Results

***Penn*** 1: Ashbridge Memorial NYD Open,100 anglers; 1^st Martyn Wilding Scarborough cod 3.025kg (10), 2^nd Mark Taylor Grimsby cod 2.875kg (9), 3^rd Bret Bartram Barton cod 2.05kg (8), 4^th equal cod 1.850kg Wayne Davison Thornton (7), John Taylor Grimsby (7), Paul Kemp Hull (7).  Juniors: 1^st Rex Taylor Grimsby 0.425kg, 2^nd C Bentley 0.375kg

***Penn*** 1: Holt SAC New Year Open, Kelling, 30 anglers; 1^st Andy Gallagher Beccles 64 fish 17lb 4oz (3), 2^nd Henry Randel Bodham 69 fish 16lb 12oz (2), 3^rd Adrian Bordianu Taverham 54 fish 16lb 11oz (2)

***Penn*** 7: East Anglian Sea League, teams of five and open, Kelling 61 anglers; 1^st Mark Wilson Lowestoft 48 fish 667 points (6), 2^nd Steve Adams Chelmondiston 49 fish 589 points (5), 3^rd Rob Tuck 43 fish 556 points (4), Zone winners; Adrian Bordianu Taverham 43 fish 535 points (2), Graham Adams Shotley 42 fish 511 points, (2), Dave Wright Southwold 39 fish 493 points (2), biggest fish was a flounder worth 44 points landed by Robert Stebbings Aldeburgh (2), Teams on the day;  1^st World of fish 43 points, 2^nd Team Breakaway 41 points, 3^rd Italicanna 39 points, 4^th R & R angling 29 points, 4^th Birds Tackle 29 points, 6^th Ipswich sea Anglers 28 points, 6^th Tucky’s Young Guns 28 points, 8^th Hartys Odd Bods 25 points, 9^th Slap & Tackle 22 points, 10^th Birds tackle & guns. 16 points, 11^th A j Lead swingers 3 points.  Overall team results after round 4; 1^st Team Breakaway 150 points, 2^nd World of fish 141 points, 3^rd Italicanna 136 points, 4^th Ipswich Sea anglers 134 points, 5^thR & R angling 130 points, 6^th Birds Tackle 116 points, 7^th Birds Tackle & Guns 101 points, 8^th Tucky’s young Guns 94 points, 9^th Slap & Tackle 88 points, 10^th Hartys Odd bods 84 points, 11^th AJ Lead Slingers. 21 points

***Penn Plus***7: Angling Trust Wyvern Open Shore competition, Slapton 139 anglers; The South West’s first major event in 2024 attracted a fantastic entry to the South Hams to fish the annual Angling Trust Wyvern Open Festival, with some competitors traveling from South Wales, Deal & the Isle of White.   Leading up to this event, the organisers make contact with the local whelk boat who sets his pots just off Slapton beach. He is always very accommodating to help us, and on weekend pushed his pots out a little further so as not to interfere with our event.  Many thanks on behalf of everyone, great to commercial and recreational anglers working together.    The weather conditions on the day saw a fresh north easterly backing easterly wind, Small Eyed Ray, Dab, garfish, whiting & dogfish were caught during the event, 68 competitors returned to the scales with fish to record. Main sponsor Julian Shambrook of Anyfish Anywhere presented the prizes, all of the sponsors for the day were thanked for their continued support also Stokeley farm shop for their hospitality and providing an excellent venue. Winner, of the event was Malcolm Stote Lymington, he recorded a Small Eyed Ray of 9.5lb and a Whiting of 0.975lb giving him a total of (170.56%).  The Region promotes the Angling Trust “Take Five” anti-litter campaign and encourages all anglers to leave the beaches cleaner than they found them. Results; 1^st Malcolm Stote Lymington Whiting 0.975lb and Small Eyed Ray 9,50 lb (13), 2^nd Shaun Moore Cardiff S E Ray 5.75 lb Whiting 1.33lb (12), 3^rd John Johnson West Coast Dab 0.775lb Whiting 1.005lb (11), 4^th Bobby Drew Teignmouth (10), 5^th Jeff Fisk Bournemouth (9), 6^thAdam Slack Teignmouth (8), 7^th Dean Francis West Bay (7) 8^th David Nicholls Blackdown (6), 9^th Joe Walton Teignmouth (5) 10^th Nick Fox Honiton (4)

***Penn*** 7: Anglesey match anglers winter league, Holyhead Breakwater, 52 anglers; bright sunshine and very little wind for the  2^nd round and open of the Anglesey Match Anglers breakwater winter league series; 1st and winner of c zone after a proper battle with pipping Allan Hughes on the last few casts was Tony Bob Holyhead 93 fish 1896cm (5), 2^nd Alan Price Rhyl and winner of d zone, carrying on his very consistent form with another great performance, with 84 fish 1727cm (4), 3^rd Jim Morris Chester and winner of B zone was another angler on a brilliant run of form and has been  one of the most consistent anglers in the North West in recent years with 62 fish for 1331cm (4).  Winner of A zone Gary Wood Holyhead 58 fish for 1233 (2).  Longest fish of the night 70cm ray landed by Steffen Krajewski-Moore (2)

***Penn*** 7: East Fife New Year Cod Open Sweep Carnoustie – Ferryden light, 37 anglers; 1^stMike Horn Kirkcaldy 7 fish 16lb 15oz (3), 2^nd Stewart Falconer Arbroath 9 fish 16lb 10oz (2), 3^rd Billy Buckley Glasgow 7 fish 14lb 9oz (2)

***Penn***7: Leinster league, Kilcoole, 72 anglers; The first leg of the 2024 Leinster League was fished at Kilcoole & Newcastle on a calm cold morning, coupled with a small tide made the fishing tough.  Results; 1^st John Hughes South Shore 19 fish 396 points (7), 2^nd James Ryan 15 fish 277 points (6), 3^rd Ciaran Fogarty Dunn Brinn 11 fish 261 points (5). Longest fish was a 29cm Dab landed by Derek Kendrick (2)

***Penn*** 12: Edinburgh New Year Shore League, Newhaven, 28 anglers; 1^st Mike Kyle Easthouses 20 fish 452pts (2), 2^nd Steve Potts Gosforth 17 fish 360pts (1), 3^rd Stevie Souter Edinburgh 14 fish 309pts.  Longest fish tie, Alan Haggon and Mike Kyle 30cm

***Penn***12: Fishon Tackle Round 1 Lee on Solent, 71 anglers;

1^st Darren Bond Lancing zone D (7), 2^nd Peter Row zone B (6), 3^rd Darren Wilson zone A (5) Zone winner Steve Manning zone C (2).  Longest fish was dog fish of 60cm caught by Darren Bond

****Penn*** 13: Mike and Chris’s Winter Heaviest Cod League, 30 anglers; 1^st Willie Kennedy 9lb 2oz (3), 2^nd Chris Horn Kirkcaldy 8lb 8 1/2oz (2), 3^rd Mike Kyle Easthouses 8lb 1oz (2), heaviest fish was a cod of 4lb 6oz landed by Gary Resin

***Penn Plus Match***13-14: The Asso, Hythe, 96 anglers;
1^st Louie smith Deal 2 pts (19), 2^nd Saul page Deal 4 pts (18), 3^rd Ben Bradstock Honiton 5 pts (17), 4^th Richard Yates St Margret’s Bay 6 pts (16), 5^th George Smith Grimsby 8 pts, countback on fish points (15), 6^th Sam Collier Dover 8 pts (14), 7^th Andrew Dugdale Peel 8 pts (13), 8^th Ben Price Holyhead 8 pts (12), 9^th Andy Pemberton Fareham 9 pts countback on fish points (11), 10^th Joe Croxon Canterbury 9 pts (10)
Zone winners; Andy Hurcombe Thanet zone D day one (4), Alan Price Rhyl Zone D day two (4).  Biggest fish was a Dover sole of 36cm to Ben price

***Penn*** 14: Holt SAC Norfolk Team Challenge Round 4, Salthouse, 32 anglers; 1^st Paul Marshall Corby 31 fish 8lb 2oz (3), 2^nd Jack Topping Lodden 32 fish 7lb 12oz (2), 3^rd Henry Randell Bodham 35 fish 7lb 8oz (2)

***Penn*** 14: Wales Air Ambulance Open Amroth, 64 anglers including 4 ladies and 2 juniors fished with conditions like a sheet of glass. 18 anglers brought 21 fish to the scales, 15 Flounder, 2 Dogs, 2 Dabs and 2 Five Beard Rockling, though others undersized were caught.  Results; 1^st Phil Evans Neyland 2 Flounder for 1Kg 495gms (6), 2^nd Andy Young Saundersfoot LSD of 1Kg 085gms (5), 3^rd Brian John Pembroke 1 Flounder of 795gms (4)

***Penn*** 14: Amble Sea Angling Club Open, 572 anglers; 1^st Mel McIntyre 22lb 1.8ozs (20), 2^nd Chris Guthrie Cramlington 17lb 2.6ozs (19), 3^rd Keith Smith Blyth 11lb 7.0 (18), 4^th Tommy Tate Sunderland 9lb 8.4 (17), 5^th Michael Lazenby 9lb 6.0 (16), 6^th Paul Smith South Shields 9lb 5.8 (15), 7^th George Horner Scarborough 9lb 1.8 (14), 8th Alan Bound 8lb 5.0 (13), 9^th Nick Westgarth 8lb 3.6 (12), 10^th Wayne Leason Hull 7lb 13.6 (11), Heaviest fish landed by Chris Stringer Whitley Bay 7lb 5.8 (10)

***Penn*** 18: David Neil Bait Supplies Midweek Shore League South Stevenson 17 anglers; 1^st Paul Oliver Hamilton 1 fish 18 pts (1), 2^nd Tommy McCluskey Glasgow 2 fish 17 pts, 3 Neil McMillan Stevenston 2 fish 15 pts.  Biggest Fish Paul Oliver Flounder 18pts 26cm

***Penn*** 19: Edinburgh New Year Shore League, Seafield, 22 anglers; 1^st Kyle Taylor Edinburgh 2 fish 50pts (2), 2^nd Neil Cutler Gateshead 2 fish 49pts (1), 3^rd Gordon Lyall Edinburgh 2 fish 48pts.  Longest fish Kyle Taylor 22cm

***Penn*** 20: Southern League round 1 of 12 & open, Portsmouth, 57 anglers; 1^st Paul Stevens Worthing 7lb 12oz (5), 2^nd Ben Arnold Brighton 6lb 12oz (4), 3^rd Adrian Martin 5lb 11oz (3).  Heaviest fish land by Russell Preston Bristol (1)

****Penn*** 20: Mike and Chris’s Winter Heaviest Cod League 2023/24, Carnoustie to Ferryden Lighthouse, 32 anglers; 1^st David Cargill Inchture 14lb 8oz, 2^nd Anthony Tony Cook 10lb 11oz, 3^rd Willie Kennedy 10lb 8oz.  Heaviest fish was a cod of 8lb 6oz landed by David Cargill

***Penn*** 20: Yorkshire Federation of Sea Anglers, Easington, 23 anglers; 1^st George Smith Grimsby 13 fish 622 points (2), 2^nd Gary Hutson Cleethorpes 6 fish 490 points (1), 3^rd Tony Burman Cleethorpes 326 points

***Penn Plus Match*** 24-27: Irish Winter Beach Championships Co Wexford 106 anglers; 1^st Saul Page Deal (20), 2^nd Matt White Lancaster (19), 3^rd Troy Francis Killarney (18), 4^th Gareth Griffiths Barrow (17), 5^th Richard Yates St Margret’s Bay (16), 6^th Dave Wade Hove (15), 7^th Frank Potter (14), 8^th Ged Stevens Barrow in Furness (13), 9^th Joey Brady (12), 10^th Sam Collier Dover (11).  Zone winners; Dave Wright Southwold (4), Gary Wood Holyhead (4), Jurgen Van Rijswijk (4), Ryan Blair Larne (4), biggest fish 53cm Aaron Vambeck (4)

***Penn*** 25: David Neil Bait Supplies Midweek Shore League Prestwick, 21 anglers; 1^st Dylan Griffins Troon 5 fish 142 points (2), 2^nd Tommy McCluskey Glasgow 7 fish 68 points (1), 3^rd Alec Bell Kilmarnock 4 fish 35 points.  Biggest Fish 39cm Flounder landed by Dylan Griffiths

***Penn*** 26: Edinburgh New Year Shore League, Portobello beach, 20 anglers; 1^st Lindsay Bell Edinburgh 5 fish 116pts (2), 2^nd Barry McEwan Port Seton 4 fish 102pts (1), 3^rd Stevie Souter Edinburgh 4 fish for 100pts

***Penn*** 27: 2024 Porlock and Bossington series 45 anglers; 1st Dai Llewellyn (4), 2^nd Shaun Moore (3), 3^rd John Johnson (2), zone winner Julian Shambrook Torquay (1), heaviest fish, Conger 13lb 7oz landed by Dave Lane Weymouth (1).  A zone: Porlock Weir; 1^stShaun Moore 18 fish 6 species 24lb 13oz, 2^nd Steve Ace 17 fish 2 species 21lb 8oz, 3^rd Cyril Cross 10 fish 1 specie 11lb 6.5oz, B zone: Bossington; 1^st Dai Llewellyn 10 fish 2 species 26lb 12oz, 2^nd John Johnson 10 fish 2 species 21lb 8.5oz, 3^rd Dave Lane 7 fish 3 species 18lb 12oz, C zone: Bossington; 1^st Julian Shambrook 10 fish 4 species 12lb 7oz, 2^nd Jack Reynolds 2 fish 1 specie 11lb, 3^rd James Waygood 4 fish 3 species 8lb 8.5oz

***Penn*** 27: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, open, Newhaven, 22 anglers; 1^st Stevie Barrett 26 fish 754 pts (2), 2^nd Chris Horn 32 fish 727 pts (1), 3^rd Stevie Burns 32 fish 710 pts.  Longest fish landed by Stevie Barrett, 30cm cod Junior winner Erky Janyk 13 fish 313 pts

***Penn*** 27: Hastings SAC open, 28 anglers; 1^st Eddie Ryder Lancing (2), 2^nd Steve Martin (1), 3rd Darren Bond Lancing

***Penn*** 28: East Region Shore League Aberthaw & Boverton, 83 anglers; 1st Shaun Moore Cardiff 11.1kgs (8), 2^nd Lloyd Summers Caerphilly 9.1kgs (7), 3^rd Gareth Swensson Barry 6.12kgs (6).  The weather turned out well for the first leg of the 2024 shore league. A moderate south easterly wind made it a little challenging on the dropping tide. Surprisingly the wind dropped to nothing on the flood. The fishing was patchy but 65 out of 83 anglers brought fish to the scales, 104kgs in all. 8 species of fish were landed including 3 different ray species, thornback, spotted & blonde, dogfish, conger eel, pouting rockling & codling. Top five individuals After the first leg; 1st Cardiff angler Shaun Moore fishing for new team Caerau SAC. Shaun weighed in 11.1kgs consisting of a brilliant blonde ray of 7.98 kgs which was the heaviest first of the match plus 3 conger eels.  2^nd Knock Baits team member Lloyd Summers from Caerphilly with 9.02kgs, consisting of 7 conger eels & 2 rocking. Lloyd also won the most fish pool with 9 fish.  3^rd Veal’s Mail Order team member Gareth Swenson from Barry with 6.12kgs consisting of 3 conger eels & a rockling.  4^th South Wales Match-men team member Roy Tapper with 5.78kgs consisting of 4 conger eels a rocking & a pouting.  5^th. Driftwood Anglers team member James Theyer with 5.75kgs consisting of a thornback ray & single dogfish.  Top Five Teams after the first leg; 1^st South Wales Match-men with 409 fish points & 15 team points.  2^nd Knockout Baits with 406 fish points &14 team points. 3^rd Caerau SAC with 324 fish points & 13 team points.  4^th Reel Fishing with 316 fish points & 12 team points.  5^th Team Turkana with 313 fish points & 11 team Points

***Penn*** 28: Kent Flounder League Minster, 29 anglers; 1^st Kaiden Collins Gillingham 56cm (2), 2^nd Mark Cousens, Bearsted. 41cm (1)

***Penn*** 1: David Neil Bait Supplies Midweek Shore League South Beach, 20 anglers; 1^st Brian Maxwell Saltcoats 6 fish 70 points (2), 2^nd Alec Bell Kilmarnock 6 fish 64 points (1), 3^rd Gordon Cochrane Ayr 4 fish 61 points

****Penn*** 3: Mike and Chris’s Winter Heaviest Cod League, 25 anglers; 1^st Rab Gallagher 1 fish 8lb 14 1/2oz (2), 2^nd Keith Galloway 4 fish 8lb 3oz (1), 3^rd Gary Resin 2 fish 7lb 3oz.  Biggest fish was a cod 8lb 14 1/2oz landed by Rab Gallagher.  Overall league winner; 1^st Rab Gallagher 8lb 14 1/2oz, 2nd David Cargill 8lb 6oz

***Penn*** 4: Anglesey match anglers winter league, Holyhead Breakwater, 50 anglers; After weather forcing to change plans and postpone the final two matches took place on the same day;

50 anglers booked on for each match, 20-40mph westerly winds and dry weather the order of the day.  Results in the first match were just staggering!  The winner Allan Hughes carded an amazing 152 fish for over 30 meters in 4 hours’, incredible.  Father and son duo Danny and Gav parker went fish for fish with Danny pipping Dad on the last chuck by 9cm! 120 fish and 121 fish respectively.  Results; 1^st Allan Hughes Holyhead 152 fish 3024cm (5), 2^nd Ben Price Holyhead 83 fish 1615cm (4), 3^rd Shaun Moore Cardiff 56 fish 1046cm (3), zone winner Lee Edwards Liverpool 47 fish 926cm (2).  Longest fish landed was a 30cm whiting by Kris Lindsay Holyhead (2)

***Penn*** 4: Anglesey match anglers winter league, Holyhead Breakwater 50 anglers; 1^st Wayne McGilloway Greenfields 66 fish 1299cm (5), 2nd Jim Morris Chester 21 fish 499cm (4), 3^rd Lee Edwards Liverpool 21 fish 426cm (2), zone winner Allan Hughes Holyhead 22 fish 390cm (2).  Longest fish was won by junior angler Ossian Jones with a fantastic conger of 75cm (2).  Winter league results top 10; 1^st Jim Morris with a perfect score of 3 points, 2^nd Dewi Parry 4points, 3^rd Terry Wallworth 5 points (on countback), 4^th Jimmy price 5points (on countback), 5^th Tony Owen 5 points (on countback), 6th kris Lindsay 6 points (on countback), 7^th Dewi Williams 6 points, 8th Alan Price 7 points, 9th Wayne Grant 8 points, 10th Shane Russell 9 points.

***Penn*** 4: Hornsea SAC Anyfish Anywhere open, 125 anglers;
1^st Scott Moore Hartlepool skate 3.725kg (12), 2^nd Paul Kemp Hull skate 2.60kg (11), 3^rd Joint Mike Coates Bilton skate (10) and Joe Macklin Hull cod 2.175kg (10), 5^th Simon Drayton Gainsborough (8). Junior winner; J Bean cod 0.875kg

***Penn*** 4: Aberdeen open, Aberdeen-Stonehaven, 27 anglers; 1^st David Cargill Inchture 7.42kg (2), 2^nd Ian Hardy 3.94 kg (1), 3^rd Jason Brown 2.90kg, 3^rd Tony Watters 2.90kg.  Heaviest fish a cod of 2.16kg landed by David Cargill

***Penn*** 9: Edinburgh New Year Shore League, Newhaven, 15 anglers; 1^st Mike Kyle Easthouses, 8 fish for 245pts (1), 2^nd Stevie Souter Edinburgh, 4 fish for 121pts, 3^rd Kevin McNeish Edinburgh, 3 fish for 82pts, longest fish 31cm landed by Ian Campbell

***Penn*** 10: Southern League round 2 of 12 & open, Friars Cliff, 47 anglers; 1^st Dan Mogridge Portsmouth (4), 2^nd Ben Arnold Brighton (3), 3^rd Liam McGrady (2), zone winner Darren Stevens Bristol (1)

***Penn*** 10: 2024 Porlock and Bossington series, Channel Anglers SAC, 45 anglers; 1^st Ben Bradstock Honiton (4), 2^nd Shaun Moore Cardiff (3), 3^rd Terry Hartnell Axminster (2).  Zone winners; Día Llewellyn Barry (1) and John Johnson ad (1), A zone; 1^st Ben Bradstock 21 fish 24lb 2oz, 2^nd Shaun Moore 17 fish 21lb 7.25oz, 3^rd Terry Hartnell 16 fish 19lb 3.5oz.  B zone; 1^st Dai Llewellyn 11 fish 11lb 14.5oz, 2^nd Keith Warren 10 fish 10lb 9oz, 3^rd Jason Brown & James Waygood 8 fish 8lb 10oz.  C zone; 1^st John Johnson 10 fish 11lb 11oz, 2^nd Chris Read 5 fish 6lb 14oz, 3^rd Tony Smith 6 fish 5lb 15oz

***Penn*** 10: Hastings SAC, 18 anglers; 1^st Stuart Donaldson Pagham 29 fish 1328 points (1), 2^nd Darren Bond Lancing 25 fish 930 points, 3^rd Mick Snelling 26 fish 912 points

***Penn*** 11: Fountain Open, Seabrook, Hythe 72 anglers, 1^st Louis Smith Deal 1769 points (7), 2^nd Martin Humphries Dover 1538 points (6), 3^rd Craig Buy Colchester 1524 points (5), C Zone winner Joe Smith Deal (2).  Biggest fish was a blond ray 58cm 365 points landed by Joe Smith

***Penn*** 11: Holt SAC Norfolk Team Challenge Round 5, Kelling 32 anglers; 1^st Mike Watts Fakenham 57 fish 14lb 9oz (3), 2^nd Duane Lockwood Lowestoft 52 fish 13lb 8oz, (2), 3^rd Paul Marshall Corby 50 fish 11lb 13oz (2)

***Penn*** 11: Pembrokeshire RNLI Open, 60 anglers;1^st Leigh Rogers Milford Haven 2 Flounder for 1Kg 200gms (6), 2^nd Rob Collins Saundersfoot LSD of 885gms (5), 3^rd John O’Connor Narberth 1 Flounder for 865gms (4)

***Penn*** 11: LSAC summer league 2024, Individual and Teams of 5 qualifiers and Opens, Oxwich, 11 anglers; 1^st Tom Fisher Gower 534 points (1), 2^nd Steve Tucker Swansea 476 points, 3^rd Tom Dew Llanelli 201 points

***Penn***15: David Neil Bait Supplies Midweek Shore League South Beach, 21 anglers; 1^st Campbell Currie Stevenston 13points (2), 2^nd Gordon Cochrane Ayr 7pts (1).  Biggest fish 22cm flounder landed by Campbell Currie

***Penn*** 17: Alan Middleton Memorial, Mersey Cheshire Sea Anglers Community Club Vale Park/Kinglake 61 anglers; 1^st Mike Hughes Bangor 289cm Zone D (6), 2^nd Gordon Thorne Connahs Quay 151cm Zone B (5), 3^rd Alan Price Conwy Zone C (4), Jimmy Price Abergele Zone A (2).  Biggest fish 31cm whiting landed by Alan Price

***Penn*** 17: Yorkshire Federation of Sea Anglers, Withernsea 30 anglers; 1^st Adie Cooper Grimsby 22 fish 746 points (3), 2^nd Lee Smith Hull 17 fish 695 points (2), 3^rd Karl Nangle Grimsby 20 fish 649 points (2)

***Penn*** 23: Edinburgh New Year Shore League, Portobello beach, 17 anglers; 1^st Chris Cooper Edinburgh 5 fish 117pts (1), 2^nd Ian Campbell Falkirk 4 fish 99pts, 3^rd Gordon Lyall Edinburgh 4 fish 95pts.  Longest fish Ian Campbell 27cm Flounder

***Penn***23: Fishon Tackle Round 2 Eastney 75 anglers; 1^st Peter Row 862cm (7), 2^nd Dean Ryan Portsmouth 679cm (6), 3^rd Dan Mogridge Portsmouth 662cm (5), zone winners; Darren Bond Lancing (2), Billy Potter Chichester (2).  Biggest fish was a thornback ray of 76cm landed by Colin Carey Worthing (2).  Zone A; 1^st Dean Ryan 679cm, 2^nd Dan Mogridge 662cm, 3^rd Luke Childs 555cm, Zone B; 1^st Darren Bond 586cm, 2^nd John Delaney 463cm, 3^rd Paul Stevens 456cm, Zone C; 1^st Peter Row 862cm, 2^nd Colin Carey 527cm, 3^rd Darren Phillips 483cm, Zone D; 1^st Billy Potter 658cm, 2^nd Jim Stanhope 538cm, 3^rd Dave Wade 409cm

