17 members fished Eastney last night weaving their way between other anglers and beach goers on a lovely evening. Hopes were high for a variety of species but the fish just didn’t show with only 8 members recording 10 sizeable fish being 5 Dogs, 2 Conger, 2 Smuts and 1 Black Bream. Top 5 cash winners were as follows:- Anthony James proved expensive Peelers aren’t always essential with a single ragworm taking 1 Smut of 2.267kg for the win and heaviest fish. Jack Haynes did use Peeler to good effect for 2nd with a Smut of 1.927kg. Stephen Paul Tyers transferred his shallow boats form to the beach with 1 Conger and 1 Dog for 1.843kg for 3rd. Rob Cooke maximised his only bite of the evening for a double shot of Dogs taking 4th with 1.417kg. Jonathan Ferranti-Donavellas managed a Conger of 0.904kg for 5th. The Golden Fish being a Bass was not caught and the lucky raffle winner for that was Tyler Williams. 🙂 Congratulations to David Neil winning the 1st Shore Knockout thanks to his Dogfish of 0.765kg. Full results to follow. It can only get better fish wise but thanks for supporting the Club and see you all at the Presentation Evening next Saturday. PS – Congratulations to both Lewis Milam and Jimmy Ion and their partners for the best catch of the day, 2 new babies
NAME
SPECIES
NO. OF FISH
TOTAL WEIGHT KG
Anthony James
1 Smoothound
1
2.267
Jack Haynes
1 Smoothound
1
1.927
Steve Tyers
1 Conger, 1 Dogfish
2
1.843
Rob Cooke
2 Dogfish
2
1.417
Jon Ferranti-Donavellas
1 Conger
1
0.904
Sat 12th April
Gilkicker & Hasler wall
17 Senior members fished Gilkicker last night and pleasingly everyone recorded at least 3 sizeable fish – well done all. It was a Dog filled night with a total of 177 sizeable fish recorded being 160 Dogs, 13 Whiting & 4 Pouting. The top 5 prize winners were as follows:- Lewis Milam 27 fish for 16.168kg Anthony James 18 fish for 10.942kg Richard Dunham 16 fish for 9.990kg Gavin Priday 16 fish for 9.315kg Dave Beale 12 fish for 7.511kg Golden Fish which was also the Heaviest Fish of the night was won by Richard Dunham with a Dogfish at 66cm equating to 1.077kg – only 100grams from being a new shore record.
NAME
SPECIES
NO. OF FISH
TOTAL WEIGHT KG
Lewis Milam
23 Dogs, 2 Whiting, 2 Pouting
27
16.168
Anthony James
17 Dogs, 1 Whiting
18
10.942
Rich Dunham
15 Dogs, 1 Pout
16
9.990
Gavin Priday
15 Dogs, 1 Whiting
16
9.315
Dave Beale
11 Dogs, 1 Whiting
12
7.511
Sat 15th Mar
Hordle & Milford
22 Seniors and 1 Guest fished last night at Hordle and Milford on a lovely chilly evening. Last year this venue produced a number of Rays but unfortunately no sizeable ones were caught. The Golden Fish being a Ray was raffled and won by Jon Purdie, poetic justice as he did manage to land an undersized one. 20 recorded 66 sizeable fish which were measured and returned being 42 Pout, 20 Dogs, 1 Whiting, 1 Flounder, 1Smut & 1 Conger. The top 5 cash winners were topped by Mark Beard with 3 fish for 3.827kg including the heaviest fish a Conger of 3.232kg. 2nd was David Neil with 5 fish for 2.438kg. 3rd was Darren Milam with 8 fish for 2.025kg just edging out Lewis Milam in 4th with 14 fish for 2.018kg. 5th spot went to Stephen Paul Tyers with 4 fish for 1.489kg.
