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A new date has been set for the postponed 2019 Christmas Open. This much anticipated competition – one of the highlights of the WSMSAA year – will now take place on Sunday 22nd December. The start time is now 1pm and fishing will run until 4:30pm.

Any questions then call Vicky on 07471 080290

Due to severe weather that has been forecast for the weekend of Sunday 8th December, it has been decided that the 2019 Christmas Open will be cancelled/postponed for safety reasons.

We apologise for any inconvenience and would ask that you keep an eye out for a replacement date, as this is likely only to be a postponement.

Any questions call Vicky on 07471 080290

IMPORTANT NOTE TO EVERYONE INTENDING TO FISH THE CHRISTMAS OPEN ON DECEMBER 8TH

Please note due to a clash of sea front events you will NOT be able to access the Beach Road between 11AM and 1PM as the Christmas Cracker race is on. There will be parking available at £1 on the beach BEFORE 11AM between the Tropicana and the Sea Life centre. The road is due to be reopened at 1PM

The Bay Cafe is the venue for the sign on so why not come along a bit earlier and treat yourself to Breakfast before fishing

Please share this post as we need to get the word out to everyone

WSM SAA apologises in advance for any inconvenience caused

 

Any queries, don’t hesitate to ask

 

Vicky Izzard

2019 Christmas Open to be held on 8th December on Weston Town Beach.

One rod, three hooks and all fish over 20cm count.

Scores will be based on length to weight conversion so catch, measure and the release.

£12 adults entry, £6 juniors.

Call Vicky Izzard on 07471 080290 for further information.

THE JUNIOR OPEN 2019

26 children fished on what was a great day weather wise. There was a break in the rain and the sun shone through.

27 fish were caught in total.

A massive thanks once again to Mr John May for his continued support and sponsorship. And also thanks to all the other sponsors, we had a great prize table much to the envy of the adults!!

RESULTS:-

1st  Harrison Izzard     –     7 bass, 1 flounder, 158cm

2nd Lewis Brown     –     1 whiting, 3 flounder 113cm

3rd Jude Bale     –     2 flounder 60cm

4th Ellie Dallow     –     1 conger 48cm

=4th Mary Drury     –     1 conger 48cm

6th Jamie Holland     –     1 eel 47cm

7th Izzy Healey     –     2 bass 43cm

8th Callum Laver     –     1 flounder 39cm

9th Max Miguel     –     1 flounder 35cm

10th Harvey Britt     –     1 eel 34cm

11th Jack Reynolds     –     1 whiting 24cm

Best Flatfish          –   Callum Laver 39cm flounder

Best Round fish   –   Ellie Dallow and Mary Drury 48cm conger

For more pictures see: HERE

Harrison Izzard collected 1st prize. (Donated by John May)

Dear All

This years Westward festival will be held on Sunday 22^nd September, and we as a club are hosting it.  It will be held in Burnham On Sea and will be an all day event by the time sign on, fishing and weigh in have been done.

We are looking for both anglers AND stewards to make the event run as smoothly as possible.  We will have 2 boats to accommodate al the teams leaving from Minehaed on the day.

If you wish to be considered for the fishing, or would like to volunteer to help steward, please reply to this email at your earliest convenience, stating whether you wish to fish, or steward, or help in another capacity as we really need to start getting names together.

Many thanks

Vicky Izzard

WSMSAA Secretary

PLEASE ACT BY FRIDAY 26th JULY – This is the closing date of the consultation.

Hinkley C developers NNB/EDF have always preached environmental awareness and stewardship as core values. They stated originally that if an acoustic fish deterrent (ADF) system was installed and utilised, it would keep nearly all fish away from the intakes. Everyone agreed this to be a great idea.

There has now been a decision taken by NNB Generation Company (HPC)/EDF to make an application for NOT implementing this system and thus to possibly renege on the original environmental promise made concerning fish welfare and to state that not implementing the ADF system will have NO effect on any fish kill resulting from the power plants operation.

