News

Reg Howard Trophy: Sunday 18th September Nathan Underwood      18lb 8ozs  Peg 33 Simon Allen                    18lb 3oz   Peg 29 Ian Gray                …

Sunday 11th September The canal was on good form with just 10oz short of 100lbs of fish being brought to the weigh in by 12 anglers.  Four slab bream saw Dave Allen bank over 18lbs to take victory in the Second Basin, which combined with Simon Allens 10lb 11oz winning  haul from the Lower…

An invitation from Fergus Robertson, Technician (Structures), Highways, Cornwall Council As you may be aware Bencoolen Bridge, which is situated on Bencoolen Road in Bude over the River Neet is to be replaced. As part of the scheme development there is to be a public exhibition held in The…

BR Autospares Trophy (Wag 'n Mag only) Match Result:  Sunday 4th Sept It was a Simon Allen 'Hat Trick' as he made it three wins on the bounce with a 20lb bag of skimmer bream and 'dog' roach (the best one weighing 15ozs) from peg 16.  Simon fished the waggler three quarters of the way…

Phyllis Turner (Rudd/Roach only) Match Result:  Sunday 21st August As ever the skimmer bream were showing all over he place when it was rudd and roach everyone was chasing.  Simon Allen made it two wins on the bounce,  pole fishing maggot for a 4lb bag of redfins from peg 29. …

Charity Match Result:  Sunday 14th August A big thanks to everyone who entered and donated prizes.  We raised £96 on the day which will be added to our funds to be donated to this year's chosen charity theStratton Hospital Appeal.  Any volunteers to hand over the cheque and get…

Sunday 17th July Result 1st Bude Bay Pirates        A Hill 7lb 6ozs (5): P Willshire 22lb 5ozs (7) 2nd= Me and My Boy          Simon Allen 5lbs 2ozs (6): D Allen 22lb 4ozs (6) 2nd=     Lager Louts…

Sunday 7th August 1st Nathan Underwood                       10lb 11ozs 2nd Dave Allen                 …

 You know the canal is fishing well when 4lb of silvers does not even see you get into the top ten let alone feature in the sections.  On the day Nathan Underwood ran away with the match as he settled onto a shed full of skimmer bream and picked up four slabs into the bargain. …

Two slabs for Guy Pessel and another for partner Duncan Edwards would normally see any team breeze to victory but Dave Allen also took a slab and Simon had a top weight of silver fish to see Me and my Boy tie with the Good, Bad and Ugly for first spot on 17 points each.  The Bude Bay Pirates…

It looked as if the 'bad luck', traditionally associated with drawing the golden peg had struck again when Dick Turner dropped his landing into the canal, luckily for Dick, Stuart Pinn of Waterfront Shooting and Fishing was passing by and able to quickly supply a new one (now thats service!).…

New club member Nick Blight from Bideford marked his match debut by winning this Sundays contest with an impressive 19lb 4ozs from peg 34.  Nick's bag included four slab bream, all of which fell to double maggot on the pole.  Also using the pole at the other end of the section on peg 27,…

It was an evening for the longer established teams as some familliar names filled the leading positions on Tuesday evening.  New Team Faint Heart won on the evening with Dick Turner and Pete Cummins finishing second in thier respectave sections.  The larger bream began to feed in the…

Persistent rain from start to finish ensured everyone ended up with a good soaking at the whistle in this traditional Summer league opener.  The top weights all came from the Lower Wharf with ounces separating the top three who all fished the wag and mag against the far bank to good effect.…

A slab bream apiece for Ady Larkins and Ross Bate saw the Lager Louts win the opening round of the pairs league on a very blustery evening.  Ross was standing in for Kevin Hill and put in a creditable performance from peg 27 in the Upper Wharf.  Nathan Underwood had the biggest net of the…