***Penn***24: Samalite Chesil League round 1 of 10, Abbotsbury, 36 anglers; A rough week so the water had colour with a swell rolling in, the wind eased so fishing conditions were good. A reasonable size tide but for some odd reason there was hardly any tide pull on the rod tips, the strongest part of tide was probably the first couple of casts in daylight which was the end of the ebb. Species caught included, dogfish, pout, conger, thornback and spotted ray, whiting and rockling. Results; 1^st Ian Dancy Waterlooville (3), Simon Springell Watchet (2), 3^rd Jeff Fisk Bournemouth (2). ZONE A; 1^st Ian Dancey 852pts, 4 dogs, 1 pout, 1 conger, 2^nd Till Hall 381pts, 3 dogs, 2 conger, 1 thornback, 3^rd Mike Rose 258pts, 2 dogs, 5 pout.  ZONE B; 1^st Simon Springell 536pts, 7 dogs, 3 pout, 1 conger, 2^nd Jeff Fisk 439pts, 8 dogs, 3^rd Christopher Equall 408 pts, 4 dogs, 1 spotted ray,1 pout.  Heaviest fish; Conger 576 pts 12lb, Ian Dancey

***Penn*** 24: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Ventry, 20 anglers; 1^st Fiachra Cronin Tralee Bay 12 fish 581pts (2), 2^nd Jason Ryan 6 fish 259pts (1), 3^rd Liz Conway McMahon 6 fish 176pts.  Longest fish was a 43cm Bull Huss landed by Fiachra Cronin

***Penn Plus*** 24-25: Pensarn, North Wales, 75 anglers;

1^st Allan Hughes Holyhead 4 points (15), 2^nd Saul Page Deal 5 points, 4 fish 106cm (14), 3^rd Dave Shorthouse Kettering 5 points 4 fish 92cm (13), 4^th Craig Maddocks Caerphilly 5 points 4 fish 88cm (12), 5^th Dave Cave Holyhead 5 points 3 fish, (11), 6^th Kev Warner Horncastle 6 points 4 fish (10), 7^th Steve Williams Jarrow 6 points 3 fish (9), n8^th Steve Trish Bootle 8 points (8), 9^th Neil Cutler Gateshead 8 points (7), 10^th Dewi parry Gwalchmai 10 points 4 fish 62cm (6), Zone winners; Tony Roberts Anglesey (2), Alan Price Rhyl (2), Jimmy Price Abergele (2), George Smith Grimsby (2), Kristian Ackerley Holyhead (2), Ben Richards IOM (2).  Biggest fish was a ray 65cm landed by Tony bob Anglesey

***Penn*** 25: Kent Flounder League Allhallows 35 anglers; 1^st Ian Reynolds South Benfleet 211cm (3), 2^nd Chris Simmons Gillingham 114cm (2), 3^rd Carl Dobner Sheerness 113m (2)

***Penn*** 25: Hastings SAC Sea League Open 48 anglers; 1^st Dave Wade Hove (4), 2^nd Nick May Hastings (3), 3^rd Tom Wells Deal (2) Heaviest fish; Julian French Brighton (1), Zone winners; Martin Humphries Dover (1), Aran Aghilli Eastbourne (1), John Radulescu (1). Teams on the day; 1^st Channel Angling15 pts, 2^nd Team Century. 24 pts, 3^rd Deal & Walmer AA 25 pts, Tony’s Tackle. 25 pts, 5th. S A Pro pumps 26 pts, 6^th Hastings AC 28 pts, Maidstone AC, 8^th Big Red 30 pts Team ‘5’, 10^th Reel deal43 pts

***Penn*** 1-3 European Open Beach Championships

Flattie Bash 295 anglers; Continental style pay-out; 1^st overall; Darren Browne South Shields (20), 2^nd Mark Taylor Grimsby B Zone 1^st  (19), 3^rd Dave Shorthouse Kettering C Zone 1^st  (18), 4^th Dave Richardson A Zone 1^st  (17), 5^th Matty Sabiston Grimsby B Zone 2^nd  (16), 6^th Gareth Griffiths Barrow in Furness C Zone 2^nd  (15), 7^th Les Mason A Zone 2^nd  (14), 8^th Gary Medler Martham B Zone 3^rd  (13), 9^th Ged Stevens C Zone 3^rd (12), 10^th Rob Prince A Zone 3^rd (11), biggest fish was 31cm, landed by Gareth Griffiths

Two, day rover; 1^st Scott Moore Hartlepool (20), 2^nd Martyn Wilding Burniston (19), 3^rd Ben Laws Whitby (18), 4^th Gordon Blyth Partington (17), 5^th Andrew Chester Hedon (16), 6^th Ray Shepherd Hedon (15), 7^th Wayne Leason Hull (14), 8^th Rob McDonald Sprotborough (13), 9^th Jason Carter Doddington (12), 10^th Alan Brigham South Shields (11)

***Penn*** 3: LSAC summer league 2024, Individual and Teams of 5 qualifiers and Opens, North Channel, 34 anglers; Conditions were perfect but the fishing was as tough for most but not all.  Catches were made up of mostly whiting and dabs with a couple of flounders and dogs.  Results; 1^st Rob Collins Saundersfoot 232 points 22 fish (3), 2^nd Peter Hammond, Ferryside 130 points 13 fish (2), 3^rd Franco Attanasio Saundersfoot 149 points 9 fish (2).  Biggest Fish was a 40cm flounder landed by Richard Morgan. Teams on the Day; 1^st West Wales Match Anglers, 2^nd Team Ultima, 3^rd Kev’s Dogs, 4^th South Wales Sea Dogs
***Penn*** 3: Hastings SAC Sea League Open 52 anglers; 1^st Darren Smith Hastings 711 pts (5), 2^nd Mark Rogers Maidstone 618 points (4), 3^rd Steve Arthur Sittingbourne 615 points (3), zone winners; ZA Joe Smith Deal (2), ZC Joe Plumstead Pevensey Bay (2), ZD Robbie Brown (2), ZE Tom Wells Deal (2), biggest fish landed by Nick May Hastings (2).  Team results after 2 Matches; 1^st Channel Angling 37pts, 2^nd Deal & Walmer 39pts, 3^rd S A pro pumps 47pts, 4^th Maidstone a/c 49pts, 5^th Century 50pts, 6^th Hasting’s a/c 56 pts, 7^th Tony’s tackle 57 pts, 8^th Team 5 59 pts, 9^th Big Red 72 pts, 10^th Reel Deal 83 pts

***Penn*** 8: Edinburgh New Year Shore League, Newhaven, 17 anglers; 1^st Ian Campbell Falkirk 7 fish for 211pts (1), 2^nd Mike Kyle Dalkeith 6 fish for 203pts, 3^rd Lindsay Bell Edinburgh 5 fish for 150pts.  Longest fish 40cm Chris Cooper Edinburgh

***Penn***8: Fishon Tackle Round 3, Pagham 65 anglers; 1^st John Delaney Fareham 959cm (6), 2^nd Darren Newlands Ryde 926cm (5), 3^rd Darren Bond Lancing 800cm (4), Zone winners Dan Mogridge Portsmouth (2), Billy Potter Chichester (2), biggest fish 76cm thornback ray landed by Owen Dunn (2 Not registered).  Zone A; 1^st Dan Mogridge 769cm, 2^nd Robbie Ginn 661cm, 3^rd Colin Carey 640cm, Zone B; 1^st Darren Bond 800cm, 2^nd Tony McDonald 731cm, 3^rd Anthony Davis 698cm, Zone C; 1^st John Delaney 959cm, 2^nd Darren Newlands 926cm, 3^rd Richie Payne, Zone D; 1^st Billy Potter 568cm, 2^nd Peter Row 535cm, 3^rd Paul Stevens 450cm

***Penn*** 9: Yorkshire Federation of Sea Anglers, Easington, 123 anglers; 1^st George Smith Grimsby 3 fish 314 points (1), 2^nd Simon Drayton Gainsborough 2 fish 168 points, 3^rd Harry Brown (Not reregistered) 4 fish 59 points

***Penn*** 9: 2024 Porlock and Bossington series, Channel Anglers SAC, 45 anglers; 1^st Shaun Tucker Swansea (4), 2^nd Leigh Davies Porthcawl (3), 3^rd Rob Marshall Taunton (2), Heaviest fish: 3lb 12oz Conger eel Keith Warren Clevedon (1).  A zone; 1^st Leigh Davies 12 fish 14lb 5oz, 2^nd Chris Read 13 fish 13lb 12.5oz, 3^rd Terry Hartnell 11 fish 11lb 12.5oz, B zone; 1^st Shaun Tucker 13 fish 15lb 8.5oz, 2^nd Till Hall 11 fish 12lb 13oz, 3^rd James Madsen 8 fish 12lb 5.5oz, C zone; 1^st Rob Marshall 12 fish 14lb 12oz, 2^nd Lloyd Summers 8 fish 11lb 11.5oz, 3^rd Keith Warren 7 fish 10lb 10oz

***Penn*** 9-10: Holt SAC East Coast Pairs, late notice match cancelled

***Penn***10: Leinster League Wexford; The second leg of the 2024 Leinster League was fished on Sunday 10^th.  44 Anglers fished Roney Point & Ballinoulart during a window of easing north easterly winds on a pleasant day. Big tide and coloured water made for excellent conditions.  Results; 1^st Alby Allan South Shore SAC 44 fish 1026 points (4), 2^nd Thomas Keogh 42 fish 971 points (3), 3^rd Noel Fogarty Dublin 37 fish 864 points (2), Zone winner; Ciaran Fogarty Dunn Brinn 15 fish 489 points (1).  Longest fish was a 40cm Whiting landed by Gary Foster Santry (1)

***Penn*** 10: Cleethorpes open, 20 anglers; 1^st Ian Nelson Grimsby 8 fish 172 points (2), 2^nd Steve McGregor 6 fish 81 points (1 Not registered), 3^rd Danial Jackson 4 fish 80 points

***Penn*** 17: East Anglian Sea League, teams of five and open, Clacton, 58 anglers; 1^st Nathan Elliott Dover 11 fish 1001 points (5), 2^nd Craig Buy Colchester 13 fish 947 points (4), 3^rd Darren Bond Lancing 8 fish 816 points 3.  Zone winners; ZA Lee Caley Woodbridge 2 fish 163 points (2) ZB John Austin Ipswich 8 fish 178 points (2).  Biggest fish was a 50cm ray landed by Saul Page Deal (2), Jason Turner Colchester (2) and Darren Bond.  Team Results; 1^st Italicanna 36 points, R&R angling 36 points, 3^rd Breakaway 33 points, 4^th World of Fish 32 points, 4^th Ipswich Sea anglers 32 points, 6^th Hartys Odd Bods 30 points, 7^th Birds Tackle and Guns 29 points, Birds Tackle 29 points, 9^th Tucky’s Young Guns 22 points, 10^th Slap and Tackle 21 points.  Overall, Teams; 1^st Team Breakaway 183 points, 2^nd World of fish 173 points, 3^rd Italicanna 172 points, 4^th R & R angling 166 points, Ipswich Sea anglers 166 points, 6^th Birds Tackle 145 points, 7^th Birds Tackle & Guns 130 points, 8^th Tucky’s young Guns 116 points, 9^th Hartys Odd bods 114 points, 10^th Slap & Tackle 109 points, 11^thAj Lead Slingers 21 points

***Penn*** 17: Hastings SAC Sea League Open, 52 anglers; 1^st Joe Smith Deal 1259 points (5), 2^nd Luke Mooring Dover 825 points (4), 3^rd Rex Palmer Hastings 763 points (3), zone winners; ZB Julian French Brighton (2), ZC Tom Wells Deal (2), ZE Mark Hurcombe Deal (2).  Biggest fish was a 33cm flounder landed by Michelle Spragg (2) and Darren Smith Worthing (2).  Teams after 3 matches; 1^st Channel Angling 52 pts, 2^nd S.A.pro pumps 62 pts, 3^rd Deal & Walmer 68 pts, 4^th Century 77 pts, 5^th Hastings SAC 80 pts, 6^th Tony’s Tackle 84 pts, 7^th Maidstone SAC 86 pts, 8^th Team ‘5’ 87 pts, 9^th Big Red 112 pts, 10^th Reel Deal 116 pts

***Penn*** 22: Edinburgh New Year Shore League, Newhaven, 11 anglers; 1^st Gordon Lyall Edinburgh 9 fish 215pts (1), 2^nd Ian Campbell Falkirk 9 fish 210pts, 3rd. Chris Cooper Edinburgh 7 fish 200pts.  Longest fish was a 32cm codling landed by Stewart Falconer Arbroath

***Penn*** 23: Southern League round 3 of 12 & open, Cogden, 52 anglers; 1^st Ben Arnold Brighton (5), 2^nd Dan Mogridge Portsmouth (4), 3^rd Ben Bradstock Honiton (3), zone winner Darren Newlands Ryde (2), biggest fish Darren Cramer Southampton (2)

***Penn*** 23: Yorkshire Federation of Sea Anglers, Withernsea 22 anglers; 1^st Wayne Leeson Hull 5 fish 296 points (2), 2^nd Rob Prince 5 fish 279 points (1)

 ***Penn*** 23: Weston SAA Open: featuring The Browning Trophy teams of five event 75 anglers; 1^st Damien Close Burnham on Sea Thornback ray 131oz (7), 2^nd Chris Buxton flounders x 2 51oz (6), 3^rd Colston Hawker flounder 18oz (5), 4^th Dean Burfoot flounder 15oz, 5^th Oli Edwards Silver eel 11oz, 6^th Tom Bayford bass 3.25oz, 7^th Paul Duffy bass 3.25oz, 8^th Matt Bishop bass 3.25oz.  Browning Trophy teams of five Champions; Weston Outcasts SAC

***Penn*** 24: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, 10- 2pm Brandon Bay, no result provided

***Penn*** 24: East Region Shore League Marcross & Monknash, 92 anglers; 1^st Daniel Crump Barry 11.54kgs (9), 2^nd Roy Tapper Marshfield 10.94kgs (8), 3^rd Lloyd Summers Caerphilly 9.56kgs (7).  Biggest fish of the day was a conger eel 5.54kgs landed by Rob Gregg Cardiff (3).  The 2nd leg of the East Region 2024 Shore League was fished on Sunday 24th of March at Marcross & Monknash.  Weather conditions where not ideal with a stiff North West wind blowing right from the start which continued throughout the match. Fish were there right from the start, but problems with weed and rough sea conditions made fishing difficult. 69 out 92 anglers caught fish totalling 146kgs. Made up of 7 different species as follows; dogfish, bull huss, 3 bearded rockling, pouting, conger eel, small eyed ray & bass. Top five individuals: Dan Crump fishing for South Wales Matchmen was top rod with 13 fish consisting of 10 dog fish, 2 conger eels, a nice bass of 3.26kgs for a total weight of 11.54kgs. A close second was Roy Tapper also fishing for South Wales Matchmen with 5 fish consisting of 3 conger eels 2 dog fish for 10.94kgs.  Third place was Lloyd Summers fishing for Team Knockout Baits with 9.56kgs consisting of 4 dog fish, 5 conger eels & a bull huss.  Fourth place went to Chris Jenkins fishing for the Sakuma Match Team with 8.24kgs consisting of 3 conger eels & 4 dog fish.  Fifth place went to visitor Rob Gregg with 7.42 kgs consisting 2 dogfish & a conger eel of 5.54kgs which was also biggest fish of the match. Top 5 Individuals after 2 legs; 1^st Lloyd Summers with 197 fish points, accumulative weight 18.58kgs, 2^nd Roy Tapper with 196 fish points, accumulative weight 16.7kgs, 3^rd Shaun Moore with 192 fish points, accumulative weight 16.55kgs, 4^th Chris Jenkins with 188 fish points, accumulative weight 11.7kgs, 5^th Dan Crump with 184 fish points, accumulative weight 13.54.  Best named specimen was a tie between John Griffith & Phil Jehu, both had a pouting for 0.45kgs.  Top five teams on the day; 1^st Team Sakuma 426 fish points, accumulative weight 23.1 kgs, 15 team points, 2^nd Team Knockout Baits with 329 fish points, accumulative weight 18.8kgs 14 team points, 3^rd Veal Mail Order also with 329 fish points, accumulative weight 13.3kgs 13 team points, 4^th South Wales Matchmen with 380 fish points, accumulate weight 32kgs 12 team points, 5th Caerau SAC with 307 fish points, accumulative weight 9.13kgs.11 team points.  Top 5 Teams after 2 legs; 1^st Team Knockout Baits 28 team points, 2^nd South Wales Matchmen 27 team points, 3^rd Sakuma Match Team 25 team points, 4^th Caerau SAC 24 team points, 5^th Reel Fishing 22 team points.

***Penn*** 24: Bognor Regis Amateur Angling Society

Pagham 27 anglers; 1^st Steve Middleton Bognor Regis Amateur Angling Society 1 fish 84 points (2), 2^nd Steven Sevier Guildford 2 fish 81 points (1), 3^rd Steve Essery 2 fish 73 points

***Penn*** 24: Hornsea SAC Mark Louden open, 60 anglers, and £200 was raised for a local cancer charity; 1^st Chris Fisher Aldbrough cod 2.325kg (6), 2^nd Wayne Davidson Thornton cod 1.825kg (5), 3^rd Martin Fisher Aldbrough cod 1.425kg (4), Junior winner: G Goodacre plaice 0.25kg
***Penn*** 24: Kent Flounder League Tankerton, no result provided

***Penn*** 29: Seaham Angling Club Good Friday Open, 100 anglers; 1st David Bond, Cod 2.650lbs, (10), 2^nd Robert Davison Cod 2.255lbs (9), 3rd Steve Coverdale Darlington Cod 1.820lbs (8)

***Penn***30: Samalite Chesil League round 2 of 10, Bexington, 45 anglers; Results; 1^st Till Hall Bath (4), 2^nd Lloyd Summers Caerphilly (3), 3^rd James Madsen Clevedon (2).  Zone A; 1^st Till Hall 834pts, 7 dogs, 2 conger, 2^ndLloyd Summers 740pts, 13 dogs, 1 whiting, 3^rd Ben Bradstock 520pts, 8 dogs, 1 hound, 1 whiting.  Zone B; 1^st James T Madsen 603pts, 9 dogs, 2^nd Dave Chidzoy 581pts, 11 dogs, 1 whiting, 3^rd Matt Pitter 451pts, 6 dogs, 1 conger, 1 pout.  Heaviest fish; Conger 252pts 5lb 4oz Till Hall

***Penn*** 30: Hastings SAC Open 10-3pm, 15 anglers; Winner on the day was Paul Parsons Eastbourne (1) fishing on the end peg of A section with a good bag of dogs and plaice with a total of 1002 pts.  Heaviest fish was a sole of 46 cm caught by Lee Milton, A section; 1^st Paul parsons. 1002 pts, 2^nd Izzy 750 pts, B Section; 1^st Lee Milton 875 pts, 2^nd Gary Copeland 656 pts

***Penn*** 30: Senhouse Street SAC Easter Open Rover, 87 anglers;
1^st Nicky Robson Wallsend 10lb 1oz (8), 2^nd David Cooper Edinburgh 9lb 6oz (7), 3^rd Mike Kyle Easthouses 6lb 4oz (6).  Biggest fish7lb 9oz Thornback Ray landed by Nicky Robson
***Penn*** 31: Mark Rogers Flat-fish open, Hythe, 29 anglers; 1^st Jacob Gainey Folkestone 119 points (2), 2^nd Mark Pinder Ipswich 65 points (1), 3^rd Neil Marsh 49 points

***Penn*** 6: Southern League round 4 of 12 & open, Gosport, 52 anglers; 1^st Ian Dancy Waterlooville 23lb 7oz (5), 2^nd Billy Potter Chichester 22lb 9oz (4), 3^rd Till Hall Bath 22lb 6oz (3), heaviest fish was a 7lb 11oz Thornback ray landed by Dave Wade Hove (2)

***Penn*** 6: Redcar and Cleveland Sea Anglers Open 30 anglers;

1^st Thomas Tate Sunderland 163cm (3), 2^nd John Atherton 78cm (2), 3^rd Kev Warner Horncastle 71cm (2)

***Penn*** 6: Anglesey Match Anglers; Pwllheli beach, 30 anglers;

Constant 50mph+ south westerly breeze greeted the 30 Hardy anglers who made their way over for the latest Anglesey match anglers open.  Numbers not as high as usual but definitely not short of class with a strong field of anglers competing, fishing was never going to set the world alight with most of the match in daylight but there were a few fish for everyone, and no blanks recorded.  Match was fished to a continental pay-out; 1^st A zone Shane Russell Old Colwyn 13 fish 554cm (3), 2^nd B zone Dave Cave Holyhead 11 fish 522cm (2), 3^rd Paul Molyneux Upholland 12 fish for 440cm.  Zone prizes; A zone Gav parker 14 fish 298cm, B zone Tony Bob10 fish 429cm

***Penn*** 7: West Bay Sea Angling Club,49^th Chesil Championship, The Angling Centre on 01308 421800

***Penn*** 7: Kent Flounder League Allhallows 28 anglers; 1^st Ray Jeffrey Sheerness 383cm (2), 2^nd Lee Collins Gillingham 350cm (1), 3^rd Alan Underdown Herne Bay 299cm

***Penn*** 7: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, open, Riverside Drive, 44 anglers; 1^st Chris Barrett Edinburgh Zone 1 217 points (4) 2^nd James Duncan Brechin Zone 2 205 points (3), 3^rd Gus Brindle Zone 3 201 points (2).  Longest fish Pete Smalls 33cm (1). Junior Winner Jay Stoker 131 points

***Penn*** 7: Bonkers bank open 30 anglers; 1^st Dave Wilson Hornsea 10 fish 562 points (3), 2^nd Tom Marshall Flamborough19 fish 402 points (2), 3^rd Brett Bartram Barton 13 fish 359 points (2).  Biggest round fish 67cm bass landed by Dave Wilson and biggest flat fish 41cm flounder landed by Brett Bartram. Junior winner Rex Taylor 16 fish 210 points

***Penn*** 13: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Cleveleys, 31 anglers; 1^st Trevor Barnett Blackpool 15 fish 423cm (3), 2^nd David Baylis Blackpool 17 fish 410cm (2), 3^rd David G Hutchinson Lancaster 15 fish 380cm (2).  Zone A; Clive mason Blackpool 15 fish 364cm, Zone B; Jason Cityzen Blackpool 17 fish 378cm.  Biggest fish 107cm conger Matty Palmer Millom

***Penn Plus *** 13-14: Sea Anglers Match Federation, Ian Golds memorial masters, Cambois Northumberland, 59 anglers; 1^st Paddy Kerrigan Jarrow (11), 2^nd Neil Cutler Gateshead (10), 3^rd Steve Potts Gosforth (9), 4^th Gavin Owen Consett (8), 5^th Bob Gascoigne Cramlington (7), 6^th Wayne Leeson Hull (6), 7^th Andy Young Lancaster (5), 8^th Dave Lane Weymouth (4), 9^th Kenny McCoy Sunderland (4), 10^th Dave Hutchinson Blackpool (4).  Biggest fish was a flounder 1lb 13oz landed by Simon Drayton Gainsborough (4)

***Penn *** 13 Cancer all clear open Hastings, supporting prostate cancer UK, first of all thanks to the sponsors Mark Rogers, light Renewables and Hastings & St Leonards Angling Association and also thanks to all those donated towards the prize table.  Total money raised on the day was a whopping £1800.00 all going to prostate cancer, well done to all who contributed.  Results; 1^st Joe Wales Shoreham 1414 points (5), 2^nd Louie Smith Deal 1308 points (4), 3^rd Nick May Hastings 1053 points (3).  Zone winners; ZA Mark Rogers Maidstone (2), ZC Dave Wade Hove (2), ZD Marian Spirea London (2), ZF Colin Crosby Hastings (2).  Heaviest fish was a bass of 260 pts 5-1/14 lb landed by Steve Martin (2).  Top lady was Marilyn Wicks.  Top junior was Spencer Bushell and runner up Evie Smith

***Penn*** 14: East Anglian Sea League, teams of five and open, Dunwich 57 anglers; 1^st Kevin Eley Ipswich 21 fish 735 points (5), 2^nd Dan Eagle Leiston 17 fish 547 points, 3^rd Steve Adams Chelmondiston 17 fish 462 points (3).  Zone winners; ZA Steve Boyt Felixstowe 22 fish 378 points (2), ZB Richard Burt Clacton 9 fish 210 points (2), ZC Nathan Elliott Dover 13 fish 371 points (2), ZD Rob Tuck Holland on Sea 15 fish 295 points (2), biggest fish was a 48cm bass landed by Nathan

***Penn*** 14: Cumbria Open, Walney Channel, 70 anglers;

The start to the day was a nice sunny morning and everyone was in good spirit, , however this soon changed to become chilly, overcast and a little windy. There was a total of 125 fish caught ranging from Flounder, Coleys and a single Dogfish, all were released back to the sea. Results; 1^st Peter Gaitskell Barrow in Furness 52cm Coalfish (7),
2^nd Adam Deaken Barrow in Furness 48cm Coalfish (6), 3^rd Matthew Phillips Barrow in Furness 47cm Dogfish (5).  The total longest bag went to one of the Junior Anglers Oscar Palmer Millom 6 fish 229cm (2).  Zone Winner (Green) Danny Morrow Barrow in Furness 43cm (2).  Ladies’ winner; Sarah Sharp Millom 3 fish longest 39cm for a total of 113cm.  Junior winner Hollie Stoker Scotland 1 fish 22cm.  The Sponsors of the match were, Gints Bait and Tackle, Sakuma, Akios/Inova, Jaggar Heating & Plumbing Ltd, A&J Fisheries, Cumbria Design Scaffold, and Lakes UPVC and Glazing.  The Committee thank all our sponsors, and of course all the Anglers that turned out today to make a great match.

