All about the club.
The clubhouse, completed in 1993,is located off Bath Road car park, Lymington. It provides a congenial place to socialise with fellow anglers and offers the opportunity for members to improve their knowledge and skill at the regular tackle talks and demonstrations held there.
The aims of Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club are to promote shore fishing and boat fishing for all anglers, in a safe and friendly environment and to encourage conservation of fish stocks. New members, in particular juniors, are always welcome. A membership application form is available to download from the web site. The club is also on facebook. A monthly newsletter is sent out to all members.
SHORE FISHING.
Numerous competitions are held throughout the year at various beaches along the Hampshire and Dorset coast. As well as the monthly competitions, there are also several leagues: for example, The Shingle Bank League and the Win-Sum League. There are also one open shore competition during the year.
BOAT FISHING.
Boat fishing is divided into two sections: large boats {or charter boat} fishing and shallow boats {privately-owned craft}. The large boat section has something for everyone and for all levels of skill and competitiveness.
- Monthly large boat competitions out of Lymington: semi-competitive, fished to minimum size limits. from April - December.
- Match Boat League competitions out of Lymington, Poole and Weymouth: highly competitive and based on species, with no size limits. Fished from April - September.
- Recreational boat trips out of Lymington, Poole and Weymouth, on weekdays and weekends. Friendly atmosphere, no pressure. Fished January - December.
- The Shallow {or small} boat section is fished from privately owned boats, which stay within a designated area, with competitions running throughout the year.
- In addition, a Small Boat Open to privately owned boats is held in the autumn.
Officers of the Club 25/26.
Club President: Mr. Robin Lane, Esq.
Club Vice-Presidents: Miss. S. Moody, Mr. R. Davies, Mr. C. Clark, Mr. R. Saunders and Mr.. A, S. Harmer.
Honorary Life Members: Mr. R. Bayzand, Mrs. G. Moody. Miss. S. Moody. Mr. A. D. Smith and Mr. R. Lane.
Officers of the Club.
Chairman: Mr. Alec S. Harmer. 01590-674045. Vice-Chairman: Mr. Roland Blomfield. 01590-683363.
Hon. Secretary: Mrs. Alison Day. 07929 876939
Membership Secretary: Mr. Brian Ansell. 01590-672628. Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Alec Harmer. 01590-674045.
Hon. Auditors: Mr. Colin Saunders & Mrs. Alison Day. Docket Steward. Mr. Robert Flicos. 01590-676785.
Large Boat Commodore. Mr.. Marc Duncan. 07810 876281 Large Boat Vice Commodore. Mr.. Richard Day. 07989 282245
Shallow Boat Commodore. Mr.. Brian Ansell 01590-672628.
Boat Compound Commodore: Mr.. Adrian Moody. . Clerk of Scales. Mr. Steve Monckton.
Shingle Bank Secretary. Mr. Malcolm Stote 07894 902254.
Shore Secretary. Mr. Roland Blomfield. 01590-683363. Win-Sum League Secretary. Mr. Colin Saunders.
Hon. Cup Custodian. Mr. Colin Saunders. . Publicity Officer. Mr. Brian Ansell. 01590-672628.
Junior Representative. Vacant.
Newsletter Editor. Mr. Brian Ansell. 01590-672628. Bar Steward and Hall Booking Officer. Mr. Terry Kempton.
Committee Members:
Mrs. Summer Monckton
Mr. Chris Ellis. 07790 231350. Mr. Alan Martin. . Mr. Nelson Phillips.
Mr. Pete Drodge. 07812 663842. Mr. Martin Bobbett. Mr. George Fox.
Club Vice-Presidents: Miss. S. Moody, Mr. R. Davies, Mr. C. Clark, Mr. R. Saunders and Mr.. A, S. Harmer.
Honorary Life Members: Mr. R. Bayzand, Mrs. G. Moody. Miss. S. Moody. Mr. A. D. Smith and Mr. R. Lane.
Officers of the Club.
Chairman: Mr. Alec S. Harmer. 01590-674045. Vice-Chairman: Mr. Roland Blomfield. 01590-683363.
Hon. Secretary: Mrs. Alison Day. 07929 876939
Membership Secretary: Mr. Brian Ansell. 01590-672628. Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Alec Harmer. 01590-674045.
Hon. Auditors: Mr. Colin Saunders & Mrs. Alison Day. Docket Steward. Mr. Robert Flicos. 01590-676785.
Large Boat Commodore. Mr.. Marc Duncan. 07810 876281 Large Boat Vice Commodore. Mr.. Richard Day. 07989 282245
Shallow Boat Commodore. Mr.. Brian Ansell 01590-672628.
Boat Compound Commodore: Mr.. Adrian Moody. . Clerk of Scales. Mr. Steve Monckton.
Shingle Bank Secretary. Mr. Malcolm Stote 07894 902254.
Shore Secretary. Mr. Roland Blomfield. 01590-683363. Win-Sum League Secretary. Mr. Colin Saunders.
Hon. Cup Custodian. Mr. Colin Saunders. . Publicity Officer. Mr. Brian Ansell. 01590-672628.
Junior Representative. Vacant.
Newsletter Editor. Mr. Brian Ansell. 01590-672628. Bar Steward and Hall Booking Officer. Mr. Terry Kempton.
Committee Members:
Mrs. Summer Monckton
Mr. Chris Ellis. 07790 231350. Mr. Alan Martin. . Mr. Nelson Phillips.
Mr. Pete Drodge. 07812 663842. Mr. Martin Bobbett. Mr. George Fox.
All the Club Competitions for 2026.
L & D. S. F. C's Latest News.
2026 bag limit changes: For bass and Pollack.
Following the UK-EU bilateral agreement, the recreational bag limits for bass and pollack are set to change in 2026. However, the necessary legislation in not yet in force. Until then, the bass bag limit remains two fish per angler per day (close season: Feb - Mar), and there is currently no bag limit for pollack. Stay turned to Angling Trust social media channels and website for further updates.
