The latest Stafford Moor Open match on Tanners & Woodpecker Lakes had a top weight from Gary Webber who bagged himself 187lb 2oz from peg 19 on Woodpecker Lake.
Fine Simpson Valley Thirty
Matt Dart fished Simpson Valleys Mallard Lake and banked a superb mirror carp of 32lb 14oz.
Stafford Moor – Carp 17 for Joey and Ezme
Joey Gould and Ezme enjoyed a great session on the inlet swim on Beatties Lake and had 17 fish out all caught on Sticky baits krill & house pellets, remix baits skrilliks wafters.
Upper Tamar Carp Brace
Mervyn Beale fished Upper Tamar and was rewarded with this lovely 21lb Mirror and 16lb Common . 20mm Nash Scopex Squid boilie doing the trick for Merv with a 5 bait stringer.
Stunning huss
Ollie Passmore caught this stunning looking huss of 10lb 2oz on his latest trip to North Devons rocky shoreline.
Olie was using Sakuma top gun 6/0 hooks and swivels on a pulley pennel rig.
Reel Deal Sport off Ilfracombe
Anglers have enjoyed some superb sport off Ilfracombe aboard Reel Deal with Skipper Dan Hawkins. Tope fishing as at times been hectic with a few larger predators showing including blue shark to 90lb plus and a some chunky porbeagle. One large porbeagle even enjoying a chunk of fresh bass for dinner! The anglers have also enjoyed frequent glimpse of dolphins and whale in the deeps.
Catfish Paradise
Matt Thomas visited Anglers Paradise in search of catfish with his partner Beth. Matt banked a brace of catfish weighing 30lb and 32lb. Beth banked personal best carp of 15lb. Catfish are amongst the hardest fighting fish in UK waters.
Old Trophies bring back a few memories
We had a bit of a lockdown clear out like many others and in the shed was a box of old trophies many of them from a while back. Whilst Pauline suggested it was a shame to throw them out I decided the re-cycling centre would be their resting place but just to preserve them a bit longer I took a few photos. I hope the images bring back a few happy memories.
(Above) A selection of trophies from the Ilfracombe Fishing Festival that was organised by the Ilfracombe and District Angling Club. Looking back those week long festivals were amongst the happiest days of my fishing life.
Bideford Angling Club – Mid week Match
Bideford and District Angling Club Evening Series match No 6 Results;
1st Kevin Shears 20lb 13oz
2nd Martin Turner 17lb 10 oz
3rd Les Polden 16lb 7oz
4th Stuart Sharp 14lb 15oz
5th David Bailey 13lb12oz
6th David Anstey 11lb 8oz
7th Tom Scott 11lb
18 anglers fished , As the evenings begin to draw in and the league draws to a conclusion, Kevin’s back to back wins from peg 17 has pushed him well up the table. His net of pole caught skimmers and carp were taken on soft pellet, Martin’s pole caught net of smaller fish were mainly taken on caster over groundbait at 10 metres on peg 4, Les has returned to matches after a long lay off and managed third on peg 18 , with 2 matches remaining we hope for clear skies.
Bass on lures
Lure fishing enthusiasts are enjoying some superb sport from various marks across North Devon with baitfish starting to show the next couple of months are the peak of the lure fishing season.Combe Martin SAC member Mark Jones enjoyed an action packed session tempting over 30 bass several over 4lb the best 60cm and just over 5lb.
Paul Hutchings and Andrew McKenna enjoyed an early season lure fishing session on the estuary and caught a brace of 55cm bass.
