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Pairs League Round 4 - Tuesday 9th June As was predicted the bigger fish came out to play in the warm evening sunshine. Whilst Simon Allen was off to a flyer with a 5lb carp second cast, partner Dave Allen didn't get into the slabs until late on but with both banking over 20lbs apiece it was an…

Summer League Round 1: Tom King Trophy The opening contest of the season saw 24 anglers competing for a new trophy in memory of our good friend Tom King.  The contest lived up to expectation with the Bird Hide producing the expected carp.  Peter 'Tacker' Giles used the method…

Presentation Evening Special thanks to Simon Allen for sorting it all and helping me out, Simon Hockaday for doing the draw (raised £76) and yourselves for attending and making it a successful night.  We will have to appoint Matt Sampson as official photographer as we have a few that we can…

Pairs League Round 3 - Team Angler 1 Weight 1 Peg Angler 2 Weight 2 Peg Pts 1 Teamarc Two S Hockaday 5lb 6ozs M Gratton 12lb 3oz 8 2 Me and My Boy S Allen 4lb 3ozs D Allen 8lb 14oz 7 =3 The Lager Louts K Hill 3lb 9oz A Larkins 9lb 2oz 5.5 =3 Bude Bay Pirates P Giles 3lb 3oz…

Pairs League Round 2 - Sunday 19th April After a poor response from Whalesborough Lake last week it was decided to use the Stock Pond which despite the pressure produced some creditable bags.  Simon Allen won the section with an 'end peg' 27lbs but senior partner Dave Allen failed…

Result (Whalesborough Weights First) Bude Bay Pirates            A Hill 7lb 10oz P Giles 3lb 12oz......... 19pts New Team Faint Heart  D Turner 11lb 5ozs P Slade 2lb 9oz......18pts New Halwill Hustlers     N…

Winter League - Jan Pethick and Johnny Coney Memorial Trophy- Sunday 29th March Adrian Hill avoided the 'Last Chance Match' with a brace of carp (one at 10lbs) taken on tip fished bread flake from the Lower Basin to win the final match of the winter league.  With gale force winds…

Winter League R9 - Sunday 15th March Many anglers have complained about peg 31 and how hard it is to fish off that peg in the past.  I don't know what you are all complaining about and to prove my point Ian Croxton blew that myth away and amassed a near 26lb bag of bream to easily see off the…

Winter League R8 - Sunday 1st March When a few bags of silvers can be eaked out of the Second Basin it is a sure sign that winter is coming to an end.  However, until it warms a little more the deeper Lower Basin is still the place to be with the top 3 weights coming from there. Matt…

Winter League R7 - Sunday 8th February With the Second Basin frozen and only 16 fishing it was decided to peg both sides of the Lower Basin to give everyone a chance to catch.  The decision paid off with good nets of silvers filling the top eight places.  It was the middle pegs on the…

It is with sadness that we learnt of the passing of our angling colleague and long time member Dennis Chapman. Dennis will have been a familiar sight to many of you, either fishing or walking the towpath and talking to all the anglers. Dennis had been fighting illness for a number of years and…

Winter League R6 - Sunday 18th January This was winter fishing as we know it!  Whilst you could say it was all in the draw, the old adage goes that you still need to catch em.  It was not surprisingly the Lower Basin that filled the first four places with the deeper water paying dividends…

Fur and Feather - Sunday 13th December With the water the colour of a cup of coffee it was not going to be a day for the punched bread.  League Leader Simon Allen eventually found the slabs on pole fished worm and a succession of fish in the last here hours saw him easily take victory…

Winter League - Sunday 30th November Simon Allen found the big beasts as the clear water and cold weather put the smaller silvers completely off the feed.  A 9lb carp and three slabs taken on the quiver tip from the Lower Basin boosted his catch to a winning 25lbs and a handy 8 point lead at…

Winter League Round 3, Sunday 16th November: Apologies for the late posting.  I have been busy giving the French chub a hammering! It was the Bird Hide section that came back to the fore with carp being the main target.  Peter 'Tacker' Giles landed three of the beasts for his first…