This year’s autumn open boat match was fished in perfect conditions with light winds and a good tide.

The fishing in Lyme Bay has been very poor all summer, so competitors were hoping for some better fish this time around.

This competition was fished as a team match with the average score of the team counting towards prizes. Twenty anglers split up into teams of two or three and set off for the day.

Some nice fish were returned to the scales, including bass, black bream, gurnard, pollack, plaice, mackerel and a surprise John Dory.

Team Miss Grace made up of father and son team Rod and James Barr took first place with an average of 138 per cent, both anglers weighing in a black bream and a red gurnard each with Rod Barr’s red gurnard a specimen of 101 per cent; the best of the day.

Second place was taken by team Wahoo which included Graham Stephenson, Rob Stephenson and Steve Chambers. The trio scored an average of 118 per cent and caught some nice fish including bream, bass and pollack.

Third was taken by team Pilchard which included Brian Moss, Jack Wood and Darren Herbert who averaged 109 per cent.

Moss had a cracking mackerel of 885 grams and Wood followed this with a plaice of 1600 grams.

RESULTS Most species: Rod Barr; 3 species on tie break.

Round fish pool: Rod Barr; red gurnard 101 per cent.

Flat fish pool: Jack Wood; plaice 78 per cent.

1st team Miss Grace 138% 2nd team Wahoo 118% 3rd team Pilchard 109% 4th team Seamouse 73% 5th team One Eyed Wonder 67% 6th team Sharon and Tracey 57%