18 Nov 2016

ANGLERS PARADISE HAVE RAISED £9000 THIS YEAR FOR VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES !!

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Anglers Paradise are very pleased and proud to announce that this year they have raised a Total of £9000 in Fundraising throughout the year!!

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Zenia reports below:-
We fund raise All Year Round with Weekly Raffles, Labels, Auctions and other Events and the Netting Week alone raised an amazing £2000 in just one week!! This total was raised with special events like – Bingo Night, Race Night, Zombie Party Night, Darts, Pool Competitions, Henna Tatoo’s, Nail Painting, Guess the weight competitions (of people!!), Treasure Hunt, BBQ (With Thanks to Warren’s Butchers of Launceston for Kindly Donating The Meat), Bonfire and Fireworks Night and more.

We would like to take this opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU TO ALL that have contributed as without you – we couldn’t have done it!!

The Money was donated to the following Charities –
Devon Air Ambulance – £2000
Halwill Primary School – £2000
Halwill Church Tower (the 3000 year Tower is disintegrating and need restoring) – £2000
Repairs to Plymouth Cathedral – £2000
Holsworthy Food Bank – £500
Appledore Life Boats – £500
TOTAL = £9000!!

So a Round of Applause to us ALL!

Here is to 2017 and To Raising LOTS MORE For Great Causes!
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16 Nov 2016

STAFFORD MOOR CARP CATCHES

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image1Scott Hessey with his 21lb 12oz catch from the summerhouse swim on Beattie’s lake today using pallatrax bait. (Above)

The Carp busters Adrian Carnell and Julie Carnell are at Stafford Moor where they landed this cracking carp from the beach swim using mainline cell boilies. (Below)

 

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15 Nov 2016

A SURVEY OF SUBSTANCE –

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I have been asked to promote this initiative to gain feedback on anglers and their contribution to the economy. This follows on from previous surveys carried out in 2012. I am sure there will be a degree of skepticism amongst anglers following the disgraceful disregard for the recreational angling sector in the past year. I will be taking part and would encourage all to do the same even though I have my doubts as to its value based on previous experience. I guess it is only right that we as anglers take part to push our value to the economy home.IMG_9203

Sea Angling 2017 seeks to get up to 1,000 sea anglers to keep an online diary of their fishing trips and catches as well as what they spend, throughout 2017.

The first stage of the project is an initial survey to get information about sea anglers’ activity and to recruit anglers for the diary study. All those completing the initial survey can enter a prize draw for tackle vouchers; and those taking part in the diary study can enter a prize draw every month for tackle vouchers (this has been kindly supported by Fishing Megastore).

There is more information attached and available on our project website: www.seaangling.org

We are asking if you would help us by:

1. Forwarding the attached email invite to take the survey and PDF poster to all angling contacts you have in your region to encourage them to do the survey.

2. Printing and displaying the poster in any venues you may have access to. Let us know if you would like any print publicity mailing to you – we have posters as well as small ‘business cards’.

4. If you are a sea angler, please do the survey yourself – you can access it direct at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/seaangling2017

Please let us know if you require any additional information and thanks in advance for your help by contacting: [email protected]

 

 

15 Nov 2016

BASS BENEATH A SUPER MOON!

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My general experience has been that full moons are not good for catching fish. They are often however pleasing nights to be out beside the water fishing. Liam Stevens description of success on the beach is particularly inspiring and tells why we anglers visit the shoreline at unearthly hours.

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Liam Stevens caught this fine 7lb 12oz bass  with a running ledger rig at 2.30am with a bluey for bait!  Liam describes,  “I Was wading in the surf just watching my glow tip. The super-moon lit up the whole beach for 10 or 15 minutes due to the clouds clearing. I shortly caught the bass as further clouds darkened the area again! Plenty of anticipation! Perhaps it was waiting for the cover of darkness??”

The fish was returned alive to the water. There is much speculation that next year will see a total ban on keeping bass; for the sake of the tackle trade I hope that all anglers embrace catch and release.

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15 Nov 2016

MILD NIGHTS AND CARP SPORT

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The exceptionally mild weather has ensured that the carp continue to feed. I recorded 13 Degrees C as I drove home from work at 5:30 this morning!

Lee and NIck Galley fished Stafford Moors Beatties Lake  to land several carp. The best to Lee’s rod a fine specimen of 24lb 4oz; Lee also landed a fish of 16lb 8oz. Nicks best was a fish of 18lb 4oz. They also landed a couple of upper singles all tempted on their own black magic bait in conjunction with Gardner rigs and terminal tackle.

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14 Nov 2016

SIMPSON VALLEY PIKE

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Graham Verral targeted Simpson’s Valley’s predators using float-fished sprat to tempt a fine pike of 23lb 6oz.

Pike are traditionally a fish of the autumn and winter months and the pleasing site of a red tipped float sitting optimistically upon the surface is one of the great joys of the season especially when the float trembles before sliding delightfully beneath the surface. Those few seconds before setting the hook are always full of tension and expectation. Then with luck comes that solid resistance of a big pike followed by a might swirl, bent rod and singing reel!

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13 Nov 2016

Bideford & District Angling Club Coarse Section November Monthly Competition.

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Many thanks to Martin Turner for his weekly Match result update

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Results 1st Craig Crash Lamey 22lb 9oz 2nd Antony Bentley 9lb 13oz 3rd Ian Owen 8lb 11oz 4th John Lisle 2lb 2oz

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Lovely weather for mid November; despite this the fishing was hard work. Craig landed 2 carp and 2 big bream on pole fished maggot to secure victory. Tony’s single carp of nearly 10lb narrowly pipped Ian’s 2 fish . The silvers pool was won by John Lisle with a single bream of 2lb 2oz .Next club comp will be the Christmas match at Tarka on Dec 11th.

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