1 Oct 2017

Sea Angling News round up!

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Autumn is one of the best months for the shore angler with plenty of species to target from both the open coast and estuary. Several ray have been landed from Ilfracombe Pier so I suspect local beaches could bring excellent results. Big bass and conger could also show on many beaches at this time of year with the outside chance of a tope. Below are a few recent catches from the North Devon Coast.

 

(Above) Ollie Passmore landed this fine small eyed ray of 9lb 13oz whilst fishing from Ilfracombe Pier a mark that can throw up a wide variety of species during the Autumn months.

(Above) James Thomas with a small eyed ray of 6lb 15oz also caught from Ilfracombe Pier.

Above – Brad Munden landed this small eyed ray of 10lb 8oz.

Above -John Shapland landed this stunning red mullet from a local shore mark.

Above -Rob Scoines fished the Taw estuary and found the flounder on the feed landing several to 1lb 6oz.

Graham Snow won Appledore Shipbuilders Monthly Rover with a thick lipped grey mullet of 3lb 6oz. Jazza John was runner up with a flounder weighing 1lb 107/8oz and Graham Snow third with a thin lipped mullet of 3lb 51/4oz. This success for Graham Snow seals victory for him as this years club shore champion with 46 points. James Atkinson and Andrew Atkinson are runners up with 24 points each.

Graham Snow also dominated Bideford Angling Clubs monthly sea match landing thick lipped mullet of 3lb 6oz and 3lb 5/7oz to take first and second and thin lips of 3lb 51/4oz and 3lb 5oz for third and forth. Dick Talbot took fifth with whiting of 1lb 3oz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Oct 2017

Pallatrax Carp Open at Upper Tamar – Big Money Winners

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Karl Yates and Allan Jones have stormed the Pallatrax Carp Open at Upper Tamar to win £2000 with 12 fish for 140lbs and 7oz. The lads were second out the draw and fished peg 19 on the Cornwall Bank (the shallow end). They caught fish steadily throughout the comp and their fish included a newly stocked mirror of 20.08 (attached brace of fish). They also lost several fish. Very well deserved and many congratulations…………………. 2nd Place has gone to two time winners Phil and Sam Gilhespy who scoop £1000 with 6 fish for 72lbs and 14oz……………………..3rd place was decided with only 10 minutes remaining and Harry Miles and Joshua Bellew landed a common of 9.12 to clinch the £500 third spot! They had two fish for 25lbs.

Overall 7 pairs caught 26 fish with the largest fish being a 23.03 common caught by Barry O’Connor (a newly stocked fish – attached)

4th Barry and Benn O’Connor 1 fish for 23.03 winning Tamar season permits
5th Jason and Peter Budd with 2 fish for 21.13 winning Tamar season permits
6th Richard Harman and Dean Willoughby with 2 fish for 16.08
7th Aaron Rundle and Mike Toms with 1 fish of 13.12

Smallest fish wining a £50 Pallatrax voucher was Richard Harman with a 6.05 Common. Largest fish was won by Barry O’Connor and he won a £50 Pallatrax voucher

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1 Oct 2017

FIsh Trail Film – With IFCA

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Last year I joined with IFCA and Wiseman Productions to make a short film on fishing on the North Devon Coast. The date coincided with a bitter East Wind but with help from fellow CMSAC members Kevin Legge, Callum Gove and James Hunter we managed some success. The project was funded by the EU COSME programme and D&S IFCA who promote a conservation-minded approach to angling.
To view visit the link below.

http://fishtrail.org/video-gallery/

 

 

1 Oct 2017

Stafford Moor Carp Catch Up

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Apologies a short break in transmission following a weeks vacation in the Scottish Glens, Whilst absent plenty of quality carp have been landed from the prolific Stafford Moor. A summary of catches follows.

Above -Pete Day  a regular at the Moor  doesn’t take photos but Joanne Combes persisted in asking ! The result is this portrait of Pete with one of his catches from the spit on Lodge lake. He had 10 fish  up to 20lb using Mainline Cell boilies.

