B.D.A.C 1st Rod and Reel match results date 23/10/22. 8 anglers fished the first match and all caught fish. The weather was fine with a bit of wind every now and then and the sun was shining from time to time with fishing slow at times. 1st place went to Richard jefferies on peg 12 with 17lbs 11oz he fished a feeder in the margins one of his carp was 10lbs 2oz. 2nd place went to Sheila Found on peg 9 with 14lbs 6oz on the feeder and 3rd place was Colin Gorman on peg 18 with 13lbs 2oz.
I met with Ashley Bunning at Lower Slade Reservoir to discuss his new role as head of angling with South West Lakes Trust. Ashley is a very keen all-round angler much like myself and we had plenty to chat about as we walked around the reservoir. Ashley’s new role encompasses Game and Coarse fishing across the South West.
Ashley is very keen to promote angling across the region focussing in particular on encouraging young people into angling with school days a strong possibility. The lakes across the region provide a wealth of angling opportunities for pleasure, Match, Carp and specimen hunters. Getting a balance across all persuasions can be difficult and it is often difficult to please everyone. Being a keen angler himself Ashley has plenty of ideas and has plenty of contacts across the angling world. He acknowledges that there are challenges and that there is ground to make up following the departure of Ben Smeeth last year.
The popular Carp Fishing competitions sponsored by Mainline are due to return next year at Upper Tamar and I will have full details on NDANs as soon as these are officially announced. I might even take part myself!
The reservoirs across the South West offer a wide range of unique fishing opportunities and Ashley is keen to expand these where possible if budgets allow. These are difficult times and as a potential recession impacts upon us all fishing will undoubtedly be affected. It is also worth remembering that angling can be a relatively inexpensive pastime that has great benefits for both physical and mental health.
The social media platforms are to be reinvigorated over the coming months and I hope to share any news on North Devon Angling News. South West Lakes Trust have taken over the running of the famous Royalty Fishery at Christchurch where many historical catches have been made.
Angling is of course not the only pastime that uses the lakes and tolerance is essential if everyone is to enjoy their time at the water.
BDAC 6th course feeder match results date 18th September. 12 anglers fished and fishing was very hard with the colder nights now coming in and the fish not wanting to feed much. The weights was not so good with some not weighing in this month. First place today went to Nigel spurr on peg 6 with a mixed net of fish for 11lbs 3oz 2nd place was Colin Gorman on peg 16 with 9lbs 15oz 3rd place was Keith copland on peg 11 with 9lbs 13oz and 4th place was Richard Jefferies on peg 19 with 8lbs 12oz this was the last of the 6 feeder matches in this series. Well done on your win today Nigel spurr. The winner of the 6 matches on points was John Lisle with 60 points and second place went to Keith Copland with 56 points.
Bideford & District Angling Club 5th feeder match results date 21st August. Tarka Swims 11 anglers fished and the weights were good again.
First place with a nice net of fish went to Nigel Spurr on peg 6 with 19lbs 1oz he fished corn over micros to the island 2nd place was Keith Copland with 18lbs 14oz on peg 9 fishing maggots over micros 3rd place was Stephen Paul Sheller on peg 2 with 18lbs 13oz fishing wafters over micros 4th place was Richard Jefferies on peg 19 with 18lbs 4oz fishing maggots with ground bait next feeder match is on 18th September. 
