Saturday 28 March 2015

Daytime shore catch of Codling - Billy's Tower, Normans Bay - 28th March 2015



Rob Hutchinson caught this 3½lb codling at Billy's Tower, Normans Bay, a daytime catch on 28th Match 2015. Rob was using frozen, salted and oiled lug on a pennel rig.


See the Anglers Den Sussex website for details of shore fishing marks, along the Sussex Coast, from below Eastbourne's Beachy Head, past Langney Point through Pevensey Bay to Cooden, near Bexhill-On-Sea.   Click here for Fishing Mark Information

The beach along this stretch varies dramatically from the shingle beaches towards the east at Cooden, with shallow flats exposed at low water, contrasting with the cliffs at Beachy Head and the rock Marks towards the west.

Fishing Mark information advises what seasonal fish species to target, and of fishing tactics, tackle and bait.

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 24th March 2015

The sixth Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition of 2015 was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK on Tues 24th March, with 23 anglers fishing.

Heaviest round fish went to  Dave Rudland with  3¾oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to  Mike Perfect with 13½oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Ian Hopper - 2lb 7¼oz  (15 points) 
2nd  Sam Sampson -  1lb ¼oz  (14 points) 
3rd  Mike Perfect - 13½oz (13 points) 
4th Dave Rudland - 12¼oz  (12 points)  
5th  Mick Timms - 12oz (11 points)  
6th Pete Fountain - 9¼o (10 points)  
7th Tony P - 9oz   (9 points)  
8th  J F  -  8¼oz  (8 points)                          
8th  Paul Christopher  - 8¼oz (8 points)   
10th  Carol Vivian  - 7½oz (6 points)  
11th  Tony Bush - 7oz (5 points)  
11th  Gary Banfield - 7oz (5 points)  
13th  Tony Kirrage  - 6½oz (3 points)                       
                               

Points awarded so far

Ian Hopper - 120 Points 
Keith Erridge - 87 Points
Dave Rudland - 86 Points 
Mike Perfect - 84 Points 
Malcolm Payne -  81 points     
Gerald Sargeant - 81 points 
Vernon Vivian - 78 Points  
Gary Banfield - 75 Points
Alan Smith - 74 Points  
Paul Christopher - 66 Points 
Sam Samson - 64 Points  
Tony Kirrage - 61 Points
Tony Bush - 60 Points
Fred Wassell - 54 Points 
Iain Smart - 52 Points  
Carol Vivian - 50 Points 
Mick Timms - 36 Points 
Les Glazzard - 27 Points
Pete Fountain - 24 Points
Barry Sinden - 18 Points
Trevor Rooney - 16 Points
Terry Taylor - 13 points
Gordon Welfare - 13 Points 
 Norman Message - 9 Points 
Tony P - 9 Points
J F - 8 Points                         
Jeff Burgess  - 8 points
Billy Plumstead - 7 Points
M James - 5 Points
Richard Booker - 5 Points 
Gary Coulson - 1 Point


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.


The Next Comp is on Tuesday 7th April 11am - 3pm.


Sunday 22 March 2015

Pevensey Bay Angling Club Beach Competition - 3rd Match - Sunday 22nd March

Pevensey Bay Angling Club held its third Beach Fishing Competition of 2015 on Sunday 22nd March  between 9am - 1pm in Pevensey Bay, near to Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK.

This comp had a good turn out with 28 anglers fishing.

Results as follows:

1st Joe Plumstead 4lb 5¼oz
2nd Ollie Plumstead 3lb 12½oz
3rd Paul King 3lb 6½oz
4th Gerald Sargeant 3lb 6oz
5th Derek Vine 2lb 4¼oz

Biggest Flatfish Gerald Sargeant (Plaice) 1lb ½oz
Biggest Round Paul King (Codling) 2lb 14oz

Joe Plumstead 



Friday 20 March 2015

Kev's East Sussex Diary - 20th March 2015

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



ANGLERS DEN OPEN

The 2015 Open Competition marks a 25th anniversary year for Anglers Den!!

The competition was held on Sunday 8th March in beautiful sunny conditions in Pevensey Bay, with 75 entries catching plenty of fish, with the main species being plaice with rockling and flounders.

