Martin Turner Reports :-
North Devon Match Group hosted the first leg of the annual inter-club competition on Clawford Fisheries using 3 lakes . Paul Ware landed a fine catch of carp on luncheon meat in the margins of peg 12 on JR,s for 98lb 4oz, 2nd also on JRs was Neilsen Jeffery similar tactics for a net of 87lb 2oz , 3rd place was taken on Edwards lake by Christopher Morris using pellets on the long-pole for a weight of 64lb 6oz , Default sections went to Mathew Sampson Kevin Shears and Paul Morris. NDMG take a good lead, of 220 points to 131 points, to the return leg on the canal in September. After a very warm thundery day, John and Wanda laid on a most welcome fine spread. Many thanks to all for making a memorable day.
Stafford Moor Match in glorious weather
Stafford Moors open match on Tanners lake with held in glorious weather. Nick Jones fished peg 35 to put together an impressive haul of 168lb 1oz using waggler tactics.
Bideford Mid Week Coarse Match
North Devon Match Group Championship No 5 Clawford Fisheries





Stafford MoorMay Festival 2017 sponsored by Preston Innovations
Worthy winner of The Stafford Moor May festival 2017 sponsored by Preston Innovations was Jimmy Guise; Timmy who had 6 points with a total winning weight of 463lb 9oz. In second place with 6 points and a total weight of 361lb 13oz was Perry Stone. In third place with 7 points and a winning weight of 437lb 9oz was Lee Werrett (bait tech / Middy) well done to all the guys who fished the May festival 2017 and a big thank you to sponsors Preston Innovations who kindly donated some prizes for the winners which was much appreciated by the team at Stafford Moor.
Bideford Mid Week Coarse Match
Bideford Match Result
A beautiful day greeted an almost full house for Bidefords Monthly Coarse Match competition. Craig Lamey landed 4 large carp on banded pellet in the margins on the pole. John took 3 on the pole on peg D , Pete landed the largest on the day with a pole caught specimen on luncheon meat, it went 14lb 14oz off peg I. Several good bream,carp and a nice perch made up the backing weights.
1st Craig Crash Lamey 53lb 12oz
2nd John Lovell 27lb 5oz
3rd Pete Slade 22lb 4oz
North Devon Tackle Enjoy top sport at Jennets



Sunday Open Result Stafford Moor
The latest open match on Tanners and Woodpecker lakes had a full complement of 40 anglers fishing. The weather was glorious sunshine and bright blue skies. The match saw a continental payout and the winner of the day was Gary Mealing peg 1 on Woodpecker lake with 154lb 4oz fishing 8mm pellet on the waggler well done Gary!
Second place was Alan Lambert peg 5 on Tanners with 111lb 15oz
Third place was Mick Simpson peg 18 on Woodpecker with 148lb 6oz
North Devon Match Group Summer League No.1 Upper Tamar Cornwall Bank

Many thanks to Martin Turner for his quality pictures and write up.
1st Nathan Underwood 37lb 1oz
2nd Christopher Morris 32lb 11oz
3rd Kier Durrant 25lb 4oz
The Cornish bank of Upper Tamar Lake hosted the 1st summer league of group, Nathan put an impressive 37lb 1oz of roach and perch on the scales for a convincing victory, he fished long pole and maggot over groundbait. Christopher drew peg 1 and had a similar catch also on the pole, Kier ,our youngest member took third on whip tactics.Several larger perch,bream and hybrids showed on feeder tactics on the middle pegs but not enough to trouble the end pegs.