***Penn*** 14: Hastings SAC Sea League Open 60 anglers; 1^st Thomas Wells Deal 27 fish 1324pts (6), 2^nd Dave Wade Hove 1169pts (5), 3^rd Gavin Smith 864pts (4).  Zone winners; ZA Jack Wiltshire Eastbourne (2), ZE Brett Cotter London (2).  Heaviest fish was a flounder worth 52pts landed by Ralph Crosby Hastings (2).  Team positions after four matches; 1^st Channel Angling Deal. 63 pts, 2^nd S A Pro Pumps. 81 pts, 3^rd Deal & Walmer 100pts, 4^th Hastings Angling centre. 102 pts, 5^th Maidstone A.C. 109 pts, 6^th Century match team. 113 pts, 7^th Tony’s Tackle. 122 pts, 8^th Team ‘5’. 123pts, 9^th Big Red. 146 pts, 10^th Reel deal. 147 pts.  Top individuals; 1^st Tom wells 3 pts, 2^nd Dave Wade 4pts, 3^rd Luke Mooring 5pts and Joe Smith 5 pts

***Penn***19: Fishon Tackle Round 4, Browndown, 62 Anglers; 1^st Paul Stevens Worthing 1030cm (6), 2^nd Ian Dancey Waterlooville 1026cm (5), 3^rd Anton James Portsmouth 973cm (4).  Zone winners; ZA Jamie Boyling Brighton (2) ZC Dean Ryan Portsmouth (2), ZD Dan Mogridge Portsmouth (2).  Longest fish Smoothound 103cm landed by Dean Ryan.  Zone A; 1^st Jamie Boyling 838cm, 2^nd Liam McGrady 824cm, 3^rd Steve Manning 776cm, Zone B; 1^st Paul Stevens 1030cm, 2^nd Ian Dancey 1026cm, 3^rd Anton James 973cm, Zone C; 1^st Dean Ryan 961cm, 2^nd Darren Bond 898cm, 3^rd Phill lee 724cm, 4^th Darren Cramer 649cm, Zone D; 1^st Dan Mogridge 879cm, 2^nd Mick Webb 833cm, 3^rd Dave Ware 434cm

***Penn Final*** 20: Angling Trust 2023 Penn Sea League Final, Kelling Heath; Zone A; 1^st Saul Page Deal (10), 2^nd Tom Wells Deal (9), 3^rd Shane Russell Old Colwyn (8), 4^th Nathan Elliott Dover (7), 5^th Simon Drayton Gainsborough (6), 6^th Andrew Dugdale Peel (5), 7^th Dave Shorthouse Kettering (4), 8^th Joe Plumstead Pevensey Bay (3), 9^th Chris O’Sullivan Tralee (2), 10^th Lloyd Summer Caerphilly (1).  Zone B; 1^st Darren Newland Ryde (10), 2^nd Sam Collier Dover (9), 3^rd Joe Wales Shoreham (8), 4^th Julian Shambrook Torquay (7), 5^th Phil Lee Sussex (6), 6^th Wayne McGilloway Greenfields (5), 7^th Ged Stevens Barrow in Furness (4), 8^th Shaun Moore Cardiff (3), 9^th Darren Bond Lancing (2), 10^th Daniel Crump Barry (1).  Zone C; 1^st Garry Hutson Cleethorpes (10), 2^nd Colin Crosby Hastings (9), 3^rd Gareth Griffiths Barrow in Furness (8), 4^th Tony Roberts Holyhead (7), 5^th Ben Bradstock Honiton (6), 6^th Chris Read Cardiff (5), 7^th Wayne Davison Thornton (4), 8^th Gavin Owen Consett (3), 9^th Shaun Tucker Cardiff (2), 10^th Rob Tuck Holland on Sea (1)

***Penn***20: Redcar and Cleveland Sea Anglers, Open, no result provided.

***Penn Plus*** 21: North Norfolk Open, Kelling, 38 anglers; The weather played its part with very difficult conditions putting a few off from fishing.  However, despite a very windy day and tough conditions whiting, dabs, rockling, some big pout and a dog were caught. Results;  Nathan Elliott Dover 31 fish 447 points (3),

2^nd Thomas Wells Deal 28 fish 421 points (2), 3^rd  Michael Topping Lodden 25 fish 379 points (2), 4^th Sam Collier Dover (1), 5^th Rob Tuck Holland on Sea (1), 6^th Shane Russell Old Colwyn (1), 7^th Gary Medler Marham (1) 8^th Tony Bob Roberts Holyhead (1), 9^th Richard Burt Clacton (1), 10^th Chris Spall Westleton (1)

***Penn***21: Hornsea SAC Lifeboat open, 60 anglers; 1^st Rich Lunn Hornsea bass 1.850kg (6), 2^nd Wayne Leason Hull skate 1.80kg (5), 3^rd Shaun Crow cod 1.70kg (4).  Biggest bag: 1^st Rich Lunn Hornsea 3.225kg, 2^nd Chris Fisher 2.25kg, 3^rd Shaun Crow 2.025kg.  Juniors Biggest fish and biggest bag winner: J Marshall 0.675kg.  Well done to all, £208 raised for RNLI

***Penn*** 21: Reel Fun Fishing: League and opens, Littleton-upon-Severn Series, 50 anglers; 1^st James Madsen Clevedon (5), 2^nd Richard Long (4), 3^rd Steve Ace (3).  Heaviest fish Neil Dodd (2), Zone winner David Knight (2).  Zone A; 1^st Dave Knight 15 1/2oz, 2^nd Andy Clements 14 1/2oz, 3^rd Kevin Hughes 13oz.  Zone B; 1^st Rich Long 2lb 9oz, 2^nd Derek Gammon 1lb 61/2oz, 3^rd Steve Harper 1lb 1oz.  Zone C; 1^st James Madsen 2lb 15 1/2oz, 2^nd Steve ace 2lb 6oz, 3^rd Dave Shore and Neil Dodd both 2lb 5oz.  Heaviest round fish was a 2lb 5oz bass landed by Neil Dodd

***Penn*** 21: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, 2-6pm Cashen, 18 anglers; 1^st Connie O’Sullivan Kerry 3 fish 120pts (1), 2^nd Fiachra Cronin 2 fish 91 pts, 3^rd Stephen Casey 3 fish 80pts.  Biggest fish was a 50cm Bass landed by Kevin Kiely

***Penn***27: Samalite Chesil League round 3 of 10, Abbotsbury, 36 anglers; On a calm but wet night the latest round of the Samalite was fished on Chesil.  As normal the big beach produced a range of species; Plaice, dab, dogfish, pout, smoothound, conger.  The best flat on the night was a 40cm plaice 1lb 8 1/2oz caught by Julian Shambrook. Results; Till Hall Bath (3), 2^nd Dave Chidzoy Bridport (2), 3^rd Ben Bradstock Honiton (2).  Zone A; 1^st Dave Chidzoy 748pts, 9 dogs, 2 plaice, 3 pout, 1 smoothound, 1 conger, 2^nd Malcolm Stote 578pts, 9 dogs, 3^rd Terry Hartnell 474pts, 3 dogs, 2 pout, 1 hound, B zone; 1^st Till Hall 897pts, 12 dogs, 1 conger, 2^nd Ben Bradstock , 612 pts, 5 dogs, 2 conger, 1 hound, 3^rd Ian Dancey , 561pts, 8 dogs, 2 pout, 1 conger.  Heaviest fish; smoothound, 95cm/330pts/ 6lb 14oz landed by Darren Stevens

***Penn*** 27-28: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers; Tag-A-Ray Tralee Bay, 40 anglers; A bitter cold East and northerly wind on day one made fishing difficult for the anglers but the trio of Mike Fox Kevin Hayden and Troy Francis weren’t feeling the cold landing 26 rays between them consisting of Painted ray Undulate ray and Thornbacks. Day 2 was a better day conditions wise but unfortunately it was the spider crabs who really heard the dinner bell instead of the rays. Nonetheless David O’Sullivan persevered through and landed 3 rays on day 2 with James Raymond and Alan Horgan both catching. 10 acoustic tags were used on the rays which was the full amount the Marine institute brought so it was a massive success. Results; Day 1 1^st Troy Francis 10 rays, 2^nd Kevin Hayden 8 rays, 3^rd Mike Fox 8 rays.   Day 2; 1^st David O’Sullivan 3 rays, 2^nd James Raymond 1 ray, 3^rd Alan Horgan 1 ray.  Over all; 1^st Troy Francis Killarney 10 rays (8), 2^nd Kevin Hayden Kerry 8 rays (7), 3^rd Mike Fox 8 rays (6), Day 2 winner David O’Sullivan Tralee 3 rays (4)

***Penn***28: Leinster League Kilcoole 36 anglers; Tough fishing mainly due to north east wind and bright sunshine.  Results; 1^st Eamon Bermingham (3), 2^nd David Coleman (2), 3^rd Frank Lawlor (2).  Longest fish was a 39cm Plaice landed by Gavin Fogarty

***Penn*** 28: LSAC summer league 2024, Individual and Teams of 5 qualifiers, 10 anglers; 1^st Ben Edwards Carmarthen 934 points with a bag of 3 small eyes, 1 Huss and dogs (1), 2^nd Dorian Harris 784 points, 3 small eyes and dogs, 3^rd Simon Phelps with 544 points, thornback, hound and dogs.  Team Standings after 3 rounds; 1^st WWMA 6 points, 2^nd Team Ultima 6 points, 3^rd Kev’s Dogs 8 points, 4^th South Wales Sea Dogs 12 points

***Penn*** 28: Alby Clements Memorial Open 2024.  Aldeburgh 65 anglers; 1^st Tom Bennington 10 fish 280 points (6), 2^nd Joe Plumstead Pevensey Bay 9 fish 273 points (5), 3^rd Craig Buy Colchester 6 fish 256 points (4), zone winners; Z4 Kipper Coleman (2), Z5 Allan Lewis (2), Biggest fish was a dogfish of 65cm landed by Bob Foster Ipswich (2).  Winning Junior Mark Banham

***Penn*** 28: Maryport & District SAC, Spring Open, 11-3pm

Rover, Heaviest Fish open, 72 anglers; 25 competitors weighed in 26 fish for a total weight of 26lb-2¾oz, consisting of 25 Plaice, 1 Dogfish, Results; 1^st Mike Laycock Workington Plaice; 1lb-6¾oz (7),2^nd David Cooper Edinburgh Plaice; 1lb-5½oz (6), 3^rd Steve Litt Wigton Plaice; 1lb-5¼oz (5), 4^th Tony Lewthwaite Cockermouth Plaice; 1lb-4oz.  Heaviest round fish was a dogfish; 1lb-12¾oz landed by Paul Tuck Maryport

***Penn*** 28: Holt SAC Norfolk Team Challenge Round 6, Grand Final, Bacton, 20 anglers; 1^st Dave Shorthouse Kettering 27 fish 11lb 7oz (2), 2^nd Paul Marshall Corby 19 fish 9lb 4oz (1)

***Penn*** 4: Redcar and Cleveland Sea Anglers, Open pegged match Redcar Beach, 36 anglers; 97 fish were carded measuring a little over 22 meters, with a mixture of flounder’s dabs turbot and coalies, Results; 1^st Kev Warner Horncastle 8 fish 198cm (3), 2^nd Bernard Westgarth 8 fish 183cm, 3^rd Paddy Kerrigan Jarrow 9 fish (2)

***Penn*** 5: WCAC Spring open 3.30-7.30pm Minehead to Blue Anchor, 94 anglers; 1^st Dave Lane Weymouth 14 fish, 13 dogfish and a thornback ray 327oz (9), 2^nd Dean Francis 14 fish, 13 dogs and a thornback ray 283.5oz (8), 3^rd Saul Page Deal 5 fish, 3 thornback rays 2 dogfish 232.5 oz (7), 4^th Cliff Jones 5 fish, 3 dogfish, 1 whiting and a small eyed ray 176.25 oz, 5th Steve Liddle 10 fish 173.5 0z, 6th James Waygood 4 fish 142.75 0z, 7^th Brogan Bayford 7 fish 137oz, 8^th Julian Shambrook Torquay 4 fish 118oz, 9^th Dave bowering and Shaun Moore 1 fish 113 oz, 11^th Jason brown with 5 fish 99oz.  Top junior was Freddie Moon landing 3 dogfish

***Penn*** 5: Westlands angling centre spring charity open in aid of Yorkshire air ambulance, 101 anglers; 1^st Dave Wilkinson 7.150kg (10) 2^nd Mel Rubion, 1.875 (9), 3^rd Simon Drayton Gainsborough 1.650Kg (8) 4^th Paul kemp Hull 1.025 (7), 5^th Ian Tenyson 0.875 (6)

***Penn** 11: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Marine Beach 32 anglers; 1^st David G Hutchinson Morcombe, 18 fish, 594cm (3), 2^nd Stuart Dewhurst Preston, 16 fish, 522cm (2), 3^rd Ian Hewitt Blackpool 15 fish, 492cm (2)

***Penn*** 11-12: Holt Sea Anglers Bass festival, Bacton 140 anglers; 1^st Saul Page Deal (20), 2^nd Steve Adams Chelmondiston (19), 3^rd Sam Collier Deal (18), 4^th Shane Russell Old Colwyn (17), 5^th Richard Burt Clacton (16), zone winners; Darren Bond Lancing (5), Rex Palmer Hastings (5), Ben Price Holyhead (5), Doug Thorpe Ipswich (5), Garry Hutson Cleethorpes (5), Dave Wright (5), John Austin Ipswich (5), Jason Banham Ipswich (5), Ryan Lyall Morpeth (5) Joe Wales Shoreham (5), biggest fish 118cm landed by Bev Self Great Yarmouth (5)

***Penn*** 12: Newport & District Open St Brides, 92 anglers; 1^st Shaun Moore Cardiff 4.31kg 3 conger eels (9), 2^nd Gerald John Caerphilly 3.68 1 conger eel (8), 3^rd Steve Roberts Cardiff 3.60kg 2 conger eels (7), biggest fish was a conger landed by Gerald John

***Penn*** 12: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, open, Elliot Beach, 42 anglers; 1^st Chris Barrett Edinburgh Zone 1 10 fish 271 pts (4), 2^nd James Duncan Brechin Zone 2 6 fish 162 pts (3), 3^rd Kevin Lewis Dundee Zone 1 2nd 8 fish 229 pts (2).  Longest fish 51cm cod landed by Stan Lynn (1), Junior winner Jay Stoker 100 pts

***Penn*** 18: Southern League round 5 of 12 & open, 42 anglers; 1^st Nick Hayter 10lb 10oz (4), 2^nd Darren Stevens Bristol 6lb 8oz (3), 3^rd Dave Lane Weymouth 6lb 2oz (2).  Heaviest fish was a hound of 7lb 2oz landed by Nick Hayter

***Penn*** 18: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, Open pegged match, Up gang beach, 27 anglers; 67 fish were carded for a little over 13m, consisting of Flounders Dabs and Turbot.  1^st Nick Westgarth Stockton on Tees 7 fish for 148cm (2), 2^nd Gareth Gardiner Sunderland 6 fish for 141cm (1), 3^rd Craig Dalton 5 fish for 112cm.  Top junior Bohdi Pasco 1 fish for 19cm

***Penn*** 19: East Region Shore League Ogmore & Porthcawl, 86 anglers; 1^st Adam Farmer Cardiff 4 small eyed rays, 1 thornback ray & 5 dog fish 12.95kg (8), 2^nd Rory Jenkins Tonyfrail 2 smooth hounds 11.01kg (7), 3^rd Justin Bird Rhoose 10 dog fish, a thornback ray, a small eyed ray & 2 spotted ray 10.49kg (6).  Biggest fish of the day was a hound of 5,75kg landed by Rory Jenkins.  Top 5 Individuals after 3 legs; 1st Lloyd Summers with 289 fish points, accumulative weight of 24.5kgs, 2nd Shaun Moore with 286 fish points, accumulative weight of 23kgs, 3rd Roy Tapper with 279 fish points, accumulative weight of 20.4kgs, 4th Chris Jenkins with 273 fish accumulative weight of 16.4kgs, 5th Dan Crump with 259 fish points, accumulative weight of 16.3kgs.  Top five teams on the day; 1^st Team Sakuma with 406 fish points, 15 team points, 2^nd Garry Evans Match Team with 399* fish points, 14 team points, 3^rd South Wales Match Men with 399 fish points, 13 team points, 4^th Reeling Fishing with 345 fish points 12 team points, 5^th Team Knockout Baits 310 fish points, 11 team points.  Top Five Teams after 3 legs; 1^st South Wales Match Team with 40 team points, 2^nd Team Sakuma with 40 team points, 3^rd Team Knockout Baits 39 team points, 4^th Reel Fishing 30 team points, 5^th Caerau SAC 28 team points.

***Penn*** 19: LSAC summer league 2024, Individual and Teams of 5 qualifiers and Opens, Cefn Siden 12 Anglers; 1^st Rob Collins Saundersfoot 38 bass 408 points (1), 2^nd Andy Young 2 sole, a hound, a dog and 4 bass for 370 points, 3^rd Christopher Isaac with 1 flounder and 22 bass for 265 points.  Biggest fish was a Smoothound 198 points landed by Andy Young

***Penn*** 19: Commercial SAC spring biggest fish rover open 80 anglers; 1^st Dave Wilson Hornsea 3.135kg Bass (8), 2^nd Neville Charlesworth Hornsea 3.03kg Cod (7), 3^rd Tyler Moore junior 2.825kg Bass (6), 4^th Ben Butler Cumbria 2.56kg Bass.  Lady winner Shona Moore 1.185kg Cod

***Penn***24: Fishon Tackle Round 5, Eastney 50 anglers; 1^st Darren Phillips Arundel 540cm (5), 2^nd Dean Ryan Portsmouth 414cm (4), 3^rd Billy Potter Chichester 389cm (3) Zone winner; Jamie Boyling Brighton (2), biggest fish was a 106-hound landed by Ian Dancy Waterlooville (2).  Zone results; Zone A; 1^st Jamie Boyling 360cm, 2^nd Darren Newlands 312cm, 3^rd Dave Wade 246cm.  Zone B; 1^st Billy Potter 389cm, 2^nd Darren Bond 297cm, 3^rd Darren Wilson 191cm, Zone C, 1^st Darren Phillips 540cm, 2^nd Dean Ryan 414cm, 3^rd Luke Childs 367cm

***Penn*** 25: Lincolnshire Spring open, Sandilands, 42 anglers; A miserable rainy day at Sandilands for this year’s spring open. Good turnout of 42 anglers with some decent fishing on the run up to it hopes we’re high but actually it was very tough days fishing. Nine different species were caught so a good variety of fish but the bass and hounds which were expected didn’t show. Wayne Leason was on top form again bagging another win in this match and taking the biggest bass prize with a 57cm bass.  Results; 1^st Wayne Leason Hull 6 fish 272 points, (4), 2^nd Mark Taylor Grimsby 13 fish 261 points, (3), 3^rd Garry Hutson Cleethorpes (4 fish) 206 points

***Penn***25: Samalite Chesil League round 4 of 10, Bexington

35 anglers; The water was very murky with algae bloom, the sea calm, conditions were good for a while but then the rain came and stayed with until the end. The algae was dragging everyone’s line hard left in the flood tide so it was a tough night with 12 blanks in total. Species caught were smoothound, dogfish, a couple of small bass and congers. Results; 1^st Julian Shambrook Torquay (3), 2^nd Rich Dorgan (2), 3^rd Ben Bradstock Honiton (2).  Zone results; Zone A; 1^st 952pts Julian Shambrook, 4 dogfish, 3 hounds, 2^nd 798pts, Ben Bradstock, 7 dogfish, 2 hounds, 3^rd 760pts, Christopher Equeall, 3 dogs,2 hounds, 1 conger.  Zone B; 1^st 935pts, Richard Dorgan, 3 hounds, 2^nd 755pts, Till Hall , 3 hounds, 1 dog, 3^rd 581pts, Dave Bowring, 2 dogs, 2 hounds, 1 bass.  Heaviest fish; Smoothound 109cm 516pts John Johnson.

