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Kinglake 07/12/25
Our final match of the year was the Christmas non-point-scoring event, which - as tradition dictates - is based on bag length, along with a host of other pool prizes.
It was certainly a day of mixed fortunes. Some anglers managed to amass impressive totals, while others, even on adjacent pegs, struggled to find the fish.
Despite this, all anglers recorded fish. Apart from a few larger specimens, the majority caught were averaging in the mid-twenties. The winner on the day was Jim Morris with a total of 487 cm. Paul Bonner finished second with 350 cm, and Dave Evans was third with 351 cm (results in continental style).
See the table below for a full roundup of all the results and pool prizes.
As always at this time, a big thank-you to everyone who has supported the club throughout the year.
This years league winner was Phil Ord who was presented with the shield for 2025.
Our New Year campaign begins on 2 January with the Memorial Cup (Pairs) match.
Bag length competition with longest round, longest flat, shortest, most species and pairs.
22 anglers = £330. Pay out 1st - 6th, longest round, longest flat, shortest, most species and pairs = £330.
Drawn pairs based on shortest fish caught.
Species caught, whiting, dab, flounder, rockling and dogfish.
Tobin Street 23/11/25
The format for our final league encounter of the year was bag length made up of each angler’s best five fish.
Within minutes of the start, fish were being caught, with bass, flounder, and coalfish showing, along with the customary dab and whiting. As the match progressed, and as forecast, whiting became the dominant species. Despite hopes for dogfish or other larger species to help boost total lengths, none showed, and it became clear that the winning totals would be close.
After the final measurements were applied, the above was justified with only a few centimetres seperating the top three. The winner was Gary Ritson, who accumulated a length of 148 cm. Martin Bleasdale took second place with 146 cm, while Mike Watterson’s 145 cm earned him third.
The pools on this occasion were awarded to the anglers with the first and second longest flatfish, going to Gary and Graham Lea respectively, and the shortest fish prize went to Yury Kazlouski.
With the points added to the table, the final standings for 2025 were confirmed and can be viewed on the League Table page. Thank you to all who have taken part in this friendly but competitive league.
Colombus Quay 26/10/25
Columbus Quay played host to our penultimate league match of 2025, where the format was total bag length, made up from each angler’s best three fish. However, only one dogfish and/or one ray could contribute to the total.
There was an abundance of dogfish, but with no rays being recorded it was clear that other sizeable species would be needed to bolster bag lengths. Strap conger and flounder proved valuable in determining the top places, while the ever-faithful shoals of whiting ensured that the vast majority of anglers reached the set target.
After the cards were checked, the winner was Mark Allanson, achieving 144 cm from a dogfish, strap conger, and whiting. Dave Evans finished second with 130 cm, and Phil Ord took third place with 120 cm.
Mark also had the longest fish, a dog of 61 cm, whilst Dave and guest angler James Kelly both had the shortest fish at 14 cm.
See the League Table for current standings. Thank you to everyone who took part!
Vale Park 05/10/25
With the autumn invasion of whiting underway, there was certainly no shortage of fish at this venue. However, as this encounter was a species match, in reality only one whiting was needed per angler—meaning the difficult part was going to be finding other species.
With an array of baits and tactics being deployed, some of the anglers were able to land additional species, and at the conclusion of the match, Yuri Kazlouski came out on top with four species which, including the bonus points, gave him a winning length of 187 cm. Graham Lea came second with three species for 152 cm, and in third place was Phil Ord who amassed 151 cm also from three species.
With a dogfish of 59 cm Graham also had the longest fish. Paul Bonner caught only whiting, but among his bag of fish was one of 13 cm to earn him the smallest fish.
Current league standings can be seen on the Points Table. Thank you to all who took part.
The Gun 07/09/25
Based on bag length, calculated from each angler’s longest three fish, with the addition of two zones and the seasonal shift from summer to winter fishing, this was always set to be an interesting encounter.
On the day, an abundance of species were recorded across all the anglers. Some produced good bags of fish, while others unfortunately failed to catch. Strap conger, dogfish, and silver eel all contributed to the overall lengths, alongside the usual Mersey fare.
After checking the cards, Phil Ord (zone B) emerged as the winner. A last cast silver eel helping him achieve a total of 130cm from his longest 3 fish. Mike Flanagan (zone A) secured second having 122cm. Paul Bonner (zone B) was third and Jim Morris (zone A) fourth. Phil and Mike also shared the longest flat fish category, both having a fish of 39cm. Amongst Jim Morris's catch was a whiting of 12cm to give him the shortest fish.
The current league standings can be seen on the Points Table. Thank you to all who took part.