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July 5th Update Last week was the annual Dave Brailey Memorial Match on Rackerhayes, and fittingly the tench were in an obliging mood.
Winner was Mark Newman on Peg 9 at Bradley with 8k 200g of skimmers and roach.
Fish Welfare : During the hot weather please observe the following guidelines: Only use a keepnet when absolutely essential and even then for as little time as possible. Do not use a keepnet in shallow margins Return larger fish such as Tench as quickly as possible. Unhook larger fish on an unhooking mat and don't forget to wet it before placing the fish on it. Thanking you in anticipation. Please note the night fishing ban has been lifted at Sawmills. Fish of the Month for June Ignatius White 2lb4oz Eel. Well done Ignatius your prize is in Tackle Trader. July 12th to 15th pupils from South Dartmoor Community College will be learning to fish on Wheel Pond. Don't forget Open Day at the Rackerhayes Complex is on August 7th. June 22nd Update N.A.F.A. held their annual Festival last weekend, and despite the hot weather, some superb catches were taken.
in with Max at Tackle Trader on 01626 331613. June 7th Update The John Loveridge Memorial Pole Match was held on Key; hot weather making the going hard. Winner was Mike Smith with bream on "Poo-Paste" for 5k 350g.
Mark Cousins with 4k 120g.
Samuel Powell recording a convincing win with 7k 550g of skimmers and roach on the pole with maggot or corn. Second was Mike Hadley with 3k 500g, and third was Carl Everton with 3k.
at Rackerhayes last weekend, banking numerous carp to 4lb on corn and pellet from Peg 2 on Wheel, for 23k 500g.
third was Liam Dore from Peg 128 on Dores with 19k 350g of bream and eels. A 7lb 10 oz Bream was weighed in on Linhay and several Carp around the double figure mark were weighed in on Island and Weedy.
the evening of Friday 18th, it will only be fished over Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June.
Plenty of Carp to the mid-twenty pound mark have been caught but not reported officially so the ponds are fishing well for those who choose their time well. Bream to nigh on double figures are being caught regularly but the tench have yet to settle into regular feeding patterns. Once spawning is over some of the bigger fish will come out. Ian Powell reported a 7lb 12oz fish last week. May 29th Update N.A.F.A. Seniors held their Annual Pairs Open Match on Key and Bradley last week.
skimmers, roach and perch on short pole and maggot.
680g. On Bradley, top weight was Mike Smith on Peg 22 who included a carp of 10k+ on 3lb line in his otherwise skimmer net of 15k 500g on waggler and maggot.
220g.
points, taking it on weight from John and Liam, also on three points.
Key. Winner on the day was Ashley Smith with 5k 510g. Second was Ben Avery with 3k 310g, and third was Alex Daniels with 1k 760g.
hot weather, although sport can be had on most ponds.
tench as do Spring and Charlecombe with carp to 14lb showing on pellet, corn or meat. May 10th Update Last week Newton Abbot Fishing Association held the prestigeous "Tackle Trader Two Day Open" on Rackerhayes.
540g, which was enough to win after failing to add to his total from Dores on Day Two.
77 on Linhay on Day One, and a further five tench from Peg 29 on Island on Day Two.
Unfortunately, due to ill health, Ray was unable to fish on Day Two. Fourth was Carl Everton with 7k 900g, again all caught on Day One, 4 tench from Peg 3 on First Pond.
050g. First Pond, Day One - Carl Everton, 7k 900g, Day Two - Chris Packer, 2k 180g. Linhay, Day One - Clive Carter 13k 540g, Day Two - Zac Newton 2k 920g. Dores, Day One Ray King 8k, Day Two - Steve Walker 7k 570g. The top four overall received vouchers for Tackle Trader as well as substantial cash prizes.
the day was Ben Avery with two carp for 2k 310g. Second was George Bannister with 2k 160g, and third was Elliott Fay with 1k 050g
Rackerhayes Update Rackerhayes - Saturday May 8th. The main gates were lesft unlocked twice and at 10.00p.m they were wide open. Could anyone who sees them being left open take appropriate action. We have the lease on Rackerhayes providing we keep the site secure. To lose the fishery because of one or two lazy/careless individuals would be a tragedy. Thankyou for your support. Problems at Sawmills - Suspension of Night Fishing Anglers night fishing at Sawmills at the weekend appear to have damaged trees, littered badly and moved eggs from a Swan's nest. The situation is being investigated and the situation is bad enough to jeopardise the Club's tenure of the water. If anyone has any information to offer as to who the culprits may be please let us know via New Club Record Confirmed. Elliot Fay's Stone Loach has been confirmed as a new Club Record at 8grams. Caught from Spring Ponds this is a new species for the Record Fish List. April 28th Update Some of the Carp stocked into Island Pond are showing signs of stress. The transition from stew pond to the wild has resulted in a few deaths. Anglers catching these fish are requested to return them straight away rather than retaining them in keep nets. The first match of the year at Rackerhayes, the Annual "Charity Open" produced some excellent catches. The Association has donated £150 to Childrens Leukaemia Charities.
