PENN SEA LEAGUE

The latest results from Britain’s biggest event for shore match anglers

Match fishing’s back.

REMINDER

Penn Sea League entries will only be accepted from the match organiser or officials of the club concerned. If results are not returned to Sea Angler within a month of the event, the event will be declared void for Penn points..

LATEST MATCHES EAST ANGLIAN TEAMS OF FIVE & OPEN ShingleStreetandEastLane,Suffolk,63anglers

Six fish for 360 points, worth 7-8-0, secured top spot for Kevin Eley, fishing for the Bennett’s Roofing team, at peg 37 in zone C.

Second was Ian Bowell, Breakaway, at peg 56 in zone D, with one ray for 350pts (7-4-11), with Robert Austin, World of Fish, catching four fish for 270pts (5-10-0) at peg 64 in zone E to take third place.

■ Result: 1 Kevin Eley, Bennett’s Roofing, 6 fish, 360, 7-8-0, (6pts); 2 Ian Bowell, Breakaway, 1, 350, 7-4-11 (5); 3 Robert Austin, World of Fish, 4, 270, 5-10-0 (4). Zones – Adie Cooper, Anyfish Asso, 4, 58pts, 1-3-5 & Karl Nangle, Anyfish Asso, 4, 174, 3-10-0 (both 2).

NORTH NORFOLK NATIONAL SEA LEAGUE RND 4 & OPEN, Salthouse, Norfolk, 31 anglers

A good lump on the sea with a stiff northerly wind did not encourage the fish to show for some but a few quality specimens were recorded including a codling..

The top three all came from zone A, where Mike Watts, of North Norfolk Lads, won the match from peg 1 with eight fish (three bass, three whiting and a dogfish) for 226 points, worth 4-11-0. His last cast 35cm bass made all the difference.

Second was Adrian Bordianu, of Team Manik, with six fish (three whiting, a dogfish, bass and rockling) for 209pts and 4-6-0 from peg 4. Adrian’s 60cm dogfish (1lb 12oz) was the event’s heaviest fish. In third was Mike Topping, fishing for Gorleston Tackle, who from peg 3 caught six fish (three bass and three whiting) for 169pts worth 3-8-0.

In the league event, the day’s winners were Team Manik.

■ Result: 1 Mike Watts, North Norfolk Lads, 8 fish, 226pts, 4-11-0 (3pts); 2 Adrian Bordianu, Team Manik, 6, 209, 4-6-0 (2); 3 Mike Topping, Gorleston Tackle, 6, 169, 3-8-0 (1). Zones – Kevin Green, North Norfolk Lads, 6, 140; Marian Spirea, Team Manik, 2, 54; Richard Hipperson, Team Manik, 4, 40 & George Smith, individual/ Grimsby, 7, 114.

PRINCES PARADE OPEN Hythe, Kent, 23 anglers

A mixed bag of 18 fish, consisting of a 37cm bass, along with dabs, dogfish and whiting, for 399 points earned first place for Saul Page, of Deal, with Nathan Elliott, of Dover, taking second with 12 fish for 372 points.

■ Result: 1 Saul Page, Deal, 18 fish, 399pts (2pts); 2 Nathan Elliott, Dover, 12, 372 (1);

3 Brett Cotter, Deal, 8, 209.

SANDWICH BAY OPEN Deal, Kent, 24 anglers

Winner of the £200 first prize was England international Saul Page, from Deal, who, from peg 27, caught 14 whiting and six dogfish for 559 points.

Runner-up in the match fished low water up was Nathan Elliott, from Dover, with 21 fish, consisting of three dogfish and a mixture of whiting, dabs and pouting. Third went to Ben Arnold, of Worthing, with nine whiting and four dogfish for 390 points.

■ Result: 1 Saul Page, Deal, 20 fish, 559pts (2pts); 2 Nathan Elliott, Dover, 21, 485 (1); 3 Ben Arnold, Worthing, 13 fish, 390.

SAMALITE CHESIL LEAGUE RND 7 & OPEN Abbotsbury, Dorset, 33 anglers

While it was great to be back on the beach after lockdown restrictions were eased to allow match fishing, the angling proved a struggle with 24 of the 33 anglers catching sizeable fish.

With fishing from 7pm until midnight, the competitors caught dogfish, smoothhounds, whiting, plaice, pouting, conger eels, soles and grey gurnards.

Winner was Ben Bradstock, of Honiton, with a 2lb 1oz smoothhound and four dogfish for 7-10-0 from zone A. Second went to Russ Preston, of Bristol, who was in the same zone where he caught three dogfish, three pouting and a plaice for 6-3-8. Third went to zone A winner James Lane, of Weymouth, with four dogfish, the best being the event’s heaviest fish of 2lb 1oz 8dr, for a 5-13-8 total.

Half an ounce behind was Ian Dancey with four dogfish for 5-13-0, followed by James Madson with a similar catch for 5-12-0.

■ Result: 1 Ben Bradstock, Honiton 5 fish, 7-10-0 (3pts); 2 Russ Preston, Bristol 7, 6-3-8 (2); 3 James Lane, Weymouth, 4, 5-13-8 (1).

SAMALITE CHESIL LEAGUE RND 8 & OPEN West Bexington, Dorset, 33 anglers

In the last round of this disrupted 2020 match series, 20 of the competitors weighed in a total of 44 plaice and six grey gurnards.

