Adam Atkins who fished on Lodge swim 3 aka spit bay had two fish out up to 22lb 10oz using Sticky Baits Krill & Manilla Boilies.
Wooda Lakes – Fur N Feather Result
Twenty anglers fished the 2017 Fur n Feather match held across lakes 3 and 4. With cold water coming into the lakes and a gusty wind, it was not easy fishing.
Kevin Shears (Above), pegged on the trackside on lake 4, took the win with 62lb 3oz of pole caught carp. Second overall was Paul Ware, on the point peg on lake 3, with 47lb 3oz. Martin Turner(Below) was third with 45lb 1oz from the wood side of lake 4.
The random pairs was won by Shaun Stenton and Kevin Shears with a total of 101lb.
All anglers went away with a range of prizes.
Lake 3
Christopher Morris 41lb 7oz (runner up lake 3)
Norman Martin 25lb 6oz
Mick Seaward 7lb
John Forster 18lb 6oz
Shaun Stenton 38lb 13oz
Paul Morris 17lb 10oz
Matt Sampson DNW
Barry Lee 13lb 8oz
Neilsen Jeffrey 15lb 8oz
Paul Ware 47lb 8oz (won lake 3)
Ian Owen 14lb 1oz
Lake 4
Kevin Shears 62lb 3oz (overall winner)
Kev Wilton 15lb 6oz
Nathan Underwood 16lb
Paul Elworthy 10lb 11oz
Ian Croxton 36lb 11oz
Martin Turner 45lb 1oz (won lake 4)
Garry Thornton 35lb
Peter Seaward 8lb 8oz
Keith Copeland 39lb 3oz
Fish from cold climates
(Above)10lb + halibut for Craig
North Devon anglers Craig Mcloughlin and Kevin Legge are enjoying fishing in Norway where temperatures are minus 6 during the day and there are just three hours of daylight!
Craig hopes to capture the Northern Lights before they come home. One of angling joys is the adventures it takes its participants on.
(Above) Double Figure cod for Craig
(Above)Kevin Legge with a double figure cod
Sea Angling Results – Bideford, Appledore-Shipbuilder’s & Triple Hook
Antony Smith landed the only two fish in Bideford Angling Clubs Monthly Rover a fine specimen spurdog of 12lb 81/2oz and a whiting of 1lb.
Dennis Toleman won Triple Hook Clubs first competition of the New Year winning the Sportsman’s Cup with a flounder of 1lb 3oz. In runner up spot was Rob Hancock with a flounder of 1lb 21/2oz.
In Appledore Shipbuilders Rover eighteen senior anglers failed to catch a fish big enough to bring to the scales. Jack Pike secured victory in the Junior section with a whiting of 101/2oz.
Twenty Carp Haul despite freezing wind
Mark Downing had twenty carp in a forty eight hour session this weekend on swim 1 on the Dam Wall of Lodge lake using Sticky Baits Manilla boilies.
North Devon Match Group Winter League No.4 Morchard Rd.
Results
1st Neilsen Jeffery 62lb 9oz
2nd Christopher Morris 49lb 7oz
3rd Michael Blake 46lb 9oz
4th Martin Turner 41lb 9oz
5th Paul Elworthy 37lb 4oz
6th Simon Maunder 34lb
Today’s conditions were very challenging, with bitter cold easterly wind making presentation difficult for the 16 competitors .
Neilsen’s catch of 40 carp was taken on peg17 with double red maggot on the pole over groundbait, Christopher used similar tactics for second spot, Michael’s catch of 29 carp came from peg 5 also on the pole with maggot . Martin Turner gives thanks to all for supporting the club and welcomes the new members .
Big Eel on a cold night
Combe Martin SAC member Kevin Legge braved a bitter North Wind to tempt this 28lb conger. This fish was tempted using Ammo Bluey and squid cocktail on a Varivas Catfish hook.
Toothy Predators on the prowl as the storm passes!
Big fish are on the feed moving close inshore to feast on the food dislodged by storm Eleanor. Several anglers have enjoyed success as the waters have calmed. The window of opportunity is often short as a bitter North East wind is now tearing down channel chilling any angler out there to the bone.
Ali Laird enjoyed the session of a lifetime when he fished a North Devon rock mark to land a fine tope of 29lb 10oz(Above) and spurdog of 9lb 15oz and 9lb 8oz. (Below)
Fellow club member Dan Miles Redmore was also delighted to land his first ever shore caught tope weighing 33lb 10oz.
Big Carp before storm wreckage
Ryan Butt landed this stunning carp of 30lb from Furzebray Carp Lake before his session was cut short when Storm Eleanor smashed his bivvy bringing the session to a premature end!
Stafford Moor Carp Catch
Stuart Hutchings banked eleven carp to 21lb from Swim 3 on the Dam wall of Lodge lake all taken on CC Moore 12mm Dairy Supreme pop up’s dusted in Lactose Concentrate B+.