Kev's East Sussex Diary - 18th January 2015

Kevin Morgan of Anglers Den Sussex, Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK  gives a monthly summary of local sea fishing competition results.
       

ANDERIDA

The final match of the 2014 season was held on 18^th December with Darren Mitchell landing 10lb 10oz of whiting and a dogfish to win. Second was Kevin Morgan with 7lb 8oz and third Jim Whippy with 7lb ½ oz. The biggest fish was a codling of 2lb 10oz for Shawn Smith.

Congratulations to Dan Wood for finishing as the 2014 club champion, just pipping Colin Isaacs in the last 2 matches. The top six were 1^st Dan Wood 431 points. 2^nd Colin Isaacs 423 points. 3^rd Jim Whippy 388 points. 4^th Tim Harmer 367 points. 5^th Rod Reynolds 348 points and 6^th Colin Everest 318 points. Martin Payne was the junior champion. The pairs winners were Les Glazzard and Jim Whippy.

On Monday 5^th January the first club match was held with 22 anglers fishing in calm conditions. 1^st Kevin Morgan with 5lb 1 ¼ oz. 2^nd Glyn Morgan with 4lb 10oz, 3^rd Jim Whippy with 4lb 4oz and 4^th Tim Lane with 3lb 8 ½ oz. The biggest flatfish was a dab of 5oz for Gary Banfield and the biggest round a whiting of 9 ½ oz for Kevin Morgan.

Anderida Beach Comp Winner 5th Jan 2015 Kevin Morgan

PEVENSEY BAY ANGLING CLUB

On Sunday 21^st December the 12^th and final club match was held with 26 anglers fishing. The winner was Paul Christopher with 5lb 12oz. 2^nd Kim McGreevy with 5lb 8 ½ oz, 3^rd Dean Murphy with 5lb 7oz and 4^th Martin Payne with 4lb 15oz. The biggest flatfish was a flounder of 14 ½ oz for Steve Dell and the biggest round a whiting of 10oz for Martin Payne.

The club held their final on the 28^th December with 21 qualified to fish it. The winner on the day was Gerald Sargeant with 6lb 5oz (winner of the Terry Allen Cup). Second was Paul Parsons with 5lb 13 ¾ oz, 3^rd Joe Plumstead with 4lb 7oz, 4^th Tony Kirrage with 3lb 15oz, 5^th Steve Tibbals with 3lb 8oz and 6^th Rod Reynolds with 3lb 7 ¼ oz. The biggest round was a codling of 2lb 4 ½ oz for Paul Parsons and the biggest flat a flounder of 1lb 2 ¼ oz for Paul Puplett.

Gerald Sargeant  PBAC Grand Champion 2014, and winner of the Terry Allen Cup

The final results for the overall champion with the most points from the 12 Sunday matches were 1^st Gerald Sargeant 247 points. 2^nd Colin Isaacs 224 points, 3^rd Tony Bush 200 points and 4^th Dan Wood 177 points. Top Junior was Harvey Plumstead and best lady angler went to Ellie Legate.

PBAC Top Junior 2014 - Harvey Plumstead

The first match in the new season saw 31 anglers fishing on Sunday 11^th January with Malcolm Payne landing 3lb 15oz of flounder and whiting for 1^st place. 2^nd was Brett Green with 3lb 14oz, 3^rd Gary Banfield with 3lb 6 ½ oz and 4^th Ian Hopper with 3lb 4 ½ oz. Biggest flatfish was a lovely flounder of 1lb 9oz for Colin Isaacs and the biggest round a bass of 1lb ¼ oz for John Ryder.

THE NOMADS

The club fished their 3^rd cod and species cup on Monday 22^nd December with Ryan Mayell winning with 60 species points for codling, whiting and dogfish. Second was Martin Payne with 50 points and a weight of 5lb 6oz and 3^rd Phil Chapman also withy 50 points and a weight of 4lb 14oz 4dr. The heaviest round was a codling of 2lb 8oz for Paul Parsons and the heaviest flatfish was a dab of 6oz for Tony Kirrage.

