25 May 2017

Sea Angling News Round up!

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Shore sport is starting to take off as summer sweeps in with the first really warm days of the year. Numerous smoothound have been caught from regular shore marks and from boats in Bideford Bay. Bideford Club members weighed some fine specimens into their 24 hour rover.

Bideford 24hr rover May results

1st Nathan clements bull Huss 11lb 15 3/4 119.844%

2nd taz wotton smoothound 11lb 8 115%

3rd Antony smith bull Huss 10lb 12 1/2 107.812%

Great fish tonight 5 fish all over 100%

 

 

(Above) Smoothound  13lbs 1/2 oz caught from a boat by Jack Pike.

(Above) Ross Stanway and Lee Holden enjoyed sport at Ilfracombe landing a brace of spotted ray each along with the inevitable dogfish.

The coming week should see mackerel shoals all along the coast with big tides and improved water clarity. Mullet will be present in harbours and from rock marks. Bass will also be well worth targetting with both lures and bait. There is the chance of gilthead bream in the estuary with crab and lugworm the favoured baits. After dark the beaches will produce ray and the rock marks bull huss.

Many thanks to Ian Laird for allowing to post his images of a night on the beach.

 

It will be no surprise if an early tope shows up, a whole mackerel presented on a wire trace could well bring a screaming reel!

Anglers fishing on Reel Deal off Ilfracombe have enjoyed some top rate pollock sport.

 

21 May 2017

Estuary bass and river salmon

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After hearing of a few bass in the lower estuary I had a short trip as the tide started to flood and caught a couple of small school bass on a surface lure. The wide expanse of the estuary was a sharp contrast to the intimacy of the river Torridge I fished the previous day.

There have a been a couple of salmon caught on the Torridge with fish from middle river beats. The river is now fining down after a small spate and there is every chance of a fish or two over the next few days.

 

17 May 2017

Varied sport on Real Deal!

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Many thanks to Jason Small who allowed me to use these pictures he took whilst fishing from Ilfracombe Charter boat Reel Deal. The party enjoyed a great days varied sport on a very calm day off Combe Martin. The spectacular sea cliffs east of Combe Martin are amongst the highest in the country and provide a fantastic backdrop to a days fishing.

11 May 2017

Learning the way to tempt more bass

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When the rivers are low and salmon and sea trout are hard to find many fly fishers are turning to the the estuary where the silver flanked bass can provide exciting sport on both lure and fly. Nick Hart provides tuition in Fly Fishing in both fresh and saltwater, in rivers and still waters. His latest pictures show some happy anglers making the best of ideal conditions where the estuary meets the sea. Investing in guided fishing can make a huge difference to your catch rates boosting success over many years into the future.