Braintree Sea Angling Club took a trip to Dungeness to see if they could catch some of the dabs that are normally abundant at this time of the year and Barrie Senior landed 14 of them to secure the win.

Fishing started in damp, misty conditions with an onshore wind and whiting were the main catch, but as the tide turned and began to ebb, the day dried out, the wind abated and the dabs finally began to feed.

In a closely-fought match, Senior ended the day with 14 dabs, 17 whiting and three rockling for 369 points.

New member Paul Hart, who was fishing his first match with the club, was a close second with 364 points from his catch of 12 dabs – including the largest of the day at 29cm – 18 whiting, four rockling and two pout.

Third place went to Chris Leonard with six dabs, 18 whiting, six rockling and a dogfish for 352 points.