
Serving anglers in Essex for 65 years
Please contact Junior Match Secretary Nick Mitchell 07970606558 to book a place in these matches. Every Junior that attends matches gets a prize.
We introduced a new ‘points system’ for the Juniors this year, which meant that points were scored for each pound of fish caught throughout the year but also points for attending and also points for where each member finished on the day of each match
After calculating all of the weights and attendance the finishing list for the season was as follows
Jasmine Wilkinson 252 points
Marley Darch 190 points
Hannah Dakin 166 points
Maddison Lyons 127 points
Riley Joy 124 points
Eden Broom 29 points
Lysander Goodman 9 points
JUNIOR CHAMPION FOR 2025 – JASMINE WILKINSON
Attached are some photos of the top three juniors and their prizes for the end of the year, plus the baseball cap for the winner. Well done Jasmine. We look forward to seeing all Junior members at the matches next season. NEW JUNIORS WELCOME and as you can see from the prizes and new points system ALL is to play for.
Sadly we had three cancellations for the last match of the Junior 2025 season, but all was to play for in the running total for the 2025 Championship and all the Juniors present were up for a good match at this loved venue. Sadly the weather, although dry, decided to be rather ‘wind beaten’ and this sadly did mean that the finishing weights were a little different. This being so all had an enjoyable last match and the results were as follows:
Jasmine Wilkinson 49lb 12oz
Hannah Dakin 24lb 3oz
Riley Joy 2lb
Marley Darch 1lb
On visiting this venue at a later part of the year, how the fishing is going to go as a shot in the dark. The weather held off until the finishing whistle went and the heavens opened so we had to wait for 30 minutes of very heavy rain to end, so weigh in was delayed so that no Juniors were washed away. We also had a new Junior member attending, so welcome Lysander. The end result of the match was as follows:
Maddison Lyons 7lb 7oz
Riley Joy 3lb 5oz
Hannah Dakin 3lb 1oz
Marley Darch 1lb 10oz
Lysander Goodman 1lb 8oz
Jasmine Wilkinson 1lb 0oz
We have not held any fishing matches at this venue for several years, following numerous changes, so we thought we would give this venue a try, however overall most of the fish caught were silvers and although nice, only one Tench and one Carp were landed. The results were are follows.
Jasmine Wilkinson 8lb 3oz
Riley Joy 5lb 1oz
Marley Darch 2lb 11oz
Another match was held at this venue with a good turnout of Junior members which was really nice. The weather was kind but not too hot, so the fishing was enjoyed by all and the end results were quite close and are listed below:
Jasmine Wilkinson 25lb 14oz
Marley Darch 18lb 19oz
Riley Joy 11lb 8oz
Hannah Dakin 11lb 2oz
You would imagine that this report will say what a lovely sunny summer’s day was enjoyed by all but sadly on match day, the heavens opened early and continued in heavy rain for the whole of the match, even past the whistle. All of our juniors however continued to the end and the results of the day were as follows, even if they were wet through, as you can see from the photos. We also welcomed a new Junior Member – WELCOME EDEN BROOM
Jasmine Wilkinson 4lb 12oz
Eden Broom 3lb 12oz
Riley Joy 3lb 2oz
Marley Darch 2lb 10oz
Maddison Lyons 2lb 5oz
Another hot day fishing at a lovely venue which can vary from day to day as to what is produced. The Juniors present were looking forward to a day of surprises and that is exactly what they got. The results of the day were as follows:
Maddison Lyons 55lb 0oz
Hannah Dakin 20lb 11oz
Jasmine Wilkinson 6lb 5oz
Marley Darch 1lb 0oz
A blistering hot day of fishing, which meant that our Junior’s attending were looking out for the ‘bites’ as well as the ‘sun burn’. Although a hard day’s fishing with one side of the lake fishing different that the other, a good day was still had by all. The results of the day were as follows
Hannah Dakin 18lb 14oz
Jasmin Wilkinson 12lb 0oz
Marley Darch 2lb 12oz
Riley Joy 2lb 10oz
With the weather threatening heavy thunderstorms, the juniors who attended this match were ready for anything but as it turned out we had only a few small light showers so the fishing was not too interrupted and varied over different swims on this lake. As usual everyone enjoyed the fishing at this venue. The results of the day were as follows
Jasmine Wilkinson 23lb 11oz
Marley Darch 20lb 12oz
Hannah Dakin 12lb 6oz
Riley Joy 4lb 1oz
Although the weather was a little unknown before the match started, the rain stayed away and this beautiful lake showed lots of activity and although no real large fish showed themselves, an enjoyable match was had by the Juniors attending and the weights at the end were very close indeed. The results were as follows:
Maddison Lyons 7lb 15oz
Marley Darch 7lb 2oz
Jasmine Wilkinson 7lb 1oz
Riley Joy 4lb 14oz
First match of the new season and all of the juniors attending were set and ready for a good days fishing at this venue. Following changes to what has previously been a higher weight venue the fishing was a little harder but still very enjoyable. The bright sunshine all day made the match even more enjoyable. The results of the day were as follows:
Marley Darch 31lb 14oz
Maddison Lyons 27lb 3oz
Jasmine Wilkinson 5lb 11oz
Hannah Dakin 5lb 0oz
Riley Joy 1lb 0oz
Sunday 2 November 2025 at Straits Mill
Wednesday 26 November 2025 at Hicks Farm
Thursday 26 March 2026 at Southminster