The eighth Wales Air Ambulance open beach fishing competition took place at Amroth, recently.

Twenty-four anglers participated, including three juniors.

Fishing was excellent, with 89 flounders caught and many undersized fish returned to the waters.

The winning angler, who caught seven decent-sized flounders for 3kg 720gms, was Pembroke Dock rod, John O’Connor.

He also caught the biggest flounder at 1lb 12 oz. This netted John a first prize of £200, plus the pool of £51.

Second was Cardiff angler Phil George, also with seven flounders, but slightly smaller, with an aggregate weight of 3Kg 035gms, allowing him to pick up the runner-up prize of £50.

In third place was another lad from the Cardiff area, Gerald John, who managed to catch the largest number of flounders at nine, but his smaller stamp of fish meant his bag only weighed 3kg 025gms. However, it was good enough to gain him the third prize of £25.

John’s partner in the pairs’ competition, Andrew Skeels, from Lamphey, also managed a good bag of six flounders for 2Kg 320gms. This resulted in them also picking up the pairs’ pool of £48.

International woman angler Sally Owen, from the Cardiff area, won the woman’s prize of £20, by catching two flounders.

First spot in the junior section, picking up £20, was Milford Haven boy, Daniel Tucker, with a good-sized flounder weighing 725gms.

Second junior was Scott Brunton, from Newcastle, who was visiting his father in Lamphey. He caught two flounders for 490gms, netting him £10. Third was Connor Williams from Milford Haven, with a flounder of 205gms, which won him £5.

The most important result was that the event raised more than £1,360 for the Wales Air Ambulance, pushing the total raised during the eight years this competition has been running, to more than £11,000.

The third Felinfoel brewery Double Dragon RNLI annual fishing open took place at Amroth last Sunday.

For details of future competitions, contact Roger Harris at the Amroth Arms, on 01834 8122480.