26 Aug 2024

HORWOOD – Match Report

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Match Fishing, Sidebar | 0

HORWOOD Lakes, Are fishing extremely well at the moment with some lovely fish coming out.

The latest match at Horwood lakes was fished over the two lakes.

Some stunning bags were brought to the scales by the match team.

Bottom lake

1st Stuart Russell with 219.13lb

2nd Mark Lynch with 179.15lb f

3rd Colin Cherrington with 132.4lb

Top Lake

1st Steve Barrell with 84.15lb

2nd Paul Morris with 70.6lb

3rd Gary Sullivan with 44.1lb

18 Aug 2024

Bideford Junior Competition Final Heat

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Coarse Fishing, Match Fishing, Sidebar, Young At Heart | 0

Bideford Angling Club are to be congratulated for their efforts this summer running a very successful Summer Junior Competition series on their home water. The final heat was won by Bailey Bramley with 7.715 Kilo. Ethan Broom secured top spot in the league with 46 points on behind fellow junior Lewis Hathaway.

Final Junior competition

Results,:

1st Bailey Bramley 7:715 Kilo

2nd Ted Blight 7:030

3rd Leo Davies 6: 220

4th Janson Kiff 5:075

5th Lewis Hathaway 5: 000

6th Willow Davies 4:980

7th George Batten 4:635

8th Dashe Rizo 2:765

9th Tilly Blight 2:265

10th Edie Thake 2:075

11th Amelia Bell 2:025

12th Paddy Brennan 2:000

13th Billy Butler 1:745

14th Rudi James :985

15th Lucy Hook :865

16th Blake Hosegood :760

Bideford and District Angling Clubs , George’s lake was the venue for our final Junior competition of the year.

Bailey on peg 18 , has put a super net of larger carp on the scales for victory, he has fished with a method feeder ,his win pushed him.up to 10th in the league.

Ted’s second spot on peg 8 , moves him up to 5th place in the league table.

Leo on peg 5 has done exceptionally well to come in third and finish in 7th place in the series.

The five match series was closely fought and our winner,by one point was Ethan Broom on 46 points, second place was Lewis Hathaway on 45 , with Jenson Kiff third on 40 points.

We were able to distribute the fantastic array of prizes that we have been most generously given.

I must thank, again, the helpers on the day Richard Jefferies , Harry Jefferies , Kevin Shears , Keith Mountjoy , Craig Crash Lamey . Chris Parr . without who’s help these events would not be possible.

Our prizes have been most generously given by Barnstaple Bait & Tackle , Summerlands Tackle , Baitech, Tom Downing , Ian Croxton , Martin Cocks Bait. Sonubait , Stefan Clarke.

Ethan Broom 2024 Junior Champion

12 Aug 2024

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition

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Bideford and District Angling Club

Coarse section monthly competition

Tarka Swims

Results:

1st Roger Ackroyd 51lb 11oz

2nd Craig Lamey 51lb 8oz

3rd Richard Jefferies 48lb 7oz

4th Antony Bentley 41lb 9oz

5th Les Polden 40lb

6th Colin Cherrington 36lb 15oz

19 members fished.

George’s lake was the venue for our regular monthly competition, the weather was hot with a blustery southerly wind blowing down into the bottom,dam head.

Roger ,our regular scales man , weighed in an impressive mixed net for victory on peg 13.

Corn, and meat pole fished over micros.

Craig, who now leads the points table, finished in second place fishing on peg 18 using similar tactics.

Richard finished a very credible 3rd place fishing paste on peg 9.

Antony took 4th place on peg 6.

After a slow start the lake has fished very well in most areas.

