Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 12/6

Plenty of Carp came to the bank on the Match Lake at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Rob Metcalf made several short visits to dam wall pegs and offered coarse pellet up in the water.

He was rewarded with good Carp bags of up to twelve fish!!

Richard James fished pellet from peg 16 and took 15 Carp, some nice doubles, which fell to halibut offered close to the margins.

Students from South Devon College fished a tutored session on the sheltered southern pegs with all the students banking numerous Roach and Rudd to the 2lb mark. The winning team of three all received prizes from the college!!

On the lower Specimen Lake Catfish again showed in numbers and some nice specimens to the mid twenty’s were banked. Many anglers also experienced some hard runs which resulted with the fish breaking free after snagging the lines!

Carp came to the bank, many tempted with Cell boilies, Chris Owen taking three, the best 22lbs 4oz from peg 5.

Some large Tench have been taken from various pegs around the lake – Steve Clements banking three to 8lbs 3oz from 12.

One fish of note was a fine 5lbs 5oz eel which fell to worm offered for Catfish from peg 8 by Colin Jones, a visitor from Wales.

   

Town Parks Fishing Catch Report w/e 5/6

Improved catches were the order of the day at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Both lakes fished better than of late with fish feeding freely especially later in the day.

Catfish have shown in numbers with some anglers catching their first specimen.

One of these anglers was Crediton rod Chrissy Woulahan who banked a superb 27lbs 11oz Cat form peg 12. The fish fell to luncheon meat offered tight to the margin.

South Brent angler Neil Willisson also took his first Cat, a good fish at 21lbs 2oz which fell to a snowman boilie set up!

South Brent angler Neil Willison banked his first Catfish from peg 5 at Town Parks Fishery. The fish, which tipped the scales at 21lbs 2oz fell to a snowman set up offered mid water.

Bob Ineson fished an overnighter on peg 6 taking three Carp, 21lbs 8oz, 18lbs 1oz and 17lbs 2oz all falling to a cell pop up.

Stoke Fleming Coastguard Jai Prettyjohns fished between “shouts” and banked his personal best Common Carp of 21lbs 4oz. This was complimented with two further fish all falling to “yellow peril” boilies.

Local rod Jai Prettyjohns banked his personal best Common Carp of 21lbs 4oz form peg 6 at Town Parks Fishery. The fish fell to a cell pop up.

Kevin Locke banked three Carp from peg 9 whilst Richard Jenks took a 19lbs 2oz Carp and 16lbs 8oz Cat from peg 7.

The upper Match Lake saw good bags of Carp and Silvers from most pegs.

The annual Darbyshire Dabblers versus the Seafield memorial match took place in very hot and sunny conditions. The Dabblers ran out eventual winners taking back the trophy won by the Seafield last year for the first time!

Total weight for the Dabblers was 179.2 kilos with Mick Aylward taking the individual top prize!!

Tuition was held for various groups throughout the week with all participants taking Roach and Rudd from up in the water on maggot!!

Town Parks Fishing Catch Report w/e 30/05

Testing fishing conditions were encountered this week on both lakes at Town Parks Fishery although fish did come to the bank.

The Specimen Lake gave some good Catfish sport with several anglers connecting with fish, some for the first time! Carp were feeding very sporadically and watercraft was important to outwit them.

Visitor James Levett banked a nice 19lb 12oz Common fishing a cell boilie from peg five whilst Dave Osmond once again showed everybody how to do it taking three Carp and a Catfish  to 21lbs 4oz in three hours!!

On the top Match Rob Metcalf fished several short sessions taking up to twelve Carp on pellet fished up in the water.

Several groups have held tutored sessions this week with plenty of Roach, Rudd and Perch coming to the bank after taking maggot offered mid water.

Fishing conditions look good and some good bags are expected this week. 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 22/5

Testing fishing conditions on the Specimen Lake at Town Parks produced few catches of note this week.

