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Summer League R2 2016
Summer League Round 2, Sunday 5th June: Tom King Memorial Trophy Two identical carp of 13lbs 10ozs sorted out the first two places whilst a fish of 9lbs 11ozs secured third place. Not surprisingly the two larger lumps came from the Bird Hide, but it was Nathan Underwood with a...
Balsam Pull Work Party
Bude Valley Management Group are organising a a work party on Thursday 21st July to carry out a Balsam pull in the vicinity of the bird hide on Bude Marsh. Meet at 10:00 at the TIC in the Crescent Car Park.. Please wear old clothing and stout footwear and a...
Summer League R1 2016
Summer League Round 1, Monica Jones Cup, Sunday 22nd May: The opening contest turned out to be a repeat of last year with the winner coming from the fancied Bird Hide peg 47 with a shed load of carp! (is that 'blanket weight' I hear some of you call, or...
Pairs League R2 2016
Pairs League Round 2 Sunday 8th May 2016 It was hard work for most anglers, particularly in the Lower Basin where the warm weather has yet to get through to the fish and anglers struggled to find even bites. The anticipated haul of bream from the Second Basin failed to...
Pairs League R1 2016
Pairs League Round 1 Sunday 24th April 2016 Whalesborough Lake and the Hele Bridge Stock Pond provided the two sections for this opening competition of the new season. Whilst the large predicted bags of carp did not materialise from the lake there was plenty of action with four weights over...
Last Chance Match 2016
Last Chance Match Sunday 3rd April: Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. 1 Dick Turner 6lb 7oz 17 2 Len Hancock 5lbs 5oz 13 3 Kevin Hill 4lbs 3oz 14 4 Wayne Burnard 3lbs 13oz 11 5 Tony Johns 3lb 18 6 Simon Hockaday 2lbs 14ozs 16 7 Paul Braund...
Winter League R10 (Final)
Winter League Round 10, Jan Pethick and Johnny Coney Memorial Trophy Sunday 27th March: Peter Slade ended a great winter campaign by securing the Bude Canal Winter League 2015/16 world title with a section winning 6lb net of silvers from the Lower Basin. Nearest challenger Adrian aka 'Sailor' Hill was...
Looking for Volunteers
BudeCanalAssociation_poster2.jpg Colleagues, Derek Foster is helping this group get established and he could do with some help if anyone is available. The first event is planned for the Tuesday 11th April.
Winter League R9 2016
Winter League Round 9, Sunday 13th March: With settled weather and prolonged sunshine expectations were high and the favoured Lower Basin or high 30's pegs proved to be the ones to draw. Peter Slade came close to a 20lbs winning bag fishing the long pole from peg 16 . Peter...
Winter League R8 2016
Winter League Round 8, Sunday 6th March: Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. Pts 1 Adrian Hill 5lb 11oz 17 16 2 Nathan Underwood 3lbs 6oz 18 15 3 Mike Bowden 3lbs 4oz 34 14 4 Jim Escott 3lbs 15 13 5 Len Hancock 1lb 7oz 19 12 6 Peter...
Winter League R7 2016
Winter League Round 7, Sunday 7th February: This was another Lower Basin dominated match with the first four weights all coming from this deep water section. Peter Slade fishing off peg 14 banked a 14lb carp to give him a winning 22lbs bag. However, it was still a costly day...
Winter League R6 2016
Winter League Round 6, Sunday 10th January: A bonus fish between the hail and thunderstorms was the requirement for the day and Sunday's contest ended with a tale of a carp, two slabs and a mixed bag. Peter Slade and Len Hancock both had gilt edged chances to win but...
Winter League R5 2015
Winter League Round 5, Sunday 13th December: The annual Fur and Feather contest for the Brian Putt Trophy attracted 29 anglers on what was an overcast but dry day. There were a lot of small roach caught on the pinkies and bread punch but at 4 fish to the ounce...
Winter League R4 2015
Winter League Round 4, Sunday 28th November: With gale force winds (but thankfully no rain) it was always going to be tough for the brave souls who entered the match. It was a day for the carp with our hard fighting friends featuring in all of the top four weights...
Winter League R3 2015
Winter League Round 3, Sunday 15th November: It was the first tough match of the winter as the fish were slow to respond to the bait going into the water. Many anglers in the Second Basin had to resort to single pinkie to eek out a few ounces with the...