Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 23/1

A week of changeable weather conditions provided testing fishing conditions at Town Parks Fishery this week.

The upper Match Lake saw anglers banking small to medium mixed bags although these were hard fought for on some days! Richard Connors fished the pole from peg 15 and took a mixed bag which included Roach, some nice Bream to the 4lb mark and also a couple of Carp, the best a 5lbs 6oz Mirror.

Dan Squire fished an early morning session taking 6 Carp to 4lbs 3oz before daybreak on Sensus white Carp pellet! As soon as the sun rose the fish went off the feed! Unusually for this time of the year the fish were all taken from around the three foot deep mark!

Nigel Cox fished peg 1, which he had not fished before and took 5 Carp to 5lbs 8oz on coarse pellet offered mid water on the bottom.

The lower lake saw James Hubble and Ian Ross continue to perfect pegs 9 and 10 with great success. Ross banked 6 Carp, the best a 19lbs 8oz and Hubble took 2 to 18lbs 9oz!

The charity match in aid of Devon Air Ambulance was very well attended and the eventual winner was Guy Bennett who won prizes worth over £100!

This Sunday sees the top lake match, again in aid of D.A.A.T., being held. The draw is at 7.45 am with fishing from 8.15 until 4.15.

There are still pegs available for this match so contact the Fishery on 01803 523133 to book a peg!

Town Parks Fishing Catch Report w/e 16/1

Better fishing conditions helped improve catch rates at Town Parks Fishery this week. Both lakes fished much better than of late with most anglers connecting with fish.

The Specimen Lake saw fish moving freely around with some large fish jumping to clean their gills after sitting on the bottom of the lake during the freeze!

Ian Ross fished peg 10 using various baits and banked four Carp, the best an 18lbs 1oz Mirror. Regular James Hubble cast tight to the island from peg 9 and took two Carp to 17lbs 8oz. Tony Giffin fished peg 1 towards the island and took a 17lbs 1oz Common on a 20mm chocolate melt boilie.

Some fish are still a little hesitant to take the bait, releasing immediately any pressure is applied.

The top Match Lake provided the faster sport with plenty of Silvers and Carp coming to the bank.

Anglers took fish from most swims, even the shallower water ones! Bob Hewitt fished peg 20 and banked a fine 9lbs 1oz Mirror on luncheon meat! White or Light coloured 7mm pellet have also been working very well!

This Sunday will see the Specimen Lake Charity match in aid of Devon Air Ambulance take place. Cash and tackle prizes are up for grabs with a 7.45 am draw and a couple of pegs are still available at the time of writing! Contact the Fishery on 01803 523133 for further details.

Next Sunday, 30^th January it’s the turn of anglers competing on the top Match Lake for the same Charity. Again, there is a 7.45 am draw with fishing from 8.15 until rods out at 4.15.

For further information or, to book a peg contact the Fishery.

Town Parks Fishing Catch Report w/e 9/1

Much improved fishing conditions greeted anglers at Town Parks Fishery this week.

After the long freeze the fish really came back on the feed on both lakes. On the top Match Lake some huge Skimmers and Bream came to the bank. Pete Bryant visited peg 3 and took a bag of good Bream as well as Roach in numbers. Maggot and sweet corn offered on the bottom proved successful.

Lee Harding fished peg 16 towards the small island and also took multiple large Skimmers and Bream on triple maggot offered on a size 22 hook! Neil Butcher returned to the bank for the first time after a long illness and banked a beautiful 8lbs 9oz Common Carp. Fishing the margin to the right of peg three, Butcher offered a 7mm coarse pellet to tempt the fish.

On the lower Specimen Lake plenty of liners and runs kept the anglers busy.

James Hubble fished into the wind on peg 10 and banked a fine 19lbs 8oz Mirror. The fish was unusually light grey in colour and beautifully scaled. Mainline cell boilies, poped up and offered midwater tempted the fish.

Peter Marriot fished peg 14 with and squid pop up and banked a nice 13lbs 8oz mirror.

The water temperature is now around 10 degrees and, with the water colouring up nicely the fish are clearly moving around more freely!

Due to frozen lakes in December the charity matches in aid of Devon Air Ambulance had to be cancelled. These matches have now been rebooked and the Specimen Lake match will take place on Sunday 23^rd January whilst the top lake Match will take place on the following Sunday 30^th January.

Both matches have 07.45 a.m. draws with fishing from 08.15 until lines out at 16.00 hrs.

Cash and tackle prizes are up for grabs so be quick to book your peg on 01803 523133 or call into the onsite shop to support this worthy charity.

Town Parks Fishing Catch Report w/e 2/1/11

With the ice clear on both lakes at Town Parks Fishing the anglers flocked in after their enforced break!

Both lakes fished well, particularly the top Match Lake.

Plenty of fish came to the bank although feeding was sporadic at times and bait choice was important.

Roach immediately started feeding after the freeze and large bags were taken from deeper water pegs.

Taking red maggot some sizeable fish came to the bank. 

Richard McMahon fished peg 16 and after a blank period ledgering towards the bar he switched to his pole. Fishing at 11mts he immediately took large Skimmers which he continued to take throughout the day on single red maggot. McMahon’s keep net hit the 45lbs mark and this was complimented with a couple of sizeable Carp!

Kingswear rod Richard Ward fished peg 17 and also connected with the Carp. Fishing 7mm coarse pellet on the bottom Ward’s best was a fine 5lbs 8oz Common.

The lower Specimen Lake proved more testing with fish taking baits but throwing them as soon as any pressure was applied.

Three anglers described bites and runs they had and, amazingly these appeared to be exactly the same as Catfish takes. With the water temperature so low at this time of year roaming Catfish would be unlikely but it is possible that some have woken up now that the ice cover has gone!

Yearly Season Tickets are now available and throughout January the fishery is offering a 10% discount. Contact the Fishery shop or ring 01803 523133 for details.