Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 3/11

Excellent catches were reported form the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Although the water temperature is still up at 15.5 degrees the deeper water pegs produced most of the sport with some fine fish coming to the bank.

Newton Abbot rod Matt Feakes visited peg 12 and had fish on the bank almost immediately!

Within 5 minutes of casting out his first rod, Feakes had a good Common on the bank. The fish, in excellent condition, hit the scales at 23lbs 8oz! Feakes went on to bank five more fish in the high teens and twenty’s! All the fish took an apple flavoured boilie offered in the margins.

Town Parks Fishery regular Matt Feakes chose peg 12 and was into the action within 5 minutes of casting out! Feakes banked this superb Common of 23lbs 8oz which seized his apple flavoured boilie.

Meanwhile fishing partner Gordon Batt fished from peg 11 and banked two high teen Carp which fell to apple flavoured boilies!.

A group of pupils from various Devon schools attended a morning of fishing and tuition. Fishing maggot mid water, all the students banked fish with one losing a large Carp during an extended battle!

Students from various Torbay schools enjoyed a tutored session at Town Parks Fishery when all the participants banked silvers and Perch! 

Local rod Luke Neighbour had a good session from peg 14 banking his personal best Common which seized his luncheon meat bait. The fish tipped the scales at 23 lbs 0oz!

On the next peg dad Jamie also banked a personal best Catfish of 23lbs 8oz which fell to a double halibut pellet!! The pair also netted a couple of decent Tench to 6lbs 2oz!

Torquay rod Luke Neighbour fished from peg 14 at Town Parks Fishery, and banked his personal best Common Carp of 23lbs 0oz. The fish fell to luncheon meat offered mid water to the central bar.

Fishing his first session at Town Parks Joe Garrett had great sport banking 4 Carp to 19lbs 6oz all falling to Krill boilies.

Town Parks Fishery newcomer Joe Garrett had a great session from peg 3 banking four Carp including this 19lbs 6oz Common!

Town Parks regular, and Plymouth fireman, Steve Wright fished from peg 2 and netted a good Catfish of 20lbs 3oz! Wright topped that off with a couple of good doubles including a beautiful fully scaled carp!

Town Parks regular Steve Wright banked several fish during his session from peg 2 including this beautifully marked Mirror.

The upper Match Lake also saw anglers enjoying good sport.

Bream have been showing in numbers with fish to 6lbs 8oz reported. Carp continue to feed in the unusually warm conditions taking pellet and luncheon meat offered in the margins.

Silvers are still taking maggot and castor offered at various depths!