EFSA England

Fish of the Year Awards 2020

SPECIES - Boat BASS Ray Ashby PM 9 lb 2 oz BLACK BREAM Andy Smith PM 3 lb 3 oz COD Kim Bowden PM  16 lb 8 oz CONGER Paul Maris BCC 75 lb 0 oz FLOUNDER Kim Bowden PM 1 lb 1 oz PLAICE Barrie Senior PM 3 lb 4 oz POLLACK Gary Geoghegan PM 18 lb 8 oz RAYS - Blonde Nigel McLoughlin BCC 30 lb 0 … [Read more...]

Results – English Species Championship 2019 (Cod & Rays)

Thursday 21st November the evening registration for the event took place at the HQ venue, the Yacht Club located in the Liverpool Marina by Coburg Wharf, where we would board the boats for the event. There was plenty of parking close by at a reasonable rate of £5 a day for the competition days so a great venue for ease of access. Friday 22nd and the first day of the … [Read more...]

Results – European Species Championship 2019 (flatfish)

80 anglers from a total of 10 countries fished the 2 days Species Championship at Spodsbjerg on the Danish Island of Langeland. Target species were plaice, dab and flounder with a possible chance of other flat fish. On the Monday anglers went out for a practice having collected their bait from the Angelcentrum tackle shop.  There was strong cold breeze blowing and the … [Read more...]

Results – European Boat and Line Class Championships 2019

9th to 13th September 2019 EFSA England was the host of the 2019 European Boat and Line Championships fishing from Weymouth where it has been hosted many times before. The difference with this Championship was it was to be the first Championship under the new format of a 2-day Line Class Championship for the Line Class awards. The Line Class points would then be added to the … [Read more...]

Results – England Boat Championship 2019

Minehead was the venue for the 2019 EFSA English Boat Championship with The Ship Aground as the HQ. Anglers met on Friday 28th June at the HQ to register and catch up.  Some had arrived early in order to get a practice trip, however, the weather had other ideas and no boat fishing was possible. Day 1 Saturday 5:45 a.m. 41 anglers begin loading their gear onto the five … [Read more...]