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2017 - 2018

2018 - 2019 Season

2019 - 2020
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
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
32nd
33rd
Member

Brian Harland

Rob Allison

Paul Short

Colin Stainthorpe

Dan Middlemas

Denis Thompson

James Moore

Ben Laws

Rob Taylor+

Allan Beale

Peter Horbury
Dave Smith
Dave Ward
Dave Hambley
Bernard Vasey*
Rich Deadman
Neil Eglon
Niki McCourt
Mike Saunders
Dave Turnbull
Dave Perrett
Matty Lamb
Simon Bowes
Dylan Goldsmith
Paul Kilpatrick
Malc Pitman
James Gilpin
Ste Swales
Andrew Cass
Norman Middlemas
Jason Ebison
William Atkinson
Keeley Fairbanks
Fish

118

74

126

81

106

75

121

76

61

69

70
54
97
38
46
47
33
40
60
20
28
23
12
15
21
40
17
10
4
16
8
8
2
Weight

221 lb 07 oz

183 lb 11 oz

168 lb 02 oz

158 lb 06 oz

152 lb 11 oz

150 lb 08 oz

147 lb 01 oz

134 lb 02 oz

130 lb 15 oz

121 lb 05 oz

120 lb 05 oz
105 lb 15 oz
104 lb 10 oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb 03 oz
76 lb 15 oz
65 lb 13 oz
60 lb 11 oz
54 lb 14 oz
54 lb 01 oz
46 lb 01 oz
39 lb 01 oz
31 lb 04 oz
29 lb 14 oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb 08 oz
24 lb 06 oz
20 lb 13 oz
16 lb 04 oz
16 lb 03 oz
15 lb 02 oz
11 lb 07 oz
2 lb 03 oz
Trophy

Lord Downe Tankard

A Lawson

Chas Rose

Chas Prudom

Bill Brown & Most Improved angler

I Metcalfe Rose Bowl

A Humble

Angel Hotel

​Plaque & Memorable Moment

Plaque





​*James Jamsy dedicated Official Trophy - for second year

















+Heaviest Fish
F Kirk Cup
9 lb 04 oz
Seasons Results

Singles Knockout winner - Dan Middlemas 3 lb 15 oz (3) - fished Wed 19th Dec 2018

Singles Knockout runner up - Brian Harland 10 oz (1)

Doubles Knockout winners - James Moore & Ben Laws - 14 lb 03 oz (8) - fished 5th Dec 2018

Doubles Knockout runners up - Paul Short & Peter Horbury - 11 lb 08 oz (5)

Heaviest Fish in a competition - Rob Taylor - 9 lb 04 oz - Sun 16th December 2018

Heaviest Fish out of competition - Dave Ward - 10 lb 01 oz - Monday 10th December 2018

Christmas match winner - Denis Thompson - 7 lb 02 oz - 3 fish

Christmas match Heaviest Fish - Denis Thompson - 5 lb 02 oz

​James Jamsy dedicated Official Trophy - Bernard Vasey - 5 lb 06 oz - Wed 23rd Jan 2019

Sunday League Champion - Brian Harland - 114 lb 08 oz - 56 fish

Greatest number of fish - Paul Short - 126 fish

Best aggregate - Rob Allison - 2 lb 08 oz

Heaviest Bag of Fish - Colin Stainthorpe - 20 lb 09 oz - 8 fish - Wednesday 7th November 2018

Most Improved angler - Danny Middlemas

Memorable Moment - Rob Taylor

Lightest fish to win Heaviest Fish of the match - Wooden spoon - Ben Laws - Sunday 6th January 2019 - 1 lb 1½ oz
Ladies

1st - Keeley Fairbanks - 2 lb 03 oz - 2 fish

Ladies Heaviest Bag of fish - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 09 oz - Sunday 4th November 2018

Ladies Heaviest Fish - Keeley Fairbanks - 1 lb 09 oz - Sunday 4th November 2018
No Juniors this season

Total weight for the season - 2,695 lb 13 oz - Av 1 lb 11 oz

Total Number of fish - 1,620
​Treasurer - Dave Perrett Honorary
Chairman - William Atkinson Honorary
Secretary - Peter Horbury

Top Tips & Memorable Moments

September
​Match - 1
​Wed 26 Sep 18 
Top tips - Freezers​, turns out 3 members had freezer catastrophes during the summer.  Colin Stainthorpe, Rob Taylor & Andrew Cass
​Match - 2
​Sun 30 Sep 18 
Dave Ward gets lost in the undergrowth.  Being the start of the season, they are not well beaten #Yet.
October
​Match - 3
Wed 03 Oct 18
Whinge a fish or two out - Peter Horbury.  Brian Harland takes a wave on Saltwick Nab.​
​Match - 4
Sun 07 Oct 18
Peter Horbury snapped end eye mid match.​
​Match - 5
Wed 10 Oct 18
​N/A
​Match - 6
Sun 14 Oct 18
Dave Smith admits to taking a fall on the 'aqua pods' Scarborough.​
​Match - 7
Wed 17 Oct 18
​Dave Perrett Tadpole fish 1 lb 02 oz & Colin Stainthorpe lands a Cobra (fishing rod & reel) Whitby west pier
​Match - 8
Sun 21 Oct 18
​Niki McCourt walked & climbed to Castle Chambers before realising he'd left his head torch in the car!
​Match - 9
Wed 24 Oct 18
Following morning Paul Kilpatrick posts on FBk that he had left his Shakespeare K2 rod & Spinfisher reel at Sandsend.
​Match - 10
Sun 28 Oct 18
Neil Eglon brakes his rod in tow fighting with the weed on RHB slipway.
​Allan Beale 15 lb 14 oz (4 codlings & a whiting) inc HFish of the 'Night' 5 lb 13½ oz was not entered into the match!​
​Match - 11
Wed 31 Oct 18
Halloween, members send their 'get well' messages to Dave Perrett​ who had been taken ill at the beginning of the week, and had a stent fitted.
November
​Match - 12
Sun 04 Nov 18
Dave Hambley, rushed out the house by Rob Allison, leaves his bait thawing on the warmer.​
​Match - 13
Wed 07 Nov 18
Members upset weigh masters - not placing their best fish on scales first.​
​Match - 14
Sun 11 Nov 18
​PB Pollock for Brian Harland 8 lb 04 oz
​Match - 15
Wed 14 Nov 18
Pinball cod - Danny dropped one in the 'aqua pods'.​
​Match - 16
Sun 18 Nov 18
Dave Hambley is photographed, actually sweating! ​
​Match - 17
Wed 21 Nov 18
Richard Deadmans van rolls 50m down Runswick Bay slipway whilst he's away fishing.
​Match - 18
Sun 25 Nov 18
N/A​
​Match - 19
Wed 28 Nov 18
Richard Deadman catches his codling on the rig clip!​
December
​Match - 20
Sun 02 Dec 18​ 
N/A​
​Match - 21
Wed 05 Dec 18​ 
Fish chasers in abundance - N/A​
​Match - 22
Sun 09 Dec 18​ 
Heavy surging catches a few out.​
​Match - 23
Wed 12 Dec 18​ 
Danny Middlemas' run of weigh-ins comes to an end!​
​Match - 24
Sun 16 Dec 18​ 
N/A​
​Match - 25
Wed 19 Dec 18​ 
N/A​
​Match - 26
Sun 23 Dec 18​ 
Christmas match & Rob Allison forgets to bring the trophy to be handed to new winner - Denis Thompson.​
January
​Match - 27
Wed 02 Jan 19​ 
Top tip - don't forget to pack your bait scissors Rich Deadman.​
​Match - 28
Sun 06 Jan 18​ 
Rob Allison wins Station Inn Open​
​Match - 29
Wed 09 Jan 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 30
Sun 13 Jan 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 31
Wed 16 Jan 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 32
Sun 20 Jan 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 33
Wed 23 Jan 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 34
Sun 27 Jan 19​ 
​5 codlings - 8 lb 01 oz - worst weigh-in
​Match - 35
Wed 30 Jan 19​ 
​Rob Allison, fished but wasn't entered - good job he didn't catch.
Allan Beale didn't win the HFish Monthly Sweep as he wasn't entered but still caught the HFish of the month.
​James Moore & Dave Ward miss the weigh-in due to wintery conditions & 'Sunday' drivers.
February
​Match - 36
​ Sun 03 Feb 19
Rob Taylor leaves his fresh mussel at home.​
​Match - 37
Wed 06 Feb 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 38
Sun 10 Feb 19​ 
Bell Trophy day​
​Match - 39
Wed 13 Feb 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 40
Sun 17 Feb 19​ 
Rob Taylor drove all the way to Staintondale, started to get ready & realised 'You've got to be joking' had left his rod at home in the shed.​
​Match - 41
Wed 20 Feb 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 42
Sun 24 Feb 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 43
Wed 27 Feb 19​ 
N/A​
March
​Match - 44
Sun 03 Mar 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 45
Wed 06 Mar 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 46
Sun 10 Mar 19​ 
Dave Turnbull, again misses out on that photo outside the Fleece, giving his fish away to Danny Middlemas who guts it.​
​Match - 47
Wed 13 Mar 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 48
Sun 17 Mar 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 49
Wed 20 Mar 19​ 
Rich Deadman whinges a fish out.​
​Match - 50
Sun 24 Mar 19​ 
N/A​
​Match - 51
Wed 27 Mar 19​ 
Rich Deadman discovers end eye is broken before match start.​
​Match - 52
Sun 31 Mar 19​ 
Rich Deadman casts new repaired end eye off first cast.​
Finally Davey Turnbull gets his Heaviest Fish photograph outside The Fleece.

2018 - 2019 Seasons Results match by match

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WSAA start of season group photo
Back row (left to right)
Malc Pitman, Mike Saunders, William Atkinson, Allan Beale, Dave Ward, Dan Middlemas, Norman Middlemas, Neil Eglon, Paul Short, Dylan Goldsmith, James Gilpin.
Middle row (left to right)
Colin Stainthorpe, Bernard Vasey, Rob Taylor, Nicki McCourt, Rich Deadman, Peter Horbury.
Sitting (left to right)
Mick Beedle, Brian Harland, Jason Ebison, Dave Perrett, James Moore, & Denis Thompson.

September 2018

Wed 26 Sept - 1 of 52

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↑ - Sandsend beach 16.00hrs - ↑
​↓ - Just a 'little weed' washed up at RHBay - ↓
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'Taylor' made start to season
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Rob Taylor HBoFish - 8 lb 08 oz (3)
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Rob Taylor HFish - 4 lb 06½ oz
PictureBrian Harland - 3 lb 15 oz
High water 17.51 hrs, 5.6 metres, 1029mb, 15°C

First match of the 2018 - 2019 Season, members, new & old, 24 in total gathered at the Bandstand, Pier Rd, Whitby for registration.  After a group photograph departed at 18.45hrs to their chosen marks.  With everyone meeting-up for the ‘first and only match’, time was of the essence, so travelling far was not an option, fishing an all ebb tide, cliff marks & piers were the obvious marks to maximise fishing time.

High pressure dominating, clear skies, but a strong 17-24mph, warm WSWesterly wind 17°C had knocked back the Northerly swell which had been running since the weekend.  There was some close to shore swell and colour, the fine purple & sea grass weeds were a hindrance to end tackle, some local beaches were knee deep in weed.

20.00hrs a near full, blood orange, moon rose above the horizon at sea.

At the weigh-in, Fleece car park, Church St. 22.00 - 22.30hrs, James Gilpin & Bernard Vasey keenly enforced the ‘clean fish’ rule - no grass, sand nor shale permitted, fish must be presented clean (& size) at the scales.

Of the 25 members fishing only 12 managed a weigh-in (48%), Man of the Match, Rob Taylor with both HF 4 lb 06½ oz & HBoFish (3) 8 lb 08 oz, next best fish 3 lb 15 oz fell to Brian Harland.  23 codlings, 3 eels (returned alive), 2 rocklings, 1 billet, & 1 flat fish were weighed-in.

After the weigh-in members retired to the Fleece for refreshments, hot soup & crusty bread had been laid on. Many thanks to Carla, Landlady.  Members reported plenty of undersized bait robbers nee codlings and billets in the 33cms region.

Secretary Peter Horbury collected names & entry fees £4/month for HF & HBoFish Monthly Sweeps (starts in October).  Members are reminded you have to be “in it, to win it”.

Committee member Jason Ebison will be taking names and entry fee £10 for the Singles & Doubles Knockouts on Sunday evening (drawn in October).

WSAA welcomed 3 new members Neil Eglon, Dylan Goldsmith, and Allan Beale who got straight down to business with 2 codlings 3 lb 03 oz.

Match 2 of 52 Sunday 30th Sept. fishing 18.00 - 22.00hrs members do not meet up anywhere prior to the match start.

Members can now enter fish for the “Heaviest Fish Out of Competition” - David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy.  Fish to be weighed

Top tip - Freezers.
A) need to be plugged in & switched on
B) require the door to be closed firmly
to keep bait in a frozen state.
​
Results:-  fish - 45 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)

​1st Rob Taylor - 3 codlings
2nd Paul Short - 4 codlings, 2 eels
3rd Denis Thompson - 4 codlings
4th Brian Harland - 2 codlings
5th Peter Horbury - 3 codlings
6th Allan Beale - 2 codlings
7th Dave Perrett - 2 codlings
8th William Atkinson - 1 codling, 1 billet
9th James Gilpin - 2 codlings
10th = Dan Middlemas - 1 eel
10th = Nicki McCourt - 2 rocklings
12th Malc Pitman - 1 flat fish
​8 lb 08 oz
7 lb 04 oz
6 lb 10 oz
4 lb 15 oz
4 lb 04 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 13 oz
    13 oz
    13 oz
7 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 06½ oz


​Inc 3 lb 15 oz
Leader board after 1 of 52 matches - as above

Sun 30th Sept - 2 of 52

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↑ - 08.30hrs Sandsend beach - ↑
​↓ - 17.00hrs - ↓
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Whitby, behind the sunset

Rob Allison all smiles

PictureRob Allison - 4 lb 07½ oz
​High water 20.15hrs, 5.2 metres, 1020 mbar, 11°C

First Sunday match, 25 WSAA members fished from 18.00 - 22.00hrs, up and over HWater 20.15hrs.  The WNWesterly wind had been strengthening all-day, a growing NWesterly swell, with colour, was welcome but a growing sea is not ideal.

High pressure, Sunday had been bright with little to no cloud cover so there was a definite chill in the air.  BST does not end until 28th October.  As it got dark 20.00hrs the fish started to bite, I personally put back 15 undersized billets (frustrating at 34cms), at one point thought I may run out of bait.  Alternating two, two hook rigs it was hard keeping pace baiting up.

At the scales (& before the heavens opened) Bernard Vasey & James Gilpin were kept busy as 20 members (80%) returned with fish.  27 codlings, 5 billets, 2 r’lings, 2 f’fish, 1 LSD, and the first whitings (2) for 63 lb 11 oz - Av. 1 lb 09 oz.

Man of the match Denis Thompson pipped James Moore by an ounce to HBoFish 6 lb 06 oz.  HFish of the night fell to returning 2017 - 2018 Champion Rob Allison 4 lb 07½ oz.  Members Nicki McCourt, Dylan Goldsmith and Dan Middlemas all had fish in the 3 lb+ stamp, 3 lb 02 oz, 3 lb 07 oz, and 3 lb 09½ oz respectively which is nice to see so early in the season.

First LSD (Lesser spotted dogfish) from Dave Ward and the first whitings from Malc Pitman.  Paul Short keeps pulling out the eels, 4 to date helping him into 2nd spot on the leader Board.

Total catch for September 109 lb 02 oz - 50 cod, 6 billets, 5 eels, 4 r’lings, 3 f’fish, 2 whitings, 1 LSD

Results:- 63 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

​1st Denis Thompson - 4 codlings
2nd James Moore - 6 codlings
3rd Rob Allison - 2 codlings
4th Nicki McCourt - 2 codlings
5th Malc Pitman - 1 codling, 2 ‘tings, 2 f’fish
6th Mike Saunders - 2 codlings
7th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
8th Paul Short - 1 codling, 2 eels
9th Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling
10th Ste Swales - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
11th Dave Perrett - 1 codling, 1 billet
12th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling, 1 billet
13th Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 1 billet
14th Dave Ward - 1 LSD
15th = Colin Stainthorpe - 1 billet
15th = James Gilpin - 1 codling
15th = Rob Taylor - 1 codling
18th = William Atkinson - 1 billet
18th = Allan Beale - 1 codling
20th Rich Deadman - 1 r’ling
​6 lb 06 oz
6 lb 05 oz
5 lb 11 oz
5 lb 09 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 12 oz
3 lb 10 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 04 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 03 oz
     6 oz


Heaviest Fish - 4 lb 07½ oz
Inc 3 lb 02 oz


One fish

​One fish
Leader board after 2 of 52 matches.
​1st   Denis Thompson - 8 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 9 fish 
3rd   Rob Taylor - 4 fish 
4th   Peter Horbury - 5 fish 
5th   Nicki McCourt - 4 fish 
6th   James Moore - 6 fish 
7th   Rob Allison - 2 fish 
8th   Dave Perrett - 4 fish 
9th   Malc Pitman - 6 fish 
10th   Brian Harland - 2 fish 
11th   Mike Saunders - 2 fish 
12th   Dan Middlemas - 2 fish 
13th   Allan Beale - 3 fish 
14th = William Atkinson - 3 fish 
14th = James Gilpin - 3 fish 
16th   Dylan Goldsmith - 1 fish 
17th   Ste Swales - 2 fish 
18th   Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 
19th   Dave Ward - 1 fish 
20th   Colin Stainthorpe - 1 fish 
21st   Rich Deadman - 1 fish 
13 lb 00 oz
10 lb 13 oz
9 lb 12 oz
6 lb 08 oz
6 lb 06 oz
6 lb 05 oz
5 lb 11 oz
5 lb 10 oz
5 lb 09 oz
4 lb 15 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 07 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 01 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 04 oz
     6 oz
Difference
2 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
     2/16oz
     1/16oz
    10/16oz
     1/16oz
     1/16oz
    10/16oz
     3/16oz
     5/16oz
     1/16oz
     5/16oz
0         oz
    10/16oz
     1/16oz
    15/16oz
     7/16oz
    12/16oz
    14/16oz
​Seasons total 71 fish for 109 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
September
Wed 26th
Sun 30th

Wed 26th
Sun 30th
Heaviest Fish
Rob Taylor
​Rob Allison
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Rob Taylor (3)
Rob Allison (2)
Weight
4 lb 06½ oz
4 lb 07½ oz
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8 lb 08 oz
5 lb 11 oz

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 No. Fish
30
41​
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71 fish
Weight
45 lb 07 oz
63 lb 11 oz
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109 lb 02 oz
Catch for September
50 cod, 6 billets, 5 eels, 4 r’lings, 3 f’fish, 2 whitings, 1 LSD

October 2018

Wed 3rd Oct - 3 of 52

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08.30hrs, Sandsend beach and there are a number of surfers out & about enjoying the swell.

Taylor bags seven

PicturePeter Horbury - 3 lb 08 oz
​Low water 17.09 hrs, 2.4 metres, 1023 mbar, 12°C

Twenty seven members fished the 3hr all flood match.  Neither LWater nor HWater, on a slack tide, 2-3ft NNWesterly swell with some colour.  WSWesterly wind 13mph with gusts up to 20mph heavy cloud cover, no moon light, it was dark by 20.00hrs.  No jacket req'd being a warm night.

Where to go?  The big question, not enough water below for certain cliff marks until late on in the match, heavy weed still resident on many marks, and a falling sea.  Swell, at times was not strong enough to keep pace with the flood, leading to periods of calm, followed by periods of white out.  Bites were few and far between and very finicky.  Flood tide pushing end tackle into snags, with heavy loses [for some], weed pushed some off cliff marks as unfishable.

Approaching the scales one could not see the weigh-master for all the anglers waiting their turn, and watching proceedings.  Bernard Vasey would not be flustered and methodically weighed-in everyone in by 22.25hrs.  Even Dave Perrett wasn’t last to the scales!

Twenty one members {78%} weighed-in 66 assorted fish, 53 codlings, 4 billets, 4 whitings, 3 eels (returned alive), and 2 f’fish, predominantly codlings, for 8 ounces short of 100 lb.  Two double figure bags, first this season.

Man of the Match, Rob Taylor 13 lb 01 oz (7) reported carefully picking his mark for all the weed.  HFish of the night fell to Secretary Peter Horbury 3 lb 08 oz.  Both Rob and Peter have set the bench marks for Octobers Monthly Sweeps.  Peter also leads in the “James Jamsy dedicated Official Trophy”.  Donated by James Moore last season for Committee members.

Members enjoyed refreshments, hot soup & crusty bread, courtesy Carla, the Fleece landlady.  During which Jason Ebison & Rich Deadman drew the names for the Knockouts, witnessed by Dave Perrett & Peter Horbury.  Preliminary rounds of both Singles & Doubles start Wed 10th Oct.

Membership is on the up, 35 anglers registered, as yet no juniors but there is still time to enrol.

Top Tip - if by the last hour of the match you have not caught a fish, then whinge, and whinge one (or two out) worked for me.
 
Results:- 66 fish - 99 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)

​1st Rob Taylor - 7 codlings
2nd Paul Short - 5 codlings, 2 billets, 1 eel
3rd Brian Harland - 7 codlings
4th Nicki McCourt - 5 codlings, 1 billet, 1 eel
5th James Moore - 4 codlings, 1 billet
6th Dave Perrett - 3 codlings
7th Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
8th Denis Thompson - 4 codlings
9th Peter Horbury - 2 codlings
10th Neil Eglon - 3 codlings
11th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
12th Malc Pitman - 4 whitings, 2 f’fish
13th Rob Allison - 1 codling
14th Norman Middlemas - 2 codlings
15th Allan Beale - 2 codling
16th Simon Bowes - 1 codling
17th Paul Kilpatrick - 1 codling
18th Matty Lamb - 1 codling
19th = Dave Ward - 1 codling
19th = Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
21st Mike Saunders - 1 codling
​13 lb 01 oz
11 lb 06 oz
9 lb 10 oz
8 lb 15 oz
6 lb 09 oz
6 lb 08 oz
6 lb 04 oz
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 11 oz
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 03 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 07 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 00 oz
Inc 2 lb 15 oz
Inc 3 lb 01 oz
Inc 2 lb 06½ oz
Billet 1 lb 10 oz - good size

Inc 3 lb 05 oz
Inc 3 lb 07 oz
Inc 2 lb 04 oz
Heaviest Fish 3 lb 08 oz
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One fish

One fish
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Leader board after 3 of 52 matches.
​1st   Rob Taylor - 11 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 17 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 12 fish 
4th   Nicki McCourt - 11 fish 
5th   Brian Harland - 9 fish 
6th   James Moore - 11 fish 
7th   Peter Horbury - 7 fish 
8th   Dave Perrett - 7 fish 
9th   Malc Pitman - 12 fish 
10th   Rob Allison - 3 fish 
11th   Allan Beale - 5 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 2 fish 
13th   Mike Saunders - 3 fish 
14th   Dan Middlemas - 3 fish 
15th = William Atkinson - 3 fish 
15th = James Gilpin - 3 fish 
17th   Neil Eglon - 3 fish 
18th   Rich Deadman - 2 fish 
19th   Dylan Goldsmith - 1 fish 
20th   Ste Swales - 2 fish 
21st   Dave Ward - 2 fish 
22nd   Norman Middlemas - 2 fish 
23rd   Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 
24th   Simon Bowes - 1 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 
26th   Colin Stainthorpe - 1 fish 
27th   Matty Lamb - 1 fish 
​22 lb 13/16oz
22 lb  3/16oz
19 lb  1/16oz
15 lb  5/16oz
14 lb  9/16oz
12 lb 14/16oz
12 lb  3/16oz
12 lb  2/16oz
8 lb 11/16oz
8 lb 10/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
6 lb  4/16oz
5 lb 12/16oz
5 lb  8/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
Difference
​    10/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
    12/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
    11/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
     9/16oz
     8/16oz
     4/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
0         oz
     2/16oz
     6/16oz
     2/16oz
     1/16oz
     5/16oz
     7/16oz
     3/16oz
    15/16oz
     2/16oz
     2/16oz
     1/16oz
Seasons total 137 fish for 208 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)

Sun 7th Oct - 4 of 52

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Sandsend beach high water 15.36hrs
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​Paul Short 4 lb 06 oz, Paul Short 14 lb 04 oz (6), and Denis Thompson 6 lb 12 oz

Two Double Figure bags

​Low water 21.51hrs, 1.5 metres, 1017 mbar, 11°C

Sunday had a definite nip in the air, there had been an early morning frost.  The SWesterly wind had grown in strength all day with gusts of 35mph, heavy cloud cover.  As for the Northerly swell, it had died, knocked back by the wind.  Water clarity was clear with little to no colour, a scratching match for the 22 members fishing from 18.00 - 22.00hrs.

Fishing an all ebb tide down to low water, members followed a fast ebb out onto the open scaurs.  Once into the open the wind hindered casting, pulling end tackle into snags, but come 21.00hrs it just dropped away.  In the first 2hrs under sized billets, and other small fish (bait robbers) were a hindrance.

At the scales Jason Ebison stood in for Bernard Vasey, and oversaw a very slow weigh-in as members pushed it right to time.  Only 9 of the 22 weighed-in [41%], total catch 26 fish - 
16 codlings, 5 whitings, 3 rocklings, a blegg, and a pollock.
52 lb 07 oz Av 1 lb 14 oz.

Two double figure bags surprised everyone on such a poor night.  Man of the Match, and first to the scales Paul Short 14 lb 04 oz (6) 4 codlings, 2 wrasse, his HFish 4 lb 12 oz.  HFish of the night fell to Denis Thompson 6 lb 12 oz.  Denis reporting landing the fish just after 21.00hrs, having caught his mop much earlier in the match.  Both Paul and Denis have reset the bar in the Monthly Sweeps.

The second Double Figure bag came from Brian Harland 13 lb 06 oz (5).  Dave Ward caught a good blegg/pouting 1 lb 06 oz.

Congratulations to Rob Allison, fishing the John Stephenson Memorial Open earlier in the day, caught 3 codlings, two 4 lb’ers just missing out on both HF & HBoFish finished 5th overall winning a Penn Spinfisher reel.

Results:- 52 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz)
​1st Paul Short - 4 codlings, 2 wrasse
2nd Brian Harland - 5 codlings
3rd Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
4th Dan Middlemas - 4 codlings
5th Malc Pitman - 5 ’tings
6th Dave Ward - 1 codling, 1 blegg
7th Dave Hambley - 1 pollock
8th James Moore - 2 r’lings
9th Rob Allison - 1 r’ling
​14 lb 04 oz
13 lb 06 oz
8 lb 06 oz
8 lb 03 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 05 oz
    11 oz
     8 oz
Inc 4 lb 06 oz

​Heaviest Fish - 6 lb 12 oz
Leader board after 4 of 52 matches.
​1st   Paul Short - 23 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 14 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 14 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 11 fish 
5th   Niki McCourt - 11 fish 
6th   Dan Middlemas - 7 fish 
7th   James Moore - 13 fish 
8th   Peter Horbury - 7 fish 
9th   Dave Perrett - 7 fish 
10th   Malc Pitman - 17 fish 
11th   Rob Allison - 4 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 3 fish 
13th   Allan Beale - 5 fish 
14th = Mike Saunders - 3 fish 
14th = Dave Ward - 4 fish 
16th = William Atkinson - 3 fish 
16th = James Gilpin - 3 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 3 fish 
19th   Rich Deadman - 2 fish 
20th   Dylan Goldsmith - 1 fish 
21st   Ste Swales - 2 fish 
22nd   Norman Middlemas - 2 fish 
23rd   Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 
24th   Simon Bowes - 1 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 
26th   Colin Stainthorpe - 1 fish 
27th   Matty Lamb - 1 fish 
​36 lb  7/16oz
27 lb 15/16oz
27 lb  4/16oz
22 lb 13/16oz
15 lb  5/16oz
13 lb 11/16oz
13 lb  9/16oz
12 lb  3/16oz
12 lb  2/16oz
11 lb 15/16oz
9 lb  2/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
5 lb 12/16oz
5 lb 12/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
Difference
8 lb  8/16oz
    11/16oz
4 lb  7/16oz
7 lb  8/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
     2/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
     1/16oz
     3/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
    12/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
0         oz
1 lb 11/16oz
0         oz
     2/16oz
     6/16oz
     2/16oz
     1/16oz
    12/16oz
     3/16oz
    15/16oz
     2/16oz
     2/16oz
     1/16oz
​Seasons total 165 fish for 261 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

Wed 10th Oct - 5 of 52

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First match, HBoF & HF Dave Smith
PictureDave Smith - 4 lb 04½ oz
​High water 17.42 hrs, 5.8 metres, 1009 mbar, 14°C

Back into double figures, the weather that is, a barmy 14°C, at match start, no jacket req’d [13°C at 22.00hrs].  A split swell Northerly & SEasterly both, at best, around 1ft so catch forecast was low for the Preliminary Rounds of both the Singles & Doubles Knockouts.

Clear skies, as the cold air met the warm SEasterly wind [18mph] a heavy mist started to form at sea level on an otherwise cloudless night.  Water clarity varied greatly between marks consequently fish bites were very timid.

Twenty members fished an all ebb match, mid tide, neither HWater nor LWater, many opted for piers & cliff marks, then moving mid match. Weed is still a problem on many marks having had no rough seas to pull it away from the HWater mark.

Members were very slow to the scales, many ringing in & going straight home having caught nothing.  Nonetheless, 10 made a weigh-in [50%], 11 codlings, 8 billets, and a whiting - 25 lb 03 oz.  Jason Ebison deputised again as Bernard Vasey recovers - get well soon.  Man of the Match, fishing his first match this season Dave Smith took both HBoF & HF - 7 lb 03 oz (3) & 4 lb 04½ oz respectively.  {Must be the good luck red bucket}

Knockout results:-

Peter Horbury beat Dave Perrett - 4 lb 01 oz (3) to 0 lb 00 oz

Dave Smith beat Allan Beale - 7 lb 03 oz (3) to 0 lb 00 oz

Rob Taylor - V - Niki McCourt to be fished Sun 14th Oct.

Paul Kilpatrick & Malc Pitman - V - Dave Ward & James Gilpin to be fished 17th / 21st Oct due to work & holidays by arrangement with Knockouts coordinator Jason Ebison.

Results:- 20 fish - 25 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 04 oz)

​1st Dave Smith - 3 codlings
2nd Peter Horbury - 3 codlings
3rd Brian Harland - 3 billets
4th William Atkinson - 1 codling, 1 billet
5th Paul Short - 2 billets
6th Niki McCourt - 2 codlings
7th Dan Middlemas - 2 billets
8th Denis Thompson - 1 codling
9th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
10th Mike Saunders - 1 whiting
​7 lb 03 oz
4 lb 01 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 03 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    10 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 04½ oz
​Inc 1 lb 11 oz
Leader board after 5 of 52 matches.
​1st   Paul Short - 25 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 18 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 15 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 11 fish 
5th   Niki McCourt - 13 fish 
6th   Peter Horbury - 10 fish 
7th   Dan Middlemas - 9 fish 
8th   James Moore - 13 fish 
9th   Dave Perrett - 7 fish 
10th   Malc Pitman - 17 fish 
11th   Rob Allison - 4 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 3 fish 
13th   Dave Smith - 3 fish 
14th   Allan Beale - 5 fish 
15th = Mike Saunders - 4 fish 
15th = William Atkinson - 5 fish 
17th   Dave Ward - 4 fish 
18th   James Gilpin - 3 fish 
19th   Neil Eglon - 3 fish 
20th   Rich Deadman - 2 fish 
21st   Dylan Goldsmith - 1 fish 
22nd   Ste Swales - 2 fish 
23rd   Norman Middlemas - 2 fish 
24th   Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 
25th   Colin Stainthorpe - 2 fish 
26th   Simon Bowes - 1 fish 
27th   Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 
28th   Matty Lamb - 1 fish 
38 lb 10/16oz
30 lb 13/16oz
28 lb 11/16oz
22 lb 13/16oz
17 lb  6/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
15 lb  5/16oz
13 lb  9/16oz
12 lb  2/16oz
11 lb 15/16oz
9 lb  2/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
6 lb  6/16oz
6 lb  6/16oz
5 lb 12/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
Difference
7 lb 13/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
    15/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
     3/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
     6/16oz
     6/16oz
     7/16oz
0         oz
    10/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
     2/16oz
     6/16oz
     2/16oz
     1/16oz
    12/16oz
     3/16oz
     3/16oz
    12/16oz
     2/16oz
     3/16oz
​Seasons total 186 fish for 286 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

Sun 14th Oct - 6 of 52

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​Rocklings aid Deadman to first win!
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High water 20.11 hrs, 5.1 metres, 1013 mbar, 11°C

Harsh weather over Friday and the weekend, 3rd named storm, Callum to the north west of Ireland & Scotland brought heavy rain and strong SWesterly winds.  Tail end of hurricane Leslie off Portugal joined forces which brought more disruption.

