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
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. 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
4th Club Shore competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening 14th march the club held their 4th shore competition which was at Friars Cliff, Mudeford. The weather for the evening was light winds but very cold. However, 11 club members signed on and all 11 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, dogfish, conger eel, 5B rockling and thornback ray. Number of fish weighed in was 54 for a total weight of 44lbs12-1/4oz. On these competitions' under size fish count for points which were bass, pouting, conger eel and thornback ray. All the fish are weighed, measured and returned to the sea as quickly as possible. Best round fish of the evening was a conger eel of 6lb 3-1/8oz caught by Paul Watson. Top junior was Mia Samber with 1lb 6oz and who finished in 8th position.
Results.
1st Paul Watson 14lbs 13-5/8oz and 105 points, 2nd Pat Dalton 8lb 0-3/4oz and 80 points, 3rd John Tharme 5lb 9-1/2oz and 75 points, 4th Bruce Samber 4lb 5-1/2oz and 70 points,
5th Steve Monckton 2lb 11-1/2oz and 65 points, 6th Colin Saunders 2lb11oz and 50points, 7th Simon Stockley 2lb 8oz and 55 points, 8th Mia Samber (Jnr) 1lb 6oz and 30 points,
9th Roland Blomfield 1lb 1-1/2oz and 40 points, 10th Shane Samber 0lb 14oz and 40 points, 11th Summer Monckton 0lb 10-5/8oz and 30 points
Best flat fish pool of £168-00 and best specimen pool of £26-00 are both rolled over until the next competition.
3rd Club Shore competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening 28th February the club held it's 3rd Club Shore competition at Avon Beach, Mudeford. It was mostly dry for the competition, but unfortunately it turned wet with gusting winds near the end. 15 club members signed on and 14 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, dogfish, conger eel and 5/B rockling. On these competitions undersize fish count for points which were bass, smooth-hound, pouting, whiting and conger eel. All the fish are measured, weighed and returned to the sea as quickly as possible. A total of 40 fish weighed for a total weight of 22lbs 11oz.
Best round fish of the evening was a dogfish of 1lb 12oz caught by Martin Pink. Top junior was Mia Samber with 1lb 15oz and was in 7th place overall.
Results:
1st Martin Pink 6lb 15oz and 75pts, 2nd Paul Watson 3lb 4-1/8oz and 60pts, 3rd Pat Dalton 2lb 8-7/8oz, 4th Summer Monckton 2lb 7-1/8oz and 60pts, 5th Steve Monckton 2lb 6-1/4oz and 55pts, 6th Brian Dawkins 2lb 3.9oz and 40pts, 7th Mia Samber (jnr) 1lb 15oz and 35pts, 8th Simon Stockley 1lb 7oz and 20pts, 9th John Hitchiner 1lb 2-1/4oz and 30pts,
10th Shane Samber 0lb 10-1/2oz and30pts, 11th Tom Short 0lb 6oz and 20pts, 12th Roland Blomfield 0lb 5.8oz and 30pts, 13th Bruce Samber 0lb 5oz and 20pts,
14th Malcolm Stote 0lb 3-5/8oz and 40pts, 15th John Tharme no fish but 5pts.
Best flat fish pool of £157.00. and best specimen pool of £15.00. are bothrolled over until the next competition.
2nd Club Shore Competition. Results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday 24th January this competition was cancelled due to high winds and rain. Safety comes first.
1st Club shore competition the results were sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Sunday 21st December the club held its 1st club shore competition which was the Solent & New Forest Christmas Rover. The weather was good at the start just chilly but dry. However, towards the end of the day the rain came in. 18 club members signed on and 12 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, whiting, bass, dogfish and small eyed ray. On the club shore competitions under size fish count for points which were bass and smooth-hound. A total of 46 fish were caught, weighed and released back into the sea as quickly as possible for a total weight of 50 lbs 15-7/8 oz. Best round fish of the day was a small eyed ray weighing 7 lb 12-1/8 oz caught by Paul Watson. Top junior on the day was Seth Hopkins with a bass of2 lb 8 oz.
