Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 29/6

Catfish and Carp remained very active on the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Nick Solomon had a good night on peg 15 taking two Cats, the best a fine 34lbs 3oz beauty.

A mixture of baits offered in the margins proved irresistible!

Town Parks Fishery regular Nick Solomon had a fantastic session from peg 15 fishing a mixture of baits in the margins. Solomon was soon in the action and banked two Cats including this fine fish of 34lbs 3oz!

Plymouth rod Tom Purdy chose peg 6 for a bit of stalking and took two Carp in quick succession from the margins. Cell boilies topped with corn producing the goods!

Pete Lake fished from peg 6 and managed to place his baits where only bait boats go!!

The effort of getting his bait to the right spot paid off when he banked his personal best Linear Carp of 18lbs 8oz which fell to a Plum boilie!

Visitor Paul Richards chose peg 1 and banked his first Catfish of 22lbs 4oz and a superb condition Ghostie of 21lbs 9oz! All Richard’s fish fell to homemade garlic boilies!

On the top Match Lake sport was also good with Carp and Silvers responding well in the unsettled weather conditions.

The Dam wall saw anglers taking Carp in numbers with bags of 100lbs plus not uncommon!

Some large Carp have come to the bank and anglers have reported how much weight the fish have gained over recent years. The average has gone up from the 4lbs 8oz mark to 7lbs plus!!

Rod Metcalfe took up to 20 fish to 12lbs during several short visits with coarse pellet the main bait. Metcalfe also used the “dobbin” method to great effect. Bread bait is weighted with a shot near the hook so the bread sinks slowly down in the water. On the right day this method cannot fail!

Bream have showed in numbers with some large fish reported falling to pellet or meat. 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 23/6

As the hot sunny weather continued it wasn’t just the anglers who were sunbathing at Town Parks Fishery this week! The Carp were somewhat elusive as the temperatures soared into the high twenty’s!

On the Specimen Lake the Catfish did stay active with plenty of action for anglers targeting them.

Matt Feakes made a welcome return after a short break and it was not long before he was into the Cats! Feakes fished from peg 11 and tempted five good Catfish, all high doubles to the bank. Best of Feake’s bag a fine 25lbs 2oz! 

Town Parks regular Matt Feakes enjoyed the sport from peg 11 taking five Catfish from the margins including this beauty! Cell boilies tempted all Feake’s fish!

Meanwhile on peg 13 brother Alan also enjoyed a great session taking his first Cat of 19lbs 8oz and following this with another three Cats!

Birmingham angler Alan Feakes had a frantic session from peg 13 at Town Parks Fishery banking his first four Catfish during the night. Cell boilies proved effective offered mid water and in the margins!

All these Catfish fell to Cell boilies.

Jay Harper chose peg 6 and was not disappointed with three Carp, all taken off the top on biscuit!

Local rod Matt Skelly fished a quick overnighter on 14 and banked three fish, two Cats and a Carp from the margins.

On the top Match Lake sport was sporadic with fish going on and off the feed.

Late evening and early morning sessions proved the most effective with multiple catches reported from anglers fishing these times.

Jon Haddon had a couple of day sessions with the Carp taking maggot offered close in the margins.

Rod Metcalfe and Conor Nettleton both had good sessions from the dam wall reporting up to 18 fish per session!

Dave Reynolds fished with sons Max and Ben from peg 5 and netted plenty of Silvers during the day. As evening approached Reynolds hooked into something much bigger and, after an extended battle a lovely Fully Scaled Mirror of 7lbs was on the bank!

Local rod Dave Reynolds fished with his sons Max and Ben from peg 5 and, after netting plenty of Silvers, finished the day with this fine Fine Mirror Carp!

Silvers were active with bags to the 40lbs mark reported from various pegs.

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 15/6

Towards the end of the week both lakes at Town Parks Fishery saw the fish spawning.

Before the spawning commenced fishing was good with plenty of fish coming to the net on both lakes.

On the top Match Lake Carp spent the warmer days sunbathing on the surface with the fish responding to “floaters”. As the sun dropped the fish moved to the margins and anglers fishing within a few feet of the foliage found them feeding well!

Rod Metcalfe fished the “dobbing” method with his bread bait sinking slowly with the weight of a small shot attached near the hook. The Carp seized the bait as the bread dropped past them and up to 20 fish per session came to the net!

The Fishery held its annual “Carers Day” in lovely sunshine. Organised by Torbay Council the day gives Carers in the community a chance to fish and relax away from their usual routines. Silvers showed in numbers with everybody taking fish with maggots.

On the Specimen Lake the Catfish carried on feeding whilst the Carp got on with spawning.

