Many thanks to all who have contributed news and images over the past twelve months. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and tight lines in 2019.
Merry Christmas from North Devon Angling News
Final Bideford & District AC monthly competition and Christmas Match at Tarka Swims
Many thanks to Martin Turner for his regular news updates from Bideford Angling Club and North Devon Match Group
Final BDAC monthly competition and Christmas Match at Tarka Swims
Results
1st John Lisle 10lb 6oz
2nd Antony Bentley 7lb 10oz
3rd Stephen Craker 7lb 2oz
4th Martin Turner 1lb 4oz
5th Pete Slade 9oz
6th Keith Copland 6oz
16 Anglers took part in the last event of the year on Tarka Swims, George’s Lake. John landed 2 nice carp in the margins of peg M on pole fished bread for his second consecutive victory, John won himself a £25 tackle voucher ,generously donated by Summerlands Tackle and £45 pool money along with some nail varnish and hand cream! in the secret Santa draw . Antony Bentley also landed 2 carp on peg Q on sweetcorn on the tip for 2nd spot, Stephen Craker took 3rd place on the adjacent peg P with a nice carp and a decent bream also on the tip. Martin ended the series with 4th off peg H with a small carp ,bream and perch to a groundbait feeder.Pete drew a shallower peg X and scratched around for 22 tiny perch for 5th overall.The final standings in the league are 1st Martin Turner 111points 2nd John Lisle 98 3rd Steve Bailey 80 4th Keith Copland 59 6th Pete Slade 49. The golden peg pot is carried forward to the first match of 2019 on Morchard Road on the 13th January.
Tamar Christmas Match Winner
Congratulations to Tubertini & Bait-Tech recent signing Norman Martin.
Norman fished the Tamar Christmas Match yesterday, managing to beat the 41 strong field & even stronger weather conditions to win the match overall.
Norman fished his relatively sheltered peg on the whip, putting 250+ small roach & perch in the net for a 25lb 12oz total, whilst others on the 82 acre venue struggled with the conditions.
This finishes off a great season at Tamar for Norm, where he has a couple of match wins, Summer League runner up (on weight count back), Preston Pairs Festival 3rd place under his belt.
North Devon Tackle Christmas Match
Christmas Match yesterday at Wooda Lakes in horrible wet and windy conditions. The match was spread over two lakes, lakes 3 and 4. The winner on lake 3 was Simon Poynter with 73lb 2oz and runner up was Kevin Wilton with 61lb 2oz. The winner on lake 4 was Barry Lee with 61lb 12oz and runner up was Dean Vickery with 58lb 6oz. Overall winner on the day was Simon Poynter.
North Devon Match Group Winter League No 3 @ Oaktree Fishery Results
North Devon Match Group Winter League No 3 @ Oaktree Fishery Results
1st Kevin Shears 41lb 8oz
2nd Tom Downing 38lb 5oz
4th Ken Cocks 25lb 8oz
5th Martin Turner 24lb 14oz
6th Stuartshelley Burridge 20lb 4oz
The 20 anglers that attended this event were pegged on both top and bottom ponds . The fishing proved tricky in the wet blustery conditions, Kevin has once again come out on top with a 7 fish catch, from an un-fancied peg on the top pond dam ,to pole and corn . Tom Downing has drawn on the bottom on peg 19 and landed a similar catch on feeder and pole for 2nd. John Forster fished the feeder on peg 7 casting to the island for 3rd. 4th spot was Ken Cocks also on the top pond on peg 7.
Winter League Chills but still ton up bags!
The third match of the Winter Teams league at Stafford Moor was a cold one yet Mark Cullerton still managed a stunning bag of carp totalling 141lb 11oz.
Team Baittech won the event with 6 points and a total weight of 326lb 2oz.
Nick Jones, Mark Cullerton, Tom Downing and Ben Evenden
Joanne Combes thanks all who fished the Match with the next winter league match on December 9th.
The fisheries Christmas match is on on Sunday 23rd December including some complementary nibbles.
North Devon Match Group Championship No.11 @ Stafford Moor.
North Devon Match Group Championship No.11 @ Stafford Moor.
