th - Dave Ward - 2 bleggs, 2 r’lings
16th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings
17th - Jonny Watson - 2 bleggs, 1 r’ling
20 lb 00 oz
15 lb 14 oz
9 lb 09 oz
9 lb 05 oz
8 lb 14 oz
8 lb 06 oz
8 lb 01 oz
7 lb 03 oz
7 lb 01 oz
6 lb 07 oz
6 lb 05 oz
5 lb 13 oz
5 lb 03 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 03 oz
Inc 4 lb 12½ oz, 4 lb 13 oz
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 15½ oz
Inc 3 lb 05 oz


Inc 4 lb 14½ oz




Inc 4 lb 07½ oz

Inc 2 lb 15½ oz
Leader board after 17 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (85 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 48 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 57 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 55 fish
4th - Dave Perrett - 50 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 24 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 39 fish
7th - Denis Thompson - 29 fish
8th - Dave Ward - 27 fish
9th - Paul Short - 30 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 20 fish
11th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
12th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 17 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 12 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 12 fish
15th - Peter Horbury - 12 fish
16th - Jason Ebison - 9 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 8 fish
18th - Jonny Watson - 11 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 1 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
97 lb 07 oz
88 lb 02 oz
87 lb 10 oz
83 lb 08 oz
65 lb 14 oz
53 lb 02 oz
46 lb 12 oz
45 lb 11 oz
39 lb 02 oz
38 lb 09 oz
32 lb 00 oz
22 lb 04 oz
21 lb 07 oz
20 lb 11 oz
18 lb 15 oz
13 lb 08 oz
11 lb 03 oz
9 lb 11 oz
9 lb 02 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
9 lb 05 oz
8 oz
4 lb 02 oz
17 lb 10 oz
12 lb 12 oz
6 lb 06 oz
1 lb 01 oz
6 lb 09 oz
9 oz
6 lb 09 oz
9 lb 12 oz
13 oz
12 oz
1 lb 12 oz
5 lb 07 oz
2 lb 05 oz
1 lb 08 oz
9 oz
6 lb 12 oz
1 lb 03 oz
12 lb 07 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 10 oz
- 1 lb 08 oz
- 19 lb 02 oz
- 31 lb 14 oz
- 38 lb 04 oz
- 39 lb 05 oz
- 45 lb 14 oz
- 46 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 489 fish for 808 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Sun 27 Nov - 18 of 50 - 43rd Annual Open

2022 Open results
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Middlemas tops Open scales
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Low water 12.05 hrs, 1.62 metres, 1010 mbar, 9°C, TR 4.0m

On Sunday Whitby Sea Anglers Association held its 43rd annual Open match, fishing from 10.00-16.00hrs.  The weigh-in, hot food, and prize presentation was held in the Fleece, Church Street, Whitby.  Many thanks to landlady Angela Fiori and her staff.

Conditions for the 6hr match were far from ideal, 1-2ft SSEasterly localised close to shore swell, with plenty of colour everywhere.  The SSWesterly wind however was not kind, cold wind chill, 10 gusting 20mph.  Overall a dull day, plenty of cloud cover.  Eighty two senior anglers, including one lady, and 3 juniors took part for the £600 1st place prize, in part, courtesy of Wilf Nobles Plant Hire & Construction, Ruswarp.

Fishing the last 2hrs of ebb, and 4hrs of flood, the tide turned very quickly, assisted by the wind, anglers soon had to retreat back up the scaurs as the swell gently grew.  Fish bites were timid, almost playful, one tap/pull and nothing more.
In the members Club match just 11 weighed-in.

Man of the Match Paul Short, Guisborough 6 mops did not have a single fish worth weighing.  The HFish was won by Neil Eglon 3 lb 09½ oz.  Lewis Wright was a close second 3 lb 05 oz.

Dave Hambley is the first to join the 100 lb Club.

Due to William Atkinson [recovering from pnuemonia] and Bernard Vasey [sciatica] being unfit to attend the weigh-in.
I personally stopped fishing at 3pm in order to be at the scales by 4pm [with Chris] to set-up the room, and start the weigh-in with Jason Ebison until relieved by Rich Deadman.

Results:- 40 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

1st - Paul Short - 6 codlings
2nd - Neil Eglon - 3 codlings, 1 wrasse
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 3 codlings
4th - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings
5th - Lewis Wright - 1 codling
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
7th - Jonny Watson - 2 codlings
8th = Dave Ward - 1 codling
8th = Denis Thompson - 1 codling
10th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codling
8 lb 14 oz
8 lb 04 oz
6 lb 04 oz
4 lb 09 oz
3 lb 05 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 00 oz

Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 09½ oz


1 fish

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Neil Eglon - 3 lb 09½ oz
Leader board after 18 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (90 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 51 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 57 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 55 fish
4th - Dave Perrett - 51 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 27 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 40 fish
7th - Denis Thompson - 30 fish
8th - Paul Short - 36 fish
9th - Dave Ward - 28 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 20 fish
11th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 16 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 13 fish
14th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 18 fish
15th - Peter Horbury - 12 fish
16th - Jason Ebison - 9 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 13 fish
18th - Rob Taylor - 8 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 1 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
102 lb 00 oz
88 lb 02 oz
87 lb 10 oz
84 lb 09 oz
72 lb 02 oz
55 lb 09 oz
48 lb 05 oz
48 lb 00 oz
47 lb 04 oz
38 lb 09 oz
32 lb 00 oz
28 lb 15 oz
24 lb 12 oz
23 lb 04 oz
18 lb 15 oz
13 lb 08 oz
11 lb 11 oz
11 lb 03 oz
9 lb 02 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
13 lb 14 oz
8 oz
3 lb 01 oz
12 lb 07 oz
16 lb 09 oz
7 lb 04 oz
5 oz
12 oz
8 lb 11 oz
6 lb 09 oz
3 lb 01 oz
4 lb 03 oz
1 lb 08 oz
4 lb 05 oz
5 lb 07 oz
1 lb 13 oz
8 oz
2 lb 01 oz
6 lb 12 oz
1 lb 03 oz
12 lb 00 oz
- 1 lb 14 oz
- 2 lb 06 oz
- 5 lb 07 oz
- 17 lb 14 oz
- 34 lb 07 oz
- 41 lb 11 oz
- 42 lb 00 oz
- 42 lb 12 oz
- 51 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 513 fish for 849 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Wed 30 Nov - 19 of 50 - Singles KOs

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Hambley 100 lb Club
High water 21.05 hrs, 5.15 metres, 1028 mbar, 3°C, TR 2.7m

Last Sunday 27th, WSAA 43rd annual Open, Dave Hambley was the first to join the 100 lb Club.

Conditions for Wednesday evening’s 3hr match were far from favourable, this was reflected with only 11 fishing.  Sea state ENEasterly close to shore swell 1ft, with some colour.  A very cold Southerly breeze [a frost by morning], for the best part full cloud cover.  A red aurora alert was issued around 19.30hrs but there was no chance of witnessing any light show.

Fishing the last 2hrs of flood & an hour of ebb, local piers, cliffs and beaches were fished in search of anything for a weigh-in.  Dave Perrett & Dave Ward were competing for the Singles Knockout trophy.  Members spent the match watching a motionless rod tip, even bites were few & far between from undersized fish nee bait robbers.  And as yet no whitings on the local beaches which would have provided some entertainment!

The weigh-in [scales had been set up - see photo], 7 members were successful - 7 codlings, 2 billets, 2 flounders [returned alive], and a rockling graced the scales.  Man of the Match Dave Hambley, Staithes won both HBoFish 4 lb 06 oz (2), his 5th win, & HFish 3 lb 15½ oz, his 6th win.  Well done on such a hard night.

After the weigh-in members enjoyed pork pies and crisps, put on by landlady Angela Fiori - many thanks from all.
Singles knockout Final:

Dave Ward - 2 lb 00 oz (3) beat Dave Perrett - 1 lb 01 oz (1)

Total catch for November -
194 codlings, 41 r’lings, 9 bleggs, 5 billets, 2 flounders, 2 pollock & 1 wrasse - 430 lb 10 oz - Av Fish 1 lb 11 oz

Monthly Sweeps:

HBoFish - Brian Harland - 20 lb 00 oz (6) Wed 23rd Nov - £28
HFish - Ryan Collinson - 6 lb 04½ oz Sun 13th Nov - £30

One for your diary - Bell Trophy Sun 26th Feb 2023

Results:- 17 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)
1st - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1r’ling
2nd - Paul Short - 2 codlings
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling, 1 billet
4th - Dave Ward - 2 flounders, 1 billet
5th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
6th - Brian Harland - 1 codling
7th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
4 lb 06 oz
3 lb 11 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 01 oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 15½ oz
Inc 2 lb 07 oz
Leader board after 19 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (95 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 53 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 59 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 56 fish
4th - Dave Perrett - 52 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 27 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 41 fish
7th - Paul Short - 38 fish
8th - Dave Ward - 31 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 30 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 20 fish
11th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 16 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 13 fish
14th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 18 fish
15th - Peter Horbury - 12 fish
16th - Jason Ebison - 9 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 13 fish
18th - Rob Taylor - 8 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 1 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
106 lb 06 oz
90 lb 09 oz
89 lb 06 oz
85 lb 10 oz
72 lb 02 oz
57 lb 07 oz
51 lb 11 oz
49 lb 04 oz
48 lb 05 oz
38 lb 09 oz
32 lb 00 oz
28 lb 15 oz
24 lb 12 oz
23 lb 04 oz
18 lb 15 oz
13 lb 08 oz
11 lb 11 oz
11 lb 03 oz
9 lb 02 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
15 lb 13 oz
1 lb 03 oz
3 lb 12 oz
13 lb 08 oz
14 lb 11 oz
5 lb 12 oz
2 lb 07 oz
15 oz
9 lb 12 oz
6 lb 09 oz
3 lb 01 oz
4 lb 03 oz
1 lb 08 oz
4 lb 05 oz
5 lb 07 oz
1 lb 13 oz
8 oz
2 lb 01 oz
6 lb 12 oz
1 lb 03 oz
11 lb 06 oz
- 4 lb 07 oz
- 5 lb 10 oz
- 9 lb 06 oz
- 22 lb 14 oz
- 37 lb 09 oz
- 43 lb 05 oz
- 45 lb 12 oz
- 46 lb 11 oz
- 56 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 525 fish for 866 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for November 2022
November's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Ryan Collinson
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Brian Harland

6 lb 04½ oz - Wed 16th
20 lb 00 oz - Sun 23rd

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
Ryan Collinson
Bernard Vasey
Denis Thompson
Dave Ward
Ryan Collinson
Colin Stainthorpe
Davey Turnbull
Neil Eglon
Dave Hambley
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Ryan Collinson (3)
Bernard Vasey (8)
Denis Thompson (1)
Dave Ward (4)
Ryan Collinson (5)
Dave Ward (8)
Brian Harland (6)
Paul Short (6)
Dave Hambley (2)
Weight
1 lb 08 oz
3 lb 14 oz
4 lb 12 oz
5 lb 01 oz
6 lb 04½ oz
5 lb 15½ oz
4 lb 15½ oz
3 lb 09½ oz
3 lb 15½ oz

3 lb 06 oz
13 lb 01 oz
4 lb 12 oz
10 lb 01 oz
17 lb 02 oz
17 lb 03 oz
20 lb 00 oz
8 lb 14 oz
4 lb 06 oz
 No. Fish
7
22
8
19
29
64
70
24
12
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255 fish
Weight
6 lb 15 oz
32 lb 12 oz
12 lb 14 oz
25 lb 02 oz
60 lb 02 oz
106 lb 08 oz
128 lb 03 oz
40 lb 14 oz
17 lb 03 oz
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430 lb 10 oz
Catch for November
194 codlings, 41 r’lings, 9 bleggs, 5 billets, 2 flounders, 2 pollock & 1 wrasse

December 2022

Sun 04 Dec - 20 of 50

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Low water 19.30 hrs, 1.99 metres, 1028 mbar, 7°C, TR 3.0 m
3rd win for Harland
There’s a saying ‘when the wind’s in the east, the fish bite the least’, consequently big Easterly seas 6-8ft are far from popular.  The swell sets were close together, no colour and surging dangerously.  “It was brutal”, quoted one member, and yet pleasure anglers were everywhere.  There is no shelter to be had from an Easterly, gusting 20mph+, which brought more than one icy cold rain squall to test the mind set of every angler, ‘is it really worth it?’  More than one said ‘no’ & turned in for an early bath.

Fishing the last 1½hrs of ebb, the easterly blew with the tide, creating a bigger ebb than tabled.  Once the tide turned it was straight back, pushing anglers back up the scaurs.  Some other Clubmen had fished 10.00-18.00hrs and had very little to show for their effort.  Marks that looked perfect, did not fish, whilst others, that looked too heavy, fished.  Jason Ebison, Whitby, did his best David Attenborough impression when an adult seal swam past him as he stood in the surf.

At the scales, the weigh-in overseen by Peter Horbury & Jason Ebison, three ‘double-figure bags’ Brian Harland, Whitby, Man of the Match 15 lb 14 oz (9).  Ryan Collinson, Robinhoods Bay 14 lb 12 oz (8), and a big well done to new member Lewis Plews, Robinhoods Bay 11 lb 14 oz (6).  Lewis is our only Junior member this season, and is mixing it well with the seniors, now lies 11th on the Leader Board.

HFish of the night fell to Denis Thompson, Lythe, 4 lb 03½ oz, there was another 4 lb’er which came from Lewis Plews (Jnr) 4 lb 00½ oz.  Nice to see some better fish showing, three 3 lb’ers came from Colin Stainthorpe 3 lb 06 oz, Ryan Collinson 3 lb 08½ oz & Brian Harland 3 lb 13½ oz.

Total catch 39 codlings, 5 rocklings, 1 billet.  13 fished + 1 Jnr

Brian & Denis have set the bar for Decembers Sweeps.

Tales of woe! 1) Denis Thompson reported snapping off his rods’ tip-eye.  2) Dave Perrett returned to his now ‘fallen-over bag’, leads & bait in the water & trace wallet nowhere to be seen. 3) Neil Eglon 6 lb 14 oz (4) forfeited his weight due to none match entry.  Like the lottery, you have to be in it, to win it!  Lesson learnt.

Brian Harland & Ryan Collinson join the 100 lb Club

Results:- 78 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
1st - Brian Harland - 7 codlings, 2 r’lings
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 8 codlings
3rd - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 6 codlings
4th - Colin Stainthorpe - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling
5th - Dylan Goldsmith - 5 codlings
6th - Denis Thompson - 3 codlings
7th - Rob Taylor - 3 codlings
8th - Jonny Watson - 2 codlings
9th - Peter Horbury - 1 billet, 2 r’lings
10th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
15 lb 14 oz
14 lb 12 oz
11 lb 14 oz
8 lb 11 oz
7 lb 04 oz
6 lb 13 oz
5 lb 05 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 09 oz
Inc 3 lb 13½ oz
Inc 3 lb 08½ oz
Inc 4 lb 00½ oz
Inc 3 lb 06 oz

Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 03½ oz
Leader board after 20 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (100 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 53 fish
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 67 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 65 fish
4th - Dave Perrett - 53 fish
5th - Davey Turnbull - 27 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 46 fish
7th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
8th - Paul Short - 38 fish
9th - Dave Ward - 31 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 25 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 24 fish
12th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
13th - Neil Eglon - 16 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 13 fish
15th - Peter Horbury - 15 fish
16th - Rob Taylor - 11 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 15 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 9 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 1 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
106 lb 06 oz
105 lb 05 oz
105 lb 04 oz
87 lb 03 oz
72 lb 02 oz
66 lb 02 oz
55 lb 02 oz
51 lb 11 oz
49 lb 04 oz
45 lb 13 oz
35 lb 02 oz
32 lb 00 oz
28 lb 15 oz
24 lb 12 oz
20 lb 13 oz
16 lb 08 oz
14 lb 08 oz
13 lb 08 oz
9 lb 02 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 01 oz
1 oz
18 lb 01 oz
15 lb 01 oz
6 lb 00 oz
11 lb 00 oz
3 lb 07 oz
2 lb 07 oz
3 lb 07 oz
10 lb 11 oz
3 lb 02 oz
3 lb 01 oz
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 15 oz
4 lb 05 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 00 oz
4 lb 06 oz
6 lb 12 oz
1 lb 03 oz
6 lb 06 oz
5 lb 05 oz
5 lb 04 oz
- 12 lb 13 oz
- 27 lb 14 oz
- 33 lb 14 oz
- 44 lb 14 oz
- 48 lb 05 oz
- 50 lb 12 oz
- 54 lb 03 oz

Seasons total 570 fish for 943 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Wed 07 Dec - 21 of 50

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High water 15.30hrs Sandsend

Turnbullator - I’m back
Davey Turnbull
HBoFish - 26 lb 05½ oz
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HFish - 7 lb 10½ oz
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Low water 21.39 hrs, 1.5 metres, 10146 mbar, 0°C, TR 3.8m

Artic winds and a cold snap named the ‘Troll from Trondheim’, named after a city in central Norway.  Consequently the Northeast coastline was given a ‘yellow weather warning’, snow & sleet with temperatures expected to drop below 0°C.

For the 3hr evening match the NWesterly winds 18-24mph, 0°C with the wind chill felt like -4°C, definitely the coldest night to date.  Fishing the last 2½hrs of ebb, the long distance [polar] Northerly ground swell, thick with colour, 8-13ft was surging, as bays emptied and then flooded back.  One minute stood in ankle deep water, the next waist deep, Brian Harland reported having to bob-up & lift himself above the swell tops.

A full moon, the ‘cold moon’, shone brightly overhead - the name reflects the frigid conditions of December and the increasing grip of winter.  Conditions were far from ideal.  18.00hrs watching from high ground in the moonlight it was clear to see.  Regular swells were 100 metres apart [12secs], then after a while, each swell would have a second swell ridge right behind it, doubling-up is not indicative for good fishing but still marks were full of anglers.

At the scales, as expected members returned with meagre weigh-ins complaining of the surging, and weed.  Then a few members turned up with better than expected bags of fish.  Jonny Watson, Guisborough, was first with a ‘double-figure bag’.  10 lb 02 oz inc. a codling 4 lb 06½ oz.  Just as we thought everyone had weighed-in, Davey Turnbull, Darlington arrives, and the scales are switched back on.  Best fish first!!  7 lb 10½ oz, a spragg followed by 7 more for Man of the Match - 26 lb 05½ oz - Davey was complaining “I hadn’t had a bite in the last 1½ hrs”.

