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2025 Fur and Feather EntryFur and Feather  - Brian Putt Trophy - Sunday 14th December 2025You can secure your place at Bude's premier sporting event of the winter by paying your Fur and Feather ticket at Waterfront Fishing and Shooting.  A full Price ticket of £30 and includes match entry…

Sunday 9th November - Winter league R3Another BBC forecast for poor weather and parade duties on Remembrance Sunday saw a reduced field of 11 take to the canal.  Thankfully the forecast was overly pessimistic with just a few heavy showers on what was an overcast and warmish day for November.…

Sunday 26th October - Bude AA V Bideford AA: Second Leg - Bude CanalBude                234    Agg:   324North Devon  230     Agg:   350Bude won this blustery and rainy return home leg by 4 points, but failed…

Sunday 19th October - Winter League R2The poor forecast and torrential morning rain saw the field reduced to 9 anglers so it was decided to fish a single section from peg 12 to 20.  Thankfully the gale force winds did not materialise and the rain eased at the start of the match, with the last…

Sunday 12th October 2025 - Paul Drissel Trophy - Winter League Round 1There is always a date in the autumn when the Second Basin delivers, and in 2025 this was that day with the top six weights coming from the section.  Adrian Hill made the most of end peg 33 and bagged 18lbs 8ozs of bream,…

Sunday 28th September - Bude AA V North Devon MG: Second Leg - Bude Canal Bude             161     Agg:  330 North Devon 195     Agg:  372 With only 11 points to make up from the away leg, hopes were high amongst the Bude…

Sunday 14th September - Summer League R8 - Reg Howard Trophy The horrendous forecast coupled with a major contest at Tamar Lake and Elvis appearing in Newquay resulted in a field reduced to ten.  It was therfore decided by a democratic vote of 8-2 to peg everyone in the Lower Basin.  The…

Summer League R7 - Roach n' Rudd only - Phyllis Turner Trophy With recent good catches of roach in the Lower Basin anglers drawing red will have been dissapointed as the recent rain obviously had an impact with the top four weights coming from the Upper Basin.  Steve Whitehouse made the most…

Sunday 17th August - Summer League Round 6 The top two in the league went 'head to head' after drawing adjacent pegs in the Lower Basin and the outcome was as close as the current title race.  With only the odd bream showing the smart tactic was to keep at the silvers and hope for the odd…

Sunday 17th August - Summer League Round 6 The top two in the league went 'head to head' after drawing adjacent pegs in the Lowerr Basin and the outcome was as close as the current title race.  With only the odd bream showing the smart tactic was to keep at the silvers and hope for the odd…

 Sunday 3rd August - Pairs League Final Round - The Stu Bell Trophy The usual need for consistency to win went 'out the window' as two teams returned a section win and last place but still managed first place in what was an unprecidented three way tie for the Stu Bell Trophy.  Fishing…

Sunday 20th July 2025 - Summer League R5 - Falcon Cup The recent rain had colured the water so expectations were high, although the good weather at the start did not hold and everyone got a soaking as the last hour was fished in torrential rain. A carp taken on the tip late on sealed victory for…

Tuesday 8th July Pairs League R6 (Evening) Apologies for the late and incomplete posting, I was fishing in France and note the Tiscott Boys had the best result of the year without me! There is half a point in the race for the League title between the Bude Bay Pirates and Me and my Boy as we go into…

Sunday 6th July - Summer League R4 - Charity Match A 6lb 1oz bream gave Karl Yates a 1oz advantage over Andy Preston (12lb 13ozs to 12lb 12ozs) when it came to the weigh in, a valuable ounce as Karl was fishing from the golden peg.  Andy Southey finished third with 9lb 7ozs from peg 16. A…

Tuesday 25th June - Pairs League R5 After a skimmer bonanza on Sunday it was a 'no show' for the 5th Round of the Pairs League competition, with anglers scratching around for roach and the odd skimmer.  Ady Larkins alternated between long and short pole off mecurial peg 20, bagging a section…