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For the second pairs match running it was a struggle in the Whalesborough Lake section with most of the larger weights being attributable to carp.  The Middle Pound section improved on the last match with some good bags of silvers being produced.  Len Codlin had top weight…

The first of this years Pairs matches was fished at Whalesborough Lake and the Middle Pound.  It was not the outcome expected with anglers struggling to catch on the Lake whilst Middle Pound on the whole produced the expected catches of roach.  It was a last minute decision by Simon…

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Result Sunday 23rd February. On yet another blustery Sunday it was a struggle to keep the bait in the water and yet again a few poles broke under the strain.  Simon Allen amassed 11lbs of silvers from peg 20 using the short whip and maggot to good effect.   The victory…

Report From Sunday 26th The season of bad weather continued with anglers battling high winds and showers, so much so pegs 1 and 2 were located to the rear of Falcon Car Park to take advantage of the shelter afforded by the fir trees.  Simon Allen managed to hang on to his pole to amass 21lbs…

Report From Sunday 12th The canal reverted to type with a typical winter match seeing those in the Second Basin struggle all day and the slabs showing from the Lower Basin in the last hour to reward the patient and frustrate the sprat bashers.  Dick Turner found two slab bream from peg 19…

Sunday 15th December, Fur and Feather,  - Winter League Round 4 No one wanted to draw the second basin but on a blustery and wet day Tony Hilias banked 5lbs of silvers on the wag n mag in the first two hours that would would see him home to victory.  Two pegs away Tony Johns…

Sunday 8th December - Winter League Round 3 With 30 minutes to go and bites few and far between, Simon Allen was in the lead with a net of silvers taken on the long pole.  However, in the gathering gloom Len Codlin landed a slab to see him pull clear of Simon and take…

Sunday 24th November - Winter League Round 2 The match was effectively won with the first two casts of the match as Simon Allen banked a 13lb and 9lb carp on the tip from consecutive casts.  However, Simon became increasingly worried as Ian Gray began to land a…

Sunday 10th November - Winter League Round 1 The car park 'knowledge' that you would need a Lower Basin Draw following heavy overnight rain to frame later in the day proved correct.  Duncan Edwards on peg 17 got off to a flyer using the 11 metre pole with  dead…

Pairs League Final Round (6) This had to be the closest to fishing in a hurricane as you can get.  The gale force winds saw Duncan Edwards start on the tip and the method paid dividends with two carp (best 13lbs) and some skimmer bream to win the Second Basin Section with 24lbs. …

Sunday 13th  October - Summer League Round 9  This was a contest decided by big carp rather than the predicted slabs.  Kevin Hill netted a string of carp to 11lbs from end peg 34 to take his first victory for the year, the fish fell to pole fished paste. …

Sunday 15th  September - Summer League Round 8  (Reg Howard Trophy) The forecast of increasingly worsening weather proved correct with the match ending in torrential rain and gale force winds.  On the day you really needed to be pegged in the Lower Basin to feature…

Pairs League Round 5 The first half of the match was hit by torrential downpours that saw the level of the water rise over an inch in an hour and gave everyone a good soaking!  The Bude Bay Pirates continued thier run of form with two good bags of silvers from Adrian Hill and Peter Giles…

Sunday 1st September - Summer League Round 7 (Bude Autospares Trophy) With an average weight of 10lbs 6ozs and few 'bonus fish', it was a day for the silvers in the annual wag 'n' mag only match.  In the end bonus fish did make the difference with Nathan Underwood tipping the balance with…