Four members travelled to Birkenhead to fish the annual EFSA Wales Cod Championships in the Mersey estuary.  On the first day although very windy the boats were able to get out but unable to fish their preferred marks.  With  a lot of freshwater coming into the estuary prospects were not good and the fishing would be hard.  However, at the end of the day with quite a few anglers catching no cod it was Braintree’s Colin Crocker who took the lead with five cod.  The second day saw the wind dropping but with some showers and more of the river was accessible.   With most anglers catching cod it was going to be close.  Colin managed to find another small cod but it was not enough fellow Braintree angler Alan Porter caught five good size cod the largest a fish of 8lb to pip him with 255 point to Colin’s 237.  So Alan took the gold pin and Colin the silver. Barrie Senior was in 9^th place and Peter Costin 10^th.