Zone B produced the top three. Winner was Jacob Culver with five plaice for 4-1-2, including the event’s heaviest fish of 1lb 15oz. Second was Jason Brown with six for 4-7-0 and Anthony Davies with five for 4-4-8.

Zone A winner was Mike Taylor with three plaice for 2-6-0.

■ Result: 1 Jacob Culver, Bridport, 5 fish, 4-12-0, including heaviest fish, 1-15-0 plaice (3); 2 Jason Brown, Bridgwater, 6, 4-7-0 (2); 3 Anthony Davies, Southampton, 5, 4-4-8 (1).

OTHER RESULTS

Kent Flounder League rnd 4, Allhallows, Kent, 37 anglers: 1 Mark Cousens, Bearsted, 197cm (3pts); 2 Ian Reynolds, South Benfleet, 190cm (2); 3 Lewis Clark, Rochford, 182cm (1).

North Norfolk National Sea League rnd 5 & open, Kelling, Norfolk, 26 anglers:

1 Mike Topping, Gorleston Tackle, 22 fish, 373pts, 7-12-0 (2pts); 2 Mike Watts, North Norfolk Lads, 29, 369, 7-11-0 (1); 3 Henry Randell, Big Catch Tackle, 25, 317, 6-9-11.

Zones – Paul Marshall, Big Catch Tackle, 17, 244, 5-1-5; Dave Wright, North Norfolk Lads, 9, 210, 4-6-0 & Alan Doy, Gorleston Tackle, 18, 249, 5-3-0.

Please note that some fixtures may be postponed or changed due to Covid-19 regulations in various parts of the UK.

MAY

• 2: Reel Fun League rnd 3 & open, Littleton upon Severn, 10am-2pm, pegged, one rod, three hooks,

£15 entry, book and pay in advance only, Steve at Reel Fun 01275 848652.

• 8: Reel Fun open, Littleton upon Severn, 4.30pm-8.30pm, pegged, one rod, three hooks, £50 league entry, £15 entry, book and pay in advance only, Steve at Reel Fun 01275 848652.

• 8: Chesil League rnd 8 & open, West Bexington, 2pm-7pm, booking is essential, Dave Lane 07977 132951.

• 9: Welsh FSA East Region Shore League & open, St Brides, Ivor Smith 07854 829590.

• 9: Herne Bay open, 10am-3pm, £30 all-in, catch & release, book in from 6.30am8.30am at main seafront car park, Mark Rogers 07770 973062

• 9: Holt SAC West Norfolk Challenge rnd 1, King’s Lynn, Mike 07858 758669 or Tony 07780 793141, thomasamt@btinternet.com

• 9: East Anglian Teams of Five open, Kelling, Rob Tuck 07855 848967.

• 16: Reel Fun open, Littleton upon Severn, 8.45am-12.45pm, pegged, one rod, three hooks, £15 entry, book and pay in advance only, Steve at Reel Fun 01275 848652.

• 22: Dyfed Match Anglers open, Amroth, match times on Facebook page, pegged, measure and release 15cm, longest bag, Ben Edwards 07854 272739.

• 22-23: Holt SAC North Norfolk Bass Festival, Cley, Kelling & Salthouse, length to weight conversion, Mike 07858 758669 or Tony 07780 793141.

• 29: Chesil League rnd 1 & open, Abbotsbury, 6pm-11pm, best six matches from eight, booking essential, Dave 07977 132951.

JUNE

• 5: Southern League rnd 4 of 12 & open, venue tbc, 7pm-midnight, pegged, measure & return, £15 match entry, £5 pools, league £25, booking ends one hour before start, Darren 07919 073232, Mike 07983 579596, Ian 07736 004714 or Ant 07775 691916.

• 5: East Anglian Teams of Five open, Dirty Wall, Aldeburgh, Rob Tuck 07855 848967.

• 5-6: Tyne two-day summer open, River Tyne, 9am-1pm Sat, 10am-2pm Sun, 20cm minimum size limit, pay in advance only, Neil 07814 601879 or Gav 07956 180689.

• 6: Welsh FSA East Region Shore League open, Ogmore and Porthcawl, Steve Chadwick 07777 689289.

• 6: Dyfed Match Anglers open, Pendine, times on Facebook, pegged, measure and release 15cm, longest bag, Ben Edwards 07854 272739.

• 6: Holt SAC West Norfolk Challenge rnd 2, King’s Lynn, Mike 07858 758669 or Tony 07780 793141, thomasamt@btinternet.com

• 12: Southern League rnd 5 of 12 & open, venue tbc, 7pm-midnight, pegged, measure & return, £15 match entry, £5 pools, league £25, booking ends one hour before start, Darren 07919 073232, Mike 07983 579596, Ian 07736 004714 or Ant 07775 691916.

12-13: Mull of Galloway Sea Angling Festival tope event (boat), Drummore, 9am-5pm Sat, 9am-4pm Sunday, limited numbers, book online: https://docs.google. com/.../1FAIpQLSc6j.../viewform Fixtures should be submitted by match organisers only and must include full details and a contact telephone number. Emails will be acknowledged. Email events at least eight weeks in advance of the fixture to sa.ed@kelsey.co.uk