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The origins of the Club can be traced back to the old Speedway Club. In 1951 Members of the Poole Speedway Club who were interested in many types of fishing formed the original Poole and District Fishing Club. By the beginning of 1952, the coarse anglers and the sea anglers mutually decided that their objectives were not entirely compatible and so the two factions decided to split and start their own clubs. The coarse anglers eventually became the Wimborne Angling Society and the sea anglers formed our own club, the Poole Dolphins S.A.C. In the early years membership was limited to 50 and all the fishing was confined to the Harbour and Poole Bay, but as more boats became available and transport easier, the fishing areas were extended to between Southsea Pier and Beer Head.
Over the years the club has run numerous festivals in aid of various local charities, the most notable being the R.N.L.I Open Boat Competition, which we organised for over 17 years with an average of 30 charter boats per year. The club also participated in, and ran, the Wessex Open for over 13 years. Another great favourite of local anglers was the Clubs Annual Xmas Fayre which ran for 30 years with entries varying from as low as 65 to as high as 467. Top prize for that year was a very smart £5000 boat and anglers came from far and wide to chance their luck. Several of our members have won through to the semi-finals of the N.F.S.A Boat Champion of Champions and D Lynes won through to the Final in 1999 and 2001. We have participated in the formation of various local angling associations and we are leading members of the Poole and District Sea Angling Association.
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