Junior

Junior Section Organiser, Kev Jones.
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Junior Summer League 2011

Match 5 - Tan Lan - 29/10/11

4 juniors fished the fifth and final leg of CBVSACs junior summer league at Tan Lan.

The rain started as soon as we got out of the cars and by the time we had set up to the right of the Arches it was pouring!

The fish were there from the start, with Jack and Dan Peters fighting it out for second place in the league, both had a couple of fish on the card within the first half hour and soon everyone was catching, until the last hour when the water became too shallow as the tide flooded.

Tom Jones won the match with 2 Whiting, 4 Dogfish and a Codling for 316cm.
Jack Peters was second with 3 Dogs and 2 Whiting for 213cm.
Hannah Elmer took third place with 2 Dogs and a Whiting for 152cm.
Dan Peters was fourth with a Whiting, a Rockling and a Dogfish for 99cm.

Thanks to Joker for supplying the sandeel and ragworm for the kids to use and the tackle for the goodie bags at the end of the night. Much appreciated Joe!

The final league table is as follows.
1. Tom Jones 74 points 915cms.
2. Jack Peters 53 points 528cms.
3. Dan Peters 51 points 414cms.
4. Stephen Higginson 36 points 315cms.
5. Hannah Elmer 31 points 342cms.
6. Tom Davies 15 points 68cms.
7. Hannah Davies 5 points 0cms.

Thanks to everyone who has fished and of course to Joe for supplying the great bait that has caught some fantastic fish this year, as well as plenty of prizes to keep the competitors enthusiastic.

I will pick a couple of dates for a Winter league and will let you all know them by Christmas. The matches will be fishing from the car at high water ( probably Colwyn prom for Rockling ) I will fit them around the shore section so watch this space.

Match 4 - Foryd - 4/9/11

Five juniors fished the fourth leg of Colwyn Bay Victoria sea angling clubs junior summer league.

The match was fished over high water at Rhyls Foryd harbour, with Flounders and Eels being the target species. We had plenty of peelers provided free of charge by our junior league sponsor, Joe from Jokers tackle in Colwyn Bay, and the kids were full of enthusiasm as the first casts were sent out at 2pm.

The fish soon made an appearance, with Flounders starting to come in within the first couple of casts.

Jack went into an early lead with fish of 39cms and 32cms in consecutive casts.

Some small Eels were also caught over slack water, 2 by Dan to take him into the lead, but as soon as the tide started ebbing, the Flounders were back, with Tom managing to find five in the last half of the match, including a double header.

Tom Jones was the winner of the match with 7 Flounders for a total length of 239cms.

Dan Peters was second with 2 Eels and 2 Flounders for 134cms and his brother Jack was third with 3 Flounders for 103cms.

Stephen Higginson was fourth with 2 Flounders and an Eel for 94cms.

Hannah Elmer was fifth after unfortunately failing to catch anything but crabs.

The league table going into the final match looks like this.
1. Tom Jones 59 points 599cms.
2. Dan Peters 39 points 315cms.
= Jack Peters 39 points 315cms.
4. Stephen Higginson 36 points 315cms.
5. Hannah Elmer 18 points 190cms.
6. Tom Davies 15 points 68cms.
7. Hannah Davies 5 points 0cms.

The final match of the Summer league will be at Tan Lan on Saturday 29/10/11 fishing from 18-30 until 21-30. Booking in at the Arches at 18-00.

Match 3 - Splash Point - 16/7/11

Only 2 juniors fished the third leg of the Summer league at Splash Point.

Conditions looked great for Bass, and with some Lug and Rag off Joker as well as plenty of lug available to dig fresh on a decent tide, i was confident we would see one.

We fished an hour down and 2 hours up, but fish were hard to come by.

Mehmet managed a Bass on the ebb next to Tom and more rods were coming down to fish the flood when Tom had a good bite.

He reeled in and i was a little surprised to see a half decent eel come through the surf rather than a schoolie. Never mind, Eels are longer.
It was measured at 60cms and weighed at just under 1lb before being released.

Spurred on by this, both juniors continued to fish hard as the sun set.

Unfortunately, no more fish were landed and so Tom took the honours, 15 points and £10 top prize, as well as a goody bag from Jokers for top spot.
Stephen got £5 and a goodie bag from Jokers for his second place but only 5 points as he failed to catch.

The next junior match is at the Foryd on Sunday 4/9/11 fishing 14-00 until 17-00.

Match 2 - Benarth - 12/6/11

Seven juniors fished the second leg of CBVSACs Junior summer league earlier today.

Welcome to new members Hannah Elmer and Hannah Davies who along with the 5 regulars endured wet conditions at Benarth.