The Club's Link Page
Christchurch Angling Centre is owned by Tom Bagnall who sponsors some of the boat and shore competitions. Tom participates in many club activities, is also a very good angler and on some occasions makes a very good cup of tea. www.christchurchanglingcentre.co.uk
Angling Trust is where you can get the latest news on all aspects of angling and the latest news about covid-19 regarding angling. www.anglingtrust.net
Lymington Harbour Commissioners a good site for local tides and weather reports. www.lymingtonharbour.co.uk
Loni's a good friendly shop and Garry is very helpful. www.loni's.co.uk
Fish of the Month 25/2026
March 2026. Report sent in by Robert Flicos.
Shore. Adult. Peter Chamberlain with a dogfish weighing 2lb 3oz. Junior. Mia Samber with a whiting weighing 9oz.
Catch and release record broken for the shore by Paul Watson with a thornback ray weighing 4lb 6oz.
Catch and release record adult for the shore Paul Watson with a pouting weighing 11oz.
Catch and release record junior for the shore Mia Samber with a whiting weighing 9oz.
Boats. Adult. Neil Pullman with a 3 bearded rockling weighing 1lb 1oz.
Catch and release record for the boats Neil Pullman with a 3 bearded rockling weighing 1lb 1oz.
February 2026 Report sent in by Robert Flicos.
Shore. Adult. Keith Warren with a dogfish weighing 2lb 6oz. Junior. Mia Samber with a dogfish weighing 1lb 4oz.
Adult shore club catch and release record broken by Keith Warren with his dogfish of 2lb 6oz.
New junior catch and release record shore Mia Samber with her pouting of 11oz.
Boat. Adult. Chris Rogers with a bull huss weighing 10lbs 8oz.
January 2026.
Shore. Adult. Chris Ellis with a dogfish weighing 1lb 11oz.
Boats. Adult. Robin Lane with a small eyed ray weighing 7lb 2oz.
December 2025.
Shore. Adult. Paul Watson with a small eyed ray weighing 7lb 12-1/8oz. Junior. Seth Hopkins with a bass weighing 2lb 8oz.
Catch and Release record broken for the shore by Ben Daniel and Alan Mapes both with a dogfish of 2lb 1oz.
Boats. Adult. Denis Mapes with a bull huss weighing 10lbs 5oz.
New Catch and Release record for the boats was Ryan Nash with a pouting weighing 2lb 3oz.
Shore. Adult. Peter Chamberlain with a dogfish weighing 2lb 3oz. Junior. Mia Samber with a whiting weighing 9oz.
Catch and release record broken for the shore by Paul Watson with a thornback ray weighing 4lb 6oz.
Catch and release record adult for the shore Paul Watson with a pouting weighing 11oz.
Catch and release record junior for the shore Mia Samber with a whiting weighing 9oz.
Boats. Adult. Neil Pullman with a 3 bearded rockling weighing 1lb 1oz.
Catch and release record for the boats Neil Pullman with a 3 bearded rockling weighing 1lb 1oz.
February 2026 Report sent in by Robert Flicos.
Shore. Adult. Keith Warren with a dogfish weighing 2lb 6oz. Junior. Mia Samber with a dogfish weighing 1lb 4oz.
Adult shore club catch and release record broken by Keith Warren with his dogfish of 2lb 6oz.
New junior catch and release record shore Mia Samber with her pouting of 11oz.
Boat. Adult. Chris Rogers with a bull huss weighing 10lbs 8oz.
January 2026.
Shore. Adult. Chris Ellis with a dogfish weighing 1lb 11oz.
Boats. Adult. Robin Lane with a small eyed ray weighing 7lb 2oz.
December 2025.
Shore. Adult. Paul Watson with a small eyed ray weighing 7lb 12-1/8oz. Junior. Seth Hopkins with a bass weighing 2lb 8oz.
Catch and Release record broken for the shore by Ben Daniel and Alan Mapes both with a dogfish of 2lb 1oz.
Boats. Adult. Denis Mapes with a bull huss weighing 10lbs 5oz.
New Catch and Release record for the boats was Ryan Nash with a pouting weighing 2lb 3oz.
Shore Competitions Results 2025/26.
Shore Competitions are organised by Roland Blomfield. For more information, please contact Roland on 01590-683363
6th Club Shore Competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening 9th May the club held its 6th Club Shore competition at Solent Road, Southbourne. With a light north-easterly wind, a flat sea and warm weather conditions 13 club members signed on. 4 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and sole for a total weight of 4 lb 14-1/8 oz. On these competitions undersize fish count for points which were bass and conger eel. All the fish are weighed on the beach, measured and returned to the sea as quickly as possible.
Best round fish of the evening was a dogfish weighing 1 lb 14 oz caught by Steve Monckton. Best flat fish was a sole weighing 0 lb 7 oz caught by Shane Samber.
Results:
1st Steve Monckton 1 lb 14 oz and 55 points, 2nd Paul Watson 1 lb 6-1/8 oz and 50 points, 3rd Pete Tomkins 1 lb 3 oz and 45 points, 4th Shane Samber 0 lb 7 oz and 40 points.
Simon Stockley, Martin Pink, Bruce Samber and Derek Slack all caught undersize fish for 15 points each. Mia Samber (Jnr), Roland Blomfield, Summer Monckton, Barry Samber and Pat Dalton had no fish and 5 points each.
5th Club Shore competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening the club held its 5th Club Shore competition at Calshot Beach. The weather for the evening was a light easterly breeze and a slight sea. 14 anglers signed on (4 juniors and 2 guests) and 9 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish. On these competitions under size fish count for points which were bass, conger eel, plaice and smooth-hound. 17 fish were weighed in for a total weight of 14 lbs 4-1/8 oz. All fish were weighed on the beach, measured and returned back into the sea as quickly as possible. Best round fish of the evening was a dogfish of 1 lb 8-3/4 oz caught by Steve Monckton. Top junior was Mia Samber with 1 lb 0 oz.