By Sunday night the winds had dropped to a gentle breeze 8mph, and thankfully the heavy torrential rain in the afternoon had stopped as the clouds cleared.  Sea state was void of any long distance swell, and colour.  Many members had the same idea, and travelled to tidal marks.  Fishing 2hrs up, & down over HWater in search of codlings, while others fished for whitings and flat fish - anything for a weigh-in but were disappointed as they just were not there!

There was a spectacular sunset with a blood red skyline which helped pass the time as fish bites were scarce.  By 20.00hrs the wind had eased, the clouds had past to reveal a star filled sky with no moonlight.  At the weigh-in, a thick cold fog had filled the River Esk valley and the temp had dropped to 5°C.

Rob Taylor and Niki McCourt had fished the last of the Singles Knockout preliminary matches together, neither made a weigh-in, but Niki reported snapping a fish off.  Being unable to fish again before Wed night the match was decided by the toss of a coin, overseen by Paul Kilpatrick - Niki won.

At the scales 13 of the 25 fishing [52%] had fish to weigh-in, reporting a very slow night with very few undersized fish caught.  In total 22 assorted fish - 14 codlings, 4 rocklings, 2 whitings, 1 billet & 1 flat fish.

Man of the Match Rich Deadman, Selby, his first win this season 3 lb 10 oz (4), caught his codling & billet before darkness.  Putting his success down to fresh bait, mussel, lug worm & cart.  Denis Thompson landed the HFish 3 lb 06 oz, of the night, sharing 3rd place with Dave Perrett (2).

Denis Thompson and Danny Middlemas are the last two standing, having caught fish in all matches to date.  On the Leader Board only the top three have maintained the “5 lb / match average” target weigh-in.

Wednesday night, Round 1 of the Singles Knockouts, followed by the Doubles Knockouts next Wednesday.

Results:- 28 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 05 oz)

​1st Rich Deadman - 1 codling, 1 billet, 2 r’lings
2nd Dan Middlemas - 3 codlings
3rd = Dave Perrett - 2 codlings
3rd = Denis Thompson - 1 codling
5th Peter Horbury - 1 codling
6th Brian Harland - 2 codlings
7th Allan Beale - 1 codling
8th Malc Pitman - 2 ‘tings, 1 fish
9th Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling
10th Dave Hambley - 1 codling
11th Dave Ward - 1 codling
12th Ste Swales - 1 r’ling
13th Mike Saunders - 1 r’ling
​3 lb 10 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 06 oz
3 lb 06 oz
3 lb 05 oz
3 lb 00 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 02 oz
    11 oz
     6 oz



Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 06 oz
1 fish
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Leader board after 6 of 52 matches.
​1st   Paul Short - 25 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 20 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 16 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 11 fish 
5th   Peter Horbury - 11 fish 
6th   Dan Middlemas - 12 fish 
7th   Niki McCourt - 13 fish 
8th   Dave Perrett - 9 fish 
9th = James Moore - 13 fish 
9th = Malc Pitman - 20 fish 
11th   Rob Allison - 4 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 4 fish 
13th   Allan Beale - 6 fish 
14th = Dave Smith - 3 fish 
14th = Rich Deadman - 6 fish 
16th   Dave Ward - 5 fish 
17th   Mike Saunders - 5 fish 
18th   William Atkinson - 5 fish 
19th   Dylan Goldsmith - 2 fish 
20th = James Gilpin - 3 fish 
20th = Ste Swales - 3 fish 
22nd   Neil Eglon - 3 fish 
23rd   Norman Middlemas - 2 fish 
24th   Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 
25th   Colin Stainthorpe - 2 fish 
26th   Simon Bowes - 1 fish 
27th   Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 
28th   Matty Lamb - 1 fish 
​38 lb 10/16oz
33 lb 13/16oz
32 lb  1/16oz
22 lb 13/16oz
19 lb  9/16oz
18 lb 12/16oz
17 lb  6/16oz
15 lb  8/16oz
13 lb  9/16oz
13 lb  9/16oz
9 lb  2/16oz
8 lb 12/16oz
8 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
6 lb 14/16oz
6 lb 12/16oz
6 lb  6/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
Difference
4 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
    13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
0         oz
4 lb  7/16oz
     6/16oz
     4/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
0         oz
     5/16oz
     2/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
    14/16oz
0         oz
     2/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
     3/16oz
     3/16oz
    12/16oz
     2/16oz
     3/16oz
​Seasons total 208 fish for 314 lb 12 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)

Wed 17th Oct - 7 of 52

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Sandsend beach 11.00hrs

Tadpole fish {Raniceps raninus}, and a Cobra weigh-in

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Dave Perrett 1 lb 02 oz {64.3%} Tadpole fish
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​High water 23.00 hrs, 4.5 metres, 1025 mbar, 10°C

High pressure dominating, clear skies, bright sunshine, gentle cool NNWesterly breeze, not strong enough to put a ripple on the mill pond sea.  The wake of a passing coble 1 mile out to sea was the nearest to a wave all night.  A scratching match for 23 members fishing, and far from ideal conditions for the Singles knockouts, Round 1, anything for a weigh-in.

Plenty of time for some ‘star gazing’ watching & waiting for the rod tip to nod.  Lobster and crab bites, pulled end tackle deep into snags with heavy end tackle loses reported.

It is not often a Tadpole fish {Raniceps raninus}, is seen at the weigh-in but Dave Perrett was very happy with his catch.  Not a British Record {1 lb 12 oz 2005 D McCormick, Bangor Harbour Co Down, Northern Ireland} nonetheless an impressive 1 lb 02 oz [64.3%].

Colin Stainthorpe puts himself into contention for the ‘Most memorable Moment’ award.  Fishing the Whitby west pier, hooked a fish, and on retrieval the line ‘went very heavy’.  Recalling “it was not an impressive bite” continued to wind-in.  Reaching the top of the pier ‘the extra weight’ was a fully intact Cobra (3 section) fishing rod and reel.  Anyone wanting to ‘reclaim’ their rod can join us at any weigh-in Wed or Sun night, Fleece car park 22.00-22.30hrs.

Man of the Match with his first win Danny Middlemas 3 lb 13 oz (4) a codling, 2 billets & a rockling.  HFish of the night was weighed-in by WSAA Chairman William Atkinson 2 lb 11 oz.

Singles Knockouts Round 1 results:-

Niki McCourt 1 lb 01 oz (1) beat Peter Horbury 0 lb 00 oz
Brian Harland 1 lb 04 oz (1) beat Dave Smith 0 lb 00 oz
Colin Stainthorpe 14 oz (1) beat Malc Pitman 6 oz (1)
James Moore 3 oz beat Mike Saunders 0 lb 00 oz
Dan Middlemas 3 lb 13 oz (4) beat Paul Short 13 oz (1)

Results:- 18 fish - 15 lb 05 oz (Av 14 oz)

​1st Dan Middlemas - 2 billets, codling, r’ling
2nd William Atkinson - 1 codling
3rd Brian Harland - 1 codling
4th Dave Perrett - 1 Tadpole fish
5th = Dave Hambley - 1 codling
5th = Niki McCourt - 1 billet
7th = Colin Stainthorpe - 1 billet
7th = Dave Ward - 2 r’ling
9th Paul Short - 1 billet
10th Norman Middlemas - 2 r’lings
11th Denis Thompson - 1 r’ling
12th Malc Pitman - 1 flat fish
13th James Moore - 1 r’ling
​3 lb 13 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 01 oz
1 lb 01 oz
    14 oz
    14 oz
    13 oz
    11 oz
     8 oz
     6 oz
     3 oz

Heaviest Fish

​Tadpole fish
Cobra fishing rod & reel Colin Stainthorpe reeled in on Whitby west pier.
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Leader board after 7 of 52 matches.
​1st   Paul Short - 26 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 21 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 17 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 11 fish 
5th   Dan Middlemas - 16 fish 
6th   Peter Horbury - 11 fish 
7th   Niki McCourt - 14 fish 
8th   Dave Perrett - 10 fish 
9th   Malc Pitman - 21 fish 
10th   James Moore - 14 fish 
11th   Dave Hambley - 5 fish 
12th   Rob Allison - 4 fish 
13th   William Atkinson - 6 fish 
14th   Allan Beale - 6 fish 
15th   Dave Ward - 7 fish 
16th = Dave Smith - 3 fish 
16th = Rich Deadman - 6 fish 
18th   Mike Saunders - 5 fish 
19th   Dylan Goldsmith - 2 fish 
20th = James Gilpin - 3 fish 
20th = Ste Swales - 3 fish 
22nd   Neil Eglon - 3 fish 
23rd   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
24th   Colin Stainthorpe - 3 fish 
25th   Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 
26th   Simon Bowes - 1 fish 
27th   Paul Kilpatrick - 1 fish 
28th   Matty Lamb - 1 fish 
39 lb  7/16oz
35 lb  1/16oz
32 lb  9/16oz
22 lb 13/16oz
22 lb  9/16oz
19 lb  9/16oz
18 lb  7/16oz
16 lb 10/16oz
13 lb 15/16oz
13 lb 12/16oz
9 lb 13/16oz
9 lb  2/16oz
9 lb  1/16oz
8 lb  8/16oz
7 lb 12/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
6 lb 12/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
Difference
4 lb  6/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
     4/16oz
3         oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
2 lb 11/16oz
     3/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
    11/16oz
     1/16oz
     9/16oz
    12/16oz
     9/16oz
0         oz
     7/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
    14/16oz
0         oz
     2/16oz
    10/16oz
     3/16oz
    11/16oz
    15/16oz
     2/16oz
     3/16oz
Seasons total 226 fish for 330 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)

BSE - Mad cows disease found in Scotland - Aberdeenshire


Sun 21st Oct - 8 of 52

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Sandsend beach 15.00hrs
↓ - before the weather front moved in and everyone ran for cover! - ↓
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1st win for Kilpatrick

PicturePeter Horbury 3 lb 05½ oz
Low water 21.12 hrs, 2.0 metres, 1032 mbar, 9°C

High pressure dominating the weather, a bright sunny day until 15.00hrs.  A Westerly cold weather front past Sandsend, heading out to sea brought some rain showers and strong winds.  By 18.00hrs it was much brighter, the sea state was still flat, and crystal clear.  The forecasted NNWesterly winds had not arrived hence the calm sea state for the 4hr evening match.

An all ebb match, down to LWater, on a slack tide, another scratching match for the 27 members fishing, it was not going to be an easy night.  Many travelled, or covered long distances on foot to find tidal waters in the hope of picking up a codling or two.  At 18.00hrs 1/3rd of the horizon was thick cloud, masking a near full moon.  By 20.00hrs the moon rose above that cloud cover, which did not help the already poor conditions.

At the scales Bernard Vasey was back, after a short illness and in good humour, assisted by Peter Horbury.  Only 12 members 44% weighed-in 16 codlings, 3 flat fish, 2 rocklings, and 1 billet - 32 lb 14 oz.

Man of the Match, his first, Paul Kilpatrick stunned everyone, placing 6 codlings, and a wrasse, in the pan, a ‘double figure bag’ 11 lb 04 oz.  Fishing next to Dave Perrett, Paul had 3 in the bag before Dave had started.  Dave could only watch as Paul kept pulling them out!  HFish of the night fell to Secretary Peter Horbury - his second this month 3 lb 05½ oz caught on green crab, single 4/0 hook, pulley rig.

​Doubles Knockout preliminary round results:-
Paul Kilpatrick 11 lb 04 (7) & Malc Pitman 1 lb 05 oz (3)
beat
James Gilpin 5 oz (1) & Dave Ward 0 lb 00 oz (0)

Singles Knockout results:-
Paul Kilpatrick 11 lb 04 (7) beat Dave Ward 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Ben Laws 3 lb 06 oz (2) beat James Gilpin 5 oz (1)
Doubles
Singles
Sunday League
​In the new Sunday league, Denis Thompson tops the Leader Board, Brian Harland having a 3 lb 14 oz deficit in second.

Top tip - Check you have your head torch - before reaching your chosen mark, and realising it’s in the car!

Results:- 32 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)
​1st Paul Kilpatrick - 6 codlings, 1 wrasse
2nd Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
3rd = Peter Horbury - 1 codling - HFish
3rd = Ben Laws - 2 codlings
5th Dan Middlemas - 1 fish
6th Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 billet
7th Rob Allison - 1 codling
8th Malc Pitman - 3 flat fish
9th Dave Perrett - 1 codling
10th Niki McCourt - 1 codling
11th = James Gilpin - 1 r’ling
11th = James Moore - 1 r’ling
​11 lb 04 oz
4 lb 08 oz
3 lb 06 oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 09 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 02 oz
    15 oz
     5 oz
     5 oz

Inc 3 lb 00 oz
​Heaviest Fish 3 lb 05½ oz
Leader board after 8 of 52 matches.
​1st   Paul Short - 26 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 23 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 19 fish 
4th   Dan Middlemas - 17 fish 
5th   Peter Horbury - 12 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 11 fish 
7th   Niki McCourt - 15 fish 
8th   Dave Perrett - 11 fish 
9th   Malc Pitman - 24 fish 
10th   James Moore - 15 fish 
11th   Paul Kilpatrick - 8 fish 
12th   Rob Allison - 5 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 5 fish 
14th   William Atkinson - 6 fish 
15th   Allan Beale - 6 fish 
16th   Dave Ward - 7 fish 
17th = Dave Smith - 3 fish 
17th = Rich Deadman - 6 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 5 fish 
20th   Dylan Goldsmith - 2 fish 
21st   James Gilpin - 4 fish 
22nd   Ste Swales - 3 fish 
23rd   Neil Eglon - 3 fish 
24th   Ben Laws - 2 fish 
25th   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
26th   Colin Stainthorpe - 3 fish 
27th   Bernard Vasey - 2 fish 
28th   Simon Bowes - 1 fish 
29th   Matty Lamb - 1 fish 
39 lb  7/16oz
37 lb  7/16oz
37 lb  1/16oz
25 lb  2/16oz
22 lb 15/16oz
22 lb 13/16oz
19 lb  6/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
15 lb  4/16oz
14 lb  1/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
10 lb  9/16oz
9 lb 13/16oz
9 lb  1/16oz
8 lb  8/16oz
7 lb 12/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
6 lb 12/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
Difference
2         oz
     6/16oz
11 lb 15/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
     2/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
    12/16oz
    12/16oz
     9/16oz
    12/16oz
     9/16oz
0         oz
     7/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
     9/16oz
     5/16oz
     2/16oz
     9/16oz
     1/16oz
     3/16oz
    11/16oz
    15/16oz
     5/16oz
Seasons total 249 fish for 362 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)

Wed 24th Oct - 9 of 52

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Sandsend beach 15.20hrs

1st win Allan Beale 15 lb 00 oz (6)

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Low water 22.57 hrs, 1.3 metres, 1025 mbar, 9°C

High pressure continues to dominate the weather here on the NEast coastline.  Strong WNWesterly winds, and very welcome long distance NNWesterly swell sets 4-6ft, with plenty of colour.  Fishing marks for the 3hr evening match were picked ‘very’ carefully, this was only the second decent ‘swell’.  Fearing the summers growth of weed would be torn up, lay hidden in the surf, until dumped on the beaches would spoil their night.

Another cloudless, but very mild night, and the full moon did not help.  Fishing to within an hour of LWater, members chasing a fast ebbing tide right out onto the open scaurs. Fishing the tangle beds, being exposed to the strong winds as they moved away from the shelter given by the coastline, hampering fish bite detection.  Members reported fine green grass weed fouling hooks, swivels and end tackle knots.

Swell sets varied greatly from mark to mark, members reported regular sets while others were left with periods of calm followed by ‘white outs’.  However never ignore the white water for fish bites.

At the scales the atmosphere was buzzing with comradery, members watched & waited patiently for their turn at the scales, Bernard & James were methodical {fish were rejected until clean of sand/shale} as HBoFish & HFish were beaten time after time. Of the 30 members fishing 24 had a weigh-in {80%}.  70 fish comprising 59 codlings, 5 r’lings, 2 eels, 2 ‘tings, 1 billet, and 1 flat fish for the seasons best weigh-in 141 lb 15 oz giving a 2 lb average.

Five ‘double figure bags’, Man of the Match, new member, Allan Beale, Middlesbrough (6) 15 lb 00 oz, his first win.  Allan takes the lead in the Monthly Sweeps.

HFish of the night fell to Rob Allison 5 lb 00 oz, pipping Peter Horbury* 4 lb 15 oz, these just 2 of the 4 fish over 4 lb.
Allan Beale 4 lb 08½ oz, & Rob Taylor 4 lb 02 oz
​*Peter Horbury raises the bar in the James Jamsy dedicated Official Trophy.

Mike Saunders’ eel 1 lb 04 oz is the 3rd best eel landed by a WSAA Member.

Doubles Knockouts results:-
Peter Horbury 9 lb 12 oz (3) & Paul Short 12 lb 06 oz (8)
beat
Paul Kilpatrick 0 lb 00 0z (0) & Malc Pitman 1 lb 14 oz (3)

Bernard Vasey 10 lb 05 oz (6) & Jason Ebison 0 lb 00 oz (0)
beat
Colin Stainthorpe 2 lb 15 oz (1) & Dave Smith 0 lb 00 oz

Brian Harland 5 lb 13 oz (2) & Allan Beale 15 lb 00 oz (6)
beat
Dan Middlemas 3 lb 10 oz (2) & Mike Saunders 1 lb 04 oz (1)
 
Results:- 70 fish - 141 lb 15 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)
​1st Allan Beale - 5 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd Rob Allison - 4 codlings
3rd Paul Short - 7 codlings, 1 r’ling
4th Dave Hambley - 4 codlings
5th Bernard Vasey - 6 codlings
6th Peter Horbury - 3 codlings
7th Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings
8th Ben Laws - 3 codlings, 2 r’lings
9th Rob Taylor - 3 codlings
10th Matty Lamb - 3 codlings
11th Brian Harland - 2 codlings
12th Simon Bowes - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
13th Dave Perrett - 3 codlings
14th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings
15th Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
16th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
17th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
18th William Atkinson - 1 codling, 1 billet
19th Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling, 1 eel
20th Malc Pitman - 2 whitings, 1 flat fish
21st Niki McCourt - 1 codling
22nd Neil Eglon - 1 codling
23rd Mike Saunders - 1 eel
24th Dave Ward - 1 codling
​15 lb 00 oz
13 lb 13 oz
12 lb 06 oz
11 lb 09 oz
10 lb 05 oz
9 lb 12 oz
8 lb 05 oz
7 lb 11 oz
7 lb 01 oz
6 lb 05 oz
5 lb 13 oz
5 lb 04 oz
5 lb 01 oz
3 lb 10 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 01 oz
Inc 4 lb 08½ oz
Heaviest Fish 5 lb 00 oz



Inc 4 lb 15 oz


​Inc 4 lb 02 oz
Leader board after 9 of 52 matches
​1st   Paul Short - 34 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 25 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 21 fish 
4th   Peter Horbury - 15 fish 
5th   Rob Taylor - 14 fish 
6th   Dan Middlemas - 19 fish 
7th   Rob Allison - 9 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 12 fish 
9th   Dave Perrett - 14 fish 
10th   Dave Hambley - 9 fish 
11th   Niki McCourt - 16 fish 
12th   Malc Pitman - 27 fish 
13th   James Moore - 15 fish 
14th   Bernard Vasey - 8 fish 
15th   Paul Kilpatrick - 8 fish 
16th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
17th   Ben Laws - 7 fish 
18th   Rich Deadman - 7 fish 
19th   Dave Ward - 8 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 3 fish 
21st   Mike Saunders - 6 fish 
22nd   Matty Lamb - 4 fish 
23rd   Dave Smith - 3 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 4 fish 
25th   Simon Bowes - 4 fish 
26th   Colin Stainthorpe - 4 fish 
27th   Neil Eglon - 4 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 4 fish 
29th   Ste Swales - 3 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
51 lb 13/16oz
43 lb  4/16oz
40 lb  1/16oz
32 lb 11/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 12/16oz
24 lb  6/16oz
23 lb  8/16oz
22 lb 13/16oz
21 lb  6/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
17 lb  2/16oz
14 lb  1/16oz
12 lb 12/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  1/16oz
9 lb 15/16oz
8 lb 13/16oz
8 lb  5/16oz
8 lb 00 oz
7 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
6 lb 15/16oz
6 lb 12/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
Difference
8 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
7 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
    14/16oz
    11/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
     9/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
     2/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
     8/16oz
     5/16oz
     8/16oz
     5/16oz
     4/16oz
     3/16oz
    11/16oz
    13/16oz
    14/16oz
     5/16oz
    12/16oz
​Seasons total 319 fish for 504 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)

Sun 28th Oct - 10 of 52

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‘Si’x Bowes’ first win

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Simon Bowes 18 lb 02 oz (6)
High water 18.13 hrs, 5.5 metres, 1021 mbar, 4°C

Sunday’s 4hr evening match and BST had ended, darkness had already fallen as 25 members made their way out.  Strong ENEasterly winds had brought heavy wintery showers, including hail & snow (on higher ground) during the day and more were expected.  Sea state, heavily coloured, of late had been heavy Northerly swells but had steadily fallen away during the day 4-6ft.

An all ebb match, started at HWater, cliff marks, piers, some rock marks, and beaches were chosen.  Weed was plentiful, a thick soup in the surf, and Neil Eglon’s night ended prematurely, snapping his rod mid match fighting with the weed.

A bright blood orange moon rose shortly after 19.00hrs, thankfully masked by the distant, but soon incoming rain & icy showers.  Around 20.00hrs the wind shifted abruptly into the east, and fishing was uncomfortable.  Swells increased, surging as wind and tide combined, white outs a plenty.

A heavy downpour at the weigh-in did not dampen the spirits, as members waited patiently for their turn at the scales.  Bernard Vasey, assisted by Peter Horbury, sheltered under a large golf umbrella and weighed-in all 22 successfully members.  No less than 8 ‘double-figure’ bags with some good fish in the 5 lb to 3 lb 10 oz range.  

Overall the best weigh-in for the Season 70 codlings, 2 billets 158 lb 07 oz giving a match average 2 lb 03 oz.  Dave Turnbull, Darlington, had 3 near identical codlings of 4 lb 03 oz for
12 lb 08 oz.

Man of the Match, new member Simon Bowes, Easington, Nr Saltburn 18 lb 02 oz (6) his best 4 lb 07 oz.  A belated HFish fell to Niki-Lee McCourt 5 lb 04 oz as a previous bag of 15 lb 14 oz inc HFish 5 lb 13½ oz was discounted after the weigh-in.  This came about as Treasurer Dave Perrett and Secretary Peter Horbury updated the Ledger.  It was noted the member was not entered into the match as his ‘ticks’ nee *credits had run out.  A costly mistake for the sake of £2 like the Lotto, you have to be in it to win it - Top Tip.   *(Rules 1 & 10)

Thankfully Simon had not gutted his fish & photographs were taken before we all headed home, and now leads in the HBoFish Monthly Sweeps with one match pending.

In the Sunday League, October ends, Denis Thompson tops the Board with 35 lb 08 oz (13) with Brian Harland 5 lb 03 adrift in second.  Simon Bowes finishes 6th aided by his weigh-in.

Results:- 158 lb 07 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)
​1st Simon Bowes - 6 codlings
2nd Denis Thompson - 4 codlings
3rd Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings
4th Rob Allison - 7 codlings
5th Matty Lamb - 5 codlings
6th Brian Harland - 5 codlings
7th Niki McCourt - 5 codlings
8th Rob Taylor - 4 codlings
9th Bernard Vasey - 3 codlings, 1 billet
10th Ste Swales - 2 codlings
11th Paul Kilpatrick - 4 codlings
12th Peter Horbury - 3 codlings, 1 billet
13th Neil Eglon - 2 codlings
14th Dan Middlemas - 3 codlings
15th Paul Short - 3 codlings
16th Dave Perrett - 1 codling
17th Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
18th Mike Saunders - 2 codlings
19th Dave Ward - 2 codlings
20th Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
21st Ben Laws - 1 codling
22nd Rich Deadman - 1 codling
​18 lb 02 oz
12 lb 14 oz
12 lb 08 oz
12 lb 06 oz
11 lb 12 oz
11 lb 09 oz
11 lb 06 oz
10 lb 12 oz
7 lb 04 oz
6 lb 08 oz
6 lb 00 oz
5 lb 14 oz
5 lb 04 oz
5 lb 03 oz
4 lb 11 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 08 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 01 oz
Inc 4 lb 07 oz
Inc 5 lb 02 oz
All 4 lb 03 oz


Inc 4 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish 5 lb 04 oz

Inc 3 lb 12 oz
Inc 3 lb 10 oz


​Inc 3 lb 15 oz
Leader board after 10 of 52 matches
​1st   Paul Short - 37 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 30 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 25 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 18 fish 
5th   Peter Horbury - 19 fish 
6th   Rob Allison - 16 fish 
7th   Dan Middlemas - 22 fish 
8th   Niki McCourt - 21 fish 
9th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
10th   Simon Bowes - 10 fish 
11th   Dave Hambley - 11 fish 
12th   Allan Beale - 12 fish 
13th   Dave Turnbull - 6 fish 
14th   Bernard Vasey - 12 fish 
15th   Matty Lamb - 9 fish 
16th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
17th   Malc Pitman - 27 fish 
18th   James Moore - 15 fish 
19th   Ben Laws - 8 fish 
20th   Dave Ward - 10 fish 
21st   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
22nd   Rich Deadman - 8 fish 
23rd   Mike Saunders - 8 fish 
24th   Ste Swales - 5 fish 
25th   Neil Eglon - 6 fish 
26th   Colin Stainthorpe - 6 fish 
27th   Dave Smith - 3 fish 
28th   Dylan Goldsmith - 4 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 4 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
​56 lb  8/16oz
54 lb 13/16oz
52 lb 15/16oz
40 lb 10/16oz
38 lb  9/16oz
36 lb 12/16oz
33 lb 15/16oz
32 lb  3/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb 14/16oz
24 lb  4/16oz
23 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
20 lb 00 oz
19 lb  4/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb  2/16oz
14 lb  1/16oz
12 lb  4/16oz
11 lb  9/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb 00 oz
10 lb 13/16oz
10 lb  9/16oz
10 lb  8/16oz
8 lb  9/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
6 lb 15/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
Difference
1 lb 11/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
12 lb  5/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
6 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
    10/16oz
    12/16oz
2 lb 11/16oz
    13/16oz
    12/16oz
    10/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
    11/16oz
     2/16oz
     7/16oz
     3/16oz
     4/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
     4/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
Seasons total 392 fish for 663 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 31st Oct - 11 of 52

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Looks good, Sandsend beach 08.10 hrs but come 19.00 hrs it was flat calm!

Beale is on form

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Allan Beale 14 lb 07 oz (6)
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High water 20.49 hrs, 4.9 metres, 1005 mbar, 6°C

Halloween, and the last match of October, 25 members had watched the NNEasterly swell die off all day, by 19.00hrs it was flat calm, still with colour.  Southerly wind 20mph, was bitterly cold unless you found a sheltered north facing mark.  There was some high altitude, light cloud cover but a good night for star gazing waiting for the slightest nod of the rod tip.

Fishing 2 hrs up and over high water on a slack tide, piers, and tangle bed cliff marks were popular choices, members could move between marks quickly and not lose too much time.

Fishing a two hook rig, bites were timid, almost ‘playful’ in the calm conditions.  Rich Deadman had an adrenaline rush as his rod tip dipped violently, and after being ‘hung-up’, waited patiently for it to swim clear.  Was rewarded when he lifted a 3 lb 02 oz fresh run codling.  Shortly after, lifted a 1 lb 08 oz billet to complete his bag 4 lb 10 oz for a happy 5th place.

At the scales Bernard Vasey (inc. face mask) had put up the Halloween decorations as last year.  Only 14 members managed a weigh-in [56%] 24 codlings, 5 r’lings, 2 billets and a whiting - 58 lb 11 oz - 100 lb down on Sunday nights weigh-in.  Both Dan Middlemas and Denis Thompson continued their 100% weigh-ins, albeit with a rockling each.

Man of the Match Allan Beale, Middlesbrough, 6 codlings
14 lb 07 oz, the only double figure bag.  His HFish 3 lb 15 oz was beaten by Ben Laws 4 lb 12 oz.  Allan was gutted to have had his fish on Sunday night discounted but said ‘rules are rules and I full understand, it won’t happen again’.  Bernard Vasey 8 lb 06 oz had 2 good fish 3 lb 03 oz & 3 lb 07 oz is now fully recovered, and back in form.

WSAA members, all send their ‘get well’ wishes to Treasurer Dave Perrett who was taken ill, and since had a stent fitted.  Bernard Vasey is ‘minding’ the ledger until Dave’s return, and had a ‘rush’ of members eager to pay in match entries well in advance.

Brian Harland can claim October as his 53 lb 07 oz (30), Paul Short 50 lb 09 oz (31), and Denis Thompson 40 lb 05 oz (18)

Results:- 32 fish - 58 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
​1st Allan Beale - 6 codlings
2nd Bernard Vasey - 3 codlings
3rd Ben Laws - 2 codlings
4th Paul Short - 3 codlings
5th Rich Deadman - 1 codling, 1 billet
6th Rob Allison - 3 codlings
7th Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
8th Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
9th Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
10th Mike Saunders - 1 codling
11th Peter Horbury - 2 r’lings, 1 billet
12th Malc Pitman - 1 whiting
13th Dan Middlemas - 1 r’ling
14th Denis Thompson - 1 r’ling
​14 lb 07 oz
8 lb 06 oz
7 lb 08 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 10 oz
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 08 oz
1 lb 10 oz
     9 oz
     7 oz
     6 oz
Inc 3 lb 15 oz
Inc 3 lb 03 oz & 3 lb 07 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 12 oz

Inc 3 lb 02 oz & 1 lb 08 oz billet

Inc 2 lb 14 oz

Leader board after 11 of 52 matches.
​1st   Paul Short - 40 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 32 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 26 fish 
4th   Rob Allison - 19 fish 
5th   Rob Taylor - 18 fish 
6th   Peter Horbury - 22 fish 
7th   Allan Beale - 18 fish 
8th   Dan Middlemas - 23 fish 
9th   Niki McCourt - 21 fish 
10th   Bernard Vasey - 15 fish 
11th   Dave Hambley - 13 fish 
12th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
13th   Simon Bowes - 10 fish 
14th   Dave Turnbull - 6 fish 
15th   Ben Laws - 10 fish 
16th   Matty Lamb - 9 fish 
17th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
18th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
19th   Rich Deadman - 10 fish 
20th   James Moore - 15 fish 
21st   Mike Saunders - 9 fish 
22nd   Colin Stainthorpe - 8 fish 
23rd   Dave Ward - 10 fish 
24th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
25th   Ste Swales - 5 fish 
26th   Neil Eglon - 6 fish 
27th   Dave Smith - 3 fish 
28th   Dylan Goldsmith - 4 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 4 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
61 lb  6/16oz
58 lb  6/16oz
53 lb  5/16oz
40 lb 11/16oz
40 lb 10/16oz
40 lb  3/16oz
37 lb 15/16oz
34 lb  6/16oz
32 lb  3/16oz
28 lb  6/16oz
26 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb 14/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
19 lb 12/16oz
19 lb  4/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
15 lb 10/16oz
14 lb  1/16oz
13 lb  5/16oz
11 lb 13/16oz
11 lb  9/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
10 lb  9/16oz
10 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
6 lb 15/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
Difference
3 lb 00 oz
5 lb  1/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
     1/16oz
     7/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
    14/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
     8/16oz
    10/16oz
    15/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
    12/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
     4/16oz
     2/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
     4/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
​Seasons total 423 fish for 722 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for October 2018 year
October's sweeps -  £48 each
Heaviest Fish - Denis Thompson
Heaviest Bag of Fish - ​Simon Bowes

​6 lb 12 oz - Sun 7th Oct
​18 lb 02 oz (6) - Sun 28th Oct

Date - Oct
Wed 03
Sun 07
Wed 10
Sun 14
Wed 17
Sun 21
Wed 24
Sun 28
Wed 31

​Wed 03
Sun 07
Wed 10
Sun 14
Wed 17
Sun 21
Wed 24
Sun 28
Wed 31
Heaviest Fish
Peter Horbury
Denis Thompson
Dave Smith
Denis Thompson
William Atkinson
Peter Horbury
Rob Allison
Niki-Lee McCourt
Ben Laws
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Rob Taylor (7)
Paul Short (6)
Dave Smith (3)
Rich Deadman (4)
Dan Middlemas (4)
Paul Kilpatrick (7)
Allan Beale (6)
Simon Bowes (6)
Allan Beale​ (6)
Weight
3 lb 08 oz
6 lb 12 oz
4 lb 04½ oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 11 oz
3 lb 05½ oz
5 lb 00 oz
5 lb 04 oz
4 lb 12 oz

13 lb 01 oz
14 lb 04 oz
7 lb 03 oz
3 lb 10 oz
3 lb 13 oz
11 lb 04 oz
15 lb 00 oz
18 lb 02 oz
14​ lb 07 oz








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 No. Fish
66
28
20
22
18​
23
70
72
32
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352 fish
Weight
99 lb 08 oz
52 lb 07 oz
25 lb 03 oz
28 lb 05 oz
15 lb 05 oz
32 lb 14 oz
141 lb 15 oz
158 lb 07 oz
58 lb 11 oz
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612 lb 14 oz
Catch for October
271 codlings, 26 r’lings, 24 billets, 15 whiting, 8 flat fish, 5 eels, 3 wrasse, 2 poutings, & 1 pollock - 612 lb 14 oz Av 1 lb 12 oz 

November 2018

Sun 4th Nov - 12 of 52

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High water 13.30hrs Sandsend beach
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Colin Stainthorpe 15 lb 12 oz (7)
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Ben Laws 5 lb 03 oz

First win for Colin

​Low water 19.42 hrs, 1.9 metres, 1008 mbar, 8°C

Low pressure dominating, as the tail end of hurricane Oscar past to the NWest of Ireland, its anticlockwise winds made for Southerly winds on the NEast coastline.  Wind strength, not as strong as forecasted, and nothing to hamper bite detection, nor casting.  A very mild night 10°C, {dropped 2°C by match end}, aided by the mist/fog, a very dark evening which helped as the colour dropped out as soon as it started to flood, not that it was thick to start with.