In point of fact, papers from Peter Henderson, a recognised authority on the effects of Nuclear Power Stations on the surrounding environment, suggest that if the acoustic measures are not put in place and used, the annual fish kill could be in the MILLIONS! He has independently. monitored Hinkley B for Nuclear Power since it opened 40 years ago. Here are his figures:-

Estimated Impingemant Hinkley

In light of this, the Environment Agency has opened a period of public consultation and thus it is recommended that anyone who has an interest in fish stocks, fish welfare or the marine environment, use the following link to respond to the proposal via said EA consultation.

https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/ta5-1ud-nnb-generation-company-hpc-limited-2/consultation/intro/

Below is a copy of John May’s response by way of example and as an insight into what is going on:-

E Consultation Hinkley C Response

PLEASE USE THE LINK ABOVE TO HAVE YOUR SAY BY FRIDAY 26th JULY – This is the closing date of the consultation.

The next matches for this month are:-

• Retired League – 12th
• Junior League – 13th
• Weekend League – 14th

All welcome.

Don’t forget the next Juniors match is June 1st, 4:30pm – 7:00PM. All under 16s welcome – KIT CAN BE PROVIDED.

Chairman’s Report – 2019

 Before I start, I would just like to remember Dick Hooper, who we lost at the beginning of last year. Dick was a great asset to the club working hard in the background and is sorely missed.

Thanks also must go to our hard-working committee for taking time out each month to attend meetings and helping to organise the league matches, open matches and the presentation evening each year.

Firstly, a brief recap on our Open matches in 2018.

The spring open had 40 anglers attend. 9 weighed in a total of 10 fish, compared to 2017 when 43 fished 18 weighed in a total of 41 fish.

The RNLI open was attended by 59 anglers 18 of whom caught 24 fish. 23 anglers blanked. Looking at 2017 we had 44 fishing, 22 weighed in a total of 94 fish

Although numbers were down on previous years, we still raised £550 for this most worthwhile cause

The Christmas Open had 35 anglers, 4 weighed in 4 fish compared to 2017 with 38 fishing, 16 of those weighing in a total of 22 fish.

I think just looking at those figures we as a club are not necessarily doing anything wrong, apart from not informing the fish that we were fishing and needed them to come along and take part!

2018 total fish caught in the Opens = 38

2017 total fish caught in Opens = 157 so just about 75% less fish caught in a year’s worth of Open matches.

2018 Junior open had to be cancelled due to an horrific weather forecast and a yellow weather warning being given out as it turned out the wind could have been described as bracing but fishable. Unfortunately, we must be guided by the experts and act on their advice. This match has now been scheduled for 12^th May 2019 when hopefully conditions should be more favourable.

The club had great success in the BCFSA boat league.

The club was also fairly successful in the BCFSA winter open when we ended up in 4^th place- an improvement on 6^th from the year before, although this match was not without drama as one of one club members decide to try and flout the rules by reserving his spot with a beach buddy!

I must also thank our sponsors for their support. Thanks to John May who has sponsored the Junior open for many years.

Steve Lodge sponsors the club with a cheque every year to support either the Spring or Christmas Opens.

Simon Jones from PRV engineering in south Wales sponsors the RNLI open.

We spent rather more than usual on prizes for the RNLI but I think it was worth it to be able to put on such a good prize table.

The club will be hosting the Westward competition this year. Details will be released in the future.

Presentation Evening

This years presentation evening will be held on Saturday 30^th March at The Cider Shed, Shipham.  Tickets will be £7.50 per adult to include a buffet, and as usual, kids go free!  Please let Vicky know as soon as possible if you’d like a ticket, as we need to let them know for the catering – 07471 080290

Trophy Winners

Midweek League                                           John Lintern

Midweek League Juinor                               Jack Reynolds

Boat Champion                                              Steve Lodge

RNLI Open Mac Mitchell                              John Beer

Xmas Open Cyril Hill                                     John Lintern

Cod Cup                                                          John Beer – 12lb 7.5oz

Skate Cup                                                       Victoria Izzard – Small Eyed 11lb 2oz

Conger Cup                                                    Victoria Izzard – 25lb

Conger Shield                                                 Mike Jarvis – 21lb 8oz

Flatfish Cup                                                    Victoria Izzard – flounder 1lb 12oz

Whiting Cup                                                   John LIntern – 1lb 4oz

Silver Eel Cup                                                 Sam Roth – 1lb 2.5oz

