SAMPHIRE Hoe made up of the spoil from the Channel Tunnel excavations was the site for Braintree Sea Angling Club members' latest match.

Fishing from the sea wall into a calm sea, wrasse were soon being caught from the rocks, but while most didn’t make the minimum size limit, a number did make the grade over the course of the day.

At the end of the match, Barrie Senior had winkled out 17 sizeable wrasse and two pout for 222 fish points to take first place.

In second place was Chris Leonard, who had 139 points from his catch of ten wrasse, while Paul Drake had nine wrasse for 103 points and third spot.