Thorpe Bay Angling Association

Sunday 14th June
Venue: Boat match onboard ‘Famous’ out of Wallasea

As usual, the skipper moved marks, putting as on the fish, with 9 of us recording 83 fish - 32 Hounds, 36 Bass, 12 Dogfish, 1 Tope@57cm, 1 Dab, 1 Stingray .

2 firsts for Graham - Hound & Tope, a first Stingray for Reg,

25pts seat 8 James Flood score 1,487. 6 Hounds, 3 Bass.
24pts seat 1 Colin White 1,046. 3 Hounds (1@1m, 9 1/2lbs), 12 Bass, 1 Dog.
23pts seat 4 Reg Casbolt 775. 2 Hounds, 5 Bass, 5 Dogs, 1 Dab, and a Stingray .
22pts seat 2 Bob Egginton 620. 3 Hounds, 3 Bass.
21pts seat 3 Graham Passey 374. 2 Hounds, 10 Bass, 1 Dog, 1 Tope .
20pts seat 5 Brian Vincent 341. 1 Hound, 1 Bass, 1 Dog.
19pts seat 7 Laszlo Mundi 304. 1 Hound, 2 Bass, 2 Dogs.

Guest - Seat 9 John Elbra - 6 Hounds
Guest - Seat 10 Bob Owens - 8 Hounds (1@13lbs), 2 Dogs.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

11th June
Venue: Canvey point
Match times: 7:30pm - 11:00pm

Thirteen fished the 3rd of the 6 match series, carding 5 species totalling 23 fish - 6 Bass, 1 Flounder, 5 eels, 10 Hounds, 1 Thornback. It seems that the draw may have helped, with pegs 1 to 4 blanking. Martin Lee, in the middle of the bunch at peg 6, walked away with the match and Most carded fish pool, along with the Highest Scoring fish- 108pts for his Thornback.

Result:
25pts Martin Lee scored 760. 2 Bass, 2 Eels, 6 Hounds, 1 Thornback.
24pts John Railton 200. 2 Hounds.
23pts Kevin Hellenbrand 120. 1 Bass, 1 Hound.
22pts Geoff Tomlin 100. 1 Hound.
21pts Jason Willis 73. 2 Bass, 2 Eels.
20pts Doug McMahon 28. 1 Flounder.
19pts Des Barden 18. 1 Bass.
18pts Richard Bull 14. 1 Eel.
5pts each - Martin Grossman, Trevor Roberts, Reg Casbolt, Graham Passey, Stuart Chandler.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Sunday 31st May
Venue: Widewater beach, Sussex
High tide: 12:16 pm, 5.69m (Shoreham)
Match times 9am -3pm (approx 3hrs flood and 3 hrs ebb)
Weather: Moderate breeze from SW

Fourteen of us headed South in what was hoped to be a Plaice session, sadly not! just 2 were caught. While not a prolific number of fish were recorded, a couple of species not often found by us - Gurnard & Black Bream - were landed.

The match itself was pegged either side of the swimming zone with the top 3 places being taken by those fishing the Worthing side as opposed to those fishing the Brighton side. Ian Collins who won the match caught all his fish on the flood. A day that had started with a “moderate breeze” (according to the Beeb) from the SW soon developed into much stronger gusts making the fishing conditions more than challenging. This, coupled with the lack of fish, led most to cut their losses and pack up early leaving the beach to the masses of wind and kite surfers arriving who were certainly enjoying the winds a lot more than we did!

Species caught: 1 Gurnard, 2 Flounders, 10 Black Bream, 2 Plaice, 9 Bass.

Result:
25pts Ian Collins scored 214. 1 Red Gurnard, 6 Black Bream, 1 Plaice.
24pts Dave Clark 51. 2 Black Bream.
23pts James Flood 37. 1 Black Bream, 1 Bass.
22pts Martin Grossman 32. 1 Flounder, 1 Black Bream.
21pts Stuart Chandler 29. 2 Bass.
20pts Geoff Tomlin 27. 1 Plaice, 1 Bass.
19pts Alan Schmincke 23. 2 Bass.
18pts Richard Bull 20. 1 Bass.
17pts Dave Fuller 19. 2 Bass.
16pts Jason Fairless 18. 1 Flounder.
5pts each - Laszlo Mundi, Eunice John, John Railton, Graham Passey.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Sunday 24th May
Venue: Boat match onboard ‘Famous’ out of Wallasea

Nine members & one guest left the marina before 7am so that the Famous skipper, Steve Hill, could cross the bank to fish the Maplin Sands. He moved marks a couple of times when the tide changed, putting us on the fish, and the w**d we were warned about at one mark was somewhat less than expected.

