Jim Dean banked two carp out up to 29lb 2oz from swim 2 up on lodge lake, Jim caught on CC Moore live system and washed out pink carp freaks pop ups.
CARP CATCHES FROM TRUSTY WATERS
The recent mild weather is proving ideal for local carp fishing with some great catches from local SWLT waters.
Jason McEvoy caught this 20lb common as his first fish of the year from Upper Tamar.
It took an 18mm CC Moore Live System bottom bait fished on a size 6 crank, fox camotek hook length and west country leads.
( Below) Some fantastic catches from our Darracott Bailiff Ken Sampson which he had over the Christmas period.
(Below )Some cracking catches from Dean Willoughby who had these fish at Melbury recently.
BIg Carp on the Feed in mild conditions
The mild weather is proving ideal for the regions carp anglers with some stunning carp caught over the Christmas period. Forty pound plus fish have been caught from Furzebray Carp Lakes, Riverton and Torridge Carp Lakes.
Torridge lakes first carp of over forty pounds has been banked by Jamie Everard. The common has been sighted several times in recent months but has not been banked since April when it scaled 35lb 4oz.
Paul Prowse also enjoyed success at the venue banking a fine mirror carp scaling 32lb 8oz.
(Below) Barry Hobson has finally landed Bulldog carp lake’s first 30lb+ carp!
Dropscale – Forty Five Twelve – Furzebray
Tom Rushby banked the mighty Dropscale from Furzebray Carp Lakes at a new top weight of 45.12 and a new pb for Tom.
Merry Christmas & Happy Fishes for 2023
I would like to thank all those who have followed North Devon Angling News throughout 2022 and to those who have contributed news stories and pictures. A special thanks to those who have sponsored the site over past years.
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Message from Ashley Bunning – SWLT
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
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.
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.
Mainline Baits Carp Open Pairs Competitions 2023
Tickets to the Mainline Baits Carp Open Pairs Competitions are available NOW.
Tickets are limited to 34 pairs and can be booked online: https://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/mainline-baits-carp-open…
Competitions are kindly sponsored by Mainlinebaits
Christmas Opening Times at Quay Sports
PARADISE – SILVERBACK 55lb
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!