Davey leads in the Monthly Sweeps both HBoF & HF [yes he remembered to enter this season] but admitted driving straight home on Sunday with a 3 lb’er in the boot, ‘if weighed-in’ he’d now be in the 100lb Club!

Total catch 40 codlings, 5 rocklings, 45 fish, exactly the same as Sunday gone.

Davey Turnbull caught more fish in one 3hr match than I'caught all season!!

Results:- 88 lb 13 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz) [17 +1 Jnr fished]
1st - Davey Turnbull - 8 codlings
2nd - Jonny Watson - 5 codlings
3rd - Dave Perrett - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling
4th - Colin Stainthorpe - 5 codlings, 1 r’ling
5th - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings
6th - Brian Harland - 3 codlings, 2 r’lings
7th - Dave Ward - codlings
8th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings
9th - Lewis Wright - 1 codling
10th = Rich Deadman - 1 codling
10th = Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
10th = Ryan Collinson - 1 codling
13th - Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling
14th - Neil Eglon - 1 codling
15th - Paul Short - 1 codling
26 lb 06 oz
10 lb 02 oz
9 lb 05 oz
9 lb 02 oz
8 lb 00 oz
7 lb 12 oz
5 lb 14 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 05 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 00 oz
Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 10½ oz
Inc 4 lb 06½ oz
Inc 4 lb 04 oz

Inc 3 lb 13 oz
Inc 3 lb 02 oz

Leader board after 21 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (105 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 56 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 70 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 68 fish
4th - Davey Turnbull - 35 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 58 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 52 fish
7th = Denis Thompson - 33 fish
7th = Dave Ward - 34 fish
9th - Paul Short - 39 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 26 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 26 fish
12th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
13th - Neil Eglon - 17 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 20 fish
16th - Peter Horbury - 15 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 11 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 11 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 2 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
114 lb 06 oz
113 lb 00 oz
106 lb 11 oz
98 lb 08 oz
96 lb 08 oz
75 lb 04 oz
55 lb 02 oz
55 lb 02 oz
52 lb 11 oz
47 lb 02 oz
36 lb 08 oz
32 lb 00 oz
30 lb 00 oz
27 lb 01 oz
24 lb 10 oz
20 lb 13 oz
16 lb 08 oz
15 lb 15 oz
9 lb 02 oz
3 lb 12 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 06 oz
6 lb 05 oz
8 lb 03 oz
2 lb 00 oz
21 lb 04 oz
20 lb 02 oz

2 lb 07 oz
5 lb 09 oz
10 lb 10 oz
4 lb 08 oz
2 lb 00 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 07 oz
3 lb 13 oz
4 lb 05 oz
9 oz
6 lb 13 oz
5 lb 06 oz
2 lb 09 oz
9 lb 06 oz
8 lb 00 oz
1 lb 11 oz
- 6 lb 08 oz
- 8 lb 08 oz
- 29 lb 12 oz
- 49 lb 14 oz
- 49 lb 14 oz
- 52 lb 05 oz
- 57 lb 14 oz

Seasons total 615 fish for 1,031 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Sun 11 Dec - 22 of 50

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Harland tops Leader Board
PictureBrian Harland HFish 5 lb 11 oz
High water 1747 hrs, 5.28 metres, 1010 mbar, -2°C, TR 3.3m

The artic winds, nee the ‘Troll from Trondheim’, continues to dominate the weather, with no let-up in sight.  Northerly sea state continues, 4-7ft with plenty of colour.  A change in wind direction, Westerly, 6mph.  Late afternoon the coastline was shrouded in freezing fog, a real pea-souper, visibility down to 10yds.  The daytime temperatures never lifted above -2°C, wind chill made baiting up painful on the fingers, gloves a necessity.

During the day members had had the opportunity to fish the Cloughton Open, a HFish match, well done Dave Ward, Guisborough, 8th overall, a codling 4 lb 12½ oz [now leads HFish out of WSAA Match].  Consequently only 12 fished the Clubs evening match, of those 4 had fished the Open gluttons for punishment!

Once members got fishing it was quickly apparent the sea state was still surging in the all ebb match, which started 10mins after HWater.  Within an hour the moon broke through the fog giving members a better visual warning of the incoming swells.
Members admitted a lot of HWater marks were too heavy, but some members stayed in the hope the swell strength would dissipate on outer reefs in the ebb - it did not.  Those that made the early decision to move were rewarded.

Disappointingly the scales had not been set up by the first members back one a Committee member, ready for the evenings weigh-in, saying it was too cold to stand outside!  Peter Horbury & Rich Deadman oversaw the 31 codlings and 1 billet to grace the scales.  Four double-figure bags with a better stamp of fish showing, all fresh run, no stock red tangle fish.

Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby 18 lb 08 oz (9) also had the HFish 5 lb 11 oz.  Rob Taylor, Whitby, was one who moved, but not before he had a 10 lb bag (4) inc 3 lb 09 oz & 3 lb 10½ oz, as his first choice mark became unfishable.  Davey Turnbull, Darlington 14 lb (4) having fished all day was keen to get home.  Dave Hambley, Staithes, another who read the sea state well, and moved having caught 2 codlings early on.  11 lb 10 oz (5) inc a codling 4 lb 06 oz, now second on the Leader Board.

At match end some members doubted whether they could split their rod’s ferrules and all were covered glistening ice, formed by the freezing fog.

In all 31 codlings and a billet with an av/fish at 2 lb 02 oz

Results:- 72 lb 14 oz (Av 2 lb 04 oz)

1st - Brian Harland - 8 codlings, 1 billet
2nd - Rob Taylor - 6 codlings
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 4 codlings
4th - Dave Hambley - 5 codlings
5th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings
6th - Dave Ward - 2 codlings
7th - Rich Deadman - 2 codlings
8th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
9th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
18 lb 08 oz
14 lb 11 oz
14 lb 00 oz
11 lb 10 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 07 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 11 oz
Inc 3 lb 09 oz, 3 lb 10½ oz

Inc 4 lb 06 oz
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Leader board after 22 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (110 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 79 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 61 fish
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 39 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 68 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 59 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 53 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 36 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
9th - Paul Short - 39 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 26 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 26 fish
12th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
13th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
14th - Neil Eglon - 17 fish
15th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 20 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 15 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 13 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
131 lb 08 oz
126 lb 00 oz
112 lb 08 oz
106 lb 11 oz
98 lb 06 oz
76 lb 10 oz
58 lb 11 oz
55 lb 02 oz
52 lb 11 oz
47 lb 02 oz
36 lb 08 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 03 oz
30 lb 00 oz
27 lb 01 oz
24 lb 10 oz
20 lb 13 oz
19 lb 12 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
5 lb 08 oz
13 lb 08 oz
5 lb 13 oz
8 lb 05 oz
21 lb 12 oz
17 lb 15 oz
3 lb 09 oz
2 lb 07 oz
5 lb 09 oz
10 lb 10 oz
4 lb 08 oz
13 oz
1 lb 03 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 07 oz
3 lb 13 oz
1 lb 01 oz
10 lb 10 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 00 oz
21 lb 08 oz
16 lb 00 oz
2 lb 08 oz
- 3 lb 05 oz
- 11 lb 10 oz
- 33 lb 06 oz
- 51 lb 05 oz
- 54 lb 14 oz
- 57 lb 05 oz
- 62 lb 14 oz

Seasons total 647 fish for 1,104 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 14 Dec - 23 of 50

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An ounce short Collinson
Ryan Collinson
HBoFish - 9 lb 15 oz (6)
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HFish - 4 lb 05½ oz
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High water 19.40 hrs, 4.86 metres, 1009 mbar, -3°C, TR 2.5m

Low pressure in the Bay of Biscay, high pressure over Iceland joined forces to continue drawing the arctic weather over the UK.  Locally we had snow showers from first light continuing during the day, causing traffic to grind to a halt with many accidents, Lythe Bank was for shut for a few hours while gritters worked & cars were towed out of hedge backs.  Similar problems at Pond Hill, Scarborough, Blue Bank, Sleights, old winter favourites.

Sea state Northerly, thick with colour, the biggest sea we have had this season, it had grown throughout the day to over 11ft, and surging.  NNWesterly wind gusting 21mph, it was an extremely cold night -3°C possibly -7°C with the wind chill.  “The coldest conditions I’ve every fished” exclaimed Ryan Collinson.

Weed was a big problem, not just strands of bladder rack or fine sea grasses, but complete kelp stalks & fronds.  Consequently Whitby East pier was unfishable, as was the Southerly side of Whitby West.  Within minutes end tackle was dragged away.  Piers, and cliff marks were very popular but surprisingly nothing came off the cliffs.  It seems the fish have moved off the scaurs onto the sand in search of food [on gutting fish, their stomachs were found to be empty].  By match end the slush on the piers, roads and streets were sheet ice, and extremely slippery even with studded boots!

Star gazing was a bonus for the 3hrs, completely clear skies enabled anglers to watch the last evening of the Geminids meteor shower.  Fishing the last hour of flood & over top of tide on such a big sea was never going to be easy, with the added weather, some started the match then opted to join those already in Sofa Hole, texting-in “Gone home”.  Just 13 [tried to] fish with 7 weighing-in 18 codlings 39 lb 07 oz, the seasons Av/Fish is now 1 lb 12 oz, up an ounce from Sunday.

First to the weigh-in Davey Turnbull was keen to make his way back to Darlington, 3 codlings - 8 lb 06 oz best 3 lb 06 oz is closing in on 2nd Place Dave Hambley, just 5 lb 02 oz adrift.

Man of the Match, his fourth, new member Ryan Collinson, Robinhoods Bay, 6 codlings, an ounce short of a ‘double-figure bag’ - 9 lb 15 oz.  His best 2 lb 14 oz was beaten by Dylan Goldsmith, Whitby, for HFish of the night 4 lb 15½ oz.  Waiting in the Fleece hospitality, a hot vegetable soup, shared by just 3 members and the other punters.

Dave Perrett, Whitby, has joined the 100 lb Club.

Results:- 39 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)

1st - Ryan Collinson - 6 codlings
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 3 codlings
3rd - Dylan Goldsmith - 3 codlings
4th = Neil Eglon - 2 codlings
5th = Dave Perrett - 2 codlings
6th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling
7th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling
9 lb 15 oz
8 lb 06 oz
7 lb 07 oz
4 lb 07 oz
4 lb 07 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 06 oz
Inc 2 lb 14 oz
Inc 3 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 15½ oz
Inc 3 lb 01½ oz
Leader board after 23 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (115 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 79 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 61 fish
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 42 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 74 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 61 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 53 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 36 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
10th - Paul Short - 39 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 26 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
15th = Lewis Wright - 14 fish
15th = Jonny Watson - 21 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 14 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 15 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
131 lb 08 oz
126 lb 00 oz
120 lb 14 oz
116 lb 10 oz
102 lb 13 oz
76 lb 10 oz
58 lb 11 oz
55 lb 02 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 11 oz
36 lb 08 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 01 oz
27 lb 01 oz
22 lb 02 oz
20 lb 13 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
5 lb 08 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 04 oz
13 lb 13 oz
26 lb 03 oz
17 lb 15 oz
3 lb 09 oz
9 oz
1 lb 14 oz
16 lb 03 oz
2 lb 01 oz
2 lb 07 oz
13 oz
4 lb 02 oz

4 lb 15 oz
1 lb 05 oz
11 lb 11 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 00 oz
16 lb 08 oz
11 lb 00 oz
5 lb 14 oz
1 lb 10 oz
- 12 lb 03 oz
- 38 lb 06 oz
- 56 lb 05 oz
- 59 lb 14 oz
- 60 lb 07 oz
- 62 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 665 fish for 1,144 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
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Sun 18 Dec - 24 of 50 - Xmas match postpooned due to being world cup day to 15/01/2023

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11.28hrs Sandsend

Ward third match win
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HBoFish - 11 lb 04 oz
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HFish - 6 lb 02 oz
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3 lb 15 oz
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Low water 17.33 hrs, 2.68 metres, 1003 mbar, 3°C, TR 2.1m

The last Sunday match before the Christmas break, an all flood match, started a ½hr after LWater on a neap tide.  Long distance Northerly swell 4ft thick with colour.  A few light snow flurries before turning into light rain at match start, footpaths and coastal paths were slick and dangerous.  SEasterly wind 3°C still had a bite to it, wind chill, wet hands, made baiting up painful.

Once fishing, it soon became apparent there was surging, whiteouts then calm, but manageable.  Thankfully no weed problems reported unlike Wednesday.  The SEasterly wind, gusting 30mph hampered casting and bite detection.  Full cloud cover until 20.00hrs, the snow/rain laden clouds blown out to sea looked menacing on the horizon.  Members reported marks looked perfect at match start but no bites, nothing, so they moved early on, (again) making good choices to find the fish, and were rewarded.

At the scales, members had to be very careful, the black ice was melting and treacherous under foot.  Just 7 members were successful, returning with 17 codlings, 1 billet, & 1 rockling from the 13 fishing.  First up Lewis Plews (Jnr), Saltburn, just one fish 3 lb 15 oz, he was rightly hopeful for a HFish win.

Dave Ward, Guisborough, the first of two ‘double-figure bags’ - 11 lb 04 oz (6) was one who correctly moved to find the fish, his best 2 lb 12½ oz.  This is Dave’s 3rd HBoFish win.

Davey Turnbull, Darlington, the second ‘Double-figure bag’ - 10 lb 02 oz (3).  Davey also took HFish of the night 6 lb 02 oz.  Next time Lewis.

Remarkably in the last 4 consecutive matches Davey Turnbull has weighed-in 58 lb 14 oz (18) Av/Fish 3 lb 04 oz.  Davey has definitely got the bit between the teeth, now stands 2nd on the Leader Board, only 4 lb 08 oz behind leader Brian Harland.  Hopefully no more little voices saying ‘turn-right to Darlo’ with 3lb’ers in the boot!!  Ever ounce counts from now on Davey!

Results:- 38 lb 11 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
1st - Dave Ward - 6 codlings
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 3 codlings
3rd - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings
4th - Brian Harland - 2 codlings, 1 billet
5th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codling
6th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
7th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
11 lb 04 oz
10 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 15 oz
2 lb 04 oz
1 lb 10 oz
Inc 2 lb 12½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 02 oz


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Leader board after 24 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (120 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 82 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 45 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 63 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 74 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 64 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 53 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 42 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
10th - Paul Short - 39 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 27 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
15th = Lewis Wright - 14 fish
15th = Jonny Watson - 21 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 16 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 14 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
135 lb 08 oz
131 lb 00 oz
128 lb 04 oz
116 lb 10 oz
108 lb 05 oz
76 lb 10 oz
69 lb 15 oz
55 lb 02 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 11 oz
40 lb 07 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 01 oz
27 lb 01 oz
22 lb 07 oz
22 lb 02 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
4 lb 08 oz
2 lb 12 oz
11 lb 10 oz
8 lb 05 oz
31 lb 11 oz
6 lb 11 oz
14 lb 13 oz
9 oz
1 lb 14 oz
12 lb 04 oz
6 lb 00 oz
2 lb 07 oz
13 oz
4 lb 02 oz

4 lb 10 oz
5 oz
13 lb 00 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 00 oz
15 lb 08 oz
11 lb 00 oz
8 lb 04 oz
- 3 lb 06 oz
- 11 lb 11 oz
- 43 lb 06 oz
- 50 lb 01 oz
- 64 lb 14 oz
- 65 lb 07 oz
- 67 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 684 fish for 1,182 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 21 Dec - 25 of 50

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Turnbullator Christmas No.1
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Low water 20.23 hrs, 1.87 metres, 1005 mbar, 2°C, TR 3.4 m

The half-way stage of the Season, members can enjoy a two week break for Christmas.  Sea state, swell 2ft Northerly, thick with colour for the 3hr Wednesday evening match.  Icey cold SWesterly winds gusting 30+ mph which severely hampered casting and bite detection.  It was a totally cloudless & moonless night plenty of time for star gazing with numerous shooting stars.  Low water 20.23hrs, 1.87 metres allowed the 17 members to get out onto the open scaurs and fish the gullies & tangle beds.

The swells were regular, no surging and no weed, just a total lack of bites for the 3hrs.  Short casts, long casts, overhead blob all tried, the fish just were not there for than half of members.

Members were slow to the scales, fishing right up to time before the long walk/climb back to the car.  Text messages kindly received “Gone home safe.”  Heaviest Fish first, started at 1 lb 10 oz, with the best at 2 lb 04 oz until that is Mr Turnbullator turned up at 22.25hrs.  Davey Turnbull, Darlington, fumbled in his bag and pulled a fine fat codling 5 lb 09 oz, with a rocking made 6 lb 01½ oz.  Clinching his 2nd HBoFish & 4th HFish wins.  “I lost a better fish” recounted Davey “I kept trying to re-catch him, but ran out of time.”

Just 6 of the 17 managed a weigh-in, 11 codlings, 2 rocklings.

Month ending, December is definitely Davey’s, landing 19 codlings, 1 rockling for 65 lb 00 oz in 5 matches, [20 lb bar 2 ounces more than Brian Harland].  Giving Davey a Dec Av/Fish of 3 lb 04 oz, and 2 lb 15 oz for the season to date.  Davey now tops the Leader Board by 1 lb 10 oz from Brian Harland.  My records indicate Davey has only fished 15 of the 25 matches fished, and gone straight home with fish in the boot!!!!