A total of 169 fish were recorded - 64 Hounds to 106cm, 53 Bass all below the 42cm legal size, 28 Dogs, a mix of tiny and average sizes, 24 Dabs to 27cm.

Laszlo had a 105cm Hound at 10lb 12oz, Bob 106cm at 10lb 10oz, Barry 101, Stuart 100, James had 3 in the 90s.

Result:
25pts James Flood scored 2,259. 14 Hounds, 1 Bass.
24pts Barry Brook 2,129. 9 Hounds, 3 Bass, 7 Dabs, 6 Dogs.
23pts Laszlo Mundi 1,664. 11 Hounds(1 12oz), 2 Dogs, 2 Bass.
22pts Stuart 1,485. 11 Hounds.
21pts Bob Egginton 1,475. 3 Dogs. 3 Hounds,16 Bass, 1 Dab.
20pts Reg Casbolt 1,045. 8 Dogs, 6 Bass, 8 Dabs, 2 Hounds.
19pts Ray Hickson 953. 3 Hounds, 20 Bass, 5 Dabs, 6 Dogs.
18pts Colin White 718. 5 Hounds, 2 Dogs, 3 Bass.
17pts Brian Vincent 373. 1 Dog, 3 Dabs, 1 Bass, 1 Hound
Guest (Bob Owens) 5 Hounds, 1 Bass.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Sunday 17th May
Southend pier

Turned out to be a decent day weatherwise and a reasonable number of fish carded.
12 members fished the 11.30am-4.30pm match with high tide at 1.37pm, 5.9m. 61 School Bass, 2 Flounders, 1 Plaice, 1 Garfish were registered. Geoff leads the way into the 2nd leg of the Bass Hunt with 29cm. Dave weighed the 73cm Gar at 1lb 6oz - the first we have recorded since 2020!

Result:

25pts Geoff Tomlin scored 171. 11 Bass, 1 Flounder. 1 Bass
24pts Stuart Chandler 118. 9 Bass.
24pts John Railton 118. 10 Bass, 1 Flounder.
22pts Laszlo Mundi 115. 10 Bass, 1 Plaice.
21pts Des Barden 92. 7 Bass.
21pts Graham Passey 92. 8 Bass.
19pts Dave Fuller 81. 2 Bass, 1 Gar@73cm, 1lb 6oz.
18pts Kevin Hellenbrand 34. 2 Bass.
17pts Dean Hadley 12. 1 Bass.
16pts Brian Vincent 10. 1 Bass.
5pts each, Ian Collins, James Flood.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Friday 12th May
Venue: Shoeburyness beach (opposite Uncle Toms cabin)

Eleven members fished the usual 7.30pm-11.00pm match, with a forecast high tide at 9.38pm, 4.9m. At least the water arrived and there was not a negative surge!

Seems like everyone enjoyed the match with 68 fish recorded - 53 Bass, 10 Flounders, 5 Eels.

The 4 higher numbered pegs, Pegs 8 to 11, took the first 4 places.

Result:
25pts Martin Lee scored 269. 13 Bass, 3 Flounders, 3 Eels.
24pts Jason Willis 171. 9 Bass, 1 Flounder.
23pts Trevor Roberts 167. 7 Bass, 3 Flounders, 1 Eel.
22pts Martin Grossman 160. 10 Bass, 1 Flounder, 1 Eel.
21pts Alan Schmincke 83. 5 Bass, 1 Flounder.
20pts Geoff Tomlin 67. 4 Bass.
19pts Graham Passy 44. 2 Bass, 1 Flounder.
18pts Richard Bull 34. 1 Bass.
17pts Stuart Chandler 19. 2 Bass.
5pts Kevin Hellenbrand, Dean Hadley

Well done to all who fished and Martin Lee, who won the Most Fish Pool (19), and Jason Willis the Highest scoring fish pool (Bass 47pts).

Next match in the series - Thursday 11 June 2026 Canvey Point.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Sunday 26th April
Venue: Boat match onboard ‘Famous’ out of Wallasea

We started with a lumpy trip to the first mark with the wind against the tide stronger than forecast, but it turned out to be a day everyone enjoyed.
Skipper Steve moved marks a number of times looking for Smoothounds but they did not materialise to any extent. However, fish were coming up regularly and all members registered catches recording 86 fish - 42 Dogfish, 18 Dabs, 14 Whiting, 3 Starry Hounds, 2 Common Hounds, 7 Bass - best two at 6lb 8oz and 2lb 14oz. A number of fish were not measured which would have increased the tally.

