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Winter League R8
Sunday 26th March - Jan Pethick and Jonny Coney Memorial Match Full Match Result Place Angler Weight Peg Pts 1 Ryan Willshire 23lb 5ozs 35 17 2 Ady Larkins 13lb 3ozs 18 16 3 Dave Allen 11lb 3oz 19 15 4 Tony Hillas 10lb 10ozs 34 14 5 Paul Braund...
Winter League R7
Sunday 12th March - Winter League R7 Pegs 1 (normal 13) to 10 (normal 20) and two in the Brendon Car Park above Falcon Bridge (11 and 12), was the agreed pegging strategy this week. Simon Allen made the most of end peg 12 and amassed several quality skimmers early...
Winter League R6
Sunday 26th February - Winter League R6 The pegs were again 'squished up' to get everyone between pegs 12=1 and peg 20=12 in the Lower Basin. As it turned out it was a basin of two halves with the catches generally improving as you approached Falcon Bridge. Matt Sampson duly...
Winter League R5
Winter League R5 - Sunday 12th February For the second match the Lower Basin was 're-pegged' meaning pegs 5 to 14 were between normal pegs 13 and 20, this was to get as many into thois section as possible. The narrows section pegs 1-4a were roughly on the original pegs...
Winter League (Fur and Feather) Sun 15th Jan
Brian Putt Trophy - Sunday 15th January The attrition rate was brutal as 6 anglers drew a blank in attrocious conditions that started with thunder, hail, gale force winds and then continued with 2 hours of torrential rasin, but ironically ended with the canal like a millpond as everone was...
Fur and Feather
Sunday 18th December - Fur and Feather The predicted thaw did not arrive early enough on Sunday and despite the best efforts of Dave and Arnie the 2 inches of ice won the day and the match had to be postponed. The Brian Putt Trophy will now be contested on...
Winter League R3
Sunday 27th November - Winter League R3 Simon Allen banked a 27lb haul of skimmers and roach from hot peg 13 to easily see off the competion and win round 3 of the winter league. Using two pole lines the fish fed throughout the day for what was an impressive...
Winter League R2 Wag n Mag
Sunday 6th November - Wag n Mag With the best catches of the season so far coming to net in the annual Wag n Mag it just goes to prove you don't need that groundbait after all! Whilst the weather gave us four seasons in one day, ending with winter...
Bude V North Devon (2nd leg)
Sunday 23rd October: Bude v North Devon Second Leg After Bude gave North Devon a 15 point mauling in May from the Tamar Lake Devon bank in the first leg, the expectations of the Bude anglers were high at breakfast that they would easiy regain the Trophy. Even though North...
Winter League Round 1- Paul Drissell Trophy
Sunday 9th October - Paul Drissell Memorial Trophy It was a bumper turnout on what was a fine day for the second ever Paul Drissell memorial trophy match. Whilst the big slabs were absent it was carp that featured in the top three placings. London Tone Hillas retained the trophy...
Pairs League R8
Pairs League R8 Sunday 2nd October It was a good call to re-arrange the venue to the Basins with 5 double figure bags of silvers recorded on the day. A few practice sessions in the Second Basin paid off for Dave Allen as he banked 14lbs of skimmers and redfins...
Summer League R9
Sunday 18th September 2022 - Reg Howard Trophy It was not the 'shoot-out' for the title everyone wanted as Simon Allen drew peg 13, where he had performed well in the past, and Andy Southey drew unfancied peg 11. On a day where the bits were few and far between...
Summer League R8
Phyllis Turner Trophy - Roach and Rudd Match Moving the competition to Whalesborogh Lake turned out to be an excellent decision with over 70lbs of redfins banked by the 13 anglers. Fishing the Weir Cafe bank Tony Hillas managed a double figure bag banking 3ozs short of 11lbs to easily...
Update - Main Canal Opens Saturday 10-09-22
Thursday 8 th September Dear Member, I am pleased to announce that with water levels rising and a long range weather forecast that includes rain, we will be able to resume angling on the Main Canal from sunrise this Saturday morning (10-09-22) . Restrictions on the use of keepnets/ carpsacks...
Canal Closed to Anglers
Thursday, August 25th Notification of Closure of Main Canal (Sea Lock to HeleBridge) to all anglers from 6pm This Evening. Due to falling water levels and limited possibility of rain over the bank holiday weekend the Committee have made the decision (after seeking advice from the Environment Agency who visited...