Low water was mid match, 1.9 metre ebb, swell SSEasterly 2 ft was not strong enough to push past the ebb, leading to periods of calm.  On the flood swell was regular, and was pushed in fast by the following wind.  Fish bites were timid, this was put down to the lack of colour and confirmed by the number of rocklings landed 14.

First match for November, 24 members were ‘out & about’ trying to maintain that 5 lb match average.  Best fishing was definitely during the ebb, after which bites were non-existent for some, even on the flood, Peter Horbury reported ‘he could have gone home at 19.30hrs’ with 5 in the bag, his best 4 lb 03½ oz did not have another bite.  Denis Thompson reported getting hung up with a better fish which refused to swim clear of the rocks in front of him.

Leaving it late to the scales Man of the Match Colin Stainthorpe 15 lb 12 oz, 7 codlings, his first win of the season.  In 2nd place Ben Laws (6) 13 lb 07 oz landed the HFish - 5 lb 03 oz.

​The 3rd ‘double figure bag’ of the night 11 lb 12 oz Bernard Vasey, his best 3 lb 14½ oz.  All in all, of the 24 fishing 20 weighed-in [83%] 47 codlings, 14 r’lings and a flat fish for 98 lb 04 oz.

Doubles K/Out
James Moore 5 lb 14 oz & Ben Laws 13 lb 07 oz
Beat
Rich Deadman 0 lb 00 oz & Keeley Fairbanks* 1 lb 09 oz
*Keeley stood in for Dave Perrett currently on ‘R&R’.

To start Novembers Monthly Sweeps
Colin Stainthorpe HBoFish 15 lb 12 oz (7)
Ben Laws HFish 5 lb 03 oz

Sunday 11th November Filey Brigg Annual Open match, followed two weeks later by Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc.’s 39th Annual Open Sunday 25th November.

Top Tip - Don’t leave your bait thawing at home.

​Results:- 98 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 09 oz)
​1st Colin Stainthorpe - 7 codlings
2nd Ben Laws - 5 codlings, 1 r’ling
3rd Bernard Vasey - 6 codlings
4th Dave Smith - 6 codlings
5th Peter Horbury - 2 codlings, 3 r’lings
6th James Moore - 1 codling, 4 r’lings
7th Rob Taylor - 4 codlings
8th Rob Allison - 2 codlings, 2 r’lings
9th Dylan Goldsmith - 1 codling, 1 r‘ling
10th James Gilpin - 2 codlings
11th Neil Eglon - 2 codlings
12th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling, 2 r’lings
13th Niki McCourt - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
14th Dave Turnbull - 1 codling
15th Andrew Cass - 1 codling
16th Keeley Fairbanks - 1 codling
17th Brian Harland - 1 codling
18th Denis Thompson - 1 codling
19th Ste Swales - 1 r’ling
20th Mike Saunders - 1 flat fish
​15 lb 12 oz
13 lb 07 oz
11 lb 12 oz
9 lb 04 oz
7 lb 04 oz
5 lb 14 oz
5 lb 12 oz
4 lb 11 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 08 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 00 oz
     6 oz
     5 oz

Heaviest Fish 5 lb 03 oz
Inc 3 lb 14½ oz

​Inc 4 lb 03½ oz
Leader board after 12 of 52 matches
​1st   Paul Short - 40 fish 
2nd   Brian Harland - 33 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 27 fish 
4th   Peter Horbury - 27 fish 
5th   Rob Taylor - 22 fish 
6th   Rob Allison - 23 fish 
7th   Bernard Vasey - 21 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 18 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 26 fish 
10th   Niki McCourt - 24 fish 
11th   Ben Laws - 16 fish 
12th   Colin Stainthorpe - 15 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 13 fish 
14th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
15th   Simon Bowes - 10 fish 
16th   Dave Turnbull - 7 fish 
17th   James Moore - 20 fish 
18th   Matty Lamb - 9 fish 
19th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
20th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
21st   Dave Smith - 9 fish 
22nd   Rich Deadman - 10 fish 
23rd   Mike Saunders - 10 fish 
24th   Neil Eglon - 8 fish 
25th   Dave Ward - 10 fish 
26th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 6 fish 
28th   Dylan Goldsmith - 6 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 6 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 1 fish 
32nd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​61 lb  6/16oz
59 lb 12/16oz
54 lb  5/16oz
47 lb  7/16oz
46 lb  6/16oz
45 lb  6/16oz
40 lb  2/16oz
37 lb 15/16oz
37 lb  2/16oz
34 lb 13/16oz
33 lb  3/16oz
27 lb  9/16oz
26 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb 14/16oz
23 lb  4/16oz
19 lb 15/16oz
19 lb  4/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
16 lb  7/16oz
15 lb 10/16oz
13 lb 10/16oz
13 lb  8/16oz
11 lb  9/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
10 lb  8/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
1 lb 10/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
6 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
5 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
    13/16oz
2 lb  5/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
    11/16oz
    14/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
    11/16oz
    10/16oz
    15/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
    13/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
     2/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
     2/16oz
     8/16oz
     7/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
     7/16oz
​Seasons total 485 fish for 820 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 7th Nov - 13 of 52

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Getting darker much earlier now, Sandsend beach at highwater

Spragg for Allan & Colin doubles-up

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Allan Beale
​7 lb 03½ oz
Colin Stainthorpe
​20 lb 09 oz (8)
Low water 21.53 hrs, 1.2 metres, 1003 mbar, 9°C

Singles Knockouts Quarter Finals, low pressure continues to dominate, Southerly winds giving some localised SEasterly swell 2ft for Wednesday nights 3hr match.  Colour varied greatly between marks, some gin clear while others were thick.  Weed was the biggest problem throughout the match, the bigger 5.7m tide had picked up the weed from the HWater line, and held it in the surf.

A mild evening with little cloud cover and thankfully the late afternoon’s heavy rain showers had past.  It was 3hrs back from HWater before the match begun and the tide was ebbing fast giving access to the open scaurs within the first hour.  Even then, weed continued to be a problem forcing some to rethink & move marks more than once.

At the scales weigh masters were very getting frustrated by members ‘not’ putting their best fish on the scales first, resulting in time wasted having to empty the pan and start again.  Overall 53 codlings, 5 whitings, 1 rockling and 1 LSD were weighed-in 124 lb 02 oz (seasons 3rd best weigh-in).  Five ‘double figure’ bags, two from new members Neil Eglon & Dylan Goldsmith.  Of the 25 members fishing 18 weighed-in [72%].

Man of the Match #Again Colin Stainthorpe 20 lb 09 oz (8) his best 5 lb 07 oz was beaten by the next man to the scales, Allan Beale, weighed-in the first spragg of the season 7 lb 03½ oz.  Both Colin & Allan have set the bar not only for November’s Monthly Sweep but also for the seasons best HBoF & HF of the season to date.

Colin seems to have found his form having weighed-in 15 codlings for 36 lb 05 oz in the last two matches, lifting himself to 6th on the Leader Board.  Unfortunately early leader Paul Short has not weighed-in in the last two matches loses his top spot to Brian Harland, now with a 7 lb 13 oz lead.

Singles K/O Quarter Finals.

Brian Harland 9 lb 07 oz (4) beat Niki McCourt 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Col Stainthorpe 20 lb 09 oz (8) beat James Moore 2 lb 02 oz (3)
Dan Middlemas 5 lb 12 0z (3) beat Bernard Vasey 2 lb 02 oz (1)

Results:- 60 fish - 124 lb 02 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
​1st Colin Stainthorpe - 8 codlings
2nd Dave Smith - 7 codlings
3rd Neil Eglon - 6 codlings
4th Dylan Goldsmith - 7 codlings
5th Rob Taylor - 5 codlings
6th Brian Harland - 4 codlings
7th Allan Beale - 1 spragg, 1 codling
8th Dave Turnbull - 2 codlings
9th Dan Middlemas - 3 codlings
10th Mike Saunders - 1 LSD, 1 codling
11th Peter Horbury - 2 codlings
12th Denis Thompson - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
13th = James Moore - 3 whitings
13th = Jason Ebison - 1 codling
15th Ben Laws - 1 codling
16th Rob Allison - 1 codling
17th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
18th Dave Ward - 2 whitings
​20 lb 09 oz
16 lb 06 oz
14 lb 05 oz
11 lb 04 oz
10 lb 08 oz
9 lb 07 oz
9 lb 01 oz
6 lb 02 oz
5 lb 12 oz
4 lb 02 oz
3 lb 02 oz
3 lb 01 oz
2 lb 02 oz
2 lb 02 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 02 oz
Inc 5 lb 07 oz
Inc 3 lb 15 oz




​Heaviest Fish 7 lb 03½ oz
Leader board after 13 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 37 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 40 fish 
3rd   Denis Thompson - 30 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 27 fish 
5th   Peter Horbury - 29 fish 
6th   Colin Stainthorpe - 23 fish 
7th   Rob Allison - 24 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 20 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 29 fish 
10th   Bernard Vasey - 22 fish 
11th   Ben Laws - 17 fish 
12th   Niki McCourt - 24 fish 
13th   Dave Smith - 16 fish 
14th   Dave Turnbull - 9 fish 
15th   Neil Eglon - 14 fish 
16th   Dave Hambley - 13 fish 
17th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
18th   Simon Bowes - 10 fish 
19th   James Moore - 23 fish 
20th   Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 9 fish 
22nd   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
23rd   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
24th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
25th   Rich Deadman - 10 fish 
26th   Dave Ward - 12 fish 
27th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 6 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 6 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 1 fish 
32nd   Andrew Cass - 1 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​69 lb  3/16oz
61 lb  6/16oz
57 lb  6/16oz
56 lb 14/16oz
50 lb  9/16oz
48 lb  2/16oz
47 lb  1/16oz
47 lb 00 oz
42 lb 14/16oz
41 lb  8/16oz
35 lb  3/16oz
34 lb 13/16oz
32 lb 13/16oz
29 lb  6/16oz
27 lb 13/16oz
26 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb 14/16oz
22 lb  1/16oz
21 lb 12/16oz
19 lb  4/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
15 lb 10/16oz
12 lb 11/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
7 lb 13/16oz
4 lb 00 oz
     8/16oz
6 lb  5/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
     1/16oz
4 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
6 lb  5/16oz
     6/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
3 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
    15/16oz
    14/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
     5/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
    10/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
     8/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     2/16oz
     7/16oz​
Seasons total 545 fish for 944 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 11th Nov - 14 of 52

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In between rain showers, Sandsend beach 12.30hrs

Personal Best Pollock for Brian

PictureBrian Harland 8 lb 04 oz
​High water 18.03 hrs, 5.4 metres, 1002 mbar, 8°C

A grey start to the day, low pressure and rain showers for the Filey Open.  By the evening, sea state SEasterly 0-1ft, with little to no colour, hence cast forecast was low for the 22 WSAA members fishing.  The SSWesterly wind grew in strength throughout the 4 hr match.  An all ebb match, started at HWater 18.00hrs, 5.4m.  Members reported tonnes of weed still littering the HWater line on numerous marks.

With the moon in its first quarter there was very little moonlight in a clear sky, ideal for star gazing (& there was plenty of time).  Fish bites were either timid, and playful or smash and grab resulting in fish being lip hooked.  Undersized billets hampered some members throughout the match.

At the scales the talk was of the Filey Open (HFish match) with WSAA member Dave Turnbull, Darlington, 2nd overall with a codling of 4 lb 15 oz.  Rob Allison 7th overall 3 lb 14 oz, he reported being pipped by an ounce to HBoFish 16 lb 14 oz (5 codlings, 1 billet).

Bernard Vasey & James Gilpin were kept busy at the scales as members were slow to return with a queue forming.  Brian Harland, heeding the weigh masters request, slid his best fish in the pan first, a Personal Best pollock of 8 lb 04 oz (the 2nd best WSAA Senior specimen).  Brian reported being “nailed on his 2nd cast of the night”, with the pollock swimming like a salmon from left to right as he retrieved it.

Brian now leads in both the HFish Monthly Sweep, and HFish of the season to date, bettering Allan Beale’s spragg 7 lb 03½ oz from Match 13 Wed 7th Nov.

Overall only 11 members weighed-in {50%} 28 codlings, 15 whitings, 3 r’lings, 1 billet, and a pollock.  The seasons total weigh-in has just past 1,000 lb, 592 fish Av 1 lb 11 oz

Results:- 57 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 04 oz)

​1st Brian Harland - 2 codlings, 1 pollock
2nd Paul Short - 5 codlings, 1 billet, 1 r’ling
3rd Peter Horbury - 4 codlings
4th Ben Laws - 5 codlings, 2 whitings
5th Dave Ward - 8 whitings
6th Rob Allison - 3 codlings
7th Bernard Vasey - 3 codlings
8th Dave Smith - 3 codlings
9th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
10th James Moore - 4 whitings
11th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling, 1 whiting
​11 lb 01 oz
8 lb 11 oz
7 lb 00 oz
6 lb 14 oz
5 lb 09 oz
4 lb 12 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 11 oz
Heaviest Fish 8 lb 04 oz Pollock

​Inc 2 lb 05½ oz
Leader board after 14 of 52 matches.
​1st   Brian Harland - 40 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 47 fish 
3rd   Peter Horbury - 33 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 30 fish 
5th   Rob Taylor - 27 fish 
6th   Rob Allison - 27 fish 
7th   Colin Stainthorpe - 25 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 20 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 32 fish 
10th   Bernard Vasey - 25 fish 
11th   Ben Laws - 24 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 19 fish 
13th   Niki McCourt - 24 fish 
14th   Dave Turnbull - 9 fish 
15th   Neil Eglon - 14 fish 
16th   Dave Hambley - 13 fish 
17th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
18th   Simon Bowes - 10 fish 
19th   James Moore - 27 fish 
20th   Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 9 fish 
22nd   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
23rd   Dave Ward - 20 fish 
24th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
25th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
26th   Rich Deadman - 10 fish 
27th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 6 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 6 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 4 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 1 fish 
32nd   Andrew Cass - 1 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​80 lb  4/16oz
70 lb  1/16oz
57 lb  9/16oz
57 lb  6/16oz
56 lb 14/16oz
51 lb 13/16oz
49 lb 13/16oz
47 lb 00 oz
45 lb  8/16oz
45 lb  6/16oz
42 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 15/16oz
34 lb 13/16oz
29 lb  6/16oz
27 lb 13/16oz
26 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb 14/16oz
24 lb  7/16oz
21 lb 12/16oz
19 lb  4/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
18 lb  4/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
15 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
10 lb  3/16oz
12 lb  8/16oz
     3/16oz
     8/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
2 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
     2/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
6 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
    15/16oz
    14/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
     7/16oz
2 lb 11/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
    10/16oz
     6/16oz
     8/16oz
     1/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
     8/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     2/16oz
     7/16oz
​Seasons total 592 fish for 1,002 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 14th - 15 of 52

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08.30 hrs Sandsend beach, SSWesterly 20-32 mph set in for the day
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High water 20.06 hrs, 4.8 metres, 1018 mbar, 9°C

All day strong SSWesterly winds never eased, and at times gusts appeared to increase during the 3hr evening match.  Sea state was ‘flat’, only South facing marks had anything that could be described as swell.  Additionally with no colour in the water the catch forecast in these conditions was going to be very poor.  Members, having deduced this for themselves, dropped out of the match, and for the very first time less than 20 fished, despite the Doubles Knockouts semi-finals being fished (and the Rules were adhered to).

With clear skies, and the moon already setting in the west, it was a dark evening.  Fishing up & over HWater on a slack tide.  Fish bites were very hard to detect, if at all, with lines being battered by the wind.  Lines well bowed, end tackle was dragged into snags.  No reports of weed problems, Danny Middlemas reported dropping a codling in the ‘aqua pods’ and could only watch as it bounced from rock to rock, like a pin ball.

At the scales, members were slow to return, many had travelled in search of a weigh-in.  Bernard Vasey was all set up waiting patiently, Norman Middlemas placed a 6 oz dab in the pan, beaten then by Colin Stainthorpe, an 8 oz dab.  It was obvious the weigh-in would be poor, but the humour & comradery was in good form with members declining a ‘photo’ with the HFish as it increased ounce by ounce. 

Last man to the scales, Man of the Match Ben Laws, with not only his first match/HBoFish win, 2 codlings 3 lb 00 oz, also had the HFish of the night 2 lb 00 oz.  When told he had won he exclaimed “you’re joking”?  All in all 8 of 18 weighed-in [44%].

Members retired to the warmth of the open fire in the Fleece, where hot soup and refreshments were on offer.

Doubles Knockouts:-

Paul Short 1 lb 09 oz (1) & Peter Horbury 0 lb 00 oz (0)
Beat
Bernard Vasey 0 lb 00 oz (0) & Jason Ebison 0 lb 00 oz (0)

James Moore 0 lb 00 oz (0) & Ben Laws 3 lb (2)
Beat
Brian Harland 1 lb 10 oz (3) & Allan Beale 0 lb 00 oz (0) 

Results:- 12 fish - 11 lb 08 oz (Av 11 oz)

​1st Ben Laws - 2 codlings
2nd Rob Allison - 1 codling
3rd Brian Harland - 3 whitings
4th = Paul Short - 1 codling
4th = Dave Ward - 1 codling
6th Dan Middlemas - 2 whitings
7th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 dab
8th Norman Middlemas - 1 dab
​3 lb 00 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 02 oz
     8 oz
     6 oz
Heaviest Fish 2 lb 00 oz
Leader board after 15 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 43 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 48 fish 
3rd   Peter Horbury - 33 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 30 fish 
5th   Rob Taylor - 27 fish 
6th   Rob Allison - 28 fish 
7th   Colin Stainthorpe - 26 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 20 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 34 fish 
10th   Bernard Vasey - 25 fish 
11th   Ben Laws - 26 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 19 fish 
13th   Niki McCourt - 24 fish 
14th   Dave Turnbull - 9 fish 
15th   Neil Eglon - 14 fish 
16th   Dave Hambley - 13 fish 
17th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
18th   Simon Bowes - 10 fish 
19th   James Moore - 27 fish 
20th   Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish 
21st   Dave Ward - 21 fish 
22nd   Matty Lamb - 9 fish 
23rd   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
24th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
25th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
26th   Rich Deadman - 10 fish 
27th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 6 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 6 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 5 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 1 fish 
32nd   Andrew Cass - 1 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​81 lb 14/16oz
71 lb 10/16oz
57 lb  9/16oz
57 lb  6/16oz
56 lb 14/16oz
53 lb  9/16oz
50 lb  5/16oz
47 lb 00 oz
46 lb 10/16oz
45 lb  6/16oz
45 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 15/16oz
34 lb 13/16oz
29 lb  6/16oz
27 lb 13/16oz
26 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb 14/16oz
24 lb  7/16oz
21 lb 12/16oz
19 lb 13/16oz
19 lb  4/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
15 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
10 lb  4/16oz
14 lb  1/16oz
     3/16oz
     8/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
     5/16oz
9 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
    15/16oz
    14/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
     7/16oz
2 lb 11/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
     9/16oz
    10/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
     8/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
     2/16oz
     7/16oz
Seasons total 604 fish for 1,013 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Sun 18th Nov - 16 of 52

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Sandsend beach 12.36hrs, high water.
Hambley tops 3 ‘double figure bags’ 1st win
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Matty Lamb 4 lb 05 oz HFish
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Dave Hambley 4 lb 02 oz HBoFish 12 lb 03 oz (5)
​A high pressure system over Europe, a brisk, cool Easterly wind [from Russia] did not deliver the promised swell.  Members reported the swell during the day had been larger than that during the 4hr evening match.  Easterlies, and the colour is never good, and varied greatly from mark to mark (the majority reported clear).  A different swell direction than of late had picked up the weed from the high water line.  And for some, was a problem, fine green/purple grass weed and kelp fouled end tackle.

A neap tide, low water 18.42hrs gave members a chance to get out onto the scaurs, and rocky shoreline to fish the edges of the tangle beds on the flood.  Despite the Easterly wind the tide was very slow to turn, when it did the fish started to feed.  Water clarity made for timid fish bites, Richard Deadman very nearly dropped his rod when his best fish bit, and ran with the bait, a fresh run codling 3 lb 12 oz.

A bright ¾ moon was occasionally masked by heavy cloud cover. There had been a couple of ‘Open’ matches during the day, so numbers were slightly down, but some members fished all day.  Ste Swales was 6th in the Mick Hillaby Memorial match
6 lb 12 oz 14 drms (3)

At the scales Bernard, James and Jason were all in good form as members steadily returned with their fish and tales of woe.  Matty Lamb, Guisborough, early to the scales 12 lb 00 oz (4), had an agonising wait to possibly pick up his first win.  But Dave Hambley, Staithes, had other ideas leaving it late (after a long walk), and pipped Matty to Man of the Match by 3 oz, HBoFish 12 lb 03 oz (5), Dave’s first win.  As a consolation Matty took HFish of the night 4 lb 05 oz.

Of the 21 members fishing 15 weighed-in [71%] 38 assorted fish - 29 codlings, 6 billets, 1 whiting, 1 eel, & 1 dab.

Results:- 74 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 15 oz)
​1st Dave Hambley - 5 codlings
2nd Matty Lamb - 4 codlings
3rd Paul Short - 5 codlings
4th Brian Harland - 3 codlings
5th Rich Deadman - 2 codlings
6th James Moore - 3 codlings
7th Colin Stainthorpe - 4 billets
8th Peter Horbury - 1 codling
9th Neil Eglon - 1 codling, 1 billet
10th Dave Ward - 2 codlings
11th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling, 1 billet
12th Rob Allison - 1 codling
13th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
14th Jason Ebison - 1 eel
15th Allan Beale - 1 whiting, 1 dab
​12 lb 03 oz
12 lb 00 oz
10 lb 08 oz
5 lb 12 oz
5 lb 06 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 06 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 04 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Inc 4 lb 02 oz, 3 lb 15 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 05 oz

Inc 3 lb 12 oz
Inc 3 lb 12 oz


1 fish 4 lb 01 oz





​3rd best eel weighed-in - WSAA Records
Leader board after 16 of 52 matches
​​1st   Brian Harland - 46 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 53 fish 
3rd   Peter Horbury - 34 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 30 fish 
5th   Rob Taylor - 27 fish 
6th   Rob Allison - 29 fish 
7th   Colin Stainthorpe - 30 fish 
8th   Dan Middlemas - 36 fish 
9th   Allan Beale - 22 fish 
10th   Bernard Vasey - 26 fish 
11th   Ben Laws - 26 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 18 fish 
13th   Dave Smith - 19 fish 
14th   Niki McCourt - 24 fish 
15th   Matty Lamb - 13 fish 
16th   Neil Eglon - 16 fish 
17th   James Moore - 30 fish 
18th   Dave Turnbull - 9 fish 
19th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
20th   Simon Bowes - 10 fish 
21st   Dave Ward - 23 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish 
23rd   Rich Deadman - 12 fish 
24th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
25th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
27th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 6 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 6 fish 
30th   Norman Middlemas - 5 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 2 fish 
32nd   Andrew Cass - 1 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​87 lb 10/16oz
82 lb  2/16oz
61 lb 10/16oz
57 lb  6/16oz
56 lb 14/16oz
55 lb  7/16oz
54 lb 11/16oz
48 lb 13/16oz
48 lb  3/16oz
46 lb 15/16oz
45 lb  1/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 15/16oz
34 lb 13/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
31 lb  1/16oz
29 lb  9/16oz
29 lb  6/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb 14/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
21 lb 12/16oz
21 lb 00 oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
5 lb  8/16oz
20 lb  8/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
     8/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
    12/16oz
5 lb 14/16oz
    10/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
6 lb 00 oz
3 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
    12/16oz
2 lb  6/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
6 lb  4/16oz
     8/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
     2/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
     7/16oz
​Seasons total 642 fish for 1,087 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 21st Nov - 17 of 52

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PictureColin Stainthorpe 7 lb 02½ oz
​Low water 20.51 hrs, 1.6 metres,  1021mbar, 5°C

A good sea running for the evenings 3hr match, 2hrs down to LW & and hour back.  NEasterly swell & ESEasterly swells combined, 5 to 8ft with some surging.  Plenty of colour and little weed reported.  Gentle SEastely wind 9 to 14mph, and heavy cloud cover.

HFish of the night 7 lb 02½ oz Colin Stainthorpe (pictured)

​1st Ben Laws - 7 fish
2nd Dave Smith - 7 fish
3rd Colin Stainthorpe - 3 fish
4th Brian Harland - 6 fish
5th Dave Turnbull - 5 fish
6th Rob Allison - 3 fish
7th Rich Deadman - 5 fish
8th Simon Bowes - 2 fish
9th Dave Hambley - 3 fish
10th Dan Middlemas - 4 fish
11th Neil Eglon - 3 fish
12th Allan Beale - 2 fish
13th Dave Ward - 2 fish
14th James Moore - 3 fish
15th Paul Short - 2 fish
16th Bernard Vasey - 2 fish
17th Jason Ebison - 1 fish
18th Norman Middlemas - 1 fish
19th Niki McCourt - 1 fish
18 lb 04 oz
15 lb 06 oz
14 lb 05 oz
13 lb 06 oz
11 lb 01 oz
9 lb 06 oz
8 lb 13 oz
6 lb 06 oz
5 lb 14 oz
5 lb 08 oz
5 lb 00 oz
4 lb 08 oz
4 lb 05 oz
4 lb 04 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 02 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 06 oz
    14 oz​
Inc 3 lb 12 oz
Inc 4 lb 12 oz
Heaviest Fish 7 lb 02½ oz


Inc 3 lb 10 oz





​Inc 3 lb 03 oz
Leader board after 17 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 52 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 55 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 33 fish 
4th   Rob Allison - 32 fish 
5th   Ben Laws - 33 fish 
6th   Peter Horbury - 34 fish 
7th   Denis Thompson - 30 fish 
8th   Rob Taylor - 27 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 40 fish 
10th   Allan Beale - 24 fish 
11th   Dave Smith - 26 fish 
12th   Bernard Vasey - 28 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 21 fish 
14th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
15th   Neil Eglon - 19 fish 
16th   Niki McCourt - 25 fish 
17th   James Moore - 33 fish 
18th = Matty Lamb - 13 fish 
18th = Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
20th   Rich Deadman - 17 fish 
21st   Dave Ward - 25 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
23rd   Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish 
24th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
25th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
27th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 6 fish 
29th   James Gilpin - 6 fish 
30th   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
31st   Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 
32nd   Andrew Cass - 1 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​101 lb 00 oz
85 lb 11/16oz
69 lb 00 oz
64 lb 13/16oz
63 lb  5/16oz
61 lb 10/16oz
57 lb  6/16oz
56 lb 14/16oz
54 lb  5/16oz
52 lb 11/16oz
51 lb  5/16oz
50 lb  1/16oz
44 lb 15/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
36 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 11/16oz
33 lb 13/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 13/16oz
27 lb  5/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
21 lb 12/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference.
15 lb  5/16oz
16 lb 11/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
     8/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
0         oz
1 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
6 lb  4/16oz
     8/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
     7/16oz
Seasons total 704 fish for 1,225 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 25th Nov - 18 of 52 - 39th Annual Open

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08.30 hrs en-route Sandsend beach ENEasterly swell
39th Annual Open Fishing Competition - photos etc
PictureAllan Beale & WSAA Chairman William Atkinson
Low water 11.07 hrs, 1.1 metres, 1019 mbar, 5°C

An excellent turn out, One Hundred and Ten anglers took part in Whitby Sea Anglers Association’s 39th Annual Open fishing competition on Sunday 25th November.  Fishing 10.00 - 16.00hrs

The 1st Place prize of £500 was sponsored by Wilf Nobles Plant Hire & Construction, Ruswarp (Nr Whitby).  The weigh-in & presentation was held in The Fleece, Church St, Whitby, where landlady Carla Smith and her staff laid on hot food and hospitality for the visiting anglers.

Sea state was ENEasterly with little to no colour, save some from recent heavy rainfall.  Close set swells ie close to shore were regular with little to no surging.  No sooner than low water was reached 11.07hrs, the tide turned very quickly, aided by the on shore wind, and grew in height 3-5ft.  ENEasterly wind 16-20 mph hampered casting and bite detection.  Anglers reported lines and end tackle being fouled by fine green weed.  Due to the clarity of the water, bites were timid, with many takes not returning.

At the scales, manned by Bernard Vasey, James Gilpin and Dave Perrett, James Hewitson was also on hand to take all the photographs.   They were all kept busy, with an orderly queue forming as 48 weighed-in 156 fish for 392 lb 09 oz.  The top 14 anglers all having ‘double figure’ bags.

The £500 first place prize was won by Cloughton angler Simon Barker, 6 fish for 21 lb 03 oz
£300 second place prize went to Andy Crow, 8 fish 20 lb 07 oz
£200 third place prize went to Steve Dixon, 8 fish 19 lb 07½ oz

In the Superpool sweeps the Heaviest Single Fish was won by Chris France 6 lb 01½ oz, and the second HFish was landed by WSAA member Rob Allison 5 lb 10½ oz

Just one Junior angler weighed-in John Horner - 1 lb 15½ oz

The Flat fish prize was won by local Whitby angler Dameon Townsend 1 lb 03½ oz - £35.00

In the Optional Pairs, Simon & Fred Barker - a combined weigh-in of 37 lb 00 oz - 13 fish.

Special Placed Prizes - 

10th £50*, 17th £50 Angel Fisheries, 25th £50*, & Last Place £50*.
*Sponsored by Woodfellas & Car Land.