Results:
1st Steve Monckton 3 lb 9-3/4 oz and 65 pts, 2nd Roland Blomfield 2 lb 10-1/2 oz and 80 pts, 3rd Bruce Samber 2 lb 7-1/4 oz and 55 pts, 4th Shane Samber 1 lb 6 oz and 60 pts,
5th Summer Monckton 1 lb 1-1/4 oz and 45 pts, 6th Mia Samber (jnr) 1 lb 0 oz and 40 pts, 7th Martin Pink 0 lb 15 oz and 55 pts, 8th Andy Hopkins 0 lb 11-1/8 oz and 30 pts,
9th Seth Hopkins (Jnr) 0 lb 9-3/4 oz and 30 pts, 10th Pete Tomkins undersize fish 25 pts, 11th Barry Samber and Nelson Phillips no fish 5 pts,
6th Club Shore Competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening 9th May the club held its 6th Club Shore competition at Solent Road, Southbourne. With a light north-easterly wind, a flat sea and warm weather conditions 13 club members signed on. 4 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and sole for a total weight of 4 lb 14-1/8 oz. On these competitions undersize fish count for points which were bass and conger eel. All the fish are weighed on the beach, measured and returned to the sea as quickly as possible.
Best round fish of the evening was a dogfish weighing 1 lb 14 oz caught by Steve Monckton. Best flat fish was a sole weighing 0 lb 7 oz caught by Shane Samber.
Results:
1st Steve Monckton 1 lb 14 oz and 55 points, 2nd Paul Watson 1 lb 6-1/8 oz and 50 points, 3rd Pete Tomkins 1 lb 3 oz and 45 points, 4th Shane Samber 0 lb 7 oz and 40 points.
Simon Stockley, Martin Pink, Bruce Samber and Derek Slack all caught undersize fish for 15 points each. Mia Samber (Jnr), Roland Blomfield, Summer Monckton, Barry Samber and Pat Dalton had no fish and 5 points each.
5th Club Shore competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening the club held its 5th Club Shore competition at Calshot Beach. The weather for the evening was a light easterly breeze and a slight sea. 14 anglers signed on (4 juniors and 2 guests) and 9 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish. On these competitions under size fish count for points which were bass, conger eel, plaice and smooth-hound. 17 fish were weighed in for a total weight of 14 lbs 4-1/8 oz. All fish were weighed on the beach, measured and returned back into the sea as quickly as possible. Best round fish of the evening was a dogfish of 1 lb 8-3/4 oz caught by Steve Monckton. Top junior was Mia Samber with 1 lb 0 oz.
Results:
1st Steve Monckton 3 lb 9-3/4 oz and 65 pts, 2nd Roland Blomfield 2 lb 10-1/2 oz and 80 pts, 3rd Bruce Samber 2 lb 7-1/4 oz and 55 pts, 4th Shane Samber 1 lb 6 oz and 60 pts,
5th Summer Monckton 1 lb 1-1/4 oz and 45 pts, 6th Mia Samber (jnr) 1 lb 0 oz and 40 pts, 7th Martin Pink 0 lb 15 oz and 55 pts, 8th Andy Hopkins 0 lb 11-1/8 oz and 30 pts,
9th Seth Hopkins (Jnr) 0 lb 9-3/4 oz and 30 pts, 10th Pete Tomkins undersize fish 25 pts, 11th Barry Samber and Nelson Phillips no fish 5 pts,
Shingle Bank League Results 2025/6.
Shingle Bank League competitions are organised by Malcolm Stote. Contact Malcolm on 07894 902254 for more information.
On all competitions you sign-on at Cut Bridge between 18.30 and 19.00.
6th Shingle Bank League Competition results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Tuesday evening 12th May the club held its 2nd competition of the summer section. The weather was good but chilly and 9 club members signed on. 3 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and conger eel. 3 fish were caught and weighed for a total weight of 3 lb 13-1/8 oz. Best fish of the evening was a dogfish weihing 1 lb 12-3/8 oz caught by Chris Ellis. 2nd best fish was also a dogfish weighing 1 lb 2-1/8 oz caught by Malcolm Stote.
Results:
1st Chris Ellis 1 lb 12-3/8 oz, 2nd Malcolm Stote 1 lb 2-1/8 oz, 3rd Ben Daniels 0 lb 14-5/8 oz.
With a good tide it should have fished a lot better, but sadly there was a bitter cold wind.
5th Shingle Bank League Competition. Results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Thursday evening 27th April the club held its 1st competition of the summer section.. The weather building up to the competition was very windy but on the day of the competition the wind dropped and it turned out to be a perfect evening for fishing.
11 club members signed on and all 11 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, conger eels, dogfish and smooth-hounds. A total of 96 fish were caught, weighed, measured and returned as quickly as possible to the sea, for a total weight of 101lbs 11-3/4oz. The 2 best fish of the competition were 1st a conger eel weighing 4lb 10oz caught by Rory Lancaster and 2nd a dogfish of 2lb 3oz caught by Pete Chamberlain.
Results.
1st Ben Daniel 16lbs 10oz, 2nd Pete Chamberlain 15lbs 7oz, 3rd Rory Lancaster 14lbs 8oz, 4th Derek Slack 12lbs 2-3/4oz, 5th Paul Watson 9lb 12oz, 6th Chris Ellis 7lb 15-1/2oz,
7th Andy Hopkins 7lb 2-1/8oz, 8th Leigh Hatt 5lb 2oz, 9th Martin Pink 5lb, 10th John Tharme 4lb 6oz and 11th Pat Dalton 3lb 10oz.
