Nathan Clements took first and second in Bideford Angling Clubs end of season competition with a small eyed ray of 10lb 4.5oz and a conger of 14lb.
Combe Martin SAC AGM and presentation night.
Combe Martin SAC held their AGM and presentation night at the White Lion Inn Braunton on Friday January 26th. The club had enjoyed a successful year in 2023 with members registering a good number of specimen fish. The club are introducing a predator award next season for the member registering the best tope, conger, bull huss and spurdog specimen rating total. The winner will receive a megladon sharks tooth for 12 months from club member Daniel Welch.
Award winner for 2023 were as follows :-
2023 Trophy Winners
Cod Trophy Mark Jones. 6lb 12oz
Bass Trophy David Brooke – 12lb 6oz
Mullet Cup Kyle Bishop = Thin Lipped grey mullet 5lb 3oz 129%
Conger Cup Shane Pavio Hook Way – 23lb 7oz
Flatfish Cup Daniel Welch. Flounder 1lb 9oz
Shore Shield Kyle Bishop tope 61lb 9oz 205%
Medway Cup Mark Jones Porbeagle Shark 151% calculated by formula
Ray Shield Jamie ~Steward small eyed ray – 12lb 13oz
Wrasse Trophy Daniel Welch 5lb
Burgess Trophy Charlie Stanway – ballan wrasse 4lb 15.5oz 110%
Scouse Shield Wayne Thomas – rockling 15oz
D Kyte Award Wayne Thomas 4 mullet total 312%
Out Of Limits Ollie Passmore – ballan wrasse 5lb 6oz
Thornback Cup – Mark Jones 13lb 10oz
Specimen League – Kyle Bishop
Bass 10lb 6oz 129.688%
Bull Huss 15lb 5oz. 153.125%
Spurdog 13lb 3oz. 132%
Thin Lipped grey mullet. 5lb 3oz. 129.688%
Tope 61lb 9oz. 205.208%
Ballan wrasse 4lb 15oz. 109.722%
Total – 859.306%
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Runner up Jamie Steward
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Top four boat specimens
Mark Jones –
| bass | 9lb 1oz | 113.281 | B |
| porbeagle | 265lb | 151.43 | B |
| tope | 36lb | 90 | B |
| pollock | 7lb 4oz | 72.5 | B |
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Club Records
Kyle Bishop – Skate 13lb 8oz
Shaun Quartly – blue-mouth 6oz
Kyle Bishop – bull huss 15lb 5oz
Daniel Welch – bonito 3lb 15oz (Boat)
Shane Pavio Hook Way – Thresher Shark – 300lb ( Estimated)
Fish of the season –
Winter 22/23 David Brooke – bull huss 15lb 2oz 151%
Spring 23 Jamie Steward – Gilt head bream 4lb 4oz 141%
Summer 23 Kyle Bishop. Tope 61lb 9oz. 205%
Autumn 223– David Brook. Bass 12lb 6oz 154.688%
Merit Award – Kyle Bishop outstanding catches throughout the year.
The club are also launching an Ilfracombe based species league that will be run in conjunction with keen Ilfracombe anglers
Species competition Format
- Most species wins
- All fish to photographed with captor and proof of location
- Boundaries from lime kiln to Cheyne beach
- CMSAC Club members
- Comp starts 1st of Feb 2024 until December 31st 2024
Subsequent years will be as per calendar year
- Entry for CMSAC members is free as part of membership
- Fishing to club rules – 2 rods, four hooks
9 . Prizes upfront
1st, 2nd , 3rd
Season Ticket for aquarium ( Family TBC)
£25.00 Voucher High Street Tackle
Voucher for local butchers ( TBC)
- Catch a Release encouraged
Entries to be sent to Fish Recorder Wayne Thomas or Toby Bassett.
Photos required clearly showing fish, captor and location.
League will be kept updated by Fish Recorder and in addition to individual entries a tally will kept as a club tally as a collective team effort.
Will try and arrange a few pop up species days throughout the year to encourage social interaction with members.
Kyle Tempts Big North Devon Cod
Combe Martin SAC Member Kyle Bishop tempted this fine 18lb 5oz cod from a North Devon rock mark. The cod is one of the biggest caught from the coast in over a decade. Kyle tells me that the fish was long and thin and would have weighed considerably more if it was in top condition.
In the 1980’s and 1990’s twenty pound plus cod were a regular feature of catches along the North Devon Coast. Recent decades have seen the fish almost disappear from this area. Cod numbers have been holding up further up channel but there is concern that numbers are starting to decline there too. The recent cod boat fishing competition held at Minehead saw just two cod registered from most of the Minehead Charter Fleet. This will undoubtedly result in the competition format changing in future years to reflect this and other species will be targeted.
Rare Shore Caught skate sets new club record
Combe Martin SAC member Kyle Bishop set a new club record when he caught a rare blue skate from the North Devon shoreline. The fish weighing 13lb 8oz beats the existing club record of 8lb 3oz caught in 2020 by Jamie Steward. Skate are a very rare catch from North Devon waters. These fish can grow to well over 200lb and were once common in the Bristol Channel with fish recorded from numerous North Devon ports in the Victorian era.
Kyle has also added specimen tope of 36lb 15oz and a spurdog of 10lb 5oz to his New Year tally following on from last season when he knotched up a very impressive list of specimen captures.
Job Opportunity at Ilfracombe Aquarium
A unique opportunity has arisen at Ilfracombe Aquarium with a position that would suit many keen aquarists. See details of vacancy below : –
https://ilfracombeaquarium.co.uk
Ilfracombe Aquarium Vacancy
Part-time Aquarist/Visitor Engagement Assistant
General Description
Based at the aquarium, the chosen candidate will assist in the overall, daily operations of the aquarium with the majority of time allocated to exhibit area servicing and management.
