19 Dec 2022

Message from Ashley Bunning – SWLT

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Another year passes and we say goodbye to 2022! It has been a hard year for the reservoirs, not only in the South West, but all over the UK.  Low water levels and lake closures have been a frustrating factor to fishing through the summer, and we thank all of you for being understanding through these testing times. Having started my role in September, I would personally like to thank all of you for your kind words of support and I hope we can now push forward and continue the great work South West Lakes has been doing to improve the fishing on the waters.

There have been some great catches through the year with many great bags of silvers from many of the reservoirs to some special carp being caught.

Sadly, the lakes have lost two of its ‘A-team’, with Arnie from Porth and The Big Fully from Argal passing. These fish put many smiles on anglers’ faces, they will be missed!

Looking towards the future of the lakes, in November we stocked 39 new carp into Argal. These fished ranged between 13lb and 17lb, with 34 mirrors and 5 commons. Next year we are planning to stock other waters in the region to continue our work to improve all our waters. There has been some great swim building projects carried out on the lakes also, I would like to thank all the volunteers who have given up their time to help and make improvements on the lakes.

I am pleased to announce that we will be running the Mainline Pairs competitions again for next year the dates for this will be March 24-26, June 30-July 2 and September 29-October 1. We are looking forward to seeing all the familiar faces and welcoming new anglers to the competitions.

Also we will be having two event days in August, which will be part of the Angling Trust’s National Fishing Month, with the emphasis to get as many kids fishing as possible. The dates and places for this are the Royalty Fishery on August 5 and Upper Tamar Lakes on August 19. Please keep your eyes peeled for these events on the website, so you don’t miss out.

Once again thank you for all your support through this last year, may you all have a great Christmas and happy New Year. Look forward to seeing you all out on the bank in 2023.

Cheers
Ashley Bunning

16 Dec 2022

Christmas Gift Ideas

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Christmas looms ever closer and if you have not purchased all those Christmas gifts yet why not visit your local tackle shop.

We are very fortunate to have several superb fishing tackle shops in North Devon all offering a vast array of quality tackle and bait. The local tackle shop is of course more than just a shop its also a social hub where anglers meet and talk fishing an essential ingredient for the future of angling.  I always try and do a short piece each year to highlight North Devons tackle outlets.

http://www.quaysports.com

Quay sports has a friendly team of local anglers behind the counter willing to offer useful advice on all disciplines of angling.

(Above) The superb FoxArt limited edition prints are now available in store, only four of each print available
Will make lovely Christmas gift. all prints signed and numbered. More designs coming soon.
Summerlands Tackle in Westward Ho! is  a long established family run tackle shop that carrys a vast range of tackle. A warm greeting is always given and it is rare to walk into the shop without meeting a fellow of the angle.
Anglers Heaven is conveniently situated adjacent to Bideford’s Pannier Market.  Owner Tom Wade is extending the shop with a grand opening of the extension in the New Year. The shop carry’s a large stock of sea and Coarse tackle and works closely with Bideford Angling Club to promote local fishing.They also carry a wide selection of air rifles.
High Street Tackle in Ilfracombe offers one of the largest selections of lures in North Devon and is the domain of Danny Watson and Pauline Chard. Danny is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to the latest lures for bass fishing and has many contacts throughout the lure fishing community. The shop also stocks a range of essential tackles and baits for coarse and sea angling.
Danny is a keen supporter of Combe Martin SAC and plans to co host an open Lure Fishing competition in the summer of 2023. Danny is also a supplier of tackle for Reel Deal
Braunton based Chillcheater supply high quality clothing for outdoor enthuiasts with warm under layers and tough, wind and water repellent outers.
6 Dec 2022

PARADISE – SILVERBACK 55lb

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SILVERBACK HAS BEEN CAUGHT 
Massive congratulations to Nathan Snell who has caught a new personal best 55lb Mirror known as “Silverback” from the Kracking Carp Lake, smashing his previous PB of 46lbs which was also from the Kracking Carp Lake!
Nathan used a Dynamite Baits  Sweet Tiger and Corn pop up fished over Sweet Tiger and Corn crumb.
A very sought after Fish and one that rarely comes out!
Anglers Paradise
17 Nov 2022

Thirty Nine from Paradise

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A massive congratulations to Director of Catch, Steve Manley who beat his previous personal UK best by 14lbs with a 39lber from Nirvana’s Kracking Carp Lake!
Steve shared –
“It’s not every day you are lucky enough to achieve your new UK PB… this was very special, a very tricky venue that doesn’t give up its low stock residents easily. Solid bag via a baiting pole out to the corner of some lilly pads. Reel melted in the early hours and this was the result. The now named ‘Moo Moo’ mirror at 39lbs. Thank you Joe for being there to share in the moment and for hosting at the awesome Anglers Paradise!”
Anglers Paradise
15 Nov 2022

ANGLERS PARADISE 2022 report from Zenia

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ANGLERS PARADISE 2022 report from Zenia
NETTING 2022 A HUGE SUCCESS!!
Well, what a week last week was!! The Netting of the Main Carp went extremely well and all fish were transported safely and happily.
If we could describe last week’s events we’d say it was full of FUN, FRIENDS AND MORE FUN!
Throughout the Netting week, we hold many Fundraising Events and this years events were a HUGE SUCCESS!
Here’s a breakdown of what we got up to and what was raised for Charity –
**Saturday Burgers and Hot Dogs – Special Thank you to Phillip Warrens Butchers and Jim Williams
£200
**Party Games Night – Special thanks to Party Game King – Joe Drury, & helpers Wendi Postma, Jaz Trent and Di Mepham
£76.70
**Pool and Darts – Special thanks to Johnathon Clark and friend Carl
£53
**Connect 4 Battles – Special thank you to Nicky Lock
£54
**Irish Bingo – Special thanks to Di and Andy Mepham
£136
**Toga B-I-N-G-O – Special thanks to Di and Andy Mepham
£192
**Netting Badges – Special thanks to Di Mepham
£97.56
**Fishing Match – Special thanks to the Sam Wahid and his boys
£115
**Naughty, Farty, Burpy Party and Ghost Hunt – Special thanks to Wendi Postma and Co
£122.35
**Guess the biggest Catfish weight – special thanks to Step Pearson and Treasure Hunt
£175
**Zeejay’s Sparklers – Special thanks to Zeejay
£27
**Raffle – Special thanks to Jaz Trent for selling the tickets throughout the week and thank you to all that donated prizes and bought tickets
£490
**Quiz Night throughout the year – Special thank you to the Quiz Master – Paul Teggy
£527.80
**Charity Wine throughout the year – Special thanks to Anglers Paradise
£545
SO – LADIES AND GENTLEMEN – THIS YEAR’S TOTAL OF OUR FUDRAISING ANTICS IS………..
**£2,811.41!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, wow, wow!!!!!
A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU!!
Here’s to 2023!!
Anglers Paradise