WSAA Members Results:- 105 lb 00 oz (Av 2 lb 10 oz)

​1st Allan Beale - 7 codlings
2nd Rob Allison - 5 codlings
3rd Denis Thompson - 3 codlings
4th Ste Swales - 4 codlings
5th Andrew Cass - 2 codlings
6th Peter Horbury - 2 codlings
7th Dave Smith - 2 codlings
8th Brian Harland - 3 codlings
9th = Ben Laws - 2 codlings
9th = Dave Ward - 3 codlings
11th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings
12th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
13th Matty Lamb - 1 codling
14th James Gilpin - 1 codling
15th Paul Short - 1 codling
16th Rob Taylor - 1 codling
​16 lb 07 oz
13 lb 12 oz
13 lb 06 oz
9 lb 14 oz
9 lb 04 oz
7 lb 10 oz
6 lb 00 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
4 lb 05 oz
4 lb 02 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 11 oz

​Heaviest Fish 5 lb 10½ oz
Leader board after 18 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 55 fish 
2nd   Paul Short - 56 fish 
3rd   Rob Allison - 37 fish 
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 34 fish 
5th   Denis Thompson - 33 fish 
6th   Peter Horbury - 36 fish 
7th   Allan Beale - 31 fish 
8th   Ben Laws - 35 fish 
9th   Rob Taylor - 28 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 42 fish 
11th   Dave Smith - 28 fish 
12th   Bernard Vasey - 28 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 21 fish 
14th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
15th   Neil Eglon - 19 fish 
16th   Niki McCourt - 25 fish 
17th   James Moore - 33 fish 
18th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
19th   Dave Ward - 28 fish 
20th   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
21st   Rich Deadman - 17 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
23rd   Dylan Goldsmith - 13 fish 
24th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
29th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
30th   James Gilpin - 7 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
32nd   Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​105 lb 14/16oz
87 lb 12/16oz
78 lb  9/16oz
71 lb  8/16oz
70 lb 12/16oz
69 lb  4/16oz
69 lb  2/16oz
67 lb 10/16oz
58 lb  9/16oz
58 lb  7/16oz
57 lb  5/16oz
50 lb  1/16oz
44 lb 15/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
36 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 11/16oz
33 lb 13/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
31 lb 10/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 13/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
21 lb 12/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
10 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
18 lb  2/16oz
9 lb  3/16oz
7 lb  1/16oz
    12/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
     2/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
9 lb  1/16oz
     2/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
7 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
     2/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
    15/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
6 lb  4/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
5 lb 00 oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
​Seasons total 744 fish for 1,329 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)

Wed 28th Nov - 19 of 52

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08.00 hrs a very wet & windy Sandsend beach

Best weigh-in for November 
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​3rd win for Rob Taylor

High water 19.35 hrs, 5.3 metres, 998 mbar, 13°C

Weather dominated by a deep low pressure out in the Atlantic, and Storm Diana incoming.  The Met Office had issued severe weather warnings, 40mph SWesterly winds predicted for NEast.  Sea state, plenty of colour, 3ft SWesterly.  Fishing the last hour of the flood, weed, wherever members went could potentially put a halt to their nights fishing.  Cliff marks, piers and local beaches, but finding any shelter from the wind was very hard for all.

Weed was a problem for the first hour, mainly bladder rack as opposed to kelp stalks.  After the first hour of ebb it started to surge, with ‘white-outs’.  Swells breaking over the outer reefs, over the out-going swells creating strong tow on lines and end tackle.  The rain held off, and the wind dropped significantly by match end. 

At the scales Bernard & James were very busy, members heeding the weigh masters instructions, placing their best fish on the scales first (11 codlings over 4 lb).  5 ‘double-figure’ bags from 19 of the 23 members weighing-in.  Overall it was the best weigh-in, of the 8, for November 139 lb 09 oz, giving an average 2 lb 05 oz fish.

Man of the Match Rob Taylor, recently back from America, tanned and all smiles 18 lb 06 oz (7) his best 4 lb 04 oz was well short of the best fish of the night.  This fell to Dan Middlemas, who has fished all 19 matches, and weighed-in in all, took his first HFish win 5 lb 06½ oz

Richard Deadman's codling was lip 'hooked' on the rig clip!​  Explain that one?

Both Ben Laws & Dave Smith caught bass on Sandsend beach, reporting 'they were at us as soon as you hit the water'.

Novembers Catch:-
381 fish - 747 lb 02 oz giving a 1 lb 15 oz average.
313 cod, 33 whitings, 19 rocklings, 7 billets, 4 flat fish, 2 bass, 
1 pollock, 1 LSD, and 1 eel.

Monthly Sweep winners:-

HBoFish - Colin Stainthorpe - 20 lb 09 oz Wed 7th 
HFish - Brian Harland - 8 lb 04 oz Sun 11th 

Month ending, and November deservedly belongs to Colin Stainthorpe 28 fish, 67 lb 15 oz

Singles Knockout Results:-

Dan Middlemas 6 lb 10 oz beat Ben Laws 6 lb 01 oz
Brian Harland 15 lb 10 oz beat Col Stainthorpe 8 lb 04 oz

Members will note both Dan & Brian fish together, so it should be an interesting Final Wed 19th Dec.

December - Cloughton Open Sun Dec 2nd LW 11.03 hrs, 1.5m

Doubles K/Out Final Wed 5th 

WSAA members Christmas match Sun 23rd HW 16.16 hrs, 5.7m

Results:- 60 fish - 139 lb 09 oz (Av 2 lb 05 oz)
​1st Rob Taylor - 7 codlings
2nd Brian Harland - 5 codlings
3rd Rob Allison - 4 codlings
4th Denis Thompson - 7 codlings
5th Dave Hambley - 4 codlings
6th Peter Horbury - 4 codlings
7th Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
8th Dylan Goldsmith - 2 codlings
9th Allan Beale - 3 codlings
10th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings
11th Ben Laws - 6 whitings, 1 bass 
12th Dave Smith - 1 codling, 1 bass
13th Paul Short - 4 codlings
14th Niki McCourt - 1 codling
15th Dave Ward - 1 codling
16th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
17th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
18th Neil Eglon - 2 rocklings
19th James Moore - 1 whiting
​18 lb 06 oz
15 lb 10 oz
14 lb 07 oz
14 lb 02 oz
11 lb 15 oz
8 lb 14 oz
8 lb 04 oz
8 lb 02 oz
7 lb 04 oz
6 lb 10 oz
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 04 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 01 oz
    15 oz
    14 oz
    12 oz
Inc 4 lb 04 oz
Inc 4 lb 03 oz
Inc 5 lb 02 oz
Inc 4 lb 15½ oz
Inc 4 lb 04 oz
Inc 3 lb 10 oz
Inc 4 lb 03 oz & 4 lb 01 oz
Inc 4 lb 06 oz

Heaviest Fish 5 lb 06½ oz



1 fish
Leader board after 19 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 60 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 41 fish 
3rd   Paul Short - 60 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 40 fish 
5th   Colin Stainthorpe - 36 fish 
6th   Peter Horbury - 40 fish 
7th   Rob Taylor - 35 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 34 fish 
9th   Ben Laws - 42 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 44 fish 
11th   Dave Smith - 30 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 25 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 29 fish 
14th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
15th   Niki McCourt - 26 fish 
16th   Neil Eglon - 21 fish 
17th   James Moore - 34 fish 
18th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
19th   Dave Ward - 29 fish 
20th   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
21st   Rich Deadman - 18 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
29th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
30th   James Gilpin - 7 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
32nd   Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​121 lb  8/16oz
93 lb 00 oz
92 lb 10/16oz
84 lb 14/16oz
79 lb 12/16oz
78 lb  2/16oz
76 lb 15/16oz
76 lb  6/16oz
73 lb 11/16oz
65 lb  1/16oz
62 lb  7/16oz
56 lb 14/16oz
51 lb 00 oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb 15/16oz
36 lb 15/16oz
34 lb  9/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
33 lb 10/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
30 lb 14/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
10 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
28 lb  8/16oz
     6/16oz
7 lb 12/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     9/16oz
2 lb 11/16oz
8 lb 10/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
5 lb  9/16oz
5 lb 14/16oz
10 lb  9/16oz
     8/16oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb  6/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
2 lb  6/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
3 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
6 lb  4/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
5 lb 00 oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
​Seasons total 804 fish for 1,469 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for November 2018 year
November's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Brian Harland
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Colin Stainthorpe

8 lb 04 oz - Sun 11th Nov
20 lb 09 oz (8) - Wed 7th Nov

Date - Nov
Sun 04
Wed 07
Sun 11
Wed 14
Sun 18
Wed 21
Sun 25
Wed 28

Sun 04
Wed 07
Sun 11
Wed 14
Sun 18
Wed 21
Sun 25
Wed 28
Heaviest Fish
Ben Laws
Allan Beale
Brian Harland
Ben laws
Matty Lamb
Colin Stainthorpe
Rob Allison
Dan Middlemas
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Colin Stainthorpe (7)
Colin Stainthorpe (8)
Brian Harland (3)
Ben laws (2)
Dave Hambley (5)
Ben Laws (7)
Allan Beale (7)
Rob Taylor (7)
Weight
5 lb 03 oz
7 lb 03½ oz
8 lb 04 oz
2 lb 00 oz
4 lb 05 oz
7 lb 02½ oz
5 lb 10½ oz
5 lb 06½ oz
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15 lb 12 oz
20 lb 09 oz
11 lb 01 oz
3 lb 00 oz
12 lb 03 oz
18 lb 04 oz
16 lb 07 oz
​18 lb 06 oz


HFish to date (not for long!)
HFish to date



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 No. Fish
62
60
47
12
38
62
40
​60
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381 fish
Weight
98 lb 04 oz
124 lb 02 oz
57 lb 10 oz
11 lb 08 oz
74 lb 01 oz
137 lb 00 oz
105 lb 00 oz
139 lb 09 oz
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747 lb 02 oz
Catch for November
313 cod, 33 whitings, 19 rocklings, 7 billets, 4 flat fish, 2 bass, 1 pollock, 1 LSD, and 1 eel.
381 fish - 747 lb 02 oz, Av 1 lb 15 oz

December 2018

Sun 2nd Dec - 20 of 52

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High water 12.00hrs Sandsend beach

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HBoFish Rich Deadman 10 lb 02 oz (4)
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HFish Colin Stainthorpe 4 lb 15 oz

Personal Best for Rich

PictureRich Deadman 4 lb 03 oz
​Low water 18.14 hrs, 2.2 metres, 989 mbar, 10°C

Another deep low pressure system, this time off the west coast of Stornoway, continuing to dominate the weather.  SWesterly winds (offshore) 20mph, with gusts of 30+ mph.  Some shelter was gained from the landmass but on moving marks during the flood there was no escape, vortex’s under the cliffs.

A neap tide, an all flood match, the Northerly swell 1ft, grew during the match, was regular with no surging.  No weed problems reported but the HWater lines are littered with rotting weed.  With very little colour in the water, milky grey (at best) to clear it was a hard night fishing, fish bites were timid ‘smash & grab’ with no return, confirmed with the fish species at the scales, r’lings, billets, and a blegg.

No rain forecasted, but two heavy showers at 19.00 & 20.00 hrs were short and sharp on an otherwise mild night 10°C.  There was no moonlight, only light pollution from Whitby town to light up the evening sky.

Only 13 of the 21 members fishing [62%] presented fish at the scales, including 2 ‘double-figure’ bags.  The first, and a WSAA PB, from Rich Deadman, Selby, 3 codlings, a r’ling - 10 lb 02 oz - his second Man of the Match this season.  His best 4 lb 03 oz was soon beaten by next to the scales.  Ben Laws 4 lb 07½ oz, one of 3 for 10 lb, was also soon beaten by Colin Stainthorpe
4 lb 15 oz for the HFish of the night.  Ben Laws reported losing a better fish 10 lb+, not using a ‘rotten bottom’ his lead & fish were fast in the rocks, just out of reach.

Total catch 21 codlings {3x 4 lb’ers}, 5 r’lings, 2 billets, a blegg/pouting, and an LSD [lesser spotted dogfish] 60 lb 00 oz giving a match average 2 lb 00 oz/fish to start Decembers catch.

Both Rich & Colin have set the bar in Decembers’ Monthly Sweeps.

Wednesday night is the Doubles Knockout Final
Paul Short & Peter Horbury
      - V -
James Moore & Ben Laws

Results:- 60 lb 00 oz (Av 2 lb 00 oz)

​1st Rich Deadman - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd Ben Laws - 3 codlings
3rd Colin Stainthorpe - 4 codlings
4th Denis Thompson - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
5th Rob Allison - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
6th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings, 1 billet
7th Dave Hambley - 1 codling, 1 blegg
8th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
9th Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 billet
10th Niki McCourt - 1 LSD
11th Dave Ward - 1 codling
12th Paul Short - 1 r’ling
13th Peter Horbury - 1 r’ling
​10 lb 02 oz
10 lb 00 oz
9 lb 11 oz
5 lb 11 oz
5 lb 03 oz
5 lb 02 oz
4 lb 02 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 04 oz
1 lb 04 oz
     6 oz
     4 oz
Inc 4 lb 03 oz
Inc 4 lb 07½ oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 15 oz
Leader board after 20 of 52 matches.
​1st   Brian Harland - 62 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 45 fish 
3rd   Paul Short - 61 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 43 fish 
5th   Colin Stainthorpe - 40 fish 
6th   Ben Laws - 45 fish 
7th   Peter Horbury - 41 fish 
8th   Rob Taylor - 35 fish 
9th   Allan Beale - 34 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 47 fish 
11th   Dave Smith - 30 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 27 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 30 fish 
14th   Niki McCourt - 27 fish 
15th   Rich Deadman - 22 fish 
16th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
17th   Neil Eglon - 21 fish 
18th   Dave Ward - 30 fish 
19th   James Moore - 34 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
29th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
30th   James Gilpin - 7 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
32nd   Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​124 lb  4/16oz
98 lb  3/16oz
93 lb 00 oz
90 lb  9/16oz
89 lb  7/16oz
83 lb 11/16oz
78 lb  6/16oz
76 lb 15/16oz
76 lb  6/16oz
70 lb  3/16oz
62 lb  7/16oz
61 lb 00 oz
54 lb  3/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
41 lb 00 oz
40 lb  7/16oz
36 lb 15/16oz
34 lb 14/16oz
34 lb  9/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
10 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
26 lb  1/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 12/16oz
5 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
     9/16oz
6 lb  3/16oz
7 lb 12/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 00 oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     9/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
     5/16oz
    14/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
6 lb  4/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
5 lb 00 oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
Seasons total 834 fish for 1,529 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)

Wed 5th Dec - 21 of 52 - Doubles K/O Final

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High water 14.39 hrs Sandsend beach (raining)
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Col Stainthorpe 13 lb 05 oz
Colin's catch on pan
Dave Ward - 4 lb 12½ oz
​Nicki McCourt's r'lings
​Low water 20.53 hrs, 1.6 metres, 1007 mbar, 7°C

Lucky for Dave Hambley 13 lb 13 oz

On this day in 2013 Whitby encountered a tidal surge with the town centre flooding, and much damage along the local coastline sea defences.  In 2018, for Wednesday night’s 3hr match storm Etienne was dominating the weather.  2” of rain had been forecasted by the Met Office, and as forecasted the rain thankfully stopped at 19.00hrs.

A very welcome Northerly swell 4-6Ft has been running over the last couple of days with plenty of colour, ‘but’ on Wednesday night surging was reported as a problem on many ‘deeper water’ marks.  Weed continues as a big problem with more time wasted retrieving & untangling rigs from bladder rack and red/green grass weed.

A dark night cloudless night, no moonlight due to a new moon {Friday}, a very mild night, gentle WSWesterly breeze.  With reports of fish being caught the previous night, the ‘fish chasers’ were ‘out & about’, one member reported being followed by 16 rods, nee ‘a bus trip’ to one mark, consequently he was forced to fish elsewhere without success.

At the scales Bernard, James & Jason were kept busy by the 17 of the 24 members fishing & returning with a predominantly codling catch.  Although Nicki McCourt had 5 r’lings, along with 3 codlings in his bag 7 lb 13 oz.  With a good show of 3/4 lb’ers, many undersized codlings were returned, a good sign for the future.  As low water approached, fish bites were more timid, and did not pick up until the flood started to push.

Man of the Match, his second win, Dave Hambley 13 lb 13 oz, two good codlings, 4 lb 04½ oz, 4 lb 04 oz, a mop & a blegg.  HFish of the night fell to Dave Ward, 4 lb 12½ oz, his first win, his other codling 4 lb 04½ oz, made a good 9 lb+ bag.

Rob Allison & Colin Stainthorpe join Brian Harland in the ‘100 lb Club’.  Colin has been fishing exceptionally well of late after a slow start.

The First Trophy of the season - The Doubles K/O Final:-
Congratulations,
Ben Laws & James Moore - 14 lb 03 oz (8)
beat
Paul Short & Peter Horbury - 11 lb 08 oz (5)

To date no member has weighed-in an ‘out of competition’ fish for the David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy.

Results:- 58 fish - 122 lb 13 oz (Av 2 lb 02 oz)

51 codlings, 5 r’lings, 1 blegg, 1 flounder
​1st Dave Hambley - 3 codlings, 1 blegg
2nd Colin Stainthorpe - 8 codlings
3rd Rob Allison - 5 codlings
4th James Moore - 5 codlings
5th Peter Horbury - 3 codlings, 1 flounder
6th Dave Ward - 2 codlings
7th Brian Harland - 3 codlings
8th Niki McCourt - 3 codlings, 5 r’lings
9th Rich Deadman - 3 codlings
10th = Bernard Vasey - 3 codlings
10th = Dave Smith - 2 codlings
12th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings
13th Ben Laws - 3 codlings
14th James Gilpin - 2 codlings
15th Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
16th = Paul Short - 1 codling
16th = Allan Beale - 1 codling
​13 lb 13 oz
13 lb 05 oz
13 lb 02 oz
10 lb 02 oz
9 lb 10 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 14 oz
7 lb 13 oz
6 lb 03 oz
6 lb 01 oz
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 12 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 04 oz
3 lb 00 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 14 oz
Leader board after 21 of 52 matches

​​1st   Brian Harland - 65 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 50 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 48 fish 
4th   Paul Short - 62 fish 
5th   Denis Thompson - 45 fish 
6th   Peter Horbury - 45 fish 
7th   Ben Laws - 48 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 35 fish 
9th   Rob Taylor - 35 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 49 fish 
11th   Dave Hambley - 31 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 32 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 33 fish 
14th   Niki McCourt - 35 fish 
15th   Rich Deadman - 25 fish 
16th   James Moore - 39 fish 
17th   Dave Ward - 32 fish 
18th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
19th   Neil Eglon - 21 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 9 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
32nd   Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 

​​132 lb  2/16oz
111 lb  5/16oz
102 lb 12/16oz
94 lb 14/16oz
93 lb  9/16oz
88 lb 00 oz
87 lb 12/16oz
78 lb  4/16oz
76 lb 15/16oz
75 lb 15/16oz
74 lb 13/16oz
68 lb  8/16oz
60 lb  4/16oz
50 lb 00 oz
47 lb  3/16oz
44 lb 11/16oz
44 lb 00 oz
40 lb  7/16oz
36 lb 15/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
13 lb  8/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz

​Difference
20 lb 13/16oz
8 lb  9/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
5 lb  9/16oz
     4/16oz
9 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb  2/16oz
6 lb  5/16oz
8 lb  4/16oz
10 lb  4/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
    11/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
     3/16oz
6 lb 00 oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
Av Fish
​2 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
2  lb 00 oz
1 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
    10/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
    14/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 892 fish for 1,652 lb  01 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz)

Sun 9th Dec - 22 of 52 - Cloughton Open

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13.30hrs Sandsend beach very strong WNWesterly wind 7°C before wind chill!

Colin wins Cloughton Open

​Cloughton Rocks held their annual Open match Open, 104 anglers competing 10.00hrs - 16.00hrs in their ‘Heaviest Single Fish’ match.  Low pressure over Norway gave a growing NWesterly sea, WNWesterly wind 14-21 mph, drawn from the artic, bitterly cold 7°C with the wind chill.

‘Whitby’ anglers made up the top three:-
1st - Colin Stainthorpe WSAA - 5 lb 11 oz 00 drams.
2nd - Denis Thompson WSAA - 5 lb 10 oz 04 drams.
3rd - Luke McCourt, Whitby - 5 lb 07 oz 04 drams.

Colin Stainthorpe
​HSFish - 5 lb 11 oz 00 drm

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Colin Stainthorpe receives
​£500 1st Place prize

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Denis Thompson
​2nd - 5 lb 10 oz 04 drm

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Cloughton Open
​Leader Board

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Spragg for Brian Harland

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Brian Harland 7 lb 00 oz
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Brian Harland 10 lb 05 oz (3)
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Niki McCourt 3 lb 04½ oz
High water 17.06 hrs, 5.5 metres, 1018 mbar, 4°C
​
For the WSAA members 4hr evening, all ebb match, started an hour after HWater.  The NWesterly sea state is the least favourable for this coastline, always causes massive surging, reported by members, up to 2ft.  With surging, comes the strong ebb tow, pulling end tackle into snags.  Marks drained away, then flooded again, with the surge on top of the returning tide catching some out as they tried to reach their marks.

Members estimated the ebb was at least 1hr behind, due to the surging.  This being the first decent Northerly swell 8 - 9 ft+ the weed was in abundance.  Making a lot of marks totally unfishable, leading to members returning to their cars and moving, only to find more weed.  The WNWesterly wind had fallen away by evening, no moonlight on a cloudless night, temp had dropped to 4°C by match end.

Only 12 of the 24 members fishing 50% returned to the scales with predominantly codlings.  With his second win of the season Brian Harland took Man of the Match, winning both HBoFish
10 lb 05 oz (3) & HFish 7 lb 00 oz (his, the 2nd best cod to be weighed-in this season - 7 lb 03½ oz from Allan Beale 7th Nov).  Other better fish weighed-in 4 lb 14 oz Dan Middlemas &
5 lb 13 oz from Ben Laws, in all 22 codlings, and a billet.

Paul Short 7 lb 07 oz (3) joined the 100 lb Club, Brian Harland has a 28 lb lead over 2nd place Rob Alison.

Results:- 60 lb 00 oz (Av 2 lb 10 oz)
​1st Brian Harland - 3 codlings
2nd Ben Laws - 2 codlings
3rd Paul Short - 3 codlings
4th Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
5th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings
6th Niki McCourt - 2 codlings
7th Dave Smith - 2 codlings
8th Allan Beale - 2 codlings
9th Rob Allison - 1 codling
10th Rob Taylor - 2 codlings
11th = Rich Deadman - 1 billet
11th = Dave Ward - 1 codling
​10 lb 05 oz
8 lb 15 oz
7 lb 07 oz
6 lb 03 oz
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 05 oz
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 02 oz
3 lb 00 oz
    15 oz
    15 oz
Heaviest Fish 7 lb 00 oz
In 5 lb 13 oz
Inc 3 lb 06 oz

Inc 4 lb 14 oz
Inc 3 lb 04½ oz

​Inc 2 lb 10½ oz
Leader board after 22 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 68 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 51 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 48 fish 
4th   Paul Short - 65 fish 
5th   Ben Laws - 50 fish 
6th   Denis Thompson - 45 fish 
7th   Peter Horbury - 45 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 37 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 51 fish 
10th   Dave Hambley - 33 fish 
11th   Rob Taylor - 37 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 34 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 33 fish 
14th   Niki McCourt - 37 fish 
15th   Rich Deadman - 26 fish 
16th   Dave Ward - 33 fish 
17th   James Moore - 39 fish 
18th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
19th   Neil Eglon - 21 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 12 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 12 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 9 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
32nd   Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​142 lb  7/16oz
114 lb  7/16oz
102 lb 12/16oz
102 lb  5/16oz
96 lb 11/16oz
93 lb  9/16oz
88 lb 00 oz
82 lb  1/16oz
82 lb 00 oz
81 lb 00 oz
79 lb 15/16oz
72 lb  7/16oz
60 lb  4/16oz
55 lb  5/16oz
48 lb  2/16oz
44 lb 15/16oz
44 lb 11/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
36 lb 15/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
18 lb 10/16oz
17 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
13 lb  8/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
​28 lb 00 oz
11 lb 11/16oz
     7/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  9/16oz
5 lb 15/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb  1/16oz
7 lb  8/16oz
12 lb  3/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
     4/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
    14/16oz
     1/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
     3/16oz
6 lb 00 oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
​Seasons total 915 fish for 1,712 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz)

Mon 10th Dec

Heaviest Fish Out of Competition

Congratulations Dave Ward, a PB - 10 lb 01 oz (lost an ounce overnight)

David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy

Thanks to Dan Redling at Keith's Sports, Saltburn, for confirming weight.


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Wed 12th Dec - 23 of 52

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10.00hrs Sandsend beach, SEasterly winds knocked back the swell by match start
All 'whiting' on the night - First win James 'Jamsy' Moore
​High water 18.52 hrs, 5.2 metres, 1020 mbar, 4°C

Sunday’s low pressure over the Baltic Sea (Norway/Finland) had been replaced by a high pressure system, again over the Baltic Sea.  Consequently the NWesterly winds had been replaced by bitterly cold SEasterlies.  Wind strength 10mph, not as strong as forecasted, still, ‘baiting up’ with wet hands was painful with the wind chill.  Sea state, still predominantly Northerly but with some SEasterly, overall it had fallen to below 1ft.  Catch forecast for the 3hr evening match was low.

Twenty two members fished an all ebb tide, piers, cliff marks the chosen marks with some trying local beaches until the scaurs opened out.  The moon, in the first quarter, low on the horizon, had already risen.  Cloud cover was very light until 21.00hrs when it started to rain/sleet, by 23.00hrs it had turned to heavy rain.

At the scales, Bernard, James & Jason were sheltering under an umbrella.  A good turnout of members were gathered around, but only 9 had fish to weigh-in, predominantly whitings.  Peter Horbury’s codling ‘was’ the HFish until Rich Deadman beat it by ½ oz - 1 lb 12½ oz, a reflection on how poor a night it really was for fishing.

Man of the Match James ‘Jamsy’ Moore, his first win, 10 whitings 7 lb 08 oz.  Second Dave Ward also 10 whitings, 6 lb 04 oz, a bit disappointing since his PB 10 lb 01 oz cod caught on Monday Night.  Dave’s cod takes the lead in the HFish ‘Out of Competition’ for the David "Sten" Stonehouse Memorial Sandsend Trophy.

Match 23 and Danny Middlemas’ run of weighing-in in every match came to an end - the last man standing - well done Danny.

Next Wednesday, the Singles Knockout Final
Brian Harland - V - Danny Middlemas

Results:- 30 fish - 24 lb 06 oz (Av 13 oz)
​1st James Moore - 10 whitings
2nd Dave Ward - 10 whitings
3rd Rich Deadman - 2 codlings
4th Peter Horbury - 1 codling
5th Paul Kilpatrick - 1 billet, 1 whiting
6th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
7th Dave Smith - 2 whitings
8th Brian Harland - 1 billet
9th Mike Saunders - 1 flounder
​7 lb 08 oz
6 lb 04 oz
3 lb 04 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 02 oz
    14 oz
     9 oz


Heaviest Fish 1 lb 12½ oz
​Pipped by ½ oz
Leader board after 23 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 69 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 51 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 49 fish 
4th   Paul Short - 65 fish 
5th   Ben Laws - 50 fish 
6th   Denis Thompson - 45 fish 
7th   Peter Horbury - 46 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 37 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 51 fish 
10th   Dave Hambley - 33 fish 
11th   Rob Taylor - 37 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 36 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 33 fish 
14th   Niki McCourt - 37 fish 
15th   James Moore - 49 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 28 fish 
17th   Dave Ward - 43 fish 
18th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
19th   Neil Eglon - 21 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 14 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 13 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 9 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
32nd   Norman Middlemas - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
143 lb  5/16oz
114 lb  7/16oz
104 lb  3/16oz
102 lb  5/16oz
96 lb 11/16oz
93 lb  9/16oz
89 lb 12/16oz
82 lb  1/16oz
82 lb 00 oz
81 lb 00 oz
79 lb 15/16oz
73 lb  9/16oz
60 lb  4/16oz
55 lb  5/16oz
52 lb  3/16oz
51 lb  7/16oz
51 lb  3/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
36 lb 15/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
20 lb  3/16oz
18 lb  5/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
13 lb  8/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
28 lb 14/16oz
10 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
7 lb 11/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb  1/16oz
6 lb  6/16oz
13 lb  5/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
    12/16oz
     4/16oz
10 lb 12/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
    10/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
    10/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
     3/16oz
6 lb 00 oz
     3/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
​Seasons total 945 fish for 1,736 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)

Sun 16th Dec - 24 of 52

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The calm after Storm Deirdre bitterly cold SEasterly Sandsend beach morning dog walk

Rob ‘Spragg’ Taylor

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​High water 22.27 hrs, 4.6 metres, 1008 mbar, 5°C

Sunday morning, the calm after Storm Deirdre, gentle SEasterly wind, dry, sunny but bitterly cold.  Local close to shore SEasterly swell ½ft (at best), with plenty of colour.  However by match start, 18.00hrs, the weather had turned nebulous, with rain due after 21.00hrs.  A flooding neap tide is not everyones favourite tide, members were spread far & wide, beaches, piers though were popular.

The all flood match, already 1¾ hrs back, however the swell was not strong enough to keep up with the fast flood.  This lead to periods of calm after heavy swell sets.  Fish bites were very timid, couple of tugs, then nothing, returning a few moments later.  Weed was reported on many marks, gathered up in the swell as high tide approached, with one or two members weeded off, opting to call time early.

21.15hrs the weather closed in further, and hail started to fall.  Unfortunately this quickly turned to heavy rain, drenching members and their kit.  At the weigh station Bernard Vasey & Jason Ebison were sheltering under a large ‘golf umbrella’.  Early to the scales, Man of the Match - taking his fourth win Rob Taylor 13 lb 05 oz.  His best fish, a fine spragg - 9 lb 04 oz takes the lead from Brian Harland for Heaviest Fish of the season.  The next best fish in the match 4 lb 07 oz Neil Eglon.

50 assorted fish from 16 of the 23 members {70%} fishing -
20 codlings, 18 w’tings, 6 fl’ders, 3 r’lings, 2 billets, and a dab.

Wednesday the Singles Knockout Final will be fished:-

Brian Harland - V - Danny Middlemas 

Results:- 63 lb 02 oz (Av 1 lb 04 oz)

​1st Rob Taylor - 1 spragg, 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd Dave Smith - 4 codlings
3rd Neil Eglon - 3 codlings, 1 r’ling
4th Paul Short - 2 codlings, 2 w’tings
5th Paul Kilpatrick - 4 codlings
6th Norman Middlemas - 5 w’tings, 1 fl’der
7th Mike Saunders - 5 w’tings
8th James Moore - 3 fl’ders, 1 dab, 2 w’tings
9th Rich Deadman - 2 codlings
10th Allan Beale - 1 codling, 1 w’ting
11th Brian Harland - 2 w’tings
12th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 billet, 1 r’ling
13th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
14th Dave Ward - 1 w‘ting, 1 fl’der
15th Niki McCourt - 1 codling
16th Peter Horbury - 1 fl’der
​13 lb 05 oz
10 lb 12 oz
7 lb 15 oz
5 lb 04 oz
4 lb 06 oz
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 10 oz
3 lb 09 oz
2 lb 12 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    15 oz
    10 oz
     7 oz
Heaviest Fish - 9 lb 04 oz

​Inc 4 lb 07 oz
Leader board after 24 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 71 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 51 fish 
3rd   Paul Short - 69 fish 
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 51 fish 
5th   Ben Laws - 50 fish 
6th   Denis Thompson - 45 fish 
7th   Rob Taylor - 41 fish 
8th   Peter Horbury - 47 fish 
9th   Dave Smith - 40 fish 
10th   Allan Beale - 39 fish 
11th   Dan Middlemas - 52 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 33 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 33 fish 
14th   Niki McCourt - 38 fish 
15th   James Moore - 55 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 30 fish 
17th   Dave Ward - 45 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 25 fish 
19th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Paul Kilpatrick - 18 fish 
25th   Mike Saunders - 18 fish 
26th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 9 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Norman Middlemas - 12 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 3 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​144 lb 12/16oz
114 lb  7/16oz
107 lb  9/16oz
105 lb  8/16oz
96 lb 11/16oz
93 lb  9/16oz
93 lb  4/16oz
90 lb  3/16oz
84 lb  5/16oz
83 lb 15/16oz
83 lb 00 oz
81 lb 00 oz
60 lb  4/16oz
55 lb 15/16oz
55 lb 12/16oz
54 lb  3/16oz
52 lb  2/16oz
44 lb 14/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb  9/16oz
21 lb 15/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
13 lb  8/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 00 oz
5 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
30 lb  5/16oz
6 lb 14/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
8 lb 13/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
     5/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
5 lb 14/16oz
     6/16oz
    15/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
20 lb 12/16oz
4 lb  5/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
7 lb  4/16oz
4 lb  7/16oz
6 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
     3/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
Seasons total 995 fish for 1,799 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)

Wed 19th Dec - 25 of 52 - Singles K/O Final

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Flat calm Sandsend beach

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Weigh Master Bernard Vasey brace of wins HBoFish & HFish
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​Low water 19.32 hrs, 2.7 metres, 999 mbar, 4°C

For only the second time this season less than 20 members fished the 3hr match as the catch forecast was very low due to the poor conditions.  Sea state was flat, save some very close to shore SEasterly swell - less than 1ft.  The Southerly wind increased in strength throughout the match 17-30mph, was dry and very cold.

