STAFFORD OPEN IN ARTIC BLAST
The Open/league match on Tanners & Woodpecker lakes. Had a continental payout.
Competitors competed against both fellow anglers and difficult conditions as an icy cold wind brought arctic like conditions !!
Winner was Andy Dare who fished on Woodpecker peg 11 with a weight of 27lb 9oz; fished Maggot down the edge.
North Devon Match Group Winter League No4 Oaktree Lakes
NORTH DEVON TACKLE CLUB – SLADE RESULT
NORTH DEVON TACKLE CLUB – WINNERS
Kevin Wilton was North Devon Tackle Clubs club champion and received his award at the club first presentation night at Cedars Inn. Norman Martin was runner up and silverfish champion,Simon Poynter won biggest fish/best specimen cup with 17lb 9oz carp,and he also picked up overall weight cup.
The clubs first match of the season is at Slade this on Sunday 5th February.
North Devon Match Group -Championship No 1 Champion of champions
Championship No 1 Champion of champions
1st Kevin Shears 69lb
2nd Neilsen Jeffery 59lb 4oz
3rd Martin Turner 54lb 14oz
4th Nathan Underwood 50lb 15oz
5th Ian ‘Cosmic’ Croxton 44lb 4oz
A very wet day !! Match held on Oak pool Stafford Moor , fished very well smallish carp dominated the catches , long pole fished corn or maggot proved the best tactics .
Match next weekend on the bottom pond at Oaktree
Stafford Moor Open Result
Stafford Moor Open/ League Match continental payout.
The match was on Oak Tree & Tanners with Twenty Competitors
The winner was Andy Dare on peg 12 with 99lb 9oz fishing 6mm down the edge .
In second place was Phill Waters peg 3 on Tanners with 40lb 1oz
In third place was Ian Croxton peg 9 on Oak with 78lb 3oz
The silvers winner was Ian Gray peg 36 Tanners with 10lb 8oz
North Devon Match Group – Winter League 3 Mill Pond
North Devon Match Group enjoyed some fine silver fish sport at Mill Pond Berrynarbor.
Kevin Shears landed a fantastic 38lb 10oz of roach and hybrids on caster over hemp on the long pole ,for a convincing victory. John Lisle took second with 4 carp on the method and pole, third Martin Turner had all roach on caster. Andy’s 4th place was boosted with a stunning chub.
1st Kevin Shears 38lb 10oz 2nd John Lisle 24lb 7oz 3rd Martin Turner 23lb 8oz 4th Andy Gray 11lb 7oz

John Lisle with one of his four carp

Bideford and District Coarse Section Monthly Competition
Bideford and District Coarse Section Monthly Competition.
Martin Turner reports –
11 anglers turned out for our January Comp at Harepie, conditions were mild and damp. Winner Paul Morris found a shoal of carp and caught 9 fish on corn at 14 metres . John Lisle had 3 carp on maggot for 2nd he maintains his lead in the overall league.
Harepie Fishery Results :
1st Paul Morris 43lb 12oz
2nd John Lisle 20lb 1oz
3rd Matt Cross 14lb 4oz
4th Martin Turner 14lb 1oz
Clawford Christmas Result
Clawford Christmas match saw anglers greeted by the hardest frost of the year so far, “bloody freezing”. Still 34 anglers had a days fishing as surprisingly there was only a bit of light ice at the ends of the lake.
Always gong to be a testing match but well done to Martin Turner who managed the top weight from peg 23 on JRs 34lb 6oz. second was Nick Jones with 24.15 from peg 9 on Fletcher’s and third was Thomas Downing with 21lb 4oz from peg 4 on Chris Boulton picked up the silver fish pool.
Nielsen Jeffery who organized the match would like everyone who turned up and supported the day, and thanks to all for great company.
Thank you to John, Wanda Ray and Michelle Jeffery for their hospitality and help with the breakfasts.