WIRRAL-based Team Leisure Angling 'A' were first round victors of the North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs' Winter League.

This year's joint winners of the Summer League took an early lead at Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon Bay, with a zone win, a zone second, a zone third and a sixth for 52 points out of a possible 60.

RESULTS:

Zone 1: Keith Randles (Meols, Team Leisure Angling 'A';

Zone 2: Paul Molyneux (Aintree, Wirral Sea Anglers 'A');

Zone 3: John Wood (Pensby, Wirral Sea Anglers 'A');

Zone 4: Phil Cooper (Wallasey, Wirral Sea Eagles 'B').

Leading Team Positions:

1: Team Leisure Angling 'A' (52 points);

2: Wirral Sea Eagles 'A' (50);

3: Wirral Sea Anglers 'A' (42);

4: Mersey Anglers 'A' (38);

5: Personal Members Red (31).

Heaviest roundfish:

J. Wood and Mark Calland (Wallasey, Mersey Anglers 'B'), both whiting of 0-12-4;

Heaviest flatfish:

Robbie Southern (Heswall), flounder, 1-1-8.

Top three weights:

1: P. Molyneux, 2-13-0, 1 dogfish, 2 whiting;

2: K. Randles, 2-7-12, 5 whiting;

3: Richie Stead (Moreton, Team Leisure Angling 'A'), 1-11-12, 4 whiting.

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