Excellent conditions saw 15 members sign on for the club’s points per specimen competition. With a limit of 5 fish of each eligible species to count, the emphasis was on catching a variety of species. No fish were required to be brought to the scales.

10 competitors recorded their points totals at the end.  

1st: Andy Ellis 40 points

2nd: Ray Ellis 34 points.

3rd:  Paul Hopkins 31 points

Excellent conditions of light breezes & a neap tide resulted in 23 anglers signing on for the BAC Plaice only competition.

In the interests of conservation, no more than two fish per competitor were accepted at the scales.

Ten competitors weighed in fish.

1st Phil Smith 3lb 9oz for a 2 fish bag.

2nd Ross Staplehurst 3lb 0oz for a 2 fish bag.

3rd Ian Mann 2lb 14oz with a single fish.

Junior Daniel Gawn 2lb 11oz for a 2 fish bag.

16 members signed on for Bembridge Angling Club’s Christmas Cod & Whiting competition.

Despite good calm weather and suitable water colour, very few fish were brought to the scales with only 6 members weighing in. Members reported good numbers of conger & dogfish but these were ineligible.  

Ray Ellis recorded the only Cod at 11lb 11ozs to take first place.

Andrew Ellis caught a Whiting of 2lb 4ozs for second place

Steve SImmonds recorded the only other Whiting to exceed 1 lb being 1lb 2ozs for third place.