December’s catch - 172 fish - 158 codlings, 13 rocklings, 3 billets
340 lb 13 oz - Av/Fish 2 lb 00 oz

December Sweeps:
Davey Turnbull - HBoFish - 26 lb 15½ oz - Wed 7th
Davey Turnbull - HFish - 7 lb 10½ oz - Wed 7th

Results:- 24 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz)

1st - Davey Turnbull - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
2nd = Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
2nd = Colin Stainthorpe - 3 codlings
4th - Ryan Collinson - 2 codlings
5th - Jason Ebison - 2 codlings
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
6 lb 02 oz
4 lb 08 oz
4 lb 08 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 02 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 09 oz
Inc - 2 lb 04 oz
Inc - 1 lb 10 oz
Inc - 1 lb 14½ oz
Inc - 1 lb 12 oz
Inc - 1 lb 12½ oz
Leader board after 25 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (125 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 47 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 82 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 65 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 76 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 66 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 56 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 42 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
10th - Paul Short - 39 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 27 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
15th = Lewis Wright - 14 fish
15th = Jonny Watson - 21 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 16 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 16 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
137 lb 02 oz
135 lb 08 oz
132 lb 12 oz
120 lb 03 oz
110 lb 07 oz
81 lb 02 oz
69 lb 15 oz
55 lb 02 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 11 oz
40 lb 07 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 01 oz
27 lb 01 oz
25 lb 08 oz
22 lb 07 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 10 oz
2 lb 12 oz
12 lb 09 oz
9 lb 12 oz
29 lb 05 oz
11 lb 03 oz
14 lb 13 oz
9 oz
1 lb 14 oz
12 lb 04 oz
6 lb 00 oz
2 lb 07 oz
13 oz
4 lb 02 oz

1 lb 09 oz
3 lb 01 oz
13 lb 05 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 00 oz
12 lb 02 oz
10 lb 08 oz
7 lb 12 oz
- 4 lb 13 oz
- 14 lb 09 oz
- 43 lb 14 oz
- 55 lb 01 oz
- 69 lb 14 oz
- 70 lb 07 oz
- 72 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 697 fish for 1,207 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for December 2022
December's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Davey Turnbull
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Davey Turnbull

7 lb 10½ oz - Wed 7th
26 lb 15½ oz - Wed 7th

Date
Sun 04
Wed 07
Sun 11
Wed 14
Sun 18
Wed 21

Sun 04
Wed 07
Sun 11
Wed 14
Sun 18
Wed 21
Heaviest Fish
Denis Thompson
Davey Turnbull
Brian Harland
Dylan Goldsmith
Davey Turnbull
Davey Turnbull
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Brian Harland (9)
Davey Turnbull 8()
Brian Harland (9)
Ryan Goldsmith (6)
Dave Ward (6)
Davey Turnbull (2)
Weight
4 lb 03½ oz
7 lb 10½ oz
5 lb 11 oz
4 lb 05½ oz
6 lb 02 oz
5 lb 09 oz

15 lb 14 oz
26 lb 05½ oz
18 lb 08 oz
9 lb 15 oz
11 lb 03½ oz
6 lb 01½ oz
 No. Fish
45
45
32
18
19
13
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172 fish
Weight
78 lb 13 oz
88 lb 13 oz
72 lb 14 oz
39 lb 07 oz
38 lb 11 oz
24 lb 03 oz
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340 lb 13 oz
Catch for December
172 fish - 158 codlings, 13 rocklings, 3 billets

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 

January 2023

Wed 04 Jan - 26 of 50

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Short & Stainthorpe share honours
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Low water 20.42 hrs, 1.88 metres, 1011 mbar, 9°C, TR 2.0 m

Over the Christmas break members had chance to fish a couple of matches.  Of note WSAA Member David Ward, Guisborough, had some success.  In the Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers match Tues 27th Dec, David weighed-in the HFish - 4 lb 13½ oz.  Now recorded as the HFish caught Out of WSAA Competition for the David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy.

Then in the Cloughton Rock Anglers Festive Sweepstakes Fri 30th Dec, David won the HBoFish match - 10 lb 15 oz, both recorded in the Members Trophy Cabinet [on the web site].

First match of the new year, Match 26 of 50.  Sea state near flat with a slight close to shore Northerly lift [less than a foot], thick with colour, low pressure over Iceland dominating, strong Westerly wind 22, gusting 37 mph.  Numbers fishing well down, eight plus 1 junior due to poor conditions and the dreaded cold/chest/flu complaint going around.

At the weigh-in, overseen by Peter Horbury [didn’t fish, still recovering] just 6 members managed a very meagre weigh-in - 5 rocklings, 3 codlings, & a billet - 8 lb 10 oz.

Man of the Match, with his first win Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby 2 lb 10 oz (2), Colin’s best 2 lb 03½ oz was not enough as the HFish of the night 2 lb 05 oz went to Paul Short, Guisborough, also with his first win.

Paul Short was the only mover on the Leader Board - up one to 9th.

Results:- 8 lb 10 oz (Av 15 oz)

1st - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
2nd - Paul Short - 1 codling
3rd - Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 billet
4th - Brian Harland - 2 r’lings
5th - Jason Ebison - 1 r’ling
6th - Ryan Collinson - 1 r’ling
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 02 oz
14 oz
6 oz
5 oz
In 2 lb 03½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 05 oz
Leader board after 26 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (130 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 47 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 84 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 67 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 77 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 66 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 58 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 42 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
9th - Paul Short - 40 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 27 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
15th = Lewis Wright - 14 fish
15th = Jonny Watson - 21 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 17 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 16 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
137 lb 02 oz
136 lb 06 oz
134 lb 14 oz
120 lb 08 oz
110 lb 07 oz
83 lb 12 oz
69 lb 15 oz
55 lb 02 oz
55 lb 00 oz
54 lb 09 oz
40 lb 07 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 01 oz
27 lb 01 oz
25 lb 14 oz
22 lb 07 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
12 oz
1 lb 08 oz
14 lb 06 oz
10 lb 01 oz
26 lb 11 oz
13 lb 13 oz
14 lb 13 oz
2 oz
7 oz
14 lb 02 oz
6 lb 00 oz
2 lb 07 oz
13 oz
4 lb 02 oz

1 lb 03 oz
3 lb 07 oz
13 lb 05 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 00 oz
7 lb 02 oz
6 lb 06 oz
4 lb 14 oz
- 9 lb 08 oz
- 19 lb 09 oz
- 46 lb 04 oz
- 60 lb 01 oz
- 74 lb 14 oz
- 75 lb 00 oz
- 75 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 706 fish for 1,215 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 08 Jan - 27 of 50

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Hambley 6 lb’er shock
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High water 16.56 hrs, 5.48 metres, 985 mbar, 4°C, TR 4.0 m

First Sunday match of the New Year, and enthusiasm was understandably low, low pressure systems continue dominating the weather, just 9 fished.  Some members had elected to travel north and fish the Amble Open [fishing 08.00 - 12.30hrs] an early start or overnight stay?  Either way the conditions were the same, day or night, the sea state was flat, strong SSWesterly wind, gusting 30mph with the threat of a rain shower.

Water was thick with colour, 4hrs fishing, all ebb, which started 1hr after HWater, the catch forecast was understandably low.  Unable to gain access to the scaurs until well into the match, leaving piers, and cliff marks the best options to maximise fishing time.  The sea state has been flat for too long, leaving one to assume that fish have probably moved into deeper water to start spawning.  A hard time of year, and as yet no whitings.

Two nights after the full moon, the waning ‘Wolf moon’ made a brief appearance above the horizon before heavy cloud cover thankfully obscured it.  Alternating a two hook flapper and a single pulley rig, fresh mussel and frozen blacks got the most attention, however only from small bait robbing fish.

The 4hrs soon passed, and at the scales Dave Hambley, Staithes, took his 6th Man of the Match, and 7th HFish of the night wins.  His best 6 lb 03 oz and another 2 lb 6 oz made the winning bag 8 lb 09 oz.  Recalling that he was on the phone when the 6 lb’er very nearly took his rod from its perch.  A remarkable achievement of such a poor night, well done Dave.
Dave has retaken the top spot on the Leader Board leaving Davey Turnbull, with a 6 lb 05 oz deficit.

Sunday is the members Christmas match, fishing 14.00 - 19.00hrs with the weigh-in 19.00 - 19.45hrs and meal at the Grosvenor, Robinhoods Bay.

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Results:- 15 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)

1st - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling, 2 r’lings
3rd - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 billet
4th - Dave Ward - 1 codling
5th - Jonny Watson - 1 codling
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 r’ling
7th = Jason Ebison - 1 r’ling
7th = Brian Harland - 1 r’ling
8 lb 09 oz
2 lb 07 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 00 oz
6 oz
5 oz
5 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 03 oz
Leader board after 27 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (135 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 69 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 47 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 85 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 80 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 67 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 59 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 43 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
9th - Paul Short - 40 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 27 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 22 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 16 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
143 lb 07 oz
137 lb 02 oz
136 lb 11 oz
122 lb 15 oz
110 lb 13 oz
85 lb 01 oz
71 lb 01 oz
55 lb 02 oz
55 lb 00 oz
54 lb 09 oz
40 lb 07 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 03 oz
28 lb 01 oz
27 lb 01 oz
26 lb 03 oz
22 lb 07 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
6 lb 05 oz
7 oz
13 lb 12 oz
12 lb 02 oz
25 lb 12 oz
14 lb 00 oz
15 lb 15 oz
2 oz
7 oz
14 lb 02 oz
6 lb 00 oz
2 lb 07 oz
13 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 oz
3 lb 12 oz
13 lb 05 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 00 oz
8 lb 07 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 11 oz
- 12 lb 01 oz
- 24 lb 03 oz
- 49 lb 15 oz
- 63 lb 15 oz
- 79 lb 14 oz
- 80 lb 00 oz
- 80 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 717 fish for 1,231 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 11 Jan - 28 of 50

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08.10hrs Sandsend
Collinson’s double ‘win’
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High water 18.35 hrs, 5.37 metres, 1000 mbar, 4°C, TR 3.4 m

Low pressure continues to dominate, the only difference, the wind direction, WSWesterly, gusting 40mph, sea state flat with colour.  An all ebb 3hr match, starting a ½hr after HWater (Whitby).  Catch forecast was extremely low, reflected by just 8 members fishing (1 by default), as the rest had texted-in - not fishing.  Clear skies at the start soon clouded over but not before a bright orange moon rose above the horizon.

A scratching match, I opted to fish the sand for flat fish, and possibly whitings, 2 hook flappers, frozen blacks and mackerel baits of choice, alternating with scallop & fresh muscle to tempt billets.  Not a single bite until 21.20hrs, landing a flounder hopes were high of a ‘weigh-in’, dashed as it was 3mm undersized.

Having set the scales up in the Fleece yard for protection from the wind, just 3 members recorded a weigh-in, which when combined recorded the worst weigh-in this season - 5 assorted fish - 5 lb 09 oz.  2 codlings, 1 flounder, 1 dab, and the season’s first whiting, thanks to Brian Harland.

Man of the Match, Ryan Collinson, Robin Hoods Bay, also fished the sand, reported catching 7 undersized fish, and 2 fish of size.  Ryan had targeted flat fish at the start of the match over HWater and was rewarded with a flounder of 1 lb 00 oz, and HFish of the night 1 lb 14 oz, having switched to 4/0’s to target codlings.  

Ryan now has 5 HBoFish wins & 3 HFish wins (which includes ‘potentially’ the season’s Wooden Spoon Award for ‘Lightest-Fish’ to win HFish.  A codling 1 lb 08 oz Wed 2nd Nov ’22).  The way the season is going this could be broken in the remaining 21 matches.  Recorded in the WSAA Archives there are instances where nothing had been weighed-in!
Dave Perrett, Whitby, reported hooking a codling, but after 4 attempts to let the fish swim free from a snag, had to resort to the ‘do or die’ pull free, and lost.

Davey Turnbull, Darlington opted for Sofa Hole allowing Brian Harland, Whitby, to take 2nd place on the Leader Board from him.  At this time of year places can be won/gained by persistence, just plugging away with meagre scratching weigh-ins.  Current leader, Dave Hambley, Staithes, is now the only member who has recorded more than the competitive 5 lb match average, just 5 lb 01 oz in excess.

Tight lines for the members Christmas match on Sunday.

Results:- 5 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz)
1st - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling, 1 flounder
2nd - Dave Hambley - 1 codling
3rd - Brian Harland - 1 whiting, 1 dab
2 lb 14 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 01 oz
Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 14 oz
Leader board after 28 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (140 lb)
1st - Dave Hambley - 70 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 87 fish
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 47 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 82 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 67 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 59 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 43 fish
8th - Denis Thompson - 33 fish
9th - Paul Short - 40 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 27 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 22 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 16 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 4 fish
21st - Rob Allison - 1 fish
145 lb 01 oz
137 lb 12 oz
137 lb 02 oz
125 lb 13 oz
110 lb 13 oz
85 lb 01 oz
71 lb 01 oz
55 lb 02 oz
55 lb 00 oz
54 lb 09 oz
40 lb 07 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 03 oz
28 lb 01 oz
27 lb 01 oz
26 lb 03 oz
22 lb 07 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
7 lb 05 oz
10 oz
11 lb 05 oz
15 lb 00 oz
25 lb 12 oz
14 lb 00 oz
15 lb 15 oz
2 oz
7 oz
14 lb 02 oz
6 lb 00 oz
2 lb 07 oz
13 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 oz
3 lb 12 oz
13 lb 05 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 00 oz
5 lb 01 oz
- 2 lb 04 oz
- 2 lb 14 oz
- 14 lb 03 oz
- 29 lb 03 oz
- 54 lb 15 oz
- 68 lb 15 oz
- 84 lb 14 oz
- 85 lb 00 oz
- 85 lb 07 oz

Seasons total to date 722 fish for 1,236 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Sun 15 Jan - 29 of 50 - members Xmas match

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Turnbullator clean-sweep Xmas trophies
Davey Turnbull
HBoFish - 18 lb 04½ oz (4)
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HFish - 6 lb 02½ oz
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Low water 15.18 hrs, 2.38 metres, 994 mbar, 6°C, TR 2.3 m

Fishing from 14.00 - 19.00hrs it was the members Christmas match [1 month late due to the World Cup] followed by an excellent meal and presentation at the Grosvenor, Robinhoods Bay.  

The sea state had grown massively from first light.  NNWesterly swell 10ft+, thick with colour, however it was surging aggressively.  A surging, growing sea is far from ideal, and many members do not like such conditions.  Bright sunshine at match start soon clouded over, a chilly WNWesterly wind 6°C in daylight dropped to 2°C by match end.  Weed was a problem for a few, forcing them to move, whilst others were totally clear for the entire match.

At the scales Peter Horbury & Jason Ebison oversaw the weigh-in outside the Grosvenor.  Lewis Plews (Jnr), Robinhoods Bay, 2nd overall weighed in a PB codling 5 lb 04 oz.  Keeley Fairbanks, Thorpe Willoughby, 7th overall registered her first weigh-in, and the ladies HFish 2 lb 03½ oz.

No surprise to Man of the Match as conditions suited Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 4 codlings - 18 lb 04½ oz, also weighed HFish 6 lb 02½ oz winning the Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy.  Davey has regained the No.1 spot on the Leader Board, by 10 lb over Dave Hambley, notching up his 6th HFish, & 3rd HBoFish wins.  He now also leads in the HBoFish Monthly Sweeps but missed out by ½ oz to level HFish of the Month with Dave Hambley (@ 6lb 03 oz).

One or two better fish showing - Briand Harland 4 lb 11 oz, Paul Short 4 lb 07 oz, & Ryan Collinson 3 lb 08 oz.
The best weigh-in for January to date - 82 lb 08 oz - 32 codlings, 3 rocklings, the Seasons Av/Fish is now 1 lb 12 oz.
Having lost my end tackle and some line on my first cast, it was a pleasant surprise (& a weigh-in) to pull it all in on my fifth cast, complete with a rockling!

Results:- 82 lb 08 oz (Av 2 lb 06 oz)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 4 codlings
2nd - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 4 codlings
3rd - Paul Short - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling
4th - Ryan Collinson - 4 codlings
5th - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings
6th - Brian Harland - 2 codlings
7th - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 codlings
8th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
9th - Rich Deadman - 2 codlings
10th - Jonny Watson - 2 codlings
11th - Dave Ward - 1 codling
12th - Denis Thompson - 1 codling
13th - Peter Horbury - 1 rockling
14th - Dave Hambley - 1 rockling
18 lb 05 oz
12 lb 08 oz
8 lb 15 oz
8 lb 14½ oz
6 lb 06 oz
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 08 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 03 oz
3 lb 07 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 02 oz
8 oz
6 oz
Heaviset Fish - 6 lb 02½ oz
Inc 5 lb 04 oz
Inc 4 lb 04 oz
Inc 3 lb 08 oz
Inc 2 lb 14 oz
Inc 4 lb 11 oz
Inc 2 lb 05½ oz
Inc 2 lb 06½ oz
Inc 2 lb 13 oz
Leader board after 29 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (145 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 51 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 71 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 89 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 86 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 70 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 61 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 44 fish
8th - Paul Short - 45 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 31 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 17 fish
19th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
20th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
155 lb 07 oz
145 lb 07 oz
143 lb 13 oz
134 lb 12 oz
117 lb 03 oz
89 lb 13 oz
72 lb 09 oz
63 lb 15 oz
56 lb 04 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 15 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 01 oz
26 lb 03 oz
22 lb 15 oz
11 lb 06 oz
9 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
10 lb 00 oz
1 lb 10 oz
9 lb 01 oz
17 lb 09 oz
27 lb 06 oz
17 lb 04 oz
8 lb 10 oz
7 lb 11 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
18 lb 08 oz
2 lb 07 oz
8 oz
5 oz
4 lb 02 oz
14 oz
3 lb 04 oz
11 lb 09 oz
2 lb 04 oz
3 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
10 lb 07 oz
     7 oz
- 1 lb 03 oz
- 10 lb 04 oz
- 27 lb 13 oz
- 55 lb 03 oz
- 72 lb 07 oz
- 81 lb 01 oz
- 88 lb 12 oz
- 90 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 757 fish for 1,319 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 18 Jan - 30 of 50

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Harland on the move

Brain Harland - HBoFish
8 lb 10½ oz
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Dave Ward - HFish
4 lb 02½ oz
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Low water 18.58 hrs, 2.3 metres, 1001 mbar, -1°C, TR 2.5 m

The WSAA member’s 3hr evening match started at LWater on a neap tide, just 2.5 metres between tides.  The NNWesterly sea state was still running from Sunday’s Christmas match.  It was forecasted to increase to 13ft, but thankfully had started to wane from midday.  This change in sea state caught a few out as ‘sofa hole’ was their option.  By 19.00hrs the swell sets were regular with no surging.  The NWesterly wind, clear skies, on the other hand had not let up 16 gusting 30mph, and very cold - with wind chill -3°C [the sand above the HWater line was frozen as were access footpaths].