4th Shingle Bank League Competition results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Thursday evening 26th March the club held its 4th shingle bank league competition. The weather for the evening was good. 8 club members signed on and 6 weighed in fish consisting of black bream and dogfish. A total of 18 fish were caught, weighed and released back into the sea as quickly as possible for a total weight of 19 lbs 11 oz.
Two best fish of the evening were 1st a dogfish weighing 1 lb 12 1/8 oz caught by Paul Watson and 2nd also a dogfish weighing 1 lb 8 5/8 oz caught by Ben Daniels.
Results:
1st Ben Daniels 5 lb 5-7/8 oz, 2nd Paul Watson 4 lb 9-1/8 oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 4 lb 0-1/8 oz, 4th Steve Monckton 2 lb 7-7/8 oz, 5th Pat Dalton 2 lb 7-1/2 oz, 6th Martin Pink 0 lb 13 oz.
Results after the 1st Phase of the Shingle Bank League competitions (3 matches) Sent in by Malcolm Stote.
1st Ben Daniel 39lbs 2-1/8oz, 2nd Malcolm Stote 31lbs 10-7/8oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 29lbs 1-3/4oz, 4th Paul Watson 25lbs 8oz, 5th Derek Slack 22lbs 15-5/8oz, 6th Pat Dalton 20lbs 12-1/2oz, 7th Leigh Hatt 18lbs 1oz, 8th Martin Pink 18lbs 0-3/8oz, 9th Pete Chamberlain 15lbs 7oz, 10th Alan Mapes 9lb 6-7/8oz, 11th John Tharme 8lb 4-3/8oz and Brian Dawkins 4lb 10-3/8.
On all competitions you sign-on at Cut Bridge between 18.30 and 19.00.
6th Shingle Bank League Competition results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Tuesday evening 12th May the club held its 2nd competition of the summer section. The weather was good but chilly and 9 club members signed on. 3 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and conger eel. 3 fish were caught and weighed for a total weight of 3 lb 13-1/8 oz. Best fish of the evening was a dogfish weihing 1 lb 12-3/8 oz caught by Chris Ellis. 2nd best fish was also a dogfish weighing 1 lb 2-1/8 oz caught by Malcolm Stote.
Results:
1st Chris Ellis 1 lb 12-3/8 oz, 2nd Malcolm Stote 1 lb 2-1/8 oz, 3rd Ben Daniels 0 lb 14-5/8 oz.
With a good tide it should have fished a lot better, but sadly there was a bitter cold wind.
5th Shingle Bank League Competition. Results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Thursday evening 27th April the club held its 1st competition of the summer section.. The weather building up to the competition was very windy but on the day of the competition the wind dropped and it turned out to be a perfect evening for fishing.
11 club members signed on and all 11 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, conger eels, dogfish and smooth-hounds. A total of 96 fish were caught, weighed, measured and returned as quickly as possible to the sea, for a total weight of 101lbs 11-3/4oz. The 2 best fish of the competition were 1st a conger eel weighing 4lb 10oz caught by Rory Lancaster and 2nd a dogfish of 2lb 3oz caught by Pete Chamberlain.
Results.
1st Ben Daniel 16lbs 10oz, 2nd Pete Chamberlain 15lbs 7oz, 3rd Rory Lancaster 14lbs 8oz, 4th Derek Slack 12lbs 2-3/4oz, 5th Paul Watson 9lb 12oz, 6th Chris Ellis 7lb 15-1/2oz,
7th Andy Hopkins 7lb 2-1/8oz, 8th Leigh Hatt 5lb 2oz, 9th Martin Pink 5lb, 10th John Tharme 4lb 6oz and 11th Pat Dalton 3lb 10oz.
4th Shingle Bank League Competition results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Thursday evening 26th March the club held its 4th shingle bank league competition. The weather for the evening was good. 8 club members signed on and 6 weighed in fish consisting of black bream and dogfish. A total of 18 fish were caught, weighed and released back into the sea as quickly as possible for a total weight of 19 lbs 11 oz.
Two best fish of the evening were 1st a dogfish weighing 1 lb 12 1/8 oz caught by Paul Watson and 2nd also a dogfish weighing 1 lb 8 5/8 oz caught by Ben Daniels.
Results:
1st Ben Daniels 5 lb 5-7/8 oz, 2nd Paul Watson 4 lb 9-1/8 oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 4 lb 0-1/8 oz, 4th Steve Monckton 2 lb 7-7/8 oz, 5th Pat Dalton 2 lb 7-1/2 oz, 6th Martin Pink 0 lb 13 oz.
Results after the 1st Phase of the Shingle Bank League competitions (3 matches) Sent in by Malcolm Stote.
1st Ben Daniel 39lbs 2-1/8oz, 2nd Malcolm Stote 31lbs 10-7/8oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 29lbs 1-3/4oz, 4th Paul Watson 25lbs 8oz, 5th Derek Slack 22lbs 15-5/8oz, 6th Pat Dalton 20lbs 12-1/2oz, 7th Leigh Hatt 18lbs 1oz, 8th Martin Pink 18lbs 0-3/8oz, 9th Pete Chamberlain 15lbs 7oz, 10th Alan Mapes 9lb 6-7/8oz, 11th John Tharme 8lb 4-3/8oz and Brian Dawkins 4lb 10-3/8.
Win-Sum League Results 2026.
Adult Win-Sum League competitions are organised by Colin Saunders. Contact Colin on 0780 2511 522
3rd Win-Sum League Competition results by Colin Saunders.
On Wednesday evening 27th may the club held its 3rd Win-Sum League competition in which 10 club members signed on and the venue was the Shingle Bank on a very warm and calm evening.
Results.
Zone 1. 1st Malcolm Stote 165 points, 2nd Paul Watson 124 points, 3rd Pete Chamberlain 111 points, 4th Garry Mann 62 points.
Zone 2. 1st Chris Ellis 190 points, 2nd Martin Pink 186 points, 3rd Andy Hopkins 156 points, 4th Glenn Short 46 points, 5th Steve Monckton 36 points, 6th Marc Duncan35 points.
