Grey Mullet are providing some exciting sport for anglers prepared to fish light with local harbours and coastal rock marks productive.
Dan Welch – 4lb 3oz (Above)
Grey Ghosts
STAFFORD MOOR – TOP CARP CATCHES
Lee Galley and his son Nick Galley fished on Beatties lake for 48 hours they had 10 fish out using there own home made boilies on Gardener stiff rigs they had up to 26lb.
Lee Waring who fished Stafford Moorfor the first time enjoying a successful session on beatties then on lodge lake using cc moore live system boilie’s he had a few fish out including this chunky mirror pictured below .
Danny Hayman landed a fine 29lb mirror from Beatties Lake on the dam wall main line cell boilie’s . (Below)
Mike Faulkner with one of his many catches from lodge lake using sticky baits Manilla boilies this one is a 22lb 2oz. (Above)
Alexander McDonald had 8 fish out of Beatties in 24 hours using DNA Baits up to 21lb 7oz. (Above)
KINGDON FOLLOWS ENGLAND QUALIFICATION WITH £2000 WIN AT BEST OF THE BEST!
Congratulations to Matt Kingdon on winning South West Lakes Trust’s Best of the Best competition at Wimbleball. Full report below from Ben Smeeth of South West Lakes Trust
Matt Kingdon has won the Best of the Best £5000 final at Wimbleball Lake held on 18 September after being the only angler to catch a limit of 10 fish. The competition, now in its third year, is run by South West Lakes Trust and sponsored by Snowbee (www.snowbee.co.uk).
Matt, from Barnstaple, bagged his limit with more than an hour to go from the Bessoms Bridge area of the lake. Successful tactics were a team of three flies consisting of a Peach Blob on top, a Red Holographic Cruncher in the middle and a Black Lure with Malibu Tail and a Green Sparkled Body with Red Rib on the bottom fly. A slow to medium retrieve to jerk the Malibu Tail accounted for seven of Matt’s ten fish. He collected £2000 for the win, following on from his third place finish where he won £1000 in the 2015 final. It completes a great week for Matt who qualified for the Home International Loch style in 2017.
57 anglers fished the final after 92 had qualified throughout the season from Kennick, Wimbleball, Stithians, Siblyback and Burrator. After the briefing was done, there was a mad dash for the favoured fishing spots with most anglers opting for Bessoms and Ruggs end of the lake. The weather conditions were pretty good with a slight ripple on the water, overcast mainly but warm sunny spells at times. A lot of fish were showing out of casting range and catches were much slower than the previous week which was expected after the pressure from anglers practising.
Rob Gale, from Ashburton, finished second catching eight fish from the Narrows to claim the £1250 prize pot with Alec Hoare, Newton Abbot, claiming the £750 third place with seven fish for 11lb 4oz with only 5 ounces separating fifth place from third!
There was a strong Kennick Fly Fishers Association showing at the top of the individual standings with the top five finishers all members. After winning it the last two years Andrew Gooding finished a creditable 8th.
The largest fish in the final (not finishing in the top three) was won jointly by Mike Stone (Starcross) and Roger Truscott (Liskeard) who shared the £500 prize fund with a Rainbow of 2lb 2oz each.
The blind pairs was introduced this season and the winners, claiming £150 each, were Matt Kingdon and Steve Ebdon (Exeter) with Rob Gale and John Huckings (Camelford) finishing second to win £100 each.
There were 127 Rainbows caught in total giving a 2.3 rod average per person for the competition with a further 30 Browns also caught and released.
