FOURTEEN members turned out for the latest Humber SAC match at Humberston Creek, with Mark Taylor taking the honours.
Upon arrival, there was already another club fishing the waters, but both managed to find enough space with plenty of friendly banter between them.
It was nice to see both clubs using the measure and release method, which is almost certainly the best way to go these days.
Initially, the fish were a bit choosy with regards to the bait, seemingly preferring the hooks with crab on the end of them.
Taylor and Simon Drayton got off to a flying start, and caught steadily all match.
But in the end it was Taylor who kept up a blistering pace, showing his class when fishing for the flounders – he seems to have a knack of taming the flatties, and finished up with 19 fish for 12.1lbs.
Drayton finished second with 19 fish for 10.15lbs, with Karl Nangle netted 12 fish for 10.1lbs in third-place.
It was nice to see quality fish being caught and Steve Robinson had a surprise bass of 29cm – he also had the biggest flat fish of the day (37cm flounder).
Meanwhile, Dave Burr continued his winning ways in this week's Skegness Pier Angling Club match, held at Jackson's Corner.
He is in unstoppable form at the moment, clinching his second match on the trot and adding the Frank Parkins Shield to his increasing hoard of silverware.
Burr, pictured, was the only angler to register more than one fish, catching two bass and two flounders – which weighed in at 3lb 9oz.
He also won both heaviest round and flatfish prizes, with a 1lb 5oz bass and 1lb 3oz flounder respectively.
Some way behind in second was another in-form angler, Dave Bradley, whose single silver eel tipped the scales at 11oz.
Bob Foster framed again in third with a 6oz dab.
The next club event is an Inter-Club match versus Humber Sea Angling Club, which will be held on Sunday, June 2 (11am-3pm) at Wolla Bank.
For further information please contact secretary Chas Tibble on 07984 967988 (members only).