A Zone 1st Chris Clark 3lb 11½oz, 2nd Ben Arnold 3lb 9¼oz, 3rd Richard Cleal 2lb 11oz.
B Zone 1st Trevor Rooney 3lb 4½oz, 2nd Tony Kirrage 2lb 10¾oz, 3rd Malcolm Payne 2lb 3½oz.
C Zone 1st Nick May 2lb 6oz, 2nd Ian Golds 2lb 2¼oz, 3rd Sam Sampson 1lb 15¼oz.

Overall winners 1st Chris Clark 3lb 11½oz, 2nd Ben Arnold 3lb 9¼oz, 3rd Trevor Rooney 3lb 4½oz, 4th Richard Cleal 2lb 11oz, 5th Tony Kirrage 2lb 10¾oz, 6th Nick May 2lb 6oz, 7th Joe Plumstead 2lb 4½oz, 8th Malcolm Payne 2lb 3½oz, 9th Ian Golds 2lb 2 ¼oz, 10th Steve Martin 2lb 1oz, 11th Jason Anderson 2lb and 12th Sam Sampson 1lb 15¾oz.

The pairs winners were Ian Golds and Chris Clark with 5lb 13¾oz and the runners up were Ben Arnold and Sam Sampson with 5lb 9oz.

The heaviest flatfish overall was a plaice of 1lb 11oz for Trevor Rooney and the heaviest round a codling of 1lb 14oz for Steve Martin.


THE NOMADS

On Wednesday 18th February the 1st Presidents cup was held, with the winner Tony Kirrage landing two codling and pout for a total weight of 6lb 12oz. Second Paul Christopher with 2lb 11 oz 12 dr and third Graham Lewis with 2lb 10oz 4dr.

The heaviest flat was a plaice of 7oz 4dr for Neil Marshall and the heaviest round a codling of 4lb 10oz for Tony Kirrage.
On Thursday 5th March the 2nd Presidents cup was held with plenty of codling and a club record cod being caught!!

The winner was Gerald Sargeant with 20lb 7oz, including a club record 16lb 5oz cod caught on size 2 hooks!! Second was Paul Christopher with 10lb 2oz 4dr and third Dan Wood with 8lb 9oz. They all caught codling but none anywhere near Geralds excellent fish!! The heaviest flat was a plaice of 8oz 8dr for Martin Payne.

ANDERIDA

On Tuesday 17th February The club match held in Pevensey Bay was won by Darren Mitchell with 3lb 1oz. Second was Malcolm Payne with 2lb 13 ¾ oz and third Harry Spencer with 2lb 8 ¼ oz. The heaviest fish was a codling of 2lb 7¾oz for Darren Mitchell and the biggest flatfish a flounder of 1lb 2 ½ oz for Malcolm Payne.
Darren Mitchell
On Sunday 22nd February the club fished a members only big fish bash!! With cash prizes awarded to the top 4 round fish and top 4 flatfish as well as a combination prize as well. Each member only permitted to weigh in 1 flat and 1 round.  
The biggest flat fish 1st Dan Wood with a plaice of 1lb ¼ oz. 2nd Paul Parsons flounder 14 ¼ oz. 3rd Rod Reynolds Flounder 9oz and 4th Tony Bush plaice 8 ¼ oz. The biggest round 1st Gerald Sargeant codling 3lb 9oz. 2nd Gary Banfield whiting 10 ½ oz. 3rd Martin Payne whiting 7 ½ oz and 4th Tom Jarrett whiting 6 ½ oz.
Combined flat/round 1st Gerald Sargeant 3lb 14 ¼ oz, 2nd Dan Wood 1lb 3oz, 3rd Paul Parsons 1lb 2 ¼ oz and 4th Rod Reynolds 14 ¾ oz.

On Wednesday 4th March on a lovely calm night there were plenty of fish in Pevensey Bay. A number of good size codling were caught as well as whiting, pout, plaice, dab and rockling.
The winner with a codling and whiting and rockling was Glyn Morgan with 5lb 10 ¼ oz. 2nd Keith Bean with 2 codling for 5lb 3oz. 3rd Tim Lane with 3lb oz and 4th Gary Banfield with 3lb 7 ½ oz. The heaviest flatfish was a plaice of 10oz for Gary Banfield and the heaviest round was a codling of 3lb 7oz for Tim Lane.

Tim Lane


THE RAILWAY TAVERN

The fourth round of club matches was held on Sunday 22nd February with 20 anglers fished in hard conditions. The winner was Rob Burns with 1lb 10oz. Second was Paul Christopher with 1lb 8 ½ oz and third Dan Puttick with 1lb 3½oz.

