Braintree Sea Angling Club members fished the first leg of the Mick Allen Shield at Aldeburgh, Thorpeness end.  The rain held off for the first hour and with an offshore breeze the anglers were soon catching whiting.  The rain when it came did not put of the fish and a steady stream of whiting were caught throughout the evening with a few other species putting in an appearance.

Back at the car park it was Paul Drake that had recorded the most fish and the most points with 57 whiting and a rockling for 821 fish points.  Second place went to Chris Leonard with 792 fish points from his mixed bag of 40 whiting, 1 dab, 1 dogfish and a 54 cm cod, the best fish of the evening.  Third place was taken by Barrie Senior with 50 whiting and a sole for 726 fish points.

The second leg has been rescheduled to be fished at Aldeburgh dirty wall instead of Dunwich on 7 November.