Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club was founded in 1936 and is affiliated to the Angling Trust and Marine Regional Group Wessex.  Lymington lies in the picturesque coastal area between the New Forest and the shores of the Solent, opposite Yarmouth, on the Isle of Wight.
The clubhouse, completed in 1993,is located off Bath Road car park, Lymington. It provides a congenial place to socialise with fellow anglers and offers the opportunity for members to improve their knowledge and skill at the regular tackle talks and demonstrations held there.

The aims of Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club are to promote shore fishing and boat fishing for all anglers, in a safe and friendly environment and to encourage conservation of fish stocks. New members, in particular juniors, are always welcome. A membership application form is available to download from the web site. The club is also on facebook. A monthly newsletter is sent out to all members.

SHORE FISHING.
Numerous competitions are held throughout the year at various beaches along the Hampshire and Dorset coast. As well as the monthly competitions, there are also several leagues: for example, The Shingle Bank League and the Win-Sum League. There are also one open shore competition during the year.

BOAT FISHING.
Boat fishing is divided into two sections: large boats {or charter boat} fishing and shallow boats {privately-owned craft}. The large boat section has something for everyone and for all levels of skill and competitiveness.

• Monthly large boat competitions out of Lymington: semi-competitive, fished to minimum size limits.  from April - December.
• Match Boat League competitions out of Lymington, Poole and Weymouth: highly competitive and based on species, with no size limits.  Fished from April - September.
• Recreational boat trips out of Lymington, Poole and Weymouth, on weekdays and weekends.  Friendly atmosphere, no pressure.  Fished January - December.
• The Shallow {or small} boat section is fished from privately owned boats, which stay within a designated area, with competitions running throughout the year.
• In addition, a Small Boat Open to privately owned boats is held in the autumn.  

Shingle Bank League competitions are organised by Luke Woodford and Malcolm Stote.  Contact Luke on 07802 521493 or Malcolm on 07894 902254 for more information.
On all competitions you sign-on at Cut Bridge between 18.30 and 19.00. All the dates of competitions for 2025.
Tues 25th Mar, Tues 22nd Apr, Thurs 22nd May, Thurs 5th Jun, Mon 21st Jul,  Tues 19th Aug, Wed 17th Sept, Thurs 16th Oct, Tues 11th Nov, 
Mon 1st Dec 2026.

3rd Competition for 2025 this report was sent in by Luke Woodford.
      On Monday evening 24th February this competition was cancelled for safety reasons due to a big swell.

2nd Competition for 2025 results sent in by Luke Woodford.
      On Tuesday evening 21st January the club held its 2nd Shingle Bank League competition and the weather for the evening was fair.  10 club members signed on and 6 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and pouting and 6 fish in total were weighed for a total weight of 5 lb 3 oz.  The 2-best fish of the evening were 1st a dogfish of 1 lb 10 oz caught by Rory Lancaster and 2nd also a dogfish of 1 lb 9-5/8 oz caught by Malcolm Stote.
Results:
1st Rory Lancaster 1 lb 10 oz, 2nd Malcolm Stote 1 lb 9-5/8 oz, 3rd Derek Slack and Pete Chamberlain both with 0 lb 11 oz, 5th Tim Wells 0 lb 7-3/8 oz, 6th Tom Short 0 lb 2 oz. 

1st Competition for 2025 results sent in by Luke Woodford..
      On Thursday evening 12th December the club held its 1st Shingle Bank League competition for its 2024/5 club year.  The weather for the evening was a cold north-easterly wind and drizzle.  8 club members signed on and all 8 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish, whiting and pouting.  Best 2 fish of the evening were caught by Ollie Hopkins with a dogfish of 2lb 1/4oz and Malcolm Stote a dogfish of 1lb 12oz.
Results.
1st Malcolm Stote 10lb 2-3/8oz,  2nd Ollie Hopkins 6lb 2-7/8oz,  3rd Andy Hopkins 5lb 3-1/8oz,  4th Paul Watson 2lb 8-7/8oz,  5th Steve Pitman 2lb 7-1/2oz,  6th Chris Ellis 2lb 3-1/4oz, 7th John Tharme 2lb and 8th Luke Woodford 1lb 6oz.

Shallow Boat Competitions are organised by Brian Ansell.  Contact Brian on 01590-672628.  
All Competitions fished on Sundays.  Dates for 2025.
23rd Mar, 6th Apr, 18th May, 1st Jun, 13th Jul, 17th Aug, 14th Sept, 12th Oct, 9th Nov Small Boat Open, 30th Nov , 14th Dec 2026.

3rd Shallow Boat Competition.
Sadly cancelled due to winds blowing over 15mph gusting  up to 24 mph for safety reasons.

2nd Shallow Boat Competition.
      On Sunday 19th January the club held its 2nd Shallow Boat competition.  The day was cloudy, very cold with a light southerly wind.  13 club members signed on and caught fish consisting of conger eel, dogfish, pouting and whiting.  On these competitions all the fish are measured and points awarded and released back into the sea.
Results:
1st Charlie Nash 70 points, 2nd Ryan Nash 60 points, 3rd Adrian Moody 51 points, 4th Alan martin 41 points, 5th Barry Littlefair (6 fish) 40 points, 
6th Denis Mapes (4 fish) 40 points,  7th Paul Watson 35 points, 8th Jack Nash (3 fish) 25 points, 9th Alan Mapes, Neil Mitchener and Ady Hulme 
all 2 fish each and 25 points, 12th Chris Hardy 10 points.

