Combe Martin SAC members Kody Chugg and Dan Spearman have enjoyed early spring success with small eyed ray. Kody beaching fine a specimen 11lb 5oz and Dan Spearman a specimen of 10lb 5oz.
Early bass on lures
Lure fishing enthusiast Mark Jones continues in his quest to land bass on lures throughout the year tempting this fine looking bass of over 4lb on his latest trip to the waters edge.
VARIETY ON THE PIER
Fishing covers a wide spectrum and its always good to hear of anglers successes and experiences. Ilfracombe angler Toby Bassett is an allrounder who catches pike from the local reservoir, sharks off the coast and also enjoys scaling right down to experience the wonders of multi species fishing with LRF tackle. Many thanks to Toby for his account below.
Every year i try and catch as many species as I can and this this year like everyone else I have been limited to just the Bristol Channel due to travel restrictions which has given me plenty of time to focus on local marks and where better then the pier to rack up my tally? I have always heard of weird and wonderful fish coming on out on the LRF gear so thats been my main goal and the clingfish always in the back of my mind as one of the more prized mini species, so when i actually caught one i was stunned, such an awesome slimy little morsal and a big tick off the list! That brings my tally to 20 species so far this year, i still have a few trickier fish to target as the year goes on such as the illusive tadpole fish and the dragonette but this cornish sucker has made me one happy focker lol! Toby Bassett
Big huss on the prowl
Dan Spearman and Kyle Bishop fished a North Devon Mark and enjoyed action with bull huss scaling 11lb and 9lb
Fellow Combe Martin SAC member Kody Chugg also annoyed success with bull huss landing a fine looking fish of 10lb 5oz as the sun began to set.
SPRING RAY
Combe Martin SAC member Kevin Legge used his extensive local knowledge to find a mark that was both productive and sheltered from the gale force winds that were battering the North Devon coast. This handsome small eyed ray of 8lb 11oz was tempted using an Ammo Launce and squid cocktail.
MASSIVE SHORE CAUGHT NORTH DEVON THORNBACK
Combe Martin SAC member Dan Spearman set a new club record when he hooked this huge thornback of 15lb 2oz from a North Devon shore mark. Whilst North Devon has an excellent track record for blonde ray, small eyed ray and spotted ray thornback are scarce from shore marks. 
Huge Shore Caught Spurdog
Kyle Bishop has smashed Combe Martin SAC’s spurdog Club record with a huge specimen spurdog scaling 18lb 1oz. The fish was caught at a popular North Devon shore mark.
Kyle also tempted a specimen small eyed ray on a subsequent trip to the North Devon coast weighing 10lb 4oz.
All year round bass on the lure!
Keen lure fishing enthusiast Mark Jones has set himself the challenge of catching a bass on a lure in every month of the year. He started in November 2020 and has succeeded each month so far. With December, January and February ticked off it should be plain sailing from here on?
Specimen Bull huss
Combe Martin SAC member Kevin Legge tempted bull buss of 12lb 7oz and 10lb 5oz during recent trips to the North Devon coast. The specimen pictured was tempted a mackerel bait whipped to a single 5/0 Varivas Chinu and reports that the fish was hooked cleanly in the side of the mouth, allowing it to be removed swiftly and the fish released quickly after a picture.
Hookway tempts specimen huss
Combe Martin SAC member Shane Hookway tempted this specimen bull Huss of 10lb 10oz from a North Devon rock mark. The fish took a whole Ammo joey mackerel.
