Gordon Grear almost swept the board in the 344 entry Newbiggin Open, fishing at the Old Pipe End at Whitley Bay Gordon landed four codling for 13lb 6oz 2 drams to take the overall first prize of £1,000, and the superpool. Gordon’s bag also included the heaviest fish of the match, a cod of 7lb 2oz 8 drams, which he almost lost as it got stuck in the rocks, however after a few nervous moments Gordon was able to retrieve the fish. And along with fishing partner Brian Clennell they won the team event with 17lb 4oz 4 drams. All that alluded Gordon was the heaviest flatfish prize which went to Raymond Gibson with a flounder of 1lb 8drams. The junior prize went to Kieran Arnold who did very well to take a codling and a coalfish for 2lb 6oz 12 drams, another junior twelve year old Chloe Tilmouth, fishing in only her second competition, won the ladies section with two coalfish for 1lb 12oz 4 drams taken from Lynemouth Beach, Chloe’s prize of a £50 voucher going towards a pair of waders so her mother doesn’t complain when she gets dirty digging bait. Paul Medd was second overall with four cod and two coalfish for 9lb 1oz 4 drams taken at Church Point, with Martyn Pygall third with three cod for 8lb 15oz 10 drams. Trevor Ferry sportingly shock Gordons hand after his cod of 6lb 2 oz 12 drams was pushed into second place in the heaviest fish category.
Gordon Grear
Paul Medd
Martyn Pygall
Kieran Arnold
Chloe Tillmouth
Steve Shields
Graham Foster
Gordon Grear
Paul Medd
Martyn Pygall
Kieran Arnold
Chloe Tillmouth
Steve Shields
Graham Foster
