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Winter League Final Round 10
Winter League Round 10, Sunday 26th March: The two title challengers drew next to each other and whilst Simon Allen Beat Adrian Hill by 6ozs, Sailor Hill was close enough to secure the Winter League title. It was a case of first casts for first and second place! Ian Gray...
Winter League R9 2017
Winter League Round 9, Sunday 12th March: Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. Pts 1 Peter Slade 3lbs 6oz 15 21 2 Adrian Hill 3lbs 5oz 17 20 3 Mark Gratton 2lbs 29 19 4 Peter Giles 1lb 13oz 13 18 =5 Rob Fuller 1lbs 10oz 16 16.5 =5 Simon...
Help Required at Whalesborough Lake
On Tuesday 7th March work will begin to extend the hardcore pathway to the last two remaining platforms beneath the Weir Cafe. Thankfully the heavy lifting work is covered in the morning with a Digger driver, Simon Hockaday and Steve Whitehouse helping (Matt Sampson is also providing the membrane), so...
Winter League R8 2017
Winter League Round 8, Sunday 26th February: Another tough gigg for the brave 16 anglers who took their chances at the draw. It was decided to give the second basin a miss and split the section between the Bird Hide and the deeper narrows with most people catching this time...
Winter League R7 2017
Winter League Round 7, Sunday 12th February: It was a re-run of the 27th November with the Lower Basin the only section to produce any fish, it was so bad in the Second Basin no one even had a bite (I blame the Chairman!). Rob Fuller managed to put a...
Fish Stocking 16-01-17
Fish Stocking on Main Canal - Monday 16th January A big thank (especially Sally Gallop) and Calverton Fish Farm who delivered a consignment of fish to replenish the the stocks in the Main Canal on Monday. The fish count was 1000 roach, 200 rudd, 200 crucians, 300 tench and 500...
Winter League R6 2017
Winter League Round 6, Sunday 15th January: Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. Pts 1 Trevor Vernalls 3lbs 10oz 20 19 2 Simon Allen 2lbs 10oz 15 18 3 Len Hancock 1lbs 10oz 12 17 4 Dave Allen 1lbs 5oz 29 16 5 Adrian Hill 1lbs 3oz 28 15 =6...
Winter League R5 2016
Winter League Round 5, Sunday 11th December: It was a good day for Kevin Hill. After drawing a fancied Lower Basin peg he stuck to the long pole and bagged a succession of silvers plus a bonus 4lb slab for a comprehensive winning weight. Kevin's prize money was boosted by...
Winter League R4 2016
Winter League Round 4, Sunday 27th November: Dave Allen made the most of the deeper water in the Lower Basin with a 6lb bag that included a couple of decent skimmer bream, enough to win the match and take a Plymouth Argyle sized lead in the winter league table (what...
Winter League R3 2016
Winter League Round 3, Sunday 20th November: With the water highly coloured following storm Angus it was a Lower Basin shut out with the first three places all coming from the deeper water pegs. Rob Fuller moved to the top of the league with a 6lb 9ozs bag of pole...
Winter League R2 2016
Winter League Round 2, Sunday 30th October: With the fishing slow in the Narrows section, Matt Sampson switched to the heavy pole and paste to see if there were any carp around. He had just one bite but it resulted in a common of 19lbs 15oz, enough to win the...
Winter League R1 2016
Winter League Round 1, Sunday 16th October: With double figure bags of silvers coming from pegs 1 - 6 over the last three weeks the anglers drawing this section must have been confident, none more so than Jim Escott who drew the same peg he practised off on Thursday, bagging...
50th Anniversary Dinner
Invitation to Bude Canal Angling Association 50 th Anniversary Dinner Saturday 12 th November 2016 (7.00 for 7.30pm ) To celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of Bude Canal Angling Association we are holding a celebratory dinner to be held in the Saddle Room of the Brendon Arms, Bude, on Saturday...
Summer League - Reg Howard Trophy
Summer League Round 10, Sunday 2nd October - Reg Howard Trophy: Nathan Underwood secured the summer league title with a 10lb bag of silvers for an equal third finish with Peter Slade on a still warm day. Matt Sampson won the Reg Howard Trophy off peg 41 with four carp...
Pairs League R8 (Final) 2016
Sunday 18th September - Pairs League Final Round Sunday saw the biggest pairs turnout of the season with 12 teams contesting the last pairs match of the year. On a day when fish were hard to come by and the big fish were not interested it was important to bag...