ACSA East Region Shore League - Leg 3 Ogmore & Porthcawl
The 3rd leg of the ACSA East Region 2026 Shore League was fished on Sunday 10th of May 2026 at Ogmore & Porthcawl.
Sea conditions varied with a mixture of clean/green water & patches of May weed combined with a cold moderate north easterly blowing wind throughout the match. The fishing was patchy throughout with good bags of fish caught along some of the fishing marks. 81 out 84 anglers caught fish totalling 312kgs. Consisting of 8 different species as follows; dogfish, bull huss, spotted/small eyed rays, smooth hound, bass, gurnard & whiting.
Top five individuals:
1st Continuing his current good form was Caerau SAC team member Shaun Moore fishing as a reserve. Shaun weighed in 22.22kgs consisting of 5 smooth hounds & 5 dog fish.
2nd fishing for Veals Mail Order team was Andrew Withey with 19.275 kgs consisting of 33 dogfish. Andrew also won the most fish pool.
3rd was Joe Arch fishing for the South Wales Matchmen team with 14.895 kgs consisting of 8 dog fish rays & 3 smooth hounds.
4th place was Dan Crump also fishing for the South Wales Matchmen team with 12.007 kg consisting of 24 dog fish & gurnard. Dan was also 2nd in the most fish pool with 25 fish.
5th place was Chris Jenkins fishing for the Veal Mail Order team with 11.08 kgs consisting of 19 dog fish & a smooth hound.
The Heaviest spotted ray went to Wrigglers Baits team member Lee Brimfield with a spotted ray of 0.6kgs. This was the only spotted ray caught in the match.
Top 5 Individuals after 3 legs.
1st Shaun Moore with 299 fish points, accumulative weight of 45.49 kgs.
2nd Dan Crump with 285 fish points, accumulative weight of 28.467 kgs.
3rd Peter Hammomd with 265 fish points, accumulative weight of 22.31 kgs.
4th Dean Downe with 264 fish accumulative weight of 19.58 kgs.
5th Lloyd Summers with 263 fish points, accumulative weight of 23.73 kgs.*
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Chris Jenkins also has 263 points 21.15Kgs but with less weight than Lloyd.
Top five teams on the day.
1st South Wales Matchmen with 437 fish points, 15 team points.
2nd Wrigglers Baits Team with 393 fish points, 14 team points.
3rd Reel Fishing 384 fish points, 13 team points.
4th Garry Evans Match Team with 362.5 fish points,12 team points.
5th Veals Mail Order team with 361 fish points, 11 team points.
Top Five Teams after 3 legs.
1st Wrigglers Baits with 42 team points.
2nd South Wales Matchmen with 39 team points, 1139 accumulated fish points.
3rd Team Knockout Batis with 39 team points, 1124 accumulated fish points.
4th Veals Mail Order team with 37 team points.
5th Reel Fishing with 33 team points.
Remaining team positions can be found by clicking on the link HERE.
Shaun Moore receiving his 1st prize pool with organiser Steve Chadwick
Third placed individual Joe Arch
Fourth place individual winner Dan Crump
Best spotted ray winner Lee Brimfield and his Spotted ray 0.6 kg, the only one of the match
Llanwit Major Charity Open 19th April 2026
The East Region section of Angling Cymru Sea Anglers fished their annual open event at Cardiff Foreshore & Penarth where an attendance of 60 anglers turn out in ideal weather conditions. The fishing turned out to be patchy with fish being hard to find for some anglers. 31 anglers caught fish totalling 48.585kgs. Consisting of 9 different species, including thornback & spotted rays, bass, conger & silver eels, dog fish, bull huss, whiting & pouting.
The top 6 places are as follows who get Angling Trust Sea League points who are sponsored by Anyfish Anywhere & ASSO Sport Fishing.
In 1st place was SWSA club member Chris Mather from Cardiff with 6.8kgs consisting of 2 conger eels. One of which was 4.55kgs which was also the heaviest fish of the match. Chris picked up the first prize of £300 donated by Angling Cymru Sea Anglers East Region (ACSAER) & the heaviest bag pool of £55.
In 1st place was SWSA club member Chris Mather from Cardiff with 6.8kgs consisting of 2 conger eels. One of which was 4.55kgs which was also the heaviest fish of the match. Chris picked up the first prize of £300 donated by Angling Cymru Sea Anglers East Region (ACSAER) & the heaviest bag pool of £55.
In third place was Caerau SAC club member Shaun Moore from Cardiff with 3.55kgs consisting of a conger eel & a dog fish. Shaun won a Six & Bait Anyfish Anywhere beachcaster donated by Julian Shambrook.
Fourth place went to Cardiff SAC club member Roy Tapper from Marshfield Gwent with 3.18kgs consisting of 2 bass & a silver eel which was returned safely to the water. Roy won £100 donated by Newport & District SAC. (Tony Hart).
5th Place went to Holton Road Angling Centre owner Dan Crump with 2.96kgs.kgs consisting of a conger eel, 2 dog fish & a pouting. Dan won a Tronixpro Exodus Match rod donated by Steve Tuckers Agencies.
6th Place was Angling Ambitions rod builder Dai Llewellyn from Barry with 2.64kgs consisting of a thornback ray & a dog fish. Dai won £50 donated by Wrigglers Baits
Junior winner was Henry Equall who won a £50 Tackle Voucher with a whiting & conger eel for 0.47kgs.
Runner up was Lawson Gamlin with a silver eel of 0.24kgs. He won a £30 Tackle Voucher.
All junior prizes where donated by Craig Maddock, Chair Person of ACSA East Region.
Remaining top 15 and up to date overall positions on the SeaMasters League Table can be viewed by clicking on the link HERE.
ACSA East Region would thank to all the tackle shops, clubs & individuals that donated prizes to the match.