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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 bream. All…

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 Dick Turner 1lbs 35 13.5 =6 Mike Bowden…

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 £100 as he had…

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 could possibly go wrong now I…

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 caught silvers from peg 18…

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 match on its own but a welcome…

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 15lbs.   In the…

Invitation to Bude Canal Angling Association 50th Anniversary Dinner Saturday 12th November 2016 (7.00 for 7.30pm) To celebrate the 50th 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 12th…

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 weighing 22lbs taken on…

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 those silvers early before the sun put…

Results from Sundays 50th Anniversary Competition. Six teams of five anglers contested the 50th Anniversary Match along six sections of the canal from the narrows to the Hele Bridge Stock Pond.  There was a generous prize list and our thanks for supporting the event go to Wayne Gerry,…

Pairs Formulas for 30 Anglers We have endeavoured to make the Team contest of 30 anglers as fair and equal for all anglers and Teams as possible.  That is why we have opted for 6 Teams of 5, fishing 6 sections of 5, with each Team not contesting one section.  As all of the points are…

BCAA 50th Anniversary Match - Sunday 11th September. Below are the Team and section draws for each angler. Emboldened anglers indicate captain.        Individual pegs within the sections will be drawn at 9am on Sunday (peg numbers may vary to those below. Team Angler  …

Pairs League Round 7 Report to follow - Its tight at the top of the league! (Hele Bridge Stock Pond Angler 1) Team Angler 1 Weight 1 Peg Angler 2 Weight 2 Peg Pts 1 Hey Up Lad S Stanton 9lb 14oz 6 I Croxton 11lb 12oz 8 17.5 2 Halwill Hustlers I Gray 4lb 4oz 9 N Underwood 17lb 15oz 2 16 3…

Summer League Round 9, Sunday 21st August - Phyllis Turner Cup: The forecast gales and rain diminished the field for the annual Roach 'n' Rudd match and the weatherman proved correct as the 12 anglers endured the high winds before getting a two hour soaking to finish. The number of fish banked on…