Fishing was frantic from the off, with Eels, some fine specimen Flounders and a couple of small Codling being measured and weighed before being released, all falling to the crab provided free of charge from Joe in Jokers tackle, Colwyn Bay. Ta Joe!

Terry was kept so busy on the measure and scales that he didn’t even have time to set a rod up for himself! I was again bunking off due to work commitments so thanks Dad!

Still buzzing from his appearance on the young rods page of this months Sea Angler, Tom Jones took the honours today with a bag of 5 Flounders and 2 Eels for a total length of 240cms.

Stephen Higginson was just behind him with a Flounder, 4 Eels and a Codling for 221cms, and on her debut, Hannah Elmer took third spot with 6 Flounders and an Eel for 190cms.

Dan Peters had 3 Flounders for 147cms, closely followed by big brother Jack who had 3 Flounders and a Codling for 141cms.

Tom Davies had a Flounder and an Eel for 68cms and his little sister Hannah didn’t manage to catch but still enjoyed her first trip out.

All of the kids received some bits and bobs from Jokers as well as the usual cash prizes for the top 3.

4 Flounders over specimen weight were caught, with the best of 2-0-4 falling to Jack Peters. His brother Dan had 2 at 1-12-12 and 1-10-8, and Tom Jones had one of 1-10-12.

The next junior match is at Rhyl ( Splash Point ) on 17/7/11 fishing from 18-30 until 21-30.

Match 1 - Deganwy - 8/5/11

5 juniors fished the first match of CBVSACs Junior summer league at Deganwy.

A couple of blustery showers interrupted the sunny conditions and with a bucket of free crab provided by our sponsor Joe at Jokers tackle of Colwyn Bay, for the kids to use, we hoped for a busy day.

Things remained quiet for the first hour, then Jack Peters was first in with a good Flounder of 40cms and weighing 1-10-12lbs.

His brother Dan was almost immediately in too with a smaller fish of 34cms.

Thomas Jones caught 2 Flounders in 2 casts to move into the lead with a 33cm fish followed by one of 27cms but Jack managed a match winner with a 31cm fish before things went quiet again for the remainder of the match.

Match 2 - Rhyl Foryd - 10/4/11

5 juniors fished the second leg of the Winter league at the Foryd yesterday, although it was short sleeves weather as spring has definitely sprung!

A massive thanks to our junior league sponsor Joker for all the fantastic crab he provided free of charge for the kids to use and the tackle he donated for prizes!

3 lads found fish although Jack and Dan Peters only managed the last hour due to some confusion with the times of the match and sadly both blanked.

Tom Jones won with 3 Flounders for 116cms including a specimen of 01-15-08lbs at 50cms. Tom Davies was second with 2 for 80cms and Stephen Higginson was third with 2 for 56cms.

All juniors received a goody bag of terminal tackle donated by Joker.

The final league table is,
1st. Stephen Higginson, 28 points, 100cms.
2nd. Tom Jones, 20 points, 116cms.
3rd. Tom Davies, 19 points, 80cms.
4th. Jack Peters, 10 points and Dan Peters 10 points.

Stephen was presented with a rig wallet for winning the league.

Summer league dates will be publicized soon!

Match 1 - Colwyn Prom - 29/1/11

Five juniors fished the first leg of the 2011 winter league at Colwyn Bay prom on Saturday.

Welcome to the league Ben Peters!!!

The weather was chilly and the fishing was poor so Im glad I spent the evening in work and got Terry to run this one for me. Thanks Dad!

High water at the hump should have produced fish for everyone, as it has in previous years but maybe the frosty conditions had put the slugs off venturing close in alongside the groynes.

Joe from Jokers tackle of Greenfield Road in Clwyn Bay came down at the start of the match with several complimentary packets of fresh lug for the lads to use. He also presented the rod and reel he had very kindly donated for the winner of the summer league 2010 Jack Peters.                                 

Other prizes which were very kindly donated went to the other participants in last years summer league.

An Okuma fixed spool reel which was donated by Dogger ( Phill ) was presented to Thomas Davies for second in the league.

Stephen Higginson received a multiplier reel donated by Alan James for his third place and Thomas Jones received a rod bag also kindly donated by Alan James for his fourth placed finish.

Back to the match….after 3 hours fishing, Stephen Higginson took the honours with 2 Rockling for 44cms.

 Unfortunately, everyone else blanked, but after the first place prize was paid out, the remainder of the money was shared between the other 4 lads. 

Once again, many thanks to Joe for the bait and all the prizes he donated for all the matches. Great support for the kids!!! The other prizes you brought will be shared out at the next match.

Also many thanks to Phill and Alan James for their kind donations which certainly gave the kids something to smile about.

The next and final match will be at Rhyl Foryd on Sunday 10th April fishing 14-00 until 17-00.
Meeting near the slipway ( Kinmel Bay side upstream of the Blue bridge ) at 13-30.