The first match of 2015 was The Slater Cup fished on Tuesday 6^th January. The winner was Joe Plumstead with 11 fish for 8lb 2oz 12dr (including codling, dogfish, pout, whiting and ling). Second was 11 year old Joseph Taylor 7lb 1oz 4dr including 3 codling. 3^rd was Paul Christopher with 5lb 1oz 8dr and 4^th Ian Hopper with 4lb 5oz. The heaviest round was a codling of 2lb 10oz 4dr for Joseph Taylor and the heaviest flatfish a flounder of 8oz 8dr for Arran Aghilli.

Nomads Comp 6th Jan Joseph Taylor - 3 Codling - biggest 2lb 10oz

THE RAILWAY CLUB

On Sunday December 7^th The club held a match with Peter Fountain finishing 1^st with 3lb 2oz of whiting. Second was Ian Bishop with 2lb 12oz and 3^rd Karl Puttick with 2lb 2oz. The biggest fish was a codling of 1lb 5oz for Karl Puttick.

The final match of the seasons championship was held on Sunday 14^th December with Kim McGreevy winning with a weight of 7lb 6oz. 2^nd Joe Plumstead with 5lb 8oz and third Karl Puttick with 3lb 12oz. The biggest fish was a whiting of 1lb 5oz for Kim McGreevy.

The Club Champion for 2014 was Dennis Puttick with his brother Fred second and A.J.Puttick third . The heaviest flat was a flounder of 1lb 9oz for Dennis Puttick and the heaviest round a bass of 2lb 14oz for Jason Anderson. Biggest fish out of competition was a lovely 8lb 4 ½ oz bass for Jason Anderson.

The Boxing Day match was won with 5lb 2oz of whiting by Joe Plumstead. 2^nd was Dennis Puttick with 3lb 15 ½ oz and third Peter Fountain with 3lb 7oz. The heaviest flat was a flounder of 12oz for Peter Fountain and the heaviest round a whiting of 11oz for Ian Bishop.

The first match of the new season was held on Sunday January 11^th with Steve Merner winning with 3lb 10oz including a bass of 2lb 12 ½ oz. 2^nd was Peter Fountain with 3lb 5oz and 3^rd Gary Windeat with 1lb 14oz. Biggest flat was a flounder of 13oz for Leon Williams.

ANGLING TRUST ALL SUSSEX SHORE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

The final was held in Pevensey Bay on Sunday 4^th January as a pegged catch and release match. Fished in lovely sunny conditions the over-all winner with 40 fish for 496 points was Kevin Morgan. Second was Ralph Crosby with 451 points, third Trevor Rooney with 450 points and 4^th Mick Snelling with 434 points. The biggest fish was a bass for Dave Knight.

Angling Trust All Sussex Shore Championships winners

OVER FIFTIES

On Thursday 8^th January 18 anglers fished in some wet and windy conditions with Ian Hopper winning with 11lb 8 ¼ oz, including codling dogfish and whiting. 2^nd was Vernon Vivian with 9lb 3 ½ oz, 3^rd Sam Samson with 8lb 7oz and 4^th Mike Perfect with 7lb 12oz. The biggest round was a codling of 2lb ¼ oz and the biggest flatfish a flounder of 1lb ¾ oz for Sam Samson.

GENERAL

When the boats managed to launch some nice cod have been caught, with several of the Eastbourne charter fleet reporting good fish! Bayside charters sent a picture of a nice 17lb cod as well as an 8lb thornback caught on 4^th January.

8lb Thornback Ray Bay Charters

17lb Cod Bay Charters 

A lot more codling have been showing recently with some nice catches at Langney Point and on Eastbourne Pier. Some are being caught in Pevensey and Normans Bay and I am hoping for a late spring run this year!! As the water temperature is only now beginning to drop nearer its seasonal levels!!