The 5th round was held on Saturday 7th March and the winner was Joe Plumstead with 5lb 12oz, including the biggest fish a codling of 4lb 4oz. 2nd was Peter Fountain with 2lb 4oz and 3rd were A.J. and Dennis Puttick both with 1lb 9oz.


THE OVER FIFTIES

On Tuesday 24th February 20 anglers fished at Normans Bay with Fred Wassell catching some nice fish including the biggest flatfish, a flounder of 1lb 1 ¾ oz for a total weight of 3lb11 ¾ oz. Second was Gerald Sargeant with 2lb 9 ¼ oz including the biggest fish an eel of 1lb 12 ¾ oz. Third was Gary Banfield with 2lb 4oz and fourth Alan Smith with 2lb ½ oz.

The next match was fished on Tuesday 10th March at Whitehorses with Ian Hopper winning with 2lb 5 ¾ oz, including the biggest flatfish, a plaice of 1lb 2oz. Second was Carol Vivian with 2lb 3oz including the biggest round, a 4 ½ oz rockling. Third was Gary Banfield with 1lb 9 ¾ oz and fourth Mike Perfect with 1lb 8oz.

GENERAL

At last !! we are seeing a spring run of codling, with the majority of fish weighing between 2 and 4lb. With the odd exception such as Geralds 16lb cod. The fish are mainly being caught at night, but during the day the plaice are beginning to show along Eastbourne seafront and at Whitehorses.

From the boats out of Sovereign Harbour cod and Pollack are being caught offshore. Codling are also being caught closer to the shoreline.
The presentation of both The Nomads and Anderida club were held recently with a full report to appear in next months edition.




Wednesday 18 March 2015

Anderida Beach Fishing Competition - 6th Match - Weds 18th March 2015


The sixth Anderida Beach Fishing Club competition of 2015 took place on Wednesday 18th March in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK with 19 anglers fishing.

The overall winner was Malcolm Payne (pictured) who had a flounder and a codling in his total weight of 3lb 5oz. The biggest fish caught was a codling of 2lb 3½oz by David Tame (pictured), who also came second on the night.

Pictured also is Kevin Morgan with a dogfish of 1lb 10½oz.

The heaviest flat fish on the night was a 10½oz flounder for Tim Lane.

Malcolm Payne


Results as follows:

1st Malcolm Payne 3lb 4oz
2nd David Tame 2lb 12¼oz
3rd Colin Everest 2lb 5½oz
4th Phil Taylor 2lb ¾oz


Heaviest Round Fish (Cod) David Tame 2lb 3½oz (Pictured)

Heaviest Flat Fish (Flounder) Tim Lane 10½oz

Superpool Winner David Tame (Codling) 2lb 3½oz





    
David Tame                                                             Kevin Morgan

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Anderida Fishing Club Annual Presentation Night - 11th March 2015

Anderida Fishing Club Annual Presentation Night - 11th March 2015

Anderida Beach Fishing Club held its annual presentation night at Ocean View Bakery, Pevensey Bay, on 11th March 2015. 

2014 Trophy Winners


1. Sole Cup Senior       Jim Whippy - 1lb 6¾ oz

2. Sole Cup Junior       Martin Payne - 1lb 2½oz 

3. Bass Cup Senior       Shaun Mitchell - 5lb 7oz

4. Bass Cup Junior       Martin Payne - 1lb 8¼oz

5. Smoothound Cup     Paul Parsons - 4lb 3½oz 

6. Best Round Fish (in Club Comps)  Dennis Puttick (Bass) - 4lb 1oz

7. Best Flat Fish  (in Club Comps)   Jim Whippy (Sole) - 1lb 6¾oz

8. Flounder Cup     Colin Isaacs - 1lb 2¾oz

9. Pairs Cup Winners       Les Glazzard/Jim Whippy 

10. Spring Cup Winner       Shawn Smith/Colin Isaacs - 69 points

11. Dab Trophy       Adrian Darker - 1lb

12. Cod Cup  (biggest recorded in 2013)   Kevin Morgan - 5lb 14oz

13. In Comp Species Cup (winner)  Jim Whippy - 10

14. Junior Species Cup (winner)     Martin Payne - 12

15. Junior Cod Cup   Martin Payne - 5lb 14¾oz

16. Senior Species Cup (winner)  Jim Whippy    15

17. Senior Species Cup (Runner Up)   Ian Hopper   13

18. Junior Beach Champion (winner)  Martin Payne

19. Junior Beach Champion (runner up)    Luke Taylor

20. Plaice Cup       Dan Wood - 1lb 7oz

21. Whiting Cup     John Craig - 1lb12¼oz

22. Best Specimen Fish     Colin Everest   (Rockling) - 7¾oz

Jim Whippy and Les Glazzard - Pairs Cup
23.Beach Championship 3rd       Jim Whippy