Junior Summer League 2010

With the fourth match having been cancelled twice due to the weather, only the first 3 matches of the summer league will decide the outcome.

Congratulations to Jack Peters who won the 2010 Summer league with 41 points.
Second place went to Thomas Davies with 33 points. Stephen Higginson was third with 30 points and Thomas Jones fourth with 19 points.

The first match of the Winter league will be at Tan Lan on Saturday 30th January at the Arches, Tan Lan, fishing 17-00 until 20-00. Book in at 16-30.

Fishing over high water out of the cars. Lets hope its a little warmer by then!

See you there.

Match 3 - Flint - 1st August 2010

Four juniors fished the third leg of Colwyn Bay Victoria Sea Angling Clubs junior summer league at Flint Cob.

Joker again provided plenty of excellent crab for the juniors to use from his shop at Greenfield Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8EL ( 07708 874413 ) Thank you very much to him for those.

There were bites from the off but they were proving hard to hook, as they were last time we fished here. A small Stoat worked its way along the top of the stones behind us but this was the only action early on.

Jack was first to catch with an Eel of 48cms.

Stephen and Tom J weren’t far behind him in catching with fish of 51cm and 40cm respectively.

Tom D and Jack continued missing bites but Tom J and Stephen both managed to add to their tallies with another Eel each. Toms was 50cm but Stephen went further into the lead with one of 54cm.

The bites died off over high water, but there were a couple of large Sea Trout jumping in front of us as well as some other excitement to keep us occupied. ( Hope your bumps and bruises are ok Tom! )

As the tide started ebbing, it was nearly time to pack up. Jack missed another bite but Tom J had a good rattle with seconds left. At 4pm it was time to pack up, and Tom had a match winning Eel on as his rig broke the surface. Unfortunately it wriggled off before he could lift it clear of the water and left us a little deflated as we walked back to the car for the presentation.

The match winner was Stephen Higginson with 2 Eels for 105cms. He picked up £7.50 and a goody bag from Jokers.

In second place was Thomas Jones with 2 Eels for 90cms for £5 and a goody bag, and Jack Peters picked up the last of the cash £2.50 and a goody bag for his 48cm Eel. Thomas Davies got a goody bag for his efforts but unfortunately failed to catch. 

Thanks again Joker!

Match 2 - Benarth - 27th June 2010

Only 2 juniors fished the second leg of the junior summer league at Benarth using the excellent crab provided FREE OF CHARGE by Joe of Jokers tackle in Colwyn Bay.

Thanks Joe!!!



Thomas Davies won the match with 4 Flounders, an Eel and a Bass for a total length of 231cms. He received £10 and a rod bag kindly donated to the juniors by Alan James.



Thanks for that and the reel you donated Alan, which will be given as a prize at the end of the league.

Jack Peters was second with a Flounder and 4 Eels for 207cms and received £5.

Both kids also got a goody bag, again from Jokers in Colwyn Bay. Cheers Joe!

Match 1 - Foryd - 8th May 2010

Four juniors fished the first leg of this years Summer league at the Foryd.

The North Easterly wind had teeth, making it feel very chilly, but at least it stayed dry.

Stephen Higginson won the match with 2 Eels and a Flounder for a total length of 128cms.



Jack Peters was second with an Eel and a Flounder for 72cms.
Thomas Davies came third with a Flounder of 40cms.
Thomas Jones was fourth but failed to catch.

All the juniors missed bites but the fishing was still a little disappointing.

Thanks to Joker from Jokers tackle in Colwyn Bay for donating a selection of rigs and terminal tackle. This meant each of the juniors received a goody bag at the weigh in.

The next match is at Benarth on 27/6/10 fishing 3pm until 6pm.

Junior Winter League 2010

Match 3 - Tan Lan - 27th March 2010

Four juniors fished the third and final leg of Colwyn Bay Victoria sea angling clubs junior winter league at Tan Lan. 

We met at the Arches and I was pleased to find there were no pleasure anglers infront of them so we fished there. The kids all set up and the first casts were sent out at 7pm.

After 3 hours of fishing, the results were, in first place Stephen Higginson with 5 Rockling for 101cms. Thomas Davies was second with 2 Rockling and a Sea Scorpion for 57cms, just pipping Thomas Jones who was third with 2 Rockling for 55cms. Jack Peters was fourth with a Rockling of 22cms.

This result means that the final league table looks like this.

1st	Thomas Davies	103cms	44 points
2nd	Thomas Jones	153cms	28 points
3rd	Jack Peters	22cms	17 points
4th	Stephen Higginson	101cms	15 points

Thomas Davies is this years winter league champion with 44 points. 2 wins and a second place from 3 matches so a big well done to him.

