SUN 15th DEC WESTON SHORE XMAS FAYRE
32 Seniors and 1 Junior fished today’s Xmas Fayre. Thanks for your support as always. Great raffle by David Neil and Christine Neil supported by Adey Groves, Carol Groves, Sue Patterson, Gavin Priday, Richard Dunham and other committee members throughout the year.
It was tough but 4 members managed 1 Flounder each. Kelly Crombie taking 1st place and heaviest fish with 434g. P. Bessant in 2nd with 397g and joint 3rd Darren Milam and John Bell with 340g.
John Farnworth was presented with the Bob Patterson trophy for last years win followed by this year’s winner Kelly. Unfortunately, the Darren Groves Memorial Cup for juniors was not won.
Golden fish a Bass was not caught but raffled and won by golden b**ls Richard Dunham.😁
Hope to see plenty of you in the matches for 2025. Happy Xmas and New Year.❤
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Kelly Crombie | 1 Flounder | 1 | 0.434 |
| P Bessant | 1 Flounder | 1 | 0.397 |
| Darren Milam | 1 Flounder | 1 | 0.340 |
| John Bell | 1 Flounder | 1 | 0.340 |
SAT 30th NOV ABBOTSBURY (rover)
12 Seniors fished yesterday’s Wessex Rover with the majority opting for a variety of Eastern Solent beaches with all but 1 recording sizeable fish.
Plenty of fish caught with 149 sizeable recorded being 78 Whiting, 45 Dogs, 22 Pout, 1 Dab, 1 Smut, 1 Conger & 1 Undulate Ray.
The top 4 prizewinners were as follows.
1st Lewis Long Liner Milam with 42 fish for 11.400 kg including a nice Conger.
2nd Daniel Panter with 13 fish for 9.666kg including a lovely Undulate Ray of 4.763kg taking the Heaviest Fish.
3rd Rob Cooke with 15 fish for 6.855kg
4th Darren Milam with 19 fish for 4.960kg
The Golden Fish being a Codling was not caught so raffled and won by Richard Dunham.
| Lewis Milam | 27 Whiting, 7 Dogs, 6 Pout, 1 Conger, 1 Smoothound | 42 | 11.400 |
| Dan Panter | 7 Dogs, 4 Whiting, 1 Pout, 1 Undulate Ray | 13 | 9.666 |
| Rob Cooke | 9 Dogs, 5 Whiting, 1 Pout | 15 | 6.855 |
| Darren Milam | 9 Whiting, 6 Dogs, 4 Pout | 19 | 4.960 |
| Jimmy Ion | 8 Whiting, 4 Dogs, 4 Pout | 16 | 4.750 |
SAT 16th NOV HIGHCLIFFE (southbourne)
12 members fished Southbourne last night in pleasant conditions. Unfortunately, only 3 members found sizeable fish with many of us failing to even register a bite in 6 hours!
However, there was a silver lining with 2 lovely silver bars landed.
Mark Beard won with a Bass of 3.487kg also taking heaviest fish. Jimmy Ion was 2nd with 4 fish totalling 2.919kg also including a decent Bass measuring 60cm. He also won the Golden Fish with a 26cm Pout. 3rd was Lewis Milam showing why he is the Club Champion with a staggering 16 sizeable fish for 2.613kg including Weever, Dogfish, Pout & Whiting.4th Place prize was raffled and won by Gavin Priday.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Mark Beard | 1 Bass | 1 | 3.487 |
| Jimmy Ion | 2 Whiting, 1 Pout, 1 Bass | 4 | 2.919 |
| Lewis Milam | 8 Whiting, 6 Pout, 1 Dogfish, 1 Weever | 16 | 2.613 |
SAT 5th OCT SOUTHBOURNE (rover)
14 Seniors fished the Wessex Rover on 5th October 2024 in gusty South East winds. All managed to find sizeable fish with no blanks.👍 A variety of venues were fished and 44 sizeable fish recorded being 34 Dogs, 3 Pout, 3 Silver Eels, 1 Conger, 1 Sole, 1 Whiting & 1 Small Eyed Ray.
