Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 15/12

With warm weather settled in, the fish continued to feed at Town Parks Fishery this week.

Once again anglers targeting the Bream on the Specimen Lake enjoyed frantic sport with some excellent bags reported.

Brendon Ions chose peg 2 for a day session fishing a small feeder and maggot on the hook towards the main island. Ions hit fish straight away and, although they went off the feed at times, took fish throughout the day!  Weighing up at the end of the session Ions was amazed to find he had netted 49 fish for 65lbs – lovely fishing! Ions explained that he had come second in his section at another lake the previous week with two fish for 600grms – He said there can’t be many waters providing the sport he enjoyed at Town Parks!

Rod Metcalfe and Steve Wright also targeted the Bream with great success taking bags between 25lbs and 50lbs on each visit! Metcalfe also had an unexpected catch whilst pole fishing for Roach when a large Carp of 15lbs 2oz seized the maggot bait! It took Metcalfe 25 minutes to net the fish – quite remarkable as he was fishing a size 4 elastic, 2lbs hooklink and a size 18 hook!!!

Plymouth fireman Steve Wright fished for Bream from peg 2 at Town Parks Fishery and took this fine bag. Wright was one of several anglers taking bags up to 65lbs!!! 

Hopefully the Bream will continue to feed providing excellent sport for anglers over Christmas!

Carp also fed with anglers reporting fish moving in most pegs.

Conor Nettleton had a great session from peg 3 taking 4 fish including a fine Mirror of 24lbs 8oz which fell to pink pop ups! Nettleton had banked the same fish recently a couple of pounds lighter so the fish has been feeding up well ready for the Winter.

Town Parks Fishery regular Conor Nettleton fished from peg 3 and banked the same fish he caught a few weeks ago. The fine condition Mirror tipped the scales at 24lbs 8oz a couple of pounds heavier than last time. The fish fell to a Cell boilie.

Several Carp in the 15 to 20lbs range hit the net including a lovely condition Common taken form peg 1 by Gordon Batt.

Gordon Batt fished peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery and banked this beautifully coloured Common Carp.

The Fishery is open every day over the Christmas and New Year period with supplies of fresh maggot, castor and worm as well as frozen and tinned baits available.

The staff at the Fishery would like wish a HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all our customers – we look forward to “catching” up with you over the festive period!!

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 8/12

The fish went back on the feed at Town Parks Fishery as the temperatures rose again.

On the Specimen Lake sport was good with plenty of fish coming to the net.

Local rod Joe Garrett fished from peg 2 casting towards the central bar. A single Cell boilie proved effective as Garrett netted three good Carp with the best a fine condition Common of 22lbs 1oz!

Sean Collings chose peg 5 for a day session and took a beautiful Autumn colour Common Carp of 20lbs dead. The fish took the bait just as the light dropped.

Town Parks Fishery regular Sean Collings fished Cell boilies from peg 5 on the Specimen Lake and was rewarded with this superb condition Common Carp which tipped the scales at 20lbs 0oz.

Mark Hill also had a good session banking two Carp after a recent lean spell. Both the fish were high teens and took a cell boilie with a banoffee pop up.

Town Parks regular Trevor Trebell fished from peg 13 and also netted two decent Commons in the mid teens.

Plenty of Carp in the 12lbs to 16lbs range were reported from various pegs both deep and shallow water!

Bream have continued to provide great sport with bags of 40 to 50lbs common. Anglers fishing around the island have seemed to fare better fishing dead maggot on a short hooklink from a small feeder!

Steve Wright, Phil Edwards and Rod Metcalfe had several sessions throughout the week with the bream feeding well they also took a few specimen size Roach which also came on the feed. Edwards took a nice Bream of 5lbs 10oz to top off his session!

Local rod Phill Edwards fished for Bream from peg 3 at Town Parks Fishery and took some fine fish including this one of 5lbs 10oz. The fish fell to maggot offered on a size 14 hook cast mid water.

On the top Match Lake, sport also improved with anglers connecting with Carp which were happy to feed.

Exmouth rod John Whitear fish from peg 2 with fake banoffee corn and a small bag of pellets. Whitear had great sport taking 7 Carp to 12lbs!

Lee Hunt fished towards the island in front of peg 18 and banked 8 Carp. Placing his bait close to the overhanging branches Hunt used a small yellow pellet to take the initial fish then changed to normal coarse pellet which the fish took freely!!

With the settled weather set to continue the fish should stay on the feed providing good sport for anglers for the foreseeable future! 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 1/12

A quieter week on the Lakes at Town Parks Fishery saw anglers having to use all their skills to get the fish on the feed. The Carp were sporadically feeding with only a few fish reported.

The Match Lake saw half a dozen anglers reporting Carp taken from the margins mainly on maggot or meat! Some good sized Roach were also reported with fish to the 2lbs mark freely taking maggot once they got on the feed.

The Specimen Lake had fish moving around most of the week although they refused to take the many varieties of baits provided by anglers!!

The match fishermen who chose to fish the lake for Bream and Silvers faired much better.

Once again Rod Metcalf lead the field taking up to 50lbs of Bream in a single session.

Double red maggot proved most effective. The bites were very light with fish being hooked if the hook was pulled home the minute the tip moved!!

