17 Jan 2022

Sea Angling News

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Sea angling seems to have entered the doldrums with calm conditions resulting in quiet fishing on the open coast. A good storm is undoubtedly required to stir things up a bit. The results of local shore competitions speak for themselves. It might pay to experiment a little during these conditions and scale down the tackle in search of dabs and smaller species that can get overlooked.

It’s always interesting to take a look at whats on the shoreline as there can be clues as to the species that can be found beneath the waves.

Mermaids purse- bull huss egg

Bideford Angling Club – Twenty Four Hour Competition Result

Many thank’s to Nathan Clements for the report.

24 hour results 

12 angler’s fished 

3 fish caught 

1st Antony Smith Dog 2lb 1oz 68.750%

2nd Andrew Clements Dog 2lb 0 1/2oz 67.708%

3rd Stephen Found Pouting 1lb 66.666%

Fishing didn’t exactly meet expectations but well done to the 3 that caught something big enough to weigh in.

Fingers crossed things pick up 

Next competition 

Codling comp 29th/30th Jan

Appledore Shipbuilders monthly Rover Result
Many thanks to Andrew Atkinson for the report.
6 members fished the January heat of the winter league .
Only one fish of size was caught.
Winning with a Whiting of 1lb 2 1/4ozs was Josh Atkinson. Anglers reported catching Small codling Congers other Whitings and Poutings.
Well done to all that fished.
10 Jan 2022

Bideford Angling Club Monthly Competition

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BDAC Monthly Competition Tarka Swims –
Results :
1st Craig Crash Lamey  21lb 15oz
2nd graham Currington  11lb 14oz
3rd Steve Ashton  6lb 7oz
4th Roger Ackroyd  6lb 2oz
5th Martin Turner 5lb 3oz
6th Steve Johnson  4lb 11oz .
18 fished
Craig has set the early pace in this year’s league, he found half a dozen carp prepared to nibble on his double red maggot , pole fished on peg 9.
Graham ,on peg 10 ,caught 3 carp also on the pole for second. Next two places , Steve and Roger ,both had late carp to ensure section wins. Best silver net was Martin on peg 15 .
The cool conditions, heavy rain throughout the preceding days and clear water led to a very tough match.
Worth taking a look at the new club website :-
19 Dec 2021

SEA ANGLING – Christmas Competition Round Up

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Triple Hook Turkey flounder Open

Joan Cairns won Triple Hook Clubs Christmas Turkey Open with a fine flounder scaling 2lb 1.75oz. The competition attracted 42 competitors. The top ten competitors listed below all took home a turkey.

1st – Joan Cairns – flounder 2lb 1.75oz

2nd – Dennis Toleman – flounder 1lb 10.75oz

3rd – Mark Beer – flounder  1lb 8.2oz

4th – Martin T – flounder 1lb 7.75oz

5th – Peter Squires -flounder 1lb 7oz

6th – Damien Babb – flounder 1lb 6.75oz

7th- Steve Luxton – flounder 1lb 6.5oz

8th – John Passmore – flounder – 1lb 6oz

9th – Robbie Hancock – flounder 1lb 2.25oz

10th – Nigel Gullon – flounder 1lb 2.2oz

 

Bideford Angling Club 24 hour Rover

December 24hour results

1st Tony Gussin Whiting 1lb 10 108.333%

2nd Tony Gussin Whiting 1lb 10 108.333%

3rd Andrew Clements Whiting 1lb  6 3/4 94.791%

That’s the clubs angling calendar done and dusted for the year.

Fingers crossed we have a better start to 2022 than we did 2021……

Congratulations to all the winners throughout the year and hopefully we can hit the ground running next year.

All the best….  🎉 from Nathan Clements.

