Sayers and Turnbull lead the way in Whitby Sea Angling Association League matches
New member Dave Sayers and Davey Turnbull were the top anglers in the WSAA League matches over the past week.
On Wednesday we fished a mirror flat sea, all ebb three-hour evening match.
SSWesterly winds were gusting 30+mph by match end.
Just four seniors, and two juniors had a very meagre weigh-in, 10 rocklings, a codling and a flounder for 4 lb 10 oz, giving a 6 oz Av fish.
A reflection on the poor sea state, a good blow is desperately needed.
Man of the Match was Dave Sayers, Skinningrove, with five rocklings 1 lb 14½ oz.
Heaviest Fish, 14 oz, a codling fell to Dave Ward, Guisborough.
This is laying claim to the presentation night Wooden Spoon for Lightest Fish to Win Heaviest Fish of the night.
Sunday saw a welcome break in the weather, a cold snap, NEasterly winds 10°C, and some welcome close to shore Northerly swell 2-3ft for the all-flood four-hour evening match.
Minimal cloud cover, and a chance for some star gazing to pass the time!
Swell sets were irregular, no strength to keep-up with the flood, leading to periods of calm.
The colour had completely dropped-out. Weed was both evident on the shoreline and in the surf.
Bites were very few and far between, reflected in the poor weigh-in for a 4hr match
Of the 16 seniors and 3 juniors, 11 seniors had a weigh-in - eight codlings, seven rocklings, two flounders and one 1 billet for just 21 lb 2 oz.
Man of the Match was Davey Turnbull, Darlington, with two codlings 5 lb 9½ oz which included Heaviest Fish of the night 2 lb 14 oz.
Leaderboard
1st - Peter Horbury - 7 fish 12 lb 2½ oz
2nd - Brian Harland - 12 fish 11 lb 12½ oz
3rd - Dan Middlemas - 11 fish 11 lb 10 oz
4th - Dave Perrett - 10 fish 11 lb 4 oz
5th - Dave Hambley - 5 fish 10 lb 7 oz.