Tope are showing out of Ilfracombe with these two fine specimens boated on Wild Frontier during calm conditions.
Bideford and Appledore Results
Tarrant Wotton won Bideford Angling Clubs Sea Rover with a fine specimen thin lipped grey mullet of 4lb 81/2oz. Dick Talbot was runner up with a specimen wrasse of 5lb 61/2oz and Rob Harris third with a small eyed ray of 9lb 41/2oz. Forth was Tarrant with a thin lip of 4lb and fifth Andrew Clements with small eyed ray 8lb 3.25oz and sixth Terry Dymond with a wrasse of 4lb 1.5oz.
( Below) Cameron Atkinson won Appledore Shipbuilders monthly Rover with a fine shore caught pollock of 6lb 53/8oz.
Eight Year Old Boats 16lb huss and ray
Eight Year Old Sonny Short enjoyed success on his first ever boat trip boating a thornback ray of 16lb and a fine bull Huss of 16lb.
Fishy Film Events @ The Plough Arts Centre
Boat Anglers Enjoy the Calm Waters
Small Boat owners have been enjoying some great sport whilst taking advantage of calm seas and blue skies. Combe Martin SAC Members have landed tope, huss, pollock and bass.
If you want to sample some of the excellent sport to be enjoyed off North Devon’s Coast line book a trip on one of the Seaside towns charter boats.
Predator Sport Off Ilfracombe
Dan Hawkins has been taking anglers to deep water marks off Ilfracombe on Reel Deal where they have enjoyed great sport with blue shark, porbeagle shark and tope.
18lb Smoothound off Ilfracombe
Wild Frontier had a couple of 8 hour trips earlier this week that have been challenging at times. Managed to pluck out a few different species such as dogfish, bass, pollock, conger, huss, spotted ray, small eyed ray and this beauty of a smoothie at the end of today, just shy of 18lb on the scales.
Back out on the hunt for tope tomorrow evening and Thursday.
For bookings please call 07447060036 or see the website.
Thin Lipped mullet – Estuary Sport
Ollie Passmore caught this 3lb 12oz thin lipped grey mullet on a recent trip to the Taw estuary. This hard fighting fish are tempted from the Taw and Torridge estuary using small spinners baited with harbour ragworm.
Jeremy Wade – To Visit Torrington
Jeremy Wade in Great Torrington
book signing and more
Jeremy Wade will be in Great Torrington, Devon, England on 4th August to sign his new book “How to Think Like a Fish” at the Plough Arts Centre. (Books will be available to purchase on the day)In addition, we will be screening one of his latest programmes Dark Waters.
Jeremy will open with a short presentation at 10.30am before the book signing begins which will be until 12.30pm in the gallery at the Plough. The screening will be from 1.30 and there will be an opportunity for any questions and answers after the film finishes.
We look forward to seeing you on the day. Tickets are available from the Plough for £5 per person to enjoy both sessions and guarantee your seat at the film. The Plough Tel No is (44) 01805 624624 Web details are www.theploughartscentre.org.uk
The event is organised by River Reads bookshop so please contact them if you require any further information, or would like to purchase a signed copy of Jeremy’s book and are unable to attend.
South Molton Angling Club – Boat Trip
South Molton Angling Club enjoyed a trip out of Clovelly with Independent Charters on a dry, bright and sunny allowing them to venture to the waters West of Hartland Point where they caught Pollack, dogfish, pouting,black bream,Huss,smoothound,tope and a ballan wrasse.
As always Eddie Rands reported good banter and everyone enjoying themselves.