Once the match was underway weed was a problem, and lots of it, as soon as end tackle hit the water, rods were pulled over.  A move was required that cut travel time to a minimum.  Or walk to a nearby mark and risk similar conditions.  For others it was weed free but pestered by undersized pin codlings.

Members were quick to return, road works, detours and traffic lights, meant members packed up early to make the weigh-in.  Ten seniors and 1 junior fished with 8 seniors returning to the scales, 17 codlings, & 1 rockling.  Members enjoyed a most welcome hot vegetable potage in the Fleece after the weigh-in.

Man of the Match, his 5th, Brian Harland, Whitby, 3 codlings for 8 lb 10½ oz.  He had two good fish 3 lb 13 oz & 3 lb 09½ oz but not good enough for HFish of the night.  Brian moves up into second on the Leader Board, leaving a 7 lb 01 oz deficit for Dave Hambley in 3rd and a 7 lb 09 oz deficit to first place Davey Turnbull.  No doubt these three will continue to swop places in the remaining 18 matches, and not to discount new member Ryan Collinson.

Dave Ward, Guisborough, took the HFish honour, his 2nd, with a codling 4 lb 02½ oz, a lovely light coloured fresh run sand fish, and 2 codlings for second place 6 lb 15½ oz.

Only two members have maintained the req’d 5 lb match average weigh-in to be competitive, Brian Harland & Davey Turnbull who also has the highest Av/fish of 2 lb 15 oz which is some achievement.

Sunday 12th February has been picked for the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy match Cloughton - V - Whitby, just awaiting confirmation from Cloughton Rocks.

Results:- 34 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 15 oz)
1st - Brian Harland - 3 codlings
2nd - Dave Ward - 3 codlings
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 4 codlings
4th - Davey Turnbull - 3 codlings
5th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
7th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
8th - Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
8 lb 11 oz
7 lb 00 oz
5 lb 04 oz
4 lb 10 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Leader board after 30 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (150 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 54 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 92 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 71 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 90 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 71 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 62 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 47 fish
8th - Paul Short - 47 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 31 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 18 fish
19th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
20th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
160 lb 01 oz
152 lb 08 oz
145 lb 07 oz
140 lb 00 oz
119 lb 14 oz
91 lb 10 oz
79 lb 09 oz
65 lb 05 oz
56 lb 04 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 15 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 01 oz
26 lb 03 oz
26 lb 02 oz
11 lb 06 oz
9 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
7 lb 09 oz
7 lb 01 oz
5 lb 07 oz
20 lb 02 oz
28 lb 04 oz
12 lb 01 oz
14 lb 04 oz
9 lb 01 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
18 lb 08 oz
2 lb 07 oz
8 oz
5 oz
4 lb 02 oz
14 oz
1 oz
14 lb 12 oz
2 lb 04 oz
3 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
10 lb 01 oz
2 lb 08 oz
- 4 lb 09 oz
- 10 lb 00 oz
- 30 lb 02 oz
- 58 lb 06 oz
- 70 lb 07 oz
- 84 lb 11 oz
- 93 lb 12 oz
- 95 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 775 fish for 1,353 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 22 Jan - 31 of 50 - Jamie Richardson memorial

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‘You are joking?’ asks Hambley
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Low water 22.46 hrs, 0.92 metres, 1034 mbar, 2°C, TR 3.9 m

Sea state, flat calm, no colour, high pressure now in charge.  With HWater only 1¾hrs back, 5.8 metres, it was a case of fish a HWater mark & then travel once cut off points were safe to pass, or stay at home and start an hour or so late.
During the day members had the opportunity to fish the Jamie Richardson Memorial match [heaviest single fish], fishing 09.00 - 15.00hrs.  130 seniors & 1 Jnr fished with just 12 weighing-in, won by Freddie Barker, Scarborough 4 lb 07 oz 02 drms.

Sofa Hole was very popular, and after a poor days fishing not many were keen for another 4hrs, leaving just 10 WSAA members fishing the evening match with an extremely low catch forecast.  Little to no wind, 100% cloud cover it was a pleasant evening until 20.40hrs when a very brisk & extremely cold Southerly wind picked up.  Wind chill made baiting up painful on wet fingers.  Alternating between a two hook flapper and pennel pulley rig I caught 8 undersized billets and one lobster claw.

Members reported the tide flew out, [the biggest ebb this season 0.9m, coupled with high pressure] quickly revelling kelpless gullies!  For a while now members have been reporting marks have lost all their kelp beds, the acres of waving fronds have gone, leaving stalks.  Is this kelp bed devastation related to the pyridine from the River Tees dredging, and mass die off of crustaceans?  If there is no underwater forest to harbour sea life ie the lower food chain to live, what’s next?

At the scales, a stunned Dave Hambley, Staithes, asks ‘You are joking, I’m the only one with fish, wow?’  Dave was indeed the only one to weigh-in - 3 lb 13 oz, 2 codlings, his best 2 lb 08 oz.  Dave now has 8 HF & 7 HBoFish wins.  Dave’s Av/fish is 2 lb 01 oz, a long way from Davey Turnbull’s 2 lb 15 oz.  Dave now tops the Sunday League leaving a 2 lb 06 oz deficit for Brian Harland.

Results:- 3 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 15 oz)

1st - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
3 lb 13 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 08 oz

8 undersized billets, and a lobster claw!
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Leader board after 31 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (155 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 54 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 92 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 73 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 90 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 71 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 62 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 47 fish
8th - Paul Short - 47 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 31 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
17th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
18th - Peter Horbury - 18 fish
19th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
20th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
160 lb 01 oz
152 lb 08 oz
149 lb 04 oz
140 lb 00 oz
119 lb 14 oz
91 lb 10 oz
79 lb 09 oz
65 lb 05 oz
56 lb 04 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 15 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 01 oz
26 lb 03 oz
26 lb 02 oz
11 lb 06 oz
9 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
7 lb 09 oz
3 lb 04 oz
9 lb 04 oz
20 lb 02 oz
28 lb 04 oz
12 lb 01 oz
14 lb 04 oz
9 lb 01 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
18 lb 08 oz
2 lb 07 oz
8 oz
5 oz
4 lb 02 oz
14 oz
1 oz
14 lb 12 oz
2 lb 04 oz
3 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
5 lb 01 oz
- 2 lb 08 oz
- 5 lb 12 oz
- 15 lb 00 oz
- 35 lb 02 oz
- 63 lb 06 oz
- 75 lb 07 oz
- 89 lb 11 oz
- 98 lb 12 oz
- 100 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 777 fish for 1,357 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 25 Jan - 32 of 50

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High water 18.34 hrs, 5.97 metres, 1030 mbar, 4°C, TR 4.5 m

The NWesterly wind had been forecasted to pick up on the flood [noon], by match start 19.00hrs, sure enough a NWesterly swell 1ft was growing, more surface blash at first.  A growing sea, now on the ebb, is not to everyones liking but the same for all, just 10 members fishing, again catch forecast was low.  Crystal clear water, clear skies and a small waxing crescent moon turned orange and fell below the horizon mid match.  Members were spread far & wide, piers and beaches fished for a weigh-in, another scratching match.

Fishing was extremely slow, conversation turned to the green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), due to be visible [clear skies] Wed 1st Feb.  The wind steadily increased in strength, hampering casting, and bite detection.  Facing the wind members got cold very quickly with a number throwing in the towel before time.  Not a bite for the first two hours, no rocklings, billets nor pin cod!  A change of tack, using the wind to launch a bait out into the tide it wasn’t long before a well hooked codling was in the fish bag, but alas no more.  Single 5/0 pulley rig loaded with peeler & frozen blacks.

Sheltering from the wind, the scales had been set up in the Fleece yard.  First up Dave Ward, Guisborough, fished the sand, 4 dabs for 2 lb 00 oz.  Next, “just the one” says Dave Hambley, Staithes, as he slid a fine spragg 7 lb 07½ oz in the pan.  Winning both Man of the Match & HFish of the night.  His HFish also takes the lead in the Monthly Sweeps, with just one match of Jan left.

Dave Hambley’s deficit to leader Davey Turnbull now 3 lb 05 oz passing Brian Harland by 4 lb 04 oz - 18 matches left.
One for the diary - Sunday 12th February ’23.

Secretary’s Challenge Trophy, Cloughton - V - Whitby

Fishing 10.00 - 16.00hrs within the boundaries Landing Scaur, Robinhoods Bay to Coble Landing, Filey.

Weigh-in, at the Red Lion, Cloughton 16.00 - 17.00hrs followed by pasty & peas, and presentation.
£5/member, & £50 from each club will be the prize pool.

HBoFish & HFish both 1st, 2nd, & 3rd prizes.

Names please to Peter Horbury & match entry to Dave Perrett ASAP.

This is the Club match - no evening match, all weights count.

Results:- 13 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 15 oz)

1st - Dave Hambley - 1 spragg
2nd - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
3rd - Dave Ward - 4 dabs
4th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
7 lb 08 oz
2 lb 09 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 08 oz
Heaviest Fish - 7 lb 07½ oz
Leader board after 32 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (160 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 54 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 74 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 92 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 90 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 72 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 62 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 51 fish
8th - Paul Short - 47 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 31 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
16th - Peter Horbury - 19 fish
17th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
19th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
20th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
160 lb 01 oz
156 lb 12 oz
152 lb 08 oz
140 lb 00 oz
122 lb 07 oz
91 lb 10 oz
81 lb 09 oz
65 lb 05 oz
56 lb 04 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 15 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 10 oz
27 lb 01 oz
26 lb 03 oz
11 lb 06 oz
9 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
3 lb 05 oz
4 lb 04 oz
12 lb 08 oz
17 lb 09 oz
30 lb 13 oz
10 lb 01 oz
16 lb 04 oz
9 lb 01 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
18 lb 08 oz
2 lb 07 oz
8 oz
5 oz
3 lb 09 oz
9 oz
14 oz
14 lb 13 oz
2 lb 04 oz
3 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
     1 oz
- 3 lb 04 oz
- 7 lb 08 oz
- 20 lb 00 oz
- 37 lb 09 oz
- 68 lb 06 oz
- 78 lb 07 oz
- 94 lb 11 oz
- 103 lb 12 oz
- 105 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 784 fish for 1,371 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 29 Jan - 33 of 50

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09.50hrs Sandsend
Turnbull - Top Rod
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High water 22.03 hrs, 4.94 metres, 1016 mbar, 8°C, TR 2.5 m

Last match of January, an all flood match to HWater, another scratching match.  Very strong Westerly winds, 23 gusting 37mph, 80% cloud cover and no moon light.  During the day a slight long distance Northerly swell had been trying to grow, knocked back by the off shore winds.  By match start there was 1ft of regular swells, with colour.

Eleven members were spread far & wide seeking that all important weigh-in, just one fish would do.  So imaging getting all kitted up, and within 40yds, you’re walking back to your car - no head torch, and home is Guisborough.  Thankfully for Paul Short I had a spare my bag - panic over.

The wind was a problem, for both casting and bite detection, you were reliant on fish self-hooking.  Fishing the beach for the first time, 70 lb shock leader, 20 lb mainline for distance and less wind drag.  Scaling down to 2/0’s, two hook flapper rigs looking for flat fish, and possibly a whiting or passing codling, however only a pin cod and an undersized billet were caught.  Fishing was very slow, unless you had fresh lug worm.  Then it was ‘fish a chuck’ undersized though!

20.30hrs a ½hr of rain, and then the wind dropped before returning with vengeance WNWesterly with increase vigour.  As the tide pushed-in some shelter was gained from the land mass.

Waiting with the scales set up in the Fleece yard, texts started “Gone home, safe.”  Scales closed at 22.30hrs, just 3 members had weighed-in, 4 codlings, 8 lb 07 oz.  Man of the Match was a very happy and giddy Davey Turnbull, Darlington 1 codling 4 lb 06 oz.  Davey’s stats - 11 wins - 7 HBoFish & 4 HFish.  Remarkably his Av/Fish is now 3 lb 00 oz.  55 fish for 164 lb 07 oz.

January [8 matches]
91 assorted fish - 68 codlings, 14 rocklings, 5 dabs, 2 billets, 1 flounder & 1 whiting
172 lb 09 oz [Av 1 lb 14 oz].

January’s Monthly Sweeps winners:-

HBoFish - Davey Turnbull, 18 lb 04½ oz (4) Sun 15th Jan
HFish - Dave Hambley, 7 lb 07½ oz, Wed 25th Jan

Top Tip - check your cut off points [there could be two]!

Results:- 8 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 02 oz)

1st - Davey Turnbull - 1 codling
2nd - Dave Perrett - 2 codlings
3rd - Paul Short - 1 codling
4 lb 06 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 06 oz
Leader board after 33 of  matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (165 lb)
First match where no member maintains the 5 lb macth average.
1st - Davey Turnbull - 55 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 74 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 92 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 90 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 74 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 62 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 51 fish
8th - Paul Short - 48 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 29 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 31 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
14th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
16th - Peter Horbury - 19 fish
17th - Lewis Wright - 14 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
19th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
20th - Steve Ingleston - 5 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
164 lb 07 oz
156 lb 12 oz
152 lb 08 oz
140 lb 00 oz
125 lb 02 oz
91 lb 10 oz
81 lb 09 oz
66 lb 11 oz
56 lb 04 oz
54 lb 09 oz
52 lb 15 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 10 oz
27 lb 01 oz
26 lb 03 oz
11 lb 06 oz
9 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
7 lb 11 oz
4 lb 04 oz
12 lb 08 oz
14 lb 14 oz
33 lb 08 oz
10 lb 01 oz
14 lb 14 oz
10 lb 07 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
18 lb 08 oz
2 lb 07 oz
8 oz
5 oz
3 lb 09 oz
9 oz
14 oz
14 lb 13 oz
2 lb 04 oz
3 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
-      9 oz
- 8 lb 04 oz
- 12 lb 08 oz
- 25 lb 00 oz
- 39 lb 14 oz
- 73 lb 06 oz
- 83 lb 07 oz
- 98 lb 05 oz
- 108 lb 12 oz
- 110 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 788 fish for 1,379 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for January 2023
January's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Dave Hambley
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Davey Turnbull

18 lb 04½ oz - Sun 15th Jan
7 lb 07½ oz - Wed 25th Jan

Date
Wed 04
Sun 08
Wed 11
Sun 15
Wed 18
Sun 22
Wed 25
Sun 29

Wed 04
Sun 08
Wed 11
Sun 15
Wed 18
Sun 22
Wed 25
Sun 29
Heaviest Fish
Paul Short
Dave Hambley
Ryan Collinson
Davey Turnbull
Dave Ward
Dave Hambley
Dave Hambley
Davey Turnbull
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Colin Stainthorpe (2)
Dave Hambley (2)
Ryan Collinson (2)
Davey Turnbull (4)
Brian Harland (3)
Dave Hambley (2)
Dave Hambley (1)
Davey Turnbull (1)
Weight
2 lb 05 oz
6 lb 03 oz
1 lb 14 oz
6 lb 02½ oz
4 lb 02½ oz
2 lb 08 oz
7 lb 07½ oz
4 lb 06 oz

2 lb 10 oz
8 lb 09 oz
2 lb 14 oz
18 lb 04½ oz
8 lb 10½ oz
3 lb 12½ oz
7 lb 07½ oz
4 lb 06 oz
 No. Fish
9
11
5
35
18
2
7
4
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91 fish
Weight
8 lb 10 oz
15 lb 07 oz
5 lb 09 oz
82 lb 08 oz
34 lb 10 oz
3 lb 13 oz
13 lb 09 oz
8 lb 07 oz
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172 lb 09 oz
Catch for January
91 fish - 68 codlings, 14 rocklings, 5 dabs, 2 billets, 1 flounder & 1 whiting

February 2023

Wed 01 Feb - 34 of 50 - green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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High water 13.00hrs Sandsend
Low water 19.36 hrs, 2.27 metres, 1019 mbar, 7°C, TR 2.2 metres

Two ‘double-figure bags’

Sea state for the mid-week match, long distance Northerly swell 6-9ft, brisk Westerly wind, gusting 30mph.  A bright ¾ moon hidden behind 90% cloud cover thankfully did not make a full appearance.  No chance of seeing the ‘green comet’, it will however be back in 50,000 yrs!

Paul Short, lesson learnt, had packed two head torches, with a third stored in his car [for emergency use].  Although I did have to pick up his coat at the end of the track before the match had even started.

Fishing, allegedly the last 40 mins of ebb, unexplained the ebb just kept going and going.  There was some surging nothing drastic with no draw back as one might have expected.  The flood did not start until 21.10hrs, and even then it did not rush in.  Minimal weed, just some bladder rack in the surf, end tackle was stable in the surf with no loss.  Four good bites but no fish, on retrieve the hook was upside down.

Of the 14 seniors and 1 junior fishing, 9 plus the junior had a weigh-in.  34 codlings, 4 rocklings for 74 lb 06 oz best fish 6 lb 05 oz from match winner S Ingleston, Whitby.