Winner was Jack Haynes with 7 Dogs & 1 Pout for 4.678kg. 2nd was Riley Panter with 1 Dog, 1 Pout & 1 Small Eyed Ray for 3.728kg including the heaviest fish being the Ray at 2.750kg. 3rd was Rob Cooke with 5 Dogs for 3.089kg and 4th Gavin Priday with 1 Dog & 1 Conger for 2.722kg. Golden Fish was won by Jimmy Ion with a very nice sole.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Jack Haynes | 7 Dogs, 1 Pout | 8 | 4.678 |
| Riley Panter | 1 Dog, 1 Pout, 1 Small Eyed Ray | 3 | 3.728 |
| Rob Cooke | 5 Dogs | 5 | 3.089 |
| Gavin Priday | 1 Conger, 1 Dog | 2 | 2.722 |
| Billy Haynes | 3 Dogs | 3 | 2.268 |
SAT 14th SEPT EASTNEY
13 Seniors & 1 Junior fished Eastney last night in pleasant conditions with 9 recording 23 sizeable fish being 14 Black Bream, 3 Dogs, 1 Conger, 1 Undulate Ray, 1 Spotted Ray, 1 Garfish, 1 Smut & 1 Bass.Jon Ferranti-Donavellas won with an Undulate Ray of 3.685kg also taking the Heaviest fish winning £29. Second was Stephen Paul Tyers with a good mixed bag of 1 Bass, 1 Dog, 1 Smut & 1 Spotted Ray for 3.345kg winning £12. 3rd was Rob Cooke with 1 Conger , 1 Black Bream & 1 Garfish for 3.158kg winning £10 and 4th was Daniel Panter with 2 Dogs for 1.474kg winning £8. The golden fish being a Red Mullet was not caught so raffled and won by Jimmy Ion £13.Well done to junior Ashton Haynes casting for himself and rewarded with a small Black Bream.Next shore match Sat Oct 5th at Southbourne a nice easy sandy beach with chance of multiple species so hope to see you there.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Jon Ferranti-Donavellas | 1 Undulate Ray | 1 | 3.685 |
| Steve Tyers | 1 Bass, 1 Dog, 1 Smut, 1 Spotted Ray | 4 | 3.345 |
| Rob Cooke | 1 Conger, 1 Garfish, 1 Black Bream | 3 | 3.158 |
| Dan Panter | 2 Dogs | 2 | 1.474 |
| Gavin Priday | 5 Black Bream | 5 | 1.393 |
SAT 10th AUG WESSEX ROVER
Thanks to the 12 members who fished yesterday’s Wessex Rover. A number of different venues were fished with Milford proving to be the best spot with good numbers of decent Black Bream.8 members recorded 90 sizeable fish being 76 Black Bream, 5 Pout, 4 Smuts, 2 Dogs, 1 Bass, 1 Silver Eel & 1 Gilthead Bream.Lewis Milam won with 32 fish for 15.991kg including the heaviest fish a Smut of 2.494kg. Second was Rob Cooke with 18 fish for 7.568kg. Third was David Beale with 16 fish for 4.450kg. Fourth was Gavin Priday with 7 fish for 4.082kg. Fifth was Adey Groves with 10 fish for 3.795kg. Sixth Jimmy Ion with 3 fish for 2.141kg. Seventh Anthony James with 2 fish for 0.879kg and eighth Richard Dunham with 2 fish for 0.538kg. Golden fish being a Gilthead Bream was won by Richard Dunham with the only one caught at 0.340kg.Lewis Milam wins the 2nd shore knockout with Rich Bird not fishing.Daniel Panter caught 3 Smuts at Selsey but unfortunately his phone battery ran out and without a witness fishing with him he was unable to submit a scorecard.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Lewis Milam | 27 Whiting, 7 Dogs, 6 Pout, 1 Conger, 1 Smoothound | 42 | 11.400 |
| Dan Panter | 7 Dogs, 4 Whiting, 1 Pout, 1 Undulate Ray | 13 | 9.666 |
| Rob Cooke | 9 Dogs, 5 Whiting, 1 Pout | 15 | 6.855 |
| Darren Milam | 9 Whiting, 6 Dogs, 4 Pout | 19 | 4.960 |
| Jimmy Ion | 8 Whiting, 4 Dogs, 4 Pout | 16 | 4.750 |
SAT 20th JULY WARSASH
I normally enjoy writing the match report and reflecting on the previous day’s fishing but this is the exception to the rule. 🙈Warsash has been good to us in recent years with lumpy bags of predominately Smuts, so hopes were high. Unfortunately, 13 members endured a soul destroying evening of weed hauling. A few packed up early which was perfectly understandable as had it not been a match I think all of us would have been long gone before the end.
Finding a fish was difficult with the Smuts that did show being tiny and a few undersize schoolies. Well done to Lewis Milam finding a Gilthead Bream at 0.680 kg for 1st place and potentially a new shore club record. Rich Bird had his best ever placing in 2nd place with a Silver Eel of 0.071 kg. And that was it!
Lew won £29 for 1st place and heaviest fish. Rich took £13 for 2nd place. 3rd & 4th place winnings were raffled and won by Gavin Priday £10 & Anthony James £8. Golden fish being a Bass also raffled and won by Adey Groves £13. Just a reminder that if we have to raffle unwon prizes they can only be paid out to those still in attendance.
