Late October but summer species are still about. Kevin Kirby sent me this report of smoothound caught from a North Devon shore mark. The hounds scaling 10lb 6oz and 8lb 9oz were tempted using whole squid baits. I have noticed that each autumn the hounds are staying later with some specimens showing light up until Christmas they also seem more inclined to take squid baits at this time of year.
At Furzebray Carp lakes Neil Glover banked the mirror carp known as Clover at a weight of 46lb 8oz.
Richard Deakin who fished up on swim 4 (the gap) up on lodge lake. Rich had 2 fish out up to 31lb 12oz which is Rich’s new pb so well done 👍 caught on a pop up over bottom Baits snowman style on a multi rig.
Mark Brown fished Lower Slade near Ilfracombe and landed a fine common carp of 27lb 4oz.
North Devon Match Group fished at Upper Tamar where it proved very tough going for most! very cold and with the wind forecast to blow hard onto the Cornish bank they decided to fish the early pegs on the Devon bank. Paul Elworthy fished an outstanding match winning by a country mile with 29lb 15oz, skimmers on the tip did the trick with corn on the hook, next to Paul, Graham Colman fished the same and ended up with 16lb 8oz, Neilsen Jeffery finished third with mostly perch on the whip weighing 10lb 9 oz and last in the money was Benjamin Woods who weighed in 7lb 10oz on the tip from the goarse bush peg.
Richard Jefferies fished a mark on the Lower Taw & Torridge Estuary and landed a fine bass of 13lb a fish that is undoubtedly the fish of a lifetime.
THE KOI THAT LOVES TO BE CAUGHT!
Many of you will recognize this Fish in particular, a Koi that has been a personal best to lots, he just loves to say hello and grace your nets!
Here is Duncan Price with the beauty at 8lb 1oz and also his partner Jessica Fernadez with some beautiful catches from the Koi Lake.
Ian and Ali Laird enjoyed a fun session in the Taw estuary catching numerous flounder and a pleasing bass.
John Kneebone had a cracking session on Lower Tamar last weekend landing 8 commons to 27lb 4oz using Mainline Cell boilies in two-nights fishing.
Mark Cullerton won Stafford Moors October Festival that was fished over five days with a total weight of 467lb 7oz. In runner up spot was Pete Upperton with 435lb 9oz and in third Lee Werrett with 422lb.
