Autumn nights give the chance of a wide range of species with ray, tope, conger, bass and Huss all on the agenda. Shaun Quartly fished a wet and windy night at a popular Ilfracombe mark and caught a small eyed ray of 8lb 10oz.
South Molton Anglers take a trip aboard Bluefin
Eddie Rands of South Molton Anglers reports on their latest boat trip.
With a decent forecast we eagerly set off to ilfracombe.
We left on time and went to a nearby reef, tried a couple of drifts for a bass, nothing doing so off we steamed to Lundy.
We soon caught a few mackerel for bait and then proceeded to work our way round permitted area of the island with feathers and sidewinders drifting where we caught ballan wrasse, pollack,coalfish, pouting a few more mackerel and horse mackerel.
We then anchored up in some deeper water and caught a few dogfish, Huss and tope.
Stephen Baker, Matt Brady and Steve Edmonds broke their duck and landed at least 1 each.
We had a lovely day in a very scenic situation with a good bunch of chaps and again well looked after by John Barbery aboard Bluefin.
Looking forward to next time.
FUN FISHING 2019
FUN FISHING
ILFRACOMBE PIER
SUNDAY September 1st
1.30pm until 4.30pm
Special Guests:–
Dominic Garnett – Free Lance Writer and Angling Trust
Steve Dawe – Stroke Association – Species Fisher
Safe Fishing – With the coastguard
Fun Fishing Competition
Sponsored byHigh Street Tackle, Ilfracombe
(Below) last years winners
Young Effie tempts a tope
Daniel Welch and family headed out in their Private Boat to enjoy some sport afloat off Ilfracombe. Young Effie was delighted to boat fine tope. Bass, pollock and bull Huss also put in an appearance.
Tope off Ilfracombe
This happy lady tamed this 30lb tope whilst fishing off Ilfracombe on John Barberay’s boat Bluefin.
Tope sport off Ilfracombe
Tope and bass are providing sport of Ilfracombe with Wild Frontier delivering for this angler.
Tope on Wild Frontier
Tope are showing out of Ilfracombe with these two fine specimens boated on Wild Frontier during calm conditions.
Eight Year Old Boats 16lb huss and ray
Eight Year Old Sonny Short enjoyed success on his first ever boat trip boating a thornback ray of 16lb and a fine bull Huss of 16lb.
Boat Anglers Enjoy the Calm Waters
Small Boat owners have been enjoying some great sport whilst taking advantage of calm seas and blue skies. Combe Martin SAC Members have landed tope, huss, pollock and bass.
If you want to sample some of the excellent sport to be enjoyed off North Devon’s Coast line book a trip on one of the Seaside towns charter boats.
Predator Sport Off Ilfracombe
Dan Hawkins has been taking anglers to deep water marks off Ilfracombe on Reel Deal where they have enjoyed great sport with blue shark, porbeagle shark and tope.