1st Shallow Boat competition
This competition was cancelled due to the weather.

Large Boat Competition are organised by Marc Duncan.  Contact Marc on 0781 0876 281.
All Large Boat competitions are fished on Sunday only.  Dates for 2025.
1st Dec, 16th Mar, 20th Apr, 11th May, 15th Jun, 13th Jul, 31st Aug, 7th Sept, 12th Oct, 16th Nov, 14th Dec 2026..

Overall results for 2024 are:
1st Malcolm Gerrish 220 points, 2nd Dave Wood 185 points, 3rd Marc Duncan 180 points, 4th Glynn Barker 175 points, 5th Roland Blomfield 160 points, 6th Jane Hopkins 155 points.

Vernon Everett Match Boat League is organised by Robin Lane.  Contact Robin on 0787 6471 901.
These are species-based competitions with no size limits.  Dates for 2025.
Sat 26th Apr, Sat 31st May, Sat 28th Jun, Sat 19th Jul, Sat 9th Aug, Sat 20th Sept, Sat 25th Oct,
Vernon Everett Match Boat League Presentation Evening.
      Well, what a year 2024 has been for the Vernon Everett match boat competition anglers with twenty-three competitors fishing seven matches, on a bait supplied basis.  Fishing between three ports, fishing two matches at each venue, Lymington, Poole and Weymouth.
      The bait supplied packs contained ten ounces of squid, three mackerel and 8 ounces of ragworm.  A big thank you to Christchurch Angling Centre for their sponsorship on the frozen bait packs.  We couldn't do this with out you.
      A total of 5154 fish were recorded during seven matches, with 39 different species being caught, including cod, red bream, auxiliary bream, red band fish and rock cook wrasse. Separate to the main competition, we also run two optional pools, one for the most species over the series for an individual angler.  Plus, a three-man team that is seeded to encourage the development of the match group, enhancing everyone's skills.
      Top species angler for 2024 was Ed Taylor with 28 species.  In second place was Mike Fox with 27 species, closely followed by Martin Bobbett with 26 species.  As for the three-man team event Robin Lane, Gareth Smith and Ed Taylor took first place with a total of 1237% over second placed Richard Day, Martin Bobbett and Malcolm Gerrish with 1169% followed up in third place by Paul Hollyoake and Mike fox competing as a three-man team with a percentage of 1159%.
      This year's series winner with 554.02% was Ed Taylor, beating Paul Hollyoake by3.0% with a score of 551.33% in to second place.  Mike Fox took third place with 533.13%.  A close final match in Weymouth determined the final three positions for this year's top three anglers.  Well done.
      For the first time this year we have introduced two extra trophies which are competed for at the final match day in Weymouth.  Each boat is seeded relative to the previous six results fished.  The final winner from the series is won on boat one, then boats two and three trophies are competed for on that final day.  This year winners were Steve Batchelor on boat two and Andy Richmond on boat three.
      I would also like to wish Phil Higgins skipper of "Mistress Linda" a happy retirement and thank him for his commitment to our league over the years.  This series wouldn't be still running with out him.  Phil was presented with a whisky glass at the presentation as  a thank you on behalf of the Match Boat group.
      The camaraderie and banter throughout the year has been second to none.  As a club we are very fortunate to have such an especially strong competitive group of match anglers, all willing to help and learn.  A big well done to every one who fished this series.  Roll on 2025.
      We are still looking for anyone who would like to fish the series or even volunteer to be a scorer.  If you are interested, please contact either 
Robin Lane Tel: 07876 471901 or Ed Taylor Tel: 07711 378984.

Recreational Boat Fishing Trips are organised by Robin Lane.  Contact Robin on 0787 6471 901.
These trips are non-competitive and target various species when in season.
Week-End trips for 2025.  Sat 7th Dec, Sat 4th Jan, Sun 25th May, Sun 27th Jul, Sun 24th Aug, Sat 13th Sept, Sun 5th Oct, Sat 18th Oct, Sat 6th Dec..
Mid-Week trips for 2025. Thurs 28th Nov, Mon 16th Dec, Wed 22nd Jan, Wed 26th Mar, Thurs 10th Apr, Tues 29th Apr, Thurs 15th May, Tues 10th Jun,
Wed 25th Jun, Thurs 3rd Jul, Thurs 10th Jul, Thurs 7th Aug, Wed 24th Sept, Wed 5th Nov, Tues 11th Nov, Thurs 20th Nov, Tues 16th Nov,  

1st Mid-Week Recreational Fishing Trip for 2025 and photos sent in by Robin Lane.
      On Wednesday 22nd January the club held its 1st Mid-week recreational fishing trip  aboard "Piscary" skippered by Matt Rowe  out from Poole and the weather on the day was good.
Fish caught was Robin Lane a conger eel, Steve Batchelor a blonde ray, Tony Methven a blonde ray, Robert Taylor a brill weighing 1 lb 14 oz, Andy Richmond a bull huss weighing 9 lb  8 oz and Steve Batchelor a bull huss weighing 10 lbs 12 oz.  Photos on recreational fishing trip photo gallery.