Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 27/7

Searing heat and sunny weather conditions produced very testing fishing conditions at Town Parks Fishery this week.

On the Specimen Lake fish sunbathed in the sunshine but seemed reluctant to feed consistently. Anglers had to use their watercraft and change baits to attract takes!

Once again Lee Otridge was in the action banking his personal best Catfish of 24lbs 8oz from peg 11.

Local rod Lee Otridge continued his recent run of fish at Town Parks Fishery taking this fine Catfish from peg 11 on the Specimen Lake. Te fish fell to a Cell boilie offered midwater!

 Wayne Hockley also banked a good Cat of 23lbs 6oz and three Carp to 18lbs 3oz.

Fishing partner Scotty Bryant also had a Catfish of 19lbs 2oz and a brace of Carp to 14lbs 3oz! Homemade special boilies accounting for all his fish!

Rob Boyne fished a day session from peg 14 using floating baits and zig rigs. Boyne did well tempting a Catfish of 20bs 2oz and a fully scaled Carp in the high doubles. A couple of Tench also came to the bank, the best 8lbs 5oz!

Conor Nettleton fished from 6 and netted two Carp to 20lbs 4oz! Cell boilies fished under the overhanging trees did the trick!

On the top Match Lake sport was a little faster with Carp and Silvers taking baits, mainly during the early morning and early evening sessions.

Rod Metcalf fished a few short sessions banking up to 20 fish a time! Pellet offered up in the water and in the margins proved very effective.

Visitor Phil Drury fished a day session from peg 1 and found the Carp feeding heavily in the margins. Drury estimated he banked he banked 120lbs of fish during the day! Luncheon meat and hookable pellet accounted for most of the fish.

With slightly cooler temperatures forecast the fish should go a little deeper in the water and start feeding throughout the daytime. 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 20/07

Once again the Catfish were feeding heavily in the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery this week. Both regulars and first timers were entertained with the action from most pegs around the lake.

First time visitor Exeter rod Paul Hayes fished peg 15 and as not disappointed when his alarms screamed off and he eventually netted a fine Cat of 24lbs 14oz which had taken his coconut boilie!

Town Parks Fishery regular Lee Otridge had a great session from peg 11 taking four fish including this fine personal best Catfish of 26lbs 3oz!

Exeter rod Martin Vicary fished from 11 and was rewarded with his personal best Catfish of 32lbs 6oz topped off with a Common Carp of 18lbs 3oz. Blood worm boilies fished in the margins tempted the fish.

Town Parks regular Billy Jenkins was over the moon after fishing peg 6 and banking three Cat’s of 34lbs 4oz, 25lbs 2oz and 19lbs dead! Some apple flavoured, homemade boilies offered near the blue rope tempted all the fish!

After banking his personal best Catfish form peg 11 Lee Otridge was over the moon to net his best Leather Carp to date at 16lbs 4oz!

Peter Aylward travelled from Norfolk for one of is regular trips to peg 1. In between a regular line of visitors Aylward managed to bank a brace of Carp to 19lbs 4oz and a couple of Cats to the same weight.

Matty Feakes fished from 2 and netted two Cats to 18lbs 8oz and a couple of Carp to15lbs 3oz! Cell boilies proved effective.

Match angler Dave Snape fished for Bream from peg 1 but was over the moon when he banked  a Catfish of 6lbs 1oz which had taken his pellet.

On the top Match Lake the Carp continued to feed on the cooler days although they tended to sunbathe on the hotter ones! Catches of up to 27 fish were reported from various pegs.

Pellet, corn and luncheon meat accounted fo most of the catches.

Regular Perry Northeast had a 100lbs plus bag from the dam wall!

Silvers are still freely taking maggot and castor from most pegs, once again 100lbs plus bags can be expected! 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 13/7

Following last week’s superb catches, Catfish remained very active on the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery this week.

This fine condition Common carp fell to a Cell boilie offered close to the main island from peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery.

Peg 7 saw Lee Oatridge bank his personal best Catfish of 26lbs 8oz, a Leather of 18lbs 4oz and Linear Carp of 16lbs 8oz. The fish were taken from the margins around the waterfall and took Banoffee boilies.

Dave Sumner fished from peg 6 and took a Cat of 22lbs 1oz on Cell boilies.