NAME
SPECIES
NO. OF FISH
TOTAL WEIGHT KG
Mark Beard
1 Conger, 1 Smut, 1 Pout
3
3.827
Dave Neil
4 Dogs, 1 Pout
5
2.438
Darren Milam
5 Pout, 3 Dogs
8
2.025
Lewis Milam
12 Pout, 1 Dog, 1 Flounder
14
2.018
Steve Tyers
2 Dogs, 2 Pout
4
1.489
Sun16th Feb
Magazine lane
23 hardy Seniors braved a chilly Easterly wind at Maggy Lane today. It was always going to he tough this time of year but 17 managed to record 80 sizeable fish. These were 51 Pout, 27 Whiting, 1 Poor Cod & 1 Dogfish. Gavin Priday had his bait provided by Lewis Milam and his spot donated by Rob Cooke 🤣to take 1st place with 15 fish for 1.696kg. Dave Beale steadily caught 9 fish for 1.262kg for 2nd. Dirty Dog Darren Milam had 3 fish including the only Dog caught for 1.119kg for 3rd. Lewis the Pout Juggler Milam had 8 fish for 1.065kg for 4th. Jon Purdie fished the hump and his 6 fish elevated him to 5th with 0.957kg. Heaviest fish was the Dog at 0.850kg by Darren and Golden Fish was won on his last cast with a Whiting at 0.283kg for Rich Hand Grenade Bird.
NAME
SPECIES
NO. OF FISH
TOTAL WEIGHT KG
Gavin Priday
11 Pout, 4 Whiting
15
1.696
Dave Beale
5 Whiting, 4 Pout
9
1.262
Darren Milam
1 Pout, 1 Whiting, 1 Dogfish
3
1.119
Lewis Milam
5 Pout, 3 Whiting
8
1.065
Jon Purdie
3 Pout, 3 Whiting
6
0.957
Sat 25th Jan
Steamer point
Last nights match was restricted to Stokes Bay as the red flag was flying on Browndown and you can’t argue with a tank.😁 20 seniors fished and we welcome new members Wayne Swanborough, Tyronne (hope I got your name right) Williams, Nico White and relative newcomers Kelly Crombie & Matt Bowles – well done to you all recording sizeable fish. A gentle North Easterly wind and a flat calm sea made for comfortable conditions and it didn’t get too cold. As often happens some parts of the beach produced plenty and other areas struggled. Many caught plenty of undersized fish sometimes having to catch 4 or 5 before finding a sizeable one. 19 recorded a total of 161 sizeable fish being 130 Whiting, 18 Pout, 11 Dogfish & 2 Dabs. 1st place was Lewis Milam with 37 fish for 6.939kg. He even caught 2 Whiting on the same hook.
The Golden Fish was won by Richard Dunham with a Dab of 0.170kg winning £20. Unlucky Jack Haynes also catching a Dab of 0.142kg.
NAME
SPECIES
NO. OF FISH
TOTAL WEIGHT KG
Dan Panter
1 Dogfish, 1 Whiting
2
1.644
Darren Milam
3 Pout, 2 Whiting, 1 Dogfish, 1 Rockling
7
1.361
Lewis Milam
5 Pout, 3 Whiting
8
1.219
Marc Powell
1 Dogfish
1
0.850
Rob Cooke
2 Pout, 1 Dogfish, 1 Whiting
4
0.808
Sat 11th Jan
Stokes Bay & Browndown
19 members and 2 guests fished Steamer Point last night in the 1st shore match. The weather was dry and calm but chilly and the old saying of wind in the east fish bite least did seem to have some truth. Nevertheless, 54 sizeable fish were recorded with 16 anglers catching Whiting, Pouting, Rockling, Dogfish, Flounder, Dab & Sole. Lewis Milam won with a good mixed bag of 4 Whiting, 3 Pout, 1 Flounder & a decent 38cm Sole for 1.785kg. Kevin Dunham returned to the scene and the break must have done him good with most fish on the night 8 Pout & 2 Whiting for 2nd place with 1.290kg. Club regular Jon Purdie did well with 3 Whiting & 1 Dogfish for 1.134kg taking 3rd spot. Returning member Anthony James took 4th with 3 Whiting & 2 Pout for 0.935kg. 5th was Daniel Panter with heaviest fish a Dog at 0.652kg & 2 Pout for 0.808kg.