Lew and Rich will compete at the next match for the 2nd Knockout trophy.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Lewis Milam | 1 Gilthead Bream | 1 | 0.680 |
| Rich Bird | 1 Silver Eel | 1 | 0.071 |
1st June
Good turnout last night of 17 members and 2 guests at Hythe & Shore Road on a dry but gusty evening. As expected Smoothound dominated with 13 recording a total of 44 sizeable fish being 38 Smuts, 2 Bass, 2 Dogs & 2 Silver Eels.
Lewis Milam had 11 Smuts, 2 Dogs & 1 Silver Eel for top spot with 10.432kg including heaviest fish a Smut of 2.834kg. Jimmy Ion wasn’t far behind for 2nd with 8 Smuts & 1 Bass for 9.024kg. Gavin Priday proved size does matter with 2 Smuts for 4.365kg taking 3rd. 4th place was Richard Dunham with 3 Smuts for 3.797kg and 5th was Rob Cooke with 2 Smuts & 1 Bass for 3.373kg.
The Golden Fish was won by guest Paul Brown with a Silver Eel of 0.227kg.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Lewis Milam | 11 Smuts, 2 Dogs, 1 Silver Eel | 14 | 10.432 |
| Jimmy Ion | 8 Smuts, 1 Bass | 9 | 9.024 |
| Gavin Priday | 2 Smuts | 2 | 4.365 |
| Rich Dunham | 3 Smuts | 3 | 3.797 |
| Rob Cooke | 2 Smuts, 1 Bass | 3 | 3.373 |
4th May
16 members fished last nights match at Hayling Island in lovely weather, sunshine and a gentle South Easterly wind, total contrast to last week. Unfortunately, the fishing was also totally different with just 7 members recording only 19 sizeable fish being 11 Dogs, 3 Bass, 2 Black Bream. 1 Silver Eel, 1 Tub Gurnard & 1 Smoothound.
Lewis Milam won with 6 fish for 3.968kg including winning the Golden Fish with the only Smut at 0.680kg. Darren Milam was 2nd with 4 fish for 2.646kg, Jimmy Ion 3rd with 4 fish for 1.814kg, Anthony James 4th with 2 fish for 1.757kg, Rob Cooke 5th with 1 Dog for 0.964kg also taking heaviest fish, Richard Dunham 6th 1 fish for 0.794kg & finally Jack Haynes 7th with 1 fish for 0.709kg
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Lewis Milam | 3 Dogs, 1 Black Bream, 1 Bass, 1 Smoothound | 6 | 3.968 |
| Darren Milam | 2 Bass, 1 Dog, 1 Tub Gurnard | 4 | 2.646 |
| Jimmy Ion | 2 Dogs, 1 Black Bream, 1 Silver Eel | 4 | 1.814 |
| Anthony James | 2 Dogs | 2 | 1.757 |
| Rob Cooke | 1 Dog | 1 | 0.964 |
27th April Gilkicker – Hasler
15 amphibious members turned up for last nights match at Gilkicker, a great effort in that weather. Plenty of fish were caught with only 2 members, who were fishing next to me, not recording fish due to bad luck with losing rigs and having to pack up early. As everyone was tired and wet and wanted to get home the winners will be paid at the next match.
A total of 161 sizeable fish were recorded being 118 Dogfish, 37 Pout, 2 Whiting, 2 Smuts, 1 Dab & 1 Thornback Ray. Heaviest Fish was a Smut of 2.041kg for Daniel Panter. No sizeable Congers were caught so the Golden Fish was raffled and won by Jack Haynes.
Daniel Panter won with 18 fish for 9.773kg closely followed by Lewis Milam with 21 fish for 9.130kg. Gavin Priday not far behind in 3rd with 16 fish for 8.697kg with Jack Haynes taking 4th with 11 fish for 7.779kg including the Thornback Ray. 5th was Darren Milam with 16 fish for 6.081kg. Most of the other anglers also had decent weights of over 4kg – well done.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Dan Panter | 10 Dogs, 4 Pout, 2 Smuts, 2 Whiting | 18 | 9.773 |
| Lewis Milam | 15 Dogs, 6 Pout | 21 | 9.130 |
| Gavin Priday | 13 Dogs, 3 Pout | 16 | 8.697 |
| Jack Haynes | 8 Dogs, 2 Pout, 1 Thornback Ray | 11 | 7.779 |
| Darren Milam | 10 Dogs, 6 Pout | 16 | 6.081 |
9th March Hordle to Hurst
5 members fished last nights match between Hurst & Hordle in good conditions apart from a little rain. For the beginning of March some good bags were recorded with 9 different species. 14 managed to record 85 sizeable fish being 44 Dogs, 26 Pout, 4 Whiting, 5 Small Eyed Rays, 2 Undulate Rays, 1 Thornback Ray, 1 Conger, 1 Flounder & 1 Plaice. Unusually there were alot of undersized Dogs caught as well.
