Midweek result from Bideford Club supplied by Martin Turner.
Tarka Swims
1st Kevin Shears 23lb 3oz
2nd Ian Owen 14lb
3rd Craig Crash Lamey10lb 11oz
4th Colin Gorman 4lb 2oz
5th Kieth Copland 3lb 5oz
Kevin won the match from peg x with 2 large pole caught carp on corn, Ian landed a good carp on the final whistle to add to his bream to push Craig into 3rd.
Match No 5 results
1st Chris Lovell 22Lb 8oz ,
2nd Colin Gorman 21Lb ,
3rd John Lovell 15Lb 8oz ,
4th Pete Slade 4Lb 8oz.
It was a very wet match 9 anglers braved the weather , hence no pictures taken , it turned out to be the Lovell show & Mr Gorman did not read the script. Well done all.
Match report from Martin Turner who was away catching barbel on the River Severn, ( Below) How could I resist putting up a picture of a barbel a first for North Devon Angling News!!
Tarka Swims Results
1st Peter Slade 10lb 10oz
2nd Keith Copland 10lb 3oz
3rd John Lisle 6lb 14oz
4th Chris Lovell 2lb 12oz.
Peter drew peg Q and caught a carp and bream on luncheon meat and bread in the margins. Keith took 2nd with a carp on double red maggot in the margins on the pole.Conditions were blustery and warm. Chris Lovell scooped the silver pool with a bream of 2lb 12oz on a feeder.
Bideford Angling Clubs midweek evening competition held on Tarka Swims was won by David Bailey with a weight of 8lb 4oz Liam Bailey took 2nd spot with 5lb 1oz Martin Turner 3rd on 3lb 1oz
Conditions were hot and still,many of the carp were basking near the surface and not interested in our baits.
The Bideford Coarse Section Midweek Evening Comps have got underway with David Bailey securing top spot with 18lb 9oz on peg I ,David caught his fish on banded pellet on a straight lead, John Lovell had 13lb 10oz for 2nd on similar tactics. 3rd was Kieth Copland.
Bideford & District Angling Club 24hr rover results 18/19/2017
1st Dan Redmore – thornback ray 9lb 10 1/2oz 107.291%
2nd Taz wotton conger eel 20lb 100%
3rd Dan Redmore thornback ray 8lb 13 1/4 98.089%
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%
Bideford and District Angling Club
Coarse Section October monthly comp. Tarka Swims
1st Craig Crash Lamey 24lb
2nd Steve Bailey 11lb 3oz
3rd Peter Slade 10lb 3oz
4th Martin Turner 9lb 14oz
5th Colin Gorman 4lb 12oz
Craig caught 5 good carp on banded robin red pellets on the straight lead.
