Robbie Taylor and Pete Upperton have won Stafford Moors Annual Pair Festival for the third time running securing their victory with 367lb 3oz. In runner spot were Sam Powell and Gary Webber who put together a haul of 345lb 6oz.
North Devon Match Group Championship No 8 Melbury Reservoir. Results
North Devon Match Group Championship No 8 Melbury Reservoir. Results
1st Graham Colman 56lb 13oz
2nd Tom Downing 45lb 5oz
3rd Colin Cherrington 34lb 14oz
4th Martin Turner 15lb 7oz
5th Paul Elworthy 15lb 6oz ,
Thirteen fished, conditions were perfect overcast , warm and light winds, pegs 1,2and 3 on the far side of the dam have dominated, Graham on peg 2 has fished the open end feeder with corn at 40 turns, for a fantastic net of skimmers, big roach and rudd ,to win . Tom’s winning run came to an end but he still managed second on peg 3 another great net of silver fish ,on pole and feeder. Colin suffered cormorant trouble on his feeder line but still achieved 3rd place.
Stafford Moor Open Result
Chris Davies won Stafford Moors latest Open Match with an impressive haul from Tanners Lake totalling 186lb 13oz. Gareth Lennox was runner up with 134lb 9oz and Nigel Rhodes third with 131lb 12oz.
Decisive victory for Bideford Angling Club
Bideford & District Angling Club versus Plymouth & District Coarse Angling Club. Wooda lakes 12 aside , BDAC 407lb PDCAC 203lb , Individuals
1st Kevin Shears 74lb 6oz
2nd Matt Cross 68lb 5oz
3rd John West 67lb 1oz
4th Richard Jefferies 65lb 4oz
5th Stephen Craker 57lb 7oz
6th Martin Turner 57lb 6oz
Kevin Shears led the team to a decisive victory with his pole caught net of carp on peg 2 ,on lake 1 , Matt was 2nd on lake 4 he would probably have topped 100lb but unfortunately lost his 3rd net through a ripped hole. John was the only Plymouth angler to make the top.8, his third place was on lake 4 nextdoor to Matt, A day of great weather added to a good match, and we hope that next year we can return to the 2-leg event. Many thanks to Stuart Sharp for allowing the use Wooda Lakes for the Match ,
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Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section August Competition, Tarka Swims ,
Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section August Competition, Tarka Swims ,
1st Colin Cherrington 31lb 10oz
2nd Martin Turner 26lb 9oz
3rd Kevin Shears 19lb 14oz
4th Les Polden 15lb 6oz
5th Martin Rushton 12lb 1oz
6th Stephen Craker 9lb 10oz
7th Keith Mountjoy 8lb 15oz.
8th Thomas Scott 8lb 14oz ,
22 fished. Conditions were very hot and still, Colin has won consecutive monthly matches this time on peg 26 fishing the pole for a good net of carp. Martin’s second place came off peg 12 fishing shallow with sloppy groundbait for a small fish net, Kevin’s found better bream and skimmers on the pole on for third off peg 8. Les continues his run with another pole caught bag from peg 11.
North Devon Match Group – Summer League Result
North Devon Match Group Summer league No.5 Lakeview Morchard Road,
1st Tom Downing 76lb 8oz
2nd Andrew Gratton 59lb 5oz
3rd Kevin Shears 52lb 9oz
4th Stephen Craker 51lb 1oz
5th Martin Turner 44lb 15oz
6th Paul Morris 42lb 10oz
16 fished , Thundery conditions , Tom scored his 4th victory in a row, his 25 carp proved a decisive winning net, after a slow start he caught well in the latter stages on hard pellets in the margins from peg 17 , Andrew was best of the rest from peg 1, facing Tom , most of his catch fell to method feeder in open water, 3rd and 4th places came off the road side , .
Bideford -Final midweek Evening Match results :
Many thanks to Martin for his weekly updates on Bideford Club Match’s. Where did the summer league go to its scary ….. be Turkey leagues next!!!!!
Final midweek Evening Match results :
1st Keith Mountjoy 16lb 3oz
Joint 2nd David Bailey and Martin Turner 14lb 14oz
4th Kevin Shears 14lb 7oz
5th Thomas Scott 13lb 4oz
6th Stuart Sharp 8lb 8oz
19 fished. The 8th and final midweek evening match was also fished as the pairs competition, winning pair Kevin and Thomas combined weight 27lb 11oz. Keith’s victory came from peg 9 and included some pellet waggler caught carp and bream on the margin pole, his final points tally was 60 a clear 2nd in the league, Martin’s 2nd place of small fish from peg 1 secured a league win with 73 points, The matches have been very well attended and close top weighs , many thanks to all those that have come along and helped with the safe running of these events.
FISHO FESTIVAL – Result
Gareth Lennox won Stafford Moors 2020 Fisho Festival and £1000 with a bag of mainly carp totalling 173lb 2oz.
Bideford and District Angling Club Evening Series match No. 7 Tarka Swims George’s lake, results
Bideford and District Angling Club Evening Series match No. 7 Tarka Swims George’s lake, results
1st Richard Jefferies 17lb 9oz
2nd Kevin Shears 15lb 1oz
3rd Stephen Craker 14lb 7oz
Joint 4th Les Polden Martin Turner 13lb 11oz
6th Tyler Scott 12lb 1oz
7th Reg Sutton11lb 8oz ,
18 fished, The penultimate match of the summer series was fished in warm still conditions, another close competition saw Richard at the top of the pile, with a catch of 6 carp on peg 13 , using his favoured strong line tactics with bread flake. Kevin lost a carp on pellet waggler which would have secured a hat trick of consecutive wins , instead he settled for 2nd on peg 18 , Stephen on peg 8 left it late but 2 decent carp in the closing stages made 3rd spot Martin’s joint 4th with Les has put him 7 points clear in the league with one match remaining.
North Devon Match Group Championship No 7 Darracott Reservoir results:
Many thanks to Martin Turner for his regular match reports from both the North Devon Match Group and Bideford Club. Good to see a tight match with small silvers making up the weights instead of bulky carp. Whilst there is undoubtedly more rod bending in the commercial match’s full of carp there is more refined skill in extracting a net of small fish to compile a net.
North Devon Match Group Championship No 7 Darracott Reservoir results:
1st Tom Downing 9lb 6oz
2nd Mark Richards 8lb 2oz
3rd John Forster 7lb 12oz
4th Graham Currington 6lb 3oz
5th Graham Colman 5lb 5oz .
12 fished, Warm conditions led to a close match , Tom’s run continues with another victory from the far side with a great net of mainly small rudd taken on a whip, Mark found some better quality roach on the long pole for second place, John led the way for those who elected to concentrate on the feeder, his 3rd spot came to pellets on the first peg over the dam,
