Daniel Welch of Predator 2 is opening anglers eyes to the fantastic lure fishing to be enjoyed off the North Devon coast with bass, wrasse and pollock.
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. 
SEA ANGLING HOTS UP AS SPRING UNFOLDS
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.
SNOWBEE 2026 Catalogue
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Combe Martin SAC – PUTSBOROUGH OPEN 2026
Combe Martin SAC hold their popular Putsborough Open on Saturday June 13th. many thanks to SAKUMA for thweir ongoing support and to Putsborough Beach for allowing us to host the competition https://www.putsborough.com
CMSAC – LURE LEAGUE – BASS OFF THE MARK
Jamie Steward is off the mark in Combe Martin SAC’s Lure Fishing League with a fine 71cm bass.
BUDE BAIT & TACKLE OPENS MAY 2nd
Bideford Angling Club – Sea Fishing Results
Lee Davis took the top two places in Bideford Angling Clubs 48 hour rover with a bull huss of 9lb and a smoothound of 7lb 14oz.
PREDATOR 2 – BACK IN ACTION – LURING WAYS
Predator 2 Charters are back out of Ilfracombe taking anglers to enjoy great early season sport in the clear waters at the mouth of the Bristol Channel.
“At last we’re back at it, it’s been a long winter and it was fantastic to get back out on the lures, mix of slow jigs and soft plastics delivering plenty of pollack and wrasse and a stunning coloured cuckoo all taken on the lures. Weather prevented us pushing out to the deep water wrecks as planned so we focused on the reefs the stamp of fish seemed smaller but still great sport.” Daniel Welch
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Nathan win Bideford Rover
Nathan Clements took top spot In Bideford Angling Clubs monthly Rover registering a thornback ray of 6lb 15oz.
