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Bideford v Bude
Sunday 20th April Bideford and District Angling Club Versus Bude Canal Angling Club Tarka Swims, George's lake. Individuals: 1st Adrian Hill Bude. 44lb 8oz 2nd Richard Jefferies Bideford 40lb 5oz 3rd Craig Crash Lamey Bideford. 36lb 5oz 4th Simon Allen Bude 22lb 7oz 5th Keith Mountjoy Bideford. 22lb 1oz 6th...
2025 AGM Agenda and Chair's Report
BCAA 2025 AGM AGENDA 7pm Thursday 17th April - Parkhouse Centre Apologies for absence Minutes of Last Meeting Matters Arising Chair’s Report Treasurer’s Report: 5.1 Motion to accept/decline presented accounts 5.2 Motion to re-engage/seek new accountants Election of Officers 6.1 No nominations for the positions of Chair, Treasurer or Secretary...
2025 Presentation Evening
2025 Trophy Presentation Evening – Saturday 10 th May Members and Members partner, friends and or guests are invited to the 2025 Presentation Evening which will take place in the Saddle Room at the Brendon Arms on Saturday 10 th May (7pm for a 7.30pm start). The evening will comprise...
Membership Renewal
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2025-26 We are now open for membership renewal, annual subscriptions must be paid by the 31 st May deadline, please do not forget as we often have a waiting list come June 1 st and you will incur a rejoining fee. As agreed at the Annual General...
Last Chance Match
Sunday 23rd March - Last Chance Match It might technically be spring but conditions were made really difficult for the eight anglers who had qualified for the Last Chance Match by a cold northerly wind, with most anglers limited to short pole and feeder tactics. Tony Hillas alternated between the...
Winter League R8
Sunday 16th March - Winter League R8 Jan Pethic and Johnny Coney Memorial Match The cold nights put an end to the recent good form of the canal with anglers struggling to put any kind of bag together, and half the field blanking, many without even a bite! Andy Southy...
Winter League R7
Sunday 23rd February - Winter League R7 It was another stormy affair with gusting winds and heavy rain agian greeting the anglers for Sundays competition. With difficult conditions it was decided to double peg the Lower Basin with pegs 1 to 5 on the Wharf side, to give at least...
2025 Fixture List
2025 Match Fixture List Published The new fixture list of the 2025 Summer League and Pairs league has now been published on the web site. The 2025/26 winter league dates will be updated in April on completion of this seasons competitions. Please check the website for latest updates as on...
Winter League R6
Sunday 26th January Winter League R6 The number of anglers fishing reflected the dreadful forecast, and those that did fish were grateful the weather forecast was correct with high wind and torrential rain relenting 90 minutes into the match. The challenging weather was added to by the opening and closing...
Winter League Fur & Feather
Sunday 15th December - Winter League R5 - Fur & Feather In an unpredicted change of form it was the pegs upstream of Falcon Bridge that dominated Sundays annual Fur and Feather competition. Those picking a green tile trudged off to thier pegs anticipating a long hard day but with...
Winter League R4
Sunday 24th November - Winter League R4 The impact of storm Burt saw a reduced field of 12 take to the canal for Sundays club match. To keep everyone out of the southerly wind it was decided to put four pegs (12-9) on the Wharf side of the Basin, however...
Winter League R3
Sunday 10th November Winter league R3 The unseasonably sunny, calm day was welcome so late in the year but it was feared the clear water would temper the size of the nets brought to the bank. Under the conditions it was no surprise that Peg 18 was back in form...
2024 Fur and Feather Entry
Fur and Feather - Brian Putt Trophy - Sunday 15th December 2024 You can secure your place at Bude's premier sporting event of the winter and pay your Fur and Feather ticket (£27) at Waterfront Fishing and Shooting. This includes match entry, breakfast, post match food and a guarenteed prize...
Winter League R2
Sunday 27th October - Winter League R2 The expected Lower Basin domination did not materialise as Simon Allen bagged a shedful of quality skimmers on the long pole from the newly deepened end peg 27 for a near 24lbs to win Sundays contest. Second and third places did follow predictions...
Singles KO Final Line Up
2024 Singles Knock Out Draw Update 22nd October Its come down to a final between pairs team mates Beau Charnock and Andy Southey! Round 1 Round 2 Semi Final Final Tony Johns (Bye) Tony Johns 16lbs 9ozs Tom Daniels (Bye) Tom Daniels 5lbs 8ozs Tony Johns 4lb 12ozs Tony Hillas...