12 Feb 2017

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition

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Some surprisingly good weights despite a cold North East wind in the monthly match as reported by Martin Turner.

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition was held at Lake View Morchard Road.

Results

1st John Lisle 42lb 10oz

2nd Steve Bailey 32lb 13oz

3rd Kevin Shears 31lb 11oz

4th Antony Bentley 22lb 12oz.

Freezing cold easterly winds made the fishing very uncomfortable ,despite this some good catches were made , John caught 25 carp down the edge on maggot , Steve’s feeder caught net just pipped Kevin’s long pole corn catch.

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12 Feb 2017

STAFFORD OPEN IN ARTIC BLAST

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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.

12 Feb 2017

Spurdog Reward

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Tarrant Wotton set out on a bitterly cold evening and was rewarded with a fine specimen spurdog scaling 10lb 8oz. With the winds expected to via away from the North East this coming week there is every chance of enjoying some late winter sport before thoughts turn to spring.

12 Feb 2017

COLD WATER TROUT SPORT

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When a cold North East Wind blows many fish will be reluctant to feed but brown and rainbow trout are often an exception to this and can provide fine sport at our local stillwater’s. This pleasing 6lb brown trout was tempted at Blakewell by Nick Handel from Singapore.

9 Feb 2017

CAPTURING THOSE GOLDEN MOMENTS

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As the wind swings to the East and temperatures plummet the catching of fish becomes a struggle especially for carp. This doesn’t deter the hardiest anglers who will fish in any weather wrapped up in warm clothing and snug within their bivvys. As always the real bonus is being out by the water witnessing nature in all its glory and if the fishing is quiet then all the more chance of savouring those sunrises and sunsets. Steve Pinn spends many hours fishing Stafford Moor and captures some wonderful images including these stunning shots taken from the bivvy.

8 Feb 2017

Bideford Monthly Rover

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Results Feb 2017

1st Dan Redmore flounder 2lb 8 3/4 127.343%

2nd Andy Clements pollack 3lb 11 3/4 92.969%

3rd Nathan Clements dogfish 2lb 2 1/4 71.434%

4th Andrew Clements dogfish 2lb 1/4 67.187%

5th Nathan Clements dogfish1lb 14 1/4 63.126%

8 Feb 2017

FINE BAGS AT EXE VALLEY

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(Above) Biggest trout of day to Danny Ford at 5lb 12oz

Wistlandpound Fly Fishing club enjoyed great sport when they visited Exe Valley Fishery for the second heat of their Winter Challenge series. Dave Mock won the competition with a five fish bag of 19lb that included a 4lb rainbow and a tagged trout that earned Dave a tenner. In runner up spot was Danny Ford with five for 18lb 12oz and third David Eldred with five for 18lb 8oz. The biggest trout was a fine rainbow of 5lb 12oz for Danny Ford. The trout averaged 3lb and battled hard in the cold clear water. Overall winner of the winter challenge after 2 heats was David Eldred with 28lb 9oz. The first heat was held at Blakewell Fishery early in January.

7 Feb 2017

A Stafford Moor Twenty

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Keith Maker with his 20lb 2oz from the Summer house swim on Beattie’s lake using Sticky Baits Manilla boilie’s.

(Above) Keith Maker who had 3 fish out from the summerhouse swim on Beattie’s lake using Sticky Baits Manilla Wafters and carp company caviar and cranberry boilies up to 19lb.

6 Feb 2017

North Devon Match Group Winter League No4 Oaktree Lakes

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1st Andy Gray 56lb 13oz

2nd John Lisle 41lb 3rd

3rd Tom Downing 18lb 9oz

4th James Grogan 17lb 1oz

5th John Lovell 12lb 6oz

6th Ian Owen 10lb 12oz

Martin Turner reports :- Interesting event using both top and bottom lakes , 7 anglers on each, cold easterly conditions ensured that fishing proved quite tough, Andy Gray found a dozen carp willing to take his pole fished maggot on the bottom of the near shelf , John Lisle took second with a similar bag from the margins on the bottom lake, Tom Downings near 20lb of skimmers on the top lake was taken on the long pole.

5 Feb 2017

Holsworthy Sea Anglers- Enjoy top sport on “Bluefin”.

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Many thanks to Paul Cozens for the report he posted on their club trip off Ilfracombe. A stunning conger and plenty of spurdog.

Holsworthy Sea Anglers enjoyed a great day afloat with skipper John Barbeary and crewman Paul on the Bluefin out of Ilfracombe. The ten anglers; Andrew Braunton, Robert Gould, Steve Dawe, Adrian Pett, James Pett, Brian Hopcraft, Stuart Lockyer, Graham Verral, Steven McDonald and Paul Cozens. After an hours stop close in for some doggies and a bonus 25lb conger for Adrian Pett they pushed out to the spurdog mark. Over went the mackerel and squid baits and it wasn’t long before they were hauling the spurs aboard along with a few bull huss to 12lb and a very welcome 45lb to 50lb conger for club eel specialist Steve Dawe. The spurdog fishing was frantic with the party losing track of the numbers caught with many of them over 15lb and best one going 17lb to Steve Dawe a new personal best. Steven McDonald had the most spurdog ending up with 14 of them!!
Paul Cozens stated that it was once again a great days fishing aboard Bluefin.