Above -Craig Jennings with his 24lb catch from the beach swim on Beattie’s lake using Mainline cell boilies in a quick overnight session.

Above – Colin Rutter  had 3 fish  including this stunning common from the first swim on the dam wall on Beatties lake using Mainline hybrid boilies and pineapple juice pop ups.

Above -Geoff Waring aka Carpbuster who had 2 fish out up to 21lb 5oz from the Summer hut swim on Beattie’s lake using Mainline Cell boilies.

Above – Matt Mitchell with a 28lb 4oz catch from the beach swim on Beattie’s lake using CC Moore Odyssey xxx boilies , Matt had a total of 5 fish during the session.

Above – Tommy Green had a new personal best of 19lb from swim 2 (The Triangle) the dam wall on Beattie’s lake using CC Moore Pacific tuna boilies .

Above – John and son Adam Atkins  fished on the Inlet swim and had 11 fish out up to 23lb 6oz using Mainline Cell boilies and Sticky Baits Manilla boilies.

Above -Reece Pope aged 14 with a new personal best of 27lb 6oz caught on the beach swim using spotted fin 15mm Catalyst boilies. This was a 10lb jump for Reece from his old pb!

Above- Andrew Harvey  fished the beach swim on Beattie’s lake with his friend Matt and had a total 5 fish out up to 20lb using CC Moore Odyssey xxx boilies

Above- Robert Kendall landed this stunning 25lb mirror from Stafford Moor recently.

Above -Paul Evans  had 5 fish out from the beach swim on Beatties lake up to 23lb 6oz using Mainline Cell and bait works boilies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 Sep 2017

Forty From Kracking Lake

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ANOTHER PERSONAL BEST CARP FROM THE KRACKING!

Steve Elsbury, 34 from Holsworthy has been putting in the hours fishing Nirvana’s Kracking Carp Lake in the mission to beat his previous Personal Best 38lb Common that he caught from the Lake back in June…

Well, the saying – “Good things come to those that wait…or bait!!” – is TRUE!!

Steve has only gone and beaten that 38lb Common with a 41lb Mirror known as the ‘Z FISH’ as it has a Z Scar on it’s side.

Steve shared –

“After many a thoughtful night, I finally managed my second personal best carp from Anglers Paradise. The fish fell for a cr1 pop up fished over a large bed of cr1 boilie, hybrid curve shank hooks holding strong as always.”

MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE STEVE!!

Anglers Paradise

 

20 Sep 2017

Cats and Carp in Paradise

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RAINING CATS AND CARP ON THE SPECIMEN CAT LAKE!

Fishing Friends Scott Brown, Damien Hicks, Colin, Chris Jones and Girlfriend Leslie came down from different parts of the Country to Fish our Day Ticket Venue Nirvana, let’s just say…there was quite a lot of heavy dew during their session but at least it also rained Cats and Carp for them too!!

Scott Shared –

“All Summer I have been counting down the days for our trip to the Nirvana Day Ticket Complex at Anglers Paradise in Devon. Myself, Chris, Leslie, Damien and Colin arrived and set our traps hoping for a similar outcome to last year’s trip.

Zyg says it never rains in Devon – well on this occasion I’m afraid he was telling porky pies, it chucked it down! But never the less the, Lakes still produced a few corkers!

I managed a 30lb 3oz catfish and a 22lb 5oz mirror as well as three smaller but chunky carp, all my fish coming to Finforce baits. Chris Jones got the biggest of the trip a 51lb 1oz Catfish all from the Specimen Cat Lake and Damien managed a 29lb Common from the Kracking Carp Lake. Leslie and Colin bagged up on Orfe and Rudd whilst trying a bit of float fishing but unfortunately didn’t manage to get amongst the bigger ones this time.

Great trip had by all and I look forward to our next adventure as a group”.

FISHING, FRIENDS AND FUN, ENJOYING THE SPORT TOGETHER – WELL DONE GUYS!

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