Other anglers that had heard of Metcalf’s exploits also tried their hand with great success – some reporting bags of 50lbs using the same tactics!

Once again Christmas is upon us and the onsite shop has stocked up with gifts for devoted anglers from tackle to clothing and fishing vouchers. 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 24/11

Much colder weather reduced the catch rate at Town Parks Fishery although fish did still come to the net.

Town Parks regular Conor Nettleton did particularly well fishing form peg 10 on the Specimen Lake. Nettleton fish a double Cell boilie rig close to the island and banked 7 Carp during his 36hr session! All the fish were high teens or above with the best tipping the scales at 23lbs 10oz!

This superb Mirror Carp of 23lbs 10oz fell to Conor Nettleton who fished peg 10 at Town Parks Fishery. The fish fell to a double 15mm Cell boilie rig fished towards the main island!

Nick Solomon returned to peg 14 and banked a twenty plus fish for the second week running! Solomon fished a Korda “Goo” covered boilie towards the central bar and saw his bait seized by a fine condition Mirror Carp of 22lbs 3oz!

Town Parks Fishery regular Nick Solomon followed on from last weeks success by banking another 20lbs plus Carp!  This fish fell to Korda Goo covered boilie fished towards the central bar!

The Catfish have been a little absent lately but some have been spotted moving around the lake.

Once again Rod Metcalf targeted Bream but this time from peg 10. The fish were as responsive as last week with plenty of fish in the 2lbs 8oz range coming to the net. Around 40lbs of fish ended up in the keepnet!

On the top Match Lake, Carp were still feeding sporadically with some anglers bagging up whilst others left empty handed!

Silvers have gone deeper in the water but are still feeding on maggot and castor. Bream continued to plague anglers in some pegs with some fish taking baits intended for Carp and Silvers on the drop! 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 17/11

Once again the Specimen Lake at Town Parks Fishery produced great sport, with anglers enjoyed the action from most pegs.

Local rod Paul Knapman fished with coarse angling newcomer Mark Yardley from pegs 7 and 8. Knapman fished a Cell boilie towards the central bar and was rewarded with a fine Common Carp of 22lbs 12oz. Shortly afterwards Yardleys alarms screamed off and, after an extended battle a good Common of 16lbs 11oz was on the bank.

Once again a Cell boilie did the trick!

Paignton rod Andy Handshaw chose peg 2 and banked two Carp within two hours as the sun rose. Handshaws fish of 19lbs 2oz and 16lbs 8oz both fell to a strawberry boilie offered near the main island.

Gordon Batt visited peg 1 and took a good high teens Linear Carp, a nice condition Common around the same size and a fine Tench of 7lbs 8oz! All Batts fish fell to fruit flavoured boilies.

Torquay rod Gordon Batt fished from peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery and netted this fine Tench which fell to a fruity boilie.

Local rod Gordon Batt baked this beautifully scaled Linear Carp from peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery.

This fine condition Mirror Carp was one of several fish banked from peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery by Torquay rod Gordon Batt. The fish fell to a fruity boilie offered near the main island.

Town Parks regular Nick Solomon fished from 10 and netted three Carp to 17lbs!

Town Parks Fishery regular Nick Solomon fished from peg 10 and banked three double figure Carp including this lovely Mirror. The fish fell to Cell boilies offered midwater.

 The top Match Lake was still a little sporadic with some anglers taking good bags whilst other banked nothing! Dead maggot offered in the margins during the afternoons proved to be the best tactic although fish did take various baits during the day.

Some good Bream are still feeding just off the main island taking maggot or meat.  

Town Parks Fishing Catch Report w/e 10/11

Despite changeable weather conditions the fish continued to feed at Town Parks Fishery this week.The Specimen Lake saw fish coming to the bank for both big fish and coarse anglers alike.

Rod Metcalf decided to fish for Bream from peg 2 on one of the calmer days. Fishing his feeder just off the main island and a couple of maggot on the hook Metcalf netted over 60lbs of decent sized fish.

Town Parks Fishery regular Rod Metcalf had a hectic session form peg 2 on the Specimen Lake banking over 60lbs of good sized Bream. The fish fell to double maggot offered towards the main island.

Meanwhile on peg 14 Town Parks newcomer Dan Court fished some homemade boilies around the central bar area. Court was overjoyed as he banked his sixth fish of the session a fine Common of 20lbs dead!!

Local rod Nick Solomon fished a quick overnight session from 6 and netted a fine Common of 22lbs 7oz! The fish fell to a Cell boilie offered close to the island in front of the swim.

Plymouth rod Rich Jenkins fished C C Moore boilies close to the waterfall adjacent to peg 7 and was rewarded with two high teen Mirrors.

Catfish were a little hesitant to feed despite the water temperature remaining around the 15 degree mark!!

The top Match Lake fished a little harder than of late with anglers having to use their watercraft to find the fish. That said, some nice sized Carp were taken, mainly from the margins falling to pellet or maggot.

Silvers fed sporadically with small to medium bags reported from most pegs.

The onsite shop is open as normal throughout the Winter Months with stocks of fresh and frozen bait always available.

With Christmas approaching the shop holds a good stock of gifts for all kinds of angler including Fishing Vouchers which are also available by post.

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!