24. Beach Championship 2nd     Colin Isaacs

25. Beach Championship (2014 Winner)  Dan Wood

JimWhippy Snr Species Cup
Dan Wood Beach Champ, Martin Payne Jnr Beach Champ






                                          
Shawn Smith - Joint Spring Cup Winner

Dan Wood Beach Champion

2014 Trophy Winners







Tuesday 10 March 2015

Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 10th March 2015

The fifth Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition of 2015 was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK on Tues 10th March.

Heaviest round fish went to  Carol Vivien with  4½oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to Ian Hopper  with 1lb 2oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Ian Hopper - 2lb 5¾oz  (15 points) 
2nd  Carol Vivien -  2lb 3oz  (14 points) 
3rd  Gary Banfield - 1lb 9½oz (13 points) 
4th  Mike Perfect-  1lb 8oz  (12 points)  
5th  Pete Fountain- 1lb 7¾oz (11 points)  
6th Tony Kirrage - 1lb 7o   (10 points)  
6th Gerald Sargeant - 1lb 7oz   (10 points)  
8th  Vernon Vivien -  1lb 6oz  (8 points)                          
9th  Tony Bush  - 1lb 3½oz (7 points)   
10th   Paul Christopher   - 1lb 2½oz (6 points)  
11th  Richard Booker -15½oz (5 points)  
12th  Sam Sampson - 12¾oz (4 points)  
13th  Keith Erridge  - 12oz (3 points)  
14th  Malcolm Payne - 7¼ (2 points)  
15th  Dave Rudland - 6¾oz (1 point)                           
                               

Points awarded so far

Ian Hopper - 105 Points 
Keith Erridge - 87 Points  
Malcolm Payne -  81 points  
Alan Smith - 74 Points
Dave Rudland - 74 Points   
Gerald Sargeant - 81 points 
Vernon Vivian - 78 Points 
Mike Perfect - 71 Points  
Gary Banfield - 70 Points  
Fred Wassell - 54 Points
Paul Christopher - 58 Points  
Iain Smart - 52 Points
Tony Bush - 55 Points  
Tony Kirrage - 58 Points  
Sam Samson - 50 Points  
Carol Vivian - 44 Points 
Les Glazzard - 27 Points
Mick Timms - 25 Points 
Barry Sinden - 18 Points
Trevor Rooney - 16 Points
Terry Taylor - 13 points
Gordon Welfare - 13 Points 
 Norman Message - 9 Points                          
Jeff Burgess  - 8 points
Billy Plumstead - 7 Points
M James - 5 Points
Richard Booker - 5 Points 
Pete Fountain - 14 Points 
Gary Coulson - 1 Point


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.


The Next Comp is on Tuesday 24th March 11.30am - 3.30pm.


Sunday 8 March 2015

Anglers Den 25th Anniversary Open Beach Competition - Sun 8th March 2015

Anglers Den 25th Anniversary Open Beach Competition  - Sun 8th March 2015

The  2015 Anglers Den Open Beach Fishing Competition was held on Sunday 8th March in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK.


The 2015 Open Competition marks a 25th anniversary year for Anglers Den!!




The competition was fished from the central beaches of Pevensey Bay on a beautiful sunny day. There were plenty of fish caught, the main species being plaice.



With a maximum of 75 entries, the match was fully booked over a week before the competition.


Ian Golds


A Zone
1st Chris Clarke 3lb 11½oz
2nd  Ben Arnold  -  3lb 9¼oz
3rd  Richard Cleal  -  2lb 11oz


B Zone
1st  Trevor Rooney  -  3lb 4½oz
2nd  Tony Kirrage  -  2lb 10¾oz 
3rd  Malcolm Payne  -  2lb 3½oz


C Zone
1st  Nick May  -  2lb 6oz
2nd  Ian Golds  -  2lb 2¼oz
3rd  Sam Sampson  -  1lb 15¾oz 





Trevor Rooney








Individual Species
Pout - Ian Hopper  -  4oz
Rockling - Chris Clarke  -  5oz
Plaice - Trevor Rooney  -  1lb 11oz  (Pictured)
Flounder - Ian Golds  -  1lb ¾oz (Pictured)
Best any other -  Steve Martin  -  1lb 14oz