Last years champion Thomas Jones finished second with 28 points and Jack Peters was third with 17 points. Stephen Higginson won the only match he fished to finish fourth with 15 points.

A big well done to all the lads who took part and see you in the summer league.

If you know a junior angler who would like to take part in the league contact me for more info.

Match 2 - Tan Lan - 14th February 2010

Only 2 juniors braved the rain for the second leg of Colwyn Bay Victoria sea angling clubs junior winter league at Tan Lan.

Fishing 1 down and 2 up, the kids took up positions either side of the stone breakwater so they could target the Rockling that feed around the structure.

All was quiet until darkness fell, when Thomas Jones was first to register a bite. This resulted in the first fish which was a Rockling measured at 22cms and released.

The other Thomas ( Davies ) was next to catch with a better fish of 25cms taking him into the lead.

The tide was flooding by now and the fish came on to the feed. Both of the kids continued to get bites but it was Tom J who managed to take advantage and move into the lead with a fish of 21cms, followed by another of 22cms.

Tom D was missing bites as the tide pushed us back up the groyne, but Tom J managed a double header to move well clear.

The match ended at 8pm and the rain had stopped by now so we could load the cars up and do the prize giving in the dry.

Thomas Jones won the match and £10 1st prize with 5 Rockling for a total length of 98cms. Thomas Davies was second with 1 Rockling of 25cms which earned him £5.

Match 1 - Flint Cob - 24th January 2010

Only 2 juniors turned up in the rain for the first leg of this years Winter league, with 2 more too ill to come.

The kids set up and fished hard in the conditions which kept changing from a bit soggy to totally drenched!

Both Jack and Tom had a number of bites, some belters, but they were struggling to hook the fish responsible.

A couple of the pleasure anglers who were fishing near us caught a decent Flounder each but the kids remained fishless for most of the match.

Just as it was looking like i was going to have to draw for the prizes, Thomas Davies caught a 21cm Whiting to take the lead.

This was all the action there was, so we hurried back to the cars and some warmth and dryness.

Thomas Davies won the match with his 21cm Whiting, earning him 15 points.
Jack Peters was second and is on 5 points.

Junior Summer League 2009

Match 4 - Rhyl Foryd - 30th August 2009

3 juniors fished a warm but soggy Foryd for the final leg of Colwyn Bay Victoria sea angling clubs Junior summer league 2009.

All armed with peeler crab and reports of good numbers of Flounder in the river, hopes were high for the match, and the first cast produced fish for Jack and Stephen.

Tom managed a double header on his second cast and everything was looking very good until a group turned up with a jetski and spent half an hour whizzing through the area in front of the kids, which put the fish right off.

They eventually went further downstream, and although the fish did start feeding again, not in the numbers they were before.

At the end of the match, Stephen took the honours with 9 Flounders for a total length of 333cms.
Jack was second with 4 Flounders and 2 Eels for 229cms and Tom was third with 2 Flounders for 77cms.

The Summer league champion is Tom with 55 points from 4 matches fished and a total of 404cms.
Stephen finishes second with 2 wins from 2 matches fished giving him 30 points and 536cms in total.
Elliot also won 2 matches for 30 points, but his total of 349cms puts him in third position and Jack is fourth with 27 points from 2 matches and a total of 331cms.

I will publish dates for the junior Winter league in the near future.

Match 3 - Benarth - 5th July 2009

Three juniors fished the third leg of the junior summer league at Benarth, including a new member so welcome to Jack!

As usual at this venue it was fish from the off. Tom was first to catch with a Flounder of 35cms.
The Flounders continued to come in steadily, Stephen had a single and then a double header of smaller ones to take him into the lead. Jack found a small one too so all the kids had caught early on which is always good for enthusiasm levels.

Stephen only had frozen crab, but Chris spent a good while routing around to supliment these with some fresh ones which were doing the business with the small Flounder.
Tom had another couple of fish to keep in touch with Stephen and Jack found the first Eel of the match which was rounded up to 50cms.

Time plodded on and the Flounders just kept coming! Usually the Flounders go off the feed and are replaced by Eels but this didnt happen today. Maybe it was due to fresh water coming down the river after yesterdays sharp showers, or because it was a smaller tide than we usually fish here, but we werent complaining as the Flounder continued to take the bait.

Stephen had a treble header to move into a clear lead. Tom had another decent Flounder of 36cms but Jack moved up into second with another Eel which was rounded down to 30cms.

Stephen took his tally up to 9 Flounders as we approached the end. Jack was in second, but only just and a fish on the last cast would make a big difference for either him or Tom.

Fortunately for Tom, it was him to managed it with a small Flounder to move him back up into second position.

Sadly, Jack found a snag. Chris did his best to free it but when it came in the hooks were empty so Jack had to settle for third.