An ideal time for some research, and to try a different mark for the future.  The near full moon added to the already poor conditions increased with the clear skies.  Water clarity varied from mark to mark, some thick with colour, others were reported as crystal clear.  No reports of problems with weed.  Fishing the last ½hr of ebb, on a neap tide, the swell did increase once the flood took hold but too late to make any difference.

Members were very slow to return to the scales, including the Singles Knockout finalists.  Fishing together, they already knew the outcome, and Brian Harland was magnanimous to Dan Middlemas who had beaten him fair & square to be named Singles Knockout Champion.  Dan 3 lb 15 oz (3 codlings) - Brian 10 oz (1 whiting).

James ‘King Cod’ Gilpin, weighed-in last 3 lb 06 oz (2 codlings), making his bag ‘look’ bigger than the contents actual were.  Weigh master - Man of the Match, taking both HBoFish & HFish for the first time this season Bernard Vasey 5 lb 11 oz (3), his best 2 lb 10½ oz.

Just 22 fish weighed-in 13 whitings and 9 codlings for 23 lb 05 oz the poorest weigh-in for December.

Sunday is the Members Christmas match, kindly & generously sponsored by Malc & Paula Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker, Church Street, fishing 2pm - 7pm weigh-in closes 8pm, followed by a carvery, prize giving and hospitality in The Stakesby Arms.  With 30 members entered, no one goes home without a prize.

There is a short break over Christmas & New Year, members return Wed 2nd Jan 2019.  Cloughton Rocks are holding their Festive Sweepstake HBoFish match Fri 28th Dec 14.00-20.00hrs, weigh-in Red Lion, Cloughton 20.00-21.00hrs

Results:- 22 fish - 23 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 01 oz)

​1st Bernard Vasey - 3 codlings
2nd Dan Middlemas - 3 codlings
3rd Dave Ward - 5 whitings
4th James Gilpin - 2 codlings
5th James Moore - 3 whitings
6th = Paul Short - 2 whitings
6th = Jason Ebison - 1 codling
8th Mike Saunders - 1 whiting
9th Brian Harland - 1 whiting
10th Ben Laws - 1 whiting
​5 lb 11 oz
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 06 oz
2 lb 05 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 05 oz
    12 oz
    10 oz
     9 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 10½ oz

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Brian Harland congratulates Dan Middlemas, crowned Singles Knockout Champion 2018 - 2019

Dan - 3 lb 15 oz (3)
Brian - 10 oz (10

Leader board after 25 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 72 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 51 fish 
3rd   Paul Short - 71 fish 
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 51 fish 
5th   Ben Laws - 51 fish 
6th   Denis Thompson - 45 fish 
7th   Rob Taylor - 41 fish 
8th   Peter Horbury - 47 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 55 fish 
10th   Dave Smith - 40 fish 
11th   Allan Beale - 39 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 33 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 36 fish 
14th   James Moore - 58 fish 
15th   Niki McCourt - 38 fish 
16th   Dave Ward - 50 fish 
17th   Rich Deadman - 30 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 25 fish 
19th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 14 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Paul Kilpatrick - 18 fish 
25th   Mike Saunders - 19 fish 
26th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
27th   Malc Pitman - 28 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Norman Middlemas - 12 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 4 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 1 fish 
​145 lb  6/16oz
114 lb  7/16oz
108 lb 14/16oz
105 lb  8/16oz
97 lb  4/16oz
93 lb  9/16oz
93 lb  4/16oz
90 lb  3/16oz
86 lb 15/16oz
84 lb  5/16oz
83 lb 15/16oz
81 lb 00 oz
65 lb 15/16oz
58 lb  1/16oz
55 lb 15/16oz
55 lb  9/16oz
54 lb  3/16oz
44 lb 14/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
33 lb 11/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb  9/16oz
22 lb 11/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
17 lb 11/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 00 oz
6 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
Difference
30 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
8 lb  4/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
     5/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
     6/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
15 lb  1/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
     6/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
9 lb  5/16oz
4 lb  7/16oz
6 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
    13/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
     3/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
5 lb 00 oz
​Seasons total 1,017 fish for 1,822 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 13 oz)

Sun 23rd Dec - 26 of 52 - Members Christmas match

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Bitterly cold NNWesterly wind Sandsend beach
Patience triumphs for Denis
​Christmas Match sponsored by
Hook, Line & Sinker, Church St. Whitby
PictureDenis Thompson - 5 lb 02 oz
High water 16.16 hrs, 5.7 metres, 1023 mbar, 4°C

Fishing, 14.00-19.00hrs thirty members of Whitby Sea Anglers competed for the Christmas Match Trophy and the Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy, for the Heaviest Single Fish.  Conditions were far from favourable, in fact it was hard going for all.  After which there was a Christmas diner carvery at The Stakesby Arms, followed by prize giving.

Fishing up and over high water, with a slight NWesterly swell 1ft, plenty of close to shore colour.  The NNWesterly wind was growing in strength throughout the match, it was bitterly cold, and brought numerous short sharp rain showers.  Thankfully the heavy cloud cover shielded the bright full moon.

Many members moved marks during the match trying to find the all-important weigh-in, it paid off for a number of members dropping onto piers, and beaches for whitings and flat fish once darkness had fallen.   {‘No-one’ goes home without a prize in the Christmas match as the names of those who don’t weigh-in, go into a hat, all picking up a prize from the table.}

At the ‘festive’ scales, decorated in tinsel and coloured lights, suitably dressed in Christmas jumper weigh master Bernard Vasey was waiting with Dave Perrett.  Early to the scales Neil Eglon, weighed 1 codling 3 lb 15 oz, he then had a long anxious wait in the hope of picking up HFish.  As members returned with whitings, flounders and dabs it showed just how hard the match had been, but news filtered through that one member had a ‘good fish’.

Sure enough, ‘that’ member Denis Thompson arrived, placed his best codling on the scales 5 lb 02 oz, another codling & a rockling 7 lb 02 oz.  Man of the Match, he had won the Christmas Match Trophy & the Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy for the Heaviest Single Fish.  Denis reported he got the bite at the ‘top of the tide’ but when he played the fish, it was fast solid.  Giving it slack line, placing his rod in the rocks he gave it time & baited up another hook as he patiently waited.  On the second attempt the fish was free, and Rob Allison played ‘gillie’ for him.

Many thanks to Stacey Stevens and her staff at The Stakesby Arms for an excellent evening, and thanks also to Malcolm & Paula Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker for sponsoring the Christmas match.

December Sweeps
HBoFish - Dave Hambley - 13 lb 13 oz - Wed 5th
HFish - Rob Taylor - 9 lb 04 oz - Sun 16th

December’s catch 280 fish - 412 lb 15 oz - Av 1 lb 08 oz
140 codlings, 90 whitings, 22 flat fish, 13 rocklings, 9 billets, 2 poutings & 1 LSD

Merry Christmas & a Happy New year form Whitby Sea Anglers 

Results:- 59 lb 03 oz (Av 14 oz) 36 whitings, 13 codlings, 11 dabs, 3 rocklings, 2 flounders & 2 billets.

​1st Denis Thompson - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
2nd Malc Pitman - 7 whitings, 5 dabs
3rd Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
4th Matty Lamb - 5 ‘tings, 3 fl’nders, 2 dabs
5th Dan Middlemas - 6 whitings, 3 dabs
6th Dave Ward - 6 whitings
7th James Moore - 1 codling, 4 whitings
8th Neil Eglon - 1 codling
9th Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
10th Brian Harland - 1 codling, 2 whitings
11th Ben Laws - 1 codling, 1 dab, 1whiting
12th Rich Deadman - 2 billets, 1 whiting
13th Allan Beale - 1 codling, 1 whiting
14th Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 1 r‘ling
15th Rob Taylor - 1 codling
16th Keeley Fairbanks - 1 whiting
17th Mike Saunders - 1 whiting
18th Jason Ebison - 1 whiting
19th Niki McCourt - 1 r’ling
​7 lb 02 oz
6 lb 13 oz
5 lb 10 oz
5 lb 06 oz
5 lb 03 oz
4 lb 07½ oz
4 lb 05½ oz
3 lb 15 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 06½ oz
2 lb 02 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 05½ oz
    9½ oz
     9 oz
     8½ oz
     7½ oz
Inc Heaviest Fish 5 lb 02 oz






​1 fish
All ½oz weights are 'rounded up' for the Leader board
​Match 26 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 75 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 51 fish 
3rd   Paul Short - 71 fish 
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 53 fish 
5th   Denis Thompson - 48 fish 
6th   Ben Laws - 54 fish 
7th   Rob Taylor - 42 fish 
8th   Dan Middlemas - 64 fish 
9th   Peter Horbury - 49 fish 
10th   Dave Hambley - 35 fish 
11th   Allan Beale - 41 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 40 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 36 fish 
14th   James Moore - 63 fish 
15th   Dave Ward - 56 fish 
16th   Niki McCourt - 39 fish 
17th   Rich Deadman - 33 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 26 fish 
19th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Paul Kilpatrick - 18 fish 
25th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 20 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Norman Middlemas - 12 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​147 lb 13/16oz
114 lb  7/16oz
108 lb 14/16oz
108 lb  4/16oz
100 lb 11/16oz
99 lb  6/16oz
94 lb 10/16oz
92 lb  2/16oz
91 lb  9/16oz
86 lb 10/16oz
85 lb 13/16oz
84 lb  5/16oz
65 lb 15/16oz
62 lb  7/16oz
60 lb  1/16oz
56 lb  7/16oz
56 lb  4/16oz
48 lb 13/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb  9/16oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb  4/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 00 oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
33 lb  6/16oz
5 lb  9/16oz
    10/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
4 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
     9/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
    13/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
18 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 10/16oz
     3/16oz
7 lb  7/16oz
8 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
     3/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
​Seasons total 1,084 fish for 1,882 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for December 2018 year
December's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Rob Taylor
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Dave Hambley

9 lb 04 oz - Sun 16th Dec 2018
13 lb 13 oz (4) - Wed 5th Dec 2018

Date - Dec
Sun 02
Wed 05
Sun 09
Wed 12
Sun 16
Wed 19
Sun 23

Sun 02
Wed 05
Sun 09
Wed 12
Sun 16
Wed 19
Sun 23
Heaviest Fish
Colin Stainthorpe
Dave Ward
Brian Harland
Richard Deadman
Rob Taylor
Bernard Vasey
Denis Thompson
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Rich Deadman (4)
Dave Hambley (4)
Brian Harland (3)
James Moore (10)
Rob Taylor (4)
Bernard Vasey (3)
Denis Thompson (3)
Weight
4 lb 15 oz
4 lb 12½ oz
7 lb 00 oz
1 lb 12½ oz
9 lb 04 oz
2 lb 10½ oz
5 lb 02 oz

10 lb 02 oz
13 lb 13 oz
10 lb 05 oz
7 lb 08 oz
13 lb 05 oz
5 lb 11 oz
7 lb 02 oz






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 No. Fish
30
51
23
30
50
22
67
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280 fish
Weight
60 lb 00 oz
122 lb 13 oz
60 lb 00 oz
24 lb 06 oz
63 lb 02 oz
23 lb 25 oz
59 lb 03 oz
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412 lb 15 oz
Catch for December
​140 codlings, 90 whitings, 22 flat fish, 13 rocklings, 9 billets, 2 poutings & 1 LSD

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 2019

Wed 2nd Jan 2019 - 27 of 52

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High water Sandsend beach 13.30hrs , 4.9 metres
Top ‘Rod’ Rob Taylor’s 5th win
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​Low water 19.46 hrs, 2.0 metres, 1044 mbar, 1°C

Happy New Year & Tight Lines for 2019 - Over the Christmas & New Year break Cloughton Rock Anglers held their Festive Sweepstake (HBoFish match) Fri 29th Dec 2018, and WSAA member Dave Turnbull, Darlington, weighed-in the Heaviest Single Fish 7 lb 15 oz - well done Davey.  Members trophy Cabinet.

First match of 2019 and a high pressure over central England had been dominating the weather.  Strong NNWesterly winds had whipped up a good a sea on Tuesday, by Wednesday morning the NNEasterly swells had peaked, and were falling away 7-11ft, with plenty of colour.  By the evening the wind, now a gentle 7-11mph WNWesterly breeze, 1°C, overall a pleasant night to be out fishing the 3hr match.

However, the sea state was a problem, a neap tide, low water 19.46 hrs 2.0m, had been surging all day.  By low water, marks had drained away, further than a 1.0m low, and consequently this lead to swell sets ‘doubling-up’.  One moment you were stood on open scaur feeling the ‘tow’ on end tackle, and the next you were in waist deep water.  The flood was very slow to get started, members reported low water seemed to last for an hour.

At the scales Bernard Vasey was in good form, members were slow to return, some good bags, and better fish were weighed-in.  Predominantly codlings - 40 & 3 r’lings.  Man of the Match, with his 5th win Rob Taylor 10 codlings 19 lb 15 oz.  Rob has won more matches than any other member, nearest is Allan Beale, with 3 match wins.  HFish of the night fell to Allan Beale, caught on the ebb, 5 lb 15 oz, Rob & Allan now lead in January’s Monthly Sweep.

Better fish:- 4 lb 12 oz - Dave Smith, 4 lb 08 oz - Neil Eglon, 4 lb 06½ oz - Rob Taylor, Rob Allison - 4 lb 03½ oz.

The top 3 rods, Rob, Colin & Dave weighed-in 46 lb 11 oz, just shy of 50% of the total catch.

Having worked underground, at Boulby Mine (now retired) for 26yrs.  The one thing to boil your urine is head torches:-
​Runswick Bay - there were 10 rods on one mark, all with their lights constantly on (LH side, mine area) #Blackpool.
1) - 1,000 lumens - why leave it on the BRIGHTEST setting?
2) -  being constantly shone in your eyes as you approach someone or as they watch their rod tip & you're 500 metres away.
3) - constantly on, and scanning the waters surface like an RNLI search party - it scares the fish away.
4) - you will see more of your surroundings with natural night vision.
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Results:- 43 fish - 92 lb 14 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)

​1st Rob Taylor - 10 codlings
2nd Colin Stainthorpe - 8 codlings
3rd Dave Smith - 4 codlings
4th Allan Beale - 3 codlings
5th Rob Allison - 2 codlings
6th Denis Thompson - 3 codlings
7th Brian Harland - 4 codlings, 1 r’ling
8th Neil Eglon - 2 codlings
9th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
10th James Moore - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
11th Dave Ward - 1 codling
12th Rich Deadman - 1 r’ling
​19 lb 15 oz
15 lb 14 oz
10 lb 14 oz
8 lb 14 oz
7 lb 10 oz
7 lb 06 oz
7 lb 05 oz
5 lb 09 oz
3 lb 12 oz
3 lb 07 oz
1 lb 15 oz
     5 oz
Inc 4 lb 06½ oz

Inc 4 lb 12 oz
Heaviest Fish 5 lb 15 oz
Inc 4 lb 03½ oz
Inc 3 lb 15 oz

Inc 4 lb 08 oz
​One fish
Leader board after 27 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 80 fish 
2nd   Colin Stainthorpe - 61 fish 
3rd   Rob Allison - 53 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 71 fish 
6th   Denis Thompson - 51 fish 
7th   Ben Laws - 54 fish 
8th   Dave Smith - 44 fish 
9th   Allan Beale - 44 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 64 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 49 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 35 fish 
13th   Bernard Vasey - 37 fish 
14th   James Moore - 66 fish 
15th   Dave Ward - 57 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 34 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 39 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 28 fish 
19th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
24th   Paul Kilpatrick - 18 fish 
25th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
26th   Mike Saunders - 20 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Norman Middlemas - 12 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​155 lb  2/16oz
124 lb  2/16oz
122 lb  1/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
108 lb 14/16oz
108 lb  1/16oz
99 lb  6/16oz
95 lb  3/16oz
94 lb 11/16oz
92 lb  2/16oz
91 lb  9/16oz
86 lb 10/16oz
69 lb 11/16oz
65 lb 14/16oz
62 lb 00 oz
56 lb  9/16oz
56 lb  7/16oz
54 lb  6/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb  9/16oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb  4/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 00 oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
31 lb 00 oz
2 lb  1/16oz
7 lb  8/16oz
5 lb 11/16oz
    13/16oz
8 lb 11/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
     8/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
     9/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
16 lb 15/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
     2/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
13 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
     3/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
​Seasons total 1,127 fish for 1,974 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 6th Jan 2019 - 28 of 52

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14.00 hrs Sandsend beach
​Low water 22.38 hrs, 1.4 metres, 1035 mbar, 5°C

A lull in the weather, ‘the calm before the storm’, as the high pressure moves away over Europe and a low pressure slowly moves in over Iceland.  Sea state had been flat all day and continued into the evenings 4hr match with no colour.  A very gentle, warm WNWesterly breeze blew in some mist and light rain mid match.  Cloud cover was very thin, thankfully no moon light.

Only 13 members fished, as many had fished the Station Inn Open, making it too long a day to fish both matches but some die hards did.

Congratulations to WSAA member Rob Allison who won the Station Inn Open, a HFish match - 6 lb 02 oz picking up the £1,000 first place prize sponsored by the Station Inn.

Catch forecast for the evening match was very low, fishing an all ebb tide local beaches, piers were the venues of choice for an all-important weigh-in, whitings, flat fish and picking up a codling would be a bonus.  Of the 13 fishing only 9 managed a weigh-in, which turned out to be predominantly whitings - 37, 4 billets, 4 codlings, a dab and 1 LSD for 35 lb 11 oz (Av 12oz/fish).

Mike Saunders & Dave Ward could not be separated, not even by ½ oz, both weighed-in 6 lb 09 oz sharing Man of the Match, both with their first wins of the season.  HFish of the night, a codling, 1 lb 10½ oz went to Ben Laws beating Brian Harland 1 lb 08 oz LSD.

Results:- 35 lb 11 oz (Av 12 oz)
​1st = Mike Saunders - 9 whitings
1st = Dave Ward - 1 codling, 8 w’tings, 1 dab
3rd James Moore - 8 whitings, 1 billet
4th Brian Harland - 5 whitings, 1 LSD
5th Ben Laws - 1 codling, 2 billets, 1 w‘ting
6th Allan Beale - 2 codlings, 1 whiting
7th Dan Middlemas - 3 whitings
8th Peter Horbury - 2 whitings
9th Dave Smith - 1 billet
​6 lb 09 oz
6 lb 09 oz
6 lb 07 oz
5 lb 00 oz
3 lb 15 oz
2 lb 15 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 10 oz
    15 oz



Inc LSD 1 lb 08 oz
​Heaviest Fish 1 lb 10½ oz
Leader board after 28 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 86 fish 
2nd   Colin Stainthorpe - 61 fish 
3rd   Rob Allison - 53 fish 
4th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 71 fish 
6th   Denis Thompson - 51 fish 
7th   Ben Laws - 58 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 47 fish 
9th   Dave Smith - 45 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 67 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 51 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 35 fish 
13th   James Moore - 75 fish 
14th   Bernard Vasey - 37 fish 
15th   Dave Ward - 67 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 34 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 39 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 28 fish 
19th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Mike Saunders - 29 fish 
24th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 18 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
30th   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
31st   Norman Middlemas - 12 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
160 lb  2/16oz
124 lb  2/16oz
122 lb  1/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
108 lb 14/16oz
108 lb  1/16oz
103 lb  5/16oz
97 lb 10/16oz
96 lb  2/16oz
93 lb 13/16oz
93 lb  3/16oz
86 lb 10/16oz
72 lb  5/16oz
69 lb 11/16oz
68 lb  9/16oz
56 lb  9/16oz
56 lb  7/16oz
54 lb  6/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
29 lb 13/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb  9/16oz
24 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 00 oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
36 lb 00 oz
2 lb  1/16oz
7 lb  8/16oz
5 lb 11/16oz
    13/16oz
4 lb 12/16oz
5 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  5/16oz
    10/16oz
6 lb  9/16oz
14 lb  5/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
12 lb 00 oz
     2/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
13 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
     3/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
Seasons total 1,174 fish for 2,010 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 9th Jan 2019 - 29 of 52

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Afternoon dog walk with Aussie Sandsend beach, bitterly cold.

First club match win for Rob Allison
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Rob Allison HBoFish 14 lb 11 oz (4)
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Denis Thompson HFish 5 lb 06½ oz
​High water 17.56 hrs, 5.4 metres, 1031 mbar, 4°C

High pressure, to the west of Ireland, over the last two days and the NEast coast had been battered by strong winds and high seas.  By Wednesday nights 3hr match the winds NNW had fallen away 10-15mph.  The sea state NNE, likewise, now only 6-9ft was still falling away.  Plenty of colour, but as with all good seas there are disadvantages, weed, was reported, leading to a move of marks mid match.

Fishing an all ebb match, already an hour back from HWater, there was some occasional surging until the ebb took hold.  Swells settled into rhythmical sets with no tow.  Piers and cliff marks were very popular with clubmen and pleasure anglers alike.  The evening started clear and dry but soon turned inclement.  The wind picked up for an hour, bringing a heavy icy rain shower, very unpleasant.  Once the rain past the skies cleared, no moonlight.

At the scales, of the 24 members fishing, only 10 returned with a weigh-in (42%) 26 codlings, 3 billets and a flounder.  Despite the sea state, fish were not there in numbers, and at this time of year fish move off into deeper waters to spawn, maybe answers why?

Just 2 ‘double figure bags’, Rob Allison (remarkably with his first ‘club match’ win) HBoFish 14 lb 11 oz (4) his best fish 4 lb 13 oz was beaten by Denis Thompson 5 lb 06½ oz to take HFish of the night.  The best ‘other’ fish from Dave Ward 4 lb 00 oz.

Movers on the Leader Board, Rob Allison, up into 2nd spot, and Denis Thompson, up from 6th to 4th.  Allan Beale joins the 100 Club.  Brian Harland’s lead is a healthy 27 lb.

Results:- 30 fish - 62 lb 09 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
​1st Rob Allison - 4 codlings, 1 billet
2nd Denis Thompson - 4 codlings
3rd James Moore - 5 codlings
4th Paul Short - 4 codlings
5th Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 floun’r
6th Dave Ward - 1 codling
7th Allan Beale - 2 codlings, 1 billet
8th Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 billet
9th Norman Middlemas - 2 codlings
10th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
​14 lb 11 oz
12 lb 06 oz
7 lb 12 oz
7 lb 01 oz
4 lb 03 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 10 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 03 oz
Inc 4 lb 13 oz
Heaviest Fish 5 lb 06½ oz



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Leader board after 29 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 88 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 58 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 64 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 55 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 75 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
7th   Ben Laws - 58 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 50 fish 
9th   Dave Smith - 45 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 67 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 51 fish 
12th   Dave Hambley - 35 fish 
13th   James Moore - 80 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 68 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 37 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 35 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 39 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 28 fish 
19th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
21st   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
22nd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd   Mike Saunders - 29 fish 
24th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 18 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 14 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​163 lb 12/16oz
136 lb 12/16oz
128 lb  5/16oz
120 lb  7/16oz
115 lb 15/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
103 lb  5/16oz
101 lb  8/16oz
96 lb  2/16oz
93 lb 13/16oz
93 lb  3/16oz
86 lb 10/16oz
80 lb  1/16oz
72 lb  9/16oz
69 lb 11/16oz
58 lb 12/16oz
56 lb  7/16oz
54 lb  6/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
29 lb 13/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
24 lb  9/16oz
24 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb 13/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
​27 lb 00 oz
8 lb  7/16oz
7 lb 14/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
5 lb  6/16oz
2 lb  5/16oz
    10/16oz
6 lb  9/16oz
6 lb  9/16oz
7 lb  8/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
2 lb  5/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
13 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
     6/16oz
     3/16oz
4 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
Seasons total 1,204 fish for 2,073 lb 03 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 13th Jan 2019 - 30 of 52

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09.15 hrs Sandsend beach, very strong NNWesterly wind
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Dave Ward HFish 4 lb 13 oz
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Russell Miller 7 lb 00½ oz
Non member Russell Miller, fishing the St Mary's match popped by the weigh station to weigh this spragg before travelling to Redcar to weigh-in.
41 lb clear - Brian
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​High water 20.30 hrs, 4.9 metres, 1011 mbar, 6°C

High pressure dominating, close to shore NNWesterly sea sate 3-4ft, not as big as forecasted for the evenings 4 hr match.  As with the swell, the WNWesterly wind was not as strong, and mid match eased further for an hour.  Both had steadily fallen away during the day.  Fishing up, and over high-water, piers and cliff marks were obvious choices but the wind would be a problem.  Some braved the wind to fish the open and exposed piers with good results, whilst others sought more sheltered cliff marks with less movement.

Plenty of colour in the water, and no weed problems reported.  Clear starry skies, the moon, although bright in its first quarter was low on the horizon to the South.  Swell sets were regular up until high water 20.30 hrs then a mad ½ hr with white water, after which they settled down.  A number of members reported catching their fish on their first cast, hopeful of a good nights fishing, alas thereafter not even a bite.

Members were slow returning to the scales, only 10 of the 18 fishing having a weigh-in, predominantly codlings.  Two double figure bags, the first, for Man of the Match Brian Harland, his 3rd win, 4 codlings 13 lb 15½ oz, had fish of 3 lb 08 oz & 4 lb 10 oz in his bag.  Not enough for HFish of the night 4 lb 13 oz which fell to Dave Ward.  The second double figure bag, from James ‘Jamsy’ Moore 5 codlings 13 lb 14 oz, having had a slow start to the season James is now playing catch-up.

On the Leader Board Brian has extended his lead to 41 lb over Rob Allison, with Colin Stainthorpe 6 lb behind him in 3rd place.  From 9th to 13th places, are separated by 10 lb, too close to call with 22 matches left.

In the Sunday League Brian has a lead of 27 lb over 2nd place Denis Thompson.

Results:- 58 lb 08 oz (Av 2 lb 09 oz)

​1st Brian Harland - 4 codlings
2nd James Moore - 5 codlings
3rd Mike Saunders - 3 codlings
4th Dave Ward - 2 codlings
5th Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings
6th Neil Eglon - 1 codling
7th Dave Hambley - 2 codlings
8th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
9th Peter Horbury - 1 codling
10th Paul Kilpatrick - 1 dab, 1 whiting
​14 lb 00 oz
13 lb 14 oz
7 lb 09 oz
6 lb 15 oz
3 lb 12 oz
3 lb 06 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 11 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 04 oz
Inc 3 lb 08 oz & 4 lb 10 oz
Inc 4 lb 04 oz
Inc 3 lb 01½ oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 13 oz

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Leader board after 30 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 92 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 58 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 65 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 55 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 75 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
7th   Ben Laws - 58 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 50 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 69 fish 
10th   Dave Smith - 45 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 52 fish 
12th   James Moore - 85 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 37 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 70 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 37 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 35 fish 
17th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
18th   Niki McCourt - 39 fish 
19th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
20th   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
21st   Mike Saunders - 32 fish 
22nd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
23rd   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
24th   Dave Perrett - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 20 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 14 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​177 lb 12/16oz
136 lb 12/16oz
131 lb 00 oz
120 lb  7/16oz
115 lb 15/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
103 lb  5/16oz
101 lb  8/16oz
97 lb  9/16oz
96 lb  2/16oz
95 lb  2/16oz
93 lb 15/16oz
89 lb 12/16oz
79 lb  8/16oz
69 lb 11/16oz
58 lb 12/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
56 lb  7/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
37 lb  6/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
26 lb 00 oz
25 lb 13/16oz
24 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb 13/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
41 lb 00 oz
5 lb 12/16oz
10 lb  9/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  3/16oz
10 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 13/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb  5/16oz
16 lb 00 oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
6 lb  2/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
3 lb 14/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
     6/16oz
     3/16oz
4 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
Seasons total 1,227 fish for 2,131 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 16th Jan 2019 - 31 of 52

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11.30 hrs Sandsend beach
Second win for Jamsy
​High water 23.43 hrs, 4.7 metres, 997 mbar, 2°C

Low pressure over Norway, strong NWesterly winds drawing much colder air from the North Pole for Wednesday nights 3hr match.  Neap tide, fishing from 19.00 - 22.00 hrs, the flood had already 1½ hrs in.  Sea state, also NWesterly 3-5ft, falling away, at times it was not strong enough to keep pace with the flood.  A bright ¾ moon shone on a very clear night as the temperature dropped a frost formed.

Not many rock marks are open on a neap tide, but still an option to get out of the wind or brave it on an open pier.  Those that ventured on to the piers were rewarded with whitings but the 2°C felt more like -2°C.  Once weighed-in those frozen souls retired to the open fire in the Fleece, and hot soup to warm up.

“A hard night for all.” Denis Thompson said at the weigh-in, having lost a 3 lb’er first cast on the retrieval, reported fish bites were very timid despite the well coloured water.  Others reported not having a bite all night, despite venturing from mark to mark.

As the catch forecast drops at this time of year, so do the numbers fishing, again below 20.  Man of the Match, his second win, James Jamsy Moore.  In the last 7 matches James has weighed-in 43 lb 13 oz, now 9th on the Leader Board from 15th.  Heaviest Fish of the night fell to Rob Allison 3 lb 07½ oz.

Results:- 31 fish - 36 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 03 oz)
​1st James Moore - 2 codlings, 2 whitings
2nd Mike Saunders - 8 whitings
3rd Rob Allison - 2 codlings
4th Brian Harland - 2 codlings
5th Dave Perrett - 1 codling, 1 blegg
6th Dave Ward - 5 whitings
7th Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
8th Paul Kilpatrick - 1 codling
9th Paul Short - 3 whitings
10th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
11th Dave Hambley - 1 codling
​5 lb 10 oz
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 01 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 03 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 04 oz
Inc 2 lb 07½ oz

Heaviest Fish - 3 lb 07½ oz
Inc 3 lb 02 oz
​Inc 2 lb 14½ oz
Leader board after 31 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 94 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 60 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 65 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 57 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 78 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
7th   Ben Laws - 58 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 50 fish 
9th   James Moore - 89 fish 
10th   Dan Middlemas - 70 fish 
11th   Dave Smith - 45 fish 
12th   Peter Horbury - 52 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 75 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 37 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 35 fish 
17th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
18th   Niki McCourt - 39 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 40 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
23rd = Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd = Dave Perrett - 17 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 14 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​181 lb 13/16oz
141 lb  5/16oz
131 lb 00 oz
123 lb  1/16oz
117 lb 15/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
103 lb  5/16oz
101 lb  8/16oz
99 lb  9/16oz
99 lb  7/16oz
96 lb  2/16oz
95 lb  2/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
82 lb  8/16oz
69 lb 11/16oz
58 lb 12/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
56 lb  7/16oz
42 lb 11/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb 13/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
40 lb  8/16oz
10 lb  5/16oz
7 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
     2/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
4 lb  2/16oz
8 lb  8/16oz
12 lb 13/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb  5/16oz
13 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
0         oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
     6/16oz
     3/16oz
4 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
​Seasons total 1,258 fish for 2,168 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 20th Jan 2019 - 32 of 52

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15.15 hrs High water Sandsend beach 5.5 metres
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Rob Allison 7 lb 08 oz (2) - HBoFish
Double win for Rob
​Low water 21.38 hrs, 1.1 metres, 1024 mbar, 3°C

Three low pressure systems dominating the weather, with the UK in the middle of the triangle.  Some long distance Northerly swell with plenty of colour for Sunday evenings 4 hr match.  NWesterly wind swinging further into the North was light but steadily increased during the match.  The full ‘wolf moon’ made a brief appearance before the match started at 18.00 hrs.  Thereafter, heavy cloud cover with light rain showers from 19.45 hrs onwards.

