Gillingham's 3rd Spring Match today at Lodden Lakes  ( Dave Hillier Lake) was fished by 25 anglers,

Winner on the day was Ade West from peg 41who caught 3 carp and a few Skimmers to weigh in

30 lbs 5 oz, runner up from peg 36 was Steve Trevett with 22 lbs 6oz of bream and Skimmers, 3rd on the day was Rob Fletcher who caught 2 tench and a few Skimmers from peg 25 to weigh 17 lbs 0 oz.

Section A Paul Lancaster  peg 3 9 lbs 8 oz

Section B Dave Burford      peg 6 16 lbs 1 oz

Section C Richard Fripp      peg 14 14 lbs 12oz

Section D Kev Harvey          peg 20 8 lbs 12 oz

Thanks to all that fished & Thanks to Peter Edwards for running the match for me today. The next Spring Match the May the 5th  Lodden Lakes

( Dave Hillier Lake) this match is fully booked, if you can't fish please let me know ASAP.

Gillingham's 2nd Spring Match at Whitepost was cancelled due to weather.

Gillingham's 1st Spring Match at Two Counties was fished by 22 anglers, in very windy conditions

Winner on the day was Mark Brennan from peg 15 weighing 73 lbs 2 oz of carp, runner up Jack Stamp with 64 lb of carp from peg 19, 3rd on the day weighing in 54 lbs 6oz from peg 17 was Steve Musitano .

Section A Dave Anders  with 20 lbs 8 oz.

Section B Aaron Drayton with 46 lbs

Section C Rob Manns  49 lbs 6oz. Thanks to all that fished.

Gillingham & DAA fourth winter league, River Stour (Deepwater & Rectory straight) 17.01.24 (14pegs)

14 hardy souls fished the 4th winter championship match on the River Stour split between Deepwater above Highbridge Mill and Rectory Straight at Stour provost and it was a miracle that the match went ahead after the river being in the fields on Thursday!

Despite this the river fished alright for Roach at Rectory straight with a lot of anglers catching small Roach on the float.

The top 2 though came from Deepwater, and Adie West, in a fitting tribute to his father, Tony West who sadly passed away last week, fished from his dad's seatbox and charmed two Chub and a Roach on the bread feeder to weigh a creditable 6-10 with the biggest Chub being over 4lb!

Runner up was Jason Twining who drew peg 6 at Deepwater and caught a 2-7 Perch and a Chub to weigh 5-15.

Third was Jack Stamp who drew Rectory 9 and arguably had the best days fishing out of all the competitors, catching 3-10 of small Roach on the crowquill and maggots.

4th: Neil Kerley- 2-08

5th: Petye Edwards- 2-01

6th: James Kiernan-1-13.

Gillingham & DAA third winter league, River Stour (Highbridge & Catholics) 26.11.23 (17pegs)

Winner on the day from peg 45 was Pete Leach weighing in 27 lbs 0 oz of chub.

Joint 2nd Pete Edwards peg 59 with 15 lbs 8oz & Richard Cake peg 60 with 15 lbs 8oz

4th Dave Sealy peg 40 with 15 lbs 1oz

5th James Kiernan  peg 51 with 13 lbs 14 oz

6th Kev Harvey peg 44 with 12 lbs 8 oz.

Gillingham & DAA second winter league, River Stour (Deepwater, Highbridge & Rectory Straight) 12.11.23 (18pegs)

Winner on the day was Richard Cake  from peg R5 with 10 lbs 6 oz including 8 lbs 8 oz of Roach.

Runner up from peg R1 with 6 lbs 4 oz of Roach was  Craig Fletcher .

3rd from peg R8 was Jason Twinning with 5 lbs 9 oz of Roach & Dace.

Section A from D8 Dave Sealy with 3 lbs 6 oz.

Section B from peg 14 Highbridge with 4 lbs 6 oz was Peter Edwards .

Section C Jack Stamp from R6 5 lbs 4 oz

Gillingham & DAA First winter league, River Stour (Deepwater to Rectory Straight) 15.10.23(20pegs)

The first Gillingam AA winter league went ahead on a coloured River Stour and overnight frost did not help the fishing.

Winner on the day was club secretary Simon Hebditch who drew fancied peg D7 at deepwater, Billings Hole, and caught a few Roach and Gudgeon at 10m on the pole before going to 13 & 14.5 m on a large dendra over worm in groundbait to catch 4 Bream to 4lb to weigh 12-03.

