7 Jun 2026

Bideford & District Angling Club – Junior Competition

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Bideford and District Angling Club.

Junior competition No.1.
Results:
1st Max Chappel. 9kilo 200 grams
2nd Lydia Maurice. 5 360
3rd Harrison Maurice 5 065
4th Tyler McKeowen 4 445
4th Xavier French 4 445
6th Jenson Kiff. 4 150
7th Alfie Scorer. 3 330
8th Harry Watkins 3 320
9th Sebastian French 2 485
10th Seb New 2 165
11th Amber Chappel 1 850
12th Jack Scorer 1 165
13th Jack Chappel 880
14th Oakin Tuffnell 815
15th Logan Williams 640
15th Olie Mckeowen 640
17th Miro Tuffnell 510.
Our first junior competition of the 5 match summer series attracted 17 youngsters.
The weather forecast , wet and blustery , kept a few away.
They missed a great match !
Everyone caught and the winner Max landed over nine kilos of quality fish on peg 8.
Lydia and Harrison, brother and sister, had a next platform battle for second and third places on pegs 2 and 3. The fairer sex came out the victor
Lydia’s catch of carp just beat her brother’s net of bream.
Xavier and and Tyler shared fourth place on pegs 5 and 14.
Huge thank you to all our helpers today,
Special thanks to Martin Cox baits for his very generous sponsorship, also to all those who have donated prizes.
16 May 2026

Bideford Angling Club Match Results

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Monthly coarse competition
Tarka Swims.
Results:
1st Nathan Underwood 62lb 2oz
2nd Craig Lamey 53lb 14oz
3rd.Martin Turner 35lb 14oz
4th.Les Polden  33lb 13oz
5th Paul Elworthy 31lb 10oz
6th Keith Copland 23lb 6oz
7th Richard Jefferies 23lb 3oz
19 members fished.
George’s lake was the venue for the May competition, the weather remained dry all day however a cool North Easterly breeze dropped the temperature down , this seems to be the trigger for a bout of spawning activity.
Some carp did feed and our league leader Nathan sat on peg 21 ,fished to the tip of the island on 14 metres of pole with meat and maggot over pellets ,
Despite losing several large fish his winning net was 8lb clear of second place Craig , who drew peg10 and fished close in on luncheon meat .
Match organiser , Martin , fished worm over micros on a long pole off peg 4 to just pip fellow veteran Les who was on peg 22..
Our next competition is the first of our 10 match evening series, commencing on Wednesday 13th May.
Evening series No.1 
Tarka swims. 
Results: 
1st Martin Turner  31lb 
2nd Keith Copland 29lb 4oz 
3rd Nathan Underwood 26lb 10oz 
4th Warren Thornton25lb 12oz
5th Antony Bentley  21lb 1oz 
14 members attended. 
Our first competition in the 10 match series was fished on a cold and blustery evening . 
The winner, Martin, match secretary, drew peg 6 and fished the margins with paste and meat over hemp.
In form , Keith sat on peg 1.,and fished with maggots on the pole , his mixed bag was enough for second place. 
Ever reliable Nathan was third on peg 4.
25 Mar 2026

Bideford Angling Club – ROD AND REEL MATCH RESULTS DATE 22.3.26 at Tarka.

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First place today went to Martin Turner on peg 17 with a nice net full mainly carp for a weight of 36lbs 15oz, 2nd place was Kevin Shears on peg 4 with a weight of 32lbs 13oz ,3rd place was Stefan Clarke on peg 9 with 27lbs 1oz and 4th place today went to Antony Bentley on peg 6 with 27lbs. The next Rod and Reel match will be on the 26.4.26 at tarka. If you would like to book on to the next Rod and Reel match you can do so 30days before the match in advance on clubmate.

14 Dec 2025

Bideford and District Angling Club. Coarse section monthly and Christmas match

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Results:

1st Nathan Underwood 47lb 3oz

2nd John Lisle 25lb 14oz
3rd Martin Turner 18lb 6oz
4th. Keith Mountjoy 17lb 2oz
5th Stace N Dazza Polden 16lb 6oz
6th Steve Johnson 12lb
7th Colin OHagan 10lb 12oz.

