Congratulations to Tony Trenerry who caught a 55lb 3oz Catfish from Day Ticket Nirvana’s Specimen Cat Lake. The fish was tempted using good old luncheon meat.
Zenia at Anglers Paradise advises anglers that they should avoid holding the fish off the ground. “There’s no need to hold Cats but much better to position them like this or lying beside them on a unhooking mat.”
The above full tailed rainbow trout was landed by Nick Hart who runs the nearby Exe Valley Fishery. Wimbleball and Exe Valley offer Fly Fishers visiting Exmoor an excellant choice of venues. The wide open expanse of Wimbleball offers the challenge of hard fighting fish in a stunning setting of moorland, woods and extensive farmland.
Exe Valley is situated in a sheltered valley beside the River Exe and offers fishing for both experienced anglers and families. Being slight less imposing Exe Valley is an ideal venue for those wanting to try trout fishing before venturing out to the wild expanse of Wimbleball.
Both fisheries offer catch and release options with stunning brown and rainbow trout.
Lure fishing enthusiast Mark Jones got his season off to a flying start luring five bass to over 4lb. This is an encouraging sign so early in the season as it is often May before the bass start succumbing to lure fishing tactics.
Pete Tyjas who published Fly Culture Magazine tempted this beautiful springer from a middle Taw beat on a cascade. Whilst there have only been around half a dozen salmon from the Taw so far; as the water warms I expect a few more to be tempted.
Dave Mock caught his first ever salmon estimated at 8lb from the Barnstaple and District Angling Association Water below Newbridge.
Matt Ling made his annual visit to Jennetts reservoir in Bideford and was rewarded with four fine carp to 24lb 10oz.
Mark Brett did an overnight session at Upper Tamar lake on the Cornwall and Devon border. Three fish was his reward topped by this 24lb 4oz Common. Mark was fishing the Lookout Tower swim on the Cornwall Bank at 25 wraps distance with a Mainline Baits Clockwork Orange Boilie. The other fish were 18lb 8oz and 16lbs.
Match 3 Results
Jennetts Reservoir 7/4/19
Despite a chill in the air & an easterly wind, the lake fished well on the whole. Unfortunately the bigger bream did not show, but it was roach a plenty for most.
Winner on the day was Simon Poynter who put 40lb 10oz on the scales, fishing the pole at 11mtrs on the deck and deep shallow.
Top 5 on day:
1st Simon Poynter 40lb 10oz
2nd Norman Martin 36lb 3oz
3rd Kevin Wilston 22lb 4oz
4th Peter Seward 19lb 14oz
Joint 5th
Barry Lee 19lb 6oz
Gord Maeers 19lb 6oz
NEXT MATCH Sunday 5th May Oaktree (Top Lake)
Andrew Godfrey who has had a couple of cracking fish from Upper Tamar having not visited before until recently. This mirror of 23lb 8oz and common of 18lb 8oz were a great start!!
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(Below)Jack Griffith’s & Emma with their 6 catches from the beach swim on Beatties lake, Jack had a top weight of 26lb 13oz & Emma had 26lb 10oz caught on OCD baits.
(Below) Rich Powell and Andy who had 8 fish out between them on the Summer hut swim on Beatties lake this weekend, caught on Sticky Baits Krill, fishing out on the open water.
(Below)James Cox had 3 fish out up to 24lb 4oz from swim 6 rodi bush swim on Beatties lake using Nash scopexs squid.
Reel Deal has once again put anglers in touch with the large porbeagle shark patrolling the North Cornish Coast. Following on from the huge fish estimated at 500lb Peter Hearn hooked a shark estimated at 250lb. The shark was beaten using sponsors Penn Tackle supplied by High Street Tackle. The shark were attached to the boat using Ammon Chum mix and Ammo frozen mackerel hook baits.
