30-angler Shore DragonMania Final line-up confirmed after qualifiers conclude

The 30-strong line-up for the 2025 DragonMania shore sea angling final, taking place at Pwllheli on 9 August, has been confirmed after the regional qualifiers concluded last weekend.

Pendine beach in Carmarthenshire was the venue for the sixth and final qualifying match last Saturday afternoon (26 July) with Josh Norris (375cm) leading five qualifiers at that venue, which also included Ivor Smith, Dorian Harris, Craig Maddock and Richard Morgan.

Earlier the same day, the north region played host to a qualifier at Abererch in Gwynedd – where Colwyn Bay Victoria SAC member Danny Parker won the match with three bream, two ballan wrasse, two corkwing wrasse and two tompot blenny, totalling 151cm.

It was a Colwyn Bay one-two with Alan Price finishing second with 93cm ahead of Three Herrings SAC trio Dewi Parry, Iwan Jones and Deian Parry – who all also qualified.

In what was a slightly expanded format for this year, there were six qualifiers rather than four, with the Angling Cymru Sea Anglers (ACSA) North Region (Holyhead Breakwater and Abererch), East Region (Cold Knap Pebbles and St Brides) and South West Region (Burry Port North Channel and Pendine) hosting two qualifiers each.

The top five at each venue made it through to the final.

Qualifiers from each venue:

North Channel (8 March): Shaun Tucker, Scott Busher, Keith Williams, Ben Edwards, Steve Tucker.

Cold Knap Pebbles (31 May): Will Irving, Ian Carpenter, Mark Cruickshank, Jamie Mills, Matthew Jones.

St Brides (28 June): Gary Parsons, Dean Roper, Dave Bowering, Robbie Wall, Dave Evans.

Holyhead Breakwater (28 June): Rich Hughes, Jim Morris, Allan Hughes, Tony Owen, Ray Wheeler.

Abererch (26 July): Danny Parker, Alan Price, Dewi Parry, Iwan Jones, Deian Parry.

Pendine (26 July): Josh Norris, Ivor Smith, Dorian Harris, Craig Maddock, Richard Morgan.

The final will take place at Pwllheli on 9 August with fishing from 8am until 12noon.