Fished an evening match at Aldeburgh for the first leg of the Mick Allen Shield which started in heavy rain and strong winds and finished with calm conditions. On the flood it was Stephen Andrews  finding sole and whiting to take an initial lead but when the tide turned other members got into the fish.  Chris Leonard  stormed into the lead with his catch of 8 codling and 5 whiting for 421  fish points.  Second place man Paul Drake managed 188 fish points from his catch of one sole, one pout and 15 whiting. Despite his good start Stephen Andrews could only manage third spot with his catch two sole, best 33cm, and 9 whiting for 169 fish points.  

Second leg of the shield to be fished at Dunwich on 18 October.