Results:
1st Alan Mapes 18 lbs 13 oz, 2nd Paul Watson 12 lbs 4-5/8 oz, 3rd Pat Dolton 5 lb 0.6 oz, 4th Martin Bobbett 2 lb 12 oz, 5th Seth Hopkins (Jnr) 2 lb 8 oz, 6th Brian Dawkins 2 lb 3.9 oz,
7th Leigh Hatt 1 lb 13 oz, 8th Daniel Panks 1 lb 6 oz, 9th Malcolm Stote 1 lb 5 oz, 10th Martin Pink 1 lb 4 oz, 11th Roland Blomfield 1 lb 3.6 oz.
The best flat fish pool of £142-00 is a rollover until the next competition.
4th Club Shore competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening 14th march the club held their 4th shore competition which was at Friars Cliff, Mudeford. The weather for the evening was light winds but very cold. However, 11 club members signed on and all 11 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, dogfish, conger eel, 5B rockling and thornback ray. Number of fish weighed in was 54 for a total weight of 44lbs12-1/4oz. On these competitions' under size fish count for points which were bass, pouting, conger eel and thornback ray. All the fish are weighed, measured and returned to the sea as quickly as possible. Best round fish of the evening was a conger eel of 6lb 3-1/8oz caught by Paul Watson. Top junior was Mia Samber with 1lb 6oz and who finished in 8th position.
Results.
1st Paul Watson 14lbs 13-5/8oz and 105 points, 2nd Pat Dalton 8lb 0-3/4oz and 80 points, 3rd John Tharme 5lb 9-1/2oz and 75 points, 4th Bruce Samber 4lb 5-1/2oz and 70 points,
5th Steve Monckton 2lb 11-1/2oz and 65 points, 6th Colin Saunders 2lb11oz and 50points, 7th Simon Stockley 2lb 8oz and 55 points, 8th Mia Samber (Jnr) 1lb 6oz and 30 points,
9th Roland Blomfield 1lb 1-1/2oz and 40 points, 10th Shane Samber 0lb 14oz and 40 points, 11th Summer Monckton 0lb 10-5/8oz and 30 points
Best flat fish pool of £168-00 and best specimen pool of £26-00 are both rolled over until the next competition.
3rd Club Shore competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening 28th February the club held it's 3rd Club Shore competition at Avon Beach, Mudeford. It was mostly dry for the competition, but unfortunately it turned wet with gusting winds near the end. 15 club members signed on and 14 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, dogfish, conger eel and 5/B rockling. On these competitions undersize fish count for points which were bass, smooth-hound, pouting, whiting and conger eel. All the fish are measured, weighed and returned to the sea as quickly as possible. A total of 40 fish weighed for a total weight of 22lbs 11oz.
Best round fish of the evening was a dogfish of 1lb 12oz caught by Martin Pink. Top junior was Mia Samber with 1lb 15oz and was in 7th place overall.
Results:
1st Martin Pink 6lb 15oz and 75pts, 2nd Paul Watson 3lb 4-1/8oz and 60pts, 3rd Pat Dalton 2lb 8-7/8oz, 4th Summer Monckton 2lb 7-1/8oz and 60pts, 5th Steve Monckton 2lb 6-1/4oz and 55pts, 6th Brian Dawkins 2lb 3.9oz and 40pts, 7th Mia Samber (jnr) 1lb 15oz and 35pts, 8th Simon Stockley 1lb 7oz and 20pts, 9th John Hitchiner 1lb 2-1/4oz and 30pts,
10th Shane Samber 0lb 10-1/2oz and30pts, 11th Tom Short 0lb 6oz and 20pts, 12th Roland Blomfield 0lb 5.8oz and 30pts, 13th Bruce Samber 0lb 5oz and 20pts,
14th Malcolm Stote 0lb 3-5/8oz and 40pts, 15th John Tharme no fish but 5pts.
Best flat fish pool of £157.00. and best specimen pool of £15.00. are bothrolled over until the next competition.
2nd Club Shore Competition. Results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday 24th January this competition was cancelled due to high winds and rain. Safety comes first.
1st Club shore competition the results were sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Sunday 21st December the club held its 1st club shore competition which was the Solent & New Forest Christmas Rover. The weather was good at the start just chilly but dry. However, towards the end of the day the rain came in. 18 club members signed on and 12 weighed in fish consisting of pouting, whiting, bass, dogfish and small eyed ray. On the club shore competitions under size fish count for points which were bass and smooth-hound. A total of 46 fish were caught, weighed and released back into the sea as quickly as possible for a total weight of 50 lbs 15-7/8 oz. Best round fish of the day was a small eyed ray weighing 7 lb 12-1/8 oz caught by Paul Watson. Top junior on the day was Seth Hopkins with a bass of2 lb 8 oz.