Simon Kidd from Snowbee was on hand to give out the prizes and here is the full list of prize winners:
| POSITION | PRIZE |
| Winner – Matt Kingdon 10 fish for 15lb 6oz | £2000 BOB trophy and name on the honours board in the permit room |
| Runner up – Rob Gale 8 fish for 13lb 4oz | £1250 BOB trophy and name on the honours board in the permit room |
| Third – Alec Hoare 7 fish for 11lb 4oz | £750 BOB trophy and name on the honours board in the permit room |
| Heaviest Fish (not finishing in the top three) Mike Stone and Roger Truscott 2lb 2oz | £250 each |
| Second heaviest fish (not in top three) Andy Watson 2lb 1oz | Snowbee Fly Vest and Back pack worth over £100 |
| Blind Pairs winners: Matt Kingdon and Steve Ebdon 18lb 12oz | £150 each |
| Blind Pairs runners up: Rob Gale and John Huckings 17lb 15oz | £100 each |
| 4th – Andy Watson 7 fish for 10lb 15oz (won on countback with largest fish 2lb 1oz) | Snowbee 9ft #6 Geo Nano rod worth £350 |
| 5th – Paul Wicks 7 fish for 10lb 15oz | New Snowbee Classic Fly rod worth over £200 |
| 6th – Pete Kempton 6 fish for 9lb 11oz | Snowbee stripping basket worth £50 |
| 7th – Nick Tompkins 5 fish for 7lb 9oz | Snowbee Slim Line fly box kit worth £40 |
| 8th – Andy Gooding 5 fish for 7lb 8oz | Snowbee Slim Line fly box kit worth £40 |
| 9th – Dave Perks 5 fish for 7lb 6oz (won on countback with largest fish 1lb 12oz) | Snowbee Competition Fly Box worth nearly £30 |
| 10th – Tony Chipman 5 fish for 7lb 6oz | Snowbee easyvue competition fly box worth £20 |
| QUALIFYING PRIZES | |
| Heaviest fish Wimbleball – Howard James 6lb 8oz | Snowbee Fly Line worth £50 |
| Heaviest Fish Kennick – Mark Brimblecombe 7lb 6oz | Snowbee Fly Line worth £50 |
| Heaviest Fish Burrator – Allan Lawson 5lb | Snowbee Fly Line worth £50 |
| Heaviest Fish Siblyback – Duncan Kier 6lb 8oz | Snowbee Fly Line worth £50 |
| Heaviest Fish Stithians – Nigel Burley 6lb 11oz | Snowbee Fly Line worth £50 |
The top three will also have their names engraved onto the honours board in the permit room at Wimbleball.
A huge thank you to all of the Marshalls, especially Danny Ford for all his work leading up to and during the competition and also the sponsor Snowbee who very generously donated over £1000 worth of prizes.
Ben Smeeth
Technical Lead for Fishing
NEWS UPDATE TO FOLLOW
Apologies for the lack of updates over the past week we have been on holiday to Fowey in Cornwall. Will update the site with all relevant local news tomorrow. I will also write a short blog on fishing in Cornwall; whilst not a fishing holiday there were a few piscatorial interludes.
Many thanks to all those who have supported the website since its launch back in June especially those who have placed adverts on the site. If you would like to advertise please email me and I will get back to you with full details.
EXE VALLEY FISHERY RE-OPENS AFTER MAJOR REFURBISHMENT
Good news at Exe Valley Fishery … Anchor Lake will reopen on Sunday 18th September 2016
Continuing on work carried out in 2015 the lake has received a five figure sum investment to completely rejuvenate the main attraction at Exe Valley Fishery.
Far too much work has taken place to list but look out for further info on website and via social media such as Facebook in the near future.
If you would like to see the brand new Anchor Lake for yourself then please note that Sunday 18th, Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th September are available on a book only basis.
To reserve your space please call 01398 323008 or email [email protected]
SOUTH MOLTON ANGLERS BOAT TRIP
South Molton anglers enjoyed a session off Ilfracombe on Bluefin skippered by John Barbeary. They landed 20 bass to 8lb keeping one each for the table in accordance with present regulations and returning the rest in the hope conserving the species.Three tope to 30lb were boated, six pollock to 5lb over twenty huss to 10lb, conger to 15lb, horse mackerel, pouting and the inevitable dogfish.
IF CARLSBERG MADE FISH…
Latest news from Zenia at Anglers Paradise. Good to see so many posts with Ladies, Families and Juniors.
IF CARLSBERG MADE FISH…
They’d Look Like This!!
Stunning Catch by Eloise Wyatt, from Somerset who caught this Beauty of a Koi at 6lbs 10oz from the Koi Lake using her favourite Tactic of fishing off the top using Dog Biscuits to tempt Fish Like This One!
