20 Aug 2023

BIdeford Angling Club – 48 hour Result – Huge gilthead!

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August 48-hour results 

Nathan Clements was delighted to catch a huge gilthead bream scaling 8lb 2.25oz to win Bideford Angling Clubs 48hour roving sea match. This is one of the biggest gilthead bream recorded so far this summer from the  South West coast and sets a new club record for BIdeford Angling Club.  The weekends competition also saw numerous specimen smoothound caught and specimen small eyed ray.

 

1st Nathan Clements Gilthead bream

8lb 2 1/4oz

203.515%

2nd Tony Gussin Smoothhound 13lb 15 1/2oz 139.687%

3rd  Tony Gussin Smoothhound 12lb 6oz 123.750%

Other fish caught 

Jon Stevens Small-eyed Ray 10lb 12 1/2oz

Julien Stainer Smoothhounds 10lb 5 + 10lb 15oz

Andrew Clements   Smoothhound 10lb 5oz

Antony Smith Smoothhound 11lb 7oz

 

8 Aug 2023

Bideford and District Angling Club Junior Competition No. 4

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Bideford and District Angling Club
Junior Competition No. 4
Tarka Swims
Results:
1st Brodie Allen 23lb 6oz
2nd Findley Huggins 17lb 10oz
3rd Jenson Kiff 13lb 8oz
4th Imogen Babb 13lb 1oz
5th Ted Blight 11lb 12oz
6th Bailly Brambley 9lb 10oz
7th Maci Brambley 8lb 4oz
8th Willow Davies. 4lb 15oz
9th Billy Butler 4lb 14oz
10th. Leo Davies 3lb 3oz
11th Albi Clements 2lb 9oz
12th Lewis Hathaway 2lb 8oz
13th Brodie Daniel 2lb 4oz
14th Amelia Bell 1lb 10oz
15th Metida Voice 13oz
16th Tash Hawkins 9oz
17th Fletcher Hawkins 8oz
Despite the fierce winds our junior members turned out in force for the penultimate competition of the junior calendar, over half the pegs on George’s lake were used.!
Poles and rods were gripped tightly as storm “Antoni” did it’s best to spoil the day.
Brodie, on peg 15 , put a cracking net of mainly carp on the scales to win the day. Paste on the pole his tactics.
Second spot went to Findley on peg 8 , his chosen tactic to combat the high winds was a method feeder.
Jenson fished similarly on peg 11 for a well earned third spot.
Despite some very challenging conditions the youngsters all managed to weigh in, well done all.
Martin Cox Bait tech for their generosity.
Also our helpers on the day.
6 Aug 2023

BIDEFORD ANGLING CLUB – RESULT

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Jon Stevens took first and second in Bideford Angling Clubs Monthly sea rover with  specimen smoothound of 10lb 10oz and 10lb 1oz. Andrew Clements was runner up with a small eyed ray of 8lb 14oz and Antony Smith forth with a smoothound of 8lb 11.5oz.

Several anglers fished Appledore Shipbuilders August Rover but no fish of over 60% were registered. Members did catch several small bass conger and huss.

30 Jul 2023

Bideford and District Angling Club Evening Pairs Competition

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Bideford and District Angling Club

Evening Pairs Competition

Results:

1st Craig Crash Lamey  /Roger Ackroy 44lb 7oz
2nd DarrenPolden /Mike Snudden 41lb 8oz
3rd Keith Mountjoy/Antony Bentley 36lb 14oz
4th Martin Turner / David Bailey 34lb 8oz
5th Reg Sutton/Kevin Shears 33lb 11oz
6th Les Polden/ Keith Copland. 33b 10oz
7th Warren Thornton /Nathan Underwood 28lb 5oz
8th Steve Ashton /Richard Jeffries. 27lb 9oz
16 fished
Our run of great weather came to an abrupt end on this the final evening competition of the year, the rain pessisted throughout the whole event, however some great nets were brought to the scales, Craig and Roger’s combined total caught on pegs 1and 15 respectively, was enough to scoop the honours.
Top weight on the night went to Kevin on peg 19 , his 33lb fell to paste on the pole in the lillypads.
27 Jul 2023

