21 Jun 2022

QUAY SPORTS CELEBRATE THEIR FIRST YEAR

Barnstaple Tackle shop Quay Sports Celebrates its first full year of trading on Saturday 25th June.

The shop has proved a very popular venue for local anglers to catch up discuss tactics and buy bait and tackle.

They have also given considerable help with sponsorship for local angling clubs including Bideford Angling Club, Combe Martin SAC and North Devon Tackle AC. They also help to promote local fisheries.

21 Jun 2022

North Devon Match Groups latest match

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North Devon Match Groups latest match was held on on Higher Shoreston lake with 13 fishing on the top lake.

When the all in sounded people started catching steadily on all methods and baits paste was the main bait anglers were using

Winner on the day was Nathan Underwood

with a net of carp for 43lb 11oz caught mainly on the paste

1st Nathan underwood 43lb 11oz

2nd Paul Whitehead 27lb

3rd Phillip Bailey 25lb 14oz

1 section Ian Croxton 13lb 13oz

2 section graham Currington 21lb 10oz

13 Jun 2022

HORWOOD LAKE – Update

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

The main lake at HORWOOD has now been completely cleaned out and around 1,500 tons of silt removed, we have created a number of wide shelves all around the edges which should be perfect for bait presentation. The lake despite the dry weather has now almost completely filled and we are starting to gradually stock, 110 carp have been added for a total weight of 750lb, and we are looking to double this in a few weeks time when these have settled. The stocking so far has included 18 double figure carp up to 20lb. We now have toilet facilities on site which should be up and running by the end of next week.

The top lake is fishing very well and in a competition on Friday, June 10th over 400lb of fish came out with the top weight of 116lb going to Exeter angler Steve Barrel, mainly caught on the waggler at depth and on 8mm pellets, second was Graham Curno with 94lb 10oz and mainly caught on the straight lead and again pellet on the hook. Lots of tench showing as well and these will for now be kept in the top lake.

Horwood Fishery.

Set in rolling rural Farmland.

2 Stunning Lakes very well Stocked with just carp and tench.

Bottom Lake :-

Carp to double figures ranging from 2 lb to 19lb

Tench up to 3.5lb.

Top Lake:-

Carp ranging from 1lb to 19lb

small tench (lots of )

Drive to your peg so no walking ,

Come and relax at what are 2 stunning lakes .

Limited membership is available at £30 for the year from Neilsen Jeffery (phone 01237 421123) Please Note there are no day tickets available for this water.

12 Jun 2022

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition

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Bideford and District Angling Club

Coarse Section monthly competition

Results :

1st Richard Jefferies 30lb 4oz

2nd Roger Ackroyd 17lb 8oz

3td Craig Crash Lamey 16lb 4oz

4tb Mick Farron 15lb 9oz

5th Steve Ashton 14lb 15oz

6th Les Polden 14lb 8oz

7th Stephen Craker 13lb 13oz

19 Fished.

Club members enjoyed another warm summer day on George’s lake Tarka Swims, with a light westerly breeze.

Richard has taken the honours with a cracking net of carp from peg 15, his catch fell mainly to bread fished on his infamous hit and hold carp tactics also to pole and paste. He scooped the golden peg bonus. Well done Rich.

The next 12 nets were all very close.

Roger came out best of the rest off peg 26 with a nice mixed catch, closely followed by Craig on peg 17 . Fourth place went to Mick Farron .

11 Jun 2022

Bideford and District Angling Club Midweek evening competition No. 5 Results:

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Bideford and District Angling Club Midweek evening competition No. 5

Results:

1st Nathan Underwood 26lb 7oz

2nd Cyril Found 25lb 5oz

3rd Keith Mountjoy 22lb 4oz

4th Craig Crash Lamey 20lb 8oz

5th Martin Turner 20lb 5oz

6th Richard Jefferies 14lb 11oz

15 anglers.

This evening’s competition was fished in a brisk Northwesterly breeze, blowing up towards the shallower end of George’s lake.

Paste fishing has been the most successful method , Nathan’s winning catch came off peg 19 , the next three places have also been on the paste . Cyril’s second spot was taken on peg 15 and included several decent carp..

7 Jun 2022

Bideford and District Angling Club Jubilee Special Junior event :

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

Bideford Angling Club do a fantastic job encouraging young anglers with their special Junior events with coaching from qualified club members. The lakes two lakes are superb facility for club members at a very reasonble price.

https://www.bidefordanddistrictanglingclub.com

Bideford and District Angling Club

Jubilee Special Junior event :

1st place : Tom Scott 6lb 9 oz

2nd Brodie Allin 5lb 12oz

3rd Imogen Babb 4lb 10oz

4th Alby Clements 4lb 8oz

5th Lilly Bell 3lb 15oz

9 youngsters took part.

Our junior members enjoyed a glorious summer afternoon on George’s lake ,Tarka Swims. Fish proved tricky to tempt but everyone managed to winkle out a few,

Thomas was top of the over 14 age group on peg 23 , with a nice mixed net caught on double red maggot on the pole. Brodie was a close second on peg 18, some late fish on paste just pipped Imogen on the next peg.

A special thank you to the generosity of our local shops for helping with our prizes.

Let’s hope the weather is kind for the next one in the series on June 18th.

6 Jun 2022

North Devon Match Group Result

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North Devon Match Groups latest match was held at Highhampton Lakes split over 2 lakes with the weather holding off till the end it started to rain just as they were packing away and doing the weigh in.

Our overall winner on the day was Les Polden with 58lb 11oz fantastic result

Bottom lake

1st Ian Croxton 25lb 7oz

2nd. Phillip Bailey 20lb 6oz

3rd. Steve bridle 12lb 5oz

Top lake

1st Les polden 58lb 11oz

2nd. Andrew Gratton 55lb 12oz

3rd Wayne Murton 54lb 6oz

26 May 2022

Bideford and District Angling Club Midweek Evening Competition

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Results:

1st Mike Snudden 22lb

2nd Martin Turner 20lb 3oz

3rd Nathan Underwood 19lb 5oz

4th Kevin Shears 16lb 1oz

5th Craig Crash Lamey 14lb 6oz

6th Keith Mountjoy 13lb 1oz

16 anglers fished.

The earlier rain passed through and the competitors enjoyed a pleasant, but breezy evening. The top 3 positions probably changed several times in this, the third match in the league. Mike’s last gasp decent carp, added to a net of better bream proved to be the winning catch, on peg 19 pole fished worm and maggots.

Martin’s mainly smaller fish net on peg 8 on caster, pushed Nathan’s all paste carp bag into third place.

Martin takes a one point lead in the league at this early stage.

23 May 2022

Final of Stafford Moors May festival 2022

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Final of Stafford Moors May festival 2022

Report from Joanne Combes

“The worthy winner with 6 points and a total weight of 537lb 12oz a huge well done to Colin Horwood who fished a fab match all week well deserved Col !