13/08/2026
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 .
07/08/2026
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.
19/07/2026
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.🐟🐟🐟
01/06/2026
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Recreational Fishing Survey 2026
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