Angling: Top prize is Owen's after big Open win; SEA.Byline: ALAN CHARLTON GAVIN Owen made the most of the summer-like conditions in the Newbiggin Open when, fishing at Beadnell, he landed five wrasse wrasse (răs), common name for a member of the large family Labridae, brilliantly colored fishes found among rocks and kelp in tropical seas. and a cod for a weight of 13lb 15oz 2drams to take the first prize of pounds 1,000. John Ord fished at the Beacons to take second place with three cod for 8-14-10. It was a close call for the heaviest fish with Andrew Hooper just taking it with a cod of 6lb 8oz 6 drams taken at St Mary's, ahead of Aaron Brown with a cod of 6-2-4-taken at Newton. What a day it was for junior angler Cory Robinson who not only took the junior section, his cod of 5-9-12 taken at Lynemouth was also the third heaviest fish. Mathew Holdroyd was second with a turbot turbot: see flatfish. turbot Species (Scophthalmus maximus, family Scophthalmidae or Bothidae) of broad-bodied European flatfish, a highly valued food fish. It lives along sand and gravel shores. , the heaviest fallfish at 1-8-4, and two flounders for 2-4-12. It's a pity Alan Norman didn't enter the event as he won Tynemouth's match with a cod of 6-10-0 taken from Whitley pipe. Durham beaches and piers have given mixed species during the calm conditions. Eddie Usher took three bass to 3-8-0 from Hendon, John Baxter won East End & Hendon's match with a Pollock of 2-11-0 while Paul Blair took a plaice plaice: see flatfish. plaice Commercially valuable European flatfish (Pleuronectes platessa). At most 36 in. (90 cm) long, the plaice normally has both eyes on the right side of the head and four to seven bony bumps near its eyes. of 1-10-0 and Andy Boagey a turbot of 1-10-0 from Hartlepool, the best bait being ragworm. There were plenty of whiting and codling in the Tyne as well. Tony Taylor took 20 whiting and a cod to win Tynemouth's retired members match with 11-10-0. Steve Elliott won Cleadon's match with 11 cod for 12-6-0 from the Walkway, Billy Lea taking the heaviest, a cod of 8lb 14oz from the Wherry. The calm conditions enabled the boats to get a good way off, Jimmy Cassidy taking ling of 25lb and 19lb - the best of 50 fish taken aboard JFK. Ian Houghton took one of 22lb the next day. At Amble amble a slower, non-racing version of pace gait in horses. broken amble has many characteristics of the amble but there are four beats to the gait with each foot contacting the ground independently. Called also single-foot. , Sean Bell took one of 24lb from Warlord, while Walter Turnbull fishing aboard Charlotte off St Abbs took Pollock to 8-8-0 on light tackle. As the sea roughened, some decent catches have been taken. Gary Kislingbury, Craig Fuller and John Douglas fished Lynemouth over high water taking nine cod - the best of 5-8-0 taken by Craig and a bass of 2-8-0. Some decent flounders are now in the Wear and Paul Hossack won Eastenders match at the Timber Beach with one of 1-13-0 Congratulations to Cramlington and Cono Flex team member Alec Harvey on winning the Guernsey Championships fished over two days on the Island of Herme. Alec won with 49 wrasse, taken on Sea Bait ragworm, four garfish garfish: see gar; needlefish. , and mackerel, amassing 460pts. |
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