Ocean Daze offer an ocean and fish themed range of clothing that will appeal to those who love spending time by the sea. They are available at Braunton Baits and online.
South Molton Angling Club – Boat Trip Clovelly
A quick report from Ed Rands on South Molton Angling Clubs 4hr Clovelly evening sea trip on the 19th of June.
We met doug the skipper aboard “independent charters” at 5pm motored out for 10 minutes and set anchor.
We put squid baits and mackerel baits down and started catching fish and it never really stopped until we came in at 9:30.
We caught the inevitable dogfish, a few smoothound, probably 30 bull huss into double figures and we had a few mackerel to bring home to eat as well as a few scad which were not eaten! The weather was pretty good and flattened the sea out well by the time we had finished.
Thanks to Jim, Danny, Bob, Nigel and Craig for attending and doug looked after us admirably with tea and coffee, although we did Craig’s coffee again later!
QUAY SPORTS CHARITY DAY
Catchwise – Paid vacancies for survey work
The Angling Trust are offering posts for paid surveyors for the Catchwise project if interested please click the link
COMBE MARTIN SAC – LURE FISHING LEAGUE UPDATE
Combe Martin SAC – Mebers Lure Fishing Competition.
Shaun Quartly has registered three bass measuring 72cm, 60.5cm and 56cm for a three fish total of 188.5cm.
This puts him into second place behind Mark Jones who has three for 193cm.
Mark Jones. 3 bass 193.5
Shaun Quartly 3 bass 188.5
Reece Woolgar 2 bass 116
Mark Tossel 1 bass 69
A reminder that the Open Lure competition hosted with CMSAC and High Street Tackle commences on Thursda, June 29th at 00:00am.
Bideford Angling Club – JUNE ROVER RESULT
1st Antony Smith Smoothhound 12lb 2 1/2oz 121.250%
2nd (junior) Jenson kiff Smoothhound 8lb 2oz 81.250%
3rd Richard Jefferies smoothhound 8lb 1oz 80.625%
4th (junior) Jenson kiff smoothhound 7lb 70%
Well done guys especially well done to jenson are first junior we have had In a sea competition for a long time.
BOAT SPORT OFF ILFRACOMBE
Daniel Welch has been some superb boat sport off Ilfracombe ctaching some stunning wrasse using lure fishing tactics. Dans best wrasse a stunning ballan of 5lb. The sport was shared with his good friend Ross Stanway and son Solly Welch.
“Another fantastic day out on the boat, with perfect weather. The plan for the day was lure fishing with light spinning setups the main target a big ballen and a cuckoo wrasse. The day didn’t disappoint we caught good numbers of decent sized hard fighting pollack on the wrecks on the way down, once at the island we had great sport on the wrasse all catching good sized fish the biggest a boat and lure pb for me of exactly 5lb I also managed my main target and another first for me, catching not one but two cuckoo wrasse on a lure in quick succession. We thought we would pick up some fresh bait to drift for the tope on the way back and found good numbers of large launce and some mackerel. Prime fresh bait but an hour drift only produced one tope we fished some small baits at the same time and picked up weavers, a few gurnard and lots of little whiting. We finished the day off with some more wreck pollack on the way home. Lures used were a mix of slow jigs with single
hooks, creature soft plastics, savagegear Sandeels and black minnow.”
Specimen thin lip on the fly
Combe Martin SAC member Kyle Bishop has caught a stunning thin lipped grey mullet of 5lb 3oz from the Taw estaury using fly fishing tactics. The fish is superb specimen in its own right but even more special having being tempted on fly fishing tactics pioneered by Colin Macloud.
COMBE MARTIN SAC – Bass Lure Competition Update
Mark Jones has enjoyed recent success with lures whilst fishing from his boat with Craig Mcloughlin of Braunton Baits.
“Great day on my boat with Craig Crafty Mcloughlin 
Sun flat sea & no easterlies for a change
Had 3 shark trips now but doing more lure fishing as well in between sharking
Landed this beauty 70cm plus & it went like hell on my slash 28g lure rod what a fight won’t forget that in a hurry!!!! C&R”
Mark now has three bass totalling 193cm
Reece Woolgar has two for 116cm
Mark Tossel one for 69cm
Family outing results in a huge tub gurnard
Toby Basset and his family enjoyed a trip out of Ilfracombe on their family boat Lucy Ann. Pippa Bassett caught a stunning tub gurnard of 6lb a fish that is 2lb above the Angling Trust’s specimen rating for North Devon. Whilst only fishing occasionally Pippa undoubtedly has the angling equivalent of green fingers as on her last trip out last summer she boated a 51lb tope. The family also caught good numbers of mackerel, pollock to 6lb and several scad.