An all ebb match fishing right down to low water 1.1 metres, 21.38 hrs, enabled members to get to their favourite marks and fish the deep tangle beds off the open scaurs.  There was enough strength in the sea state to overcome the fast ebbing tide.

At the scales Bernard Vasey was ready for the 18 members fishing to return but only 12 weighed-in, predominantly fresh run codlings.  22 assorted fish 41 lb 10 oz - 15 codlings, 4 r’lings, 2 bleggs, 1 whiting.  Man of the match Rob Allison, his second win, took both HBoFish & HFish 7 lb 08 oz (2) and 4 lb 10 oz (5th HF win).  Next best fish 4 lb 03½ oz from Niki-Lee McCourt caught mid match.

On the Leader Board Brian Harland maintains a healthy lead, 
37 lb 11 oz over Rob Allison.  Brian also leads in the first season of the new Sunday League, 28 lb 08 oz lead over Denis Thompson.  Rob Allison & Dave Hambley are tied for best aggregate fish 2 lb 06 oz.  To qualify for the Best Aggregate Trophy, this season being a 52 match season, 40 matches must have been fished.

Members are reminded to text-in if they are not fishing a match and again if not coming back to the weigh-in.

Results:- 41 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz)
​1st Rob Allison - 2 codlings
2nd Allan Beale - 3 codlings
3rd Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
4th Brian Harland - 2 codlings
5th Bernard Vasey - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
6th Niki McCourt - 1 codling
7th Peter Horbury - 1 codling
8th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling, 2 r’lings
9th Mike Saunders - 1 codling
10th Dave Ward - 1 blegg, 1 r’ling
11th James Moore - 1 blegg
12th Paul Short - 1 whiting
7 lb 08 oz
7 lb 04 oz
4 lb 13 oz
4 lb 11 oz
4 lb 10 oz
4 lb 04 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    13 oz
    11 oz
    10 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 10 oz
Inc 3 lb 00 oz

Inc 2 lb 10 oz

One fish
One fish
Leader board after 32 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 96 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 62 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 65 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 59 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 79 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
7th   Allan Beale - 53 fish 
8th   Ben Laws - 58 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 73 fish 
10th   James Moore - 90 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 53 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 45 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 77 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 40 fish 
16th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
17th   Rich Deadman - 35 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 41 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
23rd = Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
23rd = Dave Perrett - 17 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 14 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​186 lb  8/16oz
148 lb 13/16oz
131 lb 00 oz
127 lb 14/16oz
118 lb  9/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
108 lb 12/16oz
103 lb  5/16oz
101 lb 13/16oz
100 lb  4/16oz
98 lb  2/16oz
96 lb  2/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
83 lb  5/16oz
74 lb  5/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
58 lb 12/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
43 lb 11/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
11 lb 13/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
37 lb 11/16oz
17 lb 13/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
9 lb  5/16oz
4 lb 00 oz
5 lb 13/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  9/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
5 lb  2/16oz
7 lb 11/16oz
9 lb 00 oz
13 lb 10/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 lb  1/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
0         oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
     6/16oz
     3/16oz
4 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
​Seasons total 1,280 fish for 2,209 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 23rd Jan 2019 - 33 of 52

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15.15 hrs Sandsend beach, afternoon dog walk with Aussie
Double win for Bernard
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​High water 17.33 hrs, 5.9 metres, 1007 mbar, -1°C

Low pressure continues to dominate the weather, very little cloud cover and bright days.  Come match start 19.00hrs, the temp had already fallen to -1°C with clear skies.  At 19.45 hrs a very bright orange, near full moon rose in the east.  Sea state slight NNWesterly close to shore swell sets with plenty of colour.  WSWesterly breeze 7 mph was very cold, and by match end the temp had fallen to -3°C with a heavy frost forming.

An all ebb match on the biggest tide of the month, low water midnight 0.6 metres.  Already 1½ hrs back the tide flew out, and members were soon on the open scaurs getting close to their favourite low water marks.  For the first 2hrs the swell was strong enough to overcome the ebb but thereafter died away to the occasional swell sets.  Fish bites were very timid, almost playful ‘like a cat with a mouse’, one member commented.

At the scales Bernard Vasey was, for good reason, feeling anxious waiting for the scales to close.  He had weighed-in one codling for 5 lb 06 oz, and eventually won both HFish & HBoFish for Man of the Match, the second time this season.  Caught mid match on fresh lug worm, fresh mussel & a hermit crab cocktail, reported he’d had one other bite, but missed it.  Bernard now leads for the ‘James Jamsy Moore Dedicated Official Trophy’.

Next best fish was from Dan Middlemas 3 lb 08 oz.  No reports of weed problems, the weigh-in was predominantly codlings.  With the frosts, the whitings are now showing on the sand, hence beaches and piers were popular marks.  Of the 21 fishing, only 12 managed a weigh-in [67%], 15 codlings, 10 whitings, and 2 rocklings.

​Just two matches left for January, in February members compete in The Bell Trophy, an Inter Club Tournament & the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy, WSAA - V - Cloughton Rock Anglers.

Results:- 27 fish - 39 lb 09 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)

​1st Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
2nd Ben Laws - 3 codlings
3rd Dave Perrett - 2 codlings
4th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
5th Rob Allison - 2 codlings
6th Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 whiting
7th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling, 2 whitings
8th Mike Saunders - 5 whitings
9th Dave Ward - 2 codlings
10th Denis Thompson - 1 codling
11th Peter Horbury - 1 codling
12th Norman Middlemas - 1 whiting
13th Allan Beale - 1 whiting
14th Brian Harland - 1 r’ling
​5 lb 06 oz
5 lb 03 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 14 oz
3 lb 10 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 05 oz
3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 07 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 04 oz
    13 oz
    12 oz
     9 oz
Heaviest Fish


Inc. 3 lb 08 oz
Leader board after 33 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 97 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 64 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 68 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 60 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 81 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
7th   Allan Beale - 54 fish 
8th   Ben Laws - 61 fish 
9th   Dan Middlemas - 75 fish 
10th   James Moore - 90 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 54 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 45 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 79 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 41 fish 
16th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
17th   Rich Deadman - 35 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 46 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 14 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 11 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
187 lb  1/16oz
152 lb  7/16oz
134 lb  5/16oz
129 lb 11/16oz
122 lb  2/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
109 lb  8/16oz
108 lb  8/16oz
105 lb 11/16oz
100 lb  4/16oz
99 lb  6/16oz
96 lb  2/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
85 lb 12/16oz
79 lb 11/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
58 lb 12/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
46 lb 11/16oz
40 lb  7/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb 14/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
34 lb 10/16oz
18 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 10/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
2 lb 13/16oz
5 lb  7/16oz
    14/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
19 lb 00 oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
11 lb  1/16oz
6 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
4 lb  4/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
4 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
​Seasons total 1,307 fish for 2,249 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Sun 27th Jan 2019 - 34 of 52

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Steadily growing sea state
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​High water 20.53 hrs, 5.3 metres, 990 mbar, 1°C

Yet another low pressure system dominating the weather, this time centred in the North Sea, brought gale force winds to the north east coastline.  Creating a Northerly sea state, which had increased to 12-20ft with the afternoon flood.  Fishing up & over HWater the sea state would be at its strongest, and finding a fishable mark would not be easy, let alone a sheltered one.

The temperature had already fallen to 1°C by match start, so the heavy rainfall was not welcome and added to the already unfavourable conditions.  With so few marks fishable many members ended up at the same marks.  Pleasure anglers were few, but those (witnessed) that did fish were totally unprepared, and had no grip wired leads.

Sea state was constant with little to no surging but with such a massive-sea, weed was going to be a problem (mainly bladder rack), and once on your line, holding bottom was impossible.  Because of this, it later transpired that many members had thrown the towel in within the first hour or so and gone home.  Come 21.30hrs the sea state eased, unlike the rain, for the ebb, and typically with match fishing the fish started to bite with a ½hr of the match left.

Weigh master Bernard Vasey, opted, like many, to stay at ‘sofa hole’, had only ventured out to set-up the scales in a sheltered part of the car park.  Of the 15 members fishing only 4 had fish [27%] - just 5 codlings for the grand weigh-in 8 lb 01 oz, the poorest, but memorable, weigh-in this season.

Man of the Match Dan Middlemas, his second win managed 2 codlings, his second fish landed at 21.55hrs.  HFish of the night 2 lb 02 oz fell to James ‘King Cod’ Gilpin, who admitted it was a ‘Larry lay-on’ and had had no bite detection whatsoever due to the wind.  Davey Turnbull reported he was sure he saw a sheep roll past him like tumble weed as he crawled back to his car.  Further to that two members texted in wanting a Rule change - to allow weed to be weighed-in!!

Last Sunday match of January and Brian Harland still tops the Sunday League table 47 fish - 94 lb 00 oz.

Results:- 8 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
​1st Dan Middlemas - 2 codlings
2nd James Gilpin - 1 codling
3rd Dave Turnbull - 1 codling
4th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
​3 lb 00 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 03 oz

Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 34 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 97 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 64 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 68 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 60 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 81 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
7th   Allan Beale - 54 fish 
8th   Dan Middlemas - 77 fish 
9th   Ben Laws - 61 fish 
10th   James Moore - 90 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 54 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 45 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 79 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 41 fish 
16th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
17th   Rich Deadman - 36 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 46 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
28th   James Gilpin - 12 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 5 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​187 lb  1/16oz
152 lb  7/16oz
134 lb  5/16oz
129 lb 11/16oz
122 lb  2/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
109 lb  8/16oz
108 lb 11/16oz
108 lb  8/16oz
100 lb  4/16oz
99 lb  6/16oz
96 lb  2/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
85 lb 12/16oz
79 lb 11/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
59 lb 15/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
46 lb 11/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
19 lb 00 oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
7 lb  2/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
​34 lb 10/16oz
18 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 10/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
    13/16oz
     3/16oz
8 lb  4/16oz
    14/16oz
3 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  4/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
19 lb 00 oz
    12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
11 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
6 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
4 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
​Seasons total 1,312 fish for 2,257 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)

Wed 30th Jan 2019 - 35 of 52

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Low water 18.12 hrs, 2.3 metres, 995 mbar, -2°C

Low pressure still dominates, a cold weather front has moved across the UK mainland bringing a cold snap with some heavy snow fall.  No snow on the NEast coastline but a bitterly cold Westerly wind has seen temperatures below zero.  With the wind chill, baiting up was painful on the finger tips.  The sea state of late had dropped right off to 1-2ft, at best, long distance Northerly swell with colour.  Catch forecast for the 3hr evening match was low.

Fishing started an hour after LWater on a neap tide, piers, beaches, and some cliff marks were fished by the 18 members.  Fishing was, as expected, very slow - but a weigh-in is a weigh-in on a scratching match.  Fish bites were timid, probably from undersized fish, although Rich Deadman did land, what he thought was a codling bite, a whole lobster (& not just the claw, as is the norm).

At the scales, no time was wasted, members keen to get into the warm.  Hot soup & crusty bread was waiting in the Fleece, kindly supplied by Carla Smith, landlady.  Bernard Vasey oversaw proceedings weighing-in 27 fish, predominantly whitings, with only 5 codlings caught.  Man of the Match Paul Short, his second win weighed 8 whitings 5 lb 11 oz.  Surprise of the night, and well done Jason Ebison HFish 2 lb 10 oz was more than happy, his first HF win, reporting he had lost a ‘bigger fish’.

Top tips:-

1) - You have to be in it, to win it (both - matches & sweeps).
2) - Judge the weather conditions & leave plenty of time to reach the weigh-in with ‘your’ fish.

January:- 255 fish were weighed-in - 401 lb 05 oz - Av 1 lb 09 oz

143 cod, 89 whitings, 9 rocklings, 7 billets, 3 poutings, 3 flat fish, & 1 LSD

Month ending:-

Brian Harland can claim January - 40 lb 12 oz - 24 assorted fish

Monthly Sweeps:-

HBoFish - Rob Taylor - Wed 2nd - 19 lb 15 oz (10)
HFish - Denis Thompson - Wed 9th - 5 lb 06½ oz
(Denis won by default as Allan Beale wasn’t entered) 

Members note:-

Parking restrictions, 1st February are started to come into force, in some coastal villages, with the majority i.e. parking meters 1st March but with Church St car park closed, and soon Endeavour Wharf will be taken over by contractors, parking in the town centre is only going to get harder.
 
Results:- 17 fish - 26 lb 01 oz (Av 15 oz)
​1st Paul Short - 8 whitings
2nd Dan Middlemas - 5 whitings
3rd Dave Smith - 4 whitings
4th Jason Ebison - 1 codling - HFish
5th Denis Thompson - 1 codling
6th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
7th James Gilpin - 1 codling
8th Peter Horbury - 2 whitings
9th Brian Harland - 2 whitings
10th Rich Deadman - 1 whiting
11th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
​5 lb 11 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 14 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 00 oz
    14 oz



Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 35 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 99 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 64 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 69 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 61 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 89 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 52 fish 
7th   Dan Middlemas - 82 fish 
8th   Allan Beale - 54 fish 
9th   Ben Laws - 61 fish 
10th   Peter Horbury - 56 fish 
11th   James Moore - 90 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 49 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 79 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 42 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 37 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 46 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   James Gilpin - 13 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​188 lb  9/16oz
152 lb  7/16oz
135 lb  3/16oz
132 lb  2/16oz
127 lb 13/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
111 lb 13/16oz
109 lb  8/16oz
108 lb  8/16oz
100 lb 15/16oz
100 lb  4/16oz
99 lb 00 oz
91 lb 00 oz
85 lb 12/16oz
82 lb 00 oz
60 lb 15/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
46 lb 11/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
21 lb  1/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
36 lb  2/16oz
17 lb  4/16oz
3 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  5/16oz
13 lb  4/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  5/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
7 lb  9/16oz
    11/16oz
1 lb  4/16oz
8 lb 00 oz
5 lb  4/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
21 lb  1/16oz
     4/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
11 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
     4/16oz
8 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
​Seasons total 1,339 fish for 2,283 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for January 2019 year
January's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Denis Thompson*
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Rob Taylor

5 lb 06½ oz - Wed 9th Jan
19 lb 15 oz - (10) - Wed 2nd Jan 
* by default - see report & Monthly Sweeps

Date January
Wed 02
Sun 06
Wed 09
Sun 13
Wed 16
Sun 20
Wed 23
Sun 27
Wed 30
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Wed 02
Sun 06
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Wed 09
Sun 13
Wed 16
Sun 20
Wed 23
Sun 27
Wed 30
Heaviest Fish
Allan Beale
Ben Laws
Denis Thompson
Dave Ward
Rob Allison
Rob Allison
Bernard Vasey
James Gilpin
Jason Ebison
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Heaviest Bag of Fish
Rob Taylor (10)
= Mike Saunders (9)
= Dave Ward (10)
Rob Allison (4)
Brian Harland (4)
James Moore (4)
Rob Allison (2)
Bernard Vasey (1)
Dan Middlemas (2)
Paul Short (8)
Weight
5 lb 15 oz
1 lb 10½ oz
5 lb 06½ oz
4 lb 13 oz
3 lb 07½ oz
4 lb 10 oz
5 lb 06 oz
2​ lb 02 oz
2 lb 10 oz


19 lb 15 oz
6 lb 09 oz
6 lb 09 oz
14 lb 11 oz
13​ lb 15½ oz
5 lb 10 oz
7​ lb 08 oz
5 lb 06 oz
3​ lb 00 oz
5​ lb 11 oz

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 No. Fish
43
47

30
23​
31
22
27
5
27​
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255 fish
Weight
92 lb 14 oz
35 lb 11 oz
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62 lb 06 oz
58 lb 08 oz
36​ lb 06 oz
41 lb 10 oz
39​ lb 09 oz
8 lb 01 oz
26  lb 01 oz
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401 lb 25 oz
Catch for January
143 cod, 89 whitings, 9 rocklings, 7 billets, 3 poutings, 3 flat fish, & 1 LSD

February 2019

Sun 3rd Feb 2019 - 36 of 52

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Long distance Northerly swell Sandsend beach13.30 hrs
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​Low water 21.49 hrs, 1.5 metres, 1005 mbar, 5°C

Sunday night’s 4hr evening match was definitely a scratching match.  Throughout Sunday the cold SWesterly wind had increased in strength, gusting 35mph.  Coupled with an ebbing tide, the slight 1-2ft long distance Northerly swell had been knocked right back, by 18.00 hrs, flat.  Colour varied from mark to mark but recent seas had deposited large banks of weed on the HWater shoreline.

Heavy cloud cover, what rain had been forecasted had already fallen in the late afternoon, thankfully.  Beaches and piers were very popular for whitings with very mixed results, judging by the previous evenings catch reports, some trying the LWater rock marks in the hope of picking up a codling.  Many reported not having a bite all night, in fact more than one or two members retired mid match to ‘Sofa-Hole’.  February can always be a very lean month.  As members chased a fast ebbing tide they became more exposed to the strong gusting winds, hampering casting and ‘bite detection’.

At the scales members were slow to return, of the 21 fishing only 10 [48%] had a meagre weigh-in, a mixed bag - 6 whitings, 4 codlings, 3 rocklings and a pouting - 12 lb 14 oz [just 4 lb more than the worst weigh-in Sun 27th Jan] giving a 15 oz average.

Man of the Match, with both HBoFish & HFish Ben Laws, a single codling 2 lb 04½, giving Ben his 3rd HBoFish win & 5th HFish win.  Brian Harland became the first member to weigh-in 100 fish - 70 codlings, 15 whitings, 7 billets, 3 rocklings,
1 pollock, and a lesser spotted dog fish.

Names for Sunday’s Bell Trophy, fishing 10.00 - 14.00 hrs - no evening match, will be taken on Wednesday night.

Dave Perrett has asked that all members please return their CLEAN & POLISHED trophies for engraving please.

Members are again reminded to text-in if they are not coming back to the weigh-in.

Results:- 12 lb 14 oz (Av 15 oz)

​1st Ben Laws - 1 codling
2nd Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
3rd Paul Short - 3 whitings
4th Brian Harland - 1 codling
5th James Moore - 2 whitings
6th Rob Taylor - 1 codling
7th Dan Middlemas - 2 rocklings
8th = Allan Beale - 1 pouting
8th = Dave Ward - 1 whiting
10th Rich Deadman - 1 rockling
​2 lb 05 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 07 oz
    15 oz
    14 oz
    12 oz
    12 oz
     6 oz
Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 36 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 100 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 64 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 70 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 61 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 92 fish 
6th   Rob Taylor - 53 fish 
7th   Dan Middlemas - 84 fish 
8th   Ben Laws - 62 fish 
9th   Allan Beale - 55 fish 
10th   James Moore - 92 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 56 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 49 fish 
13th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
14th   Dave Ward - 80 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 42 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 38 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 46 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   James Gilpin - 13 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​190 lb  4/16oz
152 lb  7/16oz
137 lb  3/16oz
132 lb  2/16oz
129 lb  9/16oz
115 lb  8/16oz
112 lb 11/16oz
110 lb 13/16oz
110 lb  4/16oz
101 lb 11/16oz
100 lb 15/16oz
99 lb 00 oz
91 lb 00 oz
86 lb  8/16oz
82 lb 00 oz
61 lb  5/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
46 lb 11/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
21 lb  1/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
37 lb 13/16oz
15 lb  4/16oz
5 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
14 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
     9/16oz
8 lb  9/16oz
    12/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
8 lb 00 oz
4 lb  8/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
20 lb 11/16oz
    10/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
11 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
     4/16oz
8 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,357 fish for 2,296 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 6th Feb 2019 - 37 of 52

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​High water 17.05 hrs, 5.5 metres, 1005 mbar, 5°C

February and getting noticeably lighter on an evening.  Low pressure, déjà vu, off Stornoway brought Southerly winds, increasing, gusting to 25mph.  Sea state was flat, bar some close to shore SEasterly swell on south facing rocky foreshores.  The 3hr match started 2 hours after HWater, scratching for a weigh-in.  Wispy high level cloud cover was soon replaced with low level rain clouds, which held off until the early hours.

Piers and beaches were popular, with some risking all, for a codling, off the rocks.  Just 16 members fishing but nonetheless places can be made up on these quiet nights.   Water was well coloured but the codlings, never mind rocklings, just weren’t there.  First bite of the night, as for others did not come until the last hour.

At the scales, members remembered ‘heaviest fish first’.  James Moore was first to weigh-in, a cracking whiting of 1 lb 03 oz, shortly after beaten by Dave Ward 1 lb 09 oz from their bags.  The WSAA Record whiting is 1 lb 12 oz caught by Colin Stainthorpe 19th February 2014.

Man of the Match Allan Beale 10 whitings 7 lb 01 oz, his 4th win.  HFish of the night fell to Rob Allison, 4 lb 02 oz, his 6th HFish win.  Just 9 weighed-in 36 whitings, 5 flat fish & 4 codlings - Total 45, Av/fish just 14 oz.

Rob now leads the HFish Monthly Sweep from Ben Laws, and  Dave Ward leads HBoFish 5 lb 13 oz (8) as Allan Beale wasn’t entered, but is from Sunday 10th Feb.  Many thanks to Dan Middlemas for raising WSAA funds with a ‘football scratch card’ after every match.  If someone else apart from Brain Harland could win, it would be appreciated!

Many thanks to Fleece landlady, Carla Smith for the hot soups & bread on a Wednesday night, much appreciated.

Sunday is the Inter-Club-Tournament nee The Bell Trophy, WSAA are defending last year’s win.
Members ‘must’ meet at The Oasis Café, 08.30hrs for registration.
£10 / member, ‘all in, all out’ match, fishing 10.00 - 14.00hrs.  After the Bell Match £3 entry is taken, the £7 is pooled, and split 50/50 for HF & HBoF.  Boundaries Argyle Gulley, Hayburn Wyke to Coble Landing, Filey.  Weigh-in Scarborough Rocks Social Club.

Results:- 45 fish - 39 lb 07 oz (Av 14 oz)

​1st Allan Beale - 10 whitings
2nd Dave Ward - 4 ‘tings, 3 dabs, 1 fl’der
3rd = James Moore - 7 whitings
3rd = Mike Saunders - 8 whitings
5th Paul Short - 7 whitings
6th Rob Allison - 1 codling - HF
7th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
8th Dave Smith - 1 codling, 1 dab
9th Denis Thompson - 1 codling
​7 lb 01 oz
5 lb 13 oz
5 lb 05 oz
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 12 oz
4 lb 02 oz
2 lb 15 oz
2 lb 02 oz
2 lb 00 oz



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Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 37 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 100 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 65 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 70 fish 
4th   Paul Short - 99 fish 
5th   Denis Thompson - 62 fish 
6th   Allan Beale - 65 fish 
7th   Rob Taylor - 53 fish 
8th   Dan Middlemas - 84 fish 
9th   Ben Laws - 62 fish 
10th   James Moore - 99 fish 
11th   Dave Smith - 51 fish 
12th   Peter Horbury - 56 fish 
13th   Dave Ward - 88 fish 
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 43 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 38 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 54 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   James Gilpin - 13 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​190 lb  4/16oz
156 lb  9/16oz
137 lb  3/16oz
134 lb  5/16oz
134 lb  2/16oz
117 lb  5/16oz
115 lb  8/16oz
112 lb 11/16oz
110 lb 13/16oz
107 lb 00 oz
101 lb  2/16oz
100 lb 15/16oz
92 lb  5/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
84 lb 15/16oz
61 lb  5/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
52 lb 00 oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
21 lb  1/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
33 lb 11/16oz
19 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
     3/16oz
16 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb 13/16oz
5 lb 14/16oz
     3/16oz
8 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
23 lb 10/16oz
    10/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
5 lb 12/16oz
9 lb 13/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
     4/16oz
8 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,398 fish for 2,335 lb 11 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Sun 10th Feb 2019 - 38 of 52 - Bell Trophy

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Scalby Mills victorious

Low water 13.08 hrs hrs, 1.7 metres, 1000 mbar, 4°C

Inter-Club-Tournament nee The Bell Trophy

This match is fished every year, WSAA as last years winners picked the date, now in its 94th year, Sunday 10.00-14.00hrs.  Organised by Scarborough Rock Anglers the event is by invitation-only to local angling clubs to compete for the Sana bell.  Seventy three anglers representing Filey Brigg, Scalby Mills, Cloughton Rock Anglers, Scarborough Rocks & South Cliff and Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc. formed 7 teams of 8 or more anglers.

Anglers met at the Oasis Café, Marine Drive Scarborough for registration, a hot drink and some breakfast.  Shortly after 9am all clubs had submitted their teams, and paid their dues.  Anglers were then gathered together for the ringing of the bell, after a brief introduction, and a reminder rocklings were 25cms, as Secretary Peter Atkinson thought anglers ‘would’ need to know, anglers were sent on their way.

Low pressure, Storm Erik was passing over the Norwegian Sea, heading east.  Sea state was flat calm, save some close to shore NNWesterly swell 1ft but building with the following NWesterly wind 15-20mph.  A bright clear day, but chilly if not sheltered from the wind.  Plenty of colour in the water.  Fishing right down and over low water anglers headed to their favourite marks fishing the kelp beds and deep water tidal marks beyond the scaurs.  It was to be a slow day for all.

At the scales Peter Atkinson and George Dunn were not exactly rushed off their feet as only 18 of the 73 returned with 28 fish.

The winner of the Sana bell is the team with the best aggregate weight.  This years winners, and congratulations, Scalby Mills, only their second win, an aggregate of 1 lb 08 oz 03 drms.  Individual clubs had organised their own HBoFish & HFish sweeps for the match, the bell and all the individual winnings were presented by George Dunn.

Many thanks to Scarborough Rocks Social Club for their hospitality and the refreshments laid on for all anglers.

Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc. were defending last year’s win, with 18 members fishing, two teams were entered.  Denis ‘nasher’ Thompson had the HBoFish, 2 codlings 2 lb 10 oz, and Peter Horbury landed the HFish 2 lb 00 oz - both received £62 in the WSAA sweeps.

Overall, the HSFish 4 lb 13 oz 02 drms by Andy Collin, and the HBoFish Mark Thomas 5 lb 12 oz 00 drms.

​Results:- 7 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 03 oz)
​1st Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
2nd Peter Horbury - 1 codling
3rd Ben Laws - 1 codling
4th Mike Saunders - 2 dabs
​2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 13 oz
    13 oz

​Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 38 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 100 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 65 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 70 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 64 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 99 fish 
6th   Allan Beale - 65 fish 
7th   Rob Taylor - 53 fish 
8th   Dan Middlemas - 84 fish 
9th   Ben Laws - 63 fish 
10th   James Moore - 99 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 57 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 51 fish 
13th   Dave Ward - 88 fish 
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 43 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 38 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 56 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   James Gilpin - 13 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
​190 lb  4/16oz
156 lb  9/16oz
137 lb  3/16oz
136 lb 12/16oz
134 lb  5/16oz
117 lb  5/16oz
115 lb  8/16oz
112 lb 11/16oz
112 lb 10/16oz
107 lb 00 oz
102 lb 15/16oz
101 lb  2/16oz
92 lb  5/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
84 lb 15/16oz
61 lb  5/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
52 lb 13/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
21 lb  1/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
33 lb 11/16oz
19 lb  6/16oz
     7/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
17 lb 00 oz
1 lb 13/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
     1/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
8 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
23 lb 10/16oz
    10/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
4 lb 15/16oz
10 lb 10/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
     4/16oz
8 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,404 fish for 2,342 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 13th Feb 2019 - 39 of 52

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09.30hrs Sandsend beach
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​High water 21.42 hrs, 4.7 metres, 1028 mbar, 4°C

High pressure over Spain, SSWesterly winds 15, gusting 30mph had a definite chill to it despite the mild daytime temperatures.  A dark night, the moon was shielded by low level cloud which did not break all night.  Sea state, well coloured, was best described as flat but there was occasionally some long distance NNEsterly swell sets which were more dominant after 20.00hrs as HWater neared.  About a foot in height, they did not turn until reaching the shoreline.

Neap tide, a 3hr scratching match, piers and beaches were the marks of choice.  Or throw caution to the wind and try somewhere new on the off chance of picking up a better fish.  The conditions were reflected as only 16 members were fishing, of whom only 10 had fish to weigh-in.  Members reported plenty of undersized whitings and billets nee bait robbers returned.

Predominantly whitings at the weigh-in, Dan Middlemas weighed two for 10 oz (almost transparent), the same weight as Denis Thompson had for one rockling.  Both honours, and Man of the match to James ‘Jamsy’ Moore.  3 lb 03½ oz, his best, a codling, and a whiting for a bag of 3 lb 13 oz.  His 3rd HBoFish win and 1st HFish.

The season’s average fish weight has dropped by an ounce as the whiting count increases (289).  Paul Short has now taken the Fish-Count lead, 104 fish from Brian Harland 103 fish.  Rob Allison has the best Av. Fish - 2 lb 07 oz.  Species Count - Four members are joint, with 7 different species caught - Brian Harland, Dave Ward, Mike Saunders and Allan Beale with just 13 matches until season closes.

Results:- 23 fish - 18 lb 08 oz (Av 13 oz)

​1st James Moore - 1 codling, 1 whiting
2nd Paul Short - 5 whitings
3rd Dave Smith - 2 codlings
4th Brian Harland - 2 whitings, 1 dab
5th James Gilpin - 3 whitings
6th Mike Saunders - 3 whitings
7th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 billet
8th = Denis Thompson - 1 rockling
8th = Allan Beale - 1 whiting
8th = Dan Middlemas - 2 whitings
​3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 10 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 12 oz
    13 oz
    10 oz
    10 oz
    10 oz
Heaviest Fish 3 lb 03½ oz
Leader board after 39 of 52 matches
​1st   Brian Harland - 103 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 65 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 71 fish 
4th   Paul Short - 104 fish 
5th   Denis Thompson - 65 fish 
6th   Allan Beale - 66 fish 
7th   Rob Taylor - 53 fish 
8th   Dan Middlemas - 86 fish 
9th   Ben Laws - 63 fish 
10th   James Moore - 101 fish 
11th   Dave Smith - 53 fish 
12th   Peter Horbury - 57 fish 
13th   Dave Ward - 88 fish 
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 43 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 38 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 29 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 59 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
192 lb  4/16oz
156 lb  9/16oz
138 lb 00 oz
137 lb 15/16oz
137 lb  6/16oz
117 lb 15/16oz
115 lb  8/16oz
113 lb  5/16oz
112 lb 10/16oz
110 lb 13/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
102 lb 15/16oz
92 lb  5/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
84 lb 15/16oz
61 lb  5/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
57 lb 12/16oz
54 lb  9/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
​35 lb 11/16oz
18 lb  9/16oz
     1/16oz
     9/16oz
19 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
    11/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
7 lb 00 oz
    14/16oz
10 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
23 lb 10/16oz
    10/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
12 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
8 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,427 fish for 2,361 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Sun 17th Feb 2019 - 40 of 52

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Not a spare parking space on Sandsend strait this afternoon, beach was packed.
Low water 20.33 hrs, 1.4 metres, 1010 mbar, 7°C
 
Yet another low pressure, this time moving in from the SWest of Iceland.  Strengthening SWesterly winds 15-30mph made some SEasterly swell, increasing on South facing rocky foreshores.  The first 2½hrs of Sunday night’s 4hr match was all ebb.  The increasing swell was strong enough to overcome the fast ebbing tide, although there were some periods of ‘calm’.  Come LWater the swells started to significantly increase, although now too late to make any difference to the very low catch forecast.
 
It did not help, the near full moon shone brightly through some thin high altitude cloud.  But, as the night progressed this too blew over.  There was some colour in the water but listening to reports, this varied greatly from mark to mark.  Chasing the tide out onto the open scaurs, exposed members to the strong wind, dragging end tackle into the snags as they fished the heavy ground, and thick kelp beds exposed at LWater.
 
Numbers fishing were well down due a) the poor conditions, and b) members fishing the Euros at Tunstall.  Some ‘die hards’ still managed to fish the club match as they returned home from said Euros.  On Saturday Allan Beale had picked up a second place prize in his ‘zone’ during the Euros.
 
At the scales, only 9 of the 14 members managed a very meagre weigh-in, 6 codlings, 3 r’lings, 2 flounders and 1 dab - 12 fish
12 lb 08 oz, the 3rd worst weigh-in to date.
 