B.D.A.C. 4TH ROD AND REEL MATCH RESULTS SUMMER LEAGUE DATE 23.7.23

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B.D.A.C. 4TH ROD AND REEL MATCH RESULTS SUMMER LEAGUE DATE 23.7.23
10 Anglers fished the match today and the weather turned out to be quite a nice. All anglers caught fish with the fishing being slow at times for some, first place today when to Darren Polden with a magnificent bag of mixed fish for a weight of 71lbs 11oz on peg 6 fishing the feeder to the island, second place went to Richard jefferies on peg 15 with 29lbs 6oz fishing a pellet waggler and 8mm pellet 3rd place was Anthony Bentley on peg 14 with 28lbs 3oz and 4th place went to Stephen Paul Sheller with 28lbs 1oz next Rod and Reel match is at Tarka on the 27.8.23. Well done Darren polden on your catch.
20 Jul 2023

Bideford and District Angling Club Midweek evening competition No 10

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Bideford and District Angling Club
Midweek evening competition No 10
Results:
1st Keith Copland 40lb 4oz
2nd Dazza Polden  33lb 15oz
3rd Craig Lamey 30lb 13oz
4th Nathan Underwood  29lb 5oz
5th Roger Ackroyd 25lb 3oz
15 fished

All too soon our summer series has come to an end.

Tonight’s final match has again produced some great nets, perfect conditions ,warm with a light westerly breeze.
Keith has fished peg 24 ,with corn hookbaits, for a terrific 40lb net of large carp for victory.
Second spot went to Darren, who’s drawn the same peg 10 on consecutive weeks , another fine net of carp also on corn and paste.
Third place goes to Craig with a great net of almost all skimmer bream on soft pellet.
Nathan’s fourth spot ensures that his consistency has retained the midweek Championship 🏆 .119 points Well done sir.
Richard Jefferies  second on 107
15 Jul 2023

Bideford and District Angling Club Evening competition No 9

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Bideford and District Angling Club

Evening competition No 9

Results:
1st Keith Mountjoy  30lb 5oz
2nd Richard Jeffries 29lb 6oz
3rd Warren Thornton  28lb 12oz
4th Craig Crash Lamey 22lb 4oz
5th Kevin Shears  18lb 8oz
14 fished
Our members enjoyed another very close match, this evening. It was the penultimate competition in the 10 match series, Keith has come out on top , from peg 18, fishing the pole to the edge of the lilly pads, fed heavily with dampened micro pellets and using a small soft pellet on the hook.
Richard has moved into joint second,in the league , paste on the pole in the weedbed on peg 15 secured second in the match.
League top three are Nathan Underwood on 115
Martin Turner and Richard Jeffries on 105.
oger Ackroy remains in fourth on 85.
6 Jul 2023

Bideford and District Angling Club Midweek evening competition No. 8 Results

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Bideford and District Angling Club
Midweek evening competition
No. 8
Results
1st Martin Turner  30lb 8oz
2nd Richard Jefferies  29lb 8oz
3rd Keith Mountjoy 26lb 10oz
4th Nathan Underwood 25lb 13oz
5th Roger Ackroyd  18lb 2oz
6th Kevin Shears 16lb 3oz
16 members fished.
The top 2 places were taken by the match organiser and assistant, only a pound separated Martin and Richard, drawn on pegs 15 and 18 they both fished groundbait paste, Martin’s net was mainly tench , Richard’s was all carp.
Keith has moved up in the league with his third place on peg 16.
2 matches remain Nathan maintains the lead.
3 Jul 2023

Sea Angling Club Results

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Bideford Angling Club 
July’s Rover results
1st Stephen Found thicklipped mullet 4lb 13 121.094%
2nd Jon Stevens  Spotted Ray 3lb 11 1/2 82.638%
Appledore Shipbuilders – July Rover
12 Anglers fished the July Rover .Andrew Atkinson was victorious with a cracking Smoothound of 15lb 111/4ozs. Michael Hammett was second with a fine Smoothound of 11lb 2ozs and Andrew Atkinson was third with another specimen Smoothound of 10lb 7ozs.