Results:
1st Alan Mapes 18 lbs 13 oz, 2nd Paul Watson 12 lbs 4-5/8 oz, 3rd Pat Dolton 5 lb 0.6 oz, 4th Martin Bobbett 2 lb 12 oz, 5th Seth Hopkins (Jnr) 2 lb 8 oz, 6th Brian Dawkins 2 lb 3.9 oz,
7th Leigh Hatt 1 lb 13 oz, 8th Daniel Panks 1 lb 6 oz, 9th Malcolm Stote 1 lb 5 oz, 10th Martin Pink 1 lb 4 oz, 11th Roland Blomfield 1 lb 3.6 oz.
The best flat fish pool of £142-00 is a rollover until the next competition.
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.
Results after the 1st Phase of the Shingle Bank League competitions (3 matches) Sent in by Malcolm Stote.
1st Malcolm Stote 31lbs 10-7/8oz, 2nd Ben Daniel 22lbs 8-1/8oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 21lbs 2-1/4oz, 4th Pat Dalton 17lbs 2-1/2oz, 5th Paul Watson 15lbs 12oz, 6th Martin Pink 13lbs 3/8oz,
7th Leigh Hatt 12lbs 15oz, 8th Derek Slack 10lbs 12-7/8oz, 9th Alan Mapes 9lb 6-7/8oz, 10th Brian Dawkins 4lb 10-3/8oz, 11th John Tharme 3lb-14-3/8oz, 12th Pete Chamberlain NIL.
3rd Shingle Bank League Match. Results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Thursday evening 12th February the club held its 3rd S.B.L competition. It was a very breezy evening with a few large sea swells coming in now and again. 7 club members signed on and all 7 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and pouting. 31 fish in total were caught, weighed and released back into the sea as quickly as possible for a total weight of 29lbs 8-1/4oz. The 2 best fish of the evening were 1st a dogfish of 2lb 1-3/8oz caught by Malcolm Stote and 2nd a dogfish of 2lb caught by Leigh Hatt.
Results:
1st Malcolm Stote 9lb 1-3/4oz, 2nd Leigh Hatt 7lb 14oz, 3rd Paul Watson 4lb12-3/4oz, 4th Martin Pink 4lb 6oz, 5th Derek Slack 2lb 2oz, 6th Pat Dalton 0lb 13oz,
7thJohn Tharme 0lb 8-3/4oz.
All very pleased that the rain held off till after the competition.
1st Shingle Bank league Match.
This was the 1st match of the 2026 club year for the club. The weather was showery with light winds with a medium to large sea swell. 12 club members signed on and 10 weighed in fish consisting of bass, conger eel, dogfish, pouting and black bream. All fish are weighed on the beach and returned as quickly as possible to the sea. A total of 81 fish were weighed for a total weight of 99lbs 15-1/8oz. The best fish of the evening was a conger eel weighing 5lb 6oz caught by Patrick Dalton.
Results:
1st Ben Daniel 22lbs 8-1/4oz, 2nd Malcolm Stote 19lbs 13-1/8oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 14lbs 14-5/8oz, 4th Patrick Dalton 11lbs 10-1/2oz, 5th Paul Watson 10lbs 15-1/4oz,
6th Alan Mapes 5lb 11-5/8oz, 7th Derek Slack 4lb 12-1/2oz, 8th Martin Pink 3lb 15- 3/4oz, 9th John Tharme 3lb 6oz, 10th Brian Dawkins 2lb 12-3/8oz.
On all competitions you sign-on at Cut Bridge between 18.30 and 19.00.
Results after the 1st Phase of the Shingle Bank League competitions (3 matches) Sent in by Malcolm Stote.
1st Malcolm Stote 31lbs 10-7/8oz, 2nd Ben Daniel 22lbs 8-1/8oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 21lbs 2-1/4oz, 4th Pat Dalton 17lbs 2-1/2oz, 5th Paul Watson 15lbs 12oz, 6th Martin Pink 13lbs 3/8oz,
7th Leigh Hatt 12lbs 15oz, 8th Derek Slack 10lbs 12-7/8oz, 9th Alan Mapes 9lb 6-7/8oz, 10th Brian Dawkins 4lb 10-3/8oz, 11th John Tharme 3lb-14-3/8oz, 12th Pete Chamberlain NIL.