19 members fished.

Although conditions were mild and dry, the fishing proved challenging for most, with the exception of Nathan ,our winner who found some willing feeders on peg 13. His net of carp and skimmers was taken at short range on maggots over groundbait.
John picked up second place on pole with bread and maggot on peg 19.
Martin finished 3rd off of peg 4 , on pole fished caster.
The league has proved very popular and Nathan secured a resounding win on 122 points, with Kevin Shears running in second with 105 points
Keith Mountjoy 3rd on 101. Craig Crash Lamey 4th on 93.
17 Nov 2025

North Devon Match Group at Stafford Moor

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North Devon Match Groups latest Match at Stafford Moor was split between Tanners and Woodys with a chilly easterly wind it certainly did put the fish off feeding
Our winner overall was Dave Woods who was on peg 10 tanners catching short on pellets and down the edge on bunches of maggots
Tanners
1st Dave Wood 81lb
2nd Paul Morris 71lb
Woodys
1st Peter Horton-West 52lb
2nd  Philip Bailey 48lb

23 Oct 2025

MATCH FISHING RESULTS

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Bideford & District Angling Club –

B.D.A.C.ROD AND REEL MATCH RESULTS date 19.10.25 at Tarka.

 A very wet and windy match with only 7 anglers fished, all anglers caught fish although fishing was hard. 1st place today went to Richard jefferies on peg 16 with 31lbs 1oz manly carp,2nd place was Reg Sutton on peg 6 with 29lbs 1oz and 3rd place went to Keith Copland on peg 10 with 23lbs 14oz. Next Rod and Reel match date 23.11.25 at Tarka. 

NORTH DEVON MATCH GROUP

North Devon Match Groups latest Match at Stafford Moor on Willow and Oak and some tight weights separated the winners on both lakes . Winners on the day were….
Willow.
1st Nathan Underwood  132lb 08oz
2nd Tom Downing  123lb 4oz
3rd Dave Johnson 89lb 1oz
Oak.
1st Paul Morris 106lb 11oz
2nd Dave Stockton 92lb 1oz
3rd Mark Lynch 74lb14oz

 

12 Oct 2025

October Festival 2025 at Stafford Moor.

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Robbie Taylor winner with a total weight of 634lb 10oz over the week & had a score of 5 points.
Second Place was
Tom Downing who had a total weight of 517lb 9oz & had a score of 5 points.
Third Place was
Andy Dare who had a total weight of 503lb 11oz & a score of 5 points.
The largest Carp Bag of the week was won by Robbie Taylor with 261lb 4oz
The Largest Silvers Bag of the week was won by John Newton with 38lb 4oz
Donation from the event have gone to The Devon Air Ambulance Fund
 Below is the Leader Board & the top three winners
7 Oct 2025

OAKTREE FISHERY – FISHING MATCH

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REMEMBERING GEORGE 

Oaktree Fishery are holding a celebration of the life of the late, great George Eury who sadly passed away earlier this year.

The celebration will take the form of a fishing match with all profits going to Devon Air Ambulance
Places are expected to go fast so get your name down asap for a great cause
Plenty of prizes, breakfast and dinner available!! For full details simply click the link below

Oaktree Fishery

16 Sep 2025

Bideford and District Angling Club September’Monthly Coarse Competition

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A wet and bedraggled bunch of happy anglers!

Bideford and District Angling Club
September’Monthly coarse competition
Results:
1st Craig Crash Lamey 56lb 2oz
2nd Kevin Shears 39lb 1oz
3rd Keith Copland 36lb 10oz
4th Keith Mountjoy 33lb 10oz
5th Warren Thornton 29lb 1oz
6th Paul Elworthy 28lb 12oz
17 members fished.
Continuous rain and cold blustery winds left our contestants soaked , but didn’t deter the fish from having a feed.
First and second places have come from each end of George’s lake.
Craig has drawn peg 14 and caught his winning net of carp on the pole using sweetcorn over Micros.
League leader, Kevin, has fished peg 1 in the shallow end and had a late run of carp on the long pole to secure second place.
Committee member , Keith has come third on peg 19.