Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 16/2

Better weather towards the weekend saw catches improve at Town Parks Fishery this week.

The Specimen Lake produced some good sport with anglers reporting runs or fish from most pegs.

Kingsteignton rod Dave Grylls had a very good visit to peg 2 banking five Carp from the island. All the fish were high doubles and fell to Chris Reynard baits.

Local rod Andy Meredith visited peg 6 at Town Parks Fishery and fished a Cell boilie close to the island. Meredith was rewarded with two good doubles including this fine Common Carp of 17lbs 1oz.

Local rod Andy Meredith chose peg 6 to get some shelter from the strong winds. Meredith fished Cell boilies towards the small island in front of the swim and, although the peg has not fished well recently, took two Carp to 17lbs 2oz!

Town Parks Fishery regular Matt Feakes continued his recent run of fish with this lovely condition Linear Carp which seized his Cell boilie offered from peg 12

Following on from last week’s success Matt Feakes continued to bank fish. Fishing from peg 12, Feakes and took a nice Mirror of 15lbs 1oz whilst Gordon Batt fished peg 11 and also banked a lovely condition Common Carp.

Torquay Rod Gordon Batt fished from peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery and banked this fine condition Leather Carp which fell to a Cell boilie offered near the main island.

 Bream also continued to show with fish to 6lbs reported!

Although many anglers decided to fish the Specimen Lake to get some shelter the Match Lake also produced fish mainly in the deeper water pegs.

Peg 1 saw anglers netting Carp to 7lbs taken tight to the reeds in the margins towards peg 20. Double red maggot or pellet are proving successful.

Silvers are still coming to maggot and castor offered around mid depth.

A couple of local juniors who had not fished before took some lovely Roach to 1lbs 8oz from the dam wall. 4 mt whips, size 18 hooks and single maggot tempted the fish!

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 9/2

As the very unsettled weather continued anglers chose their days carefully! Heavy rain kept both lakes full to capacity with a very good throughput refreshing the water.

On the Specimen Lake some anglers braved atrocious conditions but reaped the rewards.

Matt Feakes fished from peg 2 during some of the worst weather of the week. The fish were feeding and, after several runs he connected with a good Linear Carp of 17lbs 3oz. The fish fell to a Cell boilie.

On peg 1 Gordon Batt also braved the conditions and managed to connect with a nice Leather of 16lbs 2oz.

Peg 3 saw Karen Wright fish alongside husband Steve who has banked a few good fish recently. It was to be Karen's day when she connected with a good fish mid water. Once in the net the fish was weighed and at 16lbs 14oz proved to be Karen's personal best Carp!

10mm Cell boilies tempted the fish!

Karen Wright fished from peg 3 at Town Parks Fishery using 10mm Cell boilies cast mid water. Karen was rewarded when this fine Mirror seized her bait. The fish weighed 16lbs 14oz and was a personal best!!!

Several smaller Carp were reported with some of the recent large specimens keeping their heads down and staying off the feed!

On the upper Match Lake most species were still taking bait.

A couple of anglers reported carp taking halibut pellet. Up to 6 Carp were taken in a session with a top weight of 7lbs!

Silvers continued to take maggot and castor although depths varied as the air pressure changed! Some nice winter Bream came to the net with medium bags reported from around the islands.

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 2/2

Totnes rod John Aldred fished from peg 12 at Town Parks Fishery in atrocious weather with gale force winds and driving rain. Getting soaked and feeling cold was worth it after he banked his personal best carp of 24lbs 1oz. The fish seized Aldreds Cell boilie which was offered tight in the left side margin.

Town Parks Fishery regular John Aldred fished from peg 12 in atrocious weather conditions with wind and rain in his face. Aldred fished his Cell boilie tight in the margins and at 4.30 am he was rewarded with this fine Mirror of 24lbs 1oz, his personal best!

Aldreds fishing partner also banked a nice Carp of 15lbs from peg 11.

Tris Smith had a quick evening visit to peg 16 hunting early Catfish and was not disappointed! Float fishing worm six inches off the bottom Smith was most surprised when his bait was taken by a Cat of 14lbs 2oz! Smith had done a bit of stalking and couldn’t reach his net but luckily Steve Wight was on hand to offer some help and witness the fish! More surprising is the water temperature is only 6.8 degrees at present and the Catfish do not generally start moving around before the temperature reaches double figures!

