20 Jun 2019

Midweek Win for Martin on Tarka

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Mid week evening match results @ Tarka Swims

1st Martin Turner 9lb 10oz

2nd Pete Slade 9lb 2oz

3rd Richard Jefferies 6lb 11oz

4th Ian Owen 4lb 5th Keith Copland 3lb 12oz

Junior winner Tyler Scott 1lb14oz 17 fished on a pleasant warm evening Martin Turner caught shallow in the pole on peg P , his bonus bream gave him top spot over ,in form Pete who fished pole and soft pellets from peg H . Richard Jefferies landed a carp on bread and meat on peg L for 3rd spot , Ian Owen fished the pole on peg N for 4th on the night.

18 Jun 2019

Bideford Evening Coarse Match

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Bideford Angling Clubs Evening Competition@ Tarka Swims Results

1st Kevin Shears 9lb 4oz

2nd Martin Turner 6lb 5oz

3rd lan Owen 1lb 15 oz

4th Pete Slade 1lb 10oz

Junior winner Thomas Scott  1lb 1oz

19 fished.

Conditions were cool and overcast for this, the 5th match in the series. Kevin fished the pole at 9 metres with maggot over groundbait for a nice net of roach and bream on peg O for victory. Martin’s 2nd place net was also taken on the pole on the nextdoor peg to the winner, lan landed a single skimmer and a couple of small fish for 3rd. Pete lost a large carp but his net of silvers has kept him in the points.

10 Jun 2019

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse section Monthly competition @ Tarka Swims

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Results

1st Keith Copland 11lb 0oz

2nd Martin Turner 8lb 10oz

3rd Richard Jefferies 8lb 1oz

4th Pete Slade 7lb 3oz

5th Bernie Blight 6lb 2 oz .

Junior winner Tyler Scott 3lb 7oz 15 fished ,

Conditions proved to be quite challenging at times . Monsoon like thundery downpours interspersed with bright hot sunshine. The match proved close with Keith Copland on peg Q coming out on top a nice carp and some skimmers all taken on the feeder.  Martin Turner on peg N fished a small cage feeder and the pole with maggot for 2nd spot. 3rd place went to Richard Jefferies with a pole caught carp on peg U  In form, Pete had a nice net of rudd and roach on peg D for 4th.

Tyler Scott
Adam Wheeler

2 Jun 2019

Bideford and Appledore Shipbuilders Rover Results

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Small eyed ray have dominated results across this weekends angling competitions with ray taken from both North Devon and Somerset Marks.

Bideford Angling Club Rover Results

1st Jon Stevens small eyed ray 8lb 14oz 98.611%
2nd Tarrant Wotton small eyed ray 8lb 13oz 97.916%
3rd Rob Harris small eyed ray 8lb 11 1/2oz 96.875%
Joint 4th Tarrent + Rob Small eyed ray 8lb 10oz 95.833%
6th Jon Stevens small eyed ray 8lb 5oz 92.708 %

Appledore Shipbuilders Monthly Rover

1st – Josh Atkinson – small eyed ray  10lb 35/8oz

2nd – James Atkinson – small eyed ray – 9lb 153/4oz

3rd – Josh Atkinson -small eyed ray -9lb 41/8oz

12 May 2019

Bideford Coarse Match Result

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Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section monthly comp @ Tarka Swims

1st Colin Gorman  11lb 2oz

2nd Pete Slade 9lb 3oz

3rd  Richard Jefferies 8lb 11oz

4th Steve Bailey 7lb 2oz

5th Kevin Shears 6lb 11oz

6th Dean Siford  4lb 13oz


Todays competition was fished in bright warm conditions, 21 anglers took up most of the pegs on the Georges Lake .Colin Gormandrew peg J and made no mistakes to net 3 good carp for victory, it was his good fortune that this was the golden peg and he picked up over £100 . Second on the day with a lovely net of small skimmer bream on peg N was Pete all taken on the pole and single maggot. Peg O was Richard Jefferies who despite losing a number of carp in the weeds landed enough for third spot, 4th place went to Steve on peg Y in the shallows.Kevin had a bonus bream of 4lb 10oz in his net on peg M, for 5th place, Next comp is the beginning of the summer evening series Wednesday 15th May Draw time 5.30 fish 6 till 9

7 May 2019

Bideford and Appledore Shipbuilders Monthly Rover Results

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Graham Snow secured victory in Bideford Angling Clubs monthly Rover landing a fine specimen thick lipped grey mullet of 4lb 113/4oz. Runner up was Antony Smith with a dogfish of 2lb 2oz and equal third were Phil Vanstone with a thornback ray of 5lb 7oz and Nathan Clements with a dogfish of 1lb 13oz.

Daniel Scott won Appledore Shipbuilders monthly rover with a fine small eyed ray of 10lb 51/2oz. In second was Josh Atkinson with a small eyed ray of 9lb 153/8oz and in third Graham Snow with his thick lipped mullet of 4lb 111/4oz.

15 Apr 2019

Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition @ Tarka Swims George’s Lake Results

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Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Monthly Competition @ Tarka Swims George’s Lake Results

1st  Keith Copland 7lb 2oz

2nd Dean Siford 3lb 5oz

3rd Graham Currington 2lb 4oz

4th Martin Turner 1lb 13oz

5th Pete Slade 15oz,

16 fished this event in a bitter Easterly wind which appeared to switch the whole lake off . Leading up to this ,the first match of the year on Tarka ,most members were optimistic for a decent match. Keith was fishing his first match after an operation on his right wrist, he drew on the point peg F and fished a cage feeder with micros and red maggot for 2 nice bream late in the match to snatch victory from Dean Siford on the next peg who also found a nice bream and some roach on the tip.Third spot went to Graham Currington  who fished the pole and maggot around 8 metres on peg Q for a net of small silver fish. Martin Turner drew in the shallows on peg A and landed some small carp for 4th place.