***Penn*** 25-26: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Preston 2-day Event, 41 anglers; 1^st Adam Johnson South Shields (8), 2^nd Simon Dawber Blackpool (7), 3^rd Antony Cole Millom (6), zone winners; Tony Baxter Clayton Le Moors (1), Neil Cutler Gateshead (1), Andy Young Lancaster (1), Nicky Robson Wallsend (1). Biggest fish was a bass of 60cm landed by Gareth Griffiths Barrow in Furness (1).  Day 1; Zone A; 1^st Adam Johnson, 2^nd Antony Cole, 3^rd Shane Russell, Zone B; 1^st Tony Baxter, 2^nd Chris Moore, 3^rd Gareth Griffiths, Zone C; 1^st Simon Dawber, 2^nd Gav Owen, 3^rd Simon Hogan.  Day 2; Zone A; 1^st Neil Cutler, 2^nd Stuart Dewhurst, 3^rd Simon Dawber, Zone B; 1^st Andy Young, 2^nd Adam Johnson, 3^rd Antony Cole, Zone C; 1^st Nicky Robson, 2^nd David G Hutchinson, 3^rd Steve Potts

***Penn*** 26: Reel Fun Fishing: League and opens, Littleton-upon-Severn Series: 5 matches, round 2, 42 anglers; 1^st John Hoskins (4), 2^nd Tony Smith Swansea (3), 3^rd Dave Blackwell Bath (2), Zone winner; Brian Thomas (1).  A ZONE; 1^st John Hoskins 3lb 4oz, 2^nd Dave Blackwell 2lb 5oz, 3^rd Steve Ace 2lb 4oz.  B ZONE; 1^st Brian Thomas 1lb 6oz, 2^nd Lee Suter 14.5oz, 3^rd Steve Sweet 11oz.  C ZONE; 1^st Tony Smith 3lb, 2^nd Tony Irwin 1lb 6oz, 3^rd Alun Price 14oz.  Heaviest fish 3lb Bass landed by Tony Smith

***Penn*** 1: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, Open pegged match, Up-gang beach, 14 Anglers; 1^st Barry Nevins 3 Codlings 7lb 9oz (1), 2^nd David Sayers 2 codlings 4lb 6oz weighing 3lb 2oz, 3^rd Sean Crowe 2 codlings for 3lb 14oz

***Penn*** 2: Gwent SAC Open Cardiff Foreshore 74 anglers; 1^st Dai Loder Cwmbran 5.68kgs thornback ray, smooth hound & a dog fish (7), 2^nd Mark Cowell Llantwit Major, a single thornback ray of 3.82kgs which was also the heaviest fish of the match (6), 3^rd Dave Bowering Cowbridge 3kgs consisting of a conger eel & a dog fish (5)

***Penn*** 2: Yorkshire summer league 2024, teams of 5 qualifiers, East Halton 30 anglers; 1^st Tommy Tate Sunderland 10 fish 241points (3), 2^nd Mark Taylor Grimsby 10 fish 228 points (2), 3^rd Tony Burman Cleethorpes 6 fish 218 points (2), Zone A; Gareth Gardiner 6 fish 174, Zone B; Paddy Kerrigan 9 fish 198

***Penn***6: Fishon Tackle, round 6, Kicker/Stokes Bay, 51 anglers; 1^st Jamie Boyling Brighton 1103cm (5), 2^nd Anton James Portsmouth 724cm (4), 3^rd Luke Choate 677cm (3).  Zone winners; Dan Mogridge Portsmouth (2), Mick Webb Hastings (2).  Longest fish Smoothound 121cm landed by Deano Ryan Portsmouth (2).  Zone results; Zone A; 1^st Dan Mogridge 597cm, 2^nd Darren Newlands 494cm, 3^rd Colin Carey 421cm.  Zone B; 1^st Mick Webb 540cm, 2^nd Darren Cramer 398cm, 3^rd Phill lee 315cm.  Zone C; 1^st Jamie Boyling 1103cm, 2^nd Anton James 724cm, 3^rd Luke Choate 677cm

***Penn Plus*** 7-8: Channel Anglers SAC 2023 Minehead Festival, 90 anglers; 1^st Shaun Tucker Swansea (18), 2^nd Saul Page Deal (17), 3^rd Nathan Elliott Dover (16), 4^th Peter Hammond Ferryside (15), 5^th Jason Brown Bridgewater (14), 6^th Ben Price Holyhead (13), 7^th Richard Dorgan Bristol (12), 8^th Dave Shore (11), 9^th Shaun Moore Cardiff (10), 10^th Ben Bradstock Honiton (9).  Zone winners; B1 Ben Lock (3), E1 Till Hall Bath (3), F1 Keith Warren Clevedon (3), C2 Alfie Tucker Hampshire (3), D2 Mike Treharne Sleaford (3), E2 Steve Smyth Cardiff (3), F2 Rob Tuck Holland on Sea (3), biggest fish was a blonde ray 10lb 5oz landed by Craig Maddock Caerphilly (3).  Zone results; Day 1; Porlock Weir A zone: 1st Nathan Elliott 26 fish 37lb 6.5oz, 2nd Ben Price 20 fish 37lb 6.5oz, 3rd Craig Maddock 18 fish 32lb 5oz, 4th Jason Brown 23 fish 29lb 1oz, 5th Joe Wales 21 fish 27lb 15oz.  Bossington B zone: 1st Brad Lock 10 fish 17lb 11oz, 2nd Chris Green 5 fish 16lb 7oz, 3rd John Johnson 8 fish 13lb 3oz, 4th Peter Lee 7 fish 12lb 8.5oz, 5th Chris Read 6 fish 10lb 3oz.  Bossington C zone: 1st Ben Bradstock 13 fish 18lb 3.5oz, 2nd Rob Marshall 7 fish 14lb 5.5oz, 3rd Dave Shore 6 fish 14lb 1.5oz, 4th Chris Jones 5 fish 8lb 14oz, 5th Sam Collier 6 fish 7lb 7.5oz.  Golf Links D zone: 1st Saul Page 8 fish 34lb 9oz, 2nd Shaun Tucker 8 fish 15lb 14oz, 3rd Lewis Hobrow 7 fish 15lb 10.5oz, 4th Malcolm Stote 7 fish 14lb 3.5oz, 5th Dai Llewellyn 3 fish 10lb 13oz.  Golf Links E zone: 1^st Till Hall 5 fish 31lb 8oz, 2^nd Rich Dorgan 3 fish 13lb 8oz, 3^rd Peter Hammond 2 fish 13lb 2oz, 4^th Richard Yates 4 fish 12lb 3.5, 5^th Andy Storey 1 fish 7lb 8oz.  Blue Anchor F zone: 1^st Keith Warren 3 fish 11lb 14oz, 2^nd Simon Springell 1 fish 9lb 4oz, 3^rd Nigel Putbrace 1 fish 6lb 13oz, 4^th Dean Francis 1 fish 6lb 10oz, 5^th Jack Reynolds 1 fish 2lb 2oz.  Day 2; Porlock Weir A zone: 1^st Shaun Tucker 31 fish 52lb 1oz, 2^nd Harry Coxhead 18 fish 47lb 3.5oz, 3^rd Saul Page 21 fish 41lb 13oz, 4^th Archie Sweetland 15 fish 25lb 14.5oz, 5^th Dai Llewellyn 14 fish 24lb 1.5oz.  Bossington B zone: 1^st Shaun Moore 10 fish 26lb 4.5oz, 2^nd Andy Ellard 8 fish 14lb 3.5oz, 3^rd Rich Reynolds 2 fish 10lb 14 oz, 4^th Leigh Davies 3 fish 10lb 10oz, 5^th Ian Bowell 7 fish 10lb 3.5oz.  Bossington C zone: 1^st Alfie Tucker 5 fish 28lb 4oz, 2^nd Peter Hammond 5 fish 10lb 2.5oz, 3^rd Darren Stevens 3 fish 9lb 10.5oz, 4^th Rich Dorgan 3 fish 8lb 5oz, 5^th Justin Bird 7 fish 7lb 11.5oz.  Golf Links D zone: 1^st Mike Treharne 2 fish 16lb, 2^nd Jason Brown 2 fish 15lb 11oz, 3^rd Jordan Brown 2 fish 13lb 10oz, 4^th Gary Medler 2 fish 12lb 11oz, 5^th Simon Phelps 3 fish 6lb 14oz.  Golf Links E zone: 1^st Stephen Smyth 1 fish 1lb 8oz, 2^nd Dave Bowring 1 fish 1lb 5oz, 3^rd Dave Shore 1 fish 1lb 2oz, 4^th Stu Withyman 1 fish 1lb 1.5oz.  Blue Anchor F zone: 1^st Rob Tuck 1 fish 8lb, 2^nd Shane Russell 1 fish 7lb 3oz, 3^rd Nathan Elliott 1 fish 6lb 12oz, 4^th Ben Price 1 fish 5lb 15oz

***Penn*** 9: LSAC summer league 2024, Individual and Teams of 5 qualifiers and opens, 9 anglers; 1^st Steve Penhallurick Carmarthen SAC 2885 points, 2^nd Steve Tucker 2311 points, 3^rd Christopher Isaac with 1888 points

***Penn*** 9: Bedlington summer league Match 1, Bedlington, 22 anglers; 1^st Ian Hall, Alnwick, 3 cod 9lb 4oz (2), 2^nd Andy Grief, Jarrow, 4 cod 9lb 2oz (1), 3^rd Steve Williams, Jarrow, 4 cod 7lb 10 oz.  Heaviest fish was a cod 4lb landed by John Hepton Sunderland

***Penn*** 9: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, open, Riverside Drive, 52 anglers; 1st Neil Cutler Gateshead 24 fish 499 pts (5), 2^nd Mike Horn Kirkcaldy 24 fish 471 pts (4), 3^rd Calum Culbert Lumphanan 25 fish 459 pts (3), Longest fish 39cm flounder landed by Bruce McLean (2).  Junior winner Callum Strang 19 fish 347 pts beating a huge amount of the senior anglers, well done Callum

***Penn*** 15: Mersey Cheshire Sea Anglers Community Club, Holyhead breakwater, 90 anglers; 1^st Dewi Parry Gwalchmai ZA 1900 points (9), 2^nd Saul Page Deal ZC 1237 points (8), 3^rd Allan Hughes Holyhead ZD 696 points (7), zone winners; Simon Dawber Blackpool ZB 500 points (3), George Dugdale Peel IOM ZE 473 points (3).  Biggest fish was a smoothound of 75cm landed by Saul

***Penn*** 15: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, open pegged match, Upgang beach, 21 anglers; Flat calm sea, and a few fish showing along the match length. Species caught, flounders, dabs, turbots and one solitary rockling.  Results; 1^st Paddy Kerrigan Jarrow 3m 52cm (2), 2^nd Neil Cutler Gateshead 2m 95cm (1), 3^rd Gareth Gardiner 2m 57cm, longest fish 34cm flounder landed by Phil Storey

***Penn*** 16: Anglesey Match Anglers, Holyhead, back of the breakwater, 64 anglers; light winds and glorious sunshine greeted the anglers. Lots of fish been showing recently hopes were high for a busy match, which it was for quite a few but in true breakwater fashion there was a few casualties!  The match was dominated by large bags of dogfish, with the early and middle pegs producing fish from the off, 709 fish carded in total and an amazing 21 species recorded; Dogfish, Thornback ray, Spotted ray, Bull huss, Conger, Ballan wrasse, Corkwing wrasse, Goldsinny wrasse, Cuckoo wrasse, Pollack, Pouting, Poor cod, Tadpole fish, Tompot blenny, Smoothound, Turbot, Grey gurnard, Dab, Whiting, Scorpion fish, Rock goby.  Results; 1^st Tony Bob Roberts Holyhead 1735cm (6), 2^nd Saul Page Deal 1400cm (5), 3^rd Nathan Elliott Dover 1304cm (4), Zone D zone was Ian James with 673cm (2).  Longest fish overall was smoothound 96cm landed by Dave Wilson Hornsea (2)

***Penn*** 22: Holt SAC West Norfolk Challenge Round 2 Kings Lynn, 8 anglers; 1^st Mike Watts Fakenham 11 fish 7lb 12oz, 2^nd Mark Gooch Lowestoft 8 fish 5lb 1oz, 3^rd Paul Marshall Corby 6 fish 3lb 11oz

***Penn Plus 22***: Southern League round 6 of 12 & open, Cogden 37 anglers; 1^st Ben Arnold Brighton 22lb 10oz (3), 2^nd Dave Chidzoy Bridport 21lb 2oz (2), 3^rd Dean Francis Yeovil 17lb 6oz (2), 4^th Jason Brown Bridgewater 17lb 2oz (1), 5^th Julian Shambrook Torquay 16lb 14oz (1), 6^th Richard Dorgan Bristol 15lb 12oz (1), 7^th Darren Crammer Southampton 14lb 8oz (1), 8^th Ben Bradstock Honiton 13lb 1oz (1), 9^th Dan Mogridge Portsmouth 12lb 15oz (1), 10^th Phil Lee Sussex 12lb 4oz (1)

***Penn*** 22: Reel Fun Fishing: League and opens, Littleton-upon-Severn Series: 5 matches 42 anglers; 1^st Richard Snook (4), 2^nd Tony Irwin Bristol (3), 3^rd Paul Stanley Bristol (2), Zone winner; Owen Tinklin (1).  A zone; 1^st Owen Tinklin 3 fish 1lb 1/2oz, 2^nd Mike Watts, Chris Stokes Jnr and Cliff Jones 6.5oz, B zone; 1^st Tony Irwin 2 fish 1lb 12oz, 2^nd Chris Stokes Snr 1 fish 1lb, 3^rd Andy Clement 3 fish 12.25oz, C zone; 1^st Rich Snook 3 fish 2lb 14oz, 2^nd Paul Stanley 3 fish 1lb 10.5oz, 3^rd Donna Bayford 3 fish 1lb 8.5oz.  Heaviest flatfish; flounder 1lb 3oz landed by Tony Irwin.  Heaviest round fish; Conger eel 1lb 9oz landed by Rich Snook

***Penn*** 23: Foords, 65 anglers; 1^st Steve Williams Jarrow 4.10.7 (6), 2^nd David Hambelby Staithes 3.9.5 (5), 3^rd M Vasey 4.5.1 Whitby.  Heaviest bag Steve Williams 19.8.1

***Penn*** 23: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Delis, 14 anglers; Bright sunshine and stillness greeted the anglers on Delis with flounder turbot wrasse and dogs making up the catches. Numbers of fish were thin on the ground specially the expected mullet and school bass but then Darren Mulvihill hooked a fine Tope and after a decent battle was bitten off. Maybe that explains the lack of bass and mullet.  Results; 1^st Chris O’Sullivan Tralee 4 fish 93 pts (1), 2^nd Fiachra Cronin 6 fish 82 pts, 3^rd Finn Healy 4 fish 68pts.  Biggest fish was a 29cm Turbot landed by Alan Horgan.  Top Junior was Chris Sanbak 3 fish, brilliant effort

***Penn*** 23:  West Cork and District SAC, Bantry Airstrip 1-5pm, contact Stephen O Donovan sodonovan6@gmail.com

***Penn*** 29: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Stannah, 22 anglers; A Raining Estuary was the venue for the match, Eels, Bass and Flounder were the species caught.  Results; 1^st Steven Trish Bootle, 13 fish, 332cm (2), 2^nd David G Hutchinson Morcombe, 13 fish, 329cm (1), 3^rd Lee Thornton, 12 fish, 283cm.  Zone A winner: Leon Jennings, 7 fish, 218cm, Zone B winner: Stuart Dewhurst, 8 fish, 240cm.  Biggest round fish was a 51cm bass landed by Steven Trish, biggest flat was a 39cm Flounder landed by Jay Cityzen

***Penn*** 29: Samalite Chesil League round 5 of 10, Abbotsbury,

32 anglers; A good variety of species caught including, plaice, dab, tub gurnards, grey gurnard, pout, conger, dogfish, smoothound, undulate and bull huss.  Results; Penn points Dave Chidzoy Bridport (3), Chris Equall Cardiff (2), Darren Cramer Southampton (2).  Zones; ZA; 1^st Dave Chidzoy 1627pts; 4 hounds, 2 conger, 1 pout, 2^nd Christopher Equall 619pts, 1 hound, 3 congers, 2 pout, 1 dog, 3^rd Dave Bowring, 432pts, 1 hound, 2 dogs, 1 conger, 2 pout.  ZB; 1^st Darren Cramer 439pts, 1 hound, 3 congers, 2^nd Ollie Mears , 304pts, 3 dogs, 2 conger, 2 tubs , 1 plaice 3rd, Darren Stevens , 285pts, 1 hound, 1 pout, 1 conger

***Penn*** 29: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, 29 anglers; 1^st Gavin Owen Consett with 89cm (2), 2^nd Steve Potts Gosforth 63cm (1), 3^rd Brad Chapman with 62cm.  Top junior was Bodhi Pasco with 21cm, runner up was Tom Miller, well done both on what was a hard day.  Big thanks to Chris Fiatal and Gary Wright for helping, also a massive thanks to all for helping us raise and extra £57 in the raffle after the match and looking out for one of our own

***Penn*** 30: Angling Cymru Sea Anglers East Region Cardiff Foreshore, 53 anglers; The East Region section of Angling Cymru Sea Anglers fished their annual open event at Cardiff Foreshore in ideal weather conditions.  Fishing turned out to be poor with fish being hard to find for most anglers. Only 11 anglers caught fish. Consisting of 4 different species, being smooth hound, thornback ray, silver eels & bass.  Results; 1^st Nigel Putbrace Cardiff with a smooth hound of 5.75kg which was also the biggest fish of the day (5), 2^nd Mark Cruickshank Port Talbot with a smooth hound of 4.51kg (4), 3^rd Mark Cowell Llantwit Major with a smooth hound of 3.16kgs (3).

Three juniors entered the match, two of which caught fish; 1^st Max Worsey 11 years old landed a silver eel and a bass for 0.9 kg. Runner up was Lawson Gamlin 5 years old.  Lawson caught a silver eel of 0.30kg, well done to them.  ACSAER would like to thanks all individuals, clubs & tackle dealers who supported the event

***Penn*** 30: Reel Fun Fishing: League and opens, Littleton-upon-Severn Series: 33 anglers; 1^st John Johnson Minehead (3), 2^nd Keith Warren Clevedon (2), 3^rd Tony Taylor Swindon (2), Zone results; ZA; 1^st John Johnson 6lb 5oz, 2^nd Keith Warren 5lb 4oz, 3^rd Owen Tinklin 1lb 10oz, ZB; 1^st Brogan Bayford 1lb 7oz, 2^nd Andy Parsons 1lb 5oz, 3^rd Dave Blackwell 14oz, ZC; 1^st Tony Taylor 2lb 10 1/2oz, 2^nd Mini Hawkins 1lb 7oz, 3^rd Tony Irwin 1lb 6 1/2oz

***Penn*** 30: Yorkshire summer league 2024, teams of 5 qualifiers, East Halton, 30 anglers; 1^st Ian Nelson Grimsby 12 fish 201 points (3), 2^nd Karl Wiepcke Goxhill 6 fish 198 points (2), 3^rd Steve Potts Gosforth 7 fish 195 points (2).  Zone A Gareth Gardiner 7 fish 165 points, Zone B S Richardson 4 fish 148 points.  Biggest flatfish was 34cm landed by Brett Bartram and S Richardson

***Penn*** 30: Bedlington summer league Match 2, Dr House Howick, 19 anglers; Despite perfect conditions the fish didn’t play ball and only 2 anglers were back at the scales; 1^st John Hepton Washington, 3 cod for 7lb 15.5oz also heaviest fish of 3lb 3oz (1), 2^nd Dean Allon, Blyth, 1 cod 1 coaly for 2lb 10oz

***Penn***5: Fishon Tackle, round 7, Hayling, 36 anglers; 1^st Darren Newlands Ryde 539cm (3), 2^nd Jamie Boyling Brighton 430cm (2), 3^rd Mick Webb Hastings 366cm (2).  Longest fish was a smoothound 94cm caught by Darren Wilson he won a Penn fathom and tackle bundle worth £250 sponsored Bye Hythe Engineering.  Zone results; ZA; 1^st Darren Newlands 539cm, 2^nd Jamie Boyling 430cm, 3^rd Darren Phillips 328cm, ZB 1^st Matt Pitter 343cm, 2^nd Darren Bond 328cm, 3^rd Deano Ryan 315cm, ZC; 1^st Mick Webb 366cm, 2^nd Billy Potter 313cm, 3^rd Tony McDonald 308cm.  Round 8 August 2nd Hillhead cliffs all welcome

***Penn***6: Reel Fun Fishing: Aust and Littleton Open, no result provided

***Penn Plus*** 6: Smoothound open, Chapel St Leonard’s 51 anglers; Numbers were down this year with the lack of crab available. Apart from a couple of the showers the weather was very nice for a change.  Hard decision moving the match from the usual venues to Sandilands and although there weren’t absolutely loads of hounds there was plenty of other fish to keep people busy.  Lots of Rays caught mostly small but nice to see. Other species caught were flounder, haddock, whiting, dogfish, bass, gurnard, codlings, small tope, eels, sole and turbot so a proper mixed bag.  Results (Continental); 1^st Jordon Hunter Sunderland 14 fish 1667 points (5), 2^nd Wayne Leason Hull 11 fish 1586 points (4), 3^rd Ady Cooper Grimsby 11 fish 1391 points (3), 4^th Wayne Davison Thornton 9 fish 772 points (2), 5^th Anthony Cole Millom 8 fish 930 points) (1), 6^th Rob Molton-Smith 6 fish 713 points (1), 7^th Gareth Gardiner Sunderland 11 fish 886 points (1), 8^th Dave Wilson Hornsea 6 fish 704 points (1), 9^th Mark Taylor Grimsby 11 fish 844 points (1), 10^th Ryan Lyall Morpeth 7 fish 513 points (1).  Biggest fish was a smoothound 108cm landed by Jordan hunter.  Junior winner was Rex Taylor 3 fish 113 points

***Penn*** 7: Yorkshire summer league 2024, teams of 5 qualifiers, Bonkers bank, 12 anglers, result; 1^st Garry Hutson Cleethorpes 7 fish 1499 points (1), 2^nd Brett Bartram 3 fish 1482 points, 3^rd S Richardson 3 fish 1458 points.  Biggest fish was a 111cm smoothound landed by Tony Burman and S Richardson

***Penn*** 7: Bedlington summer open, 45 anglers; 1^st Scott Davidson Blyth 7 fish 17lb 8 ½oz (4), 2^nd Simon Hogan Maryport 4 fish 14lb 7oz (3), 3^rd Steve Potts Gosforth 6 fish 13lb 13 1/2oz (2). Heaviest fish was 4lb 10oz landed by Steve Davis Bedlington (1)

***Penn*** 14: Yorkshire summer league 30 anglers; 1^st Darren Pashby Driffield 10 fish 206 points (3), 2^nd Paul Denholm Grimsby 13 fish 203 points (2), 3^rd Jack Barlow 13 fish 186 points (2), Zone A; G Hill 7 fish 116 points, Zone B Gareth Gardiner 7 fish 182 points.  Biggest fish was a 34cm sole landed by Paul Denholm

***Penn*** 14: Holt SAC West Norfolk Challenge Round 3 Kings Lynn, no result provided

***Penn*** 14: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, East Fife open, 42 anglers; East Fife SAC summer open held along the Fife coast and for the second year running a northerly swell was pushing in which isn’t conducive to the best fishing; 1^st Dennis Thomson Whitby 3 fish 6lb 5oz (4), 2^nd Chris Horn Kirkcaldy 2 fish 5lb 15 1/2oz (3), 3^rd Gordon McKay 4 fish 5lb 6oz (2). Heaviest cod landed was 3lb 6oz by Stewart Falconer Arbroath (1)

***Penn*** 20: Southern League round 7 of 12 & open, Gosport 46 anglers; 1^st Dave Wade Hove 27lb 8oz (4), 2^nd Dave Ware Havant 17lb 6oz (3), 3^rd Andy Pemberton Fareham 13lb 12oz (2), Zone winners; ZA Darren Phillips Arundel 5lb 2oz (1), ZB Joe Wales Shoreham 12lb 2oz (1), biggest fish was a smoothound 11lb 12oz landed by Dave Wade

***Penn*** 20: Skua angling club, North west 5 angler team league, Talacre, 33 anglers; 1^st Alan Price Rhyl 18 fish 1164cm (3), 2^nd Shane Russel Old Colwyn 14 fish 969cm (2), 3^rd Tony Roberts Holyhead 13 fish 915cm (2).  Biggest fish was a smoothound of 95cm landed by Steve Price

***Penn*** 20: henrystackleshop.com all-Ireland hound championship: Kilmuckridge fishing 6-11pm, contact: john 087–7413964, Marco 087-1672633, Donal 087-6905374, no result provided

***Penn*** 20: Reel Fun Fishing: League and opens, Littleton-upon-Severn Series: 5 matches, 42 anglers; 1^st Steve Ace Bristol (4), 2^nd Phil Barnes (3), 3^rd joint Michael Boughton (2) and Martin Lewis (2).  Heaviest fish Bass of 1lb 12oz landed by Phil Barnes.  ZA; 1^st Martin Lewis 1lb 3oz, 2^nd Dave Blackwell 13 1/2oz, 3^rd John Hoskins 71/2oz, ZB; 1^st Mike Boughton 1lb 3oz, 2^nd Cliff Jones 1lb 1oz, 3^rd Mini Hawkins 13 1/2oz, ZC; 1^st Steve Ace 2lb 41/2oz, 2^nd Phil Barnes 1lb 12oz, 3^rd James Barker 1lb 1oz

***Penn*** 20: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Kerry Pairs 11-4pm Cappaclough, 35 Pairs; 1^st Sean Ivory Donegal (3) Kevin Barber (3) 15 fish 405pt, 2^nd Richie Gormley Courtown (2) Aidan O’Halloran Lisdoonvarna (2) 18 fish 390pt, 3^rd Fiona Ryan (2) Barry Connolly (2) 12 fish 295, 4^th Rosaleene Murphy Donna Murphy 8 fish 291pt, 5^th Emily Coleman David Coleman 12 fish 285pt

***Penn*** 20: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, Open pegged match, Upgang Promenade, 35 anglers; 1^st Nick Westgarth Stockton on Tees 424cm (3), 2^nd Marc Whittaker Fleetwood 308cm (2), 3^rd Steve Potts Gosforth 307cm (2), Juniors; 1^st Kaden Lee 115cm, 2^nd Tom Miller 21cm.  Longest fish 3-way tie with 30cm flounder; Gary Wright, Dave Ward, Dave Turner. In total 205 fish were caught consisting of; dab, flounder and turbot

***Penn*** 21: Bedlington summer league Match 3, 22 anglers; 1^st Kenny Bowen Washington 5 cod, I wrasse 16lb 15oz (2), 2^nd Dave Delaney Walker 4 cod 13lb 13oz, along with heaviest fish 6lb 8oz (1), 3^rd John Hepton 3 cod 9lb 9oz

***Penn*** 21: East Region Shore League Llantwit Major 87 anglers; Angling Cymru Sea Anglers East Region held the 4^th leg of the shore league at Llantwit Major & Aberthaw last Sunday. The area has been fishing well for smoothound for the last 2 months. This match was no exception. Weather conditions were spot on with a light north /westerly which did pick up and change to a westerly on the flood. Some areas of the venue were patchy but some excellent bags of fish were caught 87 anglers fished the match with 73 catching fish. 10 species were caught including smooth hounds, conger eels, codling, rocking, bull huss dogfish pouting, bass, spotted ray & tub gurnard. Resulting in a total match weight of 831 kgs, with 188 smooth hounds being caught.  Results; 1^st Daniel Crump Barry 63.4 kgs 19 smoothound (8), 2^nd Adam Farmer Penarth 34.51 kgs 10 smoothound (7), 3^rd Dai Llewellyn Barry 33.45 kgs 10 smoothound (6) Biggest Smoothound of the match went to Chris Jenkins fishing for Team Sakuma, with a fish of 5.74 kgs (3).  Top 5 individuals after 4 legs; 1^st Lloyd Summers with 381 fish points, 47.6 kgs, 2^nd Roy Tapper with 374 fish points, 47.8 kgs, 3^rd, Shaun Moore with 363 fish points, 37.5kgs, 4^th Daniel Crump with 359 fish points, 80.1 kgs, 5^th Dai Llewellyn with 344 fish points, 45.3 kgs.  Top 5 team positions; 1^st South Wales Match Team with 462 fish points, 15 team points, 2^nd Team Knockout Baits with 35 fish points, 14 team points, 3^rd Veal”s Mail Oder with 389 fishing points, 13 team points, 4^th Sakuma Match Team with 350 fish ponds 12 team points, 5^th Reel Fishing with 344 fish points 11 team points.  Overall team positions after 4 legs; 1^st South Wales Team with 55 team points, 2^nd Team Knockout Baits 53 team points, 3^rd Sakuma Match Team with 52 team points, 4^th Reel Fishing with 45 team points, 5^th Caerau SAC with 38 team points.