Heaviest Flat Fish 
Trevor Rooney - Plaice - 1lb 11oz

Heaviest Round Fish
Steve Martin  -  Codling - 1lb 14oz




Pairs Winners Chris Clarke and Ian Golds

                                                                           


Pairs Winners

1st   Ian Golds/Chris Clarke
                           - 5lb 13¾oz

2nd   Ben Arnold/Sam Samson
Overall Winner Chris Clarke
                            -  5lb  9oz





Overall Results

1st Chris Clarke  - 3lb11½oz
2nd Ben Arnold  -  3lb 9¼oz
3rd  Trevor Rooney  -  3lb 4½oz
4th  Richard Cleal  -  2lb 11oz
5th  Tony Kirrage  -  2lb 10¾oz 
6th  Nick May  -  2lb 6oz
7th  Joe Plumstead  -  2lb 4½oz
8th   Malcolm Payne  -  2lb 3½oz
9th   Ian Golds  -  2lb 2¼oz
10th  Steve Martin  -  2lb 1oz
11th   Jason Anderson  -  2lb
12th Sam Samson - 1lb 15¾oz 

Friday 6 March 2015

March Shore Caught Plaice - White Horses, Pevensey Bay - 6th March 2015

Martin Elkins caught these two nice plaice at White Horses, Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK . They weighed 1lb 8½oz and 1lb 5½oz.

Codling are being caught off the beaches at the moment at night along this stretch, and plaice being caught during the day.



See the Anglers Den Sussex website for details of shore fishing marks, along the Sussex Coast, from below Eastbourne's Beachy Head, past Langney Point through Pevensey Bay to Cooden, near Bexhill-On-Sea.   Click here for Fishing Mark Information

The beach along this stretch varies dramatically from the shingle beaches towards the east at Cooden, with shallow flats exposed at low water, contrasting with the cliffs at Beachy Head and the rock Marks towards the west.

Fishing Mark information advises what seasonal fish species to target, and of fishing tactics, tackle and bait.

Thursday 5 March 2015

16lb Shore Caught Cod - Langney Point Eastbourne - 5th March 2015



Its that man again!! Gerald Seargeant fishing a Nomads Beach Competition on Thursday 5th March at Langney Point, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK, caught this fantastic 16lb 1oz cod. He also caught 2 other codling in his bag weight, winning the match easily.

Reports suggest that there were about 20 codling weighed in, so we really are in the middle of a spring cod run.

This fish was also a new Anderida Beach Fishing Club record, breaking the previous club record by 2lb. We believe it also breaks the Nomads club record.


See the Anglers Den Sussex website for details of shore fishing marks, along the Sussex Coast, from below Eastbourne's Beachy Head, past Langney Point through Pevensey Bay to Cooden, near Bexhill-On-Sea.   Click here for Fishing Mark Information

The beach along this stretch varies dramatically from the shingle beaches towards the east at Cooden, with shallow flats exposed at low water, contrasting with the cliffs at Beachy Head and the rock Marks towards the west.

Fishing Mark information advises what seasonal fish species to target, and of fishing tactics, tackle and bait.

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Anderida Beach Fishing Competition - 5th Match - Spring Run of Codling in Pevensey Bay - Weds 4th March 2015

Spring Run of Codling in Pevensey Bay

The fifth Anderida Beach Fishing Club competition of 2015 took place on Wednesday 4th March in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK with 20 anglers fishing.

On a moonlit night, with a flat calm sea, anglers were surprised at the number of good-sized codling  caught from the shore. The largest cod at 3lb 7oz was caught by Tim Lane. Other species caught included whiting, pout, plaice, dab and rockling.

The winner of the comp was Glyn Morgan of Anglers Den with a bag including a codling, whiting, pout and ling.

Glyn Morgan


Results as follows:


1st Glyn Morgan  5lb 10¼oz

2nd Keith Bean  5lb 3oz

3rd Tim Lane 3lb 12oz

4th Gary Banfield 3lb 7½oz

Tim Lane





Heaviest round fish - Tim Lane (Cod)   3lb 7oz

Heaviest flat fish - Gary Banfield  (Plaice) 10oz

Superpool - Tim Lane (Cod)   3lb 7oz

Keith Bean, Glyn Morgan, Malcolm Payne,Tim Lane, Gary Banfield