Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 21/4

With water temperatures rising in the fine weather, fishing conditions were ideal at Town Parks Fishery this week.

On the lower Specimen Lake, Catfish showed in numbers after their long Winter sleep!

Torquay rod Gordon Batt had a battle with a fine Cat which tipped the scales at 24lbs 2oz.

The fish fell to maggots offered in the shallows of peg 6.

Torquay angler Gordon Batt battled to net this fine Catfish of 24lbs 1oz which fell to maggots fished in front of peg 6 at Town Parks Fishery.

Plymouth rod Steve Symonds chose peg 1 and fished Cell boilies placed close to the island.

Symonds banked his first Catfish at 15lbs 4oz and also netted a good Carp of 19lbs 7oz, a personal best!

Mark Warren took two Cat’s, the best 19lbs 3oz which fell for maggot.

Marldon rod John Connabeer fished overnight from peg 6 and banked three cracking Carp, all good doubles with the best at 22lbs 10oz. All the fish fell to 10mm Cell boilies offered midwater.

Paignton rod John Connabeer had a great session on peg 6 at Town Parks Fishery banking three double figure Carp including this fine Mirror of 22lbs 10oz. The fish fell to a Cell boilie offered mid water.

 Olly Barnett banked a 15lbs 4oz Common from the margins of peg 9.

Local rod Dan Wayne fished a Halo pop up from peg 10 at Town Parks Fishery and was rewarded with this fine condition Common Carp of 14lbs 7oz.

 On the top Match Lake some very good bags of Silvers were reported.

Two anglers had nets in excess of 60lbs taken from the dam wall area. Carp also come to the bank.

Norfolk angler Jim Stevens fished corn from peg 1 tight to the margin reeds. Stevens netted 8 Carp to double figures during his day session.

A party for Paignton Community College enjoyed great sport during a tutored session catching numerous Roach, Rudd and Perch. One lucky student hooked into, and landed a Common Carp of 4lbs 2oz which fell to a small piece of sweetcorn offered towards the main island.