14 Sep 2022

ASHLEY BUNNING – NEW HEAD OF ANGLING AT SOUTH WEST LAKES

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Having met Ashley Bunning while he was working at Anglers Paradise I feel sure he will promote angling across SWLT’s waters following on from the excellent work undertaken by Ben Smeeth in recent years.

Meet Ashley, our new Head of Angling

September 2022 

Hi all, I’m Ashley Bunning, the new Head of Angling at South West Lakes.

I am a keen angler who has fished the South West Lakes reservoirs all my life. I grew up in Holsworthy and when I finished school I moved away from home and studied Fishery Management and Aquaculture to a Bachelor of Science level at Sparsholt College in Winchester.

After completing my course, I worked at various fisheries around the country, then settled at Anglers Paradise in Devon for the last six years.

Over the years I have volunteered for South West Lakes and when the opportunity came about to have a role here as Head of Angling I jumped at the chance! I look forward to pushing fishing forward and improving the experience for anglers on our waters.

 

29 Aug 2022

Super Stafford Moor Carp catch

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 Nathan Jennings enjoyed a session to remember during the Vader Baits Social event. Nathan banked thirteen carp including five twenties and fours thirties the best a mirror carp of 31lb 8oz.

Richard Stone  fished on Beatties Lake and banked 11 carp all of which were caught on Mainline cell boilies.

 

31 Jul 2022

Stunning Hauls from Stafford Moor

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Paul Martin banked 12 fish  including this stunning 29lb 14oz common from big fish corner on Beatties Lake which is now Pauls new personal best. Paul was fishing with crushed boilies and pellets.

(Below) Christian Scales and Rob Smith banked 49 fish from the beach swim on Beatties Lake up to 28lb 2oz.
All fish were caught on Sticky Baits Manilla & C C Moore live system boilies.
26 Jul 2022

A Kracking Carp for King

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George King for beating his personal best by 11lbs with a new PB of 34lbs 11oz from Nirvana’s Kracking Carp Lake.
George shared –
“I was fishing on the Kracking carp in the heat wave, at 1.30am the alarm had a few beeps and suddenly tore off!! I got out of bed like Usain Bolt! After a fierce battle, it slid into the net, at which point I realised it was my new PB at 34lb 11oz, beating my previous PB by 11lb!!
I’m absolutely buzzing to be in the 30 club, I can’t wait to come back very soon!! Thank you for the advice Ashley Bunning Complex fishery bailiff .”
Anglers Paradise
20 Jul 2022

Lower Tamar Carp

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Alex McDonald of Sakuma tackle visited Lower Tamer Lake with Andy Hoskins to share a fine haul of nine carp.

Andy Hoskins banked the best two fish both commons scaling 26lb and 22lb 8oz.

Andy also banked fine perch of 3lb tempted on a pop up boilie!

Alex also reported on sightings of a sparrow hawk hunting and a lesser spotted woodpecker.