Thirty nine rainbows, three carp, and one dace were caught. David Plumpton won the trophy with five trout weighing 13lb 1oz, closely followed by runner up Dan Hunwick with five trout at 12lb 13oz. David Morton won the Oldest Rod competition using his father’s split cane 93 years old rod and catching a good carp. Mike Hirsh caught two trout on a glass fibre rod previously owned by Martin Small.

Our Winter Gourmet Lunch and AGM was held on 6th February 2026 at the St Tropez Lounge, Poole, and was one of the best quality meals we have had in recent years. The menu was specially prepared for us by Head Chef Frederick, and we could choose on the day from a good selection. As usual, the wine and beer all helped the AGM to flow without a hitch, and much conviviality was had by all, along with a great deal of fishing chat!

Seven brave men shunned Storm Garetti and proceeded with the Grayling Day at the Lower Itchen Fishery on 8th January. As it happened, the weather was not as bad as the forecast (according to some!), and the weather did not detract from the fun – after all there’s no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing!

Nine Wessex Salmon & Trout guys attended the Bass Breakfast at Sandbanks on August 24th at dawn. 14 bass, 3 pollack, and 1 mackerel were caught on a lovely sunny morning

Mullet Madness Report Five of us set out on 1st August 2025 to catch that fish of a thousand casts; Dan Hunwick, Andy Stebbeds, Nigel