WHEN Phil Lomax left St Sampson’s Harbour heading towards the Godine Bank, little did he realise that he would be returning with the catch of his life, which would rewrite the record list by breaking the Channel Islands Boat Record and becoming the first angler to catch a salmon from a boat in Bailiwick waters.

THE 2012 Guernsey Mullet Club season has got off to a flying start with two new members first to weigh in.

THE West Coast Sea Angling Club season has just got under way with its AGM.

GUERNSEY’S Record Rod-Caught Fish Committee sat for the first time this year with seven claims for the club delegates to consider.

WHILE most of us were sitting comfortably by the fire during the Christmas celebrations, a few diehard WCSAC members were making the most of the last few days of their winter league – no doubt one of the hardest trophies to win in the club.

THE GBass season came to an end with the fish not being as prolific as in previous months.

DECEMBER was the last month for entries for the Guernsey Mullet Club 2011 Championship.

THE GSAC held its last shore championship competition of the season with only four members participating.

THE GSAC has just held the 2011 Skips R Us fur and feather competition, which had been delayed by a week due to bad weather.

THIS year’s Channel Islands Freshwater Angling Championship was recently fished in Guernsey on the Richard McCarthy Memorial Lake.