Rob Cooke was 1st with 2 Undulate Rays and 5 Dogs for 12.701kg including heaviest fish at 5.386 kg. Dean Scott-denness was 2nd with 8 Dogs, 2 Small Eyed Rays & 2 Pout for 8.691kg. Lewis Milam 3rd with 15 Pout, 8 Dogs, 3 Whiting & 1 Flounder for 6.374kg. Tom Jenner was 4th with 3 Dogs, 1 Pout & 1 Small Eyed Ray for 4.364kg including the best Small Eyed at 3.033kg winning the Golden Fish. 5th was Stephen Paul Tyers with 4 Dogs & 1 Small Eyed Ray for 4.075kg.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Rob Cooke | 5 Dogs, 2 Undulate Rays | 7 | 12.701 |
| Dean Scott-Denness | 8 Dogs, 2 Pout, 2 Small Eyed Rays | 12 | 8.691 |
| Lewis Milam | 15 Pout, 8 Dogs, 3 Whiting, 1 Flounder | 27 | 6.374 |
| Tom Jenner | 3 Dogs, 1 Pout, 1 Small Eyed Ray | 5 | 4.364 |
| Steve Tyers | 4 Dogs, 1 Small Eyed Ray | 5 | 4.075 |
Knockout
| NAME | WEIGHT KG | NAME | WEIGHT KG | |
| Adey Groves | 2.920 | BEAT | Gavin Priday | 1.645 |
| Rob Cooke | 12.701 | BEAT | Lewis Milam | 6.374 |
25th February Solent rover
It was disappointing that the weather meant we had to fish a Solent Rover instead of Brighton but thanks to the 14 members who fished today. It was always going to be a hard match in daylight this time of year and but 6 members managed to record sizeable fish. In total 56 were caught being, 36 Pout, 15 Dogs, 4 Whiting & 1 Bass.
Gavin Priday had a late flurry of Dogfish to win with 7 Dogs for 4.138kg. Lewis Milam trawled out 31 fish, more than the rest of us put together, for 2nd place with 3.774kg. Rob Cooke was 3rd with 5 Dogs for 3.743kg. Jimmy Ion took 4th place with 11 fish for 1.635kg. Adey Groves took 5th place sticking to his plan for a Bass with one of 1.531kg also taking the Heaviest Fish pool. New member Marc Powell found 1 Dog for 0.624kg for 6th spot.
The Golden Fish being a Flounder was not caught so raffled and won by Anthony James.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Gavin Priday | 7 Dogfish | 7 | 4.138 |
| Lewis Milam | 27 Pout, 3 Whiting, 1 Dogfish | 31 | 3.774 |
| Rob Cooke | 5 Dogfish | 5 | 3.743 |
| Jimmy Ion | 9 Pout, 1 Whiting, 1 Dogfish | 11 | 1.635 |
| Adey Groves | 1 Bass | 1 | 1.531 |
27th January Streamer point
1st shore match last night at Steamer Point and good to see some new faces and some old, welcome all. 21 members fished with 20 recording a total of 128 sizeable fish being 81 Pout, 29 Rockling, 12 Whiting, 3 Dogfish, 2 Plaice & 1 Small Eyed Ray. The weather was kind and conditions were good.
Lewis Milam started the defence of his title in a sloppy manner just managing a mere 36 fish being 21 Pout, 12 Rockling & 3 Whiting for 3.204kg. Seriously though it was the largest winning margin by number of fish I can ever remember, brilliant fishing – just don’t do it again.😁 The best of the rest was Jon Purdie with a nice mixed bag of 5 Pout, 1 Plaice, 1 Rockling & 1 Dog for 1.926kg, well done and good start on the species. Third was Rob Cooke with 8 Pout, 1 Whiting & 1 Dog for 1.685kg. Dean Scott-denness came 4th with 4 Pout, 1 Rockling and the nights heaviest fish a 1.106kg Small Eyed Ray for a total of 1.609kg. Stephen Paul Tyers joined us from the boat section and showed he can do it from the shore as well with 5th place being 4 Whiting, 2 Pout & 2 Rockling for 1.233kg. Steve also winning the Golden Fish with a 0.106kg Rockling.
| NAME | SPECIES | NO. OF FISH | TOTAL WEIGHT KG |
| Lewis Milam | 21 Pout, 12 Rockling, 3 Whiting | 36 | 3.204 |
| Jon Purdie | 5 Pout, 1 Rockling, 1 Dogfish, 1 Plaice | 8 | 1.926 |
| Rob Cooke | 8 Pout, 1 Whiting, 1 Dogfish | 10 | 1.685 |
| Dean Scott-Denness | 4 Pout, 1 Rockling, 1 Small Eyed Ray | 6 | 1.609 |
| Steve Tyers | 4 Whiting, 2 Pout, 2 Rockling | 8 | 1.233 |