Fishing Reports

Some recent catches....

Ashton Davies - bass

Gareth Lloyd - 110cm smoothound

We had a great day pleasure fishing from the breakwater tody 19 May 2019. We caught loads of smoothhounds, codling and athornback ray for Steve Tucker weighing 8 ibs.

Alan Duthie reporting

It was a very windy day for our Ship Inn fishing competition, but all went well and we had a very successful day.
The winners were:
Position                       Angler                        Fish                         Size
1st                           Sean Tucker         smooth-hound                  57cms
2nd                          Peter Evans         dogfish                          54 cms
3rd Steve Tucker        smooth-hound                  53cms
Junior    Harvey Jones      bass                                 26 cms
Callum Campion and Brooke Jones both received Mainwaring vouchers.
A big thank you goes to Anthony Tyrell of the Ship inn, R&D motors, and all the sponsors that gave so generously , Thanks also to Rob Mainwaring of Mainwarings Angling Centre for all the junior prizes. Special thanks go to the guys who put the miles in to make it all work so well: Clive Jones, Paul Shackley, Haydyn Woods, and Marshall Mainwaring, and many many thanks to a special guy who could not fish because of work commitments Gwyn Thomas. Gwyn travelled from Port Talbot paid his entry fee and gave a prize - that was specially brilliant.
Alan
Chairman

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Ashton Davies - golden grey mullet

Alan Duthie - good size smoothhound

Fishing trip to Ireland June 2016
John Thorne, Clive Jones, and Daron Lawry with some great fish caught off the Autumn Dream skippered by Eamonn Hayes of Kilmore Quay.

9 and 7 year old caught 7.5lb Smoothhound

The photograph shows 9 year old Ashton Davies with his 7Year old brother Sunny proudly showing the 7.5lb smoothhound they caught on their 1st fishing trip to Knab Rock. They were fishing under the supervision of Paul Morgan. A cracking catch for a first fishing trip.

Twelve Knights Open Fishing Competition for Charity (15 May 2016)

The competition took place on Aberavon Beach, weather good but a bit chilly in the wind. The competition was sponsored by the Twelve Knights Hotel who also provided free sausage & chips for the anglers following the presentations. The awards were present by Angela Jones and Lucy Worral, £730 was raised for Tenous and PAKA kids coaching.

Oystercat fishing trip 20 March 2016

Alan Duthie

Daron Lawry and John elvins

Daron Lawry

Dean Gifford, Haydn Woods looking on

Dean Gifford and Zach Fisher

Dean Gifford and Zack Fisher with a 25lber

Oystercat fishing trip (15 February 2015)

Gwyn Thomas reports that a few species were caught including:- dogfish, spurdog, conger, cod, and a 3 bearded rockling were caught on the trip

Daron Lawry - just codding

John Elvins - spurdog

Marshal Mainwaring - 3 bearded rockling

Adrian Rippon - with cod

Oystercat fishing trip Monday 29 December 2014

Monday on the Oystercat . Skipper John Elvins took SA1 and Mumbles members boat fishing starting off Morfa Beach to try for Cod, but the Dogfish were in abundance. So John took us over to Sker point , this proved a good move as Daron Lawry and Clive Jones hit cod straight away, also Daron caught a conger and new member Paul Applegee won the day with a 7.5lb Conger. All the boys to said a big thank John for the wonderful day and the copious amounts of tea and coffee as well as breakfast rolls he provided.

Pleasure fishing on Aberavon Beach Sunday 28 December 2014

Aberavon Beach & Surf

Alan Duthie & Flounder

Junior Member James Bibb 36cm Flounder

18 anglers from SA1 fishing club,MMBFC,and Cwavon SAC , fished this event. 70 fish were caught including Turbot, Flounder, dabs and whiting. Stan John caught the biggest fish with a 39cm flounder. Stan of MMBFC also collected the £50 pot. Junior James Bibb with a 36cm flounder came in second and joint 3rd were Martyn Wilde and Martin Bibb with 35 cm flounder.

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