8 Apr 2018

Coarse Section Monthly Comp. Results April 8th Tarka Swims

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1st Martin Turner 22lb 1oz

2nd Ian Owen 14lb 15oz

3rd John Lisle 14lb 6oz

4th Peter Slade 11lb 14oz (silvers)

5th Stephen Craker 6lb 6oz

6th Antony Bentley 5lb 5oz

Fifteen anglers showed up to fish the first match on Tarka since last year on a lovely warm spring day that tempted a few carp to show, Martin Turner drew the shallow end on peg X and fished bread on a long pole for victory with 4 carp . Ian Owen caught 2 good mirror carp on a method feeder on peg Q for second, John had a big common on the next peg on a pole for third. Pete Slade took fourth and the silver bag with a nice net of skimmer bream from the deeper peg N on the long pole and soft pellet.

11 Jul 2017

Bideford Monthly Coarse match Result

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Keith Copeland won Bideford’s Monthly Coarse Match at Tarka Swims with 14lb 14oz a bag that contained two good-sized carp. Martin Turner was runner up with three carp for a total of 12lb and John Lisle third with 4lb 11oz.

Keith fished with double maggot on peg M using a pole in the margins he landed 2 good carp to register his 1st victory.

Martin Turner caught 3 carp on running line tactics using banded pellets for 2nd.

John Lisle landed one carp on corn for 3rd , Matt Cross had a fine perch of 2lb 3oz along with roach to take the silvers bag.

Current points John Lisle 98 Martin Turner 81 Steve Bailey 65

6 Jul 2017

Bideford Mid Week Match – Result

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Midweek result from Bideford Club supplied by Martin Turner.

Tarka Swims

1st Kevin Shears 23lb 3oz

2nd Ian Owen 14lb

3rd Craig Crash Lamey10lb 11oz

4th Colin Gorman 4lb 2oz

5th Kieth Copland 3lb 5oz

Kevin won the match from peg x with 2 large pole caught carp on corn, Ian landed a good carp on the final whistle to add to his bream to push Craig into 3rd.

22 Jun 2017

Bideford – Mid Week Result

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Bideford and District Angling Club Coarse Section Midweek Competition. No4 Results

1st Martin Turner 13lb 3oz

2nd Colin Gorman 6lb 15oz

3rd Peter Slade 4lb 2oz.

15 anglers turned up to fish our regular 3 hour evening comp on the longest day. Martin landed 2 of the larger Tarka carp on a banded 8mm pellet for first place. Colin managed to land one good carp on prawn bait ,whilst Peter caught on bread on peg B. Rhys Eyles still leads the league with 33pts

12 Jun 2017

Bideford Coarse Section Monthly Competition

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Tarka Swims Results

1st Peter Slade 10lb 10oz

2nd Keith Copland 10lb 3oz

3rd John Lisle 6lb 14oz

4th Chris Lovell 2lb 12oz.

Peter drew peg Q and caught a carp and bream on luncheon meat and bread in the margins. Keith took 2nd with a carp on double red maggot in the margins on the pole.Conditions were blustery and warm. Chris Lovell scooped the silver pool with a bream of 2lb 12oz on a feeder.

9 Apr 2017

Bideford – Monthly Coarse Match

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Bideford And District Angling Clubs monthly competition saw 14 anglers compete at Tarka Swims, where they were reminded that we are still in early spring by the cool breeze, despite this some large fish were prepared to feed. Pete Slade landed a common carp of nearly 15lb, after an arm aching battle of well over an hour ,this secured victory. Most fish fell to pole fished maggot. John Lisle still leads the league with 70 points Steve Bailey 2nd on 58 April monthly comp

Tarka Swims

1st Pete Slade 14lb 13oz

2nd Steve Bailey 12lb 6oz

3rd John Lovell 12lb 3oz

4th Stuart Bailey 11lb 15oz

9 Oct 2016

BIDEFORD & DISTRICT ANGLING CLUB MONTHLY COARSE RESULT

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Bideford and District Angling Club

Coarse Section October monthly comp. Tarka Swims

1st Craig Crash Lamey 24lb

2nd Steve Bailey 11lb 3oz

3rd Peter Slade 10lb 3oz

4th Martin Turner 9lb 14oz

5th Colin Gorman 4lb 12oz

Craig caught 5 good carp on banded robin red pellets on the straight lead.

11 Sep 2016

BIDEFORD JUNIORS

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Rory Hewitt and Henry Gayton won Bideford and District Angling Clubs Junior Pairs Match at Tarka Swims. Bideford are to be congratulated for all the sterling work they have undertaken to encourage young anglers. The club lake has been a huge benefit providing an ideal location close to Bideford at a very reasonable cost.

4 Aug 2016

Bideford Pairs Match – Final

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Bideford & District Angling Clubs – Final Pairs Evening Match Results –

1st pair John Lovell and Kieth Copeland combined weight 13lb 14oz

2nd pair Steve Bailey and Peter Crawley 13lb 121/2oz

3rd Martin Hawker and Ian Owen 12lb 1/2oz

13653138_535489219968619_6979287276700664048_o — *The winning pair –*

John Lovell and Kieth Copeland

John Lovell had 2 carp on corn on the pole his partner Kieth backed up with perch and roach, This competition concludes a very successful evening series.

28 Jul 2016

Bideford’s Final Heat

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Bideford & District Angling Clubs mid-week summer league has come to an end all to soon I am sure for those who have enjoyed the weekly fishing on their home water. Competition No10 was won by Matt Clare Cross with 12lb 10oz. In second was David Bailey with 8lb 12oz and in third Martin Turner on 4lb 12oz. Forth Craig Crash Lamey 3lb 4oz and fifth John Dyer…. Matt won the match on peg L with 2 pole caught carp, David Bailey took 2 fish on the lead on banded pellet.

Overall winner of the midweek series was John Lovell 82 pts 2nd Martin Turner 81pts 3rd David Bailey 4th Matt Clare Cross