Man of the Match, Rob Allison had both the HBoFish & HFish, 3rd win & 7th win HFish.  His bag 3 lb 08 oz and HFish 2 lb 04 oz.
 
Next Sunday is the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy match, WSAA take on Cloughton Rocks fishing 10.00 - 16.00hrs, weigh-in at the Red Lion, Cloughton.
 
Top tip:- Remember to pack your ‘fishing rod’ in the car when going ‘fishing’.
 
Results:- 12 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 01 oz)
1st Rob Allison - 2 codlings
2nd Neil Eglon - 1 codling
3rd Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
4th Brian Harland - 1 codling
5th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
6th Peter Horbury - 3 rocklings
7th = Dave Ward - 1 flounder
7th = Allan Beale - 1 flounder
9th James Moore - 1 dab
3 lb 08 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 00 oz
     8 oz
     8 oz
     7 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 04 oz
Leader board after 40 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 104 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 67 fish
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 72 fish
4th   Paul Short - 104 fish
5th   Denis Thompson - 65 fish
6th   Allan Beale - 67 fish
7th   Rob Taylor - 53 fish
8th   Dan Middlemas - 87 fish
9th   Ben Laws - 63 fish
10th   James Moore - 102 fish
11th   Peter Horbury - 60 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 89 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 43 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 38 fish
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
18th   Neil Eglon - 30 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 59 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
22nd   Dave Perrett - 19 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
193 lb 11/16oz
160 lb  1/16oz
139 lb 13/16oz
137 lb 15/16oz
137 lb  6/16oz
118 lb  7/16oz
115 lb  8/16oz
114 lb 11/16oz
112 lb 10/16oz
111 lb  4/16oz
103 lb 15/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
92 lb 13/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
84 lb 15/16oz
61 lb  5/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
59 lb 11/16oz
54 lb  9/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
33 lb 14/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
33 lb 10/16oz
20 lb  4/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
     9/16oz
18 lb 15/16oz
2 lb 15/16oz
    13/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
     2/16oz
11 lb 00 oz
1 lb 13/16oz
6 lb  1/16oz
23 lb 10/16oz
    10/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
5 lb  2/16oz
12 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  3/16oz
2 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
8 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,439 fish for 2,373 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Wed 20th Feb 2019 - 41 of 52

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15.00hrs Sandsend beach
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Danny Monthly Sweeps Leader
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Danny Middlemas 4 lb 08 oz
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Danny Middlemas 14 lb 01 oz (7)
High water 16.32 hrs, 5.92 metres, 1017 mbar, 8°C
 
High pressure over central Europe, strong SSWesterly winds 17-30mph.  Sea state was growing, and combined two different swell directions Northerly & SSEasterly.  The resulting swell was heavy, which, when combined came in sets of 5/7 waves of up to 5ft.  Creating much white water, making south facing marks unfishable.  After an inrush, the swells died off, until the next set arrived.
 
Members started fishing the 3hr match 2½hrs into the ebb, on one of the larger tides of the month {giving a rise/fall 5½ metres}.  LWater 23.02 hrs, 0.4 metres the tide was ebbing very fast, the strong swell sets eventually started to settle down around 21.00hrs.  Water was thick with colour, but the fish were not on the rock, instead feeding on the sand, and the bait of choice fresh lug worm.
 
Overhead the cloud was thin, but thick on the horizon, the Snow Moon made a very bright appearance at 19.45hrs.  The high altitude cloud did not move all night, a large swirl of cloud flowing into a central spot #WaterDownAPlugHole.  Once the moon was behind it, there was a multitude of colours, can assume its light was refracted off ice crystals.  By 22.00hrs the wind speed had dropped, but too late to aid the anglers.  Personally did not have a bite all night despite covering a lot of ground.
 
At the scales members were slow to return, of the 16 fishing, 11 had a weigh-in, predominantly fresh run codlings.  A very ‘popular’, with much praise, Man of the Match Danny Middlemas 14 lb 00½ oz - 7 codlings, the Heaviest 4 lb 08 oz.  Both weights now lead in the Monthly Sweeps.
 
No night match on Sunday as members travel to the Red Lion, Cloughton to compete in the Secretary’s Challenge Trophy.  WSAA - V - Cloughton Rock Anglers.
 
Results:- 29 fish - 50 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 12 oz)
1st Dan Middlemas - 7 codlings
2nd Colin Stainthorpe - 4 codlings
3rd Ben Laws - 4 codlings
4th Brian Harland - 3 codlings
5th Rich Deadman - 2 codlings
6th James Moore - 1 codling, 1 blegg
7th Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
8th Dave Perrett - 1 codling
9th Dave Ward - 1 codling, 1 whiting
10th = Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
10th =Allan Beale - 1 codling
14 lb 01 oz
7 lb 12 oz
6 lb 01 oz
5 lb 15 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 05 oz
2 lb 12 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 06 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 08 oz
Leader board after 41 of 52 matches
​​1st   Brian Harland - 107 fish 
2nd   Rob Allison - 67 fish 
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 76 fish 
4th   Denis Thompson - 67 fish 
5th   Paul Short - 104 fish 
6th   Dan Middlemas - 94 fish 
7th   Allan Beale - 68 fish 
8th   Ben Laws - 67 fish 
9th   Rob Taylor - 53 fish 
10th   James Moore - 104 fish 
11th   Peter Horbury - 60 fish 
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish 
13th   Dave Ward - 91 fish 
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish 
15th   Bernard Vasey - 44 fish 
16th   Rich Deadman - 40 fish 
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish 
18th   Neil Eglon - 30 fish 
19th   Mike Saunders - 59 fish 
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish 
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish 
22nd   Dave Perrett - 20 fish 
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish 
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish 
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish 
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish 
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish 
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish 
29th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish 
30th   William Atkinson - 8 fish 
31st   Andrew Cass - 3 fish 
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish 
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish 
199 lb 10/16oz
160 lb  1/16oz
147 lb  9/16oz
140 lb  2/16oz
137 lb 15/16oz
128 lb 12/16oz
119 lb 13/16oz
118 lb 11/16oz
115 lb  8/16oz
114 lb  9/16oz
103 lb 15/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
94 lb 12/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
86 lb  5/16oz
64 lb 12/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
59 lb 11/16oz
54 lb  9/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 15/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
39 lb  9/16oz
12 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
9 lb  3/16oz
8 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
    15/16oz
10 lb 10/16oz
     2/16oz
9 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
4 lb 11/16oz
21 lb  9/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
5 lb  2/16oz
12 lb  6/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
8 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
     3/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,472 fish for 2,424 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Sun 24th Feb 2019 - 42 of 52 - Secretary's Challenge Trophy

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08.00hrs Sandsend beach
Whitby Sea Anglers retain Secretary’s Challenge Trophy
PictureMark Stonehouse, Cloughton Rocks Secretary presents the Secretary's Challenge Trophy 'back' to Peter Horbury
Low water 13.21 hrs, 1.3 metres, 1036 mbar, 15°C
 
This time last year the ‘Beast from the East’, a marked difference from Sundays 15°C and bright sunshine.  Cloughton Rock Anglers were hosting Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc. in the yearly Secretary’s Challenge trophy.  WSAA - 14 fishing while Cloughton - 10 members, the winners, the Team with the best average/member weigh-in.
 
Sea state was flat, save a slight, close to shore ESEast swell, colour varied along the boundary Whitby West pier to Filey, Coble Landing.  The forecasted Southerly, gusting to 15mph, just did not materialise, and anglers enjoyed a very warm, bright, sunny day.  Exactly the opposite to what was required for the match.  Visibility out to sea was less than a mile, a sea fret was held off the landmass until 14.30hrs.  Then the wind shifted into the east, and there was a definite chill in the air as the sea fret rolled in.
 
Fishing down to low water, rocky scaurs and tangle beds were well exposed and gave anglers a chance to fish the tackle hungry deep gulleys and tidal points.  Fish bites, despite the best baits being offered, were few and far between (as expected), with some going bite-less all match.  Some had to wait for the flood to start before they picked up a codling (or two).
 
The all-important weigh-in was at the Red Lion, Cloughton where landlord/y Dave & Wendy Kemp had laid on some hot food & refreshments - many thanks from all.  Members were quick to the weigh-in with one or two good fish presented to Cloughton Secretary & weigh master Mark Stonehouse.  Once all members had weighed-in Mark & Peter Horbury crunched the numbers.
 
Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc. won the match with an average
1 lb 05 oz 05 drms/member while Cloughton Rocks 12 oz 12 drms.  Total weigh-in 12 codlings, 1 dab 26 lb 10 oz 04 drm
 
Secretary’s Challenge Trophy - A 6hr match, fished from 10.00 - 16.00hrs.
Each Club put £50 into the pot, along with £5 members entry.
Total prize fund split 50/50 HBoFish / HFish
Each split 50/30/20 for 1st, 2nd & 3rd
 
Total fund £220 giving 1st, 2nd, 3rd in both £55.00, £33.00, £22.00

WSAA Results:- 18 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz)

1st Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
2nd Andrew Cass - 1 codling
3rd Denis Thompson - 3 codlings
4th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
5th James Moore - 1 codling
6th Paul Short - 1 codling
7th Mike Saunders - 1 dab
5 lb 11 oz
5 lb 00 oz
3 lb 14 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 02 oz
1 lb 01 oz
     5 oz

Heaviest Fish 4 lb 15½ oz
Leader board after 42 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 107 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 67 fish
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 78 fish
4th   Denis Thompson - 70 fish
5th   Paul Short - 105 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 95 fish
7th   Allan Beale - 68 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 67 fish
9th   James Moore - 105 fish
10th   Rob Taylor - 53 fish
11th   Peter Horbury - 60 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 91 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 44 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 40 fish
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
18th   Neil Eglon - 30 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
22nd   Dave Perrett - 20 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish
31st   William Atkinson - 8 fish
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
199 lb 10/16oz
160 lb  1/16oz
153 lb  4/16oz
144 lb 00 oz
139 lb 00 oz
130 lb  5/16oz
119 lb 13/16oz
118 lb 11/16oz
115 lb 11/16oz
115 lb  8/16oz
103 lb 15/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
94 lb 12/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
86 lb  5/16oz
64 lb 12/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
59 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 15/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
39 lb  9/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
5 lb 00 oz
8 lb 11/16oz
10 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
3 lb 00 oz
     3/16oz
11 lb  9/16oz
     2/16oz
9 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 12/16oz
4 lb 11/16oz
21 lb  9/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
4 lb 13/16oz
12 lb 11/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
3 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,478 fish for 2,442 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Wed 27th Feb 2019 - 43 of 52

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13.30hrs Sandsend beach
First 'wins' Peter
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High water 22.34 hrs, 4.6 metres, 1020 mbar, 8°C
 
February draws to an end, flat calm sea state, no colour, as the high pressure continues to dominate with some ‘well out of season’ weather.  Last year, the Beast from the East, this year, sunshine and temperatures in the late teens.  A scratching match for the 18 members fishing.
 
A steady Westerly breeze, on a cloudless night soon turned very cold by match end 22.00hrs.  There was a slight long distance Northerly ‘lump’, but nothing to get excited about.  Fishing started 3hrs into the flood, on a neap tide, the catch forecast was very low.  Beaches, and piers for whitings, flat fish and possibly an odd codling off the sand.
 
Of the 18 fishing, only 10 [56%] managed an assorted weigh-in comprising 6 whitings, 5 codlings, 2 billets, 2 rocklings, 1 flounder, 1 dab, and an LSD.  Of note, the flounder, 1 lb 12 oz, was landed by Dave Ward.  Man of the Man of the Match, with his first ‘wins’ Peter Horbury, HFish a codling 3 lb 11½ oz, HBoFish 5 lb 07 oz (3) a codling, a billet and a rockling.  Peter used a simple two, 5/0 Sakuma hook rig, top hook peeler crab & mussel, bottom hook fresh lug worm tipped with ‘dirty’ squid.  Both the codling & billet took the fresh worm.
 
February belongs to Dan Middlemas, a total weigh-in 19 lb 13 oz (14), close behind James Moore & Colin Stainthorpe 18 lb 08 oz (17) & 18 lb 01 oz (9) respectively.  Dan also picked up the Monthly Sweeps.
 
Monthly Sweeps
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Dan Middlemas* - 14 lb 00½ oz (7)
Heaviest Fish - Dan Middlemas* - 4 lb 08 oz *Both Wed 20th Feb.
 
February’s catch:-
180 lb 08 oz - Av 1 lb 02 oz
66 whitings, 62 cod, 14 flat fish, 9 rocklings, 3 billets, 2 poutings, & 1 LSD
 
As we move into March, just 9 matches left and members are reminded the covers come off the Parking Meters.
Presentation evening is Saturday 6th April at Dunsley Hall, as last year.
 
Results:- 18 fish - 21 lb 04 oz (Av 1 lb 03 oz)

1st Peter Horbury - 1 codling, 1 billet, 1 r’ling
2nd = Paul Short - 4 whitings, 1 dab
2nd = James Moore - 2 codlings
4th Denis Thompson - 1 LSD, 1 rockling
5th Rob Taylor - 1 codling
6th Dave Ward - 1 flounder
7th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
8th Neil Eglon - 1 whiting
9th Bernard Vasey - 1 billet
10th Brian Harland - 1 whiting
5 lb 07 oz
3 lb 01 oz
3 lb 01 oz
2 lb 06 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 05 oz
    13 oz
    11 oz
     9 oz
Heviest Fish 3 lb 11½ oz
Leader board after 43 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 108 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 67 fish
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 78 fish
4th   Denis Thompson - 72 fish
5th   Paul Short - 110 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 96 fish
7th   Allan Beale - 68 fish
8th   James Moore - 107 fish
9th   Ben Laws - 67 fish
10th   Rob Taylor - 54 fish

11th   Peter Horbury - 63 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 92 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 45 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 40 fish
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
18th   Neil Eglon - 31 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish
21st   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
22nd   Dave Perrett - 20 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish
31st   William Atkinson - 8 fish
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
200 lb  3/16oz
160 lb  1/16oz
153 lb  4/16oz
146 lb  6/16oz
142 lb  1/16oz
131 lb 10/16oz
119 lb 13/16oz
118 lb 12/16oz
118 lb 11/16oz
117 lb 11/16oz
 
109 lb  6/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
96 lb  8/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
87 lb 00 oz
64 lb 12/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
60 lb  8/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
35 lb 15/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
40 lb  2/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
6 lb 14/16oz
4 lb  5/16oz
10 lb  7/16oz
11 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz

8 lb  5/16oz
5 lb  9/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
5 lb  8/16oz
4 lb 00 oz
22 lb  4/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
     3/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
12 lb 11/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
4 lb 11/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
3 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,496 fish for 2,463 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for February 2019 year
February's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Danny Middlemas
Heaviest Bag of Fish - Danny Middlemas

4 lb 08 oz - Wed 20th Feb
14 lb 00½ oz (7) - Wed 20th Feb

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

​Sun 03
Wed 06
Sun 10
Wed 13
Sun 17
Wed 20
Sun 24
Wed 27
Heaviest Fish
Ben Laws
Rob Allison
Peter Horbury
James Moore
Rob Allison
Danny Middlemas
Andrew Cass
Peter Horbury
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Ben Laws (1)
Rob Allison (1)
Denis Thompson (2)
James Moore (2)
Rob Allison (2)
Danny Middlemas (7)
Colin Stainthorpe (2)
Peter Horbury (3)
Weight
2 lb 04½ oz
4 lb 02 oz
2 lb 00 oz
3 lb 03½ oz
2 lb 04 oz
​4 lb 08 oz
4 lb 15½ oz
3​ lb 11½ oz

2 lb 04½ oz
4 lb 02 oz
2 lb 10 oz
3 lb 13 oz
​3 lb 08 oz
4 lb 08 oz
5​ lb 11 oz
5 lb 07 oz








 No. Fish
14
45
6
23
12
29
12
18
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157 fish
Weight
12 lb 14 oz
39 lb 07 oz
7 lb 04 oz
18 lb 08 oz
12​ lb 08 oz
50 lb 01 oz
18​ lb 10 oz
21​ lb 04 oz
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180 lb 08 oz
Catch for February
66 whitings, 62 cod, 14 flat fish, 9 rocklings, 3 billets, 2 poutings, & 1 LSD

March 2019

Sun 3rd Mar 2019 - 44 of 52

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Storm Freya first win for Dave
Low water 20.52 hrs, 1.7 metres, 978 mbar, 7°C
 
Storm Freya [very close isobars] low pressure, brought very strong SSWesterly wind, gusts in excess of 40mph.  Finding a sheltered spot for the evenings 4hr match would not be easy.  Sea state was flat calm except for some Southerly facing marks, where there was some close to shore swell, however then you were facing the full force of the wind.
 
The match started in heavy rain, uncomfortable to say the least.  Rods, bags and tripods had to be carefully located or held onto at all times.  Around 20.00hrs there was a brief lull as the wind shifted, but came back even stronger.  Fish bites were undetectable, and a ‘Larry lay-on’ was all one could hope for when sticking to a 15/20minunte per cast. 
 
Denis Thompson reported missing a bite, a ’really good fish’, he reported, early in the match, but it did not return.  Fresh lug worm was doing the trick again for me, but for micro cod, all returned!  With so much wind assisted drag on the lines a grip lead was advisable to stop end tackle being dragged into more snags than necessary.
 
Of the 15 members fishing just 3 had fish to weigh-in [20%], 4 codlings and 2 rocklings - 8 lb 07 oz.  Weigh master Bernard Vasey wasn’t exactly rushed.  Man of the Match, with his first win Dave Perrett 2 codlings, 2 rocklings 3 lb 11 oz.  HFish 2 lb 07 oz Brian Harland his 2nd win.  Brian has now passed the 200 lb mark, in a club of his own with Rob Allison trailing by 42 lb.
 
Richard Deadman and myself had been fishing in fishable ‘blustery’ conditions but did not realise just how the strong the wind had grown until we rounded the point to walk back up the coastal cliff path to the car park.  It was a case of ‘two steps forward, one back’.  At one point Rich was blown clean over on to the scaur.  Once on the coastal cliff path we could not stand up, and resorted to crawling, hands and knees.  #Memorable
 
Just 8 matches left until close of season, and members should consider their vote for Most Improved Angler.
 
Results:- 8 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)
1st Dave Perrett - 2 codlings, 2 rocklings
2nd Brian Harland - 1 codling
3rd Paul Short - 1 codling
3 lb 11 oz
2 lb 07 oz
2 lb 05 oz

Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 44 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 109 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 67 fish
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 78 fish
4th   Denis Thompson - 72 fish
5th   Paul Short - 111 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 96 fish
7th   Allan Beale - 68 fish
8th   James Moore - 107 fish
9th   Ben Laws - 67 fish
10th   Rob Taylor - 54 fish

11th   Peter Horbury - 63 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 92 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 45 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 40 fish
17th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
18th   Neil Eglon - 31 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish
21st   Dave Perrett - 24 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish
31st   William Atkinson - 8 fish
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
202 lb 10/16oz
160 lb  1/16oz
153 lb  4/16oz
146 lb  6/16oz
144 lb  6/16oz
131 lb 10/16oz
119 lb 13/16oz
118 lb 12/16oz
118 lb 11/16oz
117 lb 11/16oz

109 lb  6/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
96 lb  8/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
87 lb 00 oz
64 lb 12/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
60 lb  8/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb 10/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
42 lb  9/16oz
6 lb 13/16oz
6 lb 14/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
12 lb 12/16oz
11 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz

8 lb  5/16oz
5 lb  9/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
5 lb  8/16oz
4 lb 00 oz
22 lb  4/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
     3/16oz
5 lb 10/16oz
12 lb 11/16oz
2 lb  9/16oz
     9/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
3 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,502 fish for 2,472 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Wed 6th Mar 2019 - 45 of 52

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15.00 hrs Sandsend beach , an hour before HWater 5.4 metres
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Low water 22.33 hrs, 1.2 metres, 980 mbar, 8°C
 
Another low pressure system had moved across the Atlantic, centred over Londonderry, Northern Ireland.  Isobars were not tightly packed, giving warm Southerly winds 15mph on the NEast coastline.  Early evening rain soon past, heavy cloud cover pushed through to a clear sky 21.00hrs.  Sea state, a welcome NNEasterly 2-3ft with plenty of colour.
 
The tide was already 2¾hrs into the ebb, so members could work their way down the scaurs.  The tide ebbed fast, knocking back some of the HWater swell.  There was some weed, mainly bladder-rack in the surf, drop you line, and you had your hands full retrieving end tackle [and fish].
 
Fish bites were extremely timid, and once hooked the smaller fish tended not to bite again.  Larry lay-ons were most welcome on retrieval.  No one bait out fished the other, fish took peeler & mussel cocktail, and fresh worm.  Plenty of micro cod, nee bait robbers, which is normal for this time of year.
 
At the scales Bernard & Jason oversaw proceedings, only 9 of the 20 fishing [45%] had fish.  Sixteen codlings and a rockling
35 lb 10 oz giving a 2 lb 02 oz average.  Those without fish text-in and returned straight home rather than travel to the scales & back again.
 
Davey Turnbull, Darlington, decided to stay out fishing, rather than return to the scales saying “It was perfect, I wanted to fish a certain mark, and pull out a piggy”.  Thinking everyone else would have a ‘bag full’, had 4 codlings for 7 lb 08 oz by 22.00hrs.  Missed out on second place and fulfilling a dream to have his photo taken outside the Fleece ☺ ☺
 
Man of the Match Rob Allison (3) 10 lb 04 oz took both HBoFish [his 4th] and HFish [his 8th] 5 lb 03 oz.  Both weights now lead in the Monthly Sweep.  Having weighed-in Rob, feeling unwell, returned home.
 
Leaving it until the dying minutes having travelled, Neil Eglon made the scales, and weighed-in the next best fish, a fresh run codling 4 lb 14½ oz.
 
Just 7 matches left until close of season.
 
Results:- 17 fish - 35 lb 10 oz (Av 2 lb 02 oz)

1st Rob Allison - 3 codlings
2nd Neil Eglon - 1 codling, 1 rockling
3rd Peter Horbury - 4 codlings
4th Dave Perrett - 2 codlings
5th Dave Ward - 2 codlings
6th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
7th Rob Taylor - 1 codling
8th Ben Laws - 1 codling
9th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
10 lb 04 oz
5 lb 05 oz
4 lb 14 oz
4 lb 05 oz
3 lb 04 oz
2 lb 13 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 02 oz
Heaviest Fish 5 lb 03 oz
Inc 4 lb 14½ oz
Leader board after 45 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 109 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 70 fish
3rd   Colin Stainthorpe - 79 fish
4th   Denis Thompson - 72 fish
5th   Paul Short - 111 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 97 fish
7th   Ben Laws - 68 fish
8th   Allan Beale - 68 fish
9th   Rob Taylor - 55 fish
10th   James Moore - 107 fish

11th   Peter Horbury - 67 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 94 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 45 fish
16th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
17th   Rich Deadman - 40 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Perrett - 26 fish
21st   Dave Turnbull - 15 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish
31st   William Atkinson - 8 fish
32nd   Jason Ebison - 6 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
202 lb 10/16oz
170 lb  5/16oz
154 lb  6/16oz
146 lb  6/16oz
144 lb  6/16oz
134 lb  7/16oz
120 lb  5/16oz
119 lb 13/16oz
119 lb 12/16oz
118 lb 12/16oz

114 lb  4/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
99 lb 12/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
87 lb 00 oz
65 lb 13/16oz
64 lb 12/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
43 lb 15/16oz
42 lb  3/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
32 lb  5/16oz
15 lb 15/16oz
8 lb 00 oz
2 lb 00 oz
9 lb 15/16oz
14 lb  2/16oz
     8/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz

4 lb  8/16oz
10 lb  7/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
8 lb 12/16oz
4 lb 00 oz
21 lb  3/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
10 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
3 lb  2/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
3 lb 10/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
7 lb  9/16oz
Seasons total 1,519 fish for 2,507 lb 15 oz (Av 1 lb 10 oz)

Sun 10th Mar 2019 - 46 of 52

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14.00hrs Sandsend beach - very cold
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James 'Jamsy' Moore 4 lb 04½ oz
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James 'Jamsy' Moore 13 lb 09 oz (5)
High water 18.15 hrs, 5.4 metres, 1008 mbar, 1°C

Storm Gareth, another low pressure system, this time centred over Northern Scotland and Shetland.  Very strong Westerly winds 25mph, gusting 40mph.  Sea state, plenty of colour from recent rainfall, NNWesterly 3-5ft.
 
Twenty members fished the 4hr evening match which started just before HWater.  The match started in daylight, and was not properly dark until 19.00hrs.  The heavy cloud cover blew over to reveal clear skies, however it soon closed in again just after 19.00hrs and snowed heavily for just under an hour.  With the temperature just above zero the wind chill made for a very cold night for those fishing the piers and un-sheltered marks.
 
With the strong Westerly winds, finding a sheltered mark would not be easy, those that did not were hampered with bowed lines, wind drag, leading to heavy tackle loses, and casting issues.
 
Bernard Vasey, weigh master was doing his best to shield the scales with an umbrella from the wind, as Jason Ebison oversaw the weigh-in.  Just 9 weighed-in 45%.  Early to the scales Paul Short, 7 codlings 12 lb 07½ oz.  Davey Turnbull 3 lb 08 oz (1), unaware he had weighed-in the HFish (at that time) gave his fish away, it was gutted by Danny Middlemas before he realised he missed yet another photo opportunity.
 
The penultimate angler to the scales (of course Dave Perrett was last)  James ‘Jamsy’ Moore took both HBoFish [his 4th] and HFish [his 2nd] weighing-in 5 codlings 13 lb 09 oz, his best 4 lb 04½ oz.  James now leads in the Monthly Sweep for HBoFish, Rob Alison HFish 5 lb 03 oz.
 
Big movements on the Leader Board - both Paul Short, and James Moore have moved up 3 places.  Paul Short now 3rd [from 5th] and James Moore now 7th [from 10th].  Other movers - Davey Turnbull up to 21st, he may now regret Wednesday decision not to return to the scales with 7 lb+ of fish, and Richard Deadman up to 16th.
 
Results:- 41 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)

1st James Moore - 5 codlings
2nd Paul Short - 7 codlings
3rd Dave Turnbull - 1 codling
4th Jason Ebison - 1 codling
5th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
6th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
7th Dave Perrett - 1 codling
8th Brian Harland - 1 codling
9th Bernard Vasey - 1 codling
13 lb 09 oz
12 lb 08 oz
3 lb 08 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 04 oz
2 lb 01 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Heaviest Fish 4 lb 04½ oz

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Leader board after 46 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 110 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 70 fish
3rd   Paul Short - 118 fish
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 79 fish
5th   Denis Thompson - 72 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 98 fish
7th   James Moore - 112 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 68 fish
9th   Allan Beale - 68 fish
10th   Rob Taylor - 55 fish

11th   Peter Horbury - 67 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 94 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 46 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 41 fish
17th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th = Dave Perrett - 27 fish
20th = Dave Turnbull - 16 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Jason Ebison - 7 fish
31st   Norman Middlemas - 15 fish
32nd   William Atkinson - 8 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
204 lb  1/16oz
170 lb  5/16oz
156 lb 14/16oz
154 lb  6/16oz
146 lb  6/16oz
136 lb 11/16oz
132 lb  5/16oz
120 lb  5/16oz
119 lb 13/16oz
119 lb 12/16oz

114 lb  4/16o
103 lb 13/16oz
99 lb 12/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb  3/16oz
66 lb 13/16oz
65 lb 13/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
45 lb 11/16oz
45 lb 11/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
12 lb 14/16oz
12 lb 10/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
33 lb 12/16oz
13 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
8 lb 00 oz
9 lb 11/16oz
4 lb  6/16oz
12 lb 00 oz
     8/16oz
     1/16oz

5 lb  8/16oz
10 lb  7/16oz
4 lb  1/16oz
8 lb 12/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
21 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
9 lb  3/16oz
0         oz
6 lb 10/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
3 lb  6/16oz
     4/16oz
1 lb  3/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
Seasons total 1,538 fish for 2,549 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 13th Mar 2019 - 47 of 52

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9th Heaviest Fish win Rob Allison
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High water 20.15 hrs, 4.9 metres, 1003 mbar, 6°C
 
Storm Gareth slowly moving east across the North Sea, very close isobars, wind gusting to 30+mph.  Grey sky, no brakes in the cloud cover whatsoever, and a very mild night to boot with the occasional light rain shower.  Sea state was not a large as predicted maybe 4-5ft tops NNWesterly.  Swells were regular, no surging during the flood and no tow on the ebb for the 20 members fishing 1¼ up & 1¾ hrs down.  Plenty of colour, no weed problems reported.  The wind did ease mid match but came back by 22.00hrs.
 
Fish bites, ‘if’ you were lucky enough to have one, were timid, probably from undersized codlings, as many were caught & returned.  Rob Taylor thought he was in for a good 3hrs fishing.  A 3 lb 03 oz codling in the bag 10 mins into the match, and we all know what ‘thought’ did, he did not have another bite all night.
 
At the scales Bernard & Jason, both fishless (join the club) were ready for the 13 fortunate members [65%] to weigh-in.  Man of the Match Ben Laws 5 lb 10 oz, his 4th HBoFish win had a 3 lb 08 oz fish in his bag of 2 codlings.  This fish was soon beaten by Norman Middlemas 3 lb 09 oz.  Only this too was bettered by Rob Allison 4 lb 04½ oz for his 9th HFish win.
 
Dave Ward is the latest to join the 100 lb Club [top 13 anglers].
 
Dan Middlemas is ‘Mr Consistent’ weighing-in 41 times from 46 matches, with Brian Harland 40 weigh-ins also from 46 matches.
 
Voting slips are now available for members to propose ‘Most Improved Angler’.  Treasurer Dave Perrett has Presentation evening menus with member’s individual subsidies, full payment is due by the last match Sun 31st March.
 
James Gilpin has finalised the Summer Match dates, all with Penn Points, details on web site.
 
Just 5 matches left, still time to beat……
HBoFish 20 lb 09 oz (8) - Colin Stainthorpe - Wed 7th Nov ‘18
HFish 9 lb 04 oz - Rob Taylor - Sun 16th December ‘18
 
Results:- 17 fish - 35 lb 05 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)

1st Ben Laws - 2 codlings
2nd Rob Allison - 1 codling
3rd James Moore - 2 codlings, 1 r’ling
4th Norman Middlemas - 1 codling
5th Rob Taylor - 1 codling
6th Denis Thompson - 2 codlings
7th Dave Ward - 1 codling
8th Dave Turnbull - 1 codling
9th Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
10th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
11th Allan Beale - 1 codling
12th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
13th Paul Short - 1 codling
5 lb 10 oz
4 lb 05 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 09 oz
3 lb 03 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 04 oz
2 lb 02 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 03 oz
Inc 3 lb 08 oz


Heaviest Fish 3 lb 09 oz
Leader board after 47 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 110 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 71 fish
3rd   Paul Short - 119 fish
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 80 fish
5th   Denis Thompson - 74 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 99 fish
7th   James Moore - 115 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 70 fish
9th   Rob Taylor - 56 fish
10th   Allan Beale - 69 fish

11th   Peter Horbury - 67 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 95 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 46 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 42 fish
17th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 17 fish
21st   Dave Perrett - 27 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 16 fish
31st   Jason Ebison - 7 fish
32nd   William Atkinson - 8 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
204 lb  1/16oz
174 lb 10/16oz
158 lb  1/16oz
156 lb  6/16oz
149 lb  1/16oz
138 lb 00 oz
136 lb  2/16oz
125 lb 15/16oz
122 lb 15/16oz
121 lb  5/16oz

114 lb  4/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
102 lb 00 oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb  3/16oz
68 lb  9/16oz
65 lb 13/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
47 lb 13/16oz
45 lb 11/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
16 lb  3/16oz
12 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
29 lb  7/16o
16 lb  9/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
11 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
10 lb  3/16oz
3 lb 00 oz
1 lb 10/16oz

7 lb  1/16oz
10 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 13/16oz
11 lb 00 oz
2 lb 13/16oz
19 lb 10/16oz
2 lb 12/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
7 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
6 lb 10/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
Seasons total 1,555 fish for 2,584 lb 10 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Sun 17th Mar 2019 - 48 of 52

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High water 12.46 hrs, 4.7 metres Sandsend beach
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HBoFish, HFish & scratch card Harland
PictureBrian Harland - 11 lb 10 oz (4)
Low water 19.16 hrs, 1.7 metres, 1011 mbar, 4°C
 
A bright sunny, but cold windy day, another low pressure system brought very strong winds, its centre slowly moving over towards Norway.  NNWesterly winds 17-30 mph, NNWesterly sea state 5-8ft with plenty of colour.  17.00hrs and it turned very dark in Whitby, a menacing weather front past through, brought torrential rain as the 20 members headed out to their chosen marks.  By 18.00hrs the skies had cleared, and the sun was back out prior to a colourful sunset.
 