Results:- 74 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)
1st - Steve Ingleston - 5 codlings
2nd - Dave Ward - 5 codlings, 3 r’lings
3rd - Dave Perrett - 5 codlings, 1 r’ling
4th - Ryan Collinson - 4 codlings
5th - Dave Hambley - 3 codlings
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
7th - Brian Harland - 3 codlings
8th - Lewis Wright - 3 codlings
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 2 codlings
10th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codling
16 lb 12 oz
10 lb 06 oz
9 lb 13 oz
7 lb 07 oz
6 lb 08 oz
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 14 oz
5 lb 10 oz
4 lb 01 oz
1 lb 14 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 05 oz

Inc 3 lb 05 oz

Inc 2 lb 14 oz
Inc 3 lb 14 oz
Inc 3 lb 01 oz
Inc 2 lb 06½ oz
Inc 2 lb 11½ oz
Leader board after 34 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (170 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 55 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 77 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 95 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 94 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 80 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 64 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 59 fish
8th - Paul Short - 48 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
14th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
16th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 19 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 18 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 10 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
164 lb 07 oz
163 lb 04 oz
158 lb 06 oz
147 lb 07 oz
134 lb 15 oz
97 lb 11 oz
91 lb 15 oz
66 lb 11 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 04 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
27 lb 10 oz
26 lb 03 oz
25 lb 14 oz
11 lb 06 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 03 oz
4 lb 14 oz
10 lb 15 oz
12 lb 08 oz
37 lb 04 oz
5 lb 12 oz
25 lb 04 oz
8 lb 01 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 07 oz
20 lb 6 oz
1 lb 12 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
3 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz
5 oz
14 lb 08 oz
5 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 5 lb 09 oz
- 6 lb 12 oz
- 11 lb 10 oz
- 22 lb 09 oz
- 35 lb 01 oz
- 72 lb 05 oz
- 78 lb 01 oz
- 103 lb 05 oz
- 111 lb 06 oz
- 113 lb 12 oz

Seasons total 825 fish for 1,450 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 05 Feb - 35 of 50

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16.00hrs High water Sandsend
Harland keeping pace
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Low water 22.30 hrs, 1.51 metres, 1048 mbar, 1°C, TR 3.5m

Extremely high pressure 1048mb, a bright sunny February day, a crisp dry WSWesterly breeze.  Sea state ‘was’ 2-4ft Northerly at HWater 16.09hrs however on the turn of the tide it died.  With little to no colour, catch forecast was low for the 15 fishing the 4hr evening match.  High altitude cloud masked the full moon, the ‘Snow Moon’, giving it a rainbow coloured halo.  
The ebb was fast, one cast and move further down the scaurs nearer the tangle beds, and gullies.  For many bites were non-existent, or constantly pestered by very small fish.  In the last hour, 21.00hrs and the wind shifted, Southerly, increasing in strength, and the temperature dropped significantly.

Nice to see Bernard Vasey at the scales, although not fit enough to fish, the scales were ready.  Just 8 managed a weigh-in, 10 codlings, 3 rocklings, and a billet - 23 lb 06 oz.

Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, his 5th, 3 codlings, a billet - 6 lb 06 oz.  Brian Harland in 3rd Place on the Leader Board is only 5 lb adrift but persistently keeps nibbling away with a weigh-in.

Holding back, and waiting his turn, last to the scales Dave Hambley, Staithes, opened his Mary Poppins bag and slide a fine codling 5 lb 10½ oz in the pan, his 9th HFish win.  Dave is keeping pace with Davey Turnbull, Darlington, only 1 lb 06 oz separates them for the Championship, just 15 matches left.

Results:- 23 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

1st - Brian Harland - 3 codlings, 1 billet
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 3 codlings
3rd - Dave Hambley - 1 codling
4th - Ryan Collinson - 2 codlings
5th - Steve Ingleston - 1 codling
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 r’ling
7th = Peter Horbury - 1 r’ling
7th = Jason Ebison - 1 r’ling
6 lb 06 oz
5 lb 14 oz
5 lb 11 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 07 oz
7 oz
6 oz
6 oz
Inc 2 lb 00½ oz
Inc 2 lb 08 oz
Heaviest Fish - 5 lb 10½ oz
Leader board after 35 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (175 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 58 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 78 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 99 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 96 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 80 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 65 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 59 fish
8th - Paul Short - 48 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 34 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
14th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
16th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 20 fish
18th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
19th - Jason Ebison - 19 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
170 lb 05 oz
168 lb 15 oz
164 lb 12 oz
150 lb 04 oz
134 lb 15 oz
98 lb 02 oz
91 lb 15 oz
66 lb 11 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 04 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
28 lb 00 oz
27 lb 05 oz
26 lb 09 oz
11 lb 06 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 06 oz
4 lb 03 oz
14 lb 08 oz
15 lb 05 oz
36 lb 13 oz
6 lb 03 oz
25 lb 04 oz
8 lb 01 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 07 oz
20 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
3 lb 03 oz
11 oz
12 oz
15 lb 03 oz
5 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 4 lb 11 oz
- 6 lb 01 oz
- 10 lb 04 oz
- 24 lb 12 oz
- 40 lb 01 oz
- 76 lb 14 oz
- 83 lb 01 oz
- 108 lb 05 oz
- 116 lb 06 oz
- 118 lb 12 oz

Seasons total 839 fish for 1,447 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 08 Feb - 36 of 50

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Double win Short
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High water 17.39 hrs, 5.46 metres, 1024 mbar, 5°C, TR 3.9m

Conditions for the Wednesday evening 3hr match were very poor.  High pressure NEast of Iceland brought strong, gusting SSWesterly winds, 20 - 40mph.  Sea state 1ft close to shore Northerly swell, no colour.  All ebb, a scratching match for the 10 members fishing.  Aurora alerts but no chance of seeing with full cloud cover, only the orange glow of the moon rising above the horizon 20.00hrs.

Typical, you arrange to meet someone at a mark, they are late.  I had already cast in before he’d arrived, the excuse, following a bus following a cyclist having taken the coast road and not the moor road.  Within 5 mins of him casting in, I’m playing gilly all before 19.30hrs!  Well done Paul Short lovely fish on such a poor night.

And it didn’t get any better for me, one 32cm codling followed by another at 28cm.  Fresh mussel and peeler cocktail seemed to be the preferred bait.  The wind was fickle, although behind us, for a while it would be a gentle breeze, virtually nothing, then the full 40 mph force, and repeat.  It didn’t hamper casting nor bite detection but it was extremely cold.
Bernard Vasey, not fishing, had ventured out again, set up the scales in the Fleece yard for some shelter.  As I predicted [at the time], Paul Short, Guisborough, was Man of the Match, both HFish & HBoFish 2 lb 13 oz.

Brian Harland, Whitby, weighed a whiting of 1 lb 03 oz, having checked the records, this is a joint 3rd heaviest whiting caught by a WSAA member.  James ‘Jamsy’ Moore, Wed 6th Feb 2019.

In total 2 rocklings, 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 whiting, 1 flounder for the second poorest weigh-in this season at 5 lb 08 oz.

Sunday - Secretary’s Challenge Trophy
Cloughton - V - Whitby fishing 10.00 - 16.00hrs
Note - No evening match.

Results:- 5 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 02 oz)

1st - Paul Short - 1 codling
2nd - Brain Harland - 1 ‘ting, 1 r’ling, 1 flounder
3rd - Dave Perrett - 1 billet
4th - Denis Thompson - 1 r’ling
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 14 oz
13 oz
7 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 12½ oz
Joint 3rd Heaviest whiting recorded
Leader board after 36 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (180 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 58 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 78 fish
3rd - Brian Harland - 102 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 96 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 81 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 65 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 59 fish
8th - Paul Short - 49 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
14th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
16th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 20 fish
18th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
19th - Jason Ebison - 19 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
170 lb 05 oz
168 lb 15 oz
166 lb 10 oz
150 lb 04 oz
135 lb 12 oz
98 lb 02 oz
91 lb 15 oz
69 lb 08 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 11 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
28 lb 00 oz
27 lb 05 oz
26 lb 09 oz
11 lb 06 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 06 oz
2 lb 05 oz
16 lb 06 oz
14 lb 08 oz
37 lb 10 oz
6 lb 03 oz
22 lb 07 oz
10 lb 14 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
20 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
3 lb 03 oz
11 oz
12 oz
15 lb 03 oz
5 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 9 lb 11 oz
- 11 lb 01 oz
- 13 lb 06 oz
- 29 lb 12 oz
- 44 lb 04 oz
- 81 lb 14 oz
- 88 lb 01 oz
- 110 lb 08 oz
- 121 lb 06 oz
- 123 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 844 fish for 1,482 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 12 Feb - 37 of 50 - Secretary's Challenge

Whitby Victorious
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Whitby Victorious
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Low water 14.00 hrs, 2.03 metres, 1036 mbar, 10°C, TR 3.2m

Secretary’s Challenge Trophy - Cloughton - V - Whitby

Cloughton Rocks were hosts to Whitby Sea Anglers, fishing from 10.00 - 16.00hrs within the boundaries Robinhoods Bay landing scaur to Coble Landing, Filey.  A Team effort to win the tankard with the best Team aggregate weight.  Whitby put up an 8 man team whilst Cloughton Rocks had 12.  Each Club put £50 in the kitty, and each angler £5 - giving £200.  £100 towards HBoFish, 1st, 2nd & 3rd and the other £100 towards HFish 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

Sea state Northerly 3ft, with colour, however the swell sets were neither regular nor consistent on the ebb.  There were periods of calm followed by half a dozen 3ft swells, and a little later some 6ft swells.  Almost as if the swell was trying to grow on the ebb, and the ebb won.  After 14.00hrs, LWater, the swells did even out to a more regular pattern.  A slight SSWesterly breeze for most of the day, which turned colder and strengthened mid-afternoon.

The majority did not have a bite throughout the 6 hr match.  And those that did had tales of woe when fish dropped off, or dumped, in the surf as the fish neared the shoreline.  Overall of the 20 fishing just 9 weighed-in 20 codlings - 39 lb 01 oz.  After the weigh-in at the Red Lion, Cloughton, anglers enjoyed refreshments, and sandwiches (many thanks) before the presentation.

HFish - 1st - Martyn Wilding 3 lb 10 oz - £50
2nd - Paul Short - 3 lb 01 oz - £30
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 2 lb 15 oz - £20
HBoFish - 1st - Mick Chadwick - 8 lb 08 oz - £50
2nd Ryan Collinson - 7 lb 04 oz - £30
3rd - Martyn Wilding - 7 lb 00 oz - £20

After Mark Stonehouse, Cloughton Secretary, had presented the 6 prizes he announced the Team Aggregates - Cloughton 1 lb 11 oz & Whitby 2 lb 06 oz to which he presented the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy to Peter Horbury, Whitby Secretary, who accepted it on behalf of WSAA.  Well done to all who took part & many thanks to Cloughton Rocks for their hospitality - see you next year.

Cloughton results:- 20 lb 01 oz (Team 12 Agg. - 1 lb 11 oz)
1st - Mick Chadwick - 5 codlings
2nd - Martyn Wilding - 3 codlings
3rd - Simon Barker - 1 codling
4th - Tony Jeffels - 1 codling
5th - Mark Stonehouse - 1 codling
8 lb 08 oz
7 lb 00 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Whitby results:- 19 lb 00 oz (Team 8 Agg. - 2 lb 06 oz)
1st - Ryan Collinson - 3 codlings
2nd - Brian Harland - 3 codlings
3rd - Dave Ward - 2 codlings
4th - Paul Short - 1 codling
7 lb 04 oz
5 lb 00 oz
3 lb 11 oz
3 lb 01 oz



Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 01 oz
Leader board after 37 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (185 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 105 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 58 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 78 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 99 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 81 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 65 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 50 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
14th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
16th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 20 fish
18th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
19th - Jason Ebison - 19 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
171 lb 10 oz
170 lb 05 oz
168 lb 15 oz
157 lb 08 oz
135 lb 12 oz
98 lb 02 oz
95 lb 10 oz
72 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 11 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
28 lb 00 oz
27 lb 05 oz
26 lb 09 oz
11 lb 06 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 06 oz
11 lb 07 oz
21 lb 12 oz
37 lb 10 oz
2 lb 08 oz
23 lb 01 oz
13 lb 15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
20 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
2 lb 15 oz
15 oz
12 oz
15 lb 03 oz
5 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 13 lb 06 oz
- 14 lb 11 oz
- 16 lb 01 oz
- 27 lb 08 oz
- 49 lb 04 oz
- 86 lb 14 oz
- 89 lb 06 oz
- 112 lb 07 oz
- 126 lb 06 oz
- 128 lb 05 oz



Seasons total 854 fish for 1,502 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 15 Feb - 38 of 50

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4 oz rockling wins!
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Low water 17.00 hrs, 2.5 metres, 1018 mbar, 4°C, TR 2.2m

Is it summer already?  During the day bright sunshine interrupted by a short shower mid-afternoon, a mirror flat sea state, and a chilly SSWesterly.  For the evening match, all flood on a neap tide, a scratching match for sure.  Catch forecast was extremely low, and hence why only 7 were fishing.  Can’t help but think some have already cleaned and packed their kit away - season over.

No colour in the water, and by nightfall the wind had picked up 20mph+.  Phone ‘pinging’ with Aurora alerts but with 100% cloud cover to the North there was no chance of a light show.  The only lights were from tourists walking down the piers to witness the RNLI on practice manoeuvres.

Beach or pier, with few whitings showing this year it was pier, however being half-term parking was a problem?  Unsurprisingly there weren’t many anglers out, just me on one pier and another member on the other.  Using a two hook 2/0 hook flapper rig it was a slow night.  Landing a rockling before 20.00hrs was a welcome bonus, a weigh-in.  Thereafter just bait robbers.
With the extra walk, I was late (or me) to the scales, Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison were waiting, and no one had weighed-in.  Word had already reached them that I had a fish.  A rockling which topped the scales at 4 oz, to my surprise winning HFish & HBoFish of the night with the strongest possibility of also winning the ‘Wooden Spoon’ for the Smallest Fish to win HFish on Presentation evening.

So, Man of the Match Peter Horbury, Whitby - 1 rockling, to be the 14th different member to win HFish & 12th different member to win HBoFish.

Officially the worst weigh-in (to date) of the season with 12 matches left.

Top Tip - remember your rig wallet.

Results:- 4 oz (Av 4 oz)

1st - Peter Horbury - 1 rockling
4 oz
Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 38 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (190 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 105 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 58 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 78 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 99 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 81 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 65 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 50 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
14th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
15th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
16th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
17th - Peter Horbury - 21 fish
18th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
19th - Jason Ebison - 19 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 6 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
171 lb 10 oz
170 lb 05 oz
168 lb 15 oz
157 lb 08 oz
135 lb 12 oz
98 lb 02 oz
95 lb 10 oz
72 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 11 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
28 lb 04 oz
27 lb 05 oz
26 lb 09 oz
11 lb 06 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 06 oz
11 lb 07 oz
21 lb 12 oz
37 lb 10 oz
2 lb 08 oz
23 lb 01 oz
13 lb 15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
20 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
2 lb 15 oz
15 oz
12 oz
15 lb 03 oz
5 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 18 lb 06 oz
- 19 lb 11 oz
- 21 lb 01 oz
- 32 lb 08 oz
- 54 lb 04 oz
- 91 lb 14 oz
- 94 lb 06 oz
- 117 lb 07 oz
- 131 lb 06 oz
- 133 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 855 fish for 1,502 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 19 Feb - 39 of 50

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15.17hrs high water Sandsend

Ryan Collinson
HBoF - 13 lb 06 oz (8)
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HF - 4 lb 10 oz
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Collinson closes gap
Low water 21.48 hrs, 1.01 metres, 1018 mbar, 9°C, TR 4.6m

A welcome long distance ground swell, 4-7ft, for Sunday evening’s 4hr match.  Low water 21.48hrs, 1.01 metres enabled members to reach the tangle beds and gullies.  Cloud cover 100%, with no rain forecast, a warm night 9°C.  However the wind was a killer [in more than one way] WSWesterly 24, gusting 43mph hampered both casting, and bite detection.

It also took kit, as Dave Perrett found out the hard way.  Around 19.30hrs a gust blew his tripod over, rod hit the scaur and broke the bottom section in two.  With the help of Jason Ebison the search was on to find a splint [stick], some tape and fashion a repair.  However he ended up moving the adjustable winch seat onto the top section, and fished the match with an 8ft rod.

At match start there was some surging which soon eased.  Colour varied from thick to very little.  The ebb was fast, aided by the following wind, swell strength fell back to 2ft as low water approached.  Fish bites were few and far between, and the stamp of fish being caught is/was disappointing for this time of year.  Frozen blacks fished better than frozen peeler.

At the scales, [set up in the Fleece yard] Man of the Match, Ryan Collinson, Robinhoods Bay, with the only ‘double figure’ bag 7 codlings, a billet - 13 lb 06 oz, his 7th win.  HFish of the night fell to Brian Harland, Whitby, his 2nd win - 4 lb 10 oz.
Eleven matches left, and the ‘Top four rods’ are all in the range of 177 - 170 lb, Ryan has made the biggest gain in the evenings match.  It is going to be a close fought Championship.

Total catch 22 codlings, 1 billet, & a rockling.  Colin Stainthorpe, Whitby, is the latest to join the 100 lb Club.

A big ebb, members reported what they had witnessed first-hand, the devastation of the tangle beds, green, brown and pink seaweeds, that no longer grow in and around the gullies and open scaurs.  Now a barren wasteland, these areas did provide shelter for the eco-system, and marine life now totally wiped out.

Next Sunday 26th is Bell Trophy Day, 11.00- 15.00hrs, meet at Oasis Café 09.30hrs, £10/member entry, sweeps paid out in the Scarborough Rocks social club.

Results:- 41 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
1st - Ryan Collinson - 7 codlings, 1 billet
2nd - Colin Stainthorpe - 4 codlings
3rd - Brian Harland - 2 codlings
4th - Peter Horbury - 3 codlings
5th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
6th - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
7th - Jason Ebison - 1 codling
8th - Rich Deadman - 1 codling
9th - Davey Turnbull - 1 codling
13 lb 06 oz
7 lb 05 oz
5 lb 09 oz
5 lb 04 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 04 oz

Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 10 oz

Inc 2 lb 05½ oz
Leader board after 39 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (195 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 107 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 59 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 80 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 107 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 83 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 69 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 50 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 24 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
15th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 20 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
177 lb 03 oz
171 lb 09 oz
171 lb 05 oz
170 lb 14 oz
138 lb 08 oz
105 lb 07 oz
95 lb 10 oz
72 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 11 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
33 lb 08 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
28 lb 08 oz
27 lb 05 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
5 lb 10 oz
4 oz
7 oz
32 lb 06 oz
33 lb 01 oz
9 lb 13 oz
23 lb 01 oz
13 lb 15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
20 lb 06 oz
15 oz
13 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 03 oz
14 lb 07 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 17 lb 13 oz
- 23 lb 07 oz
- 23 lb 11 oz
- 24 lb 02 oz
- 56 lb 08 oz
- 89 lb 09 oz
- 99 lb 06 oz
- 122 lb 07 oz
- 136 lb 06 oz
- 138 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 879 fish for 1,543 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 22 Feb - 40 of 50

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14.30hrs Sandsend
Harland extends lead
Brian Harland
HBoFish - 7 lb 11 oz (3)
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Brian Harland
HFish - 3 lb 13½ oz
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High water 17.30 hrs, 6.15 metres, 1016 mbar, 5°C, TR 5.6m

Come match start the growing Northerly surface blash had developed into 5-8 ft swell sets with little to no colour.  Not to everyones liking ‘a growing sea’ is not normally seen as very productive.  Just 8 members fishing the 3hr match.  Very strong Northerly winds 24 gusting 35 mph+ hampered casting & bite detection.  100% cloud cover had a couple of surprises up its sleeve, two very heavy, icy rain showers reminiscent of the ice bucket challenge drenched members and their kit.