Appledore Shipbuilder’s Christmas Competition

Report from Andrew Atkinson

21 members fished the Christmas comp today. Fishing was tough for most. 7 members catching just the one fish and 9 not catching at all!
A few members did managed to find better areas with multiple catches.
Jazza John won the competition with a Flounder of 1lb 8oz 14dr. He was also 2nd with another one of 1lb 6ozs and Richard Boon 3rd with a 1lb 4oz 4dr fish
Many thanks to all that fished today.
Thanks also to Franky Heards, Quay sports, Riot Baits and Summerlands Tackle for donating Prizes
What was nice today was that everyone who fished today went a way with a prize from the table!
We also had the 24hr winter league heat this weekend.
7 people fished, with many opting to fish the Christmas comp.
Winner was David Atkinson with a Flounder of 1lb 3oz 8dr. 2nd was James Atkinson with another Flounder of 1lb 3oz 6drs
Wishing all members a good Christmas.
Stay safe and see you in the New Year!

Combe Martin SAC Christmas Competition

Kevin Legge won Combe Martin SAC’s Christmas Competition with a specimen bull huss of 11lb 7oz. Dave Brooke was runner up with a conger of 18lb 5oz and Wayne Thomas third with a bull huss of 7lb 15oz.

13 Dec 2021

Bideford Angling Club – Christmas Coarse Match Result

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Coarse Section Christmas Match Results:
1st Stephen Craker  33lb 14oz
2nd RogerAckroyd  28lb 12oz
3rd John Lisle  16lb 15oz
4th Keith Copland 12lb 1oz
5th Keith Mountjoy 10lb 14oz
6th Nathan Underwood  10lb 2oz
7th Adam Wheeler  9lb 1oz
18 anglers fished. This was also our final match of the season, Stephen’s third victory of the series moved him into 3rd place in the league, Nathan’s 6th spot was enough to ensure top spot and win our matchman of the year. Kevin Shears settled for runner up 5 points behind the winner.
Stephen drew on peg 17 and landed a great net of carp on pole fished red maggot over micro pellets, Roger ,on the peg nextdoor ,also had carp plus a good bream on similar tactics. 3rd placed ,John fished on peg 12 . Once again the deepest pegs dominated the overall results, although this match we paid 4 sections which ensured that the shallower end had something to fish for.
Thanks to you all who have supported our competitions, stay safe have a good Christmas and see you all next match ,on January 9th. 2022
13 Dec 2021

Bideford Angling Club – Christmas Competition

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Many thanks to Nathan Clements for his report on Bideford Angling Clubs very successful Christmas Open Competition.

CHRISTMAS COMPETITION RESULTS ###

I’d like to thank everyone who fished today we had 75 entries a brilliant turn out.

Thank you to all are sponsors we had a fantastic prize table we couldn’t of done it without you.

There were 29 prizes up for grabs including a massive prize draw.

1st C. Andrews .842g

2nd S. Bowden .830g

3rd H. Simmons .800g

4th T. Simmons .782g

5th B. Andrews .710g

6th J. Andrews .688g

7th A. Clements. 680g

8th R. Eavis .678g

9th S. Bowden .672g

10th M. Mudway .660g

11th N Clements .636g

12th A. Clements .634g

13th S. Found .618g

14th M. Horsham .616g

15th T. Simmons .594g

16th D. Pert snr .592g

17th J. Mayhew .586g

18th S. Boneha .573g

19th S. Taylor  .570g

20th I. Mcdonald .564g

21st B. Andrews . 558g

22nd D. Talbot  .548g

23rd S. Found  .548g

24th P. Hosgood .546g

25th D. Barrel .540g

26th G. Parsons .540g

27th D. Butler .536g

28th J. Mayhew .492g

29th S. Luxton .470g

Thanks again hope you all enjoyed the day and we will hopefully see you all again next year.