The final result saw Stephen take top spot with 9 Flounders for 203cms. Tom was second with 4 Flounders for 112cms, just pipping Jack who took third prize with a Flounder and 2 Eels for 102cms.

With one match remaining, the league table is as follows;
1. Thomas Jones. 327cms 42 points.
2. Elliot Roberts. 349cms 30 points.
3. Stephen Higginson. 203cms 15 points.
4. Jack Peters. 102cms 13 points.

The final match of the league will be at Rhyl Foryd on Sunday 30th August, fishing from 17-30 until 20-30.

Match 2 - Benarth - 7th June 2009

Only two juniors fished the second leg of Colwyn Bay Victoria sea angling clubs Junior Summer league at Benarth earlier today.

The easterly wind and occasional showers were a shock to the system after last weeks fine weather but as this venue has shelter on three sides, it wasnt unpleasant.

As we have found after fishing here for the last couple of years, the Flounders are usually on the feed in the earlier part of the ebb, giving way to lots of little Eels over low.

Today was no exception and Elliot was first to catch with a Flounder of 39cms within the first half hour. He followed this up next cast with one slightly smaller at 37cms.

Tom was getting a little dispondent, after being beaten by 4 Flounders to 1 in the first leg, he was getting worried but a little rattle on his rod soon snapped him out of it. He waited for it to go again, but when he tried to reel it in, it was stuck hard on a snag.

I told him to let a big bow of line out and watch his rod, if it nodded again he could try reeling in again.

This worked a treat. The line slowly tightened and a much more positive bite followed. He grabbed the rod and started reeling. The rig had freed from the snag and he was huffing and puffing a bit while reeling it in. I had visions of a lump of weed or possibly a decent Flounder, but after a couple of splashes, a head emerged from the water that had us all smiling.

It was Toms first Bass and he had a Flounder on the bottom hook for good measure.

It was measured at 42 cms and promptly returned along with the 25cm Flounder.

Elliot had another Flounder of 29cms before it briefly went quiet.This didnt last long as the Eels replaced the Flounders and bites picked up again.

The Eels werent there in their usual numbers, but there were enough to keep us entertained.

With half an hour to go there was just one fish in it, Tom trailed Elliot by 7cms and a decent Eel would probably win it for him. It was time for the Eels to stop feeding though. Crabs started robbing the baits and just to rub salt in the wound, Elliot pulled in a 23cm Flounder to take top spot in the match with 208cms. Toms 177cms was agonisingly close, but he was more than happy with the Bass, which is his biggest fish to date, and his main target species for the year nailed.

Match 1 - Rhyl Foryd - 17th May 2009

The Summer league started off with just 2 juniors fishing the first match at the Foryd.

Elliot had a rugby presentation but would be joining us later so Tom had about an hour to build up a healthy lead in the blustery conditions.

Flounder rigs were prepared and baited with fresh crab and at 3pm were sent out into the depths for the Flounders to feast on.

We waited......

baits were refreshed every 15 minutes and we waited some more.......

Tom had a bite on his third cast which was banging away quite happily, but upon reeling in there was nothing there.

Elliot arrived and started fishing and his arrival coincided with that of the fish. He was first to catch with a fish of 34cms.

Elliot had another good bite but all went quiet so he left it where it was having seen Tom miss his bite. When the rod went again he reeled in a double header of Flounders measuring 39 and 36cms putting him into a healthy lead.

Tom had another bite which we left but didnt develop into anything and time was starting to slip away.

With under half an hour to go, Elliot found a fourth fish of 32cms so i sent Tom to fish on his shoulder.

Toms last cast went out and a good rattle signalled the tactics had worked, the question was whether it was hooked or not?

It kept pulling hard so with seconds left Tom reeled in his first and only fish of the day, a 38cm Flounder.

The final result was Elliot in first place with 141cms. Tom second with 38cms.

Hopefully there will be a load more fish in the next junior match at Benarth on 7th June.

Junior Winter League 2009

Match 2 - Rhyl Foryd - 4th April 2009

Four juniors fished the second and final leg of the 2009 Winter league at Rhyls Foryd harbour.

With a limited supply of fresh peelers, Tom and Elliot had a distinct advantage and after a dry week I was confident we would see a Flounder or 2.

We kicked off at 5pm, and Elliot and Tom both had bites on their first cast.

Elliot reeled his in first fish which was a 34cm Flounder after quarter of an hour. Closely followed by Tom, with one of 38cms.

Second cast saw these two register another Flounder each, Elliots was 31cm and Toms was 36cm.