Responsibilities
These include; maintenance of aquatic life support, daily husbandry work for the animals, meeting nutritional requirements and feeding practises, health and hygiene, record keeping in accordance with Zoo License requirements, engagement with health and safety policies and general planning ahead to support the collection and other colleagues.
The role will be hands-on, assisting in the preparation of front of house and the exhibit area before visitor arrivals, ongoing daily maintenance and carrying out a closing down procedure.
Visitor engagement is a key part of the role. This includes general interaction with the customers, providing educational talks, feeding demonstrations, sharing points of interest and assisting with children’s quizzes.
The exhibit team here is established with many years of experience. They remain a wholly motivated, friendly and passionate team with their primary role being in promoting local wildlife, habitats and environmental awareness to visitors. They currently care for approximately 70 species of native freshwater and marine life in their recreated natural habitats. They look forward to welcoming the chosen candidate and will support their training in order to establish them as a key supportive and valued team member.
Employment details
Job Type: Part-time
Salary: From £11.44 per hour
Expected hours: 10 – 30 per week (subject to seasonal demands).
Benefits: Employee discount
Schedule: Monday to Friday & weekend availability
Start date; 04/03/24
Requirements; Essential and Preferred Skills
- Education: Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)
- Experience: Animal care including aquatics: 2 years (preferred)
- Customer facing work &/or experience.
- Highly motivated, energetic and reliable team player.
- To have passion for wildlife and possess environmental and conservation credentials.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence to communicate clearly with children, disabilities and other audiences.
- Quick to learn and approve aquarium ethos and practises.
- Practical and good at problem solving.
- Dynamic; able to offer ideas. Develop teaching resources for formal and informal education.
- Full clean driving license
Applicants
Submissions to include expression of interest, CV and referee/reference details. Send ASAP to e[email protected]
Those successful at application will be invited to interview.
Ilfracombe Aquarium
The Old Lifeboat House
The Pier
Ilfracombe
North Devon
EX34 9EQ01271 864533
The Old Lifeboat House
The Pier
Ilfracombe
North Devon
EX34 9EQ01271 864533
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SEA ANGLING RESULTS
COMBE MARTIN SAC FESTIVE FISH
Club’s members fished a competition over the festive period that concluded on January 7th. A range of species were caught from the North Devon shoreline, including bull huss, conger, grey mullet. ray and whiting. The winner of the competition was Wayne Thomas with a bull huss of 9lb 11oz.
Runner up was also Wayne with a thick lipped grey mullet of 3lb 11oz.
Bideford Angling Club – January Rover
Bideford Angling Clubs January Rover was won by Julien Stainer with a bull huss of 9lb 5oz. Nathan Clements was runner up and forth with huss of 8lb 10.5oz and 7lb 13.5oz. Paul Ackland was third with a dogfish of 2lb 7oz.
Appledore Shipbuilders January Rover
19 fished Appledore Shipbuilders January rover.
The Anglers reported targeting several different species with most catching their targets. Some lovely fish were caught today with 4 specimens recorded at the weigh in.
Claudio Pinto had a fine Small Eyed of 9lb 4ozs and Josh Atkinson had a Whiting of 1lb 11 3/4ozs both coming in at 115.87% to take joint first place. Andrew Atkinson was third with a Whiting of 1lb 10 3/4ozs.
Snowbee 2024 Catalogue
Snowbee are delighted to present their new 2024 catalogue, with new products including the new GXS Prestige 9ft #9 4-piece Fly Rod, new 4th generation Deep Blue reels along with new saltwater fly lines. We also have 10 new killer fly selections for the coming season.
The new catalogue is available to view and download by clicking the image below :-
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NORTH DEVONS TACKLE SHOPS – Buy Local
We are very fortunate in North Devon to have some excellent fishing tackle shops providing local anglers with a wide range of tackle and bait. Tackle shops are at the heart of the local angling community providing a meeting place where anglers can pick up the tools of the trade before spending their hard earned cash. Tackle shops are also a vital social centre where anglers can mingle to plan trips to the water’s edge. I value the support given to North Devon Angling News by our local tackle shops. Over the last few days before Christmas why not pop into your local tackle shop and maybe buy a present or two and stock up with tackle for the Christmas holidays and next year’s fishing trips.
CHRISTMAS SEA COMPETITION RESULTS
CHRISTMAS SEA COMPETITION RESULTS
Thirty Five anglers fished Triple Hook Clubs Christmas Flounder Open and only six of the competitors registered flounder. N. Wilkinson won the top prize with a flounder of 1lb 8.75oz. Runner up was Taz Wotton with a flounder of 1lb 5.5oz. Mark Beer was third a flounder of 1lb 47/8oz and Rob Hancock was fourth with a flounder of 1lb 2oz and Kevin Hancock fifth with a flounder of 1lb 0.25oz and sixth Mark Hancock with a flounder of 15oz.
BIDEFORD CLUB RESULT
Stephen Found won Bideford Angling Clubs forty eight hour rover with a dogfish of 2lb 7oz. Tony Gussin took second and third with a conger of 14lb 5oz and a pouting of 1lb 1oz.
COMBE MARTIN SAC RESULT
Bull huss dominated Combe Martin SAC Christmas Competition with Ross Stanway securing top spot with a huss of 12lb 11oz. David Brooke took second and third with huss of 10lb 5oz and 9lb 14oz. Kevin Legge was fourth with a huss of 9lb 7oz.
Members also caught thick lipped grey mullet, dogfish, conger and codling.
