6 Sep 2016

SEA ANGLING NEWS

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Sea Angling, Sidebar | 0

Shore fishing has been hard going in recent weeks from what anglers have been telling me though some excellent fish have been landed. The next few months are generally the most productive of the year with a wide range of specimen fish available for those prepared to put in the hours and effort. I hope to have plenty of pictures and reports on here in these coming months.

Appledore Shipbuilders & Bideford Angling Club Monthy Rovers

Terry Dymond won Appledore Shipbuilder’s monthly Rover with a bass scaling 6lb 141/2oz. In second place was Heidi Green with a rockling of 1lb 61/4oz and in third Graham Fisher with a gilthead bream of 3lb 81/4oz. Chelsea Babb dominated the junior section with wrasse scaling 3lb 7oz, 3lb 5oz and a bass of 3lb 3oz.

Terry Dymond’s bass also took top spot in Bideford’s Monthly Rover.

Combe Martin SAC Fish of the month –

1st – Liam Stevens bass 15lb 8oz

2nd – Derek Ferret – bass 13lb 3oz

3rd – Ross Stanway – rockling 1lb 13.5oz

Kevin Legge has enjoyed some success in recent weeks landing a blonde ray of 10lb 1oz and several smoothound.

Dan Spearman targetted grey mullet and landed a fish of 3lb 14oz. (Below)

Dan Spearman rockling -1lb 10oz (Below)

1 Sep 2016

GOODBYE SUMMER AND INTO AUTUMN

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Where has that summer gone, those long evenings full of promise? Tonight I grabbed a couple of hours at Watermouth with James hoping for a few mackerel over top of the tide. The sun was illuminating the high cliffs of Exmoor to the East, porpoises were showing just a short distance from the shore and gannets were swooping and gliding in the evening sky.

It was good to be there with a rod in hand even though things didn’t go exactly to plan! After twenty minutes I eventually hooked a string of small mackerel, then next cast had a birds-nest!! Worst for years. Still plan “B” I launched a whole live mackerel out beneath a standard orange tipped sea float. Time to chill a bit and absorb the scenery with the rod in hand and the hope of a good fish. On two occasions on the retrieve a bass shadowed the bait.

James float-fished beside me and the float only sank once as he glanced away.

There is a mixture of feelings at this junction of the year, a slight sadness that summer has drifted past. Optimism as we enter the three best months of the year for sea fishing.

29 Aug 2016

TAZ SECURES SECOND FESTIVAL WIN

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Tarrant Wotton secured first and second prizes in Bideford;s Fishing Festival with fine specimen smoothound scaling 13lb 3oz and 13lb 21/2oz. In third was Nathan Clements with a thick lipped grey mullet of 4lb 101/4oz and in forth Antony Smith with a conger of 21lb 5oz.

Thirty seniors fished the event and two juniors.

This is the second year that Taz has secured top spot in Bideford;s popular fishing festival proving that he is undoubtedly one of North Devon’s top sea anglers.