Once again Pete Lake was in the action when he hooked and banked a Cat of 27lbs whilst fishing for Bream on very light gear!

On peg 7 Plymouth rod John Lamble celebrated after targeting and banking his personal best Cat of 29lbs 2oz!

Also into the Cats were Trevor and Alan Ogden. Fishing from 3 on his birthday Alan banked a beauty of 23lbs 8oz which was his first Cat while Trevor, on 5 also banked his first at 20lbs dead!

Carp also showed with best of the week a fine Ghostie Common of 23lbs 9oz taken from peg 14 by visitor Graham Sloan.

With spawning now over the fish will come back on the feed with some great sport expected over the coming weeks! 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 8/6

Brixham rod Pete Lake achieved his long term ambition to catch a Catfish over 20lbs from the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery. Lake fished a Cell boilie from peg 5 placing his bait in the deep bay to the left of the peg. Almost immediately the bait was taken and, after an extended battle a great Cat of 22lbs 3oz was on the bank!

Lake was overjoyed!!

Earlier in the day Gordon Batt had taken Catfish of 30lbs 6oz and 21lbs 4oz from peg 6 when the fish were feeding up in the shallows!

Nick Solomon fished overnight from 2 and took three fish, all high doubles including a brace of Cats and a Common.

Fishing for Bream from peg 4, Bob Hewitt enjoyed a frantic session taking fish to the 5lbs mark on very light gear with maggot.

Plenty of Catfish in the late teens and early twentys have been reported from most pegs with luncheon meat, worm and halibut pellet proving to be the best baits!

Jack Lord took a beautiful Ghost Common from peg 12 on a Cell boilie. The fish tipped the scales at 20lbs 5oz!

Local rod Jack Lord fished from peg 12 at Town Parks Fishery and banked this superb condition Ghost Common Carp which fell for a Cell boilie. The fish tipped the scales at 21lbs 4oz!

Many fish, too many to list individually, in the mid to late teens range have been taken using various baits although sweeter baits like banoffee, coconut, pineapple and strawberry have attracted the most interest!

 Up on the Match Lake sport was also good.

Travis Heyward fished an overnighter from peg 1 and was rewarded with 15 Carp including his personal best of 9lbs 10oz! All Heywards fish fell to Mainline Hybrid offered in the reeded margins.

Carp have shown in numbers with many anglers reporting large fish feeding in the margins during the late evening as the sun drops!

Lee Hunt took plenty of large Skimmers and Roach on his top two offering pellet and maggot in the margins of peg 16.

Some very large Skimmers have been reported on both lakes this week. 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 1/6

Catches continued on both Lakes at Town Parks Fishery this week. The Specimen Lake produced some great sport with anglers taking fish from most pegs.

Wayne Hockley fished from peg 5 and hit into a fine Catfish which proved to be his personal best at 30lbs 1oz! Hockley has managed to bank a Catfish on each of his visits so far this year! The fish fell to a Banoffee boilie tipped with a hi vis pop up and offered towards the central bar!

Fishing partner Scott Bryant wasn’t left empty handed as he banked four Carp to 16lbs 2oz from peg 4 all of which fell to homemade garlic boilies!

Andy Handshaw took a nice Cat of 21lbs 2oz and was also snapped off by a “very large Cat” despite “beefing” up his tackle after losing fish last week!

Jim Tippler also banked a Catfish of 15lbs 5oz from peg 12 during a short session of margin fishing! Tipler fished a piece of pop up foam soaked in Korda Goo.

Fishing a short session from peg 12 on the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery local rod Jim Tipplers foam soaked in Korda Goo was seized by this Catfish!  

Alec Jones banked his first Catfish from peg 16 and was overjoyed when the scales hit 24lbs 3oz! The fish fell to a Cell boilie offered in the margins.

Perry Northeast chose peg 16 for an overnighter and was rewarded with a beautiful Common Koi of 21lbs 2oz which took a Cell boilie.

Local rod Perry Northeast fished a Cell boilie from peg 16 at Town Parks Fishery and banked this beautifully coloured Common Koi which tipped the scales at 21lbs 2oz!

 The top Match Lake also fished very well with multiple catches reported.

Roddy Metcalfe took 15 Carp from the margins of peg 17 later in the day during a short session.

Tim Slim netted a fine bag of Carp from peg 10 on 6mm pellet whilst visitor Phil Jifford took an estimated 100lbs bag of Silvers from peg 12.

With school holidays upon us there were plenty of younger anglers enjoying the sport. Silvers responded well to maggot offered up in the water while Carp and Bream took pellet or small chunks of luncheon meat offered a little deeper!

The Lake has had some more maintenance to the islands and margins with much of the overhanging branches and bushes cut back to allow better access for anglers baits!