***Penn*** 21: LSAC summer league 2024, Individual and Teams of 5 qualifiers and opens, Broughton Chris Isaac 07831308344, no result provided

***Penn*** 21: Loughor SAC open, North Channel Open,11 anglers 2 of which were ladies, 1^st Mark Cowell Llantwit Major (1), 2^nd Tom Dew, 3^rd Martin Richards

***Penn*** 27: Samalite Chesil League, Bexington, 31 anglers; entered this match, the 1-minute silence for Mike Rose took place, it was nice to see some of Mike’s family attend who passed on their thanks to us all for the tribute before we started.  Conditions were good, only a small tide but lots of fish caught which included, tub, red and grey gurnards, small eyed ray, smoothound, sole, plaice, dab, pout, conger, bass, scad, dogfish. Overall Result; 1^st Jason Brown Bridgewater 3), 2^nd Dave Lane Weymouth (2) 3^rd Mark Ayles Weymouth (2).  Zones; A zone; 1^st Jason Brown, 556 points, 7 plaice,3 small eyed ray, 2 congers, 1 tub, 2^nd Dave Lane 393pts, 3 tub, 1 grey gurnard, 1 small eyed ray, 3 hounds, 5 scad, 1 conger, 3^rd Ben Bradstock 352pts, 2 plaice, 1 sole, 1 dab, 4 tubs, 4 scad, 2 hounds, 2 congers.  B zone; 1^st Mark Ayles 387pts, 4 conger, 2 hounds, 1 bass, 2^nd Julian Shambrook 380pts, 3 conger, 3 plaice, 3 pout, 2 tubs, 2 hounds, 1 red gurnard, 3^rd Russell Preston 337pts, 4 congers, 2 pout, 1 hound, 1 small eyed ray

***Penn*** 28: Penarth Holiday Open Penarth 113 anglers; 1^st Dai Ridge Rhonda Valley with a single conger eel of 4.2kgs (11), 2^nd Ray Christo Barry with a smooth hound and a bass for 3.75kgs (10), 3^rd Calvin Parker Caldicot with a smooth hound of 3.68kgs (9), 4^th Mark Cruickshank Port Talbot with 2 bass for 2.74kgs (8), 5^th Shaun Moore Cardiff with a bass & a conger eel for 2.675kgs (7)

***Penn*** 28: Three Herrings SAC Pwllheli Open, 52 anglers, including 2 ladies and 1 junior; 1^st Rob Collins Saundersfoot 518cm zone D (5), 2^nd Ben Edwards Carmarthen 499cm zone D (4), 3^rd Mark Taylor Grimsby 436cm zone D (3).  Zone winners; ZA Arwel Jones Nefyn 327cm (2), ZB Tony Bob Roberts Holyhead 373cm (2), ZC Rich Hughes Anglesey 274cm (2).  Longest fish was a Garfish 55cm landed by Lee Edwards Liverpool (2).  Ladies’ 1^st Marie Bain 204cm, 2nd Theresa Rimmer 52cm.  Junior 1^st Tam Rimmer.  Fish caught were Black bream, Garfish, Bass, Red Mullet, dogs, Weever and Dragonet

***Penn*** 28: Yorkshire summer league 2024, teams of 5 qualifiers, 14 Anglers fished the final league match at Barton water’s edge with a few on contention for the league title and in the end, it was a 3-way tie on 19 points between Tony Burman Ian Nelson and Scott Richardson from squids in sea bait who came out on top to win the league on fish points count back.  Day Results; 1^st Ian Nelson Grimsby 4 fish 115 points (1), 2^nd G Hill 6 fish 109 points 3^rd B McKenzie 4 fish 84 points.  Biggest fish was 33cm flounder landed by Ian Nelson

***Penn*** 28: Bedlington summer league Match 4, 16 anglers; 1^st Scott Davison Blyth 5 fish 14lb 2oz (1), 2^nd Steve Williams Jarrow 5 fish 9lb 4oz, 3^rd John Hepton Penshaw 2 fish 6lb 6oz

***Penn*** 28:  Tony Wood Charity Smoothound Open, 101 anglers; 1^st Danny Swan Sunderland 2 fish 147cm (10), 2^nd Gary Pye 2 fish 119cm (9), 3^rd Neville Charlesworth Hornsea 1 fish 107cm (8), 4^th Orry Rome 1 fish 90cm (7), 5^th Gareth Gardiner Sunderland 1 fish 86cm (6).  Neville Charlesworth had the longest fish, smoothound 107cm

***Penn***2: Fishon Tackle, round 8, Hillhead, 38 anglers; 1^st Jamie Boyling Brighton 275cm (3), 2^nd Ian Dancey Waterlooville 255cm (2), 3^rd Deano Ryan Portsmouth 222cm (2), 4^th Billy Potter 189cm, 5^th Tony McDonald 181cm.  Zone A; 1^st Deano Ryan 222cm, 2^nd Billy potter 189cm, 3^rd Tony Macdonald 181cm, Zone B; 1^st Colin Carey 181cm, 2^nd Matt Pitter 177cm, 3^rd Paul Stevens 172cm, Zone C; 1^st Jamie Boyling 275cm, 2^nd Ian Dancey 255cm, 3^rd Ashley Dowdeswell 92cm

***Penn*** 3: Samalite Chesil League round Cogden, 31 anglers; entered this match, the 1-minute silence for Mike Rose took place, it was nice to see some of Mike’s family attend who passed on their thanks to us all for the tribute before we started.  Conditions were good, only a small tide but lots of fish caught which included, tub, red and grey gurnards, small eyed ray, smoothound, sole, plaice, dab, pout, conger, bass, scad, dogfish. Overall Result; 1^st Jason Brown Bridgewater 3), 2^nd Dave Lane Weymouth (2) 3^rd Mark Ayles Weymouth (2).  Zones; A zone; 1^st Jason Brown, 556 points, 7 plaice,3 small eyed ray, 2 congers, 1 tub, 2^nd Dave Lane 393pts, 3 tub, 1 grey gurnard, 1 small eyed ray, 3 hounds, 5 scad, 1 conger, 3^rd Ben Bradstock 352pts, 2 plaice, 1 sole, 1 dab, 4 tubs, 4 scad, 2 hounds, 2 congers.  B zone; 1^st Mark Ayles 387pts, 4 conger, 2 hounds, 1 bass, 2^nd Julian Shambrook 380pts, 3 conger, 3 plaice, 3 pout, 2 tubs, 2 hounds, 1 red gurnard, 3^rd Russell Preston 337pts, 4 congers, 2 pout, 1 hound, 1 small eyed ray

***Penn Plus*** 3-4: River Tyne 2-day open, 56 anglers

1^st Steve Potts Gosforth (11), 2^nd Gareth Griffiths Barrow in Furness (10), 3^rd Paul Macintyre Jarrow (9) 4^th David Neil Saltcoats (8), 5^th Wayne Harriman (7), 6^th Neil Cutler Gateshead (6), 7^th Gareth Gardiner Sunderland (5), 8^th Gavin Owen Consett (4) 9^th Adam Johnson South Shields (3) 10 Neil Smith Sunderland (2), zone winner Kenny McCoy Sunderland (2), longest fish longest fish over the weekend was a 42cm flounder landed by Ken Greason Glasgow (2).  Day 1; Zone A- Gav Owen (14 fish ,391cm), Zone B – Paul McIntyre (16 fish,467cm), Zone C- Neil cutler (17 fish, 408cm), Zone D- Gareth Griffiths (15 fish,435cm).  Day 2; Zone A – Wayne Harriman (13 fish,334cm), Zone B- Davy Neil (9 fish,242cm), Zone C – Ken McCoy (9 fish,190cm), Zone D – Steve Potts (17 fish,387cm)

***Penn*** 10: Skua angling club, North west 5 angler team leagues, Abererch, 31 anglers; 1st Jimmy Price Abergele (3), 2^nd Tony Bob Roberts Holyhead (2), 3^rd Allan Hughes Holyhead (2), Zone A winner John Kerr Wirral, Zone B winner Dave Morrell Colwyn Bay, Zone C; Gary Wood Holyhead. Biggest fish was a 53cm garfish landed by Lee Edwards Widnes and Ben Edwards Saundersfoot

***Penn*** 10: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Knott End 1.30-5.30pm.  Contact Jay Cityzen 07999416559, no result provided

***Penn Plus*** 10-11: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers: Redcar Beach 2 Day Open, 69 anglers; 1^st Paul Molyneux Upholland 11 fish 125 points 4 zone points (13), 2^nd Dave Morris Deal 7 fish 131 points 4 zone points (12), 3^rd George Smith Grimsby 7 fish 73 points 5 zone points (11), 4^th Chris Fiatal Ormsby 16 fish 288 points 6 zone points (10), 5^th John Phillips 5 fish 93 points 6 zone points (9), 6^th Gav Parker Wallasey 12 fish 130 points 7 zone points (8), 7^th Kev Warner Horncastle 6 fish 64 points 8 zone points (7), 8^th Carl Greenhow 5 fish 89 points 8 zone points (6), 9^th Stevie Raka 5 fish 57 points 8 zone points (5), 10^th Adam Johnson South Shields 10 fish 84 points 9 zone points (4), Zone winners; Steve Richardson Gosforth (3), Kenny McCoy Sunderland (3) and Tommy Tate Sunderland (3).  Longest fish overall was a 56-point flounder landed by Carl Greenhow.  Day 1; Zone A; 1^st Steven Richardson 3 fish 84 points, 2^nd Carl Green how 3 fish 77 points, 3^rd Robin Greenhow 4 fish 63 points, Zone B; 1^st John Phillips 4 fish 79 points, 2^nd Dave Morris 4 fish 72 points, 3^rd Paul Molyneux 3 fish 29 points, Zone C; 1^st Gav Parker 9 fish 77 points, 2^nd Dale Harris 4 fish 77 points, 3^rd Steven Harriman 6 fish 64 points, Zone D; 1^st George Smith 3 fish 38 points, 2^nd Robert Jackson 5 fish 37 points, 3^rd Stevie Raka 3 fish 28 points.  Day 2; Zone A; 1^st Chris Fiatal 11 fish 233 points, 2^nd Chris Wood 6 fish 85 points, 3^rd Simon Dawber 5 fish 71 points, Zone B; 1^st Ken McCoy 8 fish 126 points, 2^nd Adam Johnson 5 fish 39 points, 3^rd Lee Thornton 1 fish 36 points, Zone C; 1^st Paul Molyneux 8 fish 96 points, 2^nd Dave Morris 3 fish 59 points, 3^rd Kev Warner 4 fish 40 points, Zone D; 1^st Tommy Tate 8 fish 84 points, 2^nd Steve Potts 3 fish 26 points, 3^rd Gary Wright 1 fish 24 points

***Penn*** 11: Holt SAC, West Norfolk Challenge Round 4, Sutton Bridge, 6 anglers; 1 Mike Watts Fakenham 14 fish 9lb 9oz, 2^nd Mark Gooch Lowestoft 13 fish 6lb 9oz, 3^rd John Spalton March 6 fish 5lb 4oz

***Penn*** 11: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, Individual members and open 21 anglers; 1^st Mike Kyle Easthouses 15 fish 515 (2), 2^nd David Neil Saltcoats 15 fish 503 (1), 3^rd David Cooper 14 fish 475, longest fish 72cm Thornback landed by Bruce McLean

***Penn*** 17: Southern League round 8 of 12 & open, 35 anglers; 1^st Darren Newlands Ryde (3), 2^nd Joe Wales Shoreham (2), 3^rd Dan Mogridge Portsmouth (2)

***Penn*** 17: Bedlington summer league Match 5, Boulmer, 8 anglers; 1^st Dave Delaney 2 cod for 4lb 12oz and also heaviest fish 3lb 11oz, 2^nd Steve Williams 4 cod for 4lb 6 1/2oz, 3^rd Ian Hall 1 cod 3lb 8oz

***Penn*** 18: Llantwit Major Charity Open Llantwit Major, 88 anglers; Not quite the Dan Crumb show on this one, although he was 4th with 45kgs 11hounds!!!  Results; 1^st Shaun Tucker Swansea 19 smoothound 75.73 kgs (8), 2^nd Dai Llewellyn Barry 13 smoothound 48.48kgs (7), 3^rd Gary Parsons Bridgend 13 smoothound 47.78 kgs (6).  Biggest fish of the day was a smoothound 6.79kgs caught by Gareth Jones Blackwood (3)

***Penn*** 24: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, 9-1pm, Cappaclough, 8 anglers; 1^st Chris O’Sullivan 9 fish 190, 2^nd David O’Sullivan 7 fish 183, 3^rd Alison O’Sullivan 5 fish 167pts.  Longest fish 31cm flounder shared Chris O’Sullivan and David O’Sullivan

***Penn*** 24: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Gynn cable end, 30 anglers; 1^st David G Hutchinson Morecombe, 3 fish, 148cm (3), 2^nd Clive Mason 2 fish, 86cm (2), 3^rd David Bayliss Blackpool 2 fish, 81cm (2).  Biggest fish was a 69cm Bullhuss landed by David G Hutchinson

***Penn*** 24: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, Catch and release, Upgang Beach, 23 anglers; 67 fish caught, 58 Flounders, 8 Dabs, 1 Turbot, results; 1^st Gareth Gardiner Sunderland 7 fish 157cm (2)

2^nd Craig Dalton Middlesborough 5 fish 139cm (1), 3^rd Kev Warner 5 fish 112cm, 4^th Brian Lee Dixon 5 fish 110cm, 5^th Steve Richardson 4 fish 95cm, 6^th Tommy Tate 4 fish 94cm, 7^th Steve Potts 4 fish 86cm 8^th David Turner 3 fish 79cm, 9^th Milly Chapman junior 3 fish 78cm, 10^th Brad Chapman 3 fish 75cm, 11^th Chris Woods 3 fish 72cm, 12^th John Philips 3 fish 60cm, 13^th Ian Twiddle 2 fish 55cm, 14^th Bernard Westgarth 2 fish 46cm, 15^th John Atherton 1 fish 29cm, 16^th Robert Jackson 1 fish 25cm, 17^th Adam Toogood 1 fish 24cm, 18^th Sean Condell 1 fish 23cm, 5 cards not returned, longest fish: 35cm flounder landed by Craig Dalton

***Penn*** 25: Skua angling club, North west 5 angler team leagues, Pwllheli, 38 anglers; Strong onshore winds and heavy weed at all ranges species caught; Bass, dogs, huss, flounders, wrasse, eels and bream.  Match 3; 1^st Dave Cave Holyhead 371cm (3), 2^nd Alan Price Rhyl 251cm (2), 3^rd Wayne Leason Hull 250cm (2).  Match 4; 1^st Danny Parker Wallasey 274cm (3), 2^nd Wayne Leason Hull 231cm (2), 3^rd Shaun Moore Cardiff 209cm (2)

***Penn Plus*** 25: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, Clyde and West, 77 anglers; 1^st Neil Cutler Gateshead 5 fish for 176pts (7), 2^nd Mike Kyle Easthouses 5 fish for 151pts (6), 3^rd David Cooper Edinburgh 5 fish for 148pts (5), 4^th Phillip Mackenzie 2 fish for 131pts (4), 5^th Mike Horn Kirkcaldy 4 fish for 126pts (3), 6^th Gav Owen Consett 4 fish for 113pts (2), 7^th Billy Buckley Glasgow 3 fish for 107pts (1), 8^th James Duncan Brechin 3 fish for 107pts (1), 9^th Thomas McCluskey 3 fish for 103pts (1), 10^th Bruce Mclean 3 fish for 101pts (1), Heaviest fish was a dogfish of 64cm landed by Phillip Mackenzie.  Lady winner Charlene Stoker, Junior winner Jay Stoker

***Penn*** 25: Bedlington summer league Match 6, 8 anglers;

1^stSteve Williams 4 cod for 15lb also including heaviest fish a cracking cod of 11lb, 2^nd John Hepton 2 cod and 1 dog fish for 4lb 8oz

3^rd Ian Hall 1 cod 3lb 9oz, 4th George Hornsby 1 cod 2lb 10oz.  Top 3 league positions over the 6 matches; 1st Steve Williams 39lb 15.5oz, 2nd John Hepton 32lb 7oz, 3rd Dave Delaney 21lb 5oz. Heaviest fish over the 6 matches 11lb cod landed by Steve Williams 11lb

***Penn*** 31: Hastings SAC D Moore Cup, 30 anglers; 1^st Paul   Mortlock 9 fish 3 congers, 2 codling,1 smooth hound,1 plaice and a pout 598pts (3), 2^nd Darren Bond Lancing 11 fish 2 bass, 4 dogs,4 sole and a pout 585pts (2) 3^rd Mark Rogers Maidstone 5 fish 303pts (2)

***Penn*** 1: Holt SAC Charity Open, Kelling, 28 anglers; 1^st Mark Rogers Maidstone 15 fish 431 points (2), 2^nd Mark Pinder Ipswich 8 fish 243 points (1), 3^rd Matt LF Rendlesham 8 fish 230 points

***Penn Plus*** 6-7: Welsh Pair’s Festival Pwhelli and Abererch

What an amazing weekend the AKIOS INOVA Welsh Open Pairs Festival 2024 turned out to be! A total of 116 (58 pairs) anglers from across the country gathered in Pwllheli to compete in this year’s event. Over 1,100 fish were caught, spanning 15 different species, including black bream, red mullet, garfish, huss, bass, flounder, tope, and even a surprise appearance by a john dory. A huge congratulations to the 2024 AKIOS INOVA Welsh Open Pairs champions, George and Andrew Dugdale!  The competition took place over two fantastic days of top-quality fishing on the beautiful Pwllheli and Abererch beaches, with plenty of laughs and beers to follow in the evenings. The pairs format, where both partners fish side by side, has proven to be extremely popular.  Hugely exciting plans are already taking shape for next year’s competition, so keep an eye on the Welsh Open Pairs Festival Facebook page for announcements about the 2025 event. Results; 1^st Andrew Dugdale, George Dugdale 2 points 1282 fish points (11) 2^nd Ian Bowell, Dai Loader 2 points 1219 fish points (10), 3^rd Shaun Moore, Jake Moore 3 points 1186 fish points (9), 4^th Tony Bob Roberts, Gethin Owen 3 points 780 fish points (8), 5^th Deian Parry, Gary Wood 4 points 1169 fish points (7), 6^th Allan Price, Jimmy Price 4 points 1014 fish points (6), 7^th Dave Bowering, Dorian Harris 5 points 913 fish points (5), 8^th Wayne Leason, Mark Taylor 5 points 881 fish points (4), 9^th Dave Shorthouse, Tony Owen 6 points 592 fish points (3), 10^th Dave Morrell, Jim Morris 8 points 825 fish points.  Biggest fish was a Bullhuss 70cm landed by Hughie O’Connor, Mark Davies (2).

Zones; ZA Ian Bowell, Dai Loader 15 fish 772cm, ZB Tony Bob Roberts, Gethin Owen 425cm, ZC Alan Price, Jimmy Price 620cm, ZD Andrew Dugdale, George Dugdale 585cm.  Day 2; ZA Shaun Moore, Jacob Moore 22 fish 700cm, ZB Andrew Dugdale, George Dugdale 16 fish 697cm, ZC Deian Parry, Gary Wood 21 fish 369cm, ZD Ian Bowell, Dai Loader 24 fish 355. Other prizes in the match; Most species 11 Shaun Moore, Jacob Moore, Biggest flat fish 32cm flounder Simon Dawber, Dave Hutchinson, Biggest bass 25cm Dave Bowring, Dorian Harris, Smallest fish 2 cm goby Darren Pashby, Dave Wilson, Day winners’ day one 772cm lan Bowell, Dai loader, Day winners’ day two 700cm Shaun Moore, Jacob Moore

***Penn*** 7: Filey fishing festival, heaviest bag of fish, 48 anglers;

1^st Paul Medd Scarborough 8.8.1 (4), 2^nd Andy Crowe Scarborough 8.3.9 (3), 3^rd Steve Coverdale Darlington 6.7.3 (2), heaviest fish 5.10.8 landed by Jack Binnie Jr Filey (1)

***Penn*** 7: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Inch, 40 anglers; A great day out on Inch beach with 40 anglers lining up.  Unfortunately for once settled weather descended instead of the usual western gales, which lead to tropical conditions on the day. There were 5 stingrays caught on the day too which was a great surprise. Results; 1^st Troy Francis 16 fish 370pts (4), 2^nd Aidan O’Sullivan 12 254pt (3), 3^rd David O’Sullivan 11fish 229 (2), Longest fish was a Stingray 88cm landed by Timmy O’Sullivan Galway Bay (1), Zone A; 1^st Brian Reidy Galway Bay 9fish 183pt, 2^nd JP Molloy West Cork 6 fish 181pt, 3^rd Timmy O’Sullivan Galway Bay 3 fish 148pt, Zone B; 1^st David Kennedy West Cork fish 227pt, 2^nd Finn Healy Tralee Bay fish 159pt, 3rd Fiachra Cronin Tralee Bay 6 fish 129pt 1st Junior; Mochara Fraher 2 fish 52pt

***Penn*** 7: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, Upgang Promenade

34 anglers; 53 fish were carded consisting of 34 Flounder, 10 Coalfish, 2 Turbot, 3 Dab, 2 Plaice, 1 Mackerel, 1 Whiting.  1^st Kev Warner Horncastle 10 fish 234cm (3), 2^nd Gareth Gardiner Sunderland 5 fish 131cm (2), 3^rd Bernard Westgarth 6 fish 130cm (2), 4^th Craig Dalton 5 fish 112cm, 5^th Tommy Tate 5 fish 111cm, 6^th Katie Chapman 3 fish 79cm, 7^th Stu Seaton 2 fish 60cm, 8^th Stuart Green 2 fish 53cm, 9^th Ben Farnaby 2 fish 52 cm, 10^th David Turner 2 fish 47cm, 11^th Chris Fiatal 2 fish 44cm, 12^th Richard Pawass 2 fish 41cm, 13^th Brad Chapman 2 fish 40cm, 14^th Adam Toogood 1 fish 21cm, 15^th Steve Pasco 1 fish 20cm, 16^th Steven Trotter 1 fish 19cm, Longest fish: 35cm Coalie landed by Craig Dalton, Juniors: 1st Bodhi Pasco 2 fish 40cm

***Penn*** 8: Filey fishing festival, heaviest single cod match, 79 anglers; 1^st Sean Crowe Scarborough 6.0.8 (7), 2^nd Andy Crowe Scarborough 4.1.2 (6), 3^rd Lee Drydale Scarborough 3.11.2 (5), heaviest bag Sean Crowe 6.0.8

***Penn*** 8: Newport & District SAC Charity Open ST Brides 68 anglers; 1^st Dai Llewellyn Barry 2 conger eels 4.88 kgs (6), 2^nd Gerald John Caerphilly 1 conger eel 1 silver eel 4.14 kgs (5), 3^rd Shaun Moore Cardiff 1 bass 1 conger eel 2.925 kgs (4), biggest fish landed by Gerald John; conger eel of 4 kgs

