31 Mar 2026

BULLDOG FLY FISHING – MARCH COMPETITION RESULTS –

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What a day we had at our Fly Fishing Competition on 29th March! 🎣
We kicked things off under overcast skies with calm conditions—no wind in the morning, though the forecast warned us of high winds and rain later on. The fishing started slower than usual (no classic 30 minutes of madness this time!), but it didn’t take long for things to pick up, with fish coming out steadily and a couple of anglers already hitting their morning limits.
Lunch couldn’t have come at a better time. With the wind picking up and a touch of rain setting in, everyone was more than happy to tuck into one of Bulldog’s famous roast pork baps with roasties, warming up in the hut with the fire going. Plenty of chat and laughter—especially about Chris’s monster catch… a BIG tiger that had everyone talking! 🐯
After lunch, we had a bit of a peg shuffle as the wind made casting tricky. With a redraw done, anglers got back to it, battling the conditions right up until the final horn. In perfect timing, Andrew landed his 6th and final fish of the day just before the end—great effort!
Then it was on to the all-important weigh-in…
🏆 Results
🥇 1st – Dave & Fred Chapman – 25lb 6oz
🥈 2nd – Nick “Lennie” Tamlin – 25lb 5oz
🥉 3rd – Pete Davey (Fishing for Heroes) – 24lb 8oz
🐟 Biggest Fish of the Day
Chris Dunn – 9lb 4oz Tiger Trout (NEW Tiger lake record!)
👏 Honourable Mentions
Ian Connabeer – 5lb 15oz Rainbow
Mark Ison – 5lb 11oz Brown & 6lb 10oz Spartic
Pete Davey – 6lb 6oz Rainbow
Fred Chapman – 5lb 13oz Rainbow
Nick Tamlin – 6lb 1oz Rainbow
Plenty of quality fish came out in the 4–6lb range, meaning even those off the podium went home smiling 😁
Thanks to everyone who took part—great atmosphere, great fishing, and a brilliant day all round.
Roll on the May dry fly comp!
6 Nov 2025

Fly Fishing Competition – Sunday 30th November

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🎣 Fly Fishing Competition – Sunday 30th November 🎣

Join us for a great day on the water, friendly competition, and a chance to hook into some of our specimen fish specially stocked for the occasion!
Entry includes:
🥓 Breakfast: Bacon roll & coffee on arrival
🎣 6 Fish Limit – test your skills and land your best catch
🍔 Lunch: Burger & chips
🥤 Refreshments available throughout the day
🏆 Prizes:
1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes to be won. Ranging from the worth of £25 – £100!

Message us direct for further details.  [email protected]

TEL- 07709 235792

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26 May 2025

Bulldog Fishery May Competition

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I called into Bulldog to capture a few images during the first hour of the competition and witnessed some fine trout brought to the net. The fishery should continue to give great sport over the coming weeks with some big fish stocked still remainng uncaught.
May Fly Fishing Competition
The May fly comp took place on Saturday  24th! 12 keen anglers took to the bank in a bid to win the top prize 🏆
In past comps  the main water inlet to the farm as been a quiet spot not seeing much action. This time however the inlet was the place to be! Multiple hook ups taking place at the same time!
No new records for fastest hook up were broken this time, however Dave Coad now holds the record for fastest pre lunch fish limit (4 fish) landing all for in an impressive 35 Minutes! 👏
As the day went on and more fish were landed it became apparent that it was going to be close for the biggest fish of the day award! Many of the bigger lumps were on the feed!
Lunch time came and went, and with our anglers happily fed we were back at it! Rising winds made for a difficult afternoon however the competitors persevered! 🐟
Results:
1st Mike Lathum
6 fish – 27lb2oz
Biggest 6lb12oz rainbow
2nd Nick Tamlin
6fish – 22lb5oz
Biggest – 7lb4oz rainbow
3rd Dave Chapman
5fish – 22lb
Biggest 8lb9oz rainbow (Biggest of the day)
A total of 53 fish were landed throughout the day, many being in the 5lb- 8lb bracket! two 5lb+ Tigers included in that total. Not any of the browns or Spartics 👀 it will definitely be interesting to see how long they can avoid the day ticket anglers 😁
Thank you to everyone that took part 😁 we hope you all had a great day! 🎣
These fly comps have been a huge success and we’ve received great feedback from those involved! We will be seeing how the weather fairs before setting the next date, likely to be after the warmer summer months but we may try to sneak another one in next month. So keep an eye Bulldogs Page or North Devon & Exmoor Angling News
7 Apr 2025

Appledore Shipbuilders @ Bulldog

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Bulldog Trout Fishery had the pleasure of hosting the Appledore shipyard Fly Fishing competition! 🎣
After attending one of our earlier comps Graham decided to get the lads together from work and book a day on the bank, these competitions are certainly growing in popularity! 😁
On arrival it was clear by the general atmosphere today was going to be a good day! After a bacon roll and a coffee the boys were itching to get started. Bright sunshine and a strong Easterly wind had some worried, however the worries were soon forgotten as a steady flow of fish were hooked and landed!
Lunch time came with the requested roast pork bap and roasties on the menu 🐖
Slowly but surely, fish by fish anglers started getting close to their limit! A big scene was caused as ‘fly’ had his 6th fish on the line and it was a biggen! Unfortunately the 6th fish that surely would have bagged him first place managed to slip the hook after a lengthy tussle.
Results for the day:
1st – Jake England – 19lb13oz 🐟
2nd – Graham Turner -19lb10oz 🐟
3rd Colin Eastern – 18lb14oz 🐟
Biggest fish of the day: Paul Baglole -5lb9oz 🐳
A lovely sunny day to be on the bank with plenty of fish landed! It was a pleasure to host this comp, couldn’t have asked for a better bunch of blokes