3rd Shingle Bank League Match. Results sent in by Malcolm Stote.
On Thursday evening 12th February the club held its 3rd S.B.L competition. It was a very breezy evening with a few large sea swells coming in now and again. 7 club members signed on and all 7 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and pouting. 31 fish in total were caught, weighed and released back into the sea as quickly as possible for a total weight of 29lbs 8-1/4oz. The 2 best fish of the evening were 1st a dogfish of 2lb 1-3/8oz caught by Malcolm Stote and 2nd a dogfish of 2lb caught by Leigh Hatt.
Results:
1st Malcolm Stote 9lb 1-3/4oz, 2nd Leigh Hatt 7lb 14oz, 3rd Paul Watson 4lb12-3/4oz, 4th Martin Pink 4lb 6oz, 5th Derek Slack 2lb 2oz, 6th Pat Dalton 0lb 13oz,
7thJohn Tharme 0lb 8-3/4oz.
All very pleased that the rain held off till after the competition.
1st Shingle Bank league Match.
This was the 1st match of the 2026 club year for the club. The weather was showery with light winds with a medium to large sea swell. 12 club members signed on and 10 weighed in fish consisting of bass, conger eel, dogfish, pouting and black bream. All fish are weighed on the beach and returned as quickly as possible to the sea. A total of 81 fish were weighed for a total weight of 99lbs 15-1/8oz. The best fish of the evening was a conger eel weighing 5lb 6oz caught by Patrick Dalton.
Results:
1st Ben Daniel 22lbs 8-1/4oz, 2nd Malcolm Stote 19lbs 13-1/8oz, 3rd Chris Ellis 14lbs 14-5/8oz, 4th Patrick Dalton 11lbs 10-1/2oz, 5th Paul Watson 10lbs 15-1/4oz,
6th Alan Mapes 5lb 11-5/8oz, 7th Derek Slack 4lb 12-1/2oz, 8th Martin Pink 3lb 15- 3/4oz, 9th John Tharme 3lb 6oz, 10th Brian Dawkins 2lb 12-3/8oz.
Adult Win-Sum League Results 2026.
Adult Win-Sum League competitions are organised by Colin Saunders. Contact Colin on 0780 2511 522
This year's Win-Sum League will start in March and will have 8 matches. The league will run in 2 sections: Section 1 will run from March until June. Section 2 will run from July until October. All matches sign in 7-00pm until 7-30pm. Fishing times 8-00pm until 11-00pm. Bad weather venue is Steamer Point.
Each match will have. A bait pack supplied (all identical) £10.00. Match fee £5.00. Optional pools x 3 at £1.00 each £3.00. Golden peg (optional) £2.00.
League Entry will be £30.00 for section 1 and the same for section 2. Optional team entry £5.00 per angler (teams of two or three depending on numbers)
League entry must be paid before the first match at Loni's tackle shop only.
Colin will try to answer any questions on the group's WhatsApp.
This year's Win-Sum League will start in March and will have 8 matches. The league will run in 2 sections: Section 1 will run from March until June. Section 2 will run from July until October. All matches sign in 7-00pm until 7-30pm. Fishing times 8-00pm until 11-00pm. Bad weather venue is Steamer Point.
Each match will have. A bait pack supplied (all identical) £10.00. Match fee £5.00. Optional pools x 3 at £1.00 each £3.00. Golden peg (optional) £2.00.
League Entry will be £30.00 for section 1 and the same for section 2. Optional team entry £5.00 per angler (teams of two or three depending on numbers)
League entry must be paid before the first match at Loni's tackle shop only.
Colin will try to answer any questions on the group's WhatsApp.
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.
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.
30th Nov Small Boat Open.
On Sunday the club it's annual Small Boat Open and for once the luck was on our side. The weather was good even though the day before was wet and windy and the following Monday was also very wet and windy. Although there was a swell the day was sunny and dry. On this open the anglers can only bring back their heaviest fish from each of the chosen species which were cod, whiting, pouting and bass. 21 anglers signed on and 13 anglers caught which were whiting, pouting and bass. Sadly no cod were caught.