Elliot didnt manage to hook any more fish, but my magic rigs ensured Tom added another species to his card with a very early Eel. Its length was rounded down to 40cm, and i got covered in slime

After a couple of missed bites to each of them, and Stephen and Carls rods remaining quiet, Tom had a belting bite that started swimming towards the slipway. He reeled in to find another Eel had taken 2 of his 3 hooks! This one was also rounded down to 40 cms and was the last of the action, leaving us to sit out a chilly final hour until 8pm and home time.

Tom took the honours with 2 Flounders and 2 Eels for 154 cms. Elliots 2 Flounders earned him second place with 65 cms and Stephen and Carl both failed to catch.

This result sees Tom win the Winter league with 2 wins out of 2 matches. Elliot takes second place with a second and a third place and Stephen is third and Carl fourth.

1, Thomas Jones 30 points 320 cms
2, Elliot Roberts 27 points 96 cms
3, Stephen Higginson 19 points 83 cms
4, Carl Higginson 5 points.

Match 1 - Colwyn Prom - 21st February 2009

Three kids fished the first leg of the CBVSAC Junior winter league at Colwyn Bay.

We arrived to find the area in front of the arches was taken so we moved to underneath the hump, where we managed to fit in between the 4 anglers who were fishing the flood here.

We had to start down on the beach due to the size of the tide but the kids were into fish within the first couple of casts.

Elliot was first with a Rockling of 17 cms, Stephen had a couple in quick sucession, including a nice one of 24 cms, but Tom managed a double header of twins, both measuring 19cms to take the lead.

The tide pushed us onto the prom and next cast Tom brought in a treble of slugs, including a decent one that was just under specimen weight.

Stephen managed to add a couple more fish to his card, but Elliot struggled and could only manage 1 more tiny Rockling. Meanwhile, Tom was bagging up, and had a Flounder of 17cms and a Shanny before the end of the match as well as a couple more slugs.

The final scores were, 7 Rockling, a Flounder and a Shanny to Tom for a match winning total length of 166cms. Stephen had 4 Rockling for 83cms and Elliot managed 2 for 31cms.

Junior Summer League 2008

Match 5 - Rhyl Foryd - 7th September 2008

Three juniors fished the final leg of the junior summer league at the Foryd.

The heavy rain of the last few days meant the water was racing downstream, even half way through the flood, bringing all sorts of crap with it. The winds had dropped and it was dry for a change but I wasnt banking on there being any fish feeding, we gave it a go anyway.

Within the first half hour, Tom and Elliot had both missed bites, and landed a fish each, maybe it wasnt all doom and gloom 

Tom won the match with 2 Eels and 2Flounders for 128 cms.
Elliot was second with a Flounder and an Eel for 69 cms and Stephen was third but unfortunately didnt manage to catch.

These placings led to a tie at the top of the final league table, between Tom and Elliot, both on 72 points. 

Elliot took the title with a total length of 617 cms over the 5 matches, 105 cms ahead of Tom. ( I knew those dropped Eels at Flint and Benarth would be costly for Tom!) Stephen was third in the league with 37 points and Evan fourth with 10.

1	Elliot Roberts	72	617cms
2	Thomas Jones	72	512cms
3	Stephen Higginson	37	156cms
4	Evan Adams	10	0cms

Many thanks to the crew of Bass Hunter who kindly donated a starter beach kit, they had won at an Open recently, which was awarded to Elliot for winning the league.

I hope the kids enjoyed all the matches. There were fish caught at every match, so hopefully we can repeat it in the winter league.

Dates coming soon!

Match 4 - Benarth - 20th July 2008

Three juniors fished the fourth leg of the junior summer league, at Benarth on 20/07/08. The weather brightened up about an hour before we were due to begin, and this spot is protected from the wind so it made for quite a pleasant day.

Bites came thick and fast throughout the match, but it was a struggle to hook and land the bootlace Eels which were in abundance.

At the end of the match, Elliot had walked it, with a bag of a Bass, 5 Eels and a Flounder for a total of 266cms.
Stephen was second, with 2 Eels and a cracking Flounder for 126cms, and Tom was third with a Flounder and an Eel for 72cms.

The last match of the league will be held at The Foryd on 07/09/2008, fishing from 14-00 until 17-00.

Going into this match, the current league placings are;
1. Elliot, 58 points, 548cms
2. Tom, 57 points, 384cms
3. Stephen, 32 points, 156cms
4. Evan, 10 points, 0cms

Match 3 - Flint Cob - 22nd June2008

Three juniors braved strong winds to fish the third leg of the junior summer league at Flint on 22/06/08.

We fished half way along the stretch, where the water is within a short lob three hours before high, which is when we started. The bank behind us sheltered us well from the wind, which was a bonus.

Elliot started well, he was fishing with a broken thumb and had three fish measured before anyone else had a bite!

