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Winter League R7 2013
Conditions were the worst of the season with the paddles on the lock gates being opened and closed and the canal falling a foot and then refilling at least twice throughout the contest. It was no surprise that only the big beasts were feeding and that the big weights came...
Winter League R6 2013
Sunday 27th January - Winter League Simon-Hockaday.jpg Sunday’s Winner Simon Hockaday The cold snap and heavy rain saw true winter conditions return to the canal with very few of the roach showing that had been a feature of earlier contests. Fortunately the larger bream were still feeding and Simon Hockaday...
Winter League R5 2013
Sunday 13th January - Winter League Dick Turner took full advantage of Nathan Underwood and Simon Allen's absence with a victory that sends him six points clear at the top of the league. Dick stuck to the wag and mag from peg 19 and as the big slabs were reluctant...
Fur and Feather
Sunday 16th December - Fur & Feather Ady Larkins missed out on the slabs but found the skimmers and pole fished his way to victory with a 14lb bag from fancied peg 18 in the Lower Basin. The good folk of Bude were spared the sight of Ady jogging in...
Winter League R3 2012
Sunday 9th December - Winter League Round 3 It was 'proper' winter fishing as many anglers had to choose between chasing the bigger fish or eeking out ounces on the bread punch. Ian Gray continued his run of good form and persisted with the pole and worm in the windy...
Winter League R2 2012
Sunday 25th November - Winter League Round 2 With the canal the colour of an expensive cup of coffee it was odds on that the worm baits and big fish would decide where the points would be going in round 2. It was the pole fished worm over groundbait that...
Winter League R1 2012
Sunday 11th November - Winter League Round 1 The 'breamaster' Nathan Underwood struck again as he nailed a big slab with his first cast of the day and then managed to stay comfortably clear of the chasing pack until the final whistle. However, it was not the trusty pole and...
Pairs League Final 2012
The Halwill Hustlers clinched the title in emphatic style by winning the last Pairs league match of the season. The fishing was harder than in previous weeks which gave a much closer contest. Nathan Underwood topped the Lower Wharf section with 8lbs of silvers boosted by a bonus 2lb carp,...
Summer League R9 2012
It was a close call but a 5lb Bream half way through the match secured the Summer League title for Simon Allen. With the Second Basin not producing Paul Braund was making a challenge from the Lower Basin taking a succession of skimmers on worm, but his net of 8lbs...
Summer League R8 2012
Nathan Underwood fished the inside line and amassed a 23lb bag of mostly silvers from peg 30 to take the Reg Howard Trophy and bring him back into contention for the Summer League title with only one match remaining. His nickname of the 'Bream Master' is slipping though as he...
Pairs League R7 2012
The Halwill Hustlers maxed out the points to extend their lead in the league by winning both sections. Nathan Underwood banked 13lbs from the Lower Wharf while son Dan bagged 10lb plus from the Second Basin (losing a large carp into the bargain). Consistency is what you need in pairs...
Summer League R7 2012
With the canal in top form the average weight per angler record was broke again with a total of 134lbs coming to the scales averaging 9lbs 8ozs per angler. What was more amazing was that the weights included only one slab bream of around 4lb mark taken by Kevin Hill...
Summer League R6 2012
With only roach and rudd counting in the Phyllis Turner Cup a variety of baits including hemp and bread punch were brought into action to avoid all other species. Ever the traditionalist, Paul Braund fishing off peg 16, stuck to the classic 'up in the water' method to bring over...
Charity Match 2012
004.jpg Mrs Di Bowman, Simon Allen and Winner Adrian Hill The weather forecast did us no favours and we all got a soaking with the first three hours fished in torrential rain, luckily the sun came out for the last hour and help dry things out. The important thing is...
Falcon Cup
One hundred and twenty five pounds of fish were brought to the scales by the 16 anglers contesting the annual Falcon Cup, an average weight of 7lbs 8ozs per angler! What was equally pleasing was that the big nets of fish were spread amongst the pegs and most of these...