9. Lingmere

Ellesmere Port Angling Club Match Report

Date: 19 July 2026

Venue: Lingmere

Under warm, sunny high-summer skies with temperatures peaking around 21°C and steady northwest breezes, everyone enjoyed a brilliant day's fishing with some fantastic weights recorded across the board.

Top Performers

• 1st Place: Andy Fletcher (Peg 24) put on a dominant display to take the overall win with a cracking weight of 109 lbs 1 oz.

• 2nd Place: Jimmy Crimes (Peg 29) claimed the runner-up spot with a brilliant net of 97 lbs 6 oz.

• 3rd Place: Andy Lavender (Peg 26) rounded out the podium, putting together an impressive 96 lbs 3 oz bag.

Section Winners

• Section A: Jimmy Crimes led the way with 97 lbs 6 oz from Peg 29.

• Section B: Gary Boydell took the section honors from Peg 9 with a fine weight of 84 lbs 8 oz.

• Section C: Andy Fletcher topped the section with his 109 lbs 1 oz haul from Peg 24. With match-winner Andy Fletcher taking Section C, Andy Lavender took his section by default.

Notable Catches Across the Field

There was plenty of other great action throughout the venue, highlighted by Mike Roberts putting a strong 85 lbs 1 oz into the scales from Peg 32. Mark Davies (Peg 21) and Dave Kell (Peg 19) also featured heavily in the upper half of the match with impressive bags of 72 lbs 10 oz and 69 lbs respectively, ensuring competitive sport all round.