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.