Once again Conor Nettleton connected with Carp. Fishing from peg 14 Nettleton lost a couple of good fish before banking two good Carp to high teens. 10mm Cell boilies attracting the fish!

Plymouth fireman and Town Parks regular Steve Wright also chose 10mm Cell to fish from peg 3. Within minutes of casting out towards the central bar Wright had his first fish on the bank, a beautifully marked Fully Scaled Carp!

Plymouth fireman Steve Wright fished from peg 3 at Town Parks Fishery casting his 10mm Cell boilies towards the reeded island. Wrights bait had only been in the water for a few minutes when it was taken by this beautifully scaled and winter coloured Carp!

The upper Match Lake has seen sport pick up with the Carp returning to the feed.

Conor Nettleton made a couple of trips to various pegs and connected with up to 12 Carp.

A nameless angler fished an afternoon session from peg 5 in driving rain and strong winds.

Seven Carp to 12lbs came to the bank after taking halibut pellet fished close to the end of the island. Silvers have also been active with small mixed bags reported from both shallow and deep water pegs.

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 26/1

Continued unsettled weather helped to keep the fish on the feed at Town Parks Fishery this week. The Specimen Lake produced good sport even in the most atrocious weather.

Town Parks Fishery regular Steve Wright had a couple of good sessions from peg 3 on the Specimen Lake. Banking fish on both visits Wright broke his personal best twice.  Included in his haul was this beautiful Linear Carp which fell to a Cell boilie.

 Paul Knapman and Wesley Hayes found that out as they banked fish in pouring rain and gale force winds! Hayes took two high doubles from peg 8 whilst Knapman was packing away his second rod on peg 7 when his last reel screamed off. As the rain got heavier a good Common of 15lbs 1oz hit the net! White chocolate boilies and coconut pop up’s tempted the fish.

Regular Dave Tozer had a couple of good sessions from peg 12 taking fish on both visits including a lovely condition Leather and fine Common. Both fish were high teens and fell to Passion Baits boilies.

Local rod Dave Tozer had a couple visits to peg 12 at Town Parks Fishery and banked some quality fish including this fine Common Carp.

This fine Leather Carp fell to Dave Tozer at Town Parks Fishery. The fish fell to a boilie offered tight in the margins of peg 12 on the Specimen Lake.

 Once again Matt Feakes was in action. During a short visit to peg 1 Feakes banked a nice Mirror of 17lbs 1oz!

A short trip to peg 1 at Town Parks Fishery proved successful for regular Matt Feakes who banked this Linear Carp of 17lbs 1oz.

 A couple of good Tench have been reported the best 7lbs 3oz taken from peg 5.

The top Match Lake saw fewer anglers than of late but the ones who stuck out the conditions took Carp to the 7lbs mark and plenty of Silvers. 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 19/1

96lbs Bream day session!

Bags of Bream and Carp were the main quarry at Town Parks Fishery this week, and anglers were not disappointed!

Town Parks regular Tim Slim had a fantastic session fishing for Bream from peg 2 on the Specimen Lake placing his bait on the central bar. During his sunny, settled day session Slim netted 96lbs 4oz of fish and this did not include a couple of fish which escaped from his keepnet as he tried to lift it from the water! Once again a small feeder, short hooklink and double red maggot to a size 16 hook did the trick!

Plenty of Carp also hit the bank.

Local rod John Connabeer fished a couple of 24hr sessions from peg 12 placing his bait, a Passion fruit boilie, tight in the margins. Connabeer netted three Carp during his first session including a fine Leather of 22lbs 1oz and a Common of 21lbs 5oz! His second session saw another 20+ Carp.

Regular Steve Wright was overjoyed during a day on peg 3 when he landed his personal best Carp. The Mirror fell to a Cell boilie offered close to the reeded island and it tipped the scales at 24lbs 1oz! Wright also netted fish of 22lbs 3oz and 16lbs dead!

Trevor Trebell took two fish overnight including a stunning Ghostie of 18lbs 2oz from peg 1 while Scott Bryant took four fish to 17lbs from peg 14 which included a fine condition Leather and a Linear!

Plymouth rod Richard Jenkins took a nice Mirror of 15lbs 1oz from peg 10 and Dave Tozer made a quick visit to peg 12 and took a nice Common of 17lbs 2oz!

On the upper Match Lake sport was also pretty good.

