TIGHT LINES
Latest news and views from the Welsh angling scene
GARRY Evans Seamster and Penn points events are coming thick and fast in the next two months.
The WFSA open takes place on 7th September at Aberavon and the SWSA open on Cardiff foreshore on 22nd September.
The penultimate leg of the WFSA East region Shore League is on the 29th September at Sully, the Penarth Open on the 6th October followed up with the Barry Angling Festival on the 13th October, incorporating the 40th anniversary of the Garry Evans Seamaster final at Cold Knap, Porthkerry & Fontagary.
Further details will be available in the column in the coming weeks.
Leading up to a busy two months on the major competition scene, specimen hunter anglers have been out in force this week with some excellent species of fish being caught throughout South and West Wales.
Barry-based angler Gareth Griffiths, renowned for catching tope from the shore, travelled to the St David’s area of West Wales with his son Steen.
Yet again, he found his target species with a personal best tope of 55lb.
Eight-year-old Steen also achieved a personal best pouting of 2lb, a fish that has been on the decline over the years.
Large Dover sole up to 3lb have also been caught at the other end of the Channel in the Severn Bridge area.
Newport SAC’s match this week turned out to be a mixed affair at Goldcliff with Christian Tanner romping home with 8.58kgs of fish including a 5kg thornback ray and two conger eels.
Way behind in second place was Robert Davis with a single ray for 2.40kgs.
Third spot went to Rob Chapman with a single conger eel for 1.90kg.
This week’s match is being fished at St Brides. Booking in is at the Peterstone lakes from 6.30am. Fishing 7.30am until 11.30am.
Seaview Lads SAC travelled to Ogmore and Southerndown where Ada Harris took top spot with 24lb 2ozs consisting of two smooth hounds and a small eyed ray.
A close second was Micky Langford with 18lb5ozs made up of a single hound and two small eyed-rays.
Third place went to Dan Crump 13lb8oz with a thornback ray and a hound.
This week’s match is a low water rover, booking in at 11:30am at the Romilly park fishing until 6.30pm then back to the weigh-in at the West End club by 7.30pm.
Gwent SAC fished a roving match with Mike Mather taking the honours with a single Smoothhound and dogfish for 4.30kgs.
Second spot went to Neal Evans with two dogfish and two pouting for 1.98kgs.
Third was Neil Owen with a wrasse and a goby for 0.21kgs.
This week’s match is at Marcross with fishing 12.30pm until 5.30 pm.
Yaklife took advantage of the good weather this weekend and paddled out from Sully where the fish were feeding big style.
From the off their rods were bending with various summer species including bull huss, conger eels and three different species of ray and, of course, the usual barrage of dog fish.
Caerau SAC hold their monthly match this Saturday evening at Cold Knap and Porthkerry.
Booking starts at the Ship Hotel in Barry by 5.00pm Fishing times are 6.00pm until 11.00pm then back at the ship by 11.30pm.
South Wales Sea Anglers (SWSA) try once more to fish the popular hot spot at Morfa beach this coming Sunday after being blown off two weeks previously.
There are high expectations for this match as the beach has been throwing out large numbers of Smooth Hound throughout the summer.
Booking in takes place at Kenfig Nature Reserve car park CF33 4PT at 10.30am.
Fishing commences at Mid-day and finishes at 5pm.
The walk to the mark is not for the faint hearted as it is a two to three mile walk to get the best part of the beach.
Plenty of drinking water is advised.