5 Aug 2017

EXE VALLEY FISHERY – Voted into top 50 of UK Stillwater Trout Fisheries

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It looks like the work to improve Exe Valley Fishery and most notably Anchor Lake is paying off as the venue has just been voted as one of the Top 100 UK Still-waters by the Trout Fisherman magazine.  In fact the fishery entered the top 50, reaching 42nd place, even better news, this year the water remains open to anglers after last year’s disastrous summer when I had to close.  There is no doubt that the cooler air and heavy rainfall have helped, but extensive work to clear weed has also assisted.

4 Aug 2017

STAFFORD MOOR – FISHO WINNER – 209lb 3oz!!!!

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Many Match anglers would be delighted to top 100lb; Steve Shaw fished a match at the Prolific Stafford Moor to double this weight!

Winner of Stafford Moors Fisho Festival 2017 was Steve Shaw (MOSELLA) who won from peg 1 on Tanners lake with 203lb 8oz!
Twenty anglers contested the competition on Tanners Lake.
Steve won £1000  and the four section winners won £295 each with second in section winners received £140 each.

4 Aug 2017

Bratton Water Fishing Well

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Bratton Water is fishing well with the lake is in excellent condition and the water  bright and clear with water temperature at  13-14c. The recent rain has freshened things up and weed growth has not been significant despite a long dry warm start to summer. Mike Williams tells me that most fish are being tempted on small dries and nymph patterns.

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3 Aug 2017

Carp at Stafford Moor

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Brandon King who is 14 years old on the inlet swim on Beattie’s lake with his new personal best a 29lb 4oz beauty using Sticky Baits Manilla boilies.

Tim Vick who had 10 carp to 20lb 4oz in the double swim on Lodge Lake  spit using Sticky Baits Krill boilies.

Simon Tregidgo and son Archie who had 7 fish out of lodge lake using Mainline tutti fruity boilies & half a yellow pop up.

3 Aug 2017

Steve lands big Stafford Eel

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Steve Pinn landed a personal best eel at Stafford Moor Caught on a tail hooked 4″ dead bait at first light. The Moor has produced several big eels over recent years to over 8lb and has the potential to produce a really special eel as the eels live undetected in the lakes feeding on the abundant small fish and high protein carp baits.

31 Jul 2017

CMSAC SPECIES Competition Latest

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After a month of Combe Martin SAC’s species competition John Shapland has a slender lead with 30 species. In runner up spot is Daniel Welch on 28 and in third Ross Stanway of 21.

The event seems to have stimulated some very interesting fishing with a wide range of species recorded including dragonets, cling fish and various mini species. Strangely no one has registered gilthead bream, garfish or golden grey mullet!

The competition is sponsored by High Street Tackle Ilfracombe.