Runner up was James Keirnan who drew peg 18 at Highbridge and caught 5lb of Roach, on the stick before adding 2 Perch, a large Hybrid and a small Chub on chopped worm down the edge to weigh 9-11.

Third place went to Richard Cake who caught 2 Chub and some bits on the feeder and stick to weigh 7-05.

4th: Jack Stamp- 7-04

5th: Ken Murchie- 4-13

6th: John Twining- 4-08

Gillingham & DAA Carnival Cup Match  1.10.23 (18pegs)

Gillingham & DAA Carnival Cup Match was fished today at Lodden Lakes by 18 anglers.

Winner on the day from peg 15 weighing in 47 lbs 8 oz was Steve Trevett

Second with 24 lbs 10 oz was Daimon Townsend  from peg 28,

3rd from peg  40 weighing in 22 lbs 14 oz was Mark Harper .

Section A peg 41 Trevor Holmes  22 lbs 9 oz.

Section B peg 14 Ade West  19 lbs 9 oz

Section C peg 25 Kenny Murchie 9 lbs 8 oz.

We raised £90 for the Carnival

Gillingham & DAA Summer Shield, Sixth match on River Stour (Sturminster Newton), 10.09.23 (20pegs)

The sixth and final match of this series was held on Sturminster & Hintons River Stour we fished the Colber stretch this year. The river had very little flow and the weather held off, but fishing was hard for all.

Winner on the day Mark Harper 8lb 1oz

Second Simon Hebditch 7lb 13oz

Third Mark Brennan 6lb 6oz

A Section Ade West & Steve Trevett both with 5lb 15oz

B Section Kev Harvey 4lb 4oz

C Section Pete Edwards 6lb 1oz

Gillingham & DAA Bank Holiday festival, Lodden Lakes (24pegs)

Gillingham and District festival 2023 results .

Day one

1st Steve Trevett 36lb 4oz peg 14 Steve had Bream on the pole at 13m.

2nd Daimon Townsend 23lb 10oz peg 18

3rd Andy Downton 15lb peg 15 (carp 10lb)

A section Michael Hunt 12lb 7 peg 40

B section Ade West 12lb 5oz peg 38

C section Steve Musitano 13lb peg 31

D section Jason Mills  6lb 7oz peg 23.

Day two

1st Ade West 55lb 14oz peg 17. Ade had 5 carp on the method and 15lb of Bream at 13m.

2nd equal on the day with 39lb 4oz were Andrew J Eagle and Steve Trevett. Andy was on peg 31 and Steve on peg1.

A section Daimon Townsend 32lb 4oz peg 41.

B section Richard Fripp 17lb 8oz peg 38

C section Mark Harper 9lb 10oz peg 15

D section Jason Randall 10lb 15oz peg 25

Overall it was very close for 1st place.

1st Steve Trevitt 12pts 75lb 8oz

2nd Ade West 12pts 68lb 3oz

3rd Daimon Townsend 11pts

4th Andrew Eagle 10pts 46lb 12oz

5th Richard Fripp 10pts 23lb 8oz

6th Jason Randall 10pts 19lb 14oz

Chancy Pairs

1st Clive Pettifer and Steve Trevitt 82lb 3oz

2nd Philip Garbutt and Ade West 76lb 8oz

Biggest fish

Richard Cake 13lb 7oz

Mystery weight

Dave Anders 8lb 6oz

Gillingham & DAA Summer Shield, fifth match at Todber Manor Hillview, 06.08.23 (14pegs)

Gillingham's 5th Summer series was fished today by 14 anglers on Todber Manors, Hillview lake, with its current form some big weights were potentially on the cards. Winner on the day weighing in 500 lbs 14 oz from peg 53 was Steve Musitano. Runner up from peg 56 weighing in 493 lbs was Steve Trevett. 3rd on the day was Mark Brennan with 439 lbs from peg 58.

4th Jason Mills peg 36 417 lbs 10 oz.

5th Roy Worth  peg 42 329 lbs 4oz.

6th  Daimon Townsend peg 60  297 lbs 15 oz

Gillingham & DAA Summer Shield, forth match at Witherington Farm, 16.07.23 (16pegs)

Gillingham fished their 4th Summer Series today at Witherington Farm, on Selwood and Cottage Lakes. 1st on the day from peg 10 on Cottage Lake, was Jack Stamp weighing in 156lbs 12oz. Runner up was Joe Shepherd with 145lbs 2oz from peg 16 on Selwood Lake. Third was Mark Brennan from peg 16 on Cottage Lake, weighing in 133lbs 0oz.