Town Parks Fishery regular Lee Jones battled wet and windy weather conditions on peg 5 and was rewarded with his personal best Mirror Carp of 19lbs 7oz!

Richard Evans from Lancashire enjoyed an evening session from peg 14 targeting Catfish which he had never caught before. Evans was overjoyed when his reel screamed off and, after enjoying playing the fish to the net, he weighed a fine Cat of 19lbs 6oz!

Paignton rod Andy Handshaw continued his recent run of good fish with a lovely condition Common Carp of 21lbs 2oz taken on a peaches and cream boilie fished close to the main island from peg 2!

Regular John Webster fished a day from peg 6 and hit into a large fish which seized his bait placed under the overhanging trees. After an extended battle Webster had the fish in the net, a find Mirror! Under the scales it read 26lbs 8oz and felt every ounce as Webster lifted it for the mandatory picture!

After several successful sessions from peg 6 on the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery local rod John Webster finally connected with his personal best Carp of 26lbs 8oz! 

Local rod Bob Ineson fished overnight from peg 10 at Town Parks Fishery. During the early hours Ineson’s alarms screamed off and, after an extended battle, this fine Catfish, was on the bank!! This was Ineson’s personal best Cat at 31lbs 8oz!!

 On the top Match Lake catches also held up as Carp and Silvers fed freely. Regulars reported up to 22 Carp per session mainly taken on pellet!

Silvers were in abundance from most pegs with bags to to 90lbs mark reported.

A group of local Brownie leaders and helpers enjoyed a tutored evening session and soon got into the swing of fishing. Some had never fished but before long everyone had caught Roach, Perch and Rudd and one unlucky lady lost a large Carp of around 5lbs at the net!

The Fishery would like to remind anglers that “Twilight Tickets” commence at 16.00 hrs and are not available at any other times.

The Fishery would also ask anglers to report any line in the water as a result of snapped off casts or fish breaks around the islands. Whilst the Fishery takes every care removing lines left trailing it can be a danger to fellow anglers, fish and wildlife.

Maintenance work will soon be commencing around both lakes. Pegs will be repaired or rebuilt, fencing will be replaced and the seating area outside the shop will be completed.

Please accept the Fishery’s apologies for any inconvenience caused during the works.

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 6/7

The changeable weather conditions during the week saw the fish feeding sporadically at Town Parks Fishery.

The Specimen Lake produced Carp and Catfish from most pegs with anglers having to carry out plenty of watercraft to identify where the fish were lying.

Town Parks regular Andy Handshaw did just that and took four fish from peg 5. Best of the bunch was a Catfish of 25lbs 6oz with two more Cats, both high doubles and a 18lbs 8oz Common. Cell boilies the bait!

On peg 6 local rod Bob Ineson banked his personal best Catfish at 30lbs 3oz and got snapped off by a much larger fish!

Following Ineson into peg 6 was visitor Craig Richards who promptly netted another Cat, his first of 25lbs 8oz!

Cell boilies accounted for all the Cats!!

Danny Harry made his first visit to Town Parks and was not disappointed when he netted four Carp to 19lbs 2oz and two Catfish both high teens!

Birmingham rod Norman Thorn enjoyed one of his yearly visits to Town Parks fishing from peg 7. Thorn took 7 fish in total, 6 Carp and a single Cat, all good doubles which took his Cell boilies!

Wayne Hockley fished a quick evening session from peg 14 and banked three Carp, 2 mirrors and a nice Leather. All the fish fell to baits offered in open water directly in front of the peg!

The top Match Lake produced plenty of action for school parties fishing during their Activities Week.

Students from KEVICC enjoyed catching Carp, Roach, Bream and Perch up in the water with maggot baits, whilst students from Plymstock School fished various pegs with one pupil netting 4 Carp including a nice Ghostie and a fine condition Crucian Carp!

Regulars also enjoyed the action with multiple bags of Carp being taken particularly during the early evening sessions.

The margins continue to produce the best nets with the fish moving in as the day anglers start packing up!

Bags of Silvers to the 80lbs mark were reported from several pegs with maggot and castor the favourite baits.

The onsite shop is open every day with stocks of fresh maggots, castor and worm as well as shelf life and frozen boilies and most other coarse baits and pellets!