Bass Cup                                                         Richard White – 3lb 8oz

Ladies Best Specimen                                   Victoria Izzard – small eyed 11lb 2oz, 111.25%

Best Boat Specimen                                      Steve Lodge – smoothound 17lb 2oz, 131.73%

Best Shore Specimen                                    John Beer – cod 12lb 7oz, 124,58%

Best Specimen Junior League                      Reuben Frith 36cm flounder

Alf Payne Most Specie Boat                         Terry Giles 15 species

Junior League Champion                              Oscar Stankiewicz

Junior League Runner Up                             Isabella Healey

Attendance Shield Senior                            Terry Giles

Jubilee Rose Bowl Senior                             Andy Taylor – 50lb tope

Jubilee Rose Bowl Junior                              Harrison Izzard – flounder 1lb 9oz

Junior Open Winner                                     not awarded

Junior Consistent in opens                          Harrison Izzard

Retired League                                              Dean Burfoot

Junior Attendance Cup                                 Harrison Izzard

Weekend League                                          Martin Stockhall

Weekend League Junior                               Harrison Izzard

Combined Boat and Shore                           Terry Giles

Comb Mid and W/end Ladies                      Victoria Izzard

Oggy Cup Members Xmas                            Harrison Izzard

Donald Kear Junior Mem Xmas                   Harrison Izzard

Don Metcalf Best Spec Retired League    John Beer – Thornback, 8lb 9oz

Comb Mid and Weekend                             John Lintern

Clubman of the year                                     ??

Chairmans Trophy                                         ??

Election of Officers

The AGM saw the election of new officers for this year.

 

Position	Officer	Nominated	Seconded
Chairman	Nigel Pepper	Vicky Izzard	Ken Hucker
Vice Chairman	John Lintern	Vicky Izzard	Nigel Pepper
Secretary	Vicky Izzard	Russ Tinklin	Tony Small
Treasurer	Steve Lodge	Tony Small	Russ Tinklin
Midweek League	John Lintern	Russ Tinklin	Mike Strange
Weekend League	John Lintern	Russ Tinklin	Tony Small
Boat League	Steve Lodge	Terry Giles	Vicky Izzard
Retired League	John May	Ken Hucker	John Lintern
News Editor	Mark Izzard	Nigel Pepper	Vicky Izzard
Membership Secretary	Nigel Pepper	Vicky Izzard	Mike Strange
Cup Custodian	Diane Rawles	Terry Giles	Russ Tinklin
Social Secretary	Steve Pruett	Terry Giles	John Lintern
Press Secretary	Mark Izzard	Nigel Pepper	Terry Giles
Fish Recorder	Russ Tinklin	Terry Giles	John Lintern
Webmaster	Mark Izzard	John Lintern	Terry Giles
Shore Captain	John Lintern	Vicky Izzard	Nigel Pepper
President	Terry Giles	Nigel Pepper	John Lintern

 

Website and Social Media

Mark has kindly taken on the role of Webmaster and News Editor so do keep checking back to the website www.wsmsaa.co.uk which we are going to try and get update and keep up together!  If you have any pictures or articles you would like added to the website please email mark, mark.flyfisherman@gmail.com

Don’t forget, anyone can upload pictures onto our Facebook page, which is just WSMSAA to find, with the club logo as the picture.

 

On Line Payments

We are looking into the possibility of setting up an on line payments system for the club which we could use for memberships, merchandise and fees… Details to follow when we have them!

 

Memberships

Memberships are due, and to those of you who have re-joined, please ensure we do have up to date details for you – it is getting increasingly difficult to ensure we have the right addresses / tel numbers / emails for everyone.  Please drop an email to either Nigel or Vicky with your current details.

 

Hinkley Point Power Station

Some of you will be aware by now that John May is heading up the campaign regarding fish stocks and fish well being surrounding the development of Hinkley Point C.  We will be updating the website soon with details of this, but everyone’s support would be very much appreciated.

Here’s to a great 2019 – Tight Lines to all Weston Super Mare Sea Angling Association Members

The 2018 Christmas Open had to be cancelled due to bad weather but has now been rescheduled for SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY. Fishing will be from 3:15-6:15 on Weston Beach.

All are welcome.

Get in touch for any further details.