3 May 2021

BRAUNTON BAIT BOX LAUNCH MONTHLY COMPETITION

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The Braunton Bait Box

25 April at 21:34

Right guys and girls

Starting from next month (MAY) we will be running a

Fish Of The Month Competition

May and June – the species will be biggest Ray or Smooth Hound

July and August – the species will be Bass and Gilthead Bream

The winner will receive a £25 bait voucher and a box of bakes from

Bake and Brew Bakery

Rules

*You must pop in the shop to register

*bait must be bought from us, the bait packets will have a different sticker on each month

*you must send in a photo of you holding the fish along with a photo of the scales weight and the bait sticker

*have a great time

*please pick up your litter

Happy fishing

3 May 2021

SCOTTISH TREK BRINGS SUCCESS WITH HUGE SKATE

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Combe Martin SAC member Kyle Bishop made the long trek to Scotland in search of the huge skate that reside in the deep waters. He enjoyed success from the rocky shoreline bring two huge specimens to the shore estimated at 189lb and 187lb.

2 May 2021

Big thin lip wins Bideford Rover

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Bideford May Rover Results

1st Nathan Clements Thin Lipped Mullet 5lb 1oz 126.562%

2nd Julien Stainer Dog Fish 2lb 6 1/2oz 80.208%

3rd Paul Downing Thornback Ray 5lb 11oz 63.194%

4th Dick Talbot Rockling 15oz 62.5%

2 May 2021

BIG CHANNEL BLONDE

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Combe Martin SAC member Dan Spearman fished a Bristol Channel Shore mark (English side) to tempt this fine specimen blonde ray scaling 16lb 6oz.

28 Apr 2021

Boat Sport Up Channel

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Paul Grisley sent me this report on his trip to Somerset to fish on Charter Boat Lorna Doone.

Amazing day on Lorna Doone brilliant weather and company, low point 34 dogfish but 3 blondes 13.5 to 15lb,2spotty rays 1 just under and 1 just over 4lb,2 thornbacks 9 and 12.5lb,2 smothounds 9 and 12lb and a 9lb huss blown away Tommo is some skipper ! mostly on squid and mackerel but some crab cart and bluey thrown in for a change. even honours between up and down tide.

28 Apr 2021

Early Bass on Lures

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Combe Martin SAC member Mark Jones has been enjoying some early bass action on lures landing six during his latest session using soft plastics.

18 Apr 2021

Spring Porbeagle

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Dan Hawkin’s has been taking anglers from Ilfracombe to the shark grounds to the West of the port bringing several large fish to side of the boat where they are carefully unhooked without bringing into the boat.

18 Apr 2021

Bideford Angling Club 24 hour results

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It’s good to start getting a few regular results once again. Surprised there are no smoothound weighed in with thornback from up channel dominating results.