Swells were regular, close, around 5 secs.  The ebb, forecast at 0.56m at midnight, was expect to drain away very quickly, it didn’t, held in by the wind.  Anyone hoping to have taken advantage of the ebb for digging would have been very disappointed.
Fish bites, plenty, but from bait robbers, small pin codlings kept members busy and frustrated.  Pleasure anglers, none, Sofa Hole was the right option, members had whole bays and miles of coastline to themselves.

At the scales Bernard Vasey & Peter Horbury oversaw the weigh-in, 8 codlings, 18 lb 00 oz, from 5 members.  Man of the Match, with both HBoFish 7 lb 11 oz (3), HFish 3 lb 13½ oz Brian Harland, Whitby.  His 6th HBoFish, & 3rd HFish wins.

Tales of woe at the weigh-in:

Weed was a problem, with his line tightly wrapped around his arm, Jason Ebison, Whitby, managed to snap the top foot off his rod as he slowly walked back up the beach to retrieve his end tackle laden with weed from the surf.  Not very happy [& wet] as at match start the zip on his coat had broken.

Ever the comic Davey Turnbull, Darlington, had members in stitches as he recounted his nightmares, fruitlessly chasing a bobbin of cotton, grabbing at the cotton ‘hand over fist’ in the rocks, & throwing his kit bag over his shoulders, at match end, only for the contents to fall-out.

Sunday 26th Feb - Bell Trophy day, members to meet at the Oasis Café, 09.30hrs.  Match entry £10, weigh-in, refreshments & presentation at Scarborough Rocks Social Club.  There is no evening match.

Results:- 18 lb 00 oz (Av 2 lb 04 oz)   
1st - Brian Harland - 3 codlings
2nd - Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling
4th = Jason Ebison - 1 codling
4th = Davey Turnbull - 1 codling
7 lb 11 oz
4 lb 11 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 12 oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 13½ oz
Leader board after 40 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (200 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 110 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 82 fish
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 60 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 108 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 83 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 69 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 50 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 24 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
15th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 21 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
184 lb 14 oz
176 lb 00 oz
173 lb 05 oz
173 lb 00 oz
138 lb 08 oz
105 lb 07 oz
95 lb 10 oz
72 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 11 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
33 lb 08 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
30 lb 04 oz
27 lb 05 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
8 lb 14 oz
2 lb 11 oz
5 oz
34 lb 08 oz
33 lb 01 oz
9 lb 13 oz
23 lb 01 oz
13 lb 15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
20 lb 06 oz
15 oz
13 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
15 oz
2 lb 15 oz
14 lb 07 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 15 lb 02 oz
- 24 lb 00 oz
- 26 lb 11 oz
- 27 lb 00 oz
- 61 lb 08 oz
- 94 lb 09 oz
- 104 lb 06 oz
- 127 lb 07 oz
- 141 lb 06 oz
- 143 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 887 fish for 1,561 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 26 Feb - 41 of 50 - Bell Trophy day

Bell Trophy report
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09.20hrs Marine Drive, Scarborough
Cloughton retain Sana Bell
Low water 13.24 hrs Scar, 1.45 metres, 1031 mbar, 6°C, TR 3.7m

09.30hrs, Oasis Café, Marine Drive, 58 anglers gathered by invitation from Scarborough Rocks to compete for the Sana Bell, better known as ‘Bell Trophy Day’.  Five local clubs made up teams, [minimum 8] fishing from 11.00 - 15.00hrs with the weigh-in at Scarborough Rocks Social Club.

Sea state, 6-10ft Northerly swell with plenty of colour, appeared to be growing.   Although a little heavy, these were the best conditions for many a year.  A mix of weather conditions from bright warming sunshine to an icy cold shower.  Wind 12mph which became gusty during a squall or two, after 13.20hrs.

Within minutes [seconds for some] of the match start, weed dragged many a line down, re-bait and move.  Fish bites, “not one” reported many.  Surging was a problem right from the start, after a rush, the mark looked perfect and then too heavy, and repeat, but after low-water swells, & surging settled.

Davey Turnbull, Darlington reported losing a really good fish.  Played it around two rocks when it got its head down, slack line and wait but on the third attempt, his hook snood snapped.

Man of the Month, Ryan Collinson - 33 lb 00 oz - 18 fish.
1st - Davey Turnbull - 1 codling
2 lb 09 oz
Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 41 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (205 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 110 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 82 fish
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 61 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 108 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 83 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 69 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 50 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 24 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
15th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
16th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 17 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 21 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
184 lb 14 oz
176 lb 00 oz
175 lb 14 oz
173 lb 00 oz
138 lb 08 oz
105 lb 07 oz
95 lb 10 oz
72 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 11 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
33 lb 08 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
31 lb 03 oz
30 lb 04 oz
27 lb 05 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
8 lb 14 oz
2 oz
2 lb 14 oz
34 lb 08 oz
33 lb 01 oz
9 lb 13 oz
23 lb 01 oz
13 lb 15 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
20 lb 06 oz
15 oz
13 oz
11 oz
8 oz
5 oz
15 oz
2 lb 15 oz
14 lb 07 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 20 lb 02 oz
- 29 lb 00 oz
- 29 lb 02 oz
- 32 lb 00 oz
- 66 lb 08 oz
- 99 lb 09 oz
- 109 lb 06 oz
- 132 lb 07 oz
- 146 lb 06 oz
- 148 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 888 fish for 1,564 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for February 2023
February's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Steve Ingleston
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Steve Ingleston

6 lb 05 oz - Wed 1st Feb
16 lb 12 oz (5) - Wed 1st Feb

Date
Wed 01
Sun 05
Wed 08
Sun 12
Wed 15
Sun 19
Wed 22
Sun 26

Wed 01
Sun 05
Wed 08
Sun 12
Wed 15
Sun 19
Wed 22
Sun 26
Heaviest Fish
Steve Ingleston
Dave Hambley
Paul Short
Paul Short
Peter Horbury
Brian Harland
Brian Harland
Davey Turnbull
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Steve Ingleston (5)
Brian Harland (4)
Paul Short (1)
Ryan Collinson (3)
Peter Horbury (1)
Ryan Collinson (8)
Brian Harland (3)
Davey Turnbull (1)
Weight
6 lb 05 oz
5 lb 10½ oz
2 lb 12½ oz
3 lb 01 oz
4 oz
4 lb 10 oz
3 lb 13½ oz
2 lb 09 oz

16 lb 12 oz
6 lb 06 oz
2 lb 13 oz
7 lb 04 oz
4 oz
13 lb 05½ oz
7 lb 11 oz
2 lb 09 oz
 No. Fish
37
14
6
9
1
24
8
1
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 fish
Weight
74 lb 06 oz
23 lb 06 oz
5 lb 08 oz
19 lb 00 oz
4 oz
41 lb 05 oz
18 lb 00 oz
2 lb 09 oz
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 lb  oz
Catch for February
101 fish - 85 codlings, 11 rocklings, 3 billets, 1 flounder, & 1 whiting - 184 lb 13 oz = Av 2 lb 09 oz

March 2023

Wed 01 Mar - 42 of 50

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11.18hrs high water Sandsend
Collinson & Harland midweek honours
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Low water 17.44 hrs, 2.54 metres, 1030 mbar, 5°C, TR 1.61m

High pressure weather system still dominating.  NNEasterly sea state 5-8ft, a neap tide, only 1.6 metres height difference between High & Low water.  No colour in the water, catch forecast was low, only 10 fishing the 3hr match.  NNEasterly wind, 100% cloud cover, having just got the kit bag dry from Sunday, the constant heavy drizzle was as annoying as it was unpleasant.  Noted - the parking meters have come out of hibernation, covers removed.

The flood was steady as were the regular swell sets, the only thing missing were the fish.  Four members were kept amused by the antics of a mink, running up & down on a local beach.  Weed not too much that marks were not fishable, just a caution to keep rods high & lines out of the surf.

Members reported pin codlings were a nuisance, false bites, and took up too much time, re-baiting, eventually forcing a move.  The last 8 matches are going to be hard, fish spawning in deeper waters and the long range weather forecasts the return of winter and snow is possible.

At the scales, sheltering from the weather in the Fleece yard, Bernard Vasey was all set up.  Man of the Match, his eighth, Ryan Collinson, Robinhoods Bay, 2 lb 05 oz (2), his best 1 lb 06 oz not enough for HFish.  This fell to Brian Harland, Whitby, 2 lb 00½ oz, and his fourth.  Both these weights have set the bar for the Monthly Sweeps.  After the weigh-in members had refreshments and shared two very large pork pies, and condiments courtesy of the Fleece, many thanks.

Paul Roggeman European Open Beach Championship Fri 3rd - Sun 5th March. https://.eobc.co.uk

Sunday March 26th clocks forward 1hr.

Results:- 5 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 01 oz)

1st - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling, 1 billet
2nd - Brian Harland - 1 codling
3rd - Rob Taylor - 1 codling
4th - Dave Perrett - 1 r’ling
5th - Paul Short - 1 r’ling
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 04 oz
7 oz
5 oz
Inc 1 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 42 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (210 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 111 fish
2nd - Dave Hambley - 82 fish
3rd - Davey Turnbull - 61 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 110 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 84 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 69 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 51 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 35 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 24 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
16th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 21 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
186 lb 15 oz
176 lb 00 oz
175 lb 14 oz
175 lb 05 oz
138 lb 15 oz
105 lb 07 oz
95 lb 10 oz
72 lb 14 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 11 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
33 lb 08 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
30 lb 04 oz
27 lb 05 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
10 lb 15 oz
2 oz
9 oz
36 lb 06 oz
33 lb 08 oz
9 lb 13 oz
22 lb 12 oz
14 lb 04 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
20 lb 06 oz
15 oz
13 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
1 lb 04 oz
2 lb 15 oz
14 lb 07 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 23 lb 01 oz
- 34 lb 00 oz
- 34 lb 02 oz
- 34 lb 11 oz
- 71 lb 01 oz
- 104 lb 09 oz
- 114 lb 06 oz
- 137 lb 02 oz
- 151 lb 06 oz
- 153 lb 05 oz

Seasons total 894 fish for 1,570 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 05 Mar - 43 of 50

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High water Sandsend
Davey Turnbull
HBoFish - 7 lb 04 oz (3)
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HFish - 2 lb 15½ oz

Fashionista Turnbullator wins
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Low water 21.36 hrs, 1.59 metres, 1013 mbar, 3°C, TR 3.58m

1st Sunday of March, the first match of the new year to start in daylight, the ‘Worm moon’ [full on 7th] already high in the sky shone brightly.  NNEasterly sea state, 8-12ft [too big], no colour, an all ebb 4hr match down to low water for the eleven fishing.  NNEasterly breeze 6mph, within an hour it was obscured by 100% cloud cover.  Heavy drizzle fell for an hour or so around 20.00hrs, not an evening for forgetting one’s coat!

Right from match start, heavy surging, the worst I have ever experienced, an eye had to be kept out for any rogue swell sets and there were some.  Bladder rack in the surf occasionally got hung up on main line, apart from that it was weed free despite the size of the sea.  Undersized codlings would bite, hang themselves and not have the energy to bite again, only to become ‘Larry lay-ons’ when gear retrieved for a fresh bait.

By match end, marks had drained away far in excess of the tide books’ 1.69 metres, more like 0.5 metres.  At the scales Bernard Vasey was in attendance.  Brian Harland, Whitby, first up, 5 codlings - 6 lb 03 oz.  Immediately beaten by Davey Turnbull, Darlington 3 codlings 7 lb 04 oz, his best 2 lb 15½ oz for his 6th Man of the Match and 9th HFish win of the night.  The deficit between Davey & Brian just 10 lb, with seven matches left for top spot on the Leader Board.
Davey now leads in the Monthly Sweeps.

Davey, still reeling from losing his big fish at the Bell Trophy, had forgotten his coat, but was keen to demonstrate his ‘fashion-tips’ to everyone.  Whereupon he donned a supermarket shopping bag with head and arm holes cut out, [everyone was in stitches of laughter - comic genius] continuing, as he pointed out it was long enough to overlap his waders [one sandwich short of a picnic, if you ask me ☺☺☺].

Total weigh-in 13 codlings, a billet, and a rockling.

Results:- 23 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

1st - Davey Turnbull - 3 codlings
2nd - Brian Harland - 5 codlings
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 2 codlings
4th - Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
5th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
6th - Denis Thompson - 1 billet
7 lb 04 oz
6 lb 03 oz
3 lb 02 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 12 oz
14 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 15½ oz
Leader board after 43 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (215 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 116 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 64 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 112 fish
4th - Dave Hambley - 82 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 86 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 71 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 51 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 36 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 32 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 24 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
16th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 21 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
193 lb 02 oz
183 lb 02 oz
178 lb 07 oz
176 lb 00 oz
141 lb 11 oz
108 lb 07 oz
95 lb 10 oz
72 lb 14 oz
58 lb 10 oz
57 lb 09 oz
54 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
33 lb 08 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
30 lb 04 oz
27 lb 05 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
10 lb 00 oz
4 lb 11 oz
2 lb 07 oz
34 lb 05 oz
33 lb 04 oz
12 lb 13 oz
22 lb 12 oz
14 lb 04 oz
1 lb 01 oz
2 lb 12 oz
20 lb 06 oz
15 oz
13 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
1 lb 04 oz
2 lb 15 oz
14 lb 07 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 21 lb 14 oz
- 31 lb 14 oz
- 36 lb 09 oz
- 39 lb 00 oz
- 73 lb 05 oz
- 106 lb 09 oz
- 119 lb 06 oz
- 142 lb 02 oz
- 156 lb 06 oz
- 157 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 909 fish for 1,561 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 08 Mar - 44 of 50

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Turnbullator under pressure
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Low water 23.07 hrs, 1.13 metres, 996 mbar, 0°C, TR 4.4m

A train of low pressure systems running east west from southern Ireland to Europe, has the weathermen in a twirl, as the cold high pressure meets the warm wet low pressure train.  Snow here, snow there, Yellow and Amber weather warnings but as yet only a dusting here on the NEast coastline [but there’re usually right].

Long distance Northerly ground swell sea state 6-9ft, again, like Sunday, with little to no colour.  Where to go?  Too heavy here, and there, the sea states, time of year, and tides not gelling with match times.  Agreed it was to be another hard match.  An Easterly wind [possibly the first] forecast at 8mph was much stronger, and had a definite wind chill factor.  Full cloud cover so, again, no chance of seeing the Worm moon.

Weed, yes, Brian Harland, Whitby recounted how clearing an ‘over-run’, the slack line fell into the surf - game over.  And another, of flicking bladder rack off his line lead to a full blown bite - fish on, [more jam than Hartleys].  Two fish in two casts.
Like Sunday surging was a problem, then calm, then regular swell sets, a tad discombobulated.  The ebb was very slow in the first 2hrs, and then it took off in the last hour of the 3hr match.

You just know it’s not your night - a gust of wind, while trying to fit my reel, rod fell onto the tarmac - end eye snapped off.  21.00hrs good fish on, thumping away, lean into it, line bar tight, no movement.  Give line, feel it pull again, again line fast.  20 mins of repeating process it was time to go, had to for the slow pull, but snapped off - not my night.

Bernard Vasey was at the scales, from the 12 seniors, and 1 junior fishing, just 5 had a meagre weigh-in - 8 codlings, 1 rockling for 13 lb.  Man of the Match [by just ½ oz over Ryan Collinson] Brian Harland, his 7th HBoFish win 4 lb 02½ oz (2) inc. HFish 2 lb 02 oz his 5th win.

Ryan Collinson, Robinhoods Bay 4 lb 02 oz (3), Ryan has closed the gap to 2nd place Davey Turnbull, Darlington, to 1 lb 15 oz.  At the same time Brian has also increased his lead to 12 lb 13 oz over Davey.  So, the Turnbullator, is under pressure, and admits he must do better ‘on Sunday’.  As a consolation, no-one is anywhere near his Av/fish weight 2 lb 13 oz.

Results:- 13 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)

1st - Brian Harland - 2 codlings
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 3 codlings
3rd - Paul Short - 1 codling
4th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
5th - Davey Turnbull - 1 codling
4 lb 03 oz
4 lb 02 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 02 oz
Leader board after 44 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (220 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 118 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 65 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 115 fish
4th - Dave Hambley - 82 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 86 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 71 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 52 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 36 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 34 fish
12th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 24 fish
14th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
15th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
16th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
17th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
18th - Jason Ebison - 21 fish
19th - Steve Ingleston - 11 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
197 lb 05 oz
184 lb 08 oz
182 lb 09 oz
176 lb 00 oz
141 lb 11 oz
108 lb 07 oz
95 lb 10 oz
74 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
57 lb 09 oz
56 lb 07 oz
34 lb 07 oz
33 lb 08 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
30 lb 04 oz
27 lb 05 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
12 lb 13 oz
1 lb 15 oz
6 lb 09 oz
34 lb 05 oz
33 lb 04 oz
12 lb 13 oz
21 lb 01 oz
15 lb 15 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 02 oz
22 lb 00 oz
15 oz
13 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
1 lb 04 oz
2 lb 15 oz
14 lb 07 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 22 lb 11 oz
- 35 lb 08 oz
- 37 lb 07 oz
- 44 lb 00 oz
- 78 lb 05 oz
- 111 lb 09 oz
- 124 lb 06 oz
- 145 lb 07 oz
- 161 lb 06 oz
- 162 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 918 fish for 1,607 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 12 Mar - 45 of 50

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7am Sandsend

Turnbullator cuts deficit
PictureDavey Turnbull
High water 18.54 hrs, 5.44 metres, 996 mbar, 9°C, TR 2.8m

All change, a very windy, but warm Sunday, SSWesterly 15 gusting 30mph.  Over the last week plenty of snow had fallen up on the moors, but very little on the coastline.  Low pressure in charge 992mb, Northerly sea sate 5-7ft for the evenings 4hr match, with 12 confirmed as fishing.

