20 Oct 2016

GONE FISHING – MATCH REPORT

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Ian Owen

Match Report No 3
Date: 12-10-2016
Venue: High Hampton Lake 2

Match number three was at the fine venue of High Hampton although it was a strange one as it was on lake 2 which is a lake that fishermen never fish.

It was well under way and with an early push from Mathew Cross who in the first two hours had netted 10 carp, this was much to the surprise of other anglers as they were sitting staring in amazement and wondering what was happening.

Until Thomas Owen had a surge and caught four Carp back to back, a great effort from Tom on the day who won Man off the match as he has transferred over from Carp tackle to pole fishing and showed he was improving weekly.

John Lovell also started to catch, having caught some nice skimmers and a fair size bream on the feeder, we also saw last weeks winner netting some nice carp in an attempt to catch up with Cross who was now standing still as his swim had died

Other fisherman on the lake had also been catching and a wide size and variety of fish was being caught to make the match a close one, Cross had obviously capitalized on that early lead and wasn’t to be caught.

The results:

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1st place Matt Cross – 28lbs 5oz

2nd place John Lovell – 16lb 8oz

3rd place Tom Owen – 14lb .7oz

A total of 12 competed on the day.

Great fishing well done boys off to Stafford next week.

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(Above)Keith Copland

 

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(Above)Thomas Owen
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(Above)Matt Cross

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19 Oct 2016

Late Season – Smoothound

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Combe Martin SAC member  Ian Laird – 9lb 15oz smoothound

Smoothound have been a regular feature of sea angling catches during the autumn months in recent seasons with hounds landed right through into December. This could be a result of numerous factors including climate change? It is however difficult to speculate. Trigger fish became common for several seasons and this was seen as a clear sign of global warming; they have been virtually non existent this year though?

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19 Oct 2016

Melbury Carp Catch

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img_6442Tony Welch visited Melbury very recently and sent in this catch report to South West Lakes Trust:

‘On my latest trip fishing the Devon South West Lakes Trust waters I decided to head to Melbury Reservoir. I spent two nights on the picturesque lake and struggled on the first night fishing in horrendous rain. After a change in the weather and also a change of tactics I managed 6 takes over the last 18hrs catching a number of nice commons to 19lb 5oz using Mainline Baits Essential Cell with home made Mainline Polaris hook baits over the top. “Melbury is another gem in the Southwest Lakes Trust portfolio, a very enjoyable trip!’

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17 Oct 2016

A plea from Nick Hart at Exe Valley! Junior Anglers

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A plea from Nick Hart at Exe Valley!

Do you know any budding young fly anglers that are free this Sunday 23rd Oct? I am running a heat of the Junior Bank National at Exe Valley Fishery and there are some places to be filled. This is a great fun event, see pix from last year. Entry open to anyone aged 17 years or under on the day of the final which is 9th April 17. Prizes by Greys and event supported by the Angling Trust. Please message or call for details. Fishing Permit & Entry is just £5!!!

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17 Oct 2016

SOME KRACKING CARP FROM PARADISE

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Big Shout Out and Well Done to Kevin Hosie who caught his 1st EVER 40!! Kevin caught a New Personal Best 45lb 8oz Mirror from the Kracking Carp Lake using Artificial Sweetcorn, his face says it all!!

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(Above) Adrian Walker

5C’s Member Adrian Walker from Liskeard had a great session on the Main Carp Lake catching a 26lb and 22lb Mirror within just Minutes apart! Adrian landed the 26lb Mirror and as soon as he finished taking pictures and safely releasing the Mirror, his other Rod Screamed off for him to land a 22lb Mirror!
Adrian used a D Rig with a Snowman Manilla Boilie Presentation to tempt the Stunners.

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Julian Chidgey took some time out to fish for himself on the Specimen Carp Lake and landed this Stunning Scale Perfect 22lb 9oz Linear caught off the top on Dog Biscuits.

 

 

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(Above) Graham Tasker

A KRACKING BIRTHDAY TREAT! Graham Tasker from West Yorkshire was whisked away by his partner to Anglers Paradise as a Birthday Surprise. Graham decided to give the Kracking Carp Lake a go in the hope of beating his current Personal Best of 24lb 7oz. On his 1st day, he not only beat his PB but he smashed it with a 38lb Mirror!! Graham caught the Whopper from Peg 2, towards the Lillies on a Cog System with Salty Squid Mainline Boilies with just 1 on a Stringer.

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16 Oct 2016

North Devon Match Group – Result – Top Silver Fish Hauls

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North Devon Match Group Championship No 9 Tamar Lake Devon Bank

14753704_566524383531769_5345225523042837951_oNorth Devon match Group members enjoyed some top rate silver fish sport at Upper Tamar fishing the Devon bank. Many thanks to Martin Turner who makes the effort to send me the results and image for each competition; much appreciated.

Neilsen Jeffery , winning catch mainly roach from the Devon Arm on the whip to hand, very close second Tom Downing with over 300 small perch and roach short line on the pole. Good back up weights on feeder and pole tactics in challenging conditions.

Results

1st Nielsen Jeffery 33lb 12oz

2nd Tom Downing 32lb 14oz

3rd Christopher Morris 26lb 13oz

4th Martin Turner 20lb 12oz

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16 Oct 2016

Sea Angling round up

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14692092_10153945148568085_8378607473329268636_oOllie Passmore fished a local rock mark to land a personal best bull huss of 8lb 2oz.

Combe Martin SAC member Ian laird fished a North Devon Rock mark to land this brace of huss and smoothound

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Whilst this should be the best time of year for shore angling it does not follow that it will always be easy. I have enjoyed two sessions this weekend one in hope of tope the other after the frustratingly difficult to tempt grey mullet. Mullet were present in good numbers a few big fish ghosting around ignoring the bread-flake offerings totally. Hundreds of tiny mullet attacking the baits if dropped into the murkier water.

My only catch was a shore rockling caught on a 6/0 hook and a squid and mackerel cocktail. Its leopard type markings unlike any I have seen previously.

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The estuary has been on fine form for flounder enthusiasts but unfortunately did not fish well on the big tide fished by Triple Hook Club members on Sunday October 16th. Only three flounder were caught by the 12 anglers fishing the best to Julian Stainer weighed 1lb 23/8oz. In runner up spot was Dennis Toleman with flounder of 1lb 3/4oz and in third Steve Luxton with a flounder of 151/4oz.

If you have any news or good sea angling pictures please send to North Devon Angling News.

 

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