Wirral Sea Anglers

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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 and the chart below for the full set of results. Thank you to everyone who took part!

Click HERE if you wish to see your points awarded from this and previous years.

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.

Click HERE to see your points awarded from matches so far this year and on the relevant year for previous results.

Blue Bridge 31/08/25

This match was based on the total bag length, made up of each angler’s longest five fish. Up to two eel could contribute to this total, measuring either 30cm or 50cm, but they did not count in the longest or shortest fish categories.

Fish were caught from the start and throughout, with some good-sized flounder making an appearance. Eel also added to the catches, but not in the numbers expected. Despite a recent match on this venue producing good numbers of bass, only two were recorded this time. There were varying degrees of success: while some anglers failed to record any fish, others managed good bags to build their totals.

After the results were checked and verified, the winner was Phil Ord, whose best five fish accumulated a total of 161cm. Bill Lindfield took second place, with Steve Bonner in third. The longest fish prize went to John Wood for a flounder of 43cm. There was a three-way tie for the shortest fish, with Paul Bonner, Phil Simpson, and Roy Watterson all recording 14cm flounder.

Thank you to all who took part.

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

Thank you to all who took part.