5 Dec 2021

Bideford Sea Rover Results

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December Rover results

11 angler’s fished 

10 fish registered

1st Andrew Clements Whiting 1lb 12 1/2oz 118.749%

2nd Dick Talbot Small Eyed Ray 9lb 10oz 106.994%

3rd Andrew Clements Whiting 1lb 7 1/4oz  96.874%

4th Julien Stainer Bull Huss 7lb 15oz 79.375%

5th Terry Dymond Flounder 1lb 7 1/2oz 73.437%

6th Terry Dymond Flounder 1lb 7oz  71.875%

  ####### NEXT COMPETITION #######

Bidefords annual Christmas competition 

It’s are biggest one yet.

Around £1000s work or prizes/draw prizes 

Optional pool for £1 winner to be drawn out the hat.

Please make sure all Buckets/bags have their  tags on.

PLEASE WEAR A MASK AT THE WEIGHING WE ARE EXPECTING IT TO BE BUSY!!!!!!!!!!!!

15 Nov 2021

Bideford & District Angling Club – Coarse Match Results

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BDAC Tarka Swims November Monthly Coarse Section Competition
1st Martin Turner 33lb13oz
2nd Steve Johnson 28lb 2oz
3rd Craig Crash Lamey 28lb 1oz
4th Roger Ackroyd  26lb 10oz
5th Stephen Craker  22lb 7oz
6th Keith Mountjoy 16lb 9oz
7th Colin Cherrington  16lb 8oz
18 anglers fished. Another well attended match on Tarka, unfortunately it was a match of two distinct halves, pegs in the deepest water dominated and shallower water struggled for bites.
Top weight on the day was peg 10, maggot over micros on the long pole. Steve drew on peg 5 and put a nice net together mainly on maggot over groundbait just 1oz behind on third was Craig on peg 11 and caught on worm . Fourth spot went to Roger on peg 18.
14 Nov 2021

Flounder Competition – Round Up

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It was an incredibly mild day for mid November and a perfect tide for the estuary. Several clubs held flounder competitions and a large number of anglers were spread out throughout the estuary at all of the tried and trusted venues. I was fortunate to tag along with my good friend and fellow club member Dan Welch and his young son Solly. Dan certainly found a good spot with Dan and Solly catching close to fifty flounder between them to 1lb 10oz.  I also enjoyed some good sport catching over a dozen flounder and a pleasing 4lb bass. One of the joys of flounder fishing is that it is perfect for dads and lads and families with big flounder likely to take anyones bait. No specialist tackle is required and no need to cast long distances. Just flick out a trace of ragworm and wait for that tell tale rattle on the rod tip. The estuary with its many wading birds, ever changing lights and shades is beguiling. I have added a few pics of the day after the results section.

Thank you to Nathan Clements for the Bideford results.

Cyril Petherick Memorial Competition results

1st Nick Braunton Flounder 1lb 12 1/2oz

2nd Andrew Clements Flounder 1lb 11 3/4oz

3rd Dick Talbot Flounder 1lb 11 1/4oz

Congratulations all its been a lovely day for it!!!!

47 angler’s fished a brilliant turn out with some reasonable fish caught 🎣 

BIDEFORD CHRISTMAS COMPETITION ON THE 12TH OF DECEMBER

We have an absolutely massive prize fund for this one so don’t miss it.

More details to follow this week.

All the best and tight lines 🎣

 

Braunton Small Boats – Annual Flounder Match

1st – Andy Henderson – flounder 1lb 6oz

2nd – Jeremy Long – flounder 1lb 1oz

3rd – Jack Philips – flounder 12oz

Combe Martin SAC – Flounder Competition

1st – Daniel Welch flounder 1lb 10oz

1st = Damiel Welch flounder 1lb 10oz

2nd – Daniel Welch & Solly Welch – flounder 1lb 9oz

 

 

Solly Welch – flounder 1lb 9oz
Daniel Welch flounder 1lb 10oz
Two at a time for young Solly Welch

 

 

School bass for Daniel Welch

 

 

A plump flounder for me

 

A pleasing double shot for Dan

4lb bass that gave a great account on light flounder gear.

