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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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 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…

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…

Summer League Round 8, Sunday 14th August - BR Autospares Trophy: The use of wagglers and whips made for a very close contest with less than 2lbs 8ozs separating the first six places who all banked double figure bags of silvers. Simon Allen netted a winning 12lb bag of skimmers from peg 16 for…

Pairs League Round 6 - Stu Bell Trophy Sunday 7th August  2016 A 5lb carp hooked on the whip and light tackle with 15 minutes to go and landed with only minutes extra playing time remaining saw the Tiscott Boys win the coveted Stu Bell Trophy by 3 points.  The carp gave Paul Braund 3rd…

Summer League Round 7, Sunday 24th July - Falcon Cup: A 6lb carp landed in the last 15 minutes of the competition kept Simon Allen's title hopes alive as it effectively moved him from 12th to 3rd place on the day.  This was doubly important as current leader Nathan Underwood amassed a 17lb bag…

Summer League Round 6, Sunday 10th July - Charity Match: Apologies, no report as I was away fishing in France.  Simon informs me that we raised £105 on the day, well done everybody. Pos: Angler Lbs ozs Peg No. Points 1 Nathan Underwood 24lbs 1ozs 46 20 2 Peter Giles 16lbs 12ozs…