Simon McCarthy was delighted to land this 12lb 10oz blonde ray from a North Devon Surf Beach. It has been an excellent season for ray on North Devons beaches with several blonde ray among the small eyed ray.
Conger takes free-lined mackerel
Dan Carder was hoping for bass when he freelined mackerel from a North Devon Rock Mark. He had a tussle on his hands when this 15lb 4oz conger took the bait!
Mixed sport off Ilfracombe on Bluefin
Anglers are enjoying mixed fishing off Ilfracombe with ray, tope, pollock and mackerel among the catches on Bluefin.
Bideford Angling Club 24 hour rover results
Bideford Angling Club 24 hour rover results
1st Graham Snow thin lipped mullet 3lb 14 3/4oz 98.046%
2nd Nathan Clements small-eyed Ray 8lb 11 1/2oz 96.875%
3rd Graham Snow thin lipped mullet 3lb 11 1/2oz 92.578%
Other fish caught were smooth hound and spotted ray.
Big tope wins Lynmouth Open Competition
Twenty anglers competed in Combe Martin Sea Angling Clubs week long competition to catch the best mixed brace of specimens. The event was held in conjunction with the Lyn Sailing Club with proceeds split between Combe Martin SAC and the 1st Lyn Scout Group. Several anglers invested a degree of effort into seeking out specimens from both boat and shore.
The presentation was held at the Ancient Mariner at Lynmouth as part of the Lynmouth Maritime Festival. The winner of the event was James Fradgley Gubb who boated a fine specimen tope of 50lb and a blonde ray of 12lb 12oz a combined rating of 210%.
James was also presented with a special prize from Ardosia Slate for the best specimen fish caught during the week.
Results –
1st James Gubb Fradgley – tope 50lb & blonde ray 12lb 12oz 210%
2nd – Dan Welch – smoothound 10lb 2oz & blonde ray 11lb 14oz 200.208%
3rd – Rob Scoines – rockling 1lb 10oz & small eyed ray 8lb 6oz
TIME TO BOOK A BOAT OUT OFF ILFRACOMBE!
Summers coming with mackerel and tope coming to Ilfracombe Charter boats.
(Below) Tope caught on Reel Deal
LYNMOUTH OPEN COMPETITION – First weekend report
Combe Martin SAC’s Open Fishing competition got underway on Saturday and concludes next Saturday night with a presentation at Lynmouth Maritime Regatta. The top cash prize is for the best mixed brace.
Rob Scoines got his campaign off to a good start landing a rockling of 1lb 10oz. Rob also caught a small smoothound.
Matt Jeffery has registered a dogfish of 2lb 7oz.
Both anglers will be trying to add their second fish and with a week of fishing left there is plenty of time.
Big Mackerel!
Joe Toop landed this super specimen mackerel of 1lb 13oz during a recent session at a North Devon Rock mark.
OPEN FISHING COMPETITION – BEST MIXED SPECIMEN BRACE
Big Smoothound and bass catches
Combe Martin SAC member Chay Boggis caught a fine specimen smoothound 0f 15lb 11oz whilst fishing a local rock mark.
(Below)Andrew McKenna followed up success with a gilt head bream with this lure caught bass of 6lb 2oz.