Best round fish of 97 cm was a smooth-hound caught by Chris Ellis. Smallest fish of 23 cm was a black bream caught by Martin Pink.
3 Man Team Reaults.
1st Team 3. Robin Lane, Martin Pink and Pete Chamberlain 297 points, 2nd Team 1. Tom Short, Chris Ellis and Garry Mann 252 points,
3rd Team 2. Glenn Short, Brian Dawkins and Malcolm Stote 211 points, 4th Team 4. Paul Watson, Steve Monckton and Colin Saunders 160 points.
2nd Win-Sum League Competition report sent in by Colin Saunders.
On Wednesday evening 15th April the club held its 2nd match of the Win-Sum League competitions at Hordle Cliff. In dry conditions 10 club members signed on and braved a very brisk south-westerly wind and the fishing was even tougher than the first with only 2 members catching fish.
Results:
Zone 1. 1st Andy Hopkins 1 fish a turbot of 18cm. Zone 2. 1st Pete Chamberlain 1 fish a bass of 28cm.
Largest round fish of the evening was a bass of 28cm caught by Pete Chamberlain. Largest flat fish of the evening was a turbot of 18cm caught by Andy Hopkins.
Smallest fish of the evening was a turbot of 18cm caught by Andy Hopkins.
3-man Team results:
1st team No 3 with 10 points, team no 1 nil, team no 2 nil and team no 4 nil
1st Win-Sum League Competition report sent in by Colin Saunders.
On Wednesday evening 18th March the club held its 1st Win-Sum League competition at Harbour Road, Southbourne. 14 club members signed on in perfect weather conditions but with a very large sea swell. The fishing was "slower than slow" to say the least. Fish caught included dogfish, sole, bass and pouting all in very small numbers. Largest round fish were 2 dogfish of 54cm caught by Steve Monckton and Brian Dawkins. Largest flat fish was a sole of 29cm caught6 by Glenn Short. Smallest fish was a bass of 13cm caught by Malcolm stote.
Results.
Zone 1. 1st Colin Saunders 2 fish 91cm (+5 points) 2nd Martin Pink 2 fish 53cm (+10 points) 3rd Brian Dawkins 1 fish 53cm (+5 points) 4th Chris Ellis 1 fish 25cm,
5th Marc Duncan 1 fish 17cm, 6th Malcolm Stote 1 fish 13cm. Garry Mann blanked.
Zone 2. 1st Steve Monckton 2 fish 71cm, 2nd Glenn Short 1 fish 29cm, Tom Short, Robin Lane, Paul Watson, Peter Chamberlain and Andy Hopkins all blanked.
1st Win-Sul League 3 Man Team results.
1st Team no 4. Paul Watson, Steve Monckton 71cm and Colin Saunders 91cm for a total of 162cm.
2nd Team no 2. Glenn Short 29cm, Brian Dawkins 54cm and Malcolm Stote for a total of 83cm.
3rd Team no 3. Robin Lane, Martin Pink 53cm and Peter Chamberlain for a total of 53cm.
4th Team no 1. Tom Short, Chris Ellis 25cm and Garry Mann for a total of 25cm.
3rd Win-Sum League Competition results by Colin Saunders.
On Wednesday evening 27th may the club held its 3rd Win-Sum League competition in which 10 club members signed on and the venue was the Shingle Bank on a very warm and calm evening.
Results.
Zone 1. 1st Malcolm Stote 165 points, 2nd Paul Watson 124 points, 3rd Pete Chamberlain 111 points, 4th Garry Mann 62 points.
Zone 2. 1st Chris Ellis 190 points, 2nd Martin Pink 186 points, 3rd Andy Hopkins 156 points, 4th Glenn Short 46 points, 5th Steve Monckton 36 points, 6th Marc Duncan35 points.
Best round fish of 97 cm was a smooth-hound caught by Chris Ellis. Smallest fish of 23 cm was a black bream caught by Martin Pink.
3 Man Team Reaults.
1st Team 3. Robin Lane, Martin Pink and Pete Chamberlain 297 points, 2nd Team 1. Tom Short, Chris Ellis and Garry Mann 252 points,
3rd Team 2. Glenn Short, Brian Dawkins and Malcolm Stote 211 points, 4th Team 4. Paul Watson, Steve Monckton and Colin Saunders 160 points.
2nd Win-Sum League Competition report sent in by Colin Saunders.
On Wednesday evening 15th April the club held its 2nd match of the Win-Sum League competitions at Hordle Cliff. In dry conditions 10 club members signed on and braved a very brisk south-westerly wind and the fishing was even tougher than the first with only 2 members catching fish.
Results:
Zone 1. 1st Andy Hopkins 1 fish a turbot of 18cm. Zone 2. 1st Pete Chamberlain 1 fish a bass of 28cm.
Largest round fish of the evening was a bass of 28cm caught by Pete Chamberlain. Largest flat fish of the evening was a turbot of 18cm caught by Andy Hopkins.
Smallest fish of the evening was a turbot of 18cm caught by Andy Hopkins.
3-man Team results:
1st team No 3 with 10 points, team no 1 nil, team no 2 nil and team no 4 nil
1st Win-Sum League Competition report sent in by Colin Saunders.
On Wednesday evening 18th March the club held its 1st Win-Sum League competition at Harbour Road, Southbourne. 14 club members signed on in perfect weather conditions but with a very large sea swell. The fishing was "slower than slow" to say the least. Fish caught included dogfish, sole, bass and pouting all in very small numbers. Largest round fish were 2 dogfish of 54cm caught by Steve Monckton and Brian Dawkins. Largest flat fish was a sole of 29cm caught6 by Glenn Short. Smallest fish was a bass of 13cm caught by Malcolm stote.
Results.
