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Pairs League R2 2013

12/06/2013

Team consistency is what it takes to win and fine individual section wins by Duncan Edwards and Ian Gray was not enough to get their respective teams into a top two finish. Alternating between the tip and the pole Duncan netted a succession of small carp and skimmers from unfancied...

Monica Jones Cup 2013

10/06/2013

Sunday 9th June - Summer League Round 1 As often happens in the early weeks of the season the bream fail to show in significant numbers during the day and so match weights were low for the oldest trophy competition of the season compared to the recent evening contest. Fishing...

Working Parties -Balsam Pulls

06/06/2013

Dates for Himalayan Balsam Pulls There are three Himalayan Balsam working parties over the coming weeks. These will be on: - Saturday 22nd June (Postponed) - Thursday 11th July - Saturday 20th July On each date the main meeting point will be at 10am outside the Tourist Information Centre in...

Pairs League R1 2013

05/06/2013

The Pairs League was turned on its head as last years champions and runners up finished last and second to last in the opening round. The best fishing was in the second basin with plenty of rudd and perch showing. However, you needed slabs to frame and Ady Larkins alternated...

Presentation Evening 2013

28/05/2013

A few photo's from the successful presentation evening are now in a folder under the photo gallery tab. I will try and work out how to get the captions to work so you know who has won what!

Last Chance Match 2013

24/03/2013

With a biting easterly wind only six of the qualifying anglers braved the elements for their last chance of silverware this season. Fishing in the Lower Basin Kevin Hill ensured he would have something for the trophy cabinet with a winning 28lbs 7oz haul of bream and a 8lb 'bonus'...

Winter League R10 2013

17/03/2013

In a pulsating final contest a succession of slabs from peg 30 saw Dick Turner bank a 37lb winning haul to take the Jan Pethick and Johnny Coney Memorial Trophy. With a hard fought winter league, five different anglers have held the lead at various times over the grueling winter...

Winter League R9 2013

04/03/2013

Simon Allen with a 31lbs Winning Haul of Slabs With two sharp frosts the expected poor fishing on Sunday saw some major changes in the race for the Winter League title. Dave Allen lost a bream that proved costly as he blanked along with nine others and fell three places...

Winter League R8 2013

25/02/2013

A superb Common Carp of 19lbs 6ozs gave Len Codlin a 4o minute battle and victory in Sundays Winter League match. Len, fishing off Peg 6 in the narrows, hooked the fish on his pole using worm as bait. Simon Hockaday continued his good form finding three slabs and a...

Winter League R7 2013

11/02/2013

Conditions were the worst of the season with the paddles on the lock gates being opened and closed and the canal falling a foot and then refilling at least twice throughout the contest. It was no surprise that only the big beasts were feeding and that the big weights came...

Winter League R6 2013

28/01/2013

Sunday 27th January - Winter League Simon-Hockaday.jpg Sunday’s Winner Simon Hockaday The cold snap and heavy rain saw true winter conditions return to the canal with very few of the roach showing that had been a feature of earlier contests. Fortunately the larger bream were still feeding and Simon Hockaday...

Winter League R5 2013

13/01/2013

Sunday 13th January - Winter League Dick Turner took full advantage of Nathan Underwood and Simon Allen's absence with a victory that sends him six points clear at the top of the league. Dick stuck to the wag and mag from peg 19 and as the big slabs were reluctant...

Fur and Feather

17/12/2012

Sunday 16th December - Fur & Feather Ady Larkins missed out on the slabs but found the skimmers and pole fished his way to victory with a 14lb bag from fancied peg 18 in the Lower Basin. The good folk of Bude were spared the sight of Ady jogging in...

Winter League R3 2012

10/12/2012

Sunday 9th December - Winter League Round 3 It was 'proper' winter fishing as many anglers had to choose between chasing the bigger fish or eeking out ounces on the bread punch. Ian Gray continued his run of good form and persisted with the pole and worm in the windy...

Winter League R2 2012

26/11/2012

Sunday 25th November - Winter League Round 2 With the canal the colour of an expensive cup of coffee it was odds on that the worm baits and big fish would decide where the points would be going in round 2. It was the pole fished worm over groundbait that...

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