Jersey Dive Team

Pairs Comp 2026

We held the dive last weekend.
Divers cld dive anywhere in Jersey waters, from shore or boat. A pair could enter only one bass, one mullet, one bream, one flatfish and one po***ck.

Vis was moderate to poor at most venues and generally not very fishy.
Catches included bass, gilthead bream, black bream, thick lipped and gold spot mullet.

This was definitely our closest comp ever, with only 5 points seperating the top 3 pairs, and just over 1point between first and second place!

Congratulations to this years winners Jason Prouten and Daniel Noble with 192.3pts

In very close second place were Guy Kabot Kabot and Levente Toth with 192.1875pts !!!

In third place were Cobus Jacobs and Mike Shearer, with 188pts.

Best fish of the day was a nice bass of 2.65kg for Jason Prouten .

Silver fish Comp 1

We held our first of three silverfish dives a few weeks back at La Rocque. 12 divers took part. A very early start! A beautiful summer morning, conditions were great. There were not many bass about but there were plently of mullet. Congratulations to Peter Baines for winning the day with 3 mullet and a bass, second place was Scott Vallance with two nice bass including a pb of 3.06kg, in third was Clive Dunford with three mullet.

Season update.

We've had a slow start, hence not many posts. There were spring storms, big swells, nil vis and then an algae bloom which took ages to clear. We now have unusually high sea temperatures, but thankfully, members are enjoying the better conditions, and are finding a few good fish !

Our first social meet in May saw a few nice spiders caught by Alexandru Morti and our first plaice of 2026 for Edward Lewis .

A couple of our members enjoyed a fun trip to the Ecrehoes. Clive Dunford is pictured with a decent bass.

The species championship started in Nov 2025 and runs until 31st Oct 2026. So far, divers have entered 12 out of our 16 eligible fish species( all msls well above legal limits) , as well as some big spiders and chancres.

Entries include Bass, giltheads, black bream, white bream, po***ck, thick lips, goldspots, red mullet, plaice, sole, turbot and flounder. Whilst we have a quite a few round fish on the board, its generally been another poor season for flatfish.

So far we've held two rounds of out our 6 x bass of the month comps ( the best bass entered each month wins a case of beers). Peter Baines won May and Mike Shearer won June🍺🍺🍺. Neil Hutton is pictured with his July entry. Still four more rounds to go.

We have recently held our most special dive, Alain Lenaghan Memorial. This is a fun dive, usually held at La Rocque but due to strong winds had to be relocated to St ouens. Our members were joined by guests Chris Isaacs and Rob Larbalestier. Divers could dive anywhere in the bay, and could only enter two fish, one bass and one mullet. Heaviest catch wins. This years winner was Mike Shearer.🏆

Weather permitting, this coming weekend, we will be holding the first of our three silver fish comps so fingers crossed for some more good catches

We are also looking forward to our Pairs comp in early August.

Good hunting and dive safe.🐟🐟🐟

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Recreational Fishing Survey 2026

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JERSEY DIVE TEAM 2025 COMPETITION RESULTS

Another fun season gone too soon! A great social night.

Trophies Awarded as follows.

Species Championship Shield ... 2025 Mike Shearer

The comp runs between 1st Nov to 31st October. There are 16 eligible fish species, club msls are all well above legal msl.

Top 10 positions,
Mike won with 13 species, including best bass, sole, flounder, turbot, po***ck, mackerel, gold spot, red mullet and black bream. Runner up was Peter Baines with 6 species, inc best plaice and in third, Guy Cabot also on 6 species, including best white bream and gilthead bream.4th Dan Noble on 5 species, 5th Neil Hutton on 4 species , 6th Clive Dunford also on 4 species, including best thick lip mullet. 7th Nick Bossy also on 4 species, incl the best ( and only) trigger of the year. 8th Chris Reddy 4 species, 9th Cobus Jacobs 3 species,10th Ed Lewis on 3 species.

Best bass tankard ... 2025 Mike Shearer 3.49kg
Best Mullet plate ...2025 Mike Shearer Gold spot 1.1kg
Best Flatfish plate ....2025 Mike Shearer Flounder 1.75kg
Best Specimen plate ....2025 Mike Shearer red mullet 0.85kg
Best Bream plate ... 2025 Guy Cabot Gilthead bream 1.6kg
Gilthead trophy ... 2025 Guy Cabot 1.6kg
Crustacean Cup ....2025 Dan Noble , cuttlefish 2.5kg and spider crab 2.38kg

Specimen Hunter trophy.... 2025 Mike Shearer

Only a divers best bass, mullet, bream and flatfish are eligible and points are awarded as a percentage of our club records.

Bass of the month/ Bass championship trophy ....2025 Mike Shearer

This was a new comp for 2025. It was very close and very good fun.

We held 6 monthly comps, commencing 1st May. Divers enter their best bass caught during that month and the winner picks up a case of beers. A diver who catches the heaviest weight over the 6 months is the overall winner and gets their name on the trophy and a few more beers!