***Penn*** 14: Leinster League Tommy Keogh Open, 54 anglers; 1^st Ciaran Fogarty Dunn Brinn 586 Points (5), 2^nd James Ryan County Wexford 351 Points (4), 3^rd Gavin Fogarty 350 points (3).  Biggest Fish 47cm Bass Brendan Byrne Wicklow (2)

***Penn*** 14: Filey fishing festival, heaviest single fish 46 anglers;

1^st Danny Binnie Scarborough 4.9.5 (4), 2^nd Corky Agar 3.3.4 (3), 2^nd Craig Dalton Middlesborough 3.3.4 (2), Heaviest Bag; 1^st Sean Crowe Scarborough 7.5.2 (1)

***Penn*** 15: Filey fishing festival, North of England codling championship, greatest weight of codling, 92 anglers; 1^st Steve Dixon Seaham 10.11.0 (9), 2^nd Dave Marshall Filey 8.14.3 (8), 3^rd Peter Dunn Scarborough 8.9.9 (7), Biggest single Cod 8.14.3 landed by Dave Marshall Filey

***Penn Plus*** 15: Mick Kearney Open, Ballinesker, 51 anglers; 1^st Thomas Keogh 1113 Points (5), 2^nd Barry O’Rourke Cork 492 Points (4), 3^rd Eamonn Bermingham 478 Points (3).  Biggest fish 38cm Bass Aaron Willett (2)

***Penn*** 15: Tata Steel Aberavon Open Aberavon, 88 anglers; 4 zones of 22 anglers. points awarded on the continental style; 1^st zone B Shaun Moore Cardiff 356cm 5 dogfish & 2 small eyed rays (8), 2^nd Chris Read Cardiff 234cm dogfish & 4 small eyed rays (7), 3^rd Ben Edwards Carmarthen 93cm 2 bass & a dogfish (6), Zone winner; Dean Burfoot Weston Super Mare 86cm 2 small eyed rays (3).  Longest fish smooth hound 105cm Andrew Withey Tonyfrail (3)

***Penn***20: Fishon Tackle, round 9, Eastney 38 anglers; 1^st Deano Ryan Portsmouth 730cm (3), 2^nd Dan Mogridge Portsmouth 653cm (2), 3^rd Darren Newlands Ryde 630cm (2).  Zone A; 1^st Darren Phillips 266cm, 2^nd Peter Row 242cm, 3^rd Dave Ware 218cm, Zone B; 1^st Darren Newlands 630cm, 2^nd Ian Dancey 448cm, 3^rd Matt Pitter 190cm, Zone C; 1^st Deano Ryan 730cm, 2^nd Dan Mogridge 653cm, 3^rd Ashley Plumer 288cm.  Longest Fish smoothound 103cm landed by Darren Newlands winning £250 prize sponsored by Hythe Engineering

****Penn*** 22-27: Daiwa Irish Pairs, 68 anglers; Overall Pairs winners were Dave Falk and Brett Cotter with 20 points.  Top individuals: 1^st Noel Fogarty Dublin 5 points (20), 2^nd Brett Cotter London 7 points (19), 3^rd Darren Bond Lancing 9 points (18), 4^th Troy Francis, Tralee 9 points (17), 5^th Gordon Hardiman Dublin 10 points (16).  Zone winners; Aiden O’Sullivan, Tralee (2), Mike Fox Tralee (2), John Gray Dublin (2), Saul Page Deal (2), Ian Hewitt Blackpool (2)

***Penn*** 21-22: Loch Ryan Sea Angling Association Open 53 anglers; 1^st Neil Cuttler Gateshead 3 points with 43 fish (10), 2^nd Michael Mcloughlin Glasgow 3 points with 33 fish (9), 3^rd Bruce McLean 5 points with 17 fish (8), 4th Mike Kyle Easthouses 7 points 25 fish (7), 5th Alec Bell Kilmarnock 7 points 13 fish (6).  Zone winners; David Dobbie Kirkaldy (2), Kenny Mccoy Sunderland (2).  Longest fish 101cm Bullhuss landed by David Dobbie.  Saturday 21st sept; Zone A; 1st Bruce McLean 5 fish 348cm, 2nd Neil Cuttler 7 fish 303cm, 3rd Brian Maxwell 7 fish 257cm

Zone B; 1^st Alec Bell 7 fish 168cm, 2^nd Kevin Lewis 4 fish 143cm, 3^rd Danny Parker 5 fish 97cm, Zone C; 1^st David Dobbie 7 fish 460cm, 2^nd Michael Mcloughlin 6 fish 438cm, 3^rd Jimmy Connell 5 fish 249cm, Sunday 22nd sept; Zone A; 1^st Michael Mcloughlin 27 fish 512cm, 2^nd Steve Potts 15 fish 395cm, 3^rd Bruce Mclean 12 fish 313cm, Zone B; 1^st Neil Cuttler 36 fish 712cm, 2^nd Eric McLean 33 fish 688cm, 3^rd Billy Russell 24 fish 472cm, Zone C; 1^st Kenny Mccoy 30 fish 598cm, 2^nd Nuno Santos 16 fish 281cm, 3^rd Gavin McCrae 3 fish 154cm

***Penn*** 21: Samalite Chesil League round 8 of 10, Abbotsbury,

29 anglers; Calm conditions with an easterly wind which eased off as the night progressed. A good variety of species caught which included, plaice, dab, sole, tub gurnards, smoothound, black bream, pout, conger, bull Huss, bass, silver eel, garfish.  Results; 1^st Dave Chidzoy Bridport (2), 2^nd Jeff Fisk Bournemouth (1).  Zone A 1^st Dave Chidzoy Bridport 769pts, 7 dogs, 2 tubs, 2 conger, 1 pout, 1 hound, 2^nd Till Hall 553pts, 4 tubs, 2 hounds, 1 Huss, 1 plaice, 1 conger, 1 dog, 3^rd Julian Shambrook 423pts, 3 dogs, 2 conger, 2 hounds, 1 tub, 1 plaice, Zone B; 1^st Jeff Fisk 644pts, 5 congers, 1 gar, 2^nd Ben Bradstock 440pts, 4 dogs, 2 conger , 1 gar, 1 dab, 3^rd Russell Preston 319pts, 4 dogs, 3 tubs, 1 bass.  Heaviest fish; conger 3lb 8oz landed by Dave Chidzoy.

***Penn*** 21: Hastings SAC Hollingsworth Cup 28 anglers;

After a heavy downpour in the morning the sun came out and was scorching, east wind and clear sea, enough to make the mackerel to show up. Winner on the day was Mark Rogers Maidstone fishing on the end peg (10) just below the club with 8 fish for 329 pts, mainly flounders and bass which he happened to have the biggest fish of the day a 47 cm Bass worth 104 pts. Results; 1^st Mark Rogers Maidstone (2), 2^nd Paul Parsons Eastbourne (1) A Zone; 1^st Mark Rogers. 8 fish 329 pts, 2^nd Paul Parsons 9 fish 312 pts, 3^rd Colin Crosby 10 fish 311 pts, B Zone; 1^st Arran Aghilli 6 fish 212 pts, 2^nd Keith Erridge 3 fish 112 pts, 3^rd Joe Croxon 4 fish 109 pts, C Zone; 1^st David Howell 5 fish 186 pts, 2^nd Jack Wiltshire 3 fish 77pts, 3^rd Gary Copeland 3 fish 74 pts, Top lady Dawn Miller 37pts

***Penn*** 21: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, 32 anglers; 1^st Geoff Rowe, 3 fish, 71cm (3), 2^nd Jim Henney Southport, 2 fish, 51cm (2), 3^rd Lee Thornton Southport, 2 fish, 42cm (2) Zone A winner Daz Gillies, 2 fish, 36cm, Zone B winner Tony Baxter, 1 fish, 12cm, Biggest round, Lee Thornton, 23cm mackerel, 5pts, Biggest flat, Jim Henney, 28cm plaice, 5 pts

***Penn*** 21: Scarborough Angling Festival, Mick Hillaby Memorial Trophy, cod only Ian Thompson 07956270269 No result provided

***Penn*** 22: The All-England Codling Ian Thompson 07956270269 No result provided

***Penn*** 22: Karl McLauchlin memorial Mick Davis 07907200884 No result provided

***Penn*** 22: East Region Shore League Sully & Bendericks 80 anglers; 1^st Phil George Barry 17.16kgs 3 blonde rays & 1 small eyed ray (8), 2^nd Shaun Moore Cardiff 12.85kgs 2 blonde rays a small eyed ray & a dog fish (7), 3^rd Steve Smyth Cardiff 10.78kgs 3 blonde rays (6).  Heaviest fish of the match was a blonde ray of 6.94kgs caught by Andrew Withey Tonyfrail (3)

***Penn*** 22: Angling & Hiking Open, 70 Peg Limit, 41 anglers;

What a fantastic day, the rain held off till the end, the wind was blowing however it was refreshing.  38 senior and 3 junior anglers turn out to fish, there were many local anglers and anglers for away and as far as Scotland. The FFA Committee, Tim, Clair and Adam thank each one of you for fishing the comp today.  A total of 74 fish were caught mainly Flounder however we saw a 45cm Bass, all fish were released back to the sea to be caught another day.  Results; 1^st Bobby Lock 6 fish 211cm (4), 2^nd John Fazakerley Barrow in Furness 7 fish 204cm (3), 3^rd Craig Lennette 7 fish 178cm (2).  Zone winner Gareth Griffiths Barrow in Furness 4 fish 114cm (1).  The Ladies winner; Sheralyne Stamp 3 fish 69cm.  Unfortunately, there was no outright junior winner so the committee decided to share the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place prize money between the 3 junior anglers.  The Evolution Rod was placed as a winning team on a football card, with Steve Rapka picking the winning team.  The FFA thank everyone who attended today to raise the funds for the vital defibrillator and we are pleased to say we raised £1000. SO MASSIVE THANKS TO YOU ALL. We also wish to say a BIG Thank You to Angling & Hiking for their generous prizes and Chocolate.  Big Thanks to Evolution Rods; Matty, Jess and Dave for donating a rod to be raffled by way of the football card.  Our sponsors donated raffle prizes and cash to go straight to the defibrillator fund and the sponsors are as follows so Big Thanks to you all; Tronixpro, Sakuma, Akios, Emlyn St Garage, Steve Strefford, Vulcan Electrical, Eden Properties, A&J Fisheries, Holiday Inn Express, Gints Bait & Tackle, Earnsey Bay Kite Surfing, Keith Murray, Lee George, Mark Buckingham, Shorehuggers and Jay Bloomer.

***Penn*** 28: Southern League round 9 of 12 & open, 42 anglers; 1^st Darren Newlands Ryde 42 fish 29lb 1oz (4), 2^nd Lewis Punchard 24 fish 14lb (3), 3^rd Malcolm Stote Lymington 33 fish 11lb 3oz (2).  Zone winner Eddie Green Eastergate 2 fish 10lb 6oz (1), biggest fish was a ray of 11lb 14oz landed by Lewis Punchard

***Penn*** 28: Scarborough Angling Festival The Scarborough Open Angling Championship Ian Thompson 07956270269 No result provided

***Penn*** 29: Scarborough Angling Festival Hospital Challenge Bowl heaviest single cod Ian Thompson 07956270269 No result provided

***Penn Plus***29: West Wales Flounder Festival, Pendine Tom Obrien, 07508 397886 thomascouriers@yahoo.co.uk No result provided

***Penn*** 29: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, Erskine, 30 anglers; 1^st David Cooper Edinburgh 1pt 146 5 fish zone B (3), 2^nd Brian Maxwell Saltcoats 2pt 36 1 fish zone A (2), 3^rd Bruce McLean Stranraer 3pt 79 2 fish zone B (2).  Longest Fish Bruce McLean 39cm Mackerel

***Penn*** 29: Reel Fun Fishing: Burnham League & Opens, 3 Match Series, round 1, 37 anglers; Penn Points; David Blackwell Bath (3), David Gracie (2), Jason Brown Bridgewater (2).  A zone; 1^st Ryan Potter 1 fish 7lb 2oz, 2^nd James Madsen 2 fish 6lb 4oz, 3^rd Simon Clutterbuck 2 fish 3lb 11.5oz, B zone; 1^st Brian Thomas 2 fish 6lb 6oz, 2^nd Phil Thomas 1 fish 6lb, C zone; 1^st David Blackwell 2 fish 18lb 7oz, 2^nd Dave Gracie 3 fish 15lb 2oz, 3^rd Jason Brown 3 fish 12lb 5oz.  Heaviest fish was a Conger eel 14lb 9oz landed by David Blackwell

***Penn*** 29: The Allan Gorbutt memorial open, 70 anglers; 1^st Phillip Walker Hornsea bass 1.45kg (7), 2^nd Wayne Davidson Thornton bass 1.375kg (6), 3^rd Steve Jacobs Hull cod 1.25kg (5), Winning junior: Zak Bently Bass 1.350kg.  £255 raised for the National coast watch institution

***Penn Plus***6: The British open Deal, 92 anglers, Match was measure and return and paid out on continental basis; 1^st John White 387 pts zone c (9), 2^nd Mark Gooch Lowestoft 330 pts zone b (8), 3^rd Saul Page Deal 321 pts zone a (7), 4^th Leigh Davies Porthcawl 360 pts zone c (6), 5^th Richard Yates St Margret’s Bay  316 pts zone a (5), 6^th Nathan Elliott Dover 301 pts zone b (4), 7^th Barry Sedgwick 308 pts zone c (3), 8^th George Smith Grimsby 260 pts zone b (3), 9^th Rob Tuck Holland on Sea (3) and Tom Wells Deal 180 pts zone a (3).  Biggest fish was a smooth hound of 81cm landed by George Smith.  Junior results; 1^st Bo Charlton 44 pts, 2^nd Dan Lubbers 30 pts, 3^rd Isaac Collier 10 pts, 4^th Joshua Chipperfield, Ben Allen, Evie smith and Loki Tillyer

***Penn Plus*** 6: Barry Angling Festival/Sea Masters Final Cold Knap- Porthkerry/Fontygary, 88 anglers; 1^st Dai Llewellyn Barry with 16. 6kgs 2 blonde rays & 2 conger eels. Dai also had the heaviest fish of the day a blonde ray of 5.68kgs (8), 2^nd Shaun Moore Cardiff with 9. 40kgs consisting of 2 blonde rays & 2 conger eels (7), 3rd Justin Bird Newport 8.55kgs consisting of 4 rockling & 2 conger eels (6), 4^th Shaun Tucker Neath 7.47kgs consisting of 2 blonde rays & 1 conger eel (5), 5^th Ray Christo Barry 6.82kgs consisting of 1 blonde ray & 1 small eyed ray (4), 6^th Steve Chadwick Cardiff 6.64kgs consisting of 4 conger eels (3), 7^th Dai Ridge Rhonda Valley 6.39kgs consisting of 3 conger eels (2), 8^th Mike Mather Bridgend 6.03kgs. consisting of 1 conger eel and a Bullhuss (1), 9^th Gary Parsons Bridgend with 5.32kgs consisting of 3 conger eels (1), 10^th Mark Cruickshank Port Talbot 5.11kgs consisting of 1 pouting and a conger eel (1)

***Penn*** 6: Doreen Dalton Memorial Open, Heaviest Bag Roving Match, fishing 9-3pm, Boundaries: South Gare Basin to Whitby East

93 anglers; 1^st Sean Crowe Scarborough 13lb 2oz (9), 2^nd Andy Crowe Scarborough 9lb 7 1/4oz (8), 3^rd Danny Swan Seaham 9lb 4 3/4oz (7), 4^th David Ward 8lb 12 1/4oz, 5^th Matty Garbutt 8lb 3 1/2oz, 6^th Dan Midd 6lb 13 3/4oz, 7^th Martin Jackson 4lb 10oz, 8^th Darren Dalton 4lb 4 3/4oz, 9^th Andy Neasham 3lb 12 1/2oz, 10^th Craig Dalton 3lb 10 1/2 oz, 11^th Dennis Thompson 3lb 6 1/2oz, 12^th Ian Thompson 3lb 4 1/4oz, 13^th Steve Coverdale 3lb, 14^th Carl Twidale 2lb 13 1/2oz, 15^th Paul Garbutt 2lb 11 1/2oz, 16^th Bernard Westgarth 2lb 9 1/4oz, 17^th Nick Westgarth and David Sayers 2lb 8 1/2oz, 19^th Andy Clark 2lb 6 1/2oz, 20^th Gary Watson 2lb 1/4oz.  Heaviest single fish 3lb 3oz landed by Matty Garbutt Skelton (3), Juniors: 1^st Luca Westgarth 4lb 8 3/4oz, 2^nd Maxwell McGladdery 10oz, 3^rd Bohdi Pasco

***Penn*** 6: Maryport & District SAC, Autumn Open, 10-2pm

Rover, Heaviest Fish, 53 anglers; 26 anglers weighed in 26 fish, total weight 39lb – ¾oz; 22 Dogfish, 1 Cod, 1 Bass, 1 Flounder. 1 Sole.  Results; 1^st Luke Wilkinson Workington Cod, 2lb-5oz (5), 2^nd James Wilson Dogfish, 2lb-1½oz (4), 3^rd Matt Palmer Millom Dogfish, 1lb-14½oz (3), 4^th John Fleming Maryport Dogfish, 1lb-13½oz. Junior; 1^st Alfie Tierney Workington Dogfish, 1lb-4¼oz, 2^nd Logan Scott Workington Dogfish, 1lb-1½oz

***Penn*** 6: Newbiggin Open, 318 anglers, 78 weighed in 291lb 1.1oz, 176 fish, 79 Cod, 83 Flounders, 9 Coalies, 3 Wrasse and 2 Bass, Results; 1^st Darren Browne South Shields 5 fish 23lb 5.3oz (20), 2^nd Dave Delaney Walker 20 fish 18lb 14.5oz (19), 3^rd Paul Sample 3 fish 11lb 1.6oz (18), 4^th Dylan Small 12 fish 8lb 15.6oz (17), 5^th Kev Burton 2fish 8lb 13oz (16).  Heaviest fish was a cod of 11lb 7.6oz landed by Darren Browne

***Penn*** 6: Colin McEwan Memorial Match, Ravens heugh Beach 45 anglers; fish caught on the day were flounders, turbot and mullet

1^st Neil Cutler Gateshead 16 fish 401cm (4), 2^nd Craig Ogilvie North Berwick 11 fish 285cm (3), 3^rd Isaac Muir Stevenston 9 fish 275cm (2)

***Penn*** 6: The Osprey Sea Angling Club, Amroth, 51 anglers; 1^st Philip Evans Pembroke 2 flounder for 1Kg 10gms (5), 2^nd Franco Attanasio Saundersfoot 1 dogfish 1Kg 595gms (4), 3^rd Simon Phelps Milford Haven 2 flounder for 935gms (3), 4^th Lee Evans, 5^th Mike Treharne, 6^th G Prothero, 7^th K Williams, 8^th A young, 9^th Haydn Cole, 10^th Kirsty Culley.  Top Lady Kirsty Culley Flounder of 670gms. Top Junior Caley O’Brien Flounder of 475gms

***Penn*** 12: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Banna 12 anglers, another comp destroyed by weed appearing out of nowhere. Species caught plaice flounder turbot bass and dogfish. Father and son duo Shane and Paddy McMahon got on the dogs to take 1^st and 2^nd.  Results; 1^st Shane McMahon Kerry 9 fish 351 pts (1), 2^nd Paddy McMahon 5 fish 197pts, 3^rd David O’Sullivan 6 fish 183pts. Longest fish was a 37cm flounder landed by Chris O’Sullivan

***Penn*** 12: Southern League round 10 of 12 & open, Goring 43 anglers; 1^st Ben Arnold Brighton 17lb 2oz (4), 2^nd Darren Newland Ryde 10lb 11oz (3), 3^rd Jeff Fisk Bournemouth 7lb 9oz (2), zone winner Colin Carey Worthing (1), biggest fish was a 7lb 11oz conger eel landed by Ben Arnold

***Penn*** 12: Holyhead & District Angling club Open, Holyhead Breakwater 38 anglers; 1^st Gary Wood Holyhead (3), 2^nd Danny Parker Wallasey (2), 3^rd Allan Hughes Holyhead (2).  Biggest fish was a 97cm conger landed by Tony Owen

***Penn*** 13: South Wales Sea Anglers Open Cardiff Foreshore, 96 anglers; 1^st Nigel Putbrace Cardiff 6.84kgs consisting 3 conger eels (9), 2^nd Alex Jamieson Cardiff conger eel 3.44kgs (8), 3^rd Chris Stephens Bridgend conger eel 2.92kgs (7)

***Penn*** 13: Weston Outcasts SAC, Burnham-on-Sea, 70 anglers; 1st Steve Ace Bristol 4 fish 21lb 4oz (7), 2^nd Scott Barton 2 fish 10lb 13oz (6), 3^rd Brian Thomas 1 fish 8lb 3oz (5), 4^th Jason Brown 1 fish 7lb 7oz, 5^th Matt Werbitzsky 1 fish 6lb, 6^th Joe Petrie 1 fish 5lb 4oz, 7^th John Johnson 1 fish 4lb 4oz, 8^th Morgan Wilson 1 fish 4lb, 9^th James Waygood 1 fish 2lb 12oz, 10^th Brogan Bayford 1 fish 4.5oz. Heaviest round fish 9lb 2oz Thornback ray landed by Steve Ace. Heaviest flatfish: Maureen Giles 2.5oz Dover Sole

***Penn*** 13: East coast warrior open, 45 anglers; 1^st Phillip Walker Hornsea cod 2.025kg (4), 2^nd Rob Baker Bridlington bass 1.325kg (3), 3^rd Steve Lawson Beverley cod 1.075kg (2), 4^th P Linguard bass 1.050kg, 5^th S Lawson, S Moore, T Simpson cod 0.625kg.  Biggest whiting M Colman 0.20kg.  Biggest flatfish: J Aylward, D Wilson 0.375kg.  Ladies’ winner: S Moore cod 0.625kg

***Penn*** 13: East Anglian Sea League, teams of five and open, Gorleston, 47 anglers; 1^st Jason Banham Ipswich 58 fish 919 points (4), 2^nd Barry Diaper Stowmarket 51 fish 796 points (3), 3^rd Rob Tuck Holland on Sea 59 fish 789 points, zone winners; ZA Steve Boyt Felixstowe 38 fish 785 points (1), ZB Alan White Ipswich 47 fish 703 points (1), ZC Nathan Elliott Dover 54 fish 720 points (1).  Biggest fish was a thornback ray 49cm landed by Steve Boyt.  Team Results; 1^st Italicanna Birds 35 points, 2^nd Ipswich Sea Anglers 31 points, 3^rd Breakaway 26 points, 4^th Hartys Odd Bods 24 points, 4^th Ipswich Sea Anglers 2 24 points, 6^th World of Fish 21 points, 7^th Slap and Tackle 20 points, 8^th R & R angling 17 points, 9^th Markham’s Match Men 15 points

***Penn***13: Welsh Flounder and Bass Competition Senior & Junior, Loughor estuary 121 seniors and 24 juniors; A fantastic turnout for this match, particularly 24 juniors!!!  Results; 1^st Kevin Dawe Plymouth 984g flounder (14), 2^nd Steve fellows Port Talbot 892g flounder (13), 3^rd Peter Evans Swansea 764g flounder (12), 4^th George Lerwell Swansea 744g flounder (11), 5^th Leonard Baldwin Tonyfrail 742g flounder (10), 6^th Tony Sargent Port Talbot 720g flounder 7^th Adam Davies Llanelli 706g flounder 8^th Arthur Lerwell Swansea 686g flounder, 9^th Simon Phelps 678g flounder 10^th Stephen Hoskins 674g flounder

***Penn*** 17: David Neil Bait Supplies Shore League Match 2, Prestwick Beach, 30 anglers; 1^st Tommy McCluskey Glasgow 9 fish 240pts (3), 2^nd Alec Bell Kilmarnock 10 fish 220pts (2), 3^rd Lindsay Wilson Stewarton 13 fish 215pts (2).  Biggest fish was a 40cm Flounder 80 pts landed by Stan Lynn Stevenston

***Penn*** 18: Edinburgh Winter Shore League, Newhaven, 29 anglers;1^st Eryk Janik Edinburgh 15 fish 339pts (2), 2^nd Ian Campbell Falkirk 19 fish 329pts (1), 3^rd Stephen Barrett Edinburgh 12 fish 268pts.  Longest fish 26cm landed by Brian Hambling Edinburgh

