17 May 2026

SEA ANGLING RESULTS

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Nathan Clements won Bideford Angling Clubs forty-eight hour rover with a fine tope of 33lb 12oz.

 

Dale Kiff was runner up with a smoothound of 9lb 15oz and Dale Kiff third with a smoothound of 9lb 6oz. Other fish registered included a smoothound scaling 9lb 1oz to the rod of  Tony Gussin and a club record cuckoo ray of 2lb 13oz to Rob Hancock.

5 May 2026

BUDE BAIT & TACKLE – OPENS

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Bude Bait and Tackle offers anglers in North Cornwall and North Devon a wide range of tackle covering all disciplines. Close to the coast and premier coarse angling venues the store is ideally placed to serve anglers within the area. I wish Chris and the team all the best for a successful and prosperous future.

4 May 2026

SEA ANGLING HOTS UP AS SPRING UNFOLDS

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APPLEDORE SHIPBUILDERS May Rover

9 People fished the May rover today. It was nice to have a calm day although the rain did get a few people wet!

Congratulations must go to Josh Atkinson the winner of the Competition with a Personal best Smoothound of 16lb 14 1/4oz.

Josh also came second with another fantastic Smothound of 15lb 15 3/4ozs. Andrew Atkinson was 3rd with a Specimen Smothound of 11lb 1 1/4ozs.

BIDEFORD ANGLING CLUB – MAY ROVER

 Results

1st Jon Stevens Smoothound 10lb 3 1/2oz 102.187%

2nd Stephen Found Bass 7lb 1 1/4oz 101.115%

3rd Antony Smith Small-eyed Ray 8lb 12 1/2oz

Other fish caught Jon Stevens Bull Huss 9lb 5oz Antony Smith Smalleyed Ray 6lb 13oz Andrew Clements Thornback Ray 6lb 8 1/2oz

ILFRACOMBE BOAT FISHING

Dan Welch took a party of anglers on Predator 2 to wrecks out of Ilfracombe where they employed lure fishing tactics to temps quality pollock and ling.

They are also catching good numbers of stunning wrasse from reefs on lures.

My first lure fishing session of the season proved encouraging with two small bass succumbing to my lure. It was good to be back chasing these silver beauties in the shallow rocky waters of North Devon.