29 Jul 2024

Bideford Rod N Reel Match Result

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B.D.A.C Rod and Reel match results date 28.7.24 at Tarka

Today match was fished in lovely sunny conditions with a light breeze. Fishing was a bit hard for some but some good weights was weighed in. First place today went to Craig Lamey on peg 12 with a great mix bag of fish for 39lbs 5oz second place was Stephen Paul Sheller on peg 22 with a lovely mixed bag of fish for 32lbs 10oz. Third place was Richard Jefferies on peg 16 with a net of carp for 31lbs 10oz and forth place went to Antony Bentley with 29lbs 5oz.

The next Rod and Reel match will be at Tarka on the 25.8.24

26 Jul 2024

Bideford Midweek Pairs Match

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Midweek Evening Pairs Match.

Results:

1st Rhys Eyles and Darren Polden 96lb 12oz

2nd Nathan Underwood and Roger Ackroyd 69lb 8oz

3rd Warren Thornton and Kevin Maddocks 48lb 14oz

16 members fished

A wet cold evening didn’t put the fish off ,on this our final evening match. The pairs are drawn for this event , although the top three places didn’t need their partners weight !

Rhys’s almost 70lb catch from peg 4 was enough for victory on its own. His long pole luncheon meat approach, was backed up by Darren on peg 18.

Nathan and Roger came in second on pegs 16 and 2 respectively.

The evening matches have once again proved very popular with our members who have generally enjoyed good weather throughout the series and long may they continue.

25 Jul 2024

STAFFORD MOOR – MATCH CATCHES

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Match Fishing, Sidebar, Uncategorised | 0

The match weights at Stafford Moor are outstanding as can be seen from a summary of results over recent weeks with weights in excess of 150lb needed to win every match in recent weeks. This is surely the South West’s most productve Match fishing venue?

JUNE 30th The winner of the day was Lee Dance who bagged 300lb 1oz from peg 20 on Tanners lake

JULY 4th – The winner of the day was Mark Layzelle who bagged 221lb 9oz from peg 5 on Woodpecker lake

JULY 6th – The winner of the day was Mick Myers who bagged 233lb 7oz from peg 20 on Tanners lake

JULY 7th – The winner of the day was Paul Golding who bagged 205lb 8oz from peg 10 on Tanners lake

JULY 11th Open match on Woodpecker lake at Stafford Moor.

The winner of the day was Gary Webber who bagged 197lb 12oz from peg 16

JULY 12th Residents match results on Tanners lake here at Stafford Moor.

The winner of the day was Wayne Batkin who bagged 159lb 13oz from peg 14

match results for our open match on Tanners lake here at Stafford Moor.

JULY 14th The winner of the day was Steve Ford who bagged 190lb 4oz from peg 17

JULY 17th open match on Woodpecker lake at Stafford Moor.

The winner of the day was Joe Duckworth who bagged 161lb 1oz from peg 19

JULY 20th Residents match results on Tanners lake here at Stafford Moor.

The winner of the day was Joe Duckworth who bagged 255lb 3oz from peg 17

JULY 22nd

Open match results on Tanners & Woodpecker lakes e at Stafford Moor.

The winner of the day was Wayne Grinney who bagged 287lb 2oz from peg 20

21 Jul 2024

Bideford Angling Club – Final Midweek Evening Competition.

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Final Midweek evening competition.

Results:

1st Kevin Shears 40lb 15oz

2nd Rhys Eyles 33lb 11oz

3rd Nathan Underwood 27lb 4oz

4th martin Turner 24lb 4oz

5th Warren Thornton 24lb

6t Craig Lamey 21lb 10oz

19 fished

Our regular Wednesday match fishers were treated to another pleasant evening to round up what has been a cracking series.

Kevin has won his first match of the 10 , with a great net taken on luncheon meat in the margins of peg 14 .

This has moved him up the table into second position

Rhys ,on peg 24 has fished out to the island on the pole for second place.

Nathan’s complete dominance of the evening series was confirmed with his 3rd place off of peg 9, this has earned him the the winners shield with a record score, almost 40 points clear.