Zone 1. 1st Colin Saunders 2 fish 91cm (+5 points) 2nd Martin Pink 2 fish 53cm (+10 points) 3rd Brian Dawkins 1 fish 53cm (+5 points) 4th Chris Ellis 1 fish 25cm,
5th Marc Duncan 1 fish 17cm, 6th Malcolm Stote 1 fish 13cm. Garry Mann blanked.
Zone 2. 1st Steve Monckton 2 fish 71cm, 2nd Glenn Short 1 fish 29cm, Tom Short, Robin Lane, Paul Watson, Peter Chamberlain and Andy Hopkins all blanked.
1st Win-Sul League 3 Man Team results.
1st Team no 4. Paul Watson, Steve Monckton 71cm and Colin Saunders 91cm for a total of 162cm.
2nd Team no 2. Glenn Short 29cm, Brian Dawkins 54cm and Malcolm Stote for a total of 83cm.
3rd Team no 3. Robin Lane, Martin Pink 53cm and Peter Chamberlain for a total of 53cm.
4th Team no 1. Tom Short, Chris Ellis 25cm and Garry Mann for a total of 25cm.
Shallow Boat Results 2024/5.
Shallow Boat Competitions are organised by Brian Ansell. Contact Brian on 01590-672628.
All Competitions are now fished on Saturday's or Sunday's weather wise.
6th Shallow Boat Competition 24th May.
On Sunday 24th May the club held its 6th Shallow Boat competition. This was a changed date because the competition earlier in May had to be cancelled due to the weather. On the day it was very hot with light winds and a gentle swell, the start of summer hopefully.
9 club members signed on and all caught fish consisting of bass, black bream, bull huss, conger eel, dogfish, garfish, smooth-hound, wrasse and tope. All the fish are measured and weighed and returned to the sea as quickly as possible.
Results:
1st Paul Watson 155 pts, 2nd Alan Mapes 145 pts, 3rd Ryan Nash 81 pts, 4th Ady Hulme 77 pts, 5th Charlie Nash 70 pts, 6th Neil Mitchener 69 pts, 7th Jack Nash 65 pts,
8th Daniel White 59 pts, 9th Paul Dibden 49 pts. Every one had a good day's fishing and a total of 144 fish were caught and returned to the sea.
2nd ShallowBoat Competition 26th April.
On Sunday 26th April the club held a Shallow Boat competition this was an extra competition and the weather and tides were just right because we had to cancel a couple of compreitions earlier in the year due to bad weather.
11 club members signed on and all 11 caught fish which included bass, black bream, bull huss, dogfish, plaice, conger eel and whiting. On these competitions only fish which are big enough for the table are kept. All the rest are measured and returned straight away back into the sea.
Results:
1st Adrian Hulme 117 pts, 2nd Ryan Nash 97 pts, 3rd Barry Littlefair 95 pts, 4th Alan Mapes 88 pts, 5th Denis Mapes 70 pts, 6th Adrian Moody 67 pts, 7th Charlie Nash 65 pts,
8th Neil Mitchener and Jack Nash 60 pts both with 14 fish each, 10th Alan Martin 60 pts and 8 fish, 11th Paul Watson 58 pts.
1st Shallow Boat Competition.
On Saturday 13th December the club held its 1st Shallow Boat competition for the 2026 club year. This was a changed day because the weather forecast for the Sunday was for very windy day so we changed to the Saturday which was a good move because we had light winds and sunshine.
!0 club members signed on and al caught fish consisting of conger eel, dogfish, bull huss, pouting, thornback, small eyed and undulated rays and whiting. All the fish are counted, measured and returned to the sea and points awarded.
Results:
1st Alan Martin 115 pts, 2nd Adrian Moody 107 pts, 3rd Charlie Nash 91 pts, 4th Ady Hulme 78 pts, 5th Denis Mapes 69 pts, 6th Barry Littlefair 62 pts, 7th Paul Watson 56 pts,
8th Alan Mapes 48 pts, 9th Neil Mitchener 35 pts, 10th Ryan Nash 30 pts.
Some good fish were caught on the day which were a bull huss 10 lbs 5 oz by Denis Mapes an undulated ray of 12 lbs 9 oz by Adrian Moody and a small eyed ray of 5 lb 8 oz by Alan Martin.
All Competitions are now fished on Saturday's or Sunday's weather wise.
6th Shallow Boat Competition 24th May.
On Sunday 24th May the club held its 6th Shallow Boat competition. This was a changed date because the competition earlier in May had to be cancelled due to the weather. On the day it was very hot with light winds and a gentle swell, the start of summer hopefully.
9 club members signed on and all caught fish consisting of bass, black bream, bull huss, conger eel, dogfish, garfish, smooth-hound, wrasse and tope. All the fish are measured and weighed and returned to the sea as quickly as possible.
Results:
1st Paul Watson 155 pts, 2nd Alan Mapes 145 pts, 3rd Ryan Nash 81 pts, 4th Ady Hulme 77 pts, 5th Charlie Nash 70 pts, 6th Neil Mitchener 69 pts, 7th Jack Nash 65 pts,
8th Daniel White 59 pts, 9th Paul Dibden 49 pts. Every one had a good day's fishing and a total of 144 fish were caught and returned to the sea.
2nd ShallowBoat Competition 26th April.
On Sunday 26th April the club held a Shallow Boat competition this was an extra competition and the weather and tides were just right because we had to cancel a couple of compreitions earlier in the year due to bad weather.
11 club members signed on and all 11 caught fish which included bass, black bream, bull huss, dogfish, plaice, conger eel and whiting. On these competitions only fish which are big enough for the table are kept. All the rest are measured and returned straight away back into the sea.
Results:
1st Adrian Hulme 117 pts, 2nd Ryan Nash 97 pts, 3rd Barry Littlefair 95 pts, 4th Alan Mapes 88 pts, 5th Denis Mapes 70 pts, 6th Adrian Moody 67 pts, 7th Charlie Nash 65 pts,
8th Neil Mitchener and Jack Nash 60 pts both with 14 fish each, 10th Alan Martin 60 pts and 8 fish, 11th Paul Watson 58 pts.
