Thorpe Bay Angling Association

17/08/2026

Sunday 16th August
Venue: Boat match onboard ‘Famous’ out of Wallasea

Another enjoyable day out on Famous with 27 Hounds, 21 Bass (no keepers) and 1 lonely Dog carded.

Laszlo took the honours with a 108cm Hound@11lb 5oz, Kev finding a rich area of Bass, Graham with a new 93cm Hound PB. The range of scores are spread around the boat so it seems that seats drawn may have little effect on the outcome.

Result:
25pts seat 9 Laszlo Mundi scored 1,072. 6 Hounds, 1 Bass.
24pts seat 2 Andy Dibden 980. 3 Hounds, 5 Bass.
23pts seat 7 Kevin Hellenbrand 709. 5 Hounds, 9 Bass.
22pts seat 4 Graham Passey 571. 3 Hounds, 1 Dog.
21pts seat 10 Colin White 361. 2 Hounds, 1 Bass.
20pts seat 6 James Flood 285. 3 Hounds, 1 Bass.
19pts seat 3 Simon Emanuel, 245.3 Hounds, 1 Bass.
18pts seat 1 Bob Egginton, 153. 2 Hounds, 2 Bass.
17pts seat 8 Reg Casbolt 31. 1 Bass.
5pts seat 5 Brian Vincent,

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

10/08/2026

Sunday 9th August
Coldharbour Lane, Rainham
High tide: 10:30am
Fishing times: 7:30am-12:00pm
Weather: Hot, very hot and not a breath of wind!

No trip south through the Dartford tunnel or busy beaches/piers this week, instead a relatively local venue. The eleven members that made the trip on Sunday were rewarded with a glorious day in a very peaceful setting and several good sized Bass. I’d almost describe it as an idyllic location, not words you usually associate with Rainham but I for one will certainly think about revisiting when I have spare bait and want a bit of peace and quiet.

Everyone registered a catch of fish with a minimum 18cm - 54 Bass (several undersized fish were also landed), and 1 Flounder - strangely no Eels after a decent number from Tilbury recently.

Result:
25pts Ian Reynolds scored 438. 1 Flounder, 11 Bass - 1@63cm.
24pts Tommy Raggett 395. 7 Bass.
23pts Laszlo Mundi 330. 10 Bass.
22pts Andy Dibden 123. 4 Bass.
21pts Sue Smith 85. 3 Bass.
20pts Geoff Tomlin 78. 4 Bass.
19pts Trevor Smith 77. 4 Bass.
18pts Eunice John 60. 4 Bass.
17pts Nicola Norris 59. 3 Bass.
16pts Graham Passey 33. 2 Bass.
15pts Alan Schmincke 30. 2 Bass.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

05/08/2026

Sunday 2nd August
Samphire Hoe

I always look forward to this one - a tricky one to fish this,and a snaggy venue where rigs and tactics need to be different to most other venues, but the variety fish you can catch make it an enjoyable day out. Nice to try a spot of float fishing here but a fresh breeze from the North East put that idea to bed so minimal flapper rigs with short snoods were the order of the day.

It can also be a bit of a struggle to land sizeable fish and many below 18cm - Wrasse, Blenny, Pouting, Goby were caught on the day.

However, 38 fish were on the scorecards - 23 Ballan Wrasse, 1 Corkwing Wrasse, 10 Pouting, 1 Strap Conger, 2 Pollack. 1 Blenny.

Result:

25pts Alan Schmincke scored 92. 3 Ballan, 1 Corkwing, 1 Pouting.
24pts Laszlo Mundi 90. 1 Ballan, 1 Pouting.
23pts Andy Dibden 87. 5 Ballan, 2 Pouting.
22pts James Flood 47. 2 Ballan, 2 Pouting.
21pts John Railton 44. 2 Ballan, 1 Pouting.
20pts John Hiles 37. 1 Ballan, 1 Pollack.
19pts Dave Clark 33. 1 Strap Conger.
18pts Eunice John 32. 1 Ballan, 1 Pollack.
17pts Geoff Tomlin 25. 2 Ballan.
16pts Reg Casbolt 23. 1 Ballan, 2 Pouting.
16pts Alfie Poppy 23. 2 Ballan.
14pts Abby Chandler 21. 1 Ballan.
13pts Fletcher Poppy 18. 1 Ballan, 1 Blenny.
12pts Stuart Chandler 12. 1 Pouting.
11pts Martin Grossman 11. 1 Ballan.
5pts Dave Fuller, Des Barden, Ian Reynolds.