Fishing the last hour of flood in daylight, and 3hrs of ebb in darkness.  Full cloud cover and the forecasted rain started at 21.00hrs.  As Wednesday, there was surging, followed by calm and then regular swell sets, again discombobulated.  No reports of weed being a problem, just those pesky bait robbers.  Cliff marks were the marks of choice with one or two venturing to sea level where reports of oversized boolers [doubled-up waves] ripping end tackle free until after HWater.
Bernard Vasey having set the scales up in the Fleece yard sheltering from the wind and rain did not have long to wait.  First in Steve Ingleston, Whitby, 5 codlings 13 lb 11 oz, his best 4 lb 10 oz - was not enough for HFish of the night.

Next to the scales, title contender Davey Turnbull, Darlington, who was grinning from ear to ear like a Cheshire cat [for good reason as happens].  Davey dug deep in his fish bag for his best fish first, placing it in the pan, 6 lb 06 oz, a proper fat bellied codling for HFish of the night.  Followed by 2 more codlings, for the second ‘double-figure’ bag of the night - 12 lb 10 oz.  Davey’s Av/Fish this season, a remarkable 2 lb 14 oz.  This puts Davey within 3 oz of title leader Brian Harland who had texted-in earlier #Home.

Both Brian & Davey have a 4 lb 06 oz match average weigh-in.

The last 5 matches will be nail biting for the duo not discounting Ryan Collinson, RHBay, who has had an amazing first season only 14 lb 09 oz adrift from them - but alas also #Blanked missing an opportunity to close the gap.
Steve & Davey’s bags make 41 ‘double-figure’ bags to date.

Better late than never but I landed a 2 lb 01 oz codling last cast, which amazingly had 6 hooks [3 pennel rigs] in it.  Two sets were mine, having snapped off earlier.

Results:- 43 lb 12 oz (Av 2 lb 12 oz) - 15 codlings, 1 rockling

1st - Steve Ingleston - 5 codlings
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 3 codlings
3rd - Jason Ebison - 3 codlings
4th - Col Stainthorpe - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
5th - Dave Hambley - 1 codling
6th - Dave Perrett - 1 codling
7th - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
13 lb 11 oz
12 lb 10 oz
6 lb 09 oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 01 oz
Inc - 4 lb 10 oz
Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 06 oz
Leader board after 45 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (225 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 118 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 68 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 115 fish
4th - Dave Hambley - 83 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 87 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 73 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 52 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 36 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 34 fish
12th - Steve Ingleston - 16 fish
13th - Jason Ebison - 24 fish
14th - Peter Horbury - 25 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
18th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
19th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
197 lb 05 oz
197 lb 02 oz
182 lb 09 oz
178 lb 15 oz
144 lb 03 oz
111 lb 13 oz
95 lb 10 oz
74 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
57 lb 09 oz
56 lb 07 oz
41 lb 00 oz
36 lb 13 oz
35 lb 09 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
3 oz
14 lb 09 oz
3 lb 10 oz
34 lb 12 oz
32 lb 06 oz
16 lb 03 oz
21 lb 01 oz
15 lb 15 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 02 oz
15 lb 07 oz
4 lb 03 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 12 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
18 lb 10 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 27 lb 11 oz
- 27 lb 14 oz
- 42 lb 07 oz
- 46 lb 01 oz
- 80 lb 13 oz
- 113 lb 03 oz
- 129 lb 06 oz
- 150 lb 07 oz
- 166 lb 06 oz
- 167 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 934 fish for 1,650 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 15 Mar - 46 of 50

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200 lb Club Turnbullator
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High water 21.36 hrs, 4.68 metres, 1011 mbar, 3°C, TR 2.4m

The long distance Northerly ground swell sea state was still with us, for the mid-week evenings 3hr match, 6-9 ft with plenty of colour.  Right on cue, as forecasted, 18.00hrs the precipitation began to fall steadily.  Heavier than drizzle but not full blown rain, just large drops.  Uncomfortably cold SSEasterly winds, 12 gusting 30mph, 3°C plus the rain, wind chill, baiting up was painful.   It appeared the worst of storm was thankfully out at sea.

Neap tide fishing the last 2½hrs of flood to top of the tide, the swells 12 secs apart were constant but there was sporadic surging, and ‘doubled-up’ wave sets to keep an eye on.  Fish bites non-existent on the east pier, not even bait robbers nor rocklings.  A common theme reported back by some of the 9 fishing.  3X dementors east pier.

RNLI practice night, watched in amazement as the lifeboat practiced a 360° turn between the extensions in the swell.
Members were slow to the scales, keeping Bernard Vasey waiting right up to time.  First to the scales Davey Turnbull, Darlington, 6 lb 01 oz - 2 codlings, his best 3 lb 01 oz, something not seen for ages a proper ‘red-kelpy’.  Last up Dave Perrett, Whitby 3 codlings 5 lb 00 oz [back to normal, having eventually been able to replace his stolen car].  Both Davey & Dave, reported getting their first fish shortly after 19.00hrs, then had to wait until after 21.00hrs for the next.

Well done Davey, first to join the exclusive 200 lb Club.  Also Man of the Match with both HBoFish and HFish making 7 & 11 wins respectively in both.  Davey now leads the Championship leaving Brian Harland a 5 lb 14 oz deficit with only 4 matches left.

Results:- 11 lb 01 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)

1st - Davey Turnbull - 2 codlings
2nd - Dave Perrett - 3 codlings
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 00 oz
Heaiest Fish - 3 lb 01 oz
Leader board after 46 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (230 lb)
1st - Davey Turnbull - 70 fish
2nd - Brian Harland - 118 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 115 fish
4th - Dave Hambley - 83 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 90 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 73 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 52 fish
9th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
10th - Denis Thompson - 36 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 34 fish
12th - Steve Ingleston - 16 fish
13th - Jason Ebison - 24 fish
14th - Peter Horbury - 25 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
18th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
19th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
203 lb 03 oz
197 lb 05 oz
182 lb 09 oz
178 lb 15 oz
149 lb 03 oz
111 lb 13 oz
95 lb 10 oz
74 lb 09 oz
58 lb 10 oz
57 lb 09 oz
56 lb 07 oz
41 lb 00 oz
36 lb 13 oz
35 lb 09 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
5 lb 14 oz
14 lb 12 oz
3 lb 10 oz
29 lb 12 oz
37 lb 06 oz
16 lb 03 oz
21 lb 01 oz
15 lb 15 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 02 oz
15 lb 7 oz
4 lb 03 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 12 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
18 lb 10 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 26 lb 13 oz
- 32 lb 11 oz
- 47 lb 07 oz
- 51 lb 01 oz
- 80 lb 13 oz
- 118 lb 03 oz
- 134 lb 06 oz
- 155 lb 07 oz
- 171 lb 06 oz
- 172 lb 07 oz

Seasons total 939 fish for 1,661 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 19 Mar - 47 of 50

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14.12hrs high water Sandsend
Harland Haymaker
Brian Harland
HBoFish 15 lb 00 oz (7)
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HFish - 3 lb 06 oz
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Low water 20.45 hrs, 1.24 metres, 1015 mbar, 5°C, TR 4.0m

Northerly sea state 4-6ft long distance ground swell with little to no colour.  SSEasterly breeze 7-9mph, 100% cloud cover, 0.1mm of rain was forecasted for 21.00hrs.  Just 10 members fishing the 4hr evening match down to low water, with an hour of flood, enabling anglers the chance to get to their favourite LWater marks.

Fishing the last hour of daylight the ebb fell away steadily with little to no effect on the regular swell sets.  The only thing missing were the fish bites, couple of casts and move as the ground opened up.

Once darkness fell and ‘fish’ dropped off the scaurs, and into the gullies there was a bit or two.  In the rock pools - no sign of life, not a green crab to be found.  With a very lean 3 lb’er in the bag by 19.30 hrs, having taken a pennel rig of whole dirty squid and frozen blacks, I was hopeful of a few more.  Best bite 21.40hrs on the flood, lead bouncing in, slack line, repeat, and nothing.  On retrieval the pennel rig was upside down, and then the rain started to fall!

No Bernard Vasey at the scales, flat car battery, Jason Ebison was deputising.  First back Brian Harland, Whitby, 5 codlings, a blegg, and a rockling 15 lb 00 oz for both Man of the Match [his 8th] and HFish of the night 3 lb 06 oz [his 6th].  Last to the scales Dave Hambley, Staithes, 4 codlings 7 lb 14 oz for 2nd place, he has closed the gap to Ryan Collinson, RHB, to just 13 oz.

Scales were left swinging in the drizzle until 22.30hrs [tumble weed rolling across the near empty car park - spaghetti Western music playing in the background] awaiting Davey Turnbull, Darlington, to pull up & strut [Minister of Silly Walks] to the scales with fish, as he duels with Brain Harland for the Championship.

Alas it wasn’t to be and Brian’s ‘double-figure’ bag will no doubt be a real body blow to Davey, having blanked.  Davey now has his work cut out to cover the 9 lb 02 oz deficit, ‘and more’, to catch up in the 3 remaining matches.

In total 18 codlings, 1 blegg, & 1 rockling

Results:- 40 lb 03 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)
1st - B Harland - 5 codlings, 1 blegg, 1 r’ling
2nd - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings
3rd - Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
4th - Ryan Collinson - 3 codlings
5th - Colin Stainthorpe - 3 codlings
6th - Peter Horbury - 1 coding
15 lb 00 oz
7 lb 14 oz
5 lb 02 oz
5 lb 01 oz
4 lb 02 oz
3 lb 00 oz
Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 06 oz, Inc - 2 lb 14½ oz

Inc - 3 lb 01 171 oz codling
Leader board after 47 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (235 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 125 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 70 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 118 fish
4th - Dave Hambley - 87 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 90 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 76 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 52 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 38 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 34 fish
12th - Steve Ingleston - 16 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 26 fish
14th - Jason Ebison - 24 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
18th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
19th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
212 lb 05 oz
203 lb 03 oz
187 lb 10 oz
186 lb 13 oz
149 lb 03 oz
115 lb 15 oz
95 lb 10 oz
74 lb 09 oz
62 lb 11 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 07 oz
41 lb 00 oz
38 lb 09 oz
36 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
9 lb 02 oz
15 lb 09 oz
13 oz
37 lb 10 oz
33 lb 04 oz
20 lb 05 oz
21 lb 01 oz
11 lb 14 oz
4 lb 01 oz
2 lb 03 oz
15 lb 07 oz
2 lb 07 oz
1 lb 12 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
18 lb 10 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 22 lb 11 oz
- 31 lb 13 oz
- 47 lb 06 oz
- 48 lb 03 oz
- 85 lb 13 oz
- 119 lb 01 oz
- 139 lb 06 oz
- 160 lb 07 oz
- 172 lb 05 oz
- 176 lb 06 oz

Seasons total 959 fish for 1,702 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 22 Mar - 48 of 50

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High water 16.27hrs Sandsend

Midweek honours Harland & Collinson
Brian Harland
HBoFish - 4 lb 01 oz (2)
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HFish - 3 lb 02 oz
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Low water 22.57 hrs, 0.54 metres, 990 mbar, 7°C, TR 5.45m

The penultimate Wednesday 3hr evening match of the season started at last light, SSWesterly winds and long distance Northerly swell 3-4ft, plenty of colour.  Nine members fishing an all ebb match on the biggest tide of the month, 5.5 metre tidal range [diff between HW & LW].  Catch forecast was low, time of year & the tide was expected to fly out with the following wind.

Scaurs soon opened up, exposing members to the increasing SSWesterly winds gusting 30+mph.  Kit and tripods had to be carefully placed or blown over.  A dark night with 75% cloud cover, it tried to rain at 21.00hrs but did not last long [phew as 0.3mm was forecasted].  Swells rolling up the scaurs were regular with their tops whipped off with the wind, if nothing else it was picturesque.

Constantly on the move, have a cast then move 50yds down the scaurs.  Alternating rigs, pennel with peeler, frozen blacks, & fresh mussel, a two hook flapper with mackerel looking for an LSD or two, landed a codling [so the mackerel baits do work].  Other smaller bites but nothing developed as the wind masked bites.  A painful night, the bail arm clicked back over on casting.  And repeatedly struck the end of the casting finger as the anti-reverse failed, square on the tip under the nail, #Ouch.

At the scales Bernard Vasey, sheltering from the winds, had very little to do, just 4 of the 9 members had a very meagre weigh-in - 5 codlings for 10 lb 03 oz.  The midweek honours were shared, Man of the Match Brian Harland, Whitby, 4 lb 01 oz (2), and HFish fell to Ryan Collinson, RHB, 3 lb 02 oz.

Brian now has 9x HBoFish wins, and Ryan 4x HFish wins.

Just two matches left, tight lines for Sunday.

Results:- 10 lb 03 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
1st - Brian Harland - 2 codlings
2nd - Ryan Collinson - 1 codling
3rd - Peter Horbury - 1 codling
4th - Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz

Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 02 oz
Leader board after 48 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (240 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 127 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 70 fish
3rd - Ryan Collinson - 119 fish
4th - Dave Hambley - 87 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 90 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 77 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 52 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 38 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 34 fish
12th - Steve Ingleston - 16 fish
13th - Peter Horbury - 27 fish
14th - Jason Ebison - 24 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
18th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
19th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 7 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
216 lb 06 oz
203 lb 03 oz
190 lb 12 oz
186 lb 13 oz
149 lb 03 oz
117 lb 06 oz
95 lb 10 oz
74 lb 09 oz
62 lb 11 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 07 oz
41 lb 00 oz
40 lb 02 oz
36 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
12 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
13 lb 03 oz
12 lb 07 oz
3 lb 15 oz
37 lb 10 oz
31 lb 13 oz
21 lb 12 oz
21 lb 01 oz
11 lb 14 oz
4 lb 01 oz
2 lb 03 oz
15 lb 07 oz
14 oz
3 lb 05 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
18 lb 10 oz
7 lb 06 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 23 lb 10 oz
- 36 lb 13 oz
- 49 lb 04 oz
- 53 lb 03 oz
- 90 lb 13 oz
- 122 lb 10 oz
- 144 lb 06 oz
- 165 lb 07 oz
- 177 lb 05 oz
- 181 lb 06 oz

Seasons total 964 fish for 1,712 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 26 Mar - 49 of 50

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Sunday League Harland
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Low water 20.06 hrs, 5.43 metres, 1019 mbar, 3°C, TR 3.9m

The last Sunday match of the 2022 - 2023 Season, 6-10ft long distance Northerly ground swell, thick with colour.  Fishing 2hrs up and 2hrs down from HWater.  However with the clocks changing for British Summer Time [BST] it was daylight until 20.00hrs.  Match start 18.00hrs a short, sharp shower of hail with more forecasted for after 23.00hrs, 50% cloud cover, Northerly winds 17 - 25mph, 3°C made for a very cold night, with wind chill on wet fingers whilst baiting up.  

Regular swells, no surging, nor weed problems reported, again just a lack of fish bites.  The strengthening wind was the main problem, hampering casting, fish bites and personal comfort - it was bitter.

Denis Thompson, Lythe, admitted to a ‘senior’ moment returning a 26.8cm flounder, not realising it was ‘size’ [25cm & not 27cm].  Later in the match he reported landing a 3 lb bass, also returned, not realising the daily 2 bass catch limit was back.  ‘Strike 3’ his rod was pulled from its rock hold by a good fish but didn’t return.

Of the 13 fishing just 5 returned with their meagre catch for Bernard Vasey to record, 6 codlings, 3 rocklings, & a billet.  Man of the Match with both HBoFish 7 lb 13 oz (5) & HFish 2 lb 13 oz Dave Hambley, Staithes, reported catching the bigger fish in daylight.  Dave has 10x HBoFish & 11x HFish wins, passes Ryan Collinson to regain 3rd Place on the Leader Board.
Well done to Brian Harland, Whitby, [who dipped out on HFish of the night by ½ oz] is the winner of the ‘Sunday League’ having caught 76 fish for 128 lb 08 oz over a possible 24 Sundays throughout the season.  2nd Dave Hambley 57 fish 116 lb 10 oz, and 3rd Davey Turnbull, 34 fish 105 lb 14 oz, the only members to make the 100 lb Sunday Club.  The Sunday League was set up to encourage those members that struggled to fish a Wednesday due to work commitments is currently sponsor less.

Voting open for ‘Most Improved Angler’, members can text me their choice or fill in a slip on Wednesday night, the last match of the season - tight lines.

Presentation evening menus are available to download or Dave Perrett has printed copies.

Results:- 13 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 06 oz)

1st - Dave Hambley - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd - Brian Harland - 1 codling
3rd - Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
4th - Dave Perrett - 1 billet
5th - Rich Deadman - 1 r’ling
7 lb 13 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 00 oz
15 oz
4 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 13 oz
BH missed out by ½ oz
Leader board after 49 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (245 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 128 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 70 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 92 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 119 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 91 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 77 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 52 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 38 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 34 fish
12th - Peter Horbury - 29 fish
13th - Steve Ingleston - 16 fish
14th - Jason Ebison - 24 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
18th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
19th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 8 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
219 lb 03 oz
203 lb 03 oz
194 lb 10 oz
190 lb 12 oz
150 lb 02 oz
117 lb 06 oz
95 lb 10 oz
74 lb 09 oz
62 lb 11 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 07 oz
42 lb 02 oz
41 lb 00 oz
36 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
13 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
16 lb 00 oz
8 lb 09 oz
3 lb 14 oz
40 lb 10 oz
32 lb 12 oz
21 lb 12 oz
21 lb 01 oz
11 lb 14 oz
4 lb 01 oz
2 lb 03 oz
14 lb 05 oz
1 lb 02 oz
4 lb 03 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
18 lb 06 oz
7 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 25 lb 13 oz
- 41 lb 13 oz
- 50 lb 06 oz
- 54 lb 04 oz
- 94 lb 14 oz
- 127 lb 10 oz
- 149 lb 06 oz
- 170 lb 07 oz
- 182 lb 05 oz
- 186 lb 06 oz

Seasons total 974 fish for 1,726 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 29 Mar - 50 of 50

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10.04hrs high water Sandsend
Harland Champion
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Three Amigos - Davey Turnbull 2nd, Brian Harland 1st, & Dave Hambley 3rd
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High water 22.55 hrs, 4.18 metres, 999 mbar, 11°C, TR 1.85m

The last match of the season, last chance for an all-out effort to make or keep a place on the Leader Board.  However conditions were unfavourable to say the least, flat calm sea state with little to no colour, on a neap tide.  SSWesterly winds 15 gusting 26mph with 1.5mm of rain forecast, an all flood match, and BST to contend with.