***Penn Plus*** 18-19: Anyfish Anywhere 2-day event Llandudno 159 anglers; 1^st Shaun Tucker Swansea 5 points (20), 2^nd Saul Page Deal 6 points 1275 fish points (19), 3^rd Tom Wells Deal 6 points 1129 fish points (18), 4^th Scott Poultney 6 points 820 fish points (17), 5^th Andrew Dugdale Peel 8 points (16), 6^th Sam Collier Dover 10 points (15), 7^th Daniel Crump Barry 10 points (14), 8^th Colin Bell Newcastle 13 points (13), 9^th Jacob Gainey Folkstone 14 points (12), 10^th Steve Rathbone Andover 14 points (11).  Zone winners; Mike Horn Kirkcaldy (5), Steve Smith Whitehaven (5), Dai Llewellyn Barry (5), Steve Bach (5), Andy Gallagher Beccles (5), biggest fish was a 99cm Bullhuss landed by Jacob Gainey and Steve Bach

***Penn*** 19: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, 31 anglers; Heaviest Bag: 1^st Dan Middlemas Whitby 3lb (3), 2^nd Sean Crowe Scarborough 2lb 4oz (2), 3^rd Chris Fiatal Ormsby 1lb 9oz (2).  Heaviest Single Fish: 1^st Josh Shutt 1lb 3 1/2oz, 2^nd Craig Dalton 1lb 3oz, Juniors:1^st Bohdi Pasco 1lb 5 1/2oz

***Penn*** 19: West Cork & District Open, Youghal Beach, 17 anglers; 1^st Stephen O Donovan Cork 39 fish 1102pts (1), 2^nd Barry O Rourke 25 fish 769pts, 3^rd James Ryan 25 fish 742pts, biggest fish 46cm bass landed by Derek Kenrick

***Penn*** 19-20: Hastings SAC 2 day open 43 anglers, Results; 1^st Darren Bond Lancing 2 pts (8), 2^nd Joe Plumstead Pevensey Bay 3 pts (7), 3^rd Martin Humphries Dover 3 pts (6), zone winners Mick Webb Hastings (1), Dave Faulk Brighton (1), Eddie Green Eastergate (1).  Top lady Marilyn Wicks. Heaviest fish went to Mick Webb with a bass of 52cm

***Penn*** 20: R.N.L.I Open, Middle Lane Ulverston, 39 anglers; The FFA committee gives a massive thank you to all anglers that turned out today to fish the match and help raise much needed funds for the R.N.L.I We thank our local Anglers and those that travelled from away and hope they all had a safe journey home. 45 anglers had booked on and 39 anglers turned out to fish what had been forecast horrendous conditions, however the sun came out, the rain stopped in time for fishing and the wind was gusty however not as the forecast predicted. There was a total of 159 fish caught and released back to the sea for another day.  For some on the higher pegs it was hard work especially as the wind brought the tide higher, and for others on the lower pegs it was hit and miss with some Anglers getting into double figures whilst others only managing 1 or 2. Overall, the day was a good day and plenty of banter to be had by everyone.  Results; 1^st Craig Lennette Grange over Sands 18 fish 510cm (3), 2^nd Jack Moscrop Barrow in Furness 11 fish 335cm (2), 3^rd Tony Baxter Clayton Le Moor 13 fish 324cm (2). The Ladies Winner went to Sheralyne Stamp Walney Island 4 fish for 99cm.  The longest length single fish went to John Fazakerley Barrow in Furness with a 50cm Bass.  Zone Winners; A-Zone went to Mike Stamp Walney Island 10 fish 259cm, B-Zone Gareth Griffiths Barrow in Furness 8 fish 208cm, C-Zone Shaun Jones Barrow in Furness 7 fish 178cm.  £191.00 was raised from the raffle which will be presented to Mr Mike Cummings of the R.N.L.I

***Penn*** 20: Northumbrian open, 110 anglers fished 41weighed in; 1^st John Hepton Washington 17 fish 18lb 8oz 6drs (11), 2^nd David Dunn 14 fish 13lb 12oz 2drs (10), 3^rd Lee Rutherford 4 fish 11lb 15oz 9drs also heaviest fish 8lb4oz 9drs (9), 4^th Gavin Head 3 fish 10lb 2oz 2drs (9), 5^th Dave Delaney Walker 5 fish 8lb 15oz 3drs (7)

***Penn*** 20: Aldeburgh Blind Charity open, Aldeburgh 91 Anglers

1^st Tom wells Deal 25 fish 388pts (9), 2^nd Paul Harrison Aldeburgh 18 fish 273pts (8), 3^rd Mick Tapsell Folkestone 16 fish 251pts (7), Zone winner; Bev Self Great Yarmouth 7 fish 112pts (3).  Biggest round was a Bass 80pts, landed by Ian Reynolds Southend (3)

***Penn*** 20: Steve Pougher memorial, no result provided

***Penn*** 25: Edinburgh Winter Shore League, Joppa, 25 anglers fished; 1^st Chris Empson, Dunbar, 18 fish, 374pts (2), 2^nd Neil Cutler, Gateshead, 14 fish, 281pts (1), 3^rd Stevie Souter, Edinburgh, 11 fish, 234pts

***Penn*** 26: 4th Shaun McConnell Chesil Cod Open, 70 anglers;

A big thank you the 70 anglers who supported this memorial event, especially those that travelled a long way which meant leaving their homes in the very.  The day started well with the booking on at the Weymouth Angling Centre, thanks to Andy, Gavin & Yvonne for the bacon rolls & hot drinks which were very much appreciated by everyone.  The conditions on the day looked perfect with a moderate swell, coloured water and just a southerly breeze. Lots of fish for everyone but the Cod were hard to find. Ten codling were brought to the scales and the results were extremely close with fractions of an ounce between some of the fish. On the day both venues fished very similar with 5 cod coming from Chesil centre and 5 from Abbotsbury.  Results; 1^stDarren Wilson Bedhampton, Cod 2lb 5oz (7), 2^nd Jeff Fisk Bournemouth 2lb 3/4oz (6), 3^rd Deano Ryan Portsmouth 2lb 1/2oz, (5), heaviest single cod, Ollie Mears 2lb 1 3/4oz, (2)

***Penn Plus*** 26-27: Northern Ireland Federation of Sea Anglers 2 Day Open, East Antrim coast 41 anglers; Session one: Waterfoot beach co. Antrim, Session two: Benone beach co. Londonderry

1^st Barry Platt (8), 2^nd Harry McKee junior Belfast (7), 3^rd Alan Mulcahy Waterford (6), 4^th place: Drew Ferguson Larne, 5^th place: Philip Pape.  Session 1 zone a winner Barry Platt 29 fish 732pts, Session 1 zone b winner:  Harry McKee junior 42 fish 1098pts, Session 2 zone a winner: Barry Platt 7 fish 171pts, Session 2 zone b winner: Drew Ferguson 9 fish 242pts (3).  Longest fish: 37 cm flounder Stephen Hodge (3).  Over 60’s winner: Philip Pape, Junior winner: Jackson Mooney.  Two-man team: Barry Platt & Gareth Bell

***Penn*** 27: N.W.A.S.A.C Otterspool, meet Jericho Lane 27 anglers; 1^st Gav Owen Consett 1200 points (2), 2^nd Steve Price Wallasey 360 points (1), 3^rd Alan price – Rhyl 1101 points.  Biggest fish was a 56cm ray landed by Steve Bonner Wirral

***Penn*** 27: Angling Cymru south west region, Tenby south, 22 anglers fished in 2 zones, continental pay-out, 1^st Shaun Tucker Swansea zone A and overall winner with 6 dogfish (2),  2^nd Peter Hammond Ferryside zone B winner with 2 dogfish taking (1), 3^rd Dorian Harris was zone A runner up with 2 dogfish and a gurnard, 4^th Simon Phelps was zone B runner up with 2 gurnard taking.  Longest fish 61cm dog shared by Dorian and Shaun

***Penn*** 27: Reel Fun Fishing: Burnham League & Opens, 3 Match Series; 28 anglers; 1^st Steve Ace Bristol (2), 2^nd James Masden Clevedon (1), zone results; A; 1^st Scott Barton 1 fish 4oz, B; 1^st Chris Stokes 1 fish 1lb 6oz, 2^nd Jason Brown 3 fish 1lb 2.5oz, 3^rd James Barker 1 fish 4.5oz, C; 1^st Steve Ace 5 fish 32lb 9oz, 2^nd James Madsen 2 fish 3lb 3oz, 3^rd Owen Tinklin and Derek Gammon 1 fish 2oz.  Heaviest fish: conger eel 9lb 15oz landed by Steve Ace

***Penn*** 27: Breakaway Open, Felixstowe, 70 anglers; 1^St Saul Page Deal 6 fish 180 points (7), 2^nd Martin Humphries Dover 2 fish 81 points (6), 3^RD Gary Copeland Rye 1 fish 78 points (5).  Section winners; Tom Wells Deal (2), Rob Tuck Holland on Sea (2), Ed Driver Stonham (2).  Biggest fish was a ray 37cm 78 points landed by Gary Copeland

***Penn*** 27: Daiwa open 2024, 425 anglers; 1^st Dean Nicklas Hull thornback Ray 4.25kg (20), 2^nd Scott Moore  Hartlepool thornback Ray 2.875kg (19), 3^rd Ian Laverack thornback Ray 2.805kg (18), 4^th Scott Poultney Beverley thornback Ray 2.275kg (17), 5^th Tony Noon and Mick Newton both with a cod of 2.235kg (16), 7^th Chris Court thornback Ray 2.17kg (14), 8^th Scott Richardson Goxhill Cod 2.135kg (13), 9^th Alfie Costello thornback Ray 2.075kg (12), 10^th Noel Bernabe thornback 1.95kg (11),

***Penn*** 27: Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Rossbeigh, 14 anglers; Strong wind in the face all day made for difficult casting but thankfully the rain and weed stayed away. Species caught flounder turbot bass and coalie.  Results; 1^st Chris O’Sullivan Tralee 5 fish 189pts (1), 2^nd Alison O’Sullivan 6 fish 166pts, 3^rd Finn Healy 4 fish 108pts, biggest fish 41cm Bass landed by Chris O’Sullivan.  1^st Junior Chris Sanbak 6 fish 174pts

*** Penn Plus*** 2: WCAC Open Rover, 5-9pm Minehead to Blue Anchor, 90 anglers; 1^st James Masden Clevedon (9), 2^nd Ryan Garrard (8), 3^rd Terry Hartnell Axminster (7), 4^th Tyrone Jones (6), 5^th Steve Ace Bristol (5), 6^th Till Hall Bath (4), 7^th photos (3), 8^th Scott Cindy (2), 9^th Jeff Cole’s Taunton (1), 10^th Stuart Withyman (1).  Heaviest fish landed by Tyrone jones

***Penn Plus*** 2-3: SAMF Teams of Five, Deal and Hythe, 135 anglers; 1^st Saul Page Deal 2 points 644 fish points (20), 2^nd Gareth Gardiner Sunderland 2 points 578 fish points (19), 3^rd Tom Wells Deal 3 points (18), 4^th Sam Collier Deal 7 points 1360 fish points (17), 5^th Jacob Gainey Folkestone 7 points 383 fish points (16), 6^th Louie Smith Deal 7 points 314 fish points (15), 7^th Dan Mogridge Portsmouth 9 points (14), 8^th Steve Rathbone Andover 10 points 451 fish points (13), 9^th Shane Russell Old Colwyn 10 points 305 fish points (12), 10^th Dave Falk Brighton 11 points 377 fish points (11), zone winners; Jamie Boyling Brighton (4), Steve Adams Chelmondiston (4), biggest fish was a ray 140 points landed by Brett Bartram Barton (4)

***Penn*** 2: SFSA Ayrshire Open, 15 anglers; 1^st Bruce McLean Stranraer 253pts 10 fish (1), 2^nd Brian Maxwell Saltcoats 235pts 10 fish, 3^rd Mike Horn Kirkcaldy 175pts 7 fish.  Longest Fish 34cm Flounder Jim Keith Stranraer

***Penn*** 2: The Arbroath winter biggest cod open Arbroath, 170 anglers; 1^st Ian Hardie 7 fish 17lb.43oz (17), 2^nd Andrew Boath 6 fish 16.20oz (16), 3^rd Craig Ogilvie North Berwick 8 fish 14lb.87oz (15), 4^th Kevin Lewis Dundee 8 fish 14lb.09oz (14), 5^th Stuart Summers 5 fish 11lb.77oz (13), 6^th Kevin Hamilton 6 fish 11lb.56oz, 7^th Simon Paterson 7 fish 11lb.02oz, 8^th Stuart Falconer 4 fish 10lb.41oz, 9^th William Stafford 6 fish 10lb.34oz, 10^th Andrew Brotherton 4 fish 10lb.26oz Heaviest fish 5lb.93oz landed by Barry Morgan (6)

***Penn*** 2: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, 40 Seniors and 2 Juniors; The Cod showed from the off.  There were some fantastic bags of fish brought back to the scales with 8 bags over the 10lb mark and a total of just over 174lb of fish were weighed in.  Results; 1^st Andy Neasham 11 Cod for 33lb 4 1/2oz (4), 2^nd Brian Lee Dixon 9 Cod for 23lb 13oz (3), 3^rd Steve Ingleston Whitby 6 Cod for 11lb 14oz (2).  Juniors; 1^st Liam Bunn 3 fish for 5lb 8oz, 2^nd Bodhi Pasco.  Heaviest fish a Cod of 6lb 8 1/2oz landed by Brian Lee Dixon

***Penn*** 3: Seaham Angling Club Seaham Open, 400 anglers; 1^st David Forster Cod 6.535lb HSF (20), 2^nd Dean Turnbull Cod 4.910lb 2nd HSF (19), 3^rd Gary Blanchard Cod 2.620lb 3rd HSF (18), 4^th -10^th biggest bag, 4^th Matthew Robson 8.360lb (17), 5^th Gary Pye 5.315lb (16), 6^th Ash Bartolo 5.045lb (15), 7^th John Hepton Washington 4.620lb (14), 8^th Peter Appleby 4.315lb (13), 9^th Michael Coates 3.655lb (12), 10^th Michael Mellor 3.320lb (11)

***Penn*** 3: John Smiths open 80 anglers, results; 1^st Phil Arliss Filey pollack 8.10.4 (8), 2^nd Pete Dunn Scarborough cod 4.13.4 (7), 3^rd Cameron Watson Filey cod 4.5.2 (6), Greatest weight Phil Arliss 13.1.3

***Penn*** 3: West Bay Sea Angling Club,49^th Chesil Championship, 57 anglers; The 49th Chesil Champs took place on the 3rd November 2024, this was the first year it was run under a catch and release system using a length to points based on the SAMF system. Fifty-seven competitors signed on to fish from the carpark at West Bexington to the Dragons Teeth Abbotsbury.  The weather on the day was not too bad with some occasional light drizzle and a cold north-easterly wind. We were expecting a lot of whiting to be caught and maybe the odd Cod, but fishing proved to be extremely hard with twenty-five competitors catching fish, for those who didn’t manage to catch there was a no fish draw for a rod & reel. Species caught on the day were: Dogfish, Whiting, Conger Eel, Garfish, Plaice, Black Bream & Tub Gurnard.  Results; 1^st Dave Chidzoy Bridport 559pts (5), 2^nd Gus Parkman 322pts (4), 3^rd Dave Lane Weymouth 310pts (3), 4^th Lea Windsor 267pts, 5^th A Storey 252pts, 6^th Mark Ayles 246pts, 7^th Nick Weston 218pts, 8^th Colin Erscott 185pts, Junior winner Aaron Chambers 59pts.  Thanks to all who donated prizes; Angling Centre West Bay, Pure Fishing, Devon Bait, Fortis Eyewear, Tronix, Gemini Tackle, Sakuma, Gaby Pillows, Holy Mackerel, Arnos – Hooks, Asso, Angling Ambition Custom Rod, Akios, Inova, Dean Francis & Richard “Tiny” Daw

***Penn*** 3: Holt SAC Annual Open, Bacton, 24 anglers; 1^st Adrian Bordianu Taverham 16 fish 4lb 7oz (2), 2^nd Mike Topping Lodden 12 fish 3lb 9oz (1)

***Penn*** 7: David Neil Bait Supplies Shore League Match 3, Ardrossan South Beach, 27 anglers; 1^st Tommy McCluskey -Glasgow 8 fish 157pts (2), 2^nd Gordon Currie Saltcoats 6 fish 149pts (1), 3^rd Dylan Griffiths Troon 6 fish 109pts.  Biggest fish was a 39cm flounder 69pts landed by Gordon Currie

***Penn*** 8: Edinburgh Winter Shore League, Newhaven (west), 31 anglers; 1^st Gav Owen Consett 36 fish 837pts (3), 2^nd Gus Brindle 36 fish 830pts (2), 3^rd Scott Emmerson Arbroath 31 fish 743pts (2)

***Penn*** 9: N.W.A.S.A.C Mersey Road, Aigburth, 29 anglers; Weather was a little wet at times but mild, with the Mersey on form with species galore; rays dogs codling whiting silver eel dab rocking and flounder.  Results; 1^st Andy Young Lancaster (2), 2^nd Damien Shaw Blackpool (1), 3^rd Phil Ord.  Biggest fish was a 93cm conger for Phil Ord

***Penn Plus*** 9-10: Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers, Ian Reid memorial.  45 anglers, Day winners – Day 1 – Davy Little 500 points, Day 2 – Mike Kyle 431 points.  Results; 1^st Davy Cargill 3 points (9), 2^nd Mike Kyle Easthouses 5 points (8), 3^rd Phil Pape Maryport 5 points (7), 4^th Neil Cutler Gateshead 5 points (6), 5^th Mike Horn Kirkaldy 7 points (5), 6^th Paddy Kerrigan Jarrow (4), 7^th Gareth Gardiner Sunderland (3), 8^th Brian Maxwell Saltcoats (2), 9^th Steve Potts Gosforth(1), 10^th Chris Horn Kirkaldy (1).  Longest fish 41cm flounder landed by Stuart Cresswell Ayr (1), 490 fish caught over the two venues mainly flounders with a few turbots, dabs and coalfish.

***Penn*** 10: Penarth SAC Open Penarth, 120 anglers; 1^st Dai Llewellyn Barry with 3.305 kgs (12), 2^nd Dave Backhouse Cardiff with 3.28 kgs (11), 3^rd Gary Addis Cardiff 3.11 kgs (10), 4^th Lloyd Summers Caerphilly 3. 07 kgs (9), 5^th Dai Loder Newport Gwent 2.95 kgs (8), biggest fish was a conger 3.11kgs landed by Gary Addis

***Penn*** 10: Leinster League Roney Point, 33 anglers; 1^st Dean Costello 19 fish 541 points (3), 2^nd Dave Coleman 19 fish 510 points (2), 3^rd James Ryan County Wexford 15 fish 469 points (2).  Longest Fish 100cm Bull Huss landed by Dean Costello

***Penn*** 10: Reel Fun Fishing: Burnham League & Opens, 3 Match Series, 28 anglers; Result; 1^st James Madsen Clevedon (2), 2^nd Jason Brown Bridgewater (1), A zone; 1^st Jason Brown 4 fish 17lb 4oz, 2^nd Neil Dodd 2 fish 10lb 14oz, 3^rd Scott Barton 1 fish 4lb 14oz, B zone; 1^st Andy Clements 3 fish 16lb 8oz, 2^nd Gary Davies 1 fish 7lb 2oz, 3^rd Keith Warren 2 fish6lb 1.5oz, C zone; 1^st James Madsen 3 fish 19lb 6oz, 2^nd James Barker 2 fish 15lb 2oz, 3^rd Phytos Yianni 3 fish 14lb 4oz.  Heaviest fish was a conger eel 12lb landed by Brian Thomas

***Penn Plus*** 10: Felixstowe Sea Anglers Maritime Open, 61 anglers, including 5 juniors.  Results; 1^st Mark Ward Ipswich 3 fish, 236 (6) 2^nd Barry Diaper Stowmarket 205 (5) 3^rd Stephen Boyt Felixstowe 170 (4), 4^th Glen Holbrook Ipswich 1 fish 155 (3), 5^th Mark Rogers Maidstone 1 fish 140 (2), 6^th Dave Thomsett 3 fish 113 (2), 7^th Martin Lee Thunderley 3 fish 50 (2), 8^th Bev Self Great Yarmouth 1 fish 20 (2), 9^th Paul Storer Ipswich 2 fish 18 (2), 10^th Sam Creasey Woodbridge 1 fish 14 (2).  Section winner; Lawrence Chisnel (2).  Biggest Round 48cm Thornback ray landed by Mark Ward.

***Penn*** 10: Phil Deitch Humber Open, 241 anglers; Well, what a day and what a fantastic weigh in. Well done to Ben price on winning the match with a belting double figure cod. Thank you to all the anglers who fished the match. Fantastic to see the Humber fishing so well and fitting to see so many cod in Phil’s match.  Results; 1^st Ben Price Holyhead cod 4.900 kg (20), 2^nd Neville Charlesworth Withernsea cod 3.10 kg (19), 3^rd Lee Smith cod 3.075 kg (18), 4^th Ben Laws cod 3.000 kg (17), 5^th Anthony Broadbelt cod 2.925 kg (16),6^th Matt Malia (cod) 2.775 kg, 7^th Gav head cod 2.725 kg, 8^th James Bailey cod)2.600 kg, 10^th James Wood cod 2.475 kg.  Juniors; 1^st Max Holtby cod 1.475 kg, 2^nd Tyler Moore cod 1.425 kg, 3^rd Jayden Drayton cod 1.150 kg, 4^th Rex Taylor cod 0.750 kg, 5^th Riley Vickers whiting 0.475 kg, 6^th Cody Bentley whiting 0.425 kg, 7^th James Green whiting 0.375 kg, 9 other juniors fished but didn’t manage to catch but all still took home a prize

***Penn*** 10: Holt SAC Norfolk Team Challenge Round 2 & Open, Gorleston 30 anglers; 1^st Mike Watts Fakenham 35 fish 8lb 3oz (3), 2^nd Ian Bowell Ipswich 29 fish 7lb 14oz, 3^rd Paul Harrison Aldeburgh 28 fish 6lb 14oz (2)

***Penn***15: Fishon Tackle, round 11, Lee on Solent, 54 anglers; 1^st Dan Mogridge Portsmouth 668cm (5), 2^nd Joe Wales Shoreham 516cm (4), 3^rd Billy Potter Chichester 498cm (3), zone winners; Darren Newlands Ryde (2) Nick Weston Portsmouth (2), Paul Stevens Worthing (2).  Longest fish 81cm thornback ray landed by Joe Wales.  Zone A; 1^st Darren Newlands 388cm, 2^nd Phil lee 333cm, 3^rd Jamie Boyling 296cm, Zone B; 1^st Dan Mogridge 668cm, 2^nd Joe Wales 516cm, 3^rd Billy Potter 498cm, Zone C; 1^st Nick Weston 221cm, 2^nd John Delaney 219cm, 3^rd Luke Childs 208cm, Zone D; 1^st Paul Stevens 294cm, 2^nd Peter Row 165cm, 3^rd Ashley Dowdeswell 160cm

***Penn*** 16: Colwyn Bay Victoria open, Llandudno North Shore, 48 anglers; 1^st Mark Davies Wrexham C Zone 29 fish 9.59m (4), 2^nd Ben Price Holyhead A Zone 27 fish 9.43m (3), 3^rd Alan Price Rhyl A Zone 31 fish 8.06m (2), Longest fish 1.02m Bull Huss Ben Price, Zone winner B Zone Tony Doherty-Jones Gronant 15 fish 4.52m (1)

***Penn*** 16: Samalite Chesil League round 9 of 10, Bexington, 27 anglers; This match was dominated with whiting as expected in November. The wind picked up from the north west which was a shame as it had been flat calm all week. Other species landed; conger, small eyed ray, grey gurnard, dogfish and plaice.  Results; 1^st Dave Chidzoy Bridport (2), 2^nd Jeff Fisk Bournemouth (1).   Zone A; 1^st Till Hall 907pts, 19 whiting, 6 Dogs, 2^nd Darren Cramer 769pts, 19 whiting, 2 dogs, 1 small eyed, 1 plaice, 3^rd Ben Edwards, 768pts, 10 whiting, 5 dogs, 1 conger, Zone B; 1^st Dave Chidzoy 1679pts , 39 whiting, 1 dog, 1 conger, 2^nd Jeff Fisk, 1253pts, 23 whiting, 8 dogs, 3^rd Ollie Mears 930pts, 18 whiting, 5 dogs, 1 grey gurnard.  Biggest fish was a conger 150pts/3lb 2oz landed by Dave Chidzoy