Results:
Bass. 1st Richard Pope 6lb 4.4oz, 2nd Alan Mapes 4lb 11.8oz, 3rd Jeff Semple 2lb 6oz.
Pouting. 1st Paul Watson 1lb 12.2oz, 2nd Steve Williams 1lb 3.8oz, 5rd Steve Barnes 1lb 0.8oz.
Whiting. 1st Alec Harmer 1lb 8.2oz, 2nd A.M. Morgan 1lb 2.6oz, 3rd Simon Nutland 0lb 15.4oz.
All Competitions are now fished on Saturday's or Sunday's weather wise.
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.
30th Nov Small Boat Open.
On Sunday the club it's annual Small Boat Open and for once the luck was on our side. The weather was good even though the day before was wet and windy and the following Monday was also very wet and windy. Although there was a swell the day was sunny and dry. On this open the anglers can only bring back their heaviest fish from each of the chosen species which were cod, whiting, pouting and bass. 21 anglers signed on and 13 anglers caught which were whiting, pouting and bass. Sadly no cod were caught.
Results:
Bass. 1st Richard Pope 6lb 4.4oz, 2nd Alan Mapes 4lb 11.8oz, 3rd Jeff Semple 2lb 6oz.
Pouting. 1st Paul Watson 1lb 12.2oz, 2nd Steve Williams 1lb 3.8oz, 5rd Steve Barnes 1lb 0.8oz.
Whiting. 1st Alec Harmer 1lb 8.2oz, 2nd A.M. Morgan 1lb 2.6oz, 3rd Simon Nutland 0lb 15.4oz.
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.
10th Large Boat Competition. Report sent in by Marc Duncan.
The club held its 10th and final 2025 Large Boat competition on Sunday 16th November from Poole aboard "Ocean Runner" skippered by Ryan Jones. 7 anglers ventured out with a breezy NE wind. First mark was for pouting and bream with most anglers getting their 10 pouting quickly. A couple of bream were caught and Marc Duncan had a couple of ballan wrasse. Another stop on the way out towards the Banks in search of congers and dogfish saw John Wood land a conger and Robin Lane land a dogfish. Once out on the banks 2 small eyed rays were caught by Marc and Robin and 4 blonde rays by Jane, Dave Wood and Malcolm Gerrish. Robin and Jane also caught a smooth-hound each. A few congers and dogfish were also caught and Jane topped up her score with bream. Moving back inshore to the last mark another small smooth-hound and a few bream were caught. Despite a cool NE breeze, a good day was had by all.
Results:
1st Robin Lane 146 points, 2nd Dave Wood 133 points, 3rd Jane Hopkins 91 points, 4th Marc Duncan 88 points and 5th John Wood 75 points.
Congratulations to all anglers who fished the competitions throughout the season and to Dave on being 2025 Large Boat Champion.
All Large Boat competitions are fished on Sunday only.
10th Large Boat Competition. Report sent in by Marc Duncan.
The club held its 10th and final 2025 Large Boat competition on Sunday 16th November from Poole aboard "Ocean Runner" skippered by Ryan Jones. 7 anglers ventured out with a breezy NE wind. First mark was for pouting and bream with most anglers getting their 10 pouting quickly. A couple of bream were caught and Marc Duncan had a couple of ballan wrasse. Another stop on the way out towards the Banks in search of congers and dogfish saw John Wood land a conger and Robin Lane land a dogfish. Once out on the banks 2 small eyed rays were caught by Marc and Robin and 4 blonde rays by Jane, Dave Wood and Malcolm Gerrish. Robin and Jane also caught a smooth-hound each. A few congers and dogfish were also caught and Jane topped up her score with bream. Moving back inshore to the last mark another small smooth-hound and a few bream were caught. Despite a cool NE breeze, a good day was had by all.
Results:
1st Robin Lane 146 points, 2nd Dave Wood 133 points, 3rd Jane Hopkins 91 points, 4th Marc Duncan 88 points and 5th John Wood 75 points.
Congratulations to all anglers who fished the competitions throughout the season and to Dave on being 2025 Large Boat Champion.
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.
Recreational Boat Fishing Trips Results 2025/26.
Recreational Boat Fishing Trips are organised by Marc Duncan 07810 876281.
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.
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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