Reel Deal
Winter carp at Stafford Moor
(Above) John Townsend had a brace of carp from the sunset swim (dam wall) on lodge lake . He used a solid PVA bag rig. Hook bait was the ever reliable Cell dumbell ‘
(Above) Martyn Green had 3 fish including this stunning common from the summer hut swim on Beatties lake using Mainline cell boilies.
Globe Trotting North Devon Anglers – Part 2
Jon Patten fished in Tanzania with North Devon angler Colin Joy who I reported on earlier this week. Jon landed this fine giant trevally weighing 61.8KG ( 136LB)
Weight via formula 61.8 kg Caught in Tanzania on a live Yellow fin Tuna
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Winter Carp Action at Stafford Moor
Jacob Glover who had this lovely looking mirror carp from the dam wall on lodge lake on a day ticket using Mainline Essential IB boilies.
Globe Trotting North Devon Anglers
Globe Trotting North Devon anglers Colin Joy and Jon Patten travelled to Tanzania in search of some exotic foreign specimens to test their tackle. They had an unforgettable adventure boating some magnificent fish. Colin sent me these stunning images that shine a little warmth into these dark cold winter months.
(Above) dorado 40lb +
(Above) 30lb ruby snapper
(Above) 85lb swordfish
Sea Angling Round Up
Steve Baker landed the best flounder of the day at 1lb 12oz to win Triple Hook Clubs latest Open Flounder match. Runner up was John Passmore with a flounder of 1lb 71/2oz and Denis Toleman third with a flounder of 1lb 51/4oz.
Graham Snow won Bideford Angling Clubs monthly Rover with a grey mullet of 3lb 14oz. Tarrant Wotton was second with a whiting of 1lb 3oz. Graham turned to the estuary to land flounders of 1lb 65/8oz and 1lb 41/4oz and secure third and forth place.
(Above) Graham Snow with his flounder
Jack Sharock won Appledore Shipbuilders Monthly Rover with a fine specimen whiting of 1lb 151/8oz. In second and third was Graham Snow with his grey mullet of 3lb 14oz and flounder of 1lb 65/8oz.
Jack Sharrock – Specimen whiting
Kody Chugg scaled down his hook sizes and bait to be rewarded with a mixed bag of pollock, bass, whiting and codling. It is often worthwhile fishing with smaller hooks on one rod as this not only produces a variety of species but can also provide useful baits for larger predatory species.
There are a some fine bull huss coming to shore anglers along the coast with rocky snaggy venues often proving most productive.
(Above ) Kevin Legge with a double figure bull huss.
North Devon Match Group Result – Near 100lb despite winter chill
North Devon Match Group Winter League No.3 Oaktree .
1st Kevin Shears 98lb 7oz
2nd Paul Morris 68lb 8oz
3rd Paul Elworthy 53lb 1oz
4th Richard Ogilvy 37lb
5th John Lisle 36lb 14oz
6th Christopher Morris 35lb 15oz
16 anglers fished the match and both lakes were used , Kevin won the match with a convincing near 100lb on peg 16 on the top lake, Kevin used corn over micros on the long pole, Paul Morris also used corn on the pole but with ground bait on top lake peg 10 . Paul Elworthy continues his good form with the top weight on the bottom pool for 3rd, pole again but maggot over ground bait, Richard made a welcome come back to match fishing, and took 4th spot.. 5th and 6th also came from the top lake.
