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Tuesday 3rd June: Pairs League (Evening) Round 3 It was another scratching match as the bream failed to show in numbers.  It was very tight in the Upper Basin with Tony Hillas coming out on top banking 4lbs of silvers, whilst partner Matt sampson took second place in the Lower Basin,…

Sunday 1st June 2025 Summer League R2 - Tom King Trophy The double figure bags did not materialise on what turned into a hard scratching day with the bigger fish presumably looking for 'love' in the narrows.  The defending Summer League champion Brian Powel plugged away on peg 14 with the…

Tuesday 20th May - Pairs League (Evening) R2 Anglers surprisingly struggled to find fish in the Second Basin with Adrian Hill banking the top weight of 5lb 2ozs off fancied peg 34.  This gave the Bude Bay Pirates a solid platform that combined with partner Mark Gratton's 3lb 12ozs, saw the '…

Sunday 18th May - Summer League R1 - Monica Jones Cup The traditional season opener saw the introduction of a new points  system whereby points are awarded to anglers on a per section basis as follows:       1st section  6pts: 2nd section 4pts: 3rd section 3pts:…

Pairs League R1 - Sunday 4th May Whalesborough Lake and Hele Bridge Pond Both venues fished as expected with the Stock Pond continuing to produce excellent bags of small carp (goldfish) and tench, whilst it was the anticipated struggle on the Lake.  Andy Southy did find two carp early doors to…

Sunday 20th April Bideford and District Angling Club Versus Bude Canal Angling Club Tarka Swims, George's lake. Individuals: 1st Adrian Hill Bude. 44lb 8oz 2nd Richard Jefferies Bideford 40lb 5oz 3rd Craig Crash Lamey Bideford. 36lb 5oz 4th Simon Allen Bude 22lb 7oz 5th Keith Mountjoy Bideford…

2025 Trophy Presentation Evening – Saturday 10th May Members and Members partner, friends and or guests are invited to the 2025 Presentation Evening which will take place in the Saddle Room at the Brendon Arms on Saturday 10th May (7pm for a 7.30pm start).  The evening will comprise a two…

BCAA 2025 AGM AGENDA 7pm Thursday 17th April - Parkhouse Centre Apologies for absence Minutes of Last Meeting Matters Arising Chair’s Report Treasurer’s Report:   5.1 Motion to accept/decline presented accounts  5.2 Motion to re-engage/seek new accountants Election of Officers…

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2025-26  We are now open for membership renewal, annual subscriptions must be paid by the 31st May deadline, please do not forget as we often have a waiting list come June 1st and you will incur a rejoining fee. As agreed at the Annual General Meeting annual memberships for 2025/…

Sunday 23rd March - Last Chance Match It might technically be spring but conditions were made really difficult for the eight anglers who had qualified for the Last Chance Match by a cold northerly wind, with most anglers limited to short pole and feeder tactics.  Tony Hillas alternated between…

Sunday 16th March - Winter League R8 Jan Pethic and Johnny Coney Memorial Match The cold nights put an end to the recent good form of the canal with anglers struggling to put any kind of bag together, and half the field blanking, many without even a bite! Andy Southy stuck to the tip off peg 16 and…

Sunday 23rd February - Winter League R7 It was another stormy affair with gusting winds and heavy rain agian greeting the anglers for Sundays competition.  With difficult conditions it was decided to double peg the Lower Basin with pegs 1 to 5 on the Wharf side, to give at least some…

2025 Match Fixture List Published The new fixture list of the 2025 Summer League and Pairs league has now been published on the web site.  The 2025/26 winter league dates will be updated in April on completion of this seasons competitions. Please check the website for latest updates as on rare…

Sunday 26th January  Winter League R6 The number of anglers fishing reflected the dreadful forecast, and those that did fish were grateful the weather forecast was correct with high wind and torrential rain relenting 90 minutes into the match.  The challenging weather was added to by the…

Sunday 15th December - Winter League R5 - Fur & Feather In an unpredicted change of form it was the pegs upstream of Falcon Bridge that dominated Sundays annual Fur and Feather competition. Those picking a green tile trudged off to thier pegs anticipating a long hard day but with an hour gone,…