Tom opened his account with one of 50 cms. ( We round the length down to the nearest 10 cms to keep make measuring them easier)

Things were still quiet for Stephen, although his step dad was catching a few next to him.

As we got closer to high water, the size of the Eels decreased, but the Elliot and Tom kept getting bites.

Tom had a bit of bad luck, when a small Eel dropped off as he lifted it out of the water, i hope this isnt vital at the end of the league.

At the end of the match, Elliot was the winner with 4 Eels and a Flounder for 209cms. Tom was second with 3 Eels for 110cms and Stephen took third prize, but unfortunately failed to catch!

The current league placings are;

1. Tom                            44 points                          312cms

2. Elliot                           43 points                          282cms

3. Stephen                        18points                            30cms

4. Evan                             10points                              0cms              

Match 2 - Deganwy - 18th May 2008

Four juniors fished the second leg of CBVSACs junior summer league at Deganwy, on Sunday afternoon.

Bright sunshine, and a slight breeze, meant we could comfortably fish in the bay, rather than at the signal box, as was the case with both matches here last summer.

We decided on the mouth of the narrows, and things got off to a good start as Tom reeled in a 20cm Flounder on his first cast.

As the three hour match progressed, Elliot was next to catch, a good bite resulting in a specimen Flounder of 38 cms, which was weighed at 01-08-04 Lbs. Stephen was next to catch, with one of 30 cms.

The lads missed a couple of bites between them, as the time slipped away, and before long it was time for the match to finish, and for everyone to reel in.   

Tom had a bit of trouble reeling in, and got caught in a couple of snags as he retrieved. He had luck with him today, because upon getting his rig in, it had a big Flounder on the end of it! This was measured at 41 cms and was enough to take top honours in the match, his second win on the trot!!!

Final results were, Tom was the winner with 2 Flounder for 61 cms, second was Elliot with a 38 cm Flounder and Stephen was third with one of 30cms. Evan was fourth as he unfortunately failed to catch.

Match 1 - Rhyl Foryd - 27th April 2008

Three juniors fished the first leg of the junior summer league at Rhyl Foryd on Sunday 27th April. Rain earlier in the day, and low lying cloud, which was obscuring the top of the sky tower may have put a few off.

The match started 3 hours before high water, on a 24.3 ft tide, and as the first casts went in, the estuary was beginning to flood, prime time for the Flounders.

The match finished at 4pm. Tom took the honours and £7.50 1st prize, with 4 Flounders for 141 cms, Elliot was second with one of 35 cms for £5 and Evan got the third prize of £2.50 for his efforts.

For a full report with photos, check out the forum.

Junior Winter League Reports 2008

Match 1 - Conwy Morfa - Saturday 16th February 2008

Only 2 juniors braved the biting Easterly breeze to fish the first leg of the Junior Winter league, at Conwy Morfa. With temperatures forecast to fall to minus 6 tonight, it was cold enough, but the wind chill must have taken another 5 degrees off. 

Tom and Elliot were joined by Dave Elmer, who was after his specimen Rockling, and Terry put a rod out as well, so the question was “Were there any fish playing?” 

It was all quiet, until 18-20, when Elliot had a knock that he missed. Dave had a small Rockling, and Elliot managed to find a Flounder on his next cast, which measured 19cms. 

Tom had retired to the car between casts, due to the falling temperature, but the sight of a couple of fish spurred him on, and upon reeling in, he found a Flounder of 24cms had taken a fancy to his crab bait. 

Next cast, with 3 crab halves as bait, then back to the car for 15 minutes. He saw Dave with another Rockling, and Terry came up to tell us Toms rod was nodding. We rushed down to the waters edge and Tom reeled in a double header, of a 19cm Flounder, and a 17cm slug. 

Dave was lured home, by beer, and Elliot and Terry both missed good bites, then Elliot was unlucky to lose a Flounder at the waters edge. 

The end of match couldn't come too soon, and at 8pm, the scores were 60cm to Tom, earning him the £10 first prize. Elliot got the remaining prize of £5, with his 19cms.

Match 2 - Conwy Morfa - 15th March 2008

Match 2 of the Junior Winter league, went ahead as planned despite the forecast, with only Tom and Elliot braving the heavy rain, to fish.

We fished at Conwy again, and with fresh crab, hopes of a Flounder or 2 were high.

However, after 3 hours of getting rained on, it was time to pack up, with none of the four rods even registering a bite.

The final league placings are;

1. Thomas Jones           20 points          60cms

2. Elliot Roberts            19 points          19 cms.

Roll on the Summer league!
 
