Simon Poytner won North Devon Tackle Clubs latest match at Harepie with 59lb 8oz. Norman Martin was runner up with 40lb 5oz and Kevin Wilton third with 39lb 13oz. Small carp made up the majority of the nets.
NORTH DEVON MATCH GROUP RESULT
North Devon Match Groups Summer League No5 at Lovacott Lakes.
1st Christopher Morris 42lb 6oz
2nd Kevin Shears 37lb 12oz
3rd John Lisle 35lb 6oz
4th Tom Downing 30lb 11oz
5th James Grogan 27lb 8oz
Pole and maggot tactics most successful tactic
TOP SPOT FOR DOUG AT STAFFORD
Doug Richardson took top spot in Stafford Moor’s Resident Match with 131lb 1oz of carp on the pole. A few days previously Doug landed 344lb from Woodpecker Lake.
2nd place was Ian Rowney peg 1 with 107lb 3oz fishing 8mm pellet
3rd place was Martyn Johns peg 25 with 74lb 12oz
Section winners were : Colin Cross peg 18 with 33lb 14oz and Mick Coupland peg 34 with 56lb 3oz
SUNDAY OPEN AT STAFFORD MOOR
Stafford Moor Sunday Open on Tanners lake saw competitors battling against the weather with wind & Rain all day!
Doug Richardson was winner with 138lb 5oz fishing 6 & 8 mm pellet on the pole.
Runner up was Kevin Osbourne with 104lb 6oz and Mark Hayman third with 102lb 11oz.
Silvers winner of the day was Bruce Hunt with 31lb 12oz.
North Devon Match Group – Darracott Result
North Devon Match Group Championship No 8 at Darracott Reservoir.
1st Andy Gray 12lb 8oz
2nd John Bailey 12lb
3rd Wayne Mitchell 11lb 9oz
4th Martin Turner 8lb 5oz
Very close match held in a brisk westerly wind roach perch and skimmers caught on the whip and pole dominated.
MARTIN TURNER IS BIDEFORD’S MATCHMAN OF THE YEAR
Martin Turner has won Bideford Angling Clubs Match-Man of the Year award with 105pts eight points ahead of runner up Steve Bailey 97pts 3rd Craig Crash Lamey 83pt. The clubs Final Match of the club year was held at Tarka Swims. Results below.
Steve Bailey
Final Monthly Competition Tarka Swims – 14th August
1st Steve Bailey 26lb 4oz
2nd Kieth Copeland 19lb 9oz
3rd Craig Crash Lamey 7lb 7oz
4th Antony Bentley 4lb 4oz
5th Martin Turner 3lb 13oz
Keith Copeland
Craig Crash Lamey
Bideford Match-Man of the Year to Martin Turner 105pts runner up Steve Bailey 97 3rd Craig Crash Lamey 83pts
Inter Club Match – NORTH DEVON MATCH GROUP Versus TIVERTON AC
North Devon Match Group Summer League No4 was an Inter club contest at Upper Tamar Lake with Tiverton AC
Result 1st Martin Turner 33lb 13oz 2nd Wayne Mitchell 28lb 6oz 3rd Ian Brooks 28lb 6oz
Section A Paul Frost 22lb 14oz Section B Eric Priest 27lb 5oz
North Devon Match Group 140lb Tiverton 105lb
Bideford Pairs Match – Final
Bideford & District Angling Clubs – Final Pairs Evening Match Results –
1st pair John Lovell and Kieth Copeland combined weight 13lb 14oz
2nd pair Steve Bailey and Peter Crawley 13lb 121/2oz
3rd Martin Hawker and Ian Owen 12lb 1/2oz
John Lovell and Kieth Copeland
John Lovell had 2 carp on corn on the pole his partner Kieth backed up with perch and roach, This competition concludes a very successful evening series.
CLAWFORD MATCH RESULT
Nielsen Jeffery secured a win at the latest match on Clawford Vineyards Fletchers lake with a net of 52lb 1oz all on corn. A successful match with everyone catching a good few fish. Second was Gary Thornton (in the blue top) with 32lb 14oz who caught most of his fish on 8mm pellet and third was Paul Ware with 29lb 13 oz.
Stafford Moor Match Results
Sundays Open match on July 24th was fished Tanners and Woodpecker lakes. Both lakes fished hard today especially Tanners lake. Our winner of the day was Phill Harwick Woodpecker peg 34 with 107lb 6oz fishing 8mm pellet on the waggler well done Phill ! Full match results are shown below.
1st Phil Harwick Peg 34 Woodpecker: 107lbs 6oz
2nd Ricky Johnston Peg 16 Woodpecker: 79lbs 2oz
3rd – Paul Tidbal Peg 24 – Woodpeacker 76lb 9oz
4th – Dave Stockton Peg 6 Woodpeacker
Wednesday 27th July
Mid Week Open open on Tanners Lake, Winner was Mark Hayman peg 36 with 115lb 10oz fishing 11mm on the bomb. In in second place was Paul Goulding next door to Mark on peg 35 with 112lb 14oz fishing 8mm on the bomb.