 

A skien of Canada geese

 

Solly Welch with a good flounder

25 Oct 2021

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Match Report 2021

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Many Thanks to Martin Turner for an excellent round up of this years Bideford Matches.
Our match calendar was, once again, interrupted by the continuing Covid restrictions. October’s 2020 match was our last competition at Tarka for the year, fortunately we were able to resume running regular monthly matches in May of this year. A fantastic attendance of 23, almost a full house, met up to once again compete on George’s Lake. Paul Elworthy had almost 30lbs to win the day, which reassured us that the measures taken to protect our fish stocks had been successful. With Covid procedures in place we were again in a position to begin our Wednesday evening competitions. Kevin Shears set the early pace winning with a bag of 20lbs mainly Skimmers. After 4 matches new member Steve Johnson and ex-Bude member Nathan Underwood were forging ahead in the league. The matches were mainly dominated by Bream, Tench and smaller Carp, 30lb plus needed to win most weeks. Halfway through the evening league Steve had withdrawn due to family illness, Nathan continued to score well. Mike Snudden using a chopped worm approach managed to put some good bags together and 3 consecutive wins, the best 54lbs 2oz in 3 hours! We averaged 18 attendants which was great, and the weather was fantastic allowing us to weigh in almost all 10 matches without head lamps. 26 different anglers fished throughout the league; the final scores were: first overall Nathan Underwood with 115 points; second Martin Turner 102 points and third Kevin Shears 91 points. Our last evening event was our pairs match drawn top to bottom from the final league. Kevin Shears and Craig Lamey 52lbs 2.5oz were the winners on the night; second were Anthony Bentley and Tyler Scott with 45lb 2oz.
We were once again able to fish our inter-club match against Plymouth and District Coarse Angling Club, our team travelled to their water at Cadover Lakes, a very deep ex-clay pit on Dartmoor. It proved tricky and we came away with a narrow lead 34lb to 29lb. We welcomed the Plymouth lads back for the return leg at Tarka; 2 teams of 12 fished. Led by Kevin Shears, 37lb top individual, we won the day with a whooping 230lb to PDCAC’s 63lb.The other team event was held at Stafford Moor, where we took a battering from North Devon Match Group Pros.
Bideford and District Angling Club’s aims and objectives are (from memory) ‘to promote and foster angling in the area’; with this in mind we ran some Junior events this summer. By running these as small matches I had hoped to be able to introduce new youngsters to our sport and to encourage those that already compete regularly. Saturday afternoons saw some excited youngsters eager to catch some fish, the over 14’s group was a very close-run affair this year with Thomas Scott edging out his older brother on weight count-back over 4 matches. Under 14’s section was won by 8-year-old Charlie Hedden closely followed by Brodie Allin. We must thank Thomas Downing for securing 2 magnificent boxes of goodies from his sponsor Bait-Tech, Summerland tackle for their generous support with prizes and Mervyn Beale for supplying the engraved medals.
As our monthly senior competitions continued to attract 20+ anglers the catches began to be dominated more by Carp, although Skimmers, Bream, Roach, Tench and Crucians always featured in the nets.
Currently, with 2 matches remaining, Kevin Shears and Nathan Underwood are tied for the lead with 77 points. Les Polden third on 59 points and a late run of 2 wins, has pushed Steve Craker up to fourth with 51 points.
As I write the ropes are being placed across the lake to protect our stock from cormorant attack throughout the winter months. Pegs will therefore be limited but I hope to be able to run the remaining matches on Tarka.
In conclusion the lake has fished exceptionally well this year, with great attendances and excellent bags being brought to the scales. All species seem to be thriving, particularly the Tench and Crucians. Hopefully if we can remain vigilant over the winter period we can look forward to a bumper, FULL season next year.
Obviously, I cannot conclude my report without expressing my thanks to Steve Bailey and all those who have made it possible for us to fish at Tarka. Personally, I would like to say how sorry I am to hear that Steve has decided to stand down from the role that he has held for many years. He will be sorely missed.
Martin Turner