John Waugh leads the championship after storming to a win in the last 30 minutes of the match, taking 2 good flounders and an eel at range to lugworm tipped with rag. Fish were thin on the ground and very few were hooked at the normally productive period where competitors were out on the mud in the early stages of the flood.
Alan Blythin’s specimen eel of 80cms was easily the best roundfish and Dave Evans’ 43 cms flounder the best flatfish on a lean day with bright sunshine and little wind to stir up the estuary.
Results (scoring continental style from 2 zones):
John Waugh (Wallasey), 2 flounders, 1 eel, 126 cms. (pictured)
Derek Bibby (Crosby), 3 flounders, 105 cms.
3. Steve Trish (Bootle), eel & flounder, 94 cms.
4. Bill Lindfield (Greasby), plaice & flounder, 70.
5. Ian Griffiths (Eastham), eel & flounder, 93 .
6. Joe McCarthy (Merseyside), eel, 64.
Roundfish pool: Alan Blythin (Penrhyn Bay), eel, 80 cms.
Flatfish Pool: Dave Evans (Tranmere), flounder, 43 cms.
SAMF Qualifiers: Heather Lindfield (Greasby) & Paul Tucker (Hoylake).
Series after 4 matches;
1. J. Waugh, 87 points.
2. I. Griffiths, 71.
3. Michael Brookes (Birkenhead), 67.
4. Ian Brookes (Birkenhead), 64.
5. Paul Tucker (Hoylake), 62.
6. B. Lindfield, 52.
