Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 25/3

Silvers continued to produce excellent sport for anglers at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Both lakes saw anglers taking very good bags of Roach, Rudd and Skimmers particularly during dawn and dusk sessions.

The top Match Lake dam wall pegs fished especially well with most anglers reporting continuous sport. Large bags to the 80lbs mark were taken with fish feeding freely up in the water.  Carp fell to pellet offered up in the water when they were not basking in the unseasonal sunshine.

Once again early and late sessions saw the bulk of the action.

Rick Southwood arrived at dawn and fished peg 17 for the morning.

Casting pellet mid water towards the bar Southwood reported 15 Carp coming to the bank, the best a fine 12lbs 4oz!

The lower Specimen Lake also saw good fish coming to the bank.

Plymouth rod Bruce Julian fished popped up corn towards the small island in front of peg 5 eventually banking 7 Carp, the best 19lbs 8oz. Julian also lost a couple of good fish at the net!

Catfish have continued to feed around most pegs especially the deeper water areas between pegs 10 and 16.

Exeter rod Rob Price fished overnight from peg 1 with maggot and was rewarded with a nice Mirror of 19lbs 8oz.

During the Easter school holidays the Fishery is running its very popular Tuition sessions. These are aimed at children and beginners and cover a range of fishing skills.

The sessions take place every Tuesday and Thursday morning between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm. All tackle, bait etc is included.

Check out the “Tuition” page on the Town Parks Website www.townparks,net or telephone 01803 523133 for further details.

With the warm weather looking set to continue the prospects for the week ahead look very good!

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 18/3

Continued settled weather kept the fish on the feed at Town Parks Fishery.

The top Match Lake saw anglers enjoying sport from most pegs with multiple catches of Carp reported.

Rod Metcalf continued to lead the way taking up to 12 Carp in quick succession during several short sessions. Metcalf fished a method feeder close to the edge of the main island with ground bait and hook pellet.

Peg 10 also fished well with many anglers taking Carp from the margins of the island, pellet or corn producing the goods!

Bob Hewitt fished from peg 18 on the Dam and was rewarded with a fine Bream of 5lbs 1oz!

On the lower Specimen Lake Scott Farrar also took a cracking Bream of 8lbs 8oz, smaller than his previous best 10lbs specimen.

Catfish are really moving around now with several nice sized fish coming to the bank.

A couple of very large fish were seen taking mallard ducks from the surface – obviously very hunger after their Winter lay up!

Dave Osmond lost a “massive” Cat estimated to be 50lbs+ which ran around the island in front of peg 6 from close to the peg and eventually snagging the line and breaking free!

North Devon rod Glenn Hayes fished a tutti frutti boilie from peg 10 and banked a nice Common of 20lbs 2oz.

Rob Williams fished a 24hr session on peg 14 testing out Garlic flavoured Carp Balls pop up’s. Williams eventually banked six Carp the best a very nice Linear of 24lbs 5oz!

With settled weather forecast the fishing should continue to improve as the temperatures rise!

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 11/3

The Catfish are on the prowl at Town Parks Fishery.

Mid Devon rod Scott Cooper had a screaming run during the early hours which resulted with him banking a nice 23lbs 8oz specimen. Luncheon meat offered midwater from peg 2 lured the Cat. Cooper also took a Common Carp whilst his son had a bag of over a hundred Silvers which fell to maggot offered shallow.

Alan Morton fished peg 16 offering Mainstream Grange midwater. Morton banked two Common’s, the best a fine 21lbs 7oz!

Regular John Webster fished from peg 5 on his day visit and was rewarded with a beautiful fully scaled Mirror of 17lbs 9oz. Dead maggot on a medusa rig fished tight to the island in front of the island did the trick!

Local rod John Webster fished a day session from peg 5 at Town Parks Fishery and was rewarded with this fully scaled Mirror Carp. The fish fell to maggot offered tight to the island in front of the swim.

 

Simon Jones roamed various pegs during a very warm and dry day and was rewarded with three Carp, the best a fine 22lbs 5oz. All Jones’s fish fell to pellet tipped with popup corn offered up in the water.

Local rod Scott Farrar reported banking a superb Bream of 10lbs. The fish took a 22mm boilie which Farrar was using to tempt Carp!

Town Parks Regular Dave Osmond visited his favourite peg 6 and hooked into this fine 21lbs 9oz Leather Carp. The fish fell to maggot offered near the blue rope.

On the top Match Lake sport proved hectic with some excellent bags of Carp and Silvers.

Jeff Hughes took 11 Carp from peg 10 in a 2 hour session. Most fish fell to pellet offered tight to the back of the main island although some did venture into open water!

Silver sport was excellent with several anglers reporting 40lbs+ bags with fish coming to maggot and caster.

With the unseasonably warm weather Carp were seen basking on the surface and feeding freely.

With the warm weather forecast to continue sport will only get better over the coming weeks!