12 Jun 2016

Latest Carp catches from Stafford Moor

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Carp Fishing, Sidebar, Uncategorised | 0

Stafford Moor is undoubtedly one of the areas most prolific carp fisheries with a steady stream of twenty pound plus fish reported each week. The latest reports from Joanne Coombes come with plenty of images of captors and their carp.

Richard Mason had a successful session using Whealy fishy baits boilie’s landing 12 fish to 27lb 15oz.

Gareth Simpson landed several carp to 26lb using home made boilie’s.

Donna Blythe and her husband enjoyed success using Sticky baits boilie’s. Donna landing a personal best mirror carp of 19lb 8oz. Her husband Chris landed a carp of 25lb.

Adam Hilton fished the summerhouse swim on Beattie’s lake using home made boilies to land this fine mirror of 23lb 10oz.

12 Jun 2016

TWENTY POUND MIRROR FOR FOUR YEAR OLD NED

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Sidebar, Young At Heart | 0

Stafford Moor regular Wayne Grinney took his four-year-old son Ned with him to fish the venues Beatties Lake. Young Ned enjoyed success landing a fine mirror carp of 22lb 11oz, undoubtedly with a little help from Dad. Great to see the happy face; a fish he will never forget.

12 Jun 2016

FIFTY HOUNDS IN A TIDE

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

Dan Spearman, Chay Boggis and Kyle Bishop enjoyed a hectic session at a local rock mark landing an incredible fifty-three smoothounds between low water and high water. The fish were tempted on a mixture of frozen peeler crab and hardback crab.
These hard fighting members of the shark family seem to have increased in numbers over recent years, one of few good news stories regarding fish stocks.

Mackerel numbers have been very patchy so far this year though this can change dramatically at any time. Recent weeks have seen water clarity reduced as a result of the annual may bloom. A few bass are being tempted by lure anglers from marks all along the coast.

11 Jun 2016

CLAWFORD OPEN

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Match Fishing, Sidebar | 0

Nielsen Jeffery organized an Open Match at at Clawford Fisheries on Thursday June 9th and the competitors used the day to remove some of the small carp from one of the four specimen lakes ‘Clawford Lake’ into one of the stock lakes, Tom Downing won the day with 20lb 8oz and Nielsen Jeffery was second with 19lb, around 400 small carp were moved. There is a friendly open on one of the four match lakes on the second and fourth Sundays of every month people can book in via John Ray’s website www.clawford.co.uk or via Nielsen Jeffery’s Facebook page. All are welcome with breakfasts available if booked.

11 Jun 2016

Mid Week Bideford Match

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Match Fishing, Sidebar | 0

Martin Turner's winning net of silvers. — Martin Turner’s winning net of silvers.

Martin Turner won Bideford and District Angling Clubs midweek evening match at Tarka Swims with 4lb 14oz. In runner up spot was Kevin Shears with 3lb 11oz and third John Lovell with 3lb 10oz. Fifteen anglers fished the competition.

11 Jun 2016

Mullet, wrasse and bass for Combe Martin SAC members

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Sea Angling | 0

Dan Spearman thil lipp 4lb 15oz — Dan Spearman thin lip 4lb 15oz

Dan Spearman enjoyed a successful session targeting thin-lipped grey mullet at a local estuary landing a new personal best weighing 4lb 15oz. This is the biggest I have heard of so far this season fellow Combe Martin SAC member John Shapland also landed a brace weighing 3lb and 3lb 12oz.

Out on the coast Combe Martin SAC members have enjoyed varied sport with Ross Stanway landing a fine bass of 7lb1oz. The fish was tempted on a small crab bait intended for wrasse.

Rob Scoines found ballan wrasse on the feed at a local rock mark landing eight fish in a session using king ragworm baits presented on a jig head. The best of the session weighed 3lb 8oz.

11 Jun 2016

NORTH DEVON MATCH GROUP Martin Turner outlines North Devon Match Groups profile

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Match Fishing, Sidebar | 0

North Devon Match Group Formed to provide a weekend coarse fishing competition for local anglers. The group charges an annual joining fee of £10. Comps are arranged on the first and third Sunday of each month. We try to alternate between “natural venues ie. Local reservoirs Southwest Lakes Trust and day-ticket match carp type fisheries. The aim of the group is to provide a regular friendly match at affordable price on a selection of varied local venues. Results are scored in a summer and winter league format, also an overall year long Championship. Interclub events feature against Bude Canal Anglers and Tiverton. Cost per competition is fixed at £12.50p plus an optional £5 superpool . All matches are run on Sundays, standard match rules apply Summer comps are usually fished 10am to 4pm, winter comps end at 3pm, draw time is always 8.45am. Find the updated match calendar, contact details, results, photographs, points and accounts on our facebook page (North Devon Match Group), new members are always welcome. ………….

8 Jun 2016

Stafford Moor – Beauties from Beatties

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Carp Fishing, Sidebar | 0

Geoff Waring fished from the Summerhouse Swim on Beatties to temp a fine 30lb 2oz mirror carp using the ever popular frozen mainline cell boilie’s.

Jason Barrett used home made boilie’s catch a 29lb 6oz mirror carp.

8 Jun 2016

OBSERVATION THE KEY TO BIG TROUT AT BLAKEWELL

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Sidebar, Uncategorised | 0

Gavin Colwill regularly travels to Blakewell Fishery from his home at Bude and has an intimate knowledge of the fishery. Gavin followed up on his recent 38lb bag of trout landing a brace of double figure trout weighing 18lb 5oz and 13lb. I suspected that catching these big trout on a regular basis was not entirely down to luck and this was confirmed when I spoke to joint fishery owner Richard Nickell.
The key to success is keen observation of the trout in the venues crystal clear water and waiting for that big fish to cruise past before carefully dropping a suitable fly within the fish’s path. It’s then a case of tense anticipation hoping to glimpse the opening and closing of the mouth before setting the hook.

7 Jun 2016

Stafford Moor Over 50’s Festival

by Wayne Thomas | posted in: Match Fishing, Sidebar | 0

Chris Davis won Stafford Moors over 50’s Festival achieving an amazing total weight of 400lb 6oz over the week. In runner up spot was Adrian Marshall and in third Martin Heard. There were some stunning nest of fish caught during the festival with Oak Lake fishing particularly well with Adrian Marshal putting together a haul of 164lb 2oz. Chris won £1000 plus a Maver luggage set donated from Steve Bowen (Maver), a £50 voucher also donated by Neil Stones. Neil donated another £50 voucher for second place winner Adrian Marshall.

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