I have picked 5 dates for the Junior Summer league, they are;

Rhyl Foryd

Sunday 27/04/08 - fishing from 13.00 until 16.00
Booking in at the carpark between the Blue bridge and the Marine lake, before 12.30

Deganwy

Sunday 18/05/08 - fishing from 12.00 until 15.00
Booking in at the footbridge carpark before 11.30

Flint Cob

Sunday 22/06/08  - fishing from 11.00 until 14.00
Booking in at HSS before 10.30

Benarth, Conwy

Sunday 20/07/08 - fishing from16.00 until 19.00
Booking in near the beach before 15-30.

Rhyl Foryd

Sunday 07/09/08 - fishing from 14-00 until 17-00
Booking in at the carpark before 1

For directions or more information contact me.

Junior League Results 2007

Match 1, Deganwy

Only 3 juniors braved the bank holiday traffic, and blustery conditions to fish the first league match of the year, at Deganwy on 6/5/07.
We decided to fish near the signal box, as the deeper water here means fish can be caught close in, and to shelter from the cold north westerly blowing up the estuary.
Elliot was the first junior to catch, after a good rattle on his rod tip, he reeled in a Flounder.
It was promptly unhooked, measured at 35cms, photographed and released, with the other 2 kids looking on enviously.

Tom was next to catch, we failed to see a bite, and when reeling in he said he thought he had another lump of weed, which had been a pain since the off, but this weed started darting about near the waters edge.
Once again, the fish was unhooked and measured. It took the lead at 37cms and this looked to be a new pb so we weighed it as well. It tipped the scales to 01-06-00 Lbs, a new personal best!! Big smiles all round.

Sara was the only junior left to catch now, but her efforts were in vain.
The match came to an end at 4pm, and it was time to return to the cars for the prize giving.

Tom took the honours with 37 cms, just pipping Elliot with 35 cms.

Match 2, Deganwy

Three juniors fished the second match of the CBVSAC junior league, at Deganwy on 17/6/07.
A slight breeze, blowing up river, meant we opted to fish near the signal box again, and with the rain we had during last week, I was hopeful it may have pushed some Flounders down river into this area. There were six rods fishing throughout the day, we tried casting long and short, and the bait used was lots of prime peeler crab. All to no avail. The kids soon found ways of amusing themselves, and it was left to the adults to sit and watch the rods doing nothing. There was a moment of excitement near the end when Sara had what could have been a bite, but it didn’t amount to anything. We ended up doing a draw, for the prizes, as everyone blanked.

Match 3, Llandudno Pier

Four juniors fished the third leg of the Junior Summer league at Llandudno Pier on 5/8/07.

The landing stage was heaving on arrival, but the 3 juniors and their accompanying adults, took up most of the cordoned off area.

The adults did not fish, but were there to assist the juniors in any way possible.

The match started at 12-00 and the kids were into the fish straight away.

We fish measure and release in these matches, I made the decision at the start of the league, that all fish count, apart from Mackeral. This meant the adults were in for a busy day, unhooking, measuring and returning fish, as well as baiting up for those who didnt want to, and sorting out tangles and snags.

Finally, three o clock arrived, with Elliot and Sara, having caught steadily throughout. Tom had started well, but had to move as he was losing rigs in the last hour, and Evan had missed most of the first hour but caught up well with the help of a couple of Pollack.

The match winner was Elliot Roberts with 10 Pouting, 5 Poor Cod, 4 Corkwings and a Tompot for a total length of 268cms.

Second was Sara Ellis, with 10 Pouting, 3 Pollack, 2 Corkwings and a Poor Cod for 234cms. Tom Jones was third with 6 Pouting, 5 Corkwings and 3 Poor Cod, for 182cms, and Evan Adams was fourth with 4 Pouting, 2 Pollack, 2 Poor Cod and a Corkwing for 143cms.

Match 4, Llandudno Pier

Five juniors fished the fourth leg of the Junior Summer League, held on Llandudno Pier on 16/9/07.

It was between Tom and Elliot for the league title today. Elliot was one point ahead going into the match, so it was all to play for.

The match winner, and new league champion was Elliot Roberts, with a bag of  37 Corkwing Wrasse, 8 Pouting and 3 Poor Cod, for a total length of 684 Cms. 48 fish! Well done Elliot.

Second was Evan Adams, with 22 Pouting, 16 Corkwings and 5 Poor Cod, for a length of 601 Cms.

Tom Jones was third with 11 Corkwings, 6 Pouting and 2 Poor Cod for 273 Cms, with Sara fourth and Harrison fifth.

In total, the five juniors caught, measured and returned, 133 fish, in 3 hours!!!
The final league placings are,

Position	Name	Total length cms	Total Points
1	ELLIOT ROBERTS	987	49
2	THOMAS JONES	492	46
3	SARA ELLIS	499	36
4	EVAN ADAMS	745	26
5	HARRISON DAVIES	69	11

Well done to Elliot Roberts who wins the Millson Cup.