Our monthly meetings are consistently popular with members and we had another full room on Tuesday. Steve ran through the Club Standings as usual which are detailed below. Mark Banks is leading the overall Champions Cup with 6 points and Pete Churchill is romping away on the species hunt with 38 recorded so far.

Fish Of The Month was awarded to Pete Churchill for his Gilthead Bream of 2lb 8oz, the only entry that was officially a specimen. He generously donated his winnings to the RNLI fund.

Our Cod Pool stands at 24 with no entries so far. A pool of £240 means even a small cod could be very valuable!

Our next event will be the Inter-Club Competition, this year hosted by ECA. It will be on 6th October (now postponed) or on each following Sunday until the weather allows us to fish.

There will be a talk at the ECA on Tracking Sharks and Rays from 6pm to 8pm on Monday 4th November, all welcome.

The Cod Open Competition will be held on Sunday 17th November, again rolling forward every Sunday if bad weather prevents us getting out.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 5th November at 7pm. The Marina Bar Winter Hours will be in place which means the bar will close at 8pm, so no hanging about. We really need someone with a large boat, central heating and a generous stock of drinks to move to A pontoon to give us somewhere to move on to. Any takers?

Looking forward to next year, our Presentation Night (free food, a free drink, prizes and a very decent raffle) will be on Saturday 29th March 2025. This is always a brilliant evening so get there early to bag a seat. Last year the room was rammed an hour before it was due to start!

A suggestion for us to consider at the AGM was to hold a Bass Open. Our Open Competitions always attract a lot of visiting anglers to the marina and this would be an good addition. It would be based on length and Catch & Release, although fish can optionally be retained in line with National rules prevailing.

What will the next month bring – the first cod, terrible weather, who knows? Tight Lines anyway, and see you on 5th November if not before.