Wirral Sea Anglers

forthcoming match dates

Sunday 31st August - Blue Bridge

Our next match is on Sunday 31st August at the Blue Bridge. Meet by 2 pm, fishing 3 pm until 7 pm.

Format on this occasion is total bag length made up from, and up to each anglers longest 5 fish added together. Up to 2 eels can contribute to this, the remainder made up from any other species, or from 5 fish that does not include eel. No size limits, measure all fish except eel which will be classed as 30 or 50 cm. Sea trout do not count. Longest / shortest category will not include eel.

Following matches

Sunday 7th September, The Gun Fishing 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.

Sunday 5th October, Vale Park. Fishing 8 pm - midnight.

Sunday 26th October, Coburg Dock. Fishing 10:30 am - 2:30 pm.

Sunday 23rd November, Town Hall Steps. Fishing 10 am - 2 pm.

Format and meeting times / places on all above tba.

latest match reports

Kinglake 27/07/25

It was decided on this occasion to run the encounter as a total-length match with no size limits, allowing anything and everything to count towards each angler’s total bag length.

While the fishing wasn’t spectacular, enough species were caught to make for an interesting match. Although, once again - apart from several exceptions - it was mainly small fish that influenced the results.

With fish being landed consistently throughout the event, it was, as ever, a wait until the conclusion before the winners could be confirmed.

That said, and with the cards checked, it was Dave Evans who emerged as the clear winner with a total of 305 cm. In second place was guest angler Joe Perry having 209 cm, whilst third place went to Peter James with 206 cm.

Phil’s bag included a smooth hound of 54 cm, earning him the longest fish, while a 10 cm whiting gave Nigel Conlon the shortest.

Remaining results and payout are in the chart below. (Placings based on continental system due to having 2 zones.) Updated league placings can be seen on the Points Table. Thank you to all who took part.

Tobin Street 29/06/25

The fishing started well, with several anglers recording fish within the first 30 minutes, offering optimism for a good session.

However, after an initial period of activity, the fishing petered out, and despite the best efforts of all concerned, the match became a real scratchy affair, culminating in over half of the anglers failing to record any fish.

Based on points awarded for different species of fish, plus bonus points for additional species, a check of the cards at the conclusion brought out the winners.

In first place was Dave Ostler, and with a 47cm ray amongst his catch he also took the longest fish. Steve Bonner was second plus, he had the shortest fish. Bill Lindfield, at his first outing for eighteen months took third place. See the points table for current league positions.

Thank you to all who took part.

Vale Park 25/05/25

This match was based on bag length, made up from each angler’s best different species of fish added together. Therefore, the more species caught, the better the chance of a placing — and the final result reflected this.

However, the fishing was generally well below expectations, both in quality and quantity. Several anglers failed to record any fish, while the majority registered only one or two, with flounder being the dominant species.

At the conclusion, the winner was Phil Ord, having four species totalling 124 cm. Second place went to Simon Colman, whose ray and best flounder accumulated a length of 96 cm. Mark Roberts had just one fish, but being a smoothhound of 81 cm, it was enough for 3rd place and also earned him the longest fish. Gary Ritson recorded the shortest fish with a flounder of 17 cm.

See the Points Table for current Clubman League standings.

Thank you to all who participated.

The Gun 25/04/25

This match was scored by combining each angler’s best flat fish and best round fish, with the combined total taking precedence over the length of a single fish.

Recent reports from the venue suggested that, while there was a relative abundance of flat fish, round fish were in short supply. Therefore, the key to success on this occasion would be to target a round fish to accompany a “decent” flounder or plaice.

Fish were caught from the outset and throughout the match, although not in the numbers usually associated with this time of year. As always, catches varied along the match stretch, but it soon became evident that round fish were not as elusive as predicted. With small whiting and rockling dominating this category, it was clear that a dogfish or eel would be crucial to securing victory — a theory confirmed by the final result.

Martin Bleasdale emerged as the winner, accumulating 84 cm from his dogfish and flounder combination. Steve Moffat finished second with 52 cm, while Roy Watterson took third with 80 cm.

(Results were recorded continental-style from two zones.)