1st Shallow Boat Competition.
On Saturday 13th December the club held its 1st Shallow Boat competition for the 2026 club year. This was a changed day because the weather forecast for the Sunday was for very windy day so we changed to the Saturday which was a good move because we had light winds and sunshine.
!0 club members signed on and al caught fish consisting of conger eel, dogfish, bull huss, pouting, thornback, small eyed and undulated rays and whiting. All the fish are counted, measured and returned to the sea and points awarded.
Results:
1st Alan Martin 115 pts, 2nd Adrian Moody 107 pts, 3rd Charlie Nash 91 pts, 4th Ady Hulme 78 pts, 5th Denis Mapes 69 pts, 6th Barry Littlefair 62 pts, 7th Paul Watson 56 pts,
8th Alan Mapes 48 pts, 9th Neil Mitchener 35 pts, 10th Ryan Nash 30 pts.
Some good fish were caught on the day which were a bull huss 10 lbs 5 oz by Denis Mapes an undulated ray of 12 lbs 9 oz by Adrian Moody and a small eyed ray of 5 lb 8 oz by Alan Martin.
Large Boat Results 2025-6.
Large Boat Competition are organised by Marc Duncan. Contact Marc on 07810 876281.
All Large Boat competitions are fished on Sunday only.
2nd Large Boat Competition. Report and photos sent in by Marc Duncan.
The club held their 2nd large Boat competition on Sunday 23rd March from Poole aboard "Ocean Runner" skippered by Ryan Jones. 10 anglers ventured out with almost perfect weather conditions, First mark was for pouting, dogfish and congers with Pete Chamberlain and Malcolm Gerrish having 3 congers each. Dave Wood and Neil Pullman also managed to find a couple of 3 bearded rocklings with the best going to Neil of 1lb 1oz. Next move saw more dogfish with Marc Duncan having 8 and John Wood 5.
We then decided to drift for plaice where the only fish caught was a small thornback ray caught by Neil. Final stop was for some early bream, where yet again Neil found a plaice and most anglers landed at least 1 bream.
Despite it turning cool after lunch and the fishing hard work, a good day was had by all.
Results.
1st Neil Pullman 118 points, 2nd Dave Wood 80 points, 3rd Malcolm Gerrish 78 points, 4th Pete Chamberlain 73 points ant 5th Marc Duncan 57 points.
All Large Boat competitions are fished on Sunday only.
2nd Large Boat Competition. Report and photos sent in by Marc Duncan.
The club held their 2nd large Boat competition on Sunday 23rd March from Poole aboard "Ocean Runner" skippered by Ryan Jones. 10 anglers ventured out with almost perfect weather conditions, First mark was for pouting, dogfish and congers with Pete Chamberlain and Malcolm Gerrish having 3 congers each. Dave Wood and Neil Pullman also managed to find a couple of 3 bearded rocklings with the best going to Neil of 1lb 1oz. Next move saw more dogfish with Marc Duncan having 8 and John Wood 5.
We then decided to drift for plaice where the only fish caught was a small thornback ray caught by Neil. Final stop was for some early bream, where yet again Neil found a plaice and most anglers landed at least 1 bream.
Despite it turning cool after lunch and the fishing hard work, a good day was had by all.
Results.
1st Neil Pullman 118 points, 2nd Dave Wood 80 points, 3rd Malcolm Gerrish 78 points, 4th Pete Chamberlain 73 points ant 5th Marc Duncan 57 points.
The Vernon Everitt Match Boat League for 2026.
These are species-based boat competitions with no size limits Please contact Richard Day 0798 9282 245.
1st Vernon Everett Match League.
On Saturday 11th April the club held the first match of the Vernon Everett Match League aboard 'Piscary' and 'Silver Spray' out from Poole. We left the harbour at 8a.m. with 18 club members. The weather was not favourable and all the anglers wrapped up to combat the elements. Despite the conditions being challenging, a respectable 17 species were caught across all the anglers. A good day at sea despite the forecast and a lot of laughs and enjoyment aboard both boats.
Top 3 anglers on each boat.
'Piscary' 1st Chris Rogers 150 points, joint 2nd Gary Young, Russ Latimer and Mike Fox all with 135 points.
'Silver Spray' 1st Dave Cogger170 points, 2nd Garth Croft 165 points, 3rd John Bellamy 140 points.
2nd Vernon Everett Match League.
On Saturday 2nd May the club held its second match of the Vernon Everett Match League aboard 'Piscary' and a late stand-in 'Strongbow' who offered to help the club at the last minute when another boat was unable to participate. The 16 club members had a productive day that led to 19 species across the 2 boats. Alively day filled with fish and laughs at sea.
Top 3 on each boat.
'Piscary' 1st Dave Cogger 307 points, 2nd Chris Ellis 300 points, 3rd Chris Rogers 284 points.
'Strongbow' 1stJohn Bellamy 375 points, 2nd George Fox 344 points, 3rd Richard Day 292 points.
Recreational Boat Fishing Trips Results 2025/26.
Recreational Boat Fishing Trips are organised by Marc Duncan 07810 876281.
Mid-Week Recreational Mid-Channel Fishing Trip report and photos sent in by Marc Duncan.
On Tuesday 12th May 10 club members ventured out aboard "Ocean Runner", skippered by Ryan Jones out of Poole for a wrecking trip in the channel. Off we set at 07-00 and reached the first wreck by 09-20. Fishing with lures, we tried several wrecks moving a bit west each time in search of pollack, unfortunately with no luck but most anglers losing lures to the wrecks!! We were catching large pouting and red gurnards on the lures.
With a move to another wreck before slack water, Marc Duncan hooked into a cod. We then moved off the wreck and drifted for red gurnard whilst we had lunch and a coffee. Several gurnards were landed but then we were catching mackerel 3 at a time.
