5 Mar 2017

North Devon Match Group Winter League No 5 Slade Reservoir – Pike don’t count!

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Martin Turner secured victory at a cold and windswept Slade Reservoir putting together a fine net of silver fish.
1st Martin Turner 25lb 14oz
2nd Kevin Shears 19lb 13oz
3rd Andy Gray 10lb 3oz
4th James Grogan 9lb 3oz
5th John Bailey 8lb 10oz
(Above) Kevin Shears
North Devon Match Group Winter League No 5 at  Slade Reservoir  was a match to forget for most with gale force wind and blustery conditions making fishing very uncomfortable and difficult . The road side produced top 3 all to pole tactics
Catch of the day was undoubtedly a fine double figure pike landed by John Forster sadly pike don’t count in matches!
5 Mar 2017

Silver Festival – Stafford Moor

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Weather conditions were much improved for the Final of Stafford Moors MFS Silver Festival but a bitter cold wind still lingered. The weights on the final day were excellent. ,Tanners fished well with Pines fishing even better! The top weight was 31lb 9oz from Colin Mercer who fished peg 12 on Pines fishing maggot over worm.  The Winner of the MFS Silvers Festival 2017 is Colin Mercer who had only 6 points! well done Colin.

Fishery owner Joanne Combes “What a fantastic week Paul and i have had with you all so much fun and laughter and fantastic weights,see you all next year!”

The Top Ten below

 

  • COLIN MERCER (MERCE) Peg 12 Pines: 31lbs 9oz
  • MARTIN WEDLEY (CARPY MARTY) Peg 7 Pines: 28lbs 8oz
  • STEVE MARTIN (ROLIO) Peg 13 Pines: 27lbs 14oz
  • WAYNE KEARNEY (LONG TALL SALLY) Peg 4 Tanners: 27lbs 9oz
  • RICH HOSKISS Peg 9 Pines: 26lbs 4oz
  • DAVE JOHNSON (SILVER) Peg 36 Tanners: 26lbs 0oz
  • CHRIS HAINES (HAINSEY) Peg 10 Pines: 23lbs 15oz
  • MARK SAUNDERS Peg 8 Pines: 23lbs 11oz
  • ANDY BAYLEY Peg 34 Tanners: 23lbs 9oz
  • PETE BAILEY Peg 3 Pines: 22lbs 10oz

 

3 Mar 2017

Stafford Moor Sunday Open

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The Sunday Open on Tanners lake was fished in heavy rain and gusting wind. Despite this  Mark Lazelle put together a winning net of 106lb 6oz  fishing 11mm pellet down the edge and cage feeder.

  1. MARK LAZELLE Peg 18 Tanners: 106lbs 6oz
  2. MARTIN HEARD Peg 35 Tanners: 69lbs 7oz
  3. MAL KING Peg 11 Tanners: 56lbs 6oz
  4. DUNCAN EDWARDS Peg 34 Tanners: 55lbs 11oz
  5. KEV OSBOURNE Peg 27 Tanners: 47lbs 0oz
  6. KEV SHEARS Peg 25 Tanners: 43lbs 7oz
  7. NATHAN UNDERWOOD Peg 6 Tanners: 38lbs 7oz
  8. ZAC NEWTON Peg 36 Tanners: 32lbs 13oz
  9. TONY BURSLEM Peg 1 Tanners: 31lbs 14oz
  10. IAN GRAY Peg 9 Tanners: 29lbs 2oz
  11. JOHN LACY Peg 13 Tanners: 28lbs 14oz
  12. MARK HAYMAN Peg 3 Tanners: 28lbs 12oz
  13. PHILL COLES Peg 32 Tanners: 11lbs 1oz
19 Feb 2017

North Devon Match Group Championship No. 2 Jennetts Reservoir

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North Devon Match Group Championship No. 2 Jennetts Reservoir

(Above) Winner Martin Turner

Some stunning nets of silver fish from Jennetts Reservoir in North Devon Match Groups latest competition. A great test of the all round match anglers skill set.

1st Martin Turner 23lb 10oz

2nd Nielsen Jeffery 16lb 13oz

3rd Kevin Shears 14lb 10oz ,

Section Winners

Wayne Mitchell 13lb

kier Durrant  10lb 14oz

(Above) Nielsen Jeffery

(Above)Kevin Shears

12 Feb 2017

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition

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Some surprisingly good weights despite a cold North East wind in the monthly match as reported by Martin Turner.
Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition was held at Lake View Morchard Road.
Results
1st John Lisle 42lb 10oz
2nd Steve Bailey 32lb 13oz
3rd Kevin Shears 31lb 11oz
4th Antony Bentley 22lb 12oz.
Freezing cold easterly winds made the fishing very uncomfortable ,despite this some good catches were made , John caught 25 carp down the edge on maggot , Steve’s feeder caught net just pipped Kevin’s long pole corn catch.
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12 Feb 2017

STAFFORD OPEN IN ARTIC BLAST

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The Open/league match on Tanners & Woodpecker lakes. Had a continental payout.

Competitors competed against both fellow anglers and difficult conditions as an icy cold wind brought arctic like conditions !!

Winner  was Andy Dare who fished on Woodpecker peg 11 with a weight of 27lb 9oz; fished Maggot down the edge.

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31 Jan 2017

NORTH DEVON TACKLE CLUB – WINNERS

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Kevin Wilton was North Devon Tackle Clubs club champion and received his award at the club first presentation night at Cedars Inn. Norman Martin was runner up and silverfish champion,Simon Poynter won biggest fish/best specimen cup with  17lb 9oz carp,and he also picked up overall weight cup.

The clubs  first match of the season is at Slade this on Sunday 5th  February.

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29 Jan 2017

North Devon Match Group -Championship No 1 Champion of champions

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Championship No 1 Champion of champions

1st Kevin Shears 69lb

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2nd Neilsen Jeffery 59lb 4oz

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3rd Martin Turner 54lb 14oz

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4th Nathan Underwood 50lb 15oz

5th Ian ‘Cosmic’ Croxton 44lb 4oz

A very wet day !! Match held on Oak pool Stafford Moor , fished very well smallish carp dominated the catches , long pole fished corn or maggot proved the best tactics .

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Match next weekend on the bottom pond at Oaktree

16 Jan 2017

Stafford Moor Open Result

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Stafford Moor Open/ League Match continental payout.

The match was on Oak Tree & Tanners with Twenty Competitors

The winner was Andy Dare on peg 12 with 99lb 9oz fishing 6mm down the edge .

In second place was Phill Waters peg 3 on Tanners with 40lb 1oz

In third place was Ian Croxton peg 9 on Oak with 78lb 3oz

The silvers winner was Ian Gray peg 36 Tanners with 10lb 8oz

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