Monthly comp winners,

May, Dan Noble 2.4kg
June, Mike Skowron 3.1kg
July, Cobus Jacobs 2.82kg
August Mike Shearer 3.49kg
September, Nick Bossy 1.77kg
October, Dan Noble 1.85kg

Top 10 positions
1. Mike Shearer, best bass of 3.49kg, total of 11.63kg.
2. Nick Bossy, best bass of 3.41kg, total of 11.09kg.
3. Dan Noble, best bass 3.05kg, total of 10.42kg.
4. Alessio Agostinis 7.08kg,
5. Cobus Jacobs 6.12kg,
6. Neil Hutton 5.6kg,
7. Peter Baines 6.805kg,
8. Michal Skowron best bass 3.1kg, total 5.95kg
9. Clive Dunford 3.9kg,
10. Ed Lewis 2.5kg

Pairs Comp trophy ...2025, Nick Bossy and Paul Collas.

As per our post of 22nd June, this was an island rover event from shore or boat. 6 pairs took part. Nick and Paul won with a bass, a mullet and a gilthead. In second were Mike Shearer and Cobus Jacobs with a bass and a mullet. In third were John Saunders and Alessio Agostinis with a nice bass.

Alain Lenaghan Memorial cup .... 2025 Cobus Jacobs

As per our previous post 12th July, this dive was held at la Rocque. Only 1 bass and 1 mullet can be entered. Cobus won with a nice bass of 2.82kg and a gold spot of 1.01kg.

Silver fish champion shield ....2025 Dan Noble
Held over three dives, with one discard. Only 2 bass, 3 mullet, 3 bream, 3 flatfish and 1 bonus species can be entered. The first two dives were at La Rocque and were won by Dan, the final dive was held at Bonne Nuit and was won by Chris Reddy.

Standings ( total from best two dives)
1. Dan Noble 12.89kg
2. Mike Shearer 7.36kg
3. Alessio Agostinis 4.95kg
4. Ed Lewis 4.65kg
5. Chris Reddy 3.26kg
6. Guy Cabot 1.44kg
7. Peter Baines 1.36kg
8. Jason Prouten 0.8KG

Mishap of the year plaque

Awarded to Alessio for his moped parking skills at La Rocque slip

Golden Balls trophy

Awarded to Nick Bossy for a great performance in the pairs comp, including catching his first gilthead and trigger fish, as well as a brilliant effort in the Bass comp.

That’s a wrap for 2025. The 2026 season started 1st November, and a few fish are already on the board! Good hunting. 🐟🐟🐟

Species Championship 2025

Unfortunately, Storm Benjamin is now upon us and the sea conditions are p**p!

In between storms, Neil Hutton found some sunshine, and caught a lovely pb gilthead of 1.58kg. Nice one 🐟.

Our club season ends 31st October. Looking forward to our end of season social.🍺🍺🍺

Species Championship 2025

Our members have been busy and prior to the current storms, enjoyed some good fishing conditions. 15 of the 16 eligible species have been caught. August catches included bass, black bream, thick lips, thin lips, nice goldspot,mackerel, a good red mullet of 0.85kg for Mike Shearer, and a nice white bream of 1.19kg for Peter Baines.

The August bass of the month comp also went well. Neil Hutton added another good fish to his tally, as did Alessio Agostinis. Nick Bossy had a fine bass of 3.41kg just pipped by a fish of 3.49kg for Mike Shearer , who won this months case of beers🍺. Several divers are in close contention, and with two more rounds to go, there is all to play for.

Early in August we held the second of our three silverfish comps. Divers can enter only two bass, three grey mullet, three bream and three flatfish. Msls are well above legal sizes. Daniel Noble won the day with a good catch, adding to his weight from the first dive, he now has an almost unassailable lead.

The sun is shining but the sea conditions are pants at the moment. Hopefully it will improve soon.🙂

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Species Championship 2025.

14 out of the possible 16 eligible fish species have been entered so far.

Recent entries include a terrific mixed bag for Clive, a lovely brace of bass for Michal (including BOM for June and current best bass of the season @ 3.1kg), and Mike added a mackerel to his tally to give him 12 species and the current lead. We still have over 3 months to run!

After 2 and a bit rounds of Bass of the month championship, Nick Bossy has just nudged into pole position, with 3 bass for 5.91kg. Best bass so far this month is 2.82kg for Cobus. With another 10 days in July and then three more rounds to go, there is all to play for!

Alain Lenaghan Memorial Dive 2025.

This is a fun comp held annually in memory of Alain. Divers can only weigh in one bass (msl 50cm) and one mullet (msl 45cm). Heaviest catch wins.
Great fun dive,stunning day, lovely conditions, and plenty of fish about.... and some good ones!
14 divers took part including three guests. Chris Isaacs, Phil Mayman and Rob Larbalestier.
Only 8 divers weighed in.

Congrats to Cobus for winning with a great catch. Two bass over 2.6kg, best went 2.82kg and a pb gold spot of 1.01kg to give him first place with 3.83kg.

In second place with 2.65kg, was Phil Mayman with a bass of 1.5kg and thicklip of 1.15kg.
In third place with another nice bass of 2.26kg was Peter Baines.
4th Nick Bossy with a bass of 1.77kg
5th Alessio with a bass of 1.66kg
6th Ed Lewis with a bass of 1.29kg.
7th Chris Reddy with a thicklip of 1.17kg.
8th Mike with a gold spot of 0.91kg.

Some stopped off for a swift cold pint🍺. All in all, a good fun day and a great way to remember Alain.