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Junior Match Secretary's Report

 Season 2025/26

 

Please contact Junior Match Secretary Nick Mitchell 07970606558 to book a place in these matches. Every Junior that attends matches gets a prize.

 

END OF SEASON RESULTS 2025

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.

Hicks Farm 4th October

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

 

Parsonage Farm 13th September

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

Rectory Ponds 30th August

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

Bicknacre 2nd August

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

Eden Broom                                 6lb 14oz

Field Lake - Windmill Lakes 19th July

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

Dodds Farm 5th July

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

Parsonage Farm 21st JJune

 

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

Southminster Pit 6 7/6/25

 

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

2024/25 Junior Trophies

Junior Match Straits Mill 24th May 2025

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

Junior Match report Hicks Farm 10th May 2025

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

MATCH CALENDAR

Sunday 2 November 2025 at Straits Mill

Wednesday 26 November 2025 at Hicks Farm

Thursday 26 March 2026 at Southminster

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