Fishing from 18.00 - 22.00hrs it did not get dark until 19.00hrs, not long now until BST.  Cloud cover was minimal [high altitude & passing through very fast] but a very bright ¾ moon was high in the sky.  There was some surging, and a strong tow for the last 1½hrs of the ebb.  Once reached, the flood was very slow to start pushing, when it did the swells momentum had eased, and did show any impetus until after 21.30hrs.
 
Low water & a neap tide, not everyones preferred conditions, gullies and tangle beds well out of reach.  It was hard work, moving 50 yds, having a cast and moving again trying to find where the fish were feeding.  Undersized codlings, nee bait robbers [all returned] a good sign for the future were a hindrance.  Plastic bags and freshly cut grass [of all things] hindered lines and end tackle.
 
Weigh-master Bernard Vasey, in fine fettle, despite being fishless #again oversaw the 8 members weighing-in, 13 codlings, and a billet for 30 lb 06 oz.  No surprise with the Man of the Match - Brian Harland, having a superfluous season HBoFish [his 3rd] 11 lb 10 oz (4) Inc. HFish [his 4th] 4 lb 02 oz pipped his partner Dan Middlemas by ½ oz to the cash [and he won the scratch card again!!].  This season they have been the ‘dynamic duo’. #Batman #Robin #BatCave
 
In the ‘Sunday League’ Brian [55 fish] has recently passed the 100 lb mark, and is 35 lb ahead of Dan [also 55 fish].
 
Presentation menus are available & voting has stated for ‘Most Improved Angler’.
 
Results:- 30 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 03 oz)

1st Brian Harland - 4 codlings
2nd Dan Middlemas - 3 codlings
3rd Rich Deadman - 2 codlings
4th Peter Horbury - 1 codling
5th Rob Allison - 1 codling
6th Ben Laws - 1 codling
7th Dave Ward - 1 codling
8th Rob Taylor - 1 billet
11 lb 10 oz
8 lb 11 oz
3 lb 01 oz
2 lb 10 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 01 oz
    13 oz
Heavies Fish 4 lb 02 oz
Inc 4 lb 01½ oz
Leader board after 48 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 114 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 72 fish
3rd   Paul Short - 119 fish
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 80 fish
5th   Denis Thompson - 74 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 102 fish
7th   James Moore - 115 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 71 fish
9th   Rob Taylor - 57 fish
10th   Allan Beale - 69 fish

11th   Peter Horbury - 68 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 53 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 96 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 46 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 44 fish
17th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 17 fish
21st   Dave Perrett - 27 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 16 fish
31st   Jason Ebison - 7 fish
32nd   William Atkinson - 8 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
215 lb 11/16oz
175 lb 15/16oz
158 lb  1/16oz
156 lb  6/16oz
149 lb  1/16oz
146 lb 11/16oz
136 lb  2/16oz
127 lb  2/16oz
123 lb 12/16oz
121 lb  5/16oz

116 lb 14/16oz
103 lb 13/16oz
103 lb  1/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb  3/16oz
71 lb 10/16oz
65 lb 13/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
47 lb 13/16oz
45 lb 11/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
16 lb  3/16oz
12 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
39 lb 12/16oz
17 lb 14/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
2 lb  6/16oz
10 lb  9/16oz
9 lb 00 oz
3 lb  6/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz

4 lb  7/16oz
13 lb  1/16oz
    12/16oz
12 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  9/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
7 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
6 lb 10/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
Seasons total 1,569 fish for 2,615 lb 00 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 20th Mar 2019 - 49 of 52

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15.00hrs Sandsend beach
Jamsy & Deadly Fish Triumphant
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Low water 21.58 hrs, 0.5 metres, 1030 mbar, 12°C
 
Penultimate Wednesday night match, a complete turnaround, high pressure dominating, glorious sunshine, blue skies, and 12°C on the coast - 17°C inland.  The spring equinox, daylight hours equal to darkness, daylight hours start to get longer now.  WSWesterly wind 13 gusting 23mph, sea state NNEasterly 1ft, if that [flat calm] with little to no colour.
 
The sun was setting as members prepared to cast in.  The full moon was already high in the sky with only wispy high altitude cloud cover giving a circular rainbow to the moonlight.  Although the clouds were passing overhead out to sea, the wind was multi-directional.  One minute on ones left shoulder, then the right, with periods when there was no wind at all!
 
The night before the biggest tide of the month, add in the high pressure and the tide ebbed very fast, and as members reported “a long way”.  Bernard Vasey reported crossing one mark, which in all his years fishing, he had never seen empty (stopped & collected 11 leads).  Members were able to easily reach, and in good time their favourite LWater marks, fishing the heavy ground and tangle beds.
 
Again fishless, weigh-master Bernard Vasey was ready and waiting for members to return to the scales.  Some pushing it to the last 5 mins, having travelled / or had a long walk across the open scaurs.  Of the 19 members fishing only 8 [42%] had fish to weigh-in.  6 codlings, 6 LSD*, and a blegg - 21 lb 01 oz.  The best LSD* was caught by Danny Middlemas 2 lb 04 oz.  Paul Short has now caught 9 species, adding a blegg & an LSD to his catch.  James Moore is on 8 species. * LSD - Lesser Spotted Dogfish
 
Man of the Match James ‘Jamsy’ Moore [his 5th win] 3 LSD, his best 1 lb 11 oz was easily beaten by Rich ‘Deadly Fish’ Deadman 3 lb 04½ oz [his 2nd win].  His fish did not come easy.   He had been whinging at not having had a bite when his rod was nearly pulled out of his hand just before 21.00hrs.  It was snagged, ‘with guidance’ he gave it plenty of slack line {4 times} until it eventually pulled itself free.  It may of taken 10mins to retrieve, but worth it #Patience.
 
Just 3 matches left to close of season, no movement on the Leader Board.  Menu choices & payment due by Sunday 31st.
 
Results:- 24 fish - 01 lb  oz (Av 1 lb 14 oz)
1st James Moore - 3 LSD*
2nd Ben Laws - 2 codlings
3rd Peter Horbury - 2 codlings
4th Rich Deadman - 1 codling
5th = Paul Short - 1 LSD*, 1 blegg
5th = Dan Middlemas - 1 LSD*
7th Dave Smith - 1 Codling
8th Brian Harland - 1 LSD*
5 lb 00 oz
3 lb 13 oz
3 lb 07 oz
3 lb 05 oz
2 lb 04 oz
2 lb 04 oz
2 lb 02 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 12 oz & 1 lb 11 oz


Heaviest Fish
Best LSD
Leader board after 49 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 115 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 72 fish
3rd   Paul Short - 121 fish
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 80 fish
5th   Denis Thompson - 74 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 103 fish
7th   James Moore - 118 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 73 fish
9th   Rob Taylor - 57 fish
10th   Allan Beale - 69 fish
11th   Peter Horbury - 70 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 54 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 96 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 46 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 45 fish
17th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 17 fish
21st   Dave Perrett - 27 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 16 fish
31st   Jason Ebison - 7 fish
32nd   William Atkinson - 8 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
217 lb  9/16oz
175 lb 15/16oz
160 lb  5/16oz
156 lb  6/16oz
149 lb  1/16oz
148 lb 15/16oz
141 lb  2/16oz
130 lb 15/16oz
123 lb 12/16oz
121 lb  5/16oz
120 lb  5/16oz
105 lb 15/16oz
103 lb  1/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb  3/16oz
74 lb 15/16oz
65 lb 13/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
47 lb 13/16oz
45 lb 11/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
16 lb  3/16oz
12 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
41 lb 10/16oz
15 lb 10/16oz
3 lb 15/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
     2/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
10 lb  3/16oz
7 lb  3/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
12 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
13 lb  4/16oz
9 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
7 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
6 lb 10/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
Seasons total 1,582 fish for 2,639 lb 01 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Sun 24th Mar 2019 - 50 of 52

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Rob 6 lb reasons to smile
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High water 18.22 hrs, 5.8 metres, 1026 mbar, 4°C

Penultimate Sunday match of the season, high pressure to the west of the UK.  Very strong, cold WNWesterly winds 21 gusting 35 mph, far from ideal on the NEast coastline.  The mornings swell was enjoyed by surfers but by the evening it had all but gone, knocked back by the wind.  By evening there was only a slight multi-directional lift, WNWesterly & Northerly with plenty of colour.  Finding a sheltered mark for the 4hr match was not going to be easy. At match start, 18.00hrs it was not quite HWater, and more so for those that travelled south to fish the tidal marks.

Darkness fell shortly after 19.00hrs, and then a dark menacing weather front was blown in, bringing some light showers.  By 21.00hrs this too had blown over leaving a cloudless sky.  Fishing was slow, very slow despite fresh lug & mussel on offer, bites were non-existent for some while others were constantly pestered by undersized fish.  Beside the wind, other hazards were strings of pot lines close to shore, too close.  End tackle and fish were lost on these ropes, very frustrating.

At the scales Bernard Vasey was ready, but numbers returning were very low, only the die hards left.  Some have already put their gear away, and looking forward to summer fishing.  Jason Ebison did his best to shield the scales from the wind for the 4 members weighing-in 5 fish - 11 lb 06 oz not quite the worst weigh-in - 3 codlings, 2 whitings.  Last to the scales, with the biggest smile, Rob Allison, as he slid a 6 lb cod in the weigh pan.    An excellent fish on such a poor night.  Giving Rob his 10th HFish win and 5th Match win.  This fish now leads in the Monthly Sweep, just replacing the one Rob caught earlier in the month.

Of concern some members are not returning to the scales, nor texting-in to say ‘they are fishing’, and more importantly to say ‘they are safe & well at home’ at match end.  Messages given to others are also not being relayed, as they too have gone home.  By not returning to the weigh-in they have not checked their match entries, consequently some have fished, but were not entered, as last night.  Any potential weigh-in would not have counted.  At this stage of the season members should be well versed in the rules.  This is a topic to be discussed at the AGM with a penalty scheme being suggested.

Results:- 11 lb 06 oz (Av 2 lb 04 oz)

1st Rob Allison - 1 codling
2nd Paul Short - 1 codling
3rd Rich Deadman - 1 codling
4th Ben Laws - 2 whiting
6 lb 00 oz
2 lb 08 oz
1 lb 10 oz
1 lb 04 oz
Heaviest Fish
Leader board after 50 of 52 matches
1st   Brian Harland - 115 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 73 fish
3rd   Paul Short - 122 fish
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 80 fish
5th   Denis Thompson - 74 fish
6th   Dan Middlemas - 103 fish
7th   James Moore - 118 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 75 fish
9th   Rob Taylor - 57 fish
10th   Allan Beale - 69 fish
11th   Peter Horbury - 70 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 54 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 96 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 46 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 46 fish
17th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 17 fish
21st   Dave Perrett - 27 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 16 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 16 fish
31st   Jason Ebison - 7 fish
32nd   William Atkinson - 8 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
217 lb  9/16oz
181 lb 15/16oz
162 lb 13/16oz
156 lb  6/16oz
149 lb  1/16oz
148 lb 15/16oz
141 lb  2/16oz
132 lb  3/16oz
123 lb 12/16oz
121 lb  5/16oz
120 lb  5/16oz
105 lb 15/16oz
103 lb  1/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb  3/16oz
76 lb  9/16oz
65 lb 13/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
47 lb 13/16oz
45 lb 11/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
23 lb 00 oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
16 lb  3/16oz
12 lb 14/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference
35 lb 10/16oz
19 lb  2/16oz
6 lb  7/16oz
7 lb  5/16oz
     2/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
8 lb 15/16oz
8 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
12 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
11 lb 10/16oz
10 lb 12/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
7 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
6 lb 10/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  8/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
     1/16oz
3 lb  5/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
Seasons total 1,587 fish for 2,650 lb 07 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Wed 27th Mar 2019 - 51 of 52

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High water 20.46 hrs, 4.7 metres, 1035 mbar, 6°C

Whitby Sea Anglers Association 2018 - 2019 Season, drawing to a close, ‘the penultimate’ match.  Wednesday night 3hrs fishing up & over HWater.  Conditions, a chilly WNWesterly breeze less than 10mph, heavy, low cloud cover, almost a mist.  Sea state 2-3ft Northerly swell with colour, swell sets were long distance, regular without any surging nor tow.

Far from a favourite tide, piers, beaches and cliff marks, just going through the motions in the hope of picking up a fish, fishing tidal marks.  At this time of year it is getting harder and harder, predicting where fish could be feeding is a Lotto.  You pay your money and takes your chance.  (That is of course ‘IF’ you have paid to enter!!)

Aided by the heavy cloud cover it was dark by 19.00hrs, match start.  Some members reported being plagued by small fish while others did not have a bite all night.  Others picked up a fish first catch, and watched (or held) a motionless rod for the rest of the night, despite fresh baits, mussel & lug worm being offered.  Small fish were biting like a 3 lb’er, one good pull, and nothing else.

At the scales Bernard Vasey was ebullient, it was either something in the water, or like many others the end of the season is clearly in sight.  Members were very slow to the scales, just 8 of the 16 fishing managed a meagre weigh-in of 10 assorted fish 14 lb 14 oz, 7 codlings, an LSD, and a rockling giving a 1 lb 08 oz average.

Paul Short admitted to leaving it late in the season to find the codlings, took both HBoFish [his 5th win] 3 lb 01½ oz and HFish [his 1st win] 2 lb 10½ oz maintains 3rd position on the Leader Board.  The only ‘mover’ was Dan Middlemas [his 44th weigh-in from 50 matches fished], up to 5thplace, passing Denis Thompson.  ‘IF’ Denis had weighed-in last night, then it would have been discounted, as he wasn’t entered into the match [but is for Sunday night].

BST Sunday 31st March

Presentation evening meals must be paid for on Sunday.

Results:- 10 fish - 14 lb 14 oz (Av 1 lb 08 oz)
1st Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 r’ling
2nd Jason Ebison - 1 LSD
3rd = Colin Stainthorpe - 1 codling
3rd = Brian Harland - 2 codlings
5th Ben Laws - 1 codling
6th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling
7th James Gilpin - 1 codling
8th Rich Deadman - 1 r’lin
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 04 oz
2 lb 00 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 13 oz
1 lb 06 oz
     6 oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 10½ oz
Leader board after 51 of 52 matches
Member
1st   Brian Harland - 117 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 73 fish
3rd   Paul Short - 124 fish
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 81 fish
5th   Dan Middlemas - 104 fish
6th   Denis Thompson - 74 fish
7th   James Moore - 118 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 76 fish
9th   Rob Taylor - 57 fish
10th   Allan Beale - 69 fish
11th   Peter Horbury - 70 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 54 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 96 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 46 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 47 fish
17th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 17 fish
21st   Dave Perrett - 27 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 17 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 16 fish
31st   Jason Ebison - 8 fish
32nd   William Atkinson - 8 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish
Total weights
219 lb  9/16oz
181 lb 15/16oz
165 lb 15/16oz
158 lb  6/16oz
150 lb 12/16oz
149 lb  1/16oz
141 lb  2/16oz
134 lb  2/16oz
123 lb 12/16oz
121 lb  5/16oz
120 lb  5/16oz
105 lb 15/16oz
103 lb  1/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb  3/16oz
76 lb 15/16oz
65 lb 13/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
47 lb 13/16oz
45 lb 11/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
24 lb  6/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
16 lb  3/16oz
15 lb  2/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
Difference

37 lb 10/16oz
16 lb 00 oz
7 lb  9/16oz
7 lb 10/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
7 lb 15/16oz
7 lb 00 oz
10 lb  6/16oz
2 lb  7/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 lb  6/16oz
2 lb 14/16oz
12 lb  1/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
11 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
7 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
6 lb 10/16oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
     2/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
Av. Fish
1 lb 14 oz
2 lb 08 oz
1 lb 05 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 07 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 03 oz
1 lb 12 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 01 oz
2 lb 06 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 10 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 08 oz
    15 oz
2 lb 13 oz
1 lb 11 oz
1 lb 11 oz
2 lb 10 oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb 05 oz
    10 oz
1 lb 07 oz
2 lb 01 oz
4 lb 01 oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 07 oz
1 lb 02 oz
Seasons total 1,597 fish for 2,665 lb 05 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)

Sun 31st Mar 2019 - 52 of 52

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Low water 20.38 hrs, 2.0 metres, 1031 mbar, 3°C

High pressure, a very cold ESEasterly wind 10-15mph brought short sharp wintery showers mid match during the 4hr match.  Close to shore NNEasterly swell with little to no colour was regular with no surging nor tow.  Fishing 2½hrs of ebb, and the start of the flood on a neap tide, catch forecast was low, not helped with the extra daylight on the first day of BST.

Fishing, for some was bite less, while others were pestered with bait robbers, the bleggs/poutings caught confirmed the water clarity.  Rob Taylor reported catching his codlings in daylight, yet Davey Turnbull reported he was all for going home fishless at 21.00hrs.  Sticking it out he was rewarded, on the flood, with 3 codlings, Inc. the HFish of the night 2 lb 11½ oz to achieve a life time goal - a photo outside The Fleece.

Rob Taylor 7 lb 03 oz (4) [his 6th win] has won more matches than anyone else, pointed out he had won the ‘first and last’ matches of the season, his best fish 2 lb 09½ oz.  James ‘Jamsy’ Moore had 3 large LSD, the best 2 lb 06 oz, all returned alive.

Brian Harland is crowned 2018 - 2019 Champion, the first time he has ever won the Lord Downe tankard, having been 2nd four times over the years - a well-deserved victory.

Monthly Sweeps:-
HBoFish - James ‘Jamsy’ Moore - 13 lb 09 oz (5), Sun 10th.
HFish - Rob Allison - 6 lb 00 oz, Sun 24th.

Total catch for March:-
119 fish 231 lb 15 oz, Av 1 lb 15 oz
96 cod, 7 LSD, 6 rocklings, 2 whitings, 1 billet, 1 pouting.

Seasons Total:-
979 cod, 296 whitings, 83 rocklings, 56 billets, 54 flat fish, 11 eels, 8 pouting, 5 LSD, 3 wrasse, 2 pollock, 2 bass, 1 tadpole fish.

Results:- 19 fish, 30 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 15 oz)

1st Rob Taylor - 3 codlings, 1 billet
2nd Dave Turnbull - 3 codlings
3rd James Moore - 3 LSD
4th Paul Short - 1 codling, 1 blegg
5th Dan Middlemas - 1 codling, 1 blegg
6th Brian Harland - 1 codling
7th Rob Allison - 1 codling
8th Dave Ward - 1 codling
9th Denis Thompson - 1 codling
10th Dave Perrett - 1 rockling
7 lb 03 oz
6 lb 04 oz
5 lb 15 oz
2 lb 03 oz
1 lb 15 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 12 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07 oz
     6 oz
Inc. 2 lb 09½ oz
Heaviest Fish - 2 lb 11½ oz
Inc. 2 lb 06 oz
Leader board after 52 of 52 matches, including Average fish weights.

1st   Brian Harland - 118 fish
2nd   Rob Allison - 74 fish
3rd   Paul Short - 126 fish
4th   Colin Stainthorpe - 81 fish
5th   Dan Middlemas - 106 fish
6th   Denis Thompson - 75 fish
7th   James Moore - 121 fish
8th   Ben Laws - 76 fish
9th   Rob Taylor - 61 fish
10th   Allan Beale - 69 fish
11th   Peter Horbury - 70 fish
12th   Dave Smith - 54 fish
13th   Dave Ward - 97 fish
14th   Dave Hambley - 38 fish
15th   Bernard Vasey - 46 fish
16th   Rich Deadman - 47 fish
17th   Neil Eglon - 33 fish
18th   Niki McCourt - 40 fish
19th   Mike Saunders - 60 fish
20th   Dave Turnbull - 20 fish
21st   Dave Perrett - 28 fish
22nd   Matty Lamb - 23 fish
23rd   Simon Bowes - 12 fish
24th   Dylan Goldsmith - 15 fish
25th   Paul Kilpatrick - 21 fish
26th   Malc Pitman - 40 fish
27th   James Gilpin - 17 fish
28th   Ste Swales - 10 fish
29th   Andrew Cass - 4 fish
30th   Norman Middlemas - 16 fish
31st   Jason Ebison - 8 fish
32nd   William Atkinson - 8 fish
33rd   Keeley Fairbanks - 2 fish

221 lb  7/16oz
183 lb 11/16oz
168 lb  2/16oz
158 lb  6/16oz
152 lb 11/16oz
150 lb  8/16oz
147 lb  1/16oz
134 lb  2/16oz
130 lb 15/16oz
121 lb  5/16oz
120 lb  5/16oz
105 lb 15/16oz
104 lb 10/16oz
91 lb 00 oz
88 lb  3/16oz
76 lb 15/16oz
65 lb 13/16oz
60 lb 11/16oz
54 lb 14/16oz
54 lb  1/16oz
46 lb  1/16oz
39 lb  1/16oz
31 lb  4/16oz
29 lb 14/16oz
28 lb 00 oz
24 lb  8/16oz
24 lb  6/16oz
20 lb 13/16oz
16 lb  4/16oz
16 lb  3/16oz
15 lb  2/16oz
11 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz

Difference
37 lb 12/16oz
15 lb  9/16oz
9 lb 12/16oz
5 lb 11/16oz
2 lb  3/16oz
3 lb  7/16oz
12 lb 15/16oz
3 lb  3/16oz
9 lb 10/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
14 lb  6/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
13 lb 10/16oz
2 lb 13/16oz
11 lb  4/16oz
11 lb  2/16oz
5 lb  2/16oz
5 lb 13/16oz
    13/16oz
8 lb 00 oz
7 lb 00 oz
7 lb 13/16oz
1 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 14/16oz
3 lb  8/16oz
     2/16oz
3 lb  9/16oz
4 lb  9/16oz
     1/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
3 lb 11/16oz
9 lb  4/16oz
Av. Fish weight
1 lb 14/16oz
2 lb  8/16oz
1 lb  5/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  3/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
2 lb  2/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
1 lb 12/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb  1/16oz
2 lb  6/16oz
1 lb 15/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  8/16oz
    15/16oz
*2 lb 11/16oz
1 lb 10/16oz
1 lb 11/16oz
*2 lb 10/16oz
2 lb 00 oz
1 lb  5/16oz
    10/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
2 lb  1/16oz
*4 lb  1/16oz
1 lb 00 oz
1 lb 14/16oz
1 lb  7/16oz
1 lb  2/16oz
*Sadly Andrew Cass did not fish enough matches [due to work commitments] to qualifty, neither did Davey Turnbull and Simon Bowes.

Seasons total 1,620 fish for 2,695 lb 13 oz (Av 1 lb 11 oz)
Stats and match by match winners for March 2019 year
March's sweeps
Heaviest Fish - Rob Allison
Heaviest Bag of Fish - James 'Jamsy' Moore

6 lb 00 oz - Sun 24th
13 lb 09 oz - Sun 10th

Date March
Sun 03
Wed 06
Sun 10
Wed 13
Sun 17
Wed 20
Sun 24
Wed 27
Sun 31

Sun 03
Wed 06
Sun 10
Wed 13
Sun 17
Wed 20
Sun 24
Wed 27
Sun 31
Heaviest Fish
Brian Harland
Rob Allison
James Moore
Rob Allison
Brian Harland
Rich Deadman
Rob Allison
Paul Short
Davey Turnbull
Heaviest Bag of Fish
Dave Perrett (4)
Rob Allison (3)
James Moore (5)
Ben Laws (2)
Brian Harland (4)
James Moore (3)
Rob Allison (1)
Paul Short (2)
Rob Taylor​ (4)
Weight (½ oz)
2 lb 07 oz
5 lb 03 oz
4 lb 04½ oz
4 lb 04½ oz
4 lb 02 oz
3​ lb 04½ oz
6 lb 00 oz
2​ lb 10½ oz
2 lb 11½ oz

3 lb 11 oz
10 lb 04 oz
13 lb 09 oz
5 lb 10 oz
11​ lb 10 oz
4 lb 15½ oz
6​ lb 00 oz
3 lb 02 oz
7​ lb 03 oz
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 No. Fish
6
17
19
17
14
13
5
10
19
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119 fish
Weight
8 lb 07 oz
35 lb 10 oz
41 lb 06 oz
35 lb 05 oz
30 lb 06 oz
24 lb 01 oz
11​ lb 06 oz
14 lb 14 oz
30​ lb 08 oz
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231 lb 15 oz
Catch for March
96 cod, 10 LSD, 7 rocklings, 3 poutings, 2 whitings, 2 billets

Month by month WSAA catch

September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Total
50 codlings, 6 billets, 5 eels, 4 r’lings, 3 f’fish, 2 whitings, 1 LSD
271 codlings, 26 r’lings, 24 billets, 15 whiting, 8 f'fish, 5 eels, 3 wrasse, 2 poutings, & 1 pollock
313 codlings, 33 whitings, 19 r'lings, 7 billets, 4 f'fish, 2 bass, 1 pollock, 1 LSD, and 1 eel
140 codlings, 90 whitings, 22 flat fish, 13 rocklings, 9 billets, 2 poutings & 1 LSD
​143 cod, 89 whitings, 9 rocklings, 7 billets, 3 poutings, 3 flat fish, & 1 LSD
66 whitings, 62 cod, 14 flat fish, 9 rocklings, 3 billets, 2 poutings, & 1 LSD
96 cod, 10 LSD, 7 rocklings, 2 whitings, 2 billet, 3 pouting
1,075 cod, 298 whitings, 90 rocklings, 58 billets, 54 flat fish, 15 LSD, 11 eels, 11 pouting, 3 wrasse,
2 pollock, 2 bass, 1 tadpole fish
September
​October
November
December
January
February
March
Totals
71 fish for 
352 fish for 
381 fish for 
280 fish for 
255 fish for
​157 fish for 
120 fish for
1,620 fish
109 lb 02 oz
612 lb 14 oz
747 lb 02 oz
412 lb 15 oz
401 lb 05 oz
180​ lb 08 oz
231 lb 15 oz
2,695 lb 13 oz
Av 1 lb 09 oz
Av 1 lb 12 oz
Av 1 lb 15 oz
Av 1 lb 08 oz
Av 1 lb 09 oz
Av 1 lb 02 oz
​Av 1 lb 15 oz
​Av 1 lb 11 oz

Table of Heaviest Bags of Fish

52 'Double Figure' bags

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Date
Wed 07 Nov 18
Wed 02 Jan 19
Wed 28 Nov 18
Wed 21 Nov 18
Sun 28 Oct 18
Wed 07 Nov 18
Wed 02 Jan 19
Sun 04 Nov 18
Wed 21 Nov 18
Wed 09 Jan 19
Wed 28 Nov 18
Wed 21 Nov 18
Wed 07 Nov 18
Sun 07 Oct 18
Wed 28 Nov 18
Wed 20 Feb 19
Sun 13 Jan 19
Wed 24 Oct 18
Wed 05 Dec 18
Sun 25 Nov 18
Sun 10 Mar 19
Sun 04 Nov 18
Sun 25 Nov 18
Wed 05 Dec 18
Sun 16 Dec 18
Wed 05 Dec 18
Wed 03 Oct 18
Sun 28 Oct 18
Sun 10 Mar 19
Sun 28 Oct 18
Sun 28 Oct 18
Wed 09 Jan 19
Wed 24 Oct 18
Sun 18 Nov 18
Wed 28 Nov 18
Sun 04 Nov 18
Wed 24 Oct 18
Wed 03 Oct 18
Sun 28 Oct 18
Sun 21 Oct 18
Wed 07 Nov 18
Wed 21 Nov 18
Wed 02 Jan 19
Sun 16 Dec 18
Sun 28 Oct 18
Sun 18 Nov 18
Wed 07 Nov 18
Wed 24 Oct 18
Wed 06 Mar 19
Sun 02 Dec 18
Wed 05 Dec 18
Sun 02 Dec 18

              Totals
Weight
20 lb 09 oz
19 lb 15 oz
18 lb 06 oz
18 lb 04 oz
18 lb 02 oz
16 lb 06 oz
15 lb 14 oz
15 lb 12 oz
15 lb 06 oz
14 lb 11 oz
14 lb 07 oz
14 lb 05 oz
14 lb 05 oz
14 lb 04 oz
14 lb 02 oz
14 lb 01 oz
13 lb 14 oz
13 lb 13 oz
13 lb 13 oz
13 lb 12 oz
13 lb 09 oz
13 lb 07 oz
13 lb 06 oz
13 lb 05 oz
13 lb 05 oz
13 lb 02 oz
13 lb 01 oz
12 lb 14 oz
12 lb 08 oz
12 lb 08 oz
12 lb 06 oz
12 lb 06 oz
12 lb 06 oz
12 lb 03 oz
11 lb 15 oz
11 lb 12 oz
11 lb 09 oz
11 lb 06 oz
11 lb 06 oz
11 lb 04 oz
11 lb 04 oz
11 lb 01 oz
10 lb 14 oz
10 lb 12 oz
10 lb 12 oz
10 lb 08 oz
10 lb 08 oz
10 lb 05 oz
10 lb 04 oz
10 lb 02 oz
10 lb 02 oz
10 lb 00 oz

690 lb 03 oz
Fish
8
10
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
5
4
3
6
6
7
7
5
4
4
5
5
6
3
8
4
5
7
4
7
3
7
4
8
5
4
6
4
8
5
7
7
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
3
4
5
3

288
Member
Colin Stainthorpe
Rob Taylor
Rob Taylor
Ben Laws
Si Bowes
Dave Smith
Colin Stainthorpe
Colin Stainthorpe
Dave Smith
Rob Allison
Rob Allison
Colin Stainthorpe
Neil Eglon
Paul Short
Denis Thompson
Danny Middlemas
James Moore
Rob Allison
Dave Hambley
Rob Allison
James Moore
Ben Laws
Denis Thompson
Colin Stainthorpe
Rob Taylor
Rob Allison
Rob Taylor
Denis Thompson
Paul Short
Dave Turnbull
Rob Allison
Denis Thompson
Paul Short
Dave Hambley
Dave Hambley
Bernard Vasey
Dave Hambley
Paul Short
Niki McCourt
Paul Kilpatrick
Dylan Goldsmith
Dave Turnbull
Dave Smith
Dave Smith
Rob Taylor
Paul Short
Rob Taylor
Bernard Vasey
Rob Allison
Rich Deadman
James Moore
Ben Laws



​Table of individual members best bags of fish

​1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
19th
20th
21st =
21st =
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
32nd
33rd
34th
35th

Colin Stainthorpe
Rob Taylor
Ben Laws
Simon Bowes
Allan Beale
Dave Smith
Brian Harland
Rob Allison
Neil Eglon
Paul Short
Denis Thompson
Dan Middlemas
James Moore
Dave Hambley
Dave Turnbull
Matty Lamb
Bernard Vasey
Niki McCourt
Paul Kilpatrick
Dylan Goldsmith
Rich Deadman
Ste Swales
Peter Horbury
Andrew Cass
Dave Ward
Mike Saunders
Malc Pitman
Dave Perrett
Norman Middlemas
James Gilpin
Jason Ebison
William Atkinson
Keeley Fairbanks
20 lb 09 oz
19 lb 15 oz
18 lb 04 oz
18 lb 02 oz
16 lb 07 oz
16 lb 06 oz
15 lb 10 oz
14 lb 11 oz
14 lb 05 oz
14 lb 04 oz
14 lb 02 oz
14 lb 01 oz
13 lb 14 oz
13 lb 13 oz
12 lb 08 oz
12 lb 00 oz
11 lb 12 oz
11 lb 06 oz
11 lb 04 oz
11 lb 04 oz
10 lb 02 oz
9 lb 14 oz
9 lb 12 oz
9 lb 04 oz
9 lb 02 oz
7 lb 09 oz
6 lb 13 oz
6 lb 08 oz
3 lb 15 oz
3 lb 08 oz
3 lb 02 oz
2 lb 14 oz
1 lb 09 oz

Last edit - Tuesday 9th April 2019
Published - Saturday 13th April 2019

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