For comparison, these were the results in 2024 and 2025, with this year showing a continuing fall off in Wrasse and Pouting:

21 July 24 - 15 fished - 104 fish - 49 Wrasse, 43 Pout, 1 Conger, 2 Mullet, 9 Pollack.
10 Aug 25 - 17 fished - 73 fish - 37 Wrasse, 29 Pout, 7 Pollack.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

29/07/2026

Tilbury
26th July

Another good turnout by 19 members, the best this year, including 3 Lady members all catching, for the 9am-2.30pm match.

53 fish were recorded - 27 Bass, 19 Eels, 4 Flounders & 3 Soles - Martin Lee winning the Sole Hunt with 21cm as no catch was recorded in the 1st leg.

Result:
25pts John Hiles scored 175. 5 Eels, 1 Sole.
24pts Martin Lee 136. 4 Eels, 1 Sole @ 21c.
23pts Ian Reynolds 128. 2 Bass - 1 @ 49cm.
22pts Dean Hadley 102. 7 Bass.
21pts Martin Grossman 101. 4 Bass, 1 Eel, 1 Flounder.
20pts Laszlo Mundi 92. 2 Eels.
19pts Geoff Tomlin 88. 1 Bass, 3 Eels.
18pts Eunice John 76. 1 Bass, 2 Eels.
17pts Tommy Raggett 60. 2 Bass, 1 Flounder.
16pts John Railton 51. 3 Bass, 1 Sole, 1 Flounder.
15pts Reg Casbolt 35. 1 Bass, 1 Eel.
14pts Sue Smith 33. 1 Bass, 1 Eel.
13pts Dave Fuller 24. 2 Bass.
12pts Trevor Roberts 14. 1 Bass.
11pts Nicola Norris 13. 2 Bass.
10pts Trevor Smith 10. 1 Flounder.
5pts each - Richard Bull, Dave Clark, Des Barden.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website

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22/07/2026

Erith pier
Sunday 12th July

Another lovely day to be out and 16 members showed up to fish Erith Pier from 8.30am-1.30pm.
11 recorded fish with a minimum of 18cm, 5 tried but unfortunately blanked.
36 fish were recorded - 1 Grey Mullet 5oz for James, 2 Flounders, 6 Eels, and 27 Bass - 1 of Martin's went 6lb 13oz.

Nice to see two Juniors both recording catches too.

Results:
25pts Martin Grossman scored 410. 1 Eel, 1 Flounder, 7 Bass - 1 13oz.
24pts James Flood 172. 2 Bass, 1 Grey Mullet 5oz.
23pts Fletcher Poppy 85. 5 Bass, 1 Eel.
23pts Geoff Tomlin 85. 3 Bass.
21pts Reg Casbolt 60. 4 Bass.
20pts Abby Chandler 56. 1 Bass, 1 Eel.
20pts Dave Clark 56. 2 Eels.
18pts Stuart Chandler 36. 1 Eel, 1 Flounder.
18pts Alfie Poppy 36. 2 Bass.
16pts Tommy Raggett 31. 1 Bass.
16pts John Railton 31. 2 Bass.
5pts each Dave Fuller, Laszlo Mundi, John Hiles, Graham Passey, Ian Collins.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

06/07/2026

Sunday 5th July
Venue: Boat match onboard ‘Famous’ out of Wallasea

Ten members headed out on ‘Famous’, recording 25 Starry Hounds to 102cm, 3 Bass - 1 , 1 Eel , 1 Thornback.