GREAT PICTURE, GREAT LADY ANGLER AND GREAT FISH! WELL DONE ELOISE!
OPEN COMPETITION
SALMON FISHERS END OF SEASON SUPPER
It seems a short time ago that a keen assembly of anglers met up in the Rising Sun in early March to raise a glass to the coming season. Optimism was abundant tales were told of seasons past and hope raised for the one commencing. Many offers were made of fishing days on prime beats and plans to fish. Talk of summer nights and sea trout; of spring salmon on daffodil decorated banks. Were has that season evaporated to as we contemplate an end of season meal at the Rising Sun where I am sure those familiar faces will once again meet to reflect upon triumphs and a few tribulations of the past six months. The event is sure to be a popular one so I would suggest contacting Julian at the Rising Sun without delay.
September 30th
The Rising Sun Hotel
End of Fishing Season Menu
Starters
Homemade Vegetable Soup £5.95
Trout & Salmon Roulade £7.95
Chicken Liver Pate £7.95
Scallops St Jacques £8.95
Mains
Salmon with Pesto Herb Crumb, New Potatoes & Salad £13.95
Moules Frites £12.95
Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni £11.95
6oz Rump Steak with Chips, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Onion Rings & Salad £13.95
Desserts
Apple & Raspberry Crumble £5.95
Cheesecake £5.95
Ice Cream Selection £4.95
Cheese & Biscuits £8.50
BLACK EYED COMMON WINS FISH OF THE WEEK!
Latest report from Zenia at Anglers Paradise
Sam Lunt, 24 from Manchester caught a Rare Black Eyed 21lb 10oz Common from the Specimen Carp Lake which is the biggest fish to date that Sam has caught from Anglers Paradise. Sam’s Story – “Last day of the week and still not caught anything over 20lbs, although the Specimen Carp Lake has been fishing hard, I fancied this was the best chance of getting one. I was down early in the morning but nothing for the 1st couple of hours, until a Pastie decided to take my Bait! I cast back out onto the spot and it wasn’t out much longer than 5 minutes before it ripped off, I knew when I hooked into it that it was no pastie this time!! After a hard battle crossing my other line it went into the net 21.10 Common……Happy Days. This was my biggest Common from Anglers Paradise, it was an unusual fish as it had a black eye and I have never caught a fish with one before which made it special!” Sam caught the Common on a KD Rig with a Mainline Cell Boilie. It may be a Common but it’s certainly not a Common Fish we see everyday!! WELL DONE SAM!
John Salt, 36, from Rugby, had a session to remember on the Main Carp Lake and the fact he had all his Family there made it even more Special! John caught a PB 67lb 8oz Cat, a 22lb 8oz Common, 21lb 4oz Mirror and a 24lb 8oz Mirror, this is also the first Fishing Photo he has ever had with all his Family in it, which is just perfect that they were there to share the moment with Daddy! John caught the Fish on All End Tackle PB Products using Hall’umbaits P1 Boilies. (Below)
5C’s Member Chris Flook landed his UK Personal Best Mirror of 32lb 2oz from the Specimen Carp Lake. Chris caught the Stunner on double 16mm Sticky Baits Manilla Pellet boillies, with a Size 6 barbless hook, using a blow back rig with line aligner, cast out near the reeds. (Below)
Scott Brown, caught a scale perfect 19lb 3oz Mirror from the Main Carp Lake, it may not be a 20 or 30, but when they look like this, it really is irrelevant! Scott caught the stunner using Finnforce Banoffee Pop Ups on a Stiff Hinged Rig. (Below)
Dean Sinclair, 30 from Watford caught the Famous Tadpole at 29lbs 7oz from the Specimen Carp Lake using Mainline Cell to attract the Beauty making it a New PB for him too! (Below)
Scott Vern, 29 from Okehampton caught his 1ST EVER UK 30 from the Kracking Carp Lake. Scott caught a 24lb 2oz Common and was happy with that as it was, but then he goes and lands himself a New UK PB in the shape of this 35lb 12oz Mirror!! Both Fish were caught on a Mainline high impact boilie tipped with a white pop up, fished on a fluorocarbon d rig and baited with approximately 50 cell boilies. (Below)