Results
1st Kevin Shears 54lb 13oz
2nd Dave Downton 48lb 3oz
3rd Paul Morris 44lb 9oz
4th Martin Turner 41lb 11oz
5th Peter Slade 41lb 7oz
6th John Forster 41lb 3oz
7th Simon John Allen 40lb 6oz
8th John Bailey 33lb 8oz
31 anglers fished. Cold bright frosty conditions did not deter the venues carp from feeding in, what turned out to be a closely fought contest.The match was one of the best attended that we have organised . Kevin Shears won the event from unfancied peg 19 on Oak lake with an 18 fish net taken on the bomb and bread.Venue regular Dave landed 9 larger fish on the method feeder and maggot from peg 14 on Woodies for 2nd. Paul Morris took 3rd spot from peg 16 on Oak with feeder and pole tactics . Martin Turner also on Oak, peg 11 ,managed to secure 4th place with a 16 fish pole and maggot caught net.
North Devon Winter League No 2 fished on Mill Park , Berrynarbor .
North Devon Match Group enjoyed a day fishing for the silver fish for which this venue has gained a reputation for some stunning nets.
1st Martin Turner 17lb 15oz
2nd Martin Crouch 15lb 14oz
3rd Richard Jefferies 13lb 6oz
4th Paul Elworthy 9lb 15oz
5th Neilsen Jeffery 9lb 14oz.
Twelve fished Conditions in near perfect although light rain dampened the competitors at the weigh in. The larger roach which normally dominate the the frame proved more difficult to tempt Martin Turner managed to land a decent net of them on peg 2 for 1st place , using long pole with hemp ,casters and tares . Martin Crouch’s first visit to the venue was rewarded with a waggler caught net for 2nd place , which included a fine near double common carp, landed on the stream side peg 10. Richard Jefferies on the adjacent peg 9 also landed a carp and some skimmers on the tip for 3rd spot. Paul Elworthy alternated between tip and pole on peg 1 for 4th place.
MAINLINE BAITS CARP OPENS UPPER TAMAR LAKE
Upper Tamar
Carp
Competitions announcement
South West Lakes Trust is delighted to announce a new sponsor for its carp competitions in
2019.
The Trust has
teamed up with Carp fishing giants Mainline to offer a new series for
competitors branded the
‘Mainline Baits Carp Open’.
There will be three Mainline Carp Opens in 2019 which will run on the following dates: 29-31 March, 5
-7 July and 4-6 October. The series is based at 81acre complex Upper Tamar
Lake on the Cornwall and Devon border which is stocked with carp to 36lbs.
Ben Smeeth, Head of Angling for South West Lakes Trust, said, ‘I am absolutely delighted
to be involved with Mainline Baits for these competitions moving forwards. When the
opportunity arose to work together and after discussions
went really well it was an easy decision for me to make. I am excited by what Mainline can offer and look forward to
building something special for everyone involved. Mainline Baits are arguably the largest supplier of carp fishing bait in the UK and across the world and already they have agreed to putting up some great prizes for 2019 which will benefit everyone who enters one of thecompetitions’.
Kev Knight from Mainline Baits, said,
“Having heard about the great competitions and carp matches that Ben, Gary and team of volunteer bailiffs had been providing
down at Tamar Lakes, we were more than happy to be able to lend our support and sponsorship of the Carp Open events. Funnily enough we’ve attracted a number of good anglers from Devon, Cornwall and the south west over the years, making some good friends along the way. So it was no surprise to us that a ‘friendly’ atmosphere is one the things the Carp Open at Tamar is best known for –
so we’re very proud to be helping these events continue.”
Each competition will offer competitors a chance to win a share of £3500 in prize money.
The winners will scoop £2000, runners up £1000 and third place £500. There will be section prizes sponsored by Mainline and also goody bags for everyone who enters with some fantastic Mainline products in each one! Bookings are now being taken for the 2019 competitions on 01566 771930. for more information, please contact:
Annabel Underwood
Public Relations and Campaigns Officer
South West Lakes Trust
01566 771930
North Devon Match Group Championship No. 10 @ Darracott Reservoir
An impressive win for Tom Downing at Darracott not often there is such a large winning margin! Well done Tom!
1st Tom Downing 20lb 1oz
2nd Martin Crouch 3lb 15oz
3rd Martin Turner 3lb 6oz
4th Michael Blake 3lb 0oz
5th StuartShelly Burridge 2lb 3oz
16 fished
Tom Downing drew peg 11 in the middle of the dam wall and totally dominated the match with a lovely net of whip caught rudd on maggot. The rest of the field were left in the wake on a cold ,hard, clear venue. Martin Crouch managed to scratch around on the feeder with fluoro pinkies of peg 8 for 2nd , Martin Turner drew opposite on peg 17 and managed a few small roach on a sliding float for 3rd . With very few fish caught on the pole line Michael Blake ,opted for the feeder and despite losing a large carp early , took enough for 4th spot.
