The carp catches just keep on coming from Stafford Moor with Lodge Lake producing some stunning hauls of carp. A reminder to all who fish at the Moor it is a barb-less hook only venue. Fishery’s have every right to set rules that protect the valuable fish that swim within their waters. Fish care has progressed hugely in recent decades with unhooking mats and anti septic lotions now mandatory on most venues. A far cry from the days when the more caring anglers used old cushions etc to unhook fish. It would be great if one of the carp anglers out there could write a short article on fish care for this site?

Chrissy Waring AKA carp buster (one of them) who fished Stafford Moors Lodge Lake with husband Geoff. They were there for a day session in the double swim  fishing with mainline cell boilies they had 6 fish out up to 25lb 8oz (Chrissy caught the 25lb 8oz )

Beth Mann fished Stafford Moors her 13th birthday and caught a 17lb 6oz mirror using tutti frutti boilie’s from a swim near the entrance to the spit  on lodge lake.(Below)

James Sandford  had 8 fish up to 16lb from the last swim on the dam wall on Lodge lake using hinders test bait nut 366 and Sticky Manilla boilies & Atlantic heat all with a sprinkling of particles. ( Below)

Rob Bradley who had 6 fish up to 23lb 8oz on lodge lake using squid supreme goo soaked boilies over sweetcorn.(Below)Harry Collins (Haribo) who lives local , he had 8 fish out up to 17lb 4oz from the dam wall on lodge lake using Sticky Baits Manilla boilies.(Below)

There are certainly some stunning carp being caught from North Devon waters with Stafford Moor undoubtedly one of the most consistant.

Callan Shipway landed a stunning 31lb 14oz Mirror carp from the beach swim on Beattie’s lake today fishing with Mainline cell boilies.

Joel Davis who had 11 fish in 24 hours up to 24lb on the inlet swim on Beattie’s lake using Mainline cell boilies.

Tom Downing(Above) and friend Andy Sanders(Below) with a couple of there 6 catches up on lodge lake in a 24 hour session using bait tech triple N15mm & 10mm boilies.
Toms fish was 20lb 10oz and Andys was 18lb 7oz
(Above) Jason Shipway  had 6 fish out up to 26lb from the beach swim on Beattie’s lake using Mainline cell boilies .
(Above)Jason Barrett and friend Neil Duckett who fished up on the dam wall on lodge lake , they had 63 fish out between them in 4 days up to 24lb 3oz using Sticky Baits krill and also Manilla boilies.

(Above)Richard James and Jason Norris who had 16 fish out between them up to 28lb from the inlet swim on Beattie’s lake this week fishing with mainline cell and squid Boilies.

(Above) Jack Griffiths who had this 26lb 2oz mirror from the 2nd swim on the dam wall up on lodge lake using Mainline cell & Sticky Baits Manilla boilies.

(Above) The ‘carp busters’ fished the summerhouse swim On Beattie’s lake . They had 17 fish between them up to 21lb 6oz using good old Mainline cell boilies.

Stafford Moor is in fine carp form with stream of reports coming to North Devon Angling News below is a collection of images showing off some superb catches of carp.

(Above) Nik Slater fished Stafford Moor to land four quality carp to 16lb.

(Above) Brandon King who is only 13 years old and came fishing to Stafford Moor with dad Barry. They fished on the dam wall on Beatties lake and had 4 fish out , Brandon caught a 23lb mirror (below) using good old cell boilies and squid supreme bait smoke.

(Above)Craig Lacey who had 7 fish out up to 22lb 10oz using jungle squabs. Craig had 2 fish form the back bays , 3 on the inlet and 2 from the dam wall all on Beattie’s lake.

(Above)Matt Luscombe who had 12 fish out in 24 hours up on the spit on lodge lake fishing cell boilies and Sticky Manilla.

(Above) Lee Mccrum with this stunning 24lb common form Beattie’s lake today on the dam wall, caught on cell boilies.

The latest catches reported to me from Stafford Moor with anglers relishing the warm spring sunshine that is encouraging the carp to feed hard.

(Above) Josh Vernon who fished on Albert square up on lodge lake in under 24 hours . He had 9 fish out up to 20lb fishing with home Krill boilies.

(Above)Maddison Holdsworth with her new pb of 22lb 1oz from the dam wall on lodge lake . Maddison had 4 fish out using Sticky Baits Krill and Sticky Baits Manilla boilie’s. Maddy is only 11 years old and comes fishing with her dad Steve.
(Above) Here are the carp busters Jeff Waring and Chrissy Waring and Julie Carnell with some of there catches up on lodge lake  in a day session. They had 6 fish out today up to 20lb 4oz using good old Mainline cell boilies.

Harry Collins is a regular visitor at Stafford Moor and comes from the nearby village of  from Dolton. He landed six fish during his latest 24 hour session topped by this fine mirror of 25lb 15oz. The fish was tempted from the inlet swim on Beattie’s  using Sticky Baits Manilla boliies.