A picture paints a thousand words! Awesome fish for Andy White.
LOADSA MONEY TO GOOD CAUSES FROM PARADISE
Anglers Paradise are very proud and pleased to share with you that they have just given away £8500 to the following local charities :-
Devon Air Ambulance – £2500
Food Banks Okehampton and Holsworthy-£2000
Black Torrington Surgery Elevator – £1500
Exeter Hospiscare – £1000
Halwill Primary School – £1000
Halwill Parish Hall – £500
We’d like to thank all our customers for their generosity throughout the year. All year we continue to raise as much as we can at Anglers Paradise through doing Raffles, Quiz Nights, we also raise most of the money during our annual Netting week through events like Archery, Bingo Night, Race Night, Quiz Night, Treasure Hunt, Tombola, Pool and Darts competitions etc.
Pictured is Zyg and Rose Gregorek and Daughter Zenia, Brian Kneebone of Devon Air Ambulance, Sally Hill from Blake House Surgery, Head Teacher of Halwill Primary School Ruh Alford, Sarah Gainsbury and Roger Young of Holsworthy Food Bank, Reginald Harnel of Okehampton Food Bank and Jill and Paul Voaden of Hospiscare.
Latest coaches from Stafford Moor
Neil Harvey and Mark Lamude banked 7 fish between them from the double swim 1 up on lodge lake at the weekend. All caught on Mainline cell tipped with corn glugged in cell juice.
(Below)Tony Welch who was here with friend Shaun who Had a few fish out from swims 2 and 3 on the dam wall on Beatties lake up to 23lb in a 24 hour session caught on essential B5 Q.
(Below) Joanne Combes with one of her first carp from her own venue!
Upper Tamar Fine brace of commons
Aaron Bunning continued his great form on Upper Tamar lake on the Cornwall and Devon border. Aaron caught two carp on his most recent visit, one chunky common at 23lb 12oz and one long lean common at 19lb 14oz. Both fish fell to 20mm Scopex Squid Wafters tipped with fake corn over a scattering of matching freebies.
Upper Tamar Carp
Nigel Woods had four Carp from Upper Tamar the largest was a common of 19lb 8oz and this was backed up by two 13lb commons and a cracking 12lb 4oz Mirror. Mainline Cell bottom baits with a wafter hook bait were the successful tactics for Nige….
Winter Carp Opportunity
Andy White has kicked off his winter’s fishing in style landing two belters from The Copse!!! These two fish went 31lb and 24lb. Furzebray winter ticket now available for Copse and Willow starting today they are £100 which covers both lakes… Unlimited fishing for the next 3 months… Please call 01769572653..
Furzebray – Winter carp Success
Flyn Mardell has had a good run at Furzebray carp lakes of some stunning 20’s topped off by the one up zip at 31lb. Colder weather has slowed sport but as soon as the wind goes round to a warmer direction carp will go on the feed and I expect to see some stunning fish from Furzebrays three lakes.
Winter Carp – At Stafford Moor
With a bite cold East wind blowing over recent days I would expect carp sport to slow down and it may well have done so but at Stafford Moor there are still some stunning fish being caught by those prepared to brave the elements.
(Below) Luke Howell had six fish from the inlet swim on Beatties lake all caught on C C Moore Live System boilies
(Below)Ryan Turner fished with Friend Anthony Gill. They fished on the beach swim on Beatties lake the top weight was 25lb on the nose all caught on Sticky Baits 16mm Manilla boilies with a handful of 12mm Manilla bottom baits glazed in hemp oil.
(Below) Check out Rich Harman had three fish out from swim 3 on the dam wall on Beatties lake up to 25lb caught on Cornwall baits
(Below)Mark Lamude and Neil Harvey who had a few out from lodge lake last weekend on swims 3 and 4 including this 26lb 14oz all caught on frozen Mainline cell boilies glugged in cell dip tipped with sweetcorn.
The Peach from Upper Tamar
Ryan Willshire had a cracking session on Upper Tamar Lake on the Cornwall and Devon border. Ryan pre baited during the week, arriving early on Saturday morning and within 2 hours had landed three 20lb+ mirrors! Ryan added a fourth 20 the same day to cap a fine session on the venue. All four fish are newly stocked fish which are all up in weight since stocking a month ago and it included the capture of a fish knows as ‘Starburst’ at 23.15! Ryan’s fish weighed in at 23lb15oz, 22lb 4oz, 22lb 2oz and 22lb 2oz. All the fish fell to Mainline Pop ups over
hybrid free offerings.
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(Below) Aaron Bunning continued his fine form at Upper Tamar Lake, Near Bude, on the Cornwall/Devon border. He caught one of the most sought after Carp called ‘The Peach’ at 30lb 8oz. This was the second time in a year Aaron has managed to catch the fish from the 80+ acre venue. Aaron also caught a newly stocked mirror carp known as ‘Steves Mirror’ which was 22lb 8oz. Both fish fell to 20mm Nashbait Scopex Squid wafters over a scattering of matching freebies.
Chillcheater Keeping out the cold as winter sets in!
As winter sets in its time to don the thermals to retain body heat and make those winter fishing sessions an enjoyable experience. I recently visited Braunton based Reeds Chillcheater’s who specialize in manufacturing clothing for extreme weather conditions in and around water.
I wrote a piece on a visit last year. http://www.northdevonanglingnews.co.uk/2018/01/03/beating-elements-cheating-chill/
This year I have purchased a full set of the companies Transpire fleece set and after two trips on the rocks since I can vouch for their properties in keeping out the chill. With an Aquatherm fleece as an outer layer I feel confident to venture out in the coldest of weather.
https://www.chillcheater.com/news/transpirebaselayers
Kevin Legge and Craig McCloughlin have recently returned from Norway where they faced icy winds, hail and rain. Keeping warm and dry is a key part of winter fishing ensuring that you can concentrate fully on fishing effectively.
With Christmas on its way and the weather turning colder I thought it a good idea to show a few products that could make good stocking fillers for anglers this year.
(Above) Double layered Thermal Fleece socks
(Below) Pertex Jacket this ultra light windproof garment that folds up into a bag the size of a large orange is perfect for those spring and summer sessions when an unexpected chill wind blows up.
(Below) Estuary hat – Fully waterproof hat designed for gig rowers but also ideal for angling.
(Below) These Aquatherm wading socks are ideal for the carp angler ready to leap out of the bivvy on a wet night or for wading the shallow estuary in the summer when lure fishing for bass in conjunction with a pair of old trainers.
(Below) Nigel at Chillcheaters with one the Aquatherm fleece jackets that are ideal for the carp angler.
(Above) Aquatherm Fleeces
Chillcheaters are proud to sponsor local anglers including Jon Patten who recently represented England in the World Big Game Fishing Competition in France.