Fourth, from peg 7 on Selwood Lake was  Andrew J Eagle, weighing in 124lbs 4oz.

Fifth was Daimon Townsend, from peg 9 on Selwood lake, weighing in 81lbs 8oz.

Sixth was Steve Trevett, from peg 7 on Cottage Lake, with 77lbs 10oz.

Gillingham & DAA Junior Match, at Revels Fishery, 29.07.23

Due to holiday’s only 4 of our juniors traveled to Revels fishery near Dorchester. All had plenty of bites mainly from roach and small carp on Trendles lake. Winner on the day was Noah Brennan with 9lb - 2oz. Second was Noah Brady with 6lb - 7oz, Third Able Brady 4lb - 12oz, Fourth was Ollie Hulland 3lb

Many thanks to Jason at revels for giving us the lake for the day and thanks to Mark Harper (Preston innovations) and Richard Chave(Colmic)for donating prizes.

Gillingham & DAA Summer Shield, third match at Two Counties Lakes, 16.07.23 (21 pegs)

21 anglers fished Gillingham's 3rd Summer Series at Two Counties lakes Mere. Winner on the day weighing in 110 lbs 5 oz was Jack Stamp from peg 19, runner up from peg 21 was Mark Brennan weighing in 88 lbs 7 oz, 3rd on the day from peg 12 was Steve Musitano weighing in 66 lbs 1 oz.

Section A Jason Mills- 46-3 - Peg 5

Section B Kev Harvey- 62-12 - Peg 17

Gillingham & DAA Jim Debenham Memorial Match, at Lodden Lakes, 09.07.23

The Jim Debenham Memorial Match was fished today at Lodden Lakes on a very bright and windy day.

Winner on the day from peg 13 was Steve Trevett with 33 lbs 0 oz of Bream and Skimmers. Runner up from peg 28 was Michael Hunt weighing in

20 lbs 2 oz,  3rd from peg 1 weighing 18 lbs 0 oz was Ade West

Section A Joe Shepherd- 15-8 - Peg 4

Section B Kev Harvey- 8-5 - Peg 29

Section C Richard Cake- 16-0 - Peg 20

Gillingham & DAA Junior Match, at Lodden Lakes, 01.07.23

The first junior match of the season took place on the roadside of the Dave Hillier lake at Lodden and was fished in drizzly and overcast conditions by 9 juniors between the ages of 6-17.

All the juniors caught fish and coming out on top was Noah Brennan, the youngest angler on the bank, who caught mainly Bream on 4 metres of pole on maggots over groundbait, plus a large Crucian Carp and a beautiful 4-01 Tench, to weigh an impressive 34-09 from peg 28.

Runner up was Zoe 'orange jacket' Hebditch who caught 10 Bream and some Roach on her trusty 4m whip and red maggots to weigh 26-02, and beat her brother by 2 ounces. Third place went to Zak Hebditch who also fished 4m whip with groundbait and red maggots and caught smaller stamp skimmers and a bonus Crucian Carp to weigh 26-00

4th: Alfie Mills- 20-00

5th: Noah Brady- 6-09

6th: Abel Brady- 5-06

7th: Pat Bell- 5-00

8th: Lucas- 4-12

9th: Noah Finch- 3-02

Gillingham & DAA Summer Shield, second match at Lodden Lakes, 25.06.23 (26 pegs)

The second Summer match was fished today on the Dave Hillier Lake at Lodden on a very hot and windy day by 26 anglers.

Winner on the day from peg 14 was Jack Stamp weighing in 54 lbs 10 oz, runner up was Jason Mills with 19 lbs 13oz from peg 1, 3rd from peg 10 weighing 19 lbs 4oz was James Kiernan,

Section A Pete Leach- 18-0 - Peg 2

Section B Steve Trevett- 14-12 - Peg 8

Section C Peter Edwards- 14-0 - Peg 15

Gillingham & DAA Summer Shield, first match at Whitepost Lakes, 11.06.22 (25 pegs)
The first match in the Summer Shield was held at Whitepost Lakes Todber Manor, bright and showery conditions for all those taking part.
Top Lake winners 
1st: Steve Trevett - 82-02 - peg 1
2nd: Kev Harvey - 54-10 - Peg 3
3rd: Roy Worth - 42-14 - Peg 5

Bottom Lake winners 
1st: Jack Stamp - 96-08 - Peg 26
2nd: Mark Brennan - 65-04 - Peg 23
3rd: Daimon Townsend- 64-03 - Peg 27