Result:
25pts Seat 9 Kevin Hellenbrand scored 1423. 6 Hounds, 1 Bass, 1 Eel.
24pts Seat 2 Reg Casbolt 786. 3 Hounds.
23pts Seat 3 Doug McMahon 656. 2 Hounds, 1 Bass.
22pts Seat 10 Laszlo Mundi 598. 4 Hounds, 1 Bass.
21pts Seat 4 James Flood 422. 2 Hounds.
20pts Seat 6 Alan Schmincke 412. 3 Hounds.
19pts Seat 7 Andy Dibden 371. 2 Hounds, 1 Eel.
18pts Seat 8 Simon Emanuel 288. 2 Hounds.
17pts Seat 1 Colin White 58. 1 Hound.
5pts Seat 5 Brian Vincent.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

01/07/2026

Tilbury Fort
Sunday 29th June

Fifteen members fished from 10am-3pm, with a 1pm high tide, recording 25 fish - the usual suspects were landed - 8 Bass and 15 Eels, 1 Flounder and 1 Sole.

Result:
25pts Ian Reynolds 346. 2 Bass - 1@7lb 5oz.
24pts Laszlo Mundi 168. 1 Bass, 4 Eels.
23pts Martin Lee 140. 1 Bass, 5 Eels.
22pts Trevor Roberts 122. 1 Bass .
21pts Reg Casbolt 78. 2 Bass, 1 Sole, 1 Eel @ 1lb 5oz.
20pts Andy Dibden 73. 2 Eels.
19pts Des Barden 26. 1 Eel.
18pts Tommy Raggett 25. 1 Eel.
17pts John Railton 17. 1 Eel.
16pts Geoff Tomlin 14. 1 Flounder.
15pts Kevin Hellenbrand 13. ! Bass.
5pts each - Dave Fuller, Jason Fairless, Richard Bull, James Flood.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

01/07/2026

20th June
Grays Wharf

Fourteen fished a hot, sunny match at Grays Wharf from 3.30p. Nine members carded fish, 5 blanking.

24 fish were recorded - 14 Bass, including 1 @ 47cm for John Railton, and 10 Eels.

Results:
25pts John Railton scored 166. 2 Bass, 3 Eels.
24pts Laszlo Mundi 153. 5 Bass, 1 Eel.
23pts Martin Lee 145. 2 Bass, 1 Eel.
22pts Ian Reynolds 43. 2 Eels.
21pts Kevin Hellenbrand(assumed as no name on card) 36. 1 Bass, 2 Eels.
20pts James Flood 23. 2 Bass.
19pts Reg Casbolt 16. 1 Eel.
18pts Stuart Chandler 13. 1 Bass.
17pts Trevor Roberts 11. 1 Bass.
5pts each - Dave Fuller, Des Barden, Tommy Raggett, Geoff Tomlin, Martin Grossman.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk

19/06/2026

16/06/2026

Sunday 14th June
Venue: Boat match onboard ‘Famous’ out of Wallasea

As usual, the skipper moved marks, putting as on the fish, with 9 of us recording 83 fish - 32 Hounds, 36 Bass, 12 Dogfish, 1 Tope@57cm, 1 Dab, 1 Stingray .

2 firsts for Graham - Hound & Tope, a first Stingray for Reg,

25pts seat 8 James Flood score 1,487. 6 Hounds, 3 Bass.
24pts seat 1 Colin White 1,046. 3 Hounds (1@1m, 9 1/2lbs), 12 Bass, 1 Dog.
23pts seat 4 Reg Casbolt 775. 2 Hounds, 5 Bass, 5 Dogs, 1 Dab, and a Stingray .
22pts seat 2 Bob Egginton 620. 3 Hounds, 3 Bass.
21pts seat 3 Graham Passey 374. 2 Hounds, 10 Bass, 1 Dog, 1 Tope .
20pts seat 5 Brian Vincent 341. 1 Hound, 1 Bass, 1 Dog.
19pts seat 7 Laszlo Mundi 304. 1 Hound, 2 Bass, 2 Dogs.

Guest - Seat 9 John Elbra - 6 Hounds
Guest - Seat 10 Bob Owens - 8 Hounds (1@13lbs), 2 Dogs.

We organise a full calendar of events including boat, beach and pier matches held at weekends and mid week evenings in the South East and East of England. If you would like to find out more or join us please visit our website www.thorpebayanglingclub.org.uk