jerry.shutter

I have learnt our top junior is William, so apologies William, well done grandad and look forward to seeing William feature in future Comps

WOW Well done everyone who entered and got out on the Bream Comp, 13 boats which I believe is the most entries we have had for a long time for any competition. Juniors, ladies, old codgers! They were all there, really great result and effort from lots of members. Seniors 1. Adam Franklyn 2lbs 12oz Gilthead Bream 2. Jenny James 2lbs 2oz Black Bream 3. Mal Thomas 2lbs Black Bream Juniors 1 Grahams grandson!!! 2lbs Black Bream ( a force to be reckoned with in the future!) 2 Blake Witheford 14oz Black Bream Congratulations all those who took part and especially those on the leader board. Let’s hope the enthusiasm continues and we can perhaps test the water with another comp or two in 2027

Full report from Loobie 1V from Farmer Colin in due course. We had a wonderful day with a good few fish. 20+ B Bream 26-32cm best probably 1lbs 2 Congers 2 LSD 5 Plaice 2 Tope Most fish were well inside the legal limit to retain, 5 B Bream retained

Loobie 1V Jerry 1 Jerry 2 hopefully farmer Colin

Hi Guys, Next weekend 13-14th is the Bream Competition, let’s hope these crazy winds will of subsided by then. Do get your names down for hopefully a good turnout.

Tremendous fish Mal, I see Trident charters down your way had two doubles this week, but not as big as yours!! Congratulations on returning a stunning fish to make many thousands more👍👍👍

Well done Martin, 100% again for your report, and you saved the day on Lulworth Banks. Looked stunning👍

Looking forward to your report Martin, sorry I couldn’t join you.

Why when your retired why is life so busy?!!!!!! We had arranged last year for my Godson to come down from St Albans for the night and his parents. I couldn’t believe the weather the last three days and I couldn’t get out, we were planning to take Danny and his wife out for dinner after Martin had recommended a restaurant. Then I had a devious thought, how about a picnic on board and we could even wet a line. They managed to get to us just before 4 so we made the 4.30 lift and saw Madness heading in. The Swash was alive with birds and Bass, I had emptied the boat when out of the water and not a lure, shad, feathers, SPJ to be found, what an idiot!! So a quick get the monkey out the boat didn’t happen, arrived at Ballard hook down and the dogfish arrived! However with non anglers on board they proved great amusement, especially to Dans mother who as a staunch vegetarian was keen to know if we could eat it! 40 minutes of LSD was enough so we moved, only 100m and fish showed on the sounder, first drop a two pound Bream followed by two more about 1.5lbs then the dogs came back. So everyone had played and landed a fish and all happy and the sun was still out. We still needed another fish if possible for the family of 4 , nailing a dogfish to a telegraph pole in St Albans to skin it slowed the vegetarian down a bit!!! We moved again a few hundred yards and destroyed the picnic and a few drinks. Getting chilly a slow cruise home for the 20.30 bridge was decided, bringing the rods in, a dull weight on a light lure rod a Small Eyed had attached itself to the rod, the now very excited hunter gatherer vegetarian was straight on the rod. ” Can we eat it” after a short discussion it was thankfully decided Cyril the Small Eyed should go back, so another “And Away” was sent home. Mortimer and Whitehouse fans had all now caught a fish. Great evening a few fish and a lot of laughs.

Hi Greg, I pushed it back a bit as I was so late sorting a date and just wanted to give enough notice. I am sure your angling skills will winkle out a big one!

That was a ploy to put you off!!!! Sorry everyone 13th and 14th June the Bream Comp, looks like Charlie will be entering.

Weather permitting the Bream Comp will be on the 14th and 15th June this year, all other Competitions are the same as last year. Hopefully Charlie will not see this post and give others a chance for a trophy😜 Please get your names down and lets make it a good one.

Thanks Mal, it would seem Sussex IFCA are very pro active, great result for them.

I am embarrassed to say I didn’t notice, sorry.