***Penn*** 16: Hastings SAC, 36 anglers; 1^st Nathan Elliott Dover (3), 2^nd Mark Rogers Maidstone (2), 3^rd Chris Kerridge Hastings (2)

***Penn*** 16: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Cable Gynn, no result provided

***Penn*** 16: Mike and Chris Winter Cod League, 24 anglers; 1^st David Cargill Inchture 10 fish 22lb 2oz (2), 2^nd Stewart Falconer Arbroath 7 fish 13lb 3oz (1), 3^rd Les Glasgow 3 fish 9lb 2oz, Heaviest fish 5lb 2oz David Cargill

***Penn*** 16: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, 34 anglers; Another great night for the Cod with 85 fish weighed in for a total of just over 240lb.  There were 14 double figure bags brought back to the scales and 15 single fish ranging between 5lb 2oz and 8lb 9 1/2oz.  Results; 1^st Craig Dalton Middlesborough 25lb 2oz, 2^nd David Sayers 21lb 11oz, 3^rd Chris Fiatal Ormsby 21lb 7oz, 1^st Junior: Liam Bunn 3lb 2oz

***Penn*** 17: East Region Shore League Cold Knap- Porthkerry and Fontygary, 80 anglers; 1^st Shaun Moore Cardiff 15.575 kgs (8), 2^nd Dai Llewellyn Barry 13,10 kgs (7), 3^rd Steve Smyth Cardiff 9.06 kgs.  Biggest fish was a conger eel of 5.02 kgs caught by Dan Crump Barry (3)

***Penn***17: Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc 2024 Annual Open 100 anglers; 1^st Brad Chapman, Guisborough 11 fish 24 lb 13½ oz (10), 2^nd Sean Crowe, Scarborough 6 fish 21 lb 07½ oz (9), 3^rd Mark Thomas, Scarborough 6 fish 21 lb 3½ oz (8), 4^th Chris Scaife, Filey 5 fish 20 lb 09 oz, 5^th Dave Bielby, Scarborough 8 fish 20 lb 02 oz (7)

***Penn***17: Pembroke & District Angling & Osprey Sea Angling Clubs Blood bikes Wales open, Amroth, 42 anglers; 1st Kevin Hughes Port Talbot 5 flounder 2Kg 155gms (4), 2^nd Peter Evans Swansea 1 LSD 990gms (3), 3^rd Rob Beynon Kilgetty 4 flounder 1Kg 995gms (2).  Top Lady Kirsty Culley 2 Flounder and 1 Sole 985gms.  Top Junior Caley O’Brien Flounder 400gms

***Penn***17: East Anglian Sea League, teams of five and open, Aldeburgh 47 anglers; 1^st Mark Gooch Lowestoft (4), 2^nd Lee Caley Woodridge (3), 3^rd Martin Lee Thunderley (2), zone winners; Gary Medlar Marham (1), Ian Bowell Ipswich (1), Adrian Bordianu Taverham (1), Richard Burt Clacton (1).  Biggest fish was a 54cm dog landed by Gary Medlar and Adrian Bordianu.  Teams on the day; 1^st Team Breakaway 32 points, 2^nd World of Fish 28 points, 2^nd Hartys ONAC 28 points, 4^th Ipswich Sea Anglers 26 points, 5^th Slap and Tackle 25 points, 6^th R&R Tackle 24 points, 7^th Ipswich Sea anglers 2 22 points, 8^th Italicanna Birds 21 points, 9^th Markham’s Match men 12 points.  Overall, after two rounds; 1^st Team Breakaway. 58 points, 2^nd Ipswich Sea anglers 57 points, 3^rd Italicanna Birds. 56 points, 4^th Hartys Odd Bods. 52 points, 5^th World of Fish. 49points, 6^th Ipswich Sea anglers 2. 46 points, 7^th Slap and Tackle. 45 points, 8^th R & R angling. 38 points, 9^th Markham’s Match Men. 21 points

***Penn*** 21: David Neil Bait Supplies Midweek Shore League Match 4, 23 anglers; 1^st Lenny Clark Ardrossan 9 fish 93pts (2), 2^nd John Dixon Ardrossan 3 fish 67pts (1), 3^rd Alec Bell Kilmarnock 6 fish 60pts.  Biggest fish 36cm flounder 56pts landed by John Dixon

***Penn*** 22: Edinburgh Winter Shore League, Newhaven (east),

28 anglers; 1^st Gordon Lyall Edinburgh 24 fish 550pts, 2^nd Neil Cutler Gateshead 20 fish 485pts, 3^rd Steve Potts 21 fish 476pts, Longest fish 44cm landed by Gav Owen

***Penn*** 23: Charity match in aid of Crohn’s and colitis UK, Pensarn Beach, dazjones26@hotmail.co.uk

***Penn*** 23: West Silloth Sweepstake, contact Simon Hogan 07825134051  Simon.holgan@sky.com

***Penn*** 23: Open night match, 22 anglers; 1^st Matthew Ashbridge Aldbrough cod 1.23kg (2), 2^nd Colin Ferriby Hornsea cod 0.63kg (1)

***Penn*** 23: Elliot beach Arbroath,

***Penn*** 24: Cardiff SAC Open Cardiff Foreshore, 77 anglers; While Storm Bert battered most of the country, Cardiff SAC’s open match went ahead as planned. Strong south westerly winds prevailed throughout the day before the match, but improved dramatically with very little wind on day. Sadly, not so the rain which was persistent throughout the match. The bad weather however did not put the fish off. The whiting made an appearance with the inevitable conger eels following up them up the channel. 38 anglers caught fish totalling 76kgs. 8 different species in all were caught which included conger eels, dog fish, bass, thornback ray, rockling, pouting, silver eels & whiting.  Results; 1^st Dan Crump Barry 9.1kgs 2 conger eels, 2 dog fish & two whiting (7), 2^nd Shaun Williams Barry 8.95kgs 2 conger eels (6), 3^rd Ben Worsey Cardiff 7.22 kgs one conger which was also the biggest fish of the match (5)

***Penn*** 24: Loughor Boating Club Flounder 148 anglers; 1^st Richard Brown 720g, 2^nd Des Davies 698g, 3^rd Chris Rawle 662g, 4^th John Rees 658g, 5^th Dan Jones 648g, 6^th Dylan Beard 646g, 7^th Mark Owen 638g, 8^th Steve Penhallurick 630g

***Penn*** 28: David Neil Bait Supplies Shore League Match 5, Prestwick 21 anglers; 1^st Tony Magorian Darvel 5 fish 110 points (2), 2^nd David Neil Ayr 12 fish 90 points (1), 3^rd Don McGregor Balloch 1 fish 88 points. Biggest fish flounder 42cm landed by Don McGregor- – 88 points

***Penn*** 29: Edinburgh Winter Shore League, Portobello beach, 20 anglers; 1^st Robbie Slow Edinburgh 9 fish, 253pts (2), 2^nd Ian Campbell Falkirk 11 fish, 249pts (1), 3^rd Kevin McNeish Edinburgh 10 fish, 238pts.  Longest fish 35cm landed by Robbie Slow

***Penn*** 30: Southern League round 11 of 12 & open, Friars Cliff 42 anglers; 1^st Darren Phillips Arundel (4), 2^nd Deano Ryan Portsmouth (3), 3^rd Ian Dancy Waterlooville (2), heaviest fish landed by Ben Arnold Brighton (1)

***Penn*** 30: Bedlington night open, no result provided

***Penn*** 30: All Ireland Open Youghal, Cork, 51 anglers; 1^st Alan O Dowling Cork 26 fish 638cm (5), 2^nd Stephen O Donovan Cork 25 fish 658cm (4), 3^rd Alan Mulcahy Waterford 26 fish 647cm (3).  Biggest round fish 45cm Bass landed by Brian Mansfield Ardmore (2)

***Penn*** 1: Bognor Regis Amateur Angling Society Pagham open 26 anglers; 1^st Mike Wellstead Pagham 1 fish 153points (2), 2^nd Dave Ware Havant 1 whiting 1 dogfish 2 pouting  1 conger 143 points (1), 3^rd Eddie Green  1 whiting  1 pouting 1 dogfish 80 points

***Penn*** 1: East Anglian Sea League, teams of five and open, Aldeburgh, 62 anglers; 1^st Rob Tuck Holland on Sea 31 fish 431 points (6), 2^nd Paul Storer Ipswich 30 fish 405 points (5), 3^rd Sam Creasey Woodbridge 27 fish 398 points (4), zone winners; Ian Battle Ipswich (2), Adrian Bordianu Taverham (2), biggest fish 35cm whiting Richard Burt Clacton (2).  Team Day results; 1^st Breakaway 34 points, 2^nd Slap & Tackle 28 points, 3^rd R & R Angling 26 points, 4^th Hartys ONAC 25 points, 5^th World of fish 23 points, 5^th Ipswich Sea anglers 23 points, 7^th Ipswich Sea Anglers 2 22 points, 8^th Italicanna Birds 20 points, 9^th Markham’s Matchmen 6 points.  Breakaway knock out cup round 1; Slap & Tackle 28pts beat Markham MM 6 points, R& R angling 26 pts beat ISA 2 22 points, Breakaway 34 points beat World of fish 23 pts, Hartys 25 pts beat Italicanna Birds 20 points, Ipswich Sea anglers 23 points Bye.  Overall, Team results after 3 rounds; 1^st Team Breakaway 92 points, 2^nd Ipswich Sea anglers 80 points, 3^rd Hartys ONAC 77 points, 4^th Italicanna Birds 76 points, 5^th Slap and Tackle 73 points, 6^th World of Fish 72 points, 7^th Ipswich Sea anglers 2 68 points, 8^th R & R angling 67 points, 9^th Markham’s Match Men 33 points

***Penn*** 1: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers Charity match, 106 anglers; 1^st Martin Harper 7lb 6oz (10), 2^nd Andrew Cass 6lb 11 1/2oz (9), 3^rd Martin Jackson 5lb 13oz (8), 4^th Craig Chapman 4lb 5oz (7), 5^th Gary Watson 4lb 3oz (6).  Heaviest bag 1^st Gary Watson and Steven Ewens (3) 13lb 6oz (3)

***Penn*** 1: NWSAL Silloth winter open 2024, 53 anglers; 1^st Neil Cutler Gateshead 868cms (5), 2^nd Ben Price Holyhead 806cms (4), 3^rd Steve Smith Whitehaven 742cms (3).  Zone winners; B Gav Owen Consett 683cms (2), D Chris Horn Kirkcaldy 701cms (2).  Longest fish 37cms landed by Paul Crellin Workington (2)

***Penn*** 1: Cloughton Open Comp 2024, Heaviest Cod, 41 anglers; 1^st Pete Walker Scarborough 7lb 7oz (4), 2^nd equal Andy Crowe Scarborough (3) and Mick Chadwick Scarborough (3) 4lb 11oz
Heaviest Bag; 1^st Andy Crowe Scarborough 3 cod 7 lb 8oz

***Penn***6: Fishon Tackle, round 12, Browndown, 28 anglers;

1^st Jamie Boyling Brighton 909cm (2), 2^nd Phil Lee Sussex 708cm (1), 3^rd Ian Dancey 687cm, 4^th Billy Potter 585cm, 5^th Darren Bond 579cm, Zone A; 1^st Billy Potter 585cm, 2^nd Darren Bond 579cm, 3^rd Luke Childs 529cm, Zone B; 1^st Jamie Boyling 909cm, 2^nd Phill Lee 708cm, 3^rd Ian Dancey 687cm.  Longest fish Dogfish of 62cm landed by Dan Mogridge

***Penn*** 6: Edinburgh Winter Shore League, Newhaven, 21 anglers; 1^st Gordon Lyall Edinburgh 40 fish 924pts (2), 2^nd Neil Cutler Gateshead 33 fishm734pts (1), 3^rd Ian Campbell Falkirk 26 fish 578pts.  Longest fish 41cm cod landed by Mike Kyle

***Penn*** 7: Samalite Chesil League round 10 of 10, Preston beach, 13 anglers; 1^st Jason Brown Bridgewater 282pts, 2 whiting, 1 bass, 1 conger (1)

***Penn*** 7: henrystackleshop.com all-Ireland cod championship Youghal, 24 Anglers; 1^st Steven O’Donovan 390 points (2), 2^nd Donal Domeney 359 points, (1), 3^rd Colin O Sullivan 292 points

***Penn*** 8: Leinster League Wicklow 30 anglers; 1^st James Ryan County Wexford 49 fish (3), 2^nd Alby Allan South Shore SAC 44 fish (2), 3^rd Ramunas Buktas 43 fish (2).  Longest fish 53cm Spurdog landed by Eric Gasparro

***Penn*** 8: St Serfs Xmas Heaviest Fish Open, 103 anglers; 1^st Dean York, Kirriemuir – 7lb 15 3/4oz (10), 2^nd Sandy Wason, Ayr 5lb 13 3/3oz (9), 3^rd Pat McGoogan, Ardrossan – 5lb 13 1/4oz (8), 4^th Allan Saunders, Arbroath – 5lb 8 3/4oz (7), 5^th Steven Faulds, Arbroath 5lb 2 3/4oz (6), 6^th Mike Horn, Kirkcaldy 5lb 1/2oz, 7^th Paul Buddles, Alnwick – 4lb 13 3/4oz, 8^th Andrew Boath, Edinburgh – 4lb 9 1/4oz, 9^th Simon Pattison, Rosyth 4lb 6 3/4oz, 10^th David Cooper, Edinburgh 4lb 4 3/4oz. Juniors; 1^st Blake Ferguson, Stirling – 2lb 8 1/2oz, 2^nd Lyle Gray, Methil – 1lb 13 1/2oz

***Penn*** 8: Welsh Flounder Competition Senior & Junior, Loughor estuary 47 anglers; 1^st Mal George Llanelli 832g Flounder 2^nd John Davies 694g Flounder

***Penn*** 8: Deal Angling Club 1919 Christmas Festival, Deal 26 anglers; 1^st Saul Page Deal 556 points (2), 2^nd Sam Collier Deal 500 points (1), 3^rd Gareth John 440 points, 4^th Scott Strudwick 328 points.  Team winners; Sam Collier, Dave Morris, Chris Tuffey, Saul page, total points 1408

***Penn*** 8: Holt SAC Norfolk Team Challenge Round 3 & Open, 13 anglers; 1^st Mike Topping Lodden 27 fish 350 points (1), 2^nd Mike Watts 16 fish, 196 points, 3^rd Adrian Bordianu 14 fish 186 points

***Penn*** 8: Hastings SAC Charity match MacMillan Nurses and in memory of Colin Pickard & Dave Read, £833 raised for MacMillan Nurses 28 anglers; 1^st Darren Bond Lancing 727 pts (2), 2^nd Neil Marsh Herne Bay 726 pts (1), 3^rd Ralph Crosby Hastings 698pts.  Heaviest fish was a sole of 40cm shared with Julian French and Colin Top Veteran over 65 went to Mark Goodwin with 576 pts.  A section; 1^st Neil marsh 726 pts, 2^nd Ralph Crosby 698 pts, 3^rd Barry Sedgwick 654 pts, B Section; 1^st Tom Wells 618 pts, 2nd Martin Humphries 616 pts, 3rd Kerry Saint 462 pts, C Section; 1^st Nathan Elliot 639pts, 2^nd Julian French 440pts, 3^rd Mark Rogers 388pts

***Penn*** 12: David Neil Bait Supplies Shore League Match 7, Saltcoats Prom 26 Anglers; 1^st Sandy Wason Ayr 2 fish 22pts (2), 2^nd = Brian Maxwell Saltcoats 3 fish 3 pts (1), Lenny Clark Ardrossan 3 fish 3 pts (1)

***Penn*** 14: Southern League round 12 of 12 & open, Hayling Island, 33 anglers; 1^st Dave Lane Weymouth (3), 2^nd Darren Newland Ryde (2), 3^rd Russell Preston Bristol (2)

***Penn*** 14: Mike and Chris Winter Cod League, 25 anglers; 1^st Chris Horn Kirkcaldy 7 fish 11lb 14oz (2), 2^nd David Cargill Inchture 6 fish 11lb 6oz (1), 3^rd Matt White Lancaster 5 fish 9lb 14oz.  Heaviest fish – James Duncan Forfar 6lb 1oz

***Penn*** 14:  Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers Open Match, Heaviest Bag, no result provided

***Penn*** 15: WCAC Christmas open 4-8pm Minehead to Blue Anchor, 75 anglers; 1^st Brad Lock (7), 2^nd Scott Peerless (6), 3^rd Paul Rodgers (5)

***Penn*** 15: Jamie Richardson memorial match, Skinningrove to Bridlington, 106 anglers; 1^st Pete Dunn Scarborough 8-6-5 (10), 2^nd Steve Coverdale Darlington 6-3-6 (9), 3^rd Mark Taylor Grimsby 5-6-9 (8), 4^th Ian Thompson Scarborough 5-5-3 (7), 5^th Steve Ewens 5-1-6 (6).  Heaviest bag 15-15-5 Andy Clyde Cloughton (4)

***Penn*** 15: Hastings SAC Jamie Copeland Memorial 70 anglers;
1^st Thomas wells Deal 404 points (7), 2^nd David Checksfield Hastings 378 points (6), 3^rd Nathan Elliott Dover 368 points (5).  Zone winners; A Ralph Crosby Hastings (2), B Jack Burke (2), C David Howell Willingdon (2), D Louie smith Deal (2), E Julian French Brighton (2), F Mark Rogers Maidstone (2).  Biggest fish was a codling 47cm 104 points landed by Nathan Elliott

***Penn*** 15: Silloth winter sweepstake 2024 39 anglers; 1^st Mike Kyle Easthouses 40 fish 1002cm (3), 2^nd Kenny McCoy Sunderland 31 fish 834cm (2), 3^rd Gareth Gardiner Sunderland 31 fish 809cm (2).  Longest fish 38cm whiting landed by Paul Macintyre

***Penn*** 19: David Neil Bait Supplies Shore League Match, 17 anglers; 1^st Gordon Currie Saltcoats 65pts 3 fish (1), 2^nd Calum McLean Ardrossan 62pts 6 fish, 3^rd Russell Quinn Ardrossan 51pts 3 fish.  Longest Fish flounder 44pts 33cm, landed by Gordon Currie

***Penn*** 20: Edinburgh Winter Shore League, Newhaven, 21 anglers; 1^st Gordon Lyall Edinburgh 38 fish, 870pts (2), 2^nd Gus Brindle Fife 25 fish, 559pts (1), 3^rd Stevie Souter Edinburgh 23 fish 506pts.  Longest fish 50cm, Stephen Barrett Edinburgh

***Penn*** 21: Hastings SAC Coronation Cup, 19 anglers; 1^st Saul Page Deal 646 pts (1), 2^nd Mick Webb Hastings 548 pts, 3^rd Julian French Brighton 520pts

***Penn*** 21: Excelsior Sea Fishing Club Open, Xmas Match, Glitter Ball, no result provided

***Penn*** 21: AC North region winter league match 1,

tonyowen19@gmail.com, Contact Tony Owen 07973334974,

***Penn*** 21: Weymouth Angling Club Christmas Fayre open, Preston 27 anglers; 1^st Paul Milkins. 6 fish 161cm (2), 2^nd Martin Avons 6 fish 140cm (1), Juniors; 1^st Lexie Groves, 2^nd Harley Lambert, 3^rd Connor Critchell

***Penn*** 22: Holt SAC Xmas Open & Town Team Challenge

Kelling,

***Penn*** 26: Seaham Angling Club Boxing Day Open

80 anglers; 1^st Dean Furness 1.675lbs (8), 2^nd Phil Cooper Wallasey 0.990lbs (7), 3^rd Mel Anderson 0.945lbs (6)

***Penn*** 26: Hastings SAC Black Cat Cup, 26 anglers; 1^st Liam Checksfield 8 fish 80 points (2), 2^nd Lee Milton Hastings 5 fish 56 points (1)

***Penn*** 26: Redcar & Cleveland Sea Anglers, Boxing Day Open, 32 anglers; 1^st Andy Neasham 6lb 12oz (3), 2^nd Andy Clark Redcar 4lb 13oz (2), 3^rd Steve Coverdale Darlington 3lb 12oz (2), Juniors; 1^st Kenny Chapman with 6 1/2oz, 2^nd Bodhi Pasco 4oz

***Penn*** 27: The HCF cup open, 72 anglers; 1^st Andy Crowe Scarborough cod 2.125kg (7), 2^nd Lee Smith Hull skate 1.375kg (6), 3^rd Scott Poultney Beverley cod 1.20kg (5)

***Penn*** 28: Heart Children Ireland Open/Eddie Bermingham Trophy, Kilcoole, 22 anglers; 1^st Alby Allan South Shore 379 points (2), 2^nd Bryan Byrne 306 points (1), 3^rd Alan Mulcahy 299 points

***Penn*** 28: Colwyn Bay Victoria Fur and Feather Open, Pensarn 40 anglers; 1^st Scott Davies Abergele B zone peg 14, 3 fish 0.75m (4), 2^nd Dave Lunt Rhyl B Zone Peg 17 3 fish 0.70m (3), 3^rd Jim Morris Chester A Zone Peg 1, 3 fish 0.69m (2), Zone winner ZC Allan Hughes Holyhead (1)

***Penn*** 28: Reckitts SAC Xmas open, 48 anglers; 1^st Steve Adlard 1.74 cod (4), 2^nd Gary Burdall 1.44 cod (3), 3^rd Steve Jacobs Hull 1.18 cod (2)

***Penn*** 28: Fishon Christmas Open 51 anglers; 1^st Darren Bond Lancing 572cm (5), 2^nd Dan Mogridge Portsmouth 562cm (4), 3^rd Darren Newlands Ryde 560cm (3), longest fish 61cm dog landed by Peter Lee Godalming (2)

***Penn*** 28: Holt SAC Rocket House Open, Salthouse 11 anglers; 1^st Mike Topping Lodden 67 fish 1585cm (1), 2^nd John Austin 56 fish 1217cm

***Penn*** 28: Weymouth Angling Club Bangers & Beans open,

26 anglers; 1^st Ray Barnes Portland 2.278Kg (2), 2^nd Colin Baker 2.243kg (1)

***Penn*** 28: Dunbar Christmas Open, fishing 3-8pm, 21 anglers;

1^st Robert White (2), 2^nd Kyle Taylor Edinburgh (1), 3^rd Thomas Slow and Mike Kyle snr

***Penn*** 29: The Colin Smith Memorial Match, 102 anglers

1^st John Hepton Washington 2700 grams (10),2^nd Peter Moir 1460 grams (9), 3^rd Callum Anderson Sunderland 920 grams (8), 4^th and 5^th were won by anglers in top 3 with biggest bag, so can’t win points twice in the same match.

***Penn*** 29: Burry port north Channel South West region open, 43 anglers; 1^st Chris Jenkins Bridgend 106cm (4), 2^nd Lee Brimfield 85cm (3), 3^rd= with 28cm Ben Edwards Carmarthen (2), Franco Attanasio Saundersfoot (2) and Mike Williams (2).  Longest fish 60cm dogfish landed by Steve Tucker Neath (1)

***Penn*** 29: King of the shingle pairs open, Cley 68 anglers, 1^st Henry Randell Bodham 64 fish 710 points (6), 2^nd Mike Watts Fakenham 51 fish 672 points (5), 3^rd Rob Tuck Holland on Sea 52 fish 648 points (4), zone winners and biggest fish information not supplied.

***Penn*** 29: Commercial SAC Rob Neale walk off, 101 anglers; 1^st Mike Tate Hull cod 1.420kg (10), 2^nd Paul Smith Withernsea cod 1.300kg (9), 3^rd Neville Charlesworth Hornsea cod 1.145kg (8), 4^th Ben Price Holyhead dogfish 0.950kg (7), 5^th Ian Simpson cod 0.890kg (6), Junior winner James Eades haddock 0.325kg

***Penn*** 30: Cloughton Festive Sweepstakes Open 50 anglers;  1^st Ryan Goldsmith 3 cod 19lb 1oz (5), 2^nd Dave Bielby Scarborough 10 cod 19lb 0oz (4), 3^rd Fraser Bielby Scarborough 4 cod 10lb 7oz (3), Heaviest cod 11lb 10oz landed by Ryan Goldsmith

***Penn*** 30:  Harrington SAC Winter open

***Penn*** 31: Hastings SAC Hangover Open, 26 anglers; 1^st Saul Page 424 pts (2), 2^nd Mick Webb 421 points Hastings (1)