Fred Rowe fished a day in peg 1 and netted two Carp to 7lbs, after losing one, and plenty of Roach and Rudd!

Several anglers reported catches of Carp on pellet and also artificial sweetcorn! Silvers are still falling to maggot and castor.

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 12/1

Once again, the changeable weather during the week saw anglers choosing sessions to coincide with better days at Town Parks Fishery.

The Specimen Lake continued to produce good fish for the time of year.

Matt Feakes made a welcome return to the fishery after a short break and immediately had fish on the bank! Feakes fished a pop up from peg 1 which was picked up by a good high teens Common in beautiful condition.

Town Parks Fishery regular Matt Feakes returned after a short lay off to bank this fine condition Common Carp from peg 1.

Fishing alongside Feakes Town Parks regular Gordon Batt also connected with a good Leather Carp of 13lbs 9oz.

Peg 15 saw Scott Bryant net four decent Carp. Bryants haul included a 16lbs 3oz Mirror, 16lbs 1oz Leather and a nice Common which fell to 12mm Fusion boilies offered mid water.

With colder weather forecast the fish should get their heads down to feed up ready for cold snap!

Bream have continued to show on the Specimen Lake with some match anglers enjoying the sport and taking medium to large bags of fish. Tactics vary but in the main use a small feeder with a short hooklink and a size 16 hook with one or two dead red maggots for bait.

The fish have tended to shoal up around the main island so peg 1, 2, 9 and 10 have seen the best catches!

Up on the top Match Lake, anglers have been taking good bags of Roach and Rudd. Some have reported plenty of Perch also on the feed at times.

Rod Metcalfe fished for Silvers from peg 3 and took a good mixed bag of fish including some good sized Perch.

 Jon Haddon took some decent fish during a couple of day sessions from sheltered pegs.

Once again Perch were prominent with some nice Roach taking maggot! 

Town Parks Fishery Catch Report w/e 5/1

The Lakes at Town Parks Fishery continued to produce excellent sport for anglers this week.

The Specimen Lake saw some cracking fish come to the net, as often happens during the winter months when the Catfish are asleep.

Once again Conor Nettleton had a good session from peg 14 fishing with a Cell pop up.

Nettleton’s recent run of good fish continued when he connected with a fine Common Carp.

The fish put up a tremendous fight before coming to the net. The scales hit exactly 26lbs, a personal best for Nettleton!

Town Parks Fishery regular Conor Nettleton continued his excellent recent run of fish banking this superb personal best Ghost Carp of 26lbs dead. The fish fell to a Cell pop up.

On pegs 4 and 5 John Austin senior and junior fished a day session. John junior lost a good fish almost immediately but then hit another which tipped the scales at 20lbs 9oz, a fine Common which fell to a red Cell pop up! Meanwhile John senior fished for Bream from peg 5. Shortly after seeing his son bank his fish the alarm sounded and John senior hooked into another good fish. This was a beautifully coloured Common Carp which appeared to have some Koi in it!! Once on the bank and weighed at 19lbs 1oz the fish was returned to the water.

John Austin jnr fished next to his dad on peg 4 at Town Parks Fishery and was rewarded with this beautiful Ghost Carp which tipped the scales at 21lbs 9oz! The fish fell to a red coconut flavoured pop up.

John Austin snr fished for Bream from peg 5 at Town Parks Fishery but hooked into this superb, personal best Koi Common Carp of 19lbs 1oz!

Euro Anglings Ray Nathan had a fantastic run of fish from peg 3 during a day session.

Nathan banked 5 fine condition Carp, all good doubles, the best a fine Ghostie of 21lbs 9oz, which looked much bigger! All Nathans fish fell to a pop up offered close to the “duck run” on the main island!

Euro Anglings Ray Nathan had a frantic day session from peg 3 at Town Parks Fishery. Nathan banked 5 Carp including this fine Ghostie of 21lbs 9oz!

Tyson Norton fished from peg 1 and, despite catching a few Bream banked a lovely condition Mirror which is distinctive as it has a huge single scale on its right flank!

On the top Match Lake sport was also good with Carp showing again.

Town Parks regular Conor Nettleton took a break from the Specimen Lake for a couple of roaming sessions. Nettleton fished a single piece of artificial corn at various depths. During his first visit 12 fish came to the net, the following day 13 fish were taken!!!

Silvers have continued to feed with some nice sized Roach reported from various pegs.