Catfish continued to fall to Luncheon meat and worm baits with plenty of fish coming to the bank.

Visitor Brian Down fished meat tight to the margins around peg 12 and was rewarded with four Catfish, the best a fine 27lbs 12oz!

On peg 5 Steve Delaney took his first ever Cat at 19lbs 8oz.

Carp were somewhat elusive and hesitant to feed after some had spawned a week or so ago whilst some have still to perform!

Lancashire rod Colin Alford fished a 24hr session from peg 15 fishing Cell boilies mid water.

Alford was rewarded with two Carp, a Common of 21lbs 3oz and a nice fully scaled Mirror of 20lbs 1oz, and a single Catfish, his first, of 18lbs 10oz.

Dave Osmond was in form on peg 6 banking six Carp, four twenty pound plus, during short sessions.

On the top Match Lake good bags were reported.

Carp continued to feed in the deeper water. Duncan Arnold fished an overnighter with sons Harrison and Jack and banked over twenty fish the best around the 10lbs mark!

Silvers were on the feed up in the water from most pegs maggot proving effective.

The Fishery is open all over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 15/5

Sporadic feeding kept anglers busy at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Whilst some pegs fished well others required intensive watercraft to find the fish!

Dave Osmond was in the thick of the action again on the Specimen Lake taking 19 Carp from short sessions throughout the week. Osmond also banked a couple of Catfish, the best a respectable 28lbs 6oz. Most fish fell to Cell boilies whilst the Catfish took red maggot!

Dave Osmond continued his excellent run of catches at Town Parks Fishery banking this fine condition Ghost Carp of 23lbs 9oz.

 

Tyson Norton fished peg 1 with cousin Flynn Darke taking 6 Carp in 7 hours!

Flynn banked his first ever Carp followed by two more, the best a fine 14lbs 1oz!

Junior Flynn Darke banked his first three Carp form peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery. Best of the bunch a fine Common of 14lbs 1oz.

 

All the fish came to baits offered tight to the right side of the main island.

Weston Super Mare rod Brian Sachs had an excellent session banking four Carp and breaking his personal best twice. Sachs’s second fish was a beautiful fully scaled Carp of 22lbs 4oz breaking his PB by over 2lbs. More than happy he continued fishing and eventually banked another PB of 23lbs 1oz!

All fish fell to homemade tuna boilies offered mid water from peg15.

The upper Match Lake continued to improve after the recent spawning and some very good mixed bags were taken.

Carp came to the bank from most pegs particularly the dam wall and pegs 8 to 14.

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 8/5

A fine bag of 9 Carp falling to regular Dave Osmond was the highlight of the week at Town Parks Fishery.

Osmond’s haul from peg 6 on the Specimen Lake included five 20lb plus fish the best a fine Common which tipped the scales at 27lbs 8oz!

Cell boilies offered mid water or cast tight to the small island produced the goods!

Regular Dave Osmond banked this fine 27lbs 8oz Common Carp, from peg 6 at Town Parks Fishery, The fish fell to Cell boilies fished to the front of the peg and was one of 9 Carp, five over 20lbs!

 Big Catfish have been moving around the lake, three anglers having their hooks snapped or straightened as the fish fought to snap off. One Catfish hooked in the shallows around peg 5 was estimated to be in the 50lb class by the crowd that had gathered but the hook snapped just as the fish was being netted!

Leicester rod Josh Greene visited peg 14 for a 24hr session and was quickly into the fish banking three Carp to 20lbs 4oz within 2 hours! Greene took 7 fish including a good Catfish of 25lbs 6oz most falling to luncheon meat.

On the top Match Lake fishing picked up after the recent spawning. Plenty of Silvers came to the bank as did Skimmers and large Bream.

Carp continued to show especially along the dam wall where Rod Metcalf once again showed everyone how to do it taking 18 Carp to 12lbs in 3 hours.

Coarse pellet fished shallow proving very effective!