Paul Widlake fished a North Devon shore mark to tempt this huge bull huss scaling 14lb.
Ollie Passmore landed this impressive looking bull huss of 10lb 4oz
SPRING RAY
Combe Martin SAC members Kody Chugg and Dan Spearman have enjoyed early spring success with small eyed ray. Kody beaching fine a specimen 11lb 5oz and Dan Spearman a specimen of 10lb 5oz.
Big huss on the prowl
Dan Spearman and Kyle Bishop fished a North Devon Mark and enjoyed action with bull huss scaling 11lb and 9lb
Fellow Combe Martin SAC member Kody Chugg also annoyed success with bull huss landing a fine looking fish of 10lb 5oz as the sun began to set.
Local Fishing Brings Specimen Conger
Combe Martin SAC member James Corner fished a local rock mark to land this specimen conger scaling 23lb.
Dan gets his spurs
Dan Spearman tempted a fine brace of spur dog during a recent session on the North Devon coast. The spurs scaling 11lb 4oz and 11lb 2oz are reward for many hours spent on the dark rocks waiting for that distinctive rattle of the rod top.
A WELCOME ESCAPE TO NORMALITY
It’s great to get out on the winter shoreline and during these strange dark days its a welcome escape to normality for the familiar seascapes I have enjoyed throughout my life are reassuringly constant. It was also good to be on the rocks before darkness fell savouring the view of a porpoise hunting close to the shoreline.
The fishing has been hard going lately with large numbers of strap eels seizing the baits and today was little different with several small eels succumbing in the first hour of fishing. A spotted ray was a welcome catch as the tide started to flood though its pale colouring and lack of spots was a little unusual. Bites came steadily with a small huss, dogfish and more slightly bigger straps.
Bull huss showing from rocky shores
Bull Huss are showing from marks along North Devon’s rocky coast. Dan Spearman caught a 10lb 10oz specimen and Ali Laird caught a 10lb 6oz specimen and Rob Scoines tempted a plump huss of 7lb 11oz.
Shore Sport for Ali
Combe Martin SAC member Ali Laird has been enjoying success along North Devons rocky coastline and sent me these catches made throughout November.
Including spurdog of 14lb 6oz, 11lb 8.5oz, conger of 18lb 3oz, Bull Huss 8lb 6oz and a blonde ray of 8lb 4oz.
huss and ray
Combe Martin SAC member Jamie Steward has enjoyed success during recent sessions landing this specimen Bull Huss of 10lb 5oz and a blonde ray of just over 7lb.
Autumn hound 15lb
Combe Martin SAC member Dale Kiff tempted this personal best smoothound scaling 15lb whilst fishing a North Devon rock mark with peeler crab. Smoothound have been a regular feature of Autumn fishing in recent season with fish caught right into the winter months.