21 Jul 2024

Bideford and District Angling Club Junior Competition No. 3

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Bideford and District Angling Club

Junior Competition No. 3

Results:

1st. Jenson Kliff. 7 kilo 005 drms

2nd Lewis Hathaway 3:800

3rd Dasha 2:590

4th Billy Butler. 2:010

5th Ethan Broom 1:740

6th Alex Marcolini. 1:510

7th Rudy James. 1:390

8th Albi Clements. 1:325

9th Jackson Dyer 1:055

10th Haakon Wilson 1:005

11th Blake Hosegood :815

12th Willow Davies :575

13th Fletcher Hawkins :410

Considering the inclement weather, our youngsters have done exceptionally well to battle though the three hours of almost constant rain

Our winner on the day, Jenson has weighed a lovely net of carp,tench and skimmer bream , caught on a method feeder on maggot hookbait off peg 26 .

Lewis has finished second using similar tactics on peg 24 , his friend, Dasha , fishing her first competition, has done fantastically well to end in third place using maggot on a whip on peg 23.

Once again, these events would not be possible without lots of help, therefore I must thank those committee members, Steve, Richard, Keith and Chris and also the local businesses who have generously support us with prizes.

15 Jul 2024

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section competition Results

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Match Fishing, Sidebar | 0

Bideford and District Angling Club

Monthly Coarse Section competition

Results:

1st Roger Ackroyd 50lb 1oz

2nd Craig Lamey 34lb 8oz

3rd Paul Elworthy 33lb 11oz

4th Ian Croxton 33lb 1oz

5th Kevin Shears 29lb 13oz

6th Warren Thornton 23lb 8oz

16 members fished.

A warm day with a gentle west south westerly breeze provided pleasant conditions for this, the 7th match in our year-long series.

Our winner on the day was Roger on peg 10, he has fished with luncheon meat short on the pole .

His 50lb net was well clear of second placed Craig, whose result , on peg 21 also on meat , puts him into joint first position , in our league.

Paul travelled from Tiverton, and took 3rd place on paste on the pole off peg 14.

Ian’s fourth place was on peg 13.

Bideford and District Angling Club

Midweek No. 9

Results:

1st Warren Thornton 43lb 9oz

2nd Nathan Underwood 35lb

3rd Ian Croxton 30lb 13oz

4th Craig Lamey 28lb 13oz

5th Keith Copland 28lb 9oz

15 fished .

Tarka Swims has produced another terrific contest, 10 out of 15 have weighed in more than 20 lbs ,

Warren has topped the bunch with a cracking 3 hour total net of almost 44lbs , he has fished with luncheon meat on peg 9 for his first ever win.

Nathan has ,again , done his paste on pole trick to conjure up second spot off peg 1.

Ian made the trip up from Kilkhampton worthwhile with another paste net for third on peg 18.

11 Jul 2024

Barnstaple Bait and Tackle Opening Saturday July 13th

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Articles, Carp Fishing, Coarse Fishing, Game Fishing, Lure Fishing, Match Fishing, Sea Angling, Sidebar | 0

Barnstaple Bait and Tackle Opens on Saturday July 13th ensuring that Barnstaple anglers continue to have a well stocked tackle shop to visit for all their needs. I called in to the shop prior to its opening and chatted with Chris who is full of enthusiasm for the new venture. The shop carries on the legacy of Quay Sports where Chris was the manager. A wide range of bait and tackle from well-known brands is stocked. The shop caters for Coarse, Carp, Sea and Fly Fishers. It is essential that anglers use all of our excellent local tackle shops that provide far more than just bait and tackle. Friendly advice, a social meeting hub and convenience add value not found on line.

READY FOR YOU!!

So, after a lot of hard graft from friends and family, we are 99% kitted out, stocked up and ready for your presence at our grand opening on Saturday (13th)!!

You will find us at 6 Queen Street, EX32 8HJ. Currently, the large carpark nearby is closed but you will find a smaller one to the rear of the shop and another, Belle Meadow, just the other side of the bus station.