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Winter League Round 3In contrast to the previous week Sundays match was fished in flat calm sunny conditions, although it had been the coldest night of the year so far.  It was a day for the big bream in the Second Basin and Len Hancock was the only one to put more than one in his net from…

Sunday 25th October - Bude v BidefordConditions were far from ideal with a gale force wind blowing directly up the canal, but at least the rain held off.  Bude were trying to recover a huge points deficit from the first leg but it turned out to be another mauling from their Devon neighbours,…

Sunday 18th October - Winter League R2With Simon Allen drawing end peg 35 for the second consecutive match it was no surprise that he went on to win two contests on the bounce.  Unlike the previous match there were no slab bream for Si who had to work multiple swims for a genuine silver catch…

Sunday 4th October - Paul Drissle TrophySimon Allen made the most of end peg 34 bagging numerous silvers and a couple of bonus slabs on both short and long pole for a 15lb 9ozs winning weight.  Steve Maynard was amongst the silvers on peg 19 bringing 9lb 4ozs to the bank for second place.…

Sunday 27th November - Bude v North DevonWith the bream not playing ball it was a tactical and close competition with North Devon winning out by 6 points.  With scratching the theme of the day for many, for Bude there were too many weights lost to the competition by the odd ounce.  Bude…

Saturday 19th September - Junior Match Whalesborough LakeThe overcast, mirky day did not deter the fourteen junior anglers who braved the drizzle to contest the Whalesborough Lake Junior Match.Whilst a number of the anglers targeted the carp with wafters and boilees, the winning tactic on the day…

Summer League R8 - Reg Howard TrophyA 16lb 14ozs mixed bag gave Ian Gray victory to take the Reg Howard Trophy in the final match of the Summer League.  Ian bagged a couple of bream and some skimmers on the 6 meter pole, and on the inside line bagged up on perch using top two.  Steve…

Sunday 23rd August - Summer League Round 7Phyllis Turner Trophy - Roach and Rudd OnlySteve Whitehouse found the redfins for the second year running to retain the Phyllis Turner rudd n' roach only Trophy.  Fishing from peg 19 Steve fished short over maggot and ground bait to put together a…

Bude Canal Angling AssociationJunior Members MatchatWhalesborough LakeSaturday 19th September(With a selection of tackle and voucher prizes)The event will have a maximum of 16 places so you must pre-book to be sure of a place, to book a place on this event please use the contacts tab on the BCAA…

Sunday 9th August - Pairs League R6Stu Bell TrophyThe final Pairs League round was contested over sections in Hele Bridge Pond and Whalesborough Lake, whilst the League looked all but sewn-up by Dazed and Confused, for the other teams the legendary Stu Bell Trophy was up for grabs for the day's…

Saturday 8th August - Sign 'O' Times Perpetual Junior CupSunny and relatively calm conditions greeted the eight junior anglers who competed for the Sign 'O' Times Junior cup after a 19 year absence (the last winner of the trophy being Ryan Willshire, whatever happened to him!!!!).It was a classic…

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…