Result:
25pts Alan Schmincke scored 958. 9 Dogs, 5 Dabs, 5 Whiting, 1 Bass @ 6lb 8oz.
24pts Kevin Hellenbrand 645. 8 Dogs, 1 Dab, 2 Whiting, 2 Bass, 1 Starry Hound.
23pts Reg Casbolt 617. 9 Dogs, 4 Dabs, 2 Whiting, 1 Starry Hound.
22pts Colin White 356. 4 Dogs, 1 Bass @ 2lb 14oz.
21pts Laszlo Mundi 344. 6 Dogs, 1 Bass.
20pts Brian Vincent 234. 3 Dogs, 1 Dab, 2 Whiting, 1 Common Hound.
19pts Bob Egginton 226. 2 Dogs, 1 Whiting, 2 Bass.
18pts Des Barden 146. 1 Dog, 2 Dabs, 2 Whiting, 1 Starry Hound.
17pts Stuart 53. 1 Common Hound.
16pts Graham Passey 5 Dabs.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Sunday 19th April 29th March
Venue: Seaford
Match: 8:30am - 1:30pm
High Tide (Newhaven): 1:09pm 6.85m
Weather: Sunny with a gentle breeze from the north

Not sure if someone has run over a Black Cat as, again, not a great number of fish were recorded, despite recent reports giving some members at the last meeting concern that it may be crowded. There was a crowd of yachtsmen, however, meaning Des had to move pegs!

Seven of the target fish, Plaice, were recorded with Kevin Hellenbrand & Dave Fuller leading the way in the Species Hunt with 32cm. The 2nd leg is at Widewater, Lancing 31 May 2026.

17 members fished, recording 23 fish - 14 Flounders, 7 Plaice, 1 Hound, and 1 Dog were recorded.

Result:
25pts Geoff Tomlin scored 87. 3 Flounders.
24pts Richard Bull 74. 2 Flounders, 1 Plaice.
23pts Des Barden 58. 1 Flounder, 1 Plaice, 1 Hound.
22pts John Railton 55. 1 Dogfish.
21pts Andy Dibden 49. 2 Flounders.
20pts James Flood 42. 2 Flounders.
19pts Kevin Hellenbrand 40. 1 Plaice @ 32cm
19pts Ian Collins 40. 1 Flounder, 1 Plaice.
19pts Dave Fuller 40. 1 Plaice @ 32cm.
16pts Graham Passey 37. 1 Flounder, 1 Plaice.
15pts Reg Casbolt 28. 1 Flounder.
14pts Jason Fairless 21. 1 Plaice.
14pts Dave Clark 21. 1 Flounder.
5pts each Alan Schmincke, Alfie Poppy, Eunice John, Laszlo Mundi.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Saturday 11th April 29th March
Venue: Canvey Lobster Smack
Match: 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Bizarely for the 2nd time this year in one of our matches the water wasn't arriving at the coast, with a negative tide surge making lower numbered pegs virtually unfishable for a time.

In really difficult circumstances, 5 Flounders & 3 Bass were recorded, so well done to those catching.

Result:
25pts Dave Fuller scored 44. 1 Flounder.
24pts Laszlo Mundi 40. 1 Flounder.
23pts Geoff Tomlin 38. 2 Bass.
22pts Reg Casbolt 26. 2 Flounders.
21pts John Railton 21. 1 Bass, 1 Flounder.
5pts each Jason Willis, Stuart Chandler, Trevor Roberts, Tony Revell, Trevor Smith.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

Sunday 29th March
Venue: Clacton, Kingscliff Beach.
High Tide: 10:13am 3.89m
Match: 8am - 1:30pm
Weather: Sunny but cold with a gentle breeze from SW

Fifteen Members remembered to put their the clocks forward and embarked on a relatively short trip up the A12 to Clacton, Kingscliff Beach.

It turned out totally different to 29 March last year when 70 fish were recorded - 49 Whiting, 1 Thornback, 9 Dabs, 2 Bass, 4 Pouting, 2 Plaice, 3 Dogs, which is why the match was scheduled for yesterday - easy putting a calendar together!

This year was a tough day with the fish caught outnumbering the anglers! just 11 fish were recorded - 9 Whiting & 2 Dabs. Nothing like last year nor what the local expert suggested a couple of days ago may be around.

Result:
25pts Martin Grossman scored 43. 2 Whiting, 1 Dab.
24pts Des Barden 30. 2 Whiting.
23pts Ben Kirby 22. 2 Whiting.
22pts Graham Passey 12. 1 Whiting.
21pts Geoff Tomlin 10. 1 Whiting.
21pts Simon Emanuel 10. 1 Whiting.
21pts Alan Schmincke 10. 1 Dab.
5pts each Jason Willis, Stuart Fennell, Richard Bull, Reg Casbolt, Eunice John, Laszlo Mundi, Dave Fuller, James Flood.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk