Ian Hooper fished a local shore mark to land dogfish, whiting and this fine small eyed ray of 9lb 1.5oz. The fish was tempted using peeler crab presented on a pulley rig on a 3/0
Autumn Carp Sport at Jennetts
Rob Kendal enjoyed an action packed short autumn session at Jennetts Reservoir banking four carp including two twenties. The fish were all tempted on Rob’s home boilies with the best three pulling the scales to 25lb 5oz, 23lb 2oz and 19lb 2oz.
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Big Bull huss for Josh
Josh Atkinson put in the effort to make several trips throughout the back end of October and he was rewarded with 2 decent specimens, these were a locally caught Bull Huss of 13-7-8 and an Undulate Ray of 11-12-8 from Dorset’s chesil Beach. Josh was not sure he would have landed the Huss if it wasn’t for the strength and quality of the Cox & Rawle meat hooks as most hooks would probably have bent out when lifting a fish of that size. The fish was lifted as it was too rough to get to the shoreline with the net. Both fish were also released to fight another day.
Steve Pinn catches despite a touch of frost
Steve Pinn landed this stunning carp of 27Ib 4oz carp during his latest session on Stafford Moor’s Lodge Lake.The fish was one of eight landed on Uberbaits Ubernutz. Superb fishing considering it coinciding with the first frost of the season.
Upper Tamar – Carp Catches
Graham Wray has targeted Upper Tamar’s new carp in the last few weeks and has been rewarded with three of the newly stocked fish. Its great to see Graham back at the water he fished a lot many years ago. Graham’s fish tipped the scales to 22lb, just over 23lb and a 24lb 8oz lightly coloured fish which was stocked at 21lb10oz only two months ago.
Cod Fishing Trips
Sea Angling – Results round up.
Jazza John secured the top spots in Appledore Shipbuilders monthly rover with flounder scaling 1lb 105/8oz and 1lb 93/4oz. In third was James Atkinson with a whiting scaling 157/8oz. Jack Pike took first and second in the junior section with flounder of 1lb and 157/8oz.
Antony Smith weighed in a thick-lipped grey mullet of 3lb 2 1/2oz that was the only fish weighed into Bideford Angling Clubs Monthly Sea Rover. The fish was tempted on a half a side of mackerel. Grey Mullet were once considered a summer species but recent seasons have seen the species caught all year round from marks along the North Devon Coast.
Large numbers of small conger and dogfish are proving a nuisance out on the open coast with baits devoured before larger specimens get a chance,
Stafford Moor – Silver Festival Winner
Winner of the Silvers Festival 2017 was Mr Andy Dare with 11lb from peg 15 on Tanner.
North Devon Match Group Winter League Winter League No.2 Millpark
1st Martin Turner -28lb 5oz
2nd John Lacey – 24lb 7oz
3rd Peter Slade – 7lb 12oz
4th Ben Hathaway – 6lb 8oz.
Martin drew on the stream side and fished a 10mtr pole with hemp,tares and casters for roach, he also had a bonus carp mid match on a method feeder , John on the next peg got of to a good start on the pole over groundbait, finishing with a great net of roach and bream. Pete could not find the bonus roach but still managed third spot with a net of nearly 300 small roach. Floating leaves and a mid match down pour made fishing difficult at times.
