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Sunday 26th JulySummer League R6 - Martin Group Services MatchIt was a return to hard fishing for the 14 Anglers who contested the annual Martin Group Services Match, possibly due to the very high water temperature, but it made for a close result.A familiar name ran out the winner with Simon Allen…

Bude Canal Angling AssociationJunior Cup Match:  Saturday 8th AugustAfter an absence of a few years we will be re-introducing the annual Junior Cup Match on Saturday 8th August.  Sign in will be at 9:00am on the Falcon Bridge Lawn and the match  will be fished from 9:45am to 1pm.…

Tuesday 14th JulyPairs League (Evening) R4It was a complete reversal in form from Sunday as the anglers again battled the heat in the early hours of the contest on yet another hot sunny day.  After a bream bonanza on Sunday the skimmer bream did not show as anticipated in the bottom basin but…

Sunday 12th July 2026Summer League R5 - Charity MatchAs the latest heatwave continued 18 anglers contested the annual charity competition with a cloudless blue sky and temperatures slowly rising into the thirties for the last hour of the match.  It was certainly a day to be drawing red with a…

Tuesday 30th JuneEvening Pairs LeagueResult-PegAnglerWeightPts Peg AnglerWeightPtsTtl Mch PtsLge Pts13Steve Maynard10lb 15ozs8 34Ryan Willshire6lb 8ozs614716Simon Allen 3lb 13ozs3 33Dave Allen6lb 12811614Matt Sampson8lb 1oz6 32Tony Hillas2lb 7ozs410517Adrian Hill4lb…

Sunday 28th June - Summer League R4BR Autospares Trophy - Wag n MagReport to FollowFull Result:Section 1Angler  WeightPeg Points1st Paul Braund1st24lb 1oz1462ndAdrian Hill3rd16lb 4ozs1543rd Steve Whitehouse 7lb 15ozs1934thDick Turner 5lb 12ozs1725thWayne 5lb…

Tuesday 16th June - Pairs league (Evening) R3 It was an event packed evening on what on paper were ideal bream conditions being overcast and warm.  With the 'bream boys' sitting out on the chopped worm they were panicking 2hours 45 minutes in as Paul Braund cracked on with the short whip…

Sunday 14th June - Summer League Round 3Falcon CupNo one is quite sure what constitutes a 'good draw' on the canal at present as we had a complete reversal of form with the top three finishers all coming from the Lower Basin.In the tightest of finishes it was a draw for first place with Matt…

Brendon Arms Knock OutSingles DrawSingles Knock Out 2026 Round 1 Round 2 Beau Charnock  Bye Beau Charnock  V Simon AllenSimon AllenBye       Andy Southey   Bye Andy Southey  V Karl…

Tuesday 2nd JunePairs League (Evening) Round 2The eight teams were greeted by a blustery evening where the visibility was difficult, the weather alternating between bright sunshine and overcast conditions with the light fading quickly in the last half hour.  Whilst in general the fishing was…

Sunday 31st MaySummer League Round 2 - Tom King TrophyMark Gratton was dismayed to draw the second longest walk of the day due to his bad knee, but things soon changed for the better as peg 34 was drawn as a golden peg.  Mark went on to amass 1oz short of 10lbs, using a combination of short…

Louise Banks a visiting angler from just across the border banked this beauty using a dog treat as bait. Photographs are in the website gallery of the fish  weighing in at 24lb 3oz. Is this the same carp that was banked in 2019 just under a pound  lighter? Is this the new record?

North Devon MG v Bude Canal AAStafford MoorSaturday saw the first leg of the annual interclub match against North Devon Match Group at Stafford Moor, fishing on tanners and Woodpecker lakes. With 28 anglers fishing , the weather was hot and bright sun which did make the fish very spooky and…

Summer League R1 - Monica Jones CupAs has been tradition for over half a centaury the 58th Monica Jones Cup kicked off the BCAA singles season on a breezy and showery day.  As can be typical of these early season affairs it was difficult to find the fish with everyone having to work hard just…

Pairs League R1 - Sunday 3rd MayWhalesborough Lake and Hele Bridge PondThe opening match of the 2026/27 season was a pairs contest held in overcast, showery conditions with sections in the Stock Pond and Whalesborough Lake.  As anticipated in the Stock Pond the best catches came from the…