Smoothound dominated Bideford Angling Clubs forty eight hour rover with Andrew Clements winning with a smoothound scaling 14lb 9.25oz. Andrew Clements was runner up with a smoothound of 14lb 2oz and Stephen Found third with a smoothound of 13lb 15.75oz.
Combe Martin SACs Club members lure fishing league runs from April 1st until October 31st. After a slow start members are now catching some stunning bass from both boat and shore. There are now four members with five bass on the scoreboard. I( Wayne Thomas) have secured a lead after a couple of good sessions on the shore adding a fine bass of 75cm to my tally along with bass of 60cm and 58cm. All fish were caught using mega-bass spindle worms.
Present standings are :-
Wayne Thomas – Bass – 75cm, 60cm, 58cm, 57cm, 56cm Total – 306cm
Ross Stanway – Bass 67cm, 58cm, 56cm, 56cm, 56cm Total – 293cm
Reece Woolgar – Bass 62cm, 59cm, 58cm, 57cm, 56.5cm Total – 292.5cm
Daniel Welch – 63cm, 55cm, 54cm, 50cm, 48cm Total – 270cm
Daniel Welch is building experience on Predator 2 Charters taking friends to marks off the North Devon Coast intending to extend to wider charters next season. At present Dan is taking customers on short range charter trips out of Ilfracombe.
( Below) A few fish caught on the latest mates day out trip on Predator 2
Nice little video Paul has put together from the trip out with a few mates at the weekend. Hopefully we can get some more over the coming weeks and months. Give his you tube channel ilfracombe fishing a like and subscribe. He also makes probably the best burgers and special boxes Bayside Burger Bar so if your hungry after a fishing trip you know where to go. .
Combe Martin SAC are hosting their annual fun fishing event on Ilfracombe Pier on Sunday September 1st. This annual event coincides with the Sea-Ilfracombe Festival and is always fun promoting fishing for young anglers accompanied by parents or guardians. Special guests to be confirmed mingle with the public to discuss issues that relate to the sea angling community. The fun fishing is for most species caught with prizes provided by sponsors High Street Tackle, Barnstaple Bait and Tackle and Ilfracombe Aquarium.
Late summer sees the arrival of a wide variety of species with red mullet amongst the most colourful. Kevin Legge caught a brace of these handsome fish the largest of the two weighing 10.5oz won CMSAC’s latest club match. kevin hold the clubs club record for the species with a 1lb 10oz fish caught in 1989. The clubs specimen size is 1.25oz.
Boat anglers off Ilfracombe are enjoying some superb boat sport with bass and pollock caught over wrecks and reefs. Reel Deal Charters targeted bass with the anglers on board tempting numerous good fish topped by a 69cm specimen to the rod of Danny Watson of High Street Tackle. Danny has done a great deal to promote lure fishing in North Devon with his shop stocking a vast range of lures.
On the same day I was on board Predator 2 last Sunday on a trip with friends of the Skipper Dan Welch. We set out with the intention of fishing for shark but the conditions prevented us from reaching the prime sharking grounds. Fortunately we were able to shift our attention to other species and enjoyed great sport with bass and pollock. The best bass boated was a good fish of 67cm to the rod of Callum Gove.
Lure fishing is a growing sector of sea angling. This is in part I feel because it suits the modern sea anglers life style. The light tackle employed enables great sport with the bass, pollock and wrasse giving exciting accounts. There is no bait collection, no unpleasant odours and less pre trip preparation. Shore anglers can grab a rod reel and a bag of lures and enjoy a short session at the prime time.
Andrew Clements won Bideford Anglings Clubs August Rover with a specimen thick lipped grey mullet of 4lb 6oz. Dale Kiff was runner up with a bass of 5lb 4oz. Jenson Kiff was third with a smoothound of 7lb 6oz and Graham Snow forth with a thin lipped grey mullet of 2lb 14.5oz.
Josh Atkinson was first and second and third in Appledore Shipbuilders sea rover with black bream of 2lb 4.25oz and 2lb3.5oz. A ballan wrasse of 4lb 12.25oz completing his domination of the scoreboard.
A low water lure trip on Predator 2 resulted in some superb fishing with a variety of species including bass, wrasse, ling, pollack and pouting.
Dan Welch skipper of Predator 2 Charters caught this fine 63cm bass on his latest excursion wiyth the lure rod. He is now running in second place in CMSAC’s Lure Fishing League.
Top Three Present positions : –
Ross Stanway 5 bass – 290
Dan Welch 5 bass – 270
Reece Woolgar – 3 bass – 175.5
“A but lumpy out there today so had an office day and then took the lure rod out off the shore, 9 bass to 63cm, can’t complain the new lucky hoody working its magic!”