When the tide turned, we then went back on some more wrecks drifting again for the pollack. Alas we were unable to find any, but a move to the final wreck saw Jim McGreavy on the last 2 drifts landed 2 pollack.
After speaking with Ryan, the final Mid Channel trip on the 28th June has been cancelled and the plan will be to fish for reef pollack and large bream. There is currently a space available should anyone wish to come along.
Mid-Week Recreational Fishing Trip. Report and Photos sent in by Marc Duncan.
On Tuesday 27th April 7 club members joined Ben Wood aboard "Double 6" for a day out after bream and plaice in the bay. With a very stiff wind blowing from the north, we kept fairly close in, first anchoring by the North Head buoy for a while3 but with no success. Ben took us out toa deeper rocky mark where we started getting some fish initially doggies but the first bream was caught by Tony Knight, followed by Russell Latimer then Paul Ibberson-Groves with a nice male doggy. The best fish went to Tony Methven with a smooth-hound. At noon we moved out to the Dolphin Bank after plaice but after a couple of drifts and a spell at anchor there was no sign of them. So, for the last hour we came back onto the deeper shingles mark again. Here were doggies, small bream and a couple of small bull huss, then Paul had another nice bream and another good smooth-hound went to Anton Emblem. A slow day but the sun was out and so were we despite the wind.
Recreational fishing trip Saturday 3rd January. Report sent in by Dave Price.
The club's recreational fishing trips started early this year with a trip on Saturday 3rd January from Poole aboard "Ocean Runner" skippered by Ryan Jones. It was a very cold start with the temperature at zero degrees when we boarded via a rather slippery pontoon at Poole. The temperature did pick up a few degrees as the sun came out later and stayed out for most of the day which made things a bit better. There were predicted north westerly winds of 15 mph gusting up to 25 mph which was the case but as this was an inshore trip we were pretty well sheltered by Studland and the Poole/Bournemouth coast.
According to the skipper, the water temperatures had only just started to lower and this has delayed the arrival of the whiting, so they were not around in the same numbers as they might usually be in early January. This made for quite tough fishing. We moved around 4 different marks during the day but never really found the fish in any numbers.
In total we caught several pouting, some small congers, quite a few small dogfish, a single dab, one very impressive 7lb 2oz small eyed ray caught by Robin Lane and a few whiting, although the majority of the whiting were on the smaller side with only a few keepable sized fish, the best being a 2lb 3oz fish caught by Andy Southwick.
Another cold spell may bring the whiting inshore more, so hopefully the next recreational trips might have a bit more luck if we choose to target them.
Mid-Week Recreational Mid-Channel Fishing Trip report and photos sent in by Marc Duncan.
On Tuesday 12th May 10 club members ventured out aboard "Ocean Runner", skippered by Ryan Jones out of Poole for a wrecking trip in the channel. Off we set at 07-00 and reached the first wreck by 09-20. Fishing with lures, we tried several wrecks moving a bit west each time in search of pollack, unfortunately with no luck but most anglers losing lures to the wrecks!! We were catching large pouting and red gurnards on the lures.
With a move to another wreck before slack water, Marc Duncan hooked into a cod. We then moved off the wreck and drifted for red gurnard whilst we had lunch and a coffee. Several gurnards were landed but then we were catching mackerel 3 at a time.
When the tide turned, we then went back on some more wrecks drifting again for the pollack. Alas we were unable to find any, but a move to the final wreck saw Jim McGreavy on the last 2 drifts landed 2 pollack.
After speaking with Ryan, the final Mid Channel trip on the 28th June has been cancelled and the plan will be to fish for reef pollack and large bream. There is currently a space available should anyone wish to come along.
Mid-Week Recreational Fishing Trip. Report and Photos sent in by Marc Duncan.
On Tuesday 27th April 7 club members joined Ben Wood aboard "Double 6" for a day out after bream and plaice in the bay. With a very stiff wind blowing from the north, we kept fairly close in, first anchoring by the North Head buoy for a while3 but with no success. Ben took us out toa deeper rocky mark where we started getting some fish initially doggies but the first bream was caught by Tony Knight, followed by Russell Latimer then Paul Ibberson-Groves with a nice male doggy. The best fish went to Tony Methven with a smooth-hound. At noon we moved out to the Dolphin Bank after plaice but after a couple of drifts and a spell at anchor there was no sign of them. So, for the last hour we came back onto the deeper shingles mark again. Here were doggies, small bream and a couple of small bull huss, then Paul had another nice bream and another good smooth-hound went to Anton Emblem. A slow day but the sun was out and so were we despite the wind.
Recreational fishing trip Saturday 3rd January. Report sent in by Dave Price.
The club's recreational fishing trips started early this year with a trip on Saturday 3rd January from Poole aboard "Ocean Runner" skippered by Ryan Jones. It was a very cold start with the temperature at zero degrees when we boarded via a rather slippery pontoon at Poole. The temperature did pick up a few degrees as the sun came out later and stayed out for most of the day which made things a bit better. There were predicted north westerly winds of 15 mph gusting up to 25 mph which was the case but as this was an inshore trip we were pretty well sheltered by Studland and the Poole/Bournemouth coast.
According to the skipper, the water temperatures had only just started to lower and this has delayed the arrival of the whiting, so they were not around in the same numbers as they might usually be in early January. This made for quite tough fishing. We moved around 4 different marks during the day but never really found the fish in any numbers.
In total we caught several pouting, some small congers, quite a few small dogfish, a single dab, one very impressive 7lb 2oz small eyed ray caught by Robin Lane and a few whiting, although the majority of the whiting were on the smaller side with only a few keepable sized fish, the best being a 2lb 3oz fish caught by Andy Southwick.
Another cold spell may bring the whiting inshore more, so hopefully the next recreational trips might have a bit more luck if we choose to target them.
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