Come match start 19.00hrs the skies started to darken as the forecasted weather front, and rain clouds closed in.  Once overhead and heading out to sea the wind shifted to Easterly, the cold front was rolling underneath the clouds back to the shoreline.  Once out to sea the wind shifted back to SSWesterly again and slowly fell away to nothing.  Fish bites, none, crab/lobster activity, none, totally devoid of sea life, and activity for 3hrs.

At the scales Bernard Vasey was in good form as always.  Ryan Collinson, RHB, 5 lb 00½ oz (5) Man of the Match, inc HFish 1 lb 12 oz.  All eyes were then on Dave Hambley, Staithes, 1 lb 04 oz (2) - had he done enough to retain 3rd Place from Ryan?  Bernard & I did the math, and sadly Ryan Collinson, had been pipped by just ‘one ounce’ from joint 3rd Place with Dave Hambley.

Ryan, nee ‘one ounce’ will rue Sun 30th Oct ’22, Match 10 when he weighed-in 2 lb 01 oz (1) but wasn’t entered into the match, and later disqualified for non-match entry.  On the positive, echoed by members, for Ryan’s first season he has done remarkably and will do very well in the future.

For the third time, Brian Harland, Whitby, was crowned 2022 - 2023 Champion.  In 2nd Place Davey Turnbull, Darlington.  In 3rd Place Dave Hambley, Staithes.

March Monthly Sweeps
HBoFish - Brian Harland 15 lb 00 oz (7) Sun 19th.
HFish - Davey Turnbull 6 lb 06 oz Sun 12th.

Total Catch for March - 94 fish - 75 codlings, 13 rocklings, 5 billets, & 1 blegg - 168 lb 05 oz - Av/fish 1 lb 13 oz.

Season’ catch - 1,732 lb 12 oz - Av/fish 1 lb 12 oz
793 codlings, 126 rocklings, 29 billets, 14 bleggs, 7 flounders, 5 dabs, 5 pollock, 2 whitings, 1 eel, 1 LSD, & 1 wrasse

Results:- 6 lb 12 oz (Av 14 oz)

1st - Ryan Collinson - 2 codlings, 2 r’lings, 1 billet
2nd - Dave Hambley - 1 billet, 1 r’ling
3rd - Dave Perrett - 1 r’ling
5 lb 01 oz
1 lb 04 oz
7 oz
Heaviest Fish - 1 lb 12 oz
Leader board after 50 of 50 matches - end column +/- 5 lb/match average (250 lb)
1st - Brian Harland - 128 fish
2nd - Davey Turnbull - 70 fish
3rd - Dave Hambley - 94 fish
4th - Ryan Collinson - 124 fish
5th - Dave Perrett - 92 fish
6th - Colin Stainthorpe - 77 fish
7th - Dave Ward - 61 fish
8th - Paul Short - 52 fish
9th - Denis Thompson - 38 fish
10th - Dylan Goldsmith - 31 fish
11th - Lewis Plews (Jnr) - 34 fish
12th - Peter Horbury - 29 fish
13th - Steve Ingleston - 16 fish
14th - Jason Ebison - 24 fish
15th - Neil Eglon - 19 fish
16th - Lewis Wright - 17 fish
17th - Rob Taylor - 18 fish
18th - Bernard Vasey - 22 fish
19th - Jonny Watson - 24 fish
20th - Rich Deadman - 8 fish
21st - Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish
22nd - Rob Allison - 1 fish
219 lb 03 oz
203 lb 03 oz
195 lb 14 oz
195 lb 13 oz
150 lb 09 oz
117 lb 06 oz
95 lb 10 oz
74 lb 09 oz
62 lb 11 oz
58 lb 10 oz
56 lb 07 oz
42 lb 02 oz
41 lb 00 oz
36 lb 13 oz
34 lb 07 oz
32 lb 11 oz
32 lb 07 oz
32 lb 00 oz
31 lb 08 oz
13 lb 02 oz
5 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Difference
16 lb 00 oz
7 lb 05 oz
1 oz
45 lb 04 oz
33 lb 03 oz
21 lb 12 oz
21 lb 01 oz
11 lb 14 oz
4 lb 01 oz
2 lb 03 oz
14 lb 05 oz
1 lb 02 oz
4 lb 03 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 12 oz
4 oz
7 oz
8 oz
18 lb 06 oz
7 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
- 30 lb 13 oz
- 46 lb 13 oz
- 54 lb 02 oz
- 54 lb 03 oz
- 99 lb 07 oz
- 132 lb 10 oz
- 154 lb 06 oz
- 175 lb 07 oz
- 187 lb 05 oz
- 191 lb 06 oz

Seasons total 982 fish for 1,732 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for March 2023
March's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Davey Turnbull
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Brian Harland

6 lb 06 oz - Sun 12th.
15 lb 00 oz (7) - Sun 19th.

Date
Wed 01
Sun 05
Wed 08
Sun 12
Wed 15
Sun 19
Wed 22
Sun 26
Wed 29

Wed 01
Sun 05
Wed 08
Sun 12
Wed 15
Sun 19
Wed 22
Sun 26
Wed 29
Heaviest Fish
Brian Harland
Davey Turnbull
Brian Harland
Davey Turnbull
Davey Turnbull
Brian Harland
Ryan Collinson
Dave Hambley
Ryan Collinson
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Ryan Collinson (2)
Davey Turnbull (3)
Brian Harland (2)
Steve Ingleston (5)
Davey Turnbull (2)
Brian Harland (7)
Brian Harland (2)
Dave Hambley (5)
Ryan Collinson (5)
Weight
2 lb 00½ oz
2 lb 15½ oz
2 lb 02 oz
6 lb 06 oz
3 lb 01 oz
3 lb 06 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 12 oz

2 lb 05 oz
7 lb 04 oz
4 lb 02½ oz
13 lb 11 oz
6 lb 01 oz
15 lb 00 oz
4 lb 01 oz
7 lb 13 oz
5  lb 01 oz
 No. Fish
6
15
9
16
5
20
5
10
8
---------------------------
94 fish
Weight
5 lb 06 oz
23 lb 03 oz
13 lb 00 oz
43 lb 12 oz
11 lb 01 oz
40 lb 03 oz
10 lb 03 oz
13 lb 13 oz
6 lb 12 oz
-------------------------
168 lb 05 oz
Catch for March
 94 fish - 75 codlings, 13 rocklings, 5 billets, & 1 blegg

Dementors, non clubmen who get to fishing marks prior to Clubmen.

Month by month WSAA catch

September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Total
25 codlings, 3 rocklings, 1 flounder
188 codlings, 31 rocklings, 11 billets, 4 bleggs, 3 pollock, 2 flounders, 1 LSD & 1 eel
194 codlings, 41 rocklings, 9 bleggs, 5 billets, 2 flounders, 2 pollock & 1 wrasse
158 codlings, 13 rocklings, 3 billets
68 codlings, 14 rocklings, 5 dabs, 2 billets, 1 flounder & 1 whiting
85 codlings, 11 rocklings, 3 billets, 1 flounder, & 1 whiting
75 codlings, 13 rocklings, 5 billets, & 1 blegg
982 fish - 793 codlings, 126 rocklings, 29 billets, 14 bleggs, 7 flounders, 5 dabs, 5 pollock, 2 whitings, 1 eel, 1 LSD, & 1 wrasse
September
​October
November
December
January
February
March
Totals
29 fish for 
241 fish for 
255 fish for 
172 fish for 
91 fish for
101​ fish for 
94 fish for
982 fish
43 lb 02 oz
392 lb 08 oz
430 lb 10 oz
340 lb 13 oz
172 lb 09 oz
184​ lb 13 oz
168 lb 05 oz
1,732 lb 12 oz
Av 1 lb 08 oz
Av 1 lb 10 oz
Av 1 lb 11 oz
Av 2 lb 00 oz
Av 1 lb 14 oz
Av 2 lb 09 oz
​Av 1 lb 13 oz
​Av 1 lb 12 oz

Month endings

October

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
Dave Hambley
Dave Perrett
Ryan Collinson
Brian Harland
Davey Turnbull
Paul Short
Dylan Goldsmith
Colin Stainthorpe
Denis Thompson
Lewis Wright
Dave Ward
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Neil Eglon
Bernard Vasey
Jonny Watson
Jason Ebison
Peter Horbury
Steve Ingleston
27
32
27
29
12
23
12
22
13
7
8
10
5
5
5
1
2
1
62 lb 06 oz
58 lb 02 oz
38 lb 09 oz
38 lb 01 oz
36 lb 00 oz
26 lb 01 oz
24 lb 12 oz
24 lb 11 oz
19 lb 00 oz
12 lb 11 oz
12 lb 09 oz
10 lb 05 oz
7 lb 13 oz
6 lb 12 oz
6 lb 05 oz
4 lb 01 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 00 oz

November

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
Brian Harland
Ryan Collinson
Dave Ward
Davey Turnbull
Dave Hambley
Colin Stainthorpe
Dave Perrett
Paul Short
Denis Thompson
Bernard Vasey
Neil Eglon
Peter Horbury
Dylan Goldsmith
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Rob Taylor
Lewis Wright
Jason Ebison
Jonny Watson
Steve Ingleston
Rich Deadman
Rob Allison
50 lb 12 oz
45 lb 07 oz
36 lb 11 oz
36 lb 02 oz
33 lb 11 oz
32 lb 12 oz
25 lb 01 oz
22 lb 14 oz
22 lb 07 oz
22 lb 05 oz
19 lb 10 oz
16 lb 09 oz
12 lb 08 oz
11 lb 10 oz
11 lb 03 oz
10 lb 11 oz
6 lb 10 oz
5 lb 06 oz
4 lb 12 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
26
28
23
15
20
19
19
13
13
15
10
10
7
7
8
5
5
8
2
1
1

December

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
Davey Turnbull
Brian Harland
Ryan Collinson
Dave Hambley
Dave Perrett
Colin Stainthorpe
Dave Ward
Rob Taylor
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Dylan Goldsmith
Jonny Watson
Jason Ebison
Denis Thompson
Neil Eglon
Rich Deadman
Peter Horbury
Lewis Wright
Paul Short
65 lb 00 oz
46 lb 02 oz
29 lb 10 oz
26 lb 06 oz
24 lb 13 oz
23 lb 11 oz
20 lb 11 oz
20 lb 00 oz
17 lb 03 oz
16 lb 00 oz
15 lb 06 oz
12 lb 00 oz
6 lb 13 oz
5 lb 08 oz
4 lb 13 oz
3 lb 08 oz
2 lb 05 oz
1 lb 00 oz
20
26
17
12
14
15
11
9
9
9
8
7
3
3
3
4
1
1

January

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
Davey Turnbull
Dave Hambley
Ryan Collinson
Brian Harland
Dave Perrett
Paul Short
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Dave Ward
Colin Stainthorpe
Keeley Fairbanks
Peter Horbury
Jonny Watson
Rich Deadman
Denis Thompson
Jason Ebison
27 lb 05 oz
24 lb 00 oz
19 lb 13 oz
17 lb 00 oz
14 lb 11 oz
14 lb 00 oz
12 lb 08 oz
11 lb 10 oz
10 lb 08 oz
5 lb 08 oz
5 lb 03 oz
4 lb 07 oz
4 lb 03 oz
1 lb 02 oz
11 oz
8
9
14
10
8
9
4
9
6
3
3
3
2
1
2

February

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
Ryan Collinson
Brian Harland
Dave Hambley
Steve Ingleston
Dave Ward
Colin Stainthorpe
Dave Perrett
Davey Turnbull
Peter Horbury
Paul Short
Lewis Wright
Jason Ebison
Dylan Goldsmith
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Rich Deadman
Denis Thompson
33 lb 00 oz
32 lb 06 oz
19 lb 04 oz
18 lb 03 oz
14 lb 01 oz
13 lb 13 oz
13 lb 06 oz
11 lb 07 oz
5 lb 14 oz
5 lb 14 oz
5 lb 10 oz
4 lb 01 oz
4 lb 01 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 08 oz
7 oz
18
18
8
6
10
7
9
6
5
2
3
3
2
1
1
1

March

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
Brian Harland
Davey Turnbull
Ryan Collinson
Dave Hambley
Steve Ingleston
Dave Perrett
Colin Stainthorpe
Peter Horbury
Jason Ebison
Denis Thompson
Paul Short
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Rob Taylor
Rich Deadman
34 lb 05 oz
27 lb 05 oz
22 lb 13 oz
19 lb 14 oz
13 lb 11 oz
12 lb 01 oz
11 lb 15 oz
8 lb 10 oz
6 lb 09 oz
6 lb 00 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 04 oz
4 oz
18
9
16
12
5
9
8
5
3
3
2
2
1
1

The Sunday League
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th =
18th =
20th
21st
22nd
Brian Harland
Dave Hambley
Davey Turnbull
Ryan Collinson
Colin Stainthorpe
Dave Perrett
Dave Ward
Denis Thompson
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Paul Short
Peter Horbury
Jason Ebison
Rob Taylor
Bernard Vasey
Dylan Goldsmith
Steve Ingleston
Jonny Watson
Neil Eglon
Rich Deadman
Keeley Fairbanks
Lewis Wright
Rob Allison
128 lb 08 oz
116 lb 10 oz
105 lb 14 oz
83 lb 05 oz
64 lb 15 oz
59 lb 04 oz
54 lb 05 oz
31 lb 10 oz
31 lb 01 oz
29 lb 14 oz
23 lb 09 oz
21 lb 06 oz
20 lb 00 oz
18 lb 00 oz
16 lb 14 oz
15 lb 02 oz
14 lb 12 oz
11 lb 12 oz
11 lb 12 oz
5 lb 08 oz
4 lb 07 oz
1 lb 03 oz
76
57
34
55
43
39
28
19
14
20
18
12
9
13
11
6
13
6
7
3
2
1
Deficit
11 lb 14 oz
10 lb 12 oz
22 lb 09 oz
18 lb 06 oz
5 lb 11 oz
4 lb 15 oz
22 lb 11 oz
9 oz
1 lb 03 oz
6 lb 05 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 06 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 12 oz
6 oz
3 lb 00 oz

6 lb 04 oz
1 lb 01 oz
3 lb 04 oz

42 'double figure' bags of Fish


1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th =
15th =
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd =
23rd =
25th =
25th =
27th
28th
29th =
29th =
31st
32nd
33rd
34th
35th
36th
37th
38th
39th
40th =
40th =
42nd

Date
Wed 07 Dec
Wed 19 Oct
Wed 23 Nov
Sun 11 Dec
Sun 15 Jan
Sun 23 Oct
Wed 12 Oct
Sun 20 Nov
Wed 16 Nov
Wed 01 Feb
Wed 23 Nov
Sun 04 Dec
Sun 19 Mar
Sun 04 Dec
Wed 19 Oct
Sun 11 Dec
Sun 11 Dec
Sun 12 Mar
Sun 19 Feb
Sun 20 Nov
Sun 06 Nov
Sun 12 Mar
Sun 23 Oct
Sun 15 Jan
Sun 20 Nov
Sun 20 Nov
Sun 04 Dec
Sun 11 Dec
Sun 06 Nov
Sun 20 Nov
Sun 18 Dec
Wed 26 Oct
Wed 19 Oct
Sun 23 Oct
Wed 05 Oct
Sun 20 Nov
Wed 26 Oct
Wed 01 Feb
Wed 28 Sep
Wed 07 Dec
Sun 18 Dec
Sun 13 Nov

Davey Turnbull
Ryan Collinson
Brian Harland
Brian Harland
Davey Turnbull
Dave Perrett
Dave Perrett
Dave Ward
Ryan Collinson
Steve Ingleston
Davey Turnbull
Brian Harland
Brian Harland
Ryan Collinson
Davey Turnbull
Rob Taylor
Davey Turnbull
Steve Ingleston
Ryan Collinson
Brian Harland
Bernard Vasey
Davey Turnbull
Davey Turnbull
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Dave Hambley
Colin Stainthorpe
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Dave Hambley
Brian Harland
Dave Perrett
Dave Ward
Dave Perrett
Dave Hambley
Dave Hambley
Brian Harland
Davey Turnbull
Dylan Goldsmith
Dave Ward
Dave Hambley
Jonny Watson
Davey Turnbull
Dave Ward

26 lb 06 oz
24 lb 13 oz
20 lb 00 oz
18 lb 08 oz
18 lb 05 oz
17 lb 09 oz
17 lb 04 oz
17 lb 03 oz
17 lb 02 oz
16 lb 12 oz
15 lb 14 oz
15 lb 14 oz
15 lb 00 oz
14 lb 12 oz
14 lb 11 oz
14 lb 11 oz
14 lb 00 oz
13 lb 11 oz
13 lb 06 oz
13 lb 05 oz
13 lb 01 oz
12 lb 10 oz
12 lb 08 oz
12 lb 08 oz
12 lb 06 oz
12 lb 06 oz
11 lb 14 oz
11 lb 10 oz
11 lb 08 oz
11 lb 08 oz
11 lb 04 oz
11 lb 02 oz
11 lb 01 oz
11 lb 00 oz
10 lb 13 oz
10 lb 12 oz
10 lb 09 oz
10 lb 06 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
1st
2nd =
2nd =
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
Brian Harland
Dave Hambley
Ryan Collinson
Dave Perrett
Davey Turnbull
Colin Stainthorpe
Paul Short
Dave Ward
Peter Horbury
Denis Thompson
Jason Ebison
Lewis Plews (Jnr)
Dylan Goldsmith
Steve Ingleston
Jonny Watson
Lewis Wright
Bernard Vasey
Neil Eglon
Rob Taylor
Rich Deadman
Keeley Fairbanks
265
258
258
206
194
186
126
118
94
83
66
57
54
43
41
37
35
30
28
16
4

Success rate
Member
Matches fished
Weigh-ins
Rate

Published Fri 28th April 2023
Last edit Fri 28th April 2023

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