April 24th Update Yesterday was a busy day for various members of the Club. First up was a floating island workshop held at Rackerhayes when members of clubs from across the South West made floating islands which provide shelter for fish and other aquatic life in our waters. Club members made four islands in total 2 for Linhay and 2 for Wapperwell. Thanks to all who attended and the Environment Agency for providing the materials. Pictures will go in the Club Gallery in the near future. Abbrook Social Club was the venue for the Junior Presentation Evening and over 50 people attended and enjoyed a great buffet, raffle and saw Junior members receive awards for the year 2009. A big thankyou to all the sponsors who make the Junior Events possible. Once again pictures will be posted in the Gallery in the next week or so. Rackerhayes and other Club waters are getting busier as the fish come on the feed. Reports of double figure Carp at Rackerhayes are becoming more frequent and Tench seem to be coming on the feed more. John Dore had 5 from First Pond in a short mid- morning session and several 7lbers are reported from Linhay. If oyu do catch send a report or pictures in to Update April 12th (Late due to being stranded abroad) The latest N.A.F.A. Club Match was held on Key Pond.
Winner of the Intermediate section was Sam Powell with 340g.
Fish Island, First and Linhay for odd tench to 7lb. Weedy for carp to 10lb and tench to 6lb.
11lb 4oz Bream Neil White, Bailiff on Dores caught an 11lb 4oz Bream recently. Being a modest fellow Neil has decided not to claim a new club record so it is still out there to be claimed. Well done Neil that is an outstanding slab. Apicture of Eliot Barnes and his big Carp has now been added to the Gallery area. 25lb Carp from Dores Junior member Eliot Barnes caught a 25lb+ Mirror Carp from Dores. Hope to add a picture to the Gallery soon.Good Bream 7-9lb also coming out. Things seem to be warming up. Fish of the Month Form/Rulebook One of our eagle eyed Junior members has pointed out the address on this form is out of date. All entries should be sent in to the new address PO Box 229, Totnes, TQ9 9EY or handed in at one of the Newton Abbot tackle shops. Works on Wheel Pond Regular visitors to Rackerhayes will have noticed work in progress on the island on Wheel Pond. While the colony of mink, who have taken up residence on the Island, were being investigated a local tree surgeon noticed the vast majority of the silver birch growing there were diseased or damaged in some way. On his recommendation the birch are being cleared but the oak and other species will remain to grow on, It is interesting to note there wasn't a sign of any other wildlife or birds' nest on the island as the mink seem to have scared everything off/eaten it. 500 Carp stocked in Island Pond 27.03.10 500 Carp have been stocked in Island Pond on the Rackerhayes Complex. The fish are in the 1.5 to 2lb bracket and are stunning . There are some pictures in the Gallery. Netting Party at Rocombe last weekend - pics added to Gallery Update March 22nd. Excellent Match Weights and Carp from Dores Wapperwell was the venue for the latest N.A.F.A. Club Match, and milder weather resulted in some good catches.
Update March 17th Wapperwell pond was the venue for the last N.A.F.A. Club Match.
Update March 13th A new Junior Newsletter has been added to the Club Policies section and it contains details of the Junior Presentation Evening to be held on the evening of April 24th. March 1st Update The latest round of the Tackle Trader Winter League was held on Bradley Pond last weekend.
News at Last Very little coming in in terms of reports recently though anglers that do get out are catching some fish. Junior angler Elliot Fay caught a potential club record at Spring Ponds in the shape of a Stone Loach. We are awaiting paperwork. If you want to see the specimen concerned there is a picture in the Club Gallery. There will be some netting taking place at Rocombe to transfer 10 of the Carp which have outgrown the venue to Island Pond at Rackerhayes. The Club will be replenishing stocks at Rocombe and elsewhere with fresh stock shortly. More details in the next few weeks. Junior Newsletter February's has just come out. If you aren't receiving a copy register your E mail address by sending a message to Latest Match Reports The third round of the Tackle Trader Winter League saw a last minute change of venue from Wapperwell to Bradley due to the former being frozen solid on the morning of the match, meaning that the anglers were far from prepared for the different style of fishing required at Bradley!
Tenchfishers Session The South West branch of the Tenchfishers will be trying for some winter fish this weekend. Best of luck to the hardy souls who venture out. Ist Report of 2010 N.A.F.A. Seniors fished the second round of the Tackle Trader Winter League last weekend. Due to many of the ponds being frozen over in the cold snap, the match was transferred from Wheel and Wapperwell to Bradley. Elsewhere, the ponds are all thawing out but as yet catch reports have been scarce. Reminder to full members that renewals are now available from Mick Lee, N.A.F.A, P.O. Box 413, Paignton, TQ4 9AS. 2010 Match Fixtures These are now on the Match Fixtures page. Many thanks to Howard who pointed out I hadn't done an update yet - another senior moment!!! Somerset Levels Association of Clubs. Members of NAFA have access to a number of waters in Somerset. These contrast with many local waters and consist of drains and rivers and give some good sport. Definitely worth a try. I have added a link to a map showing where they are on the 'Waters of the Association' page. Please note we are no longer allowed to fish on the River Isle. Ist Report of 2010. Happy New Year!!!! I don't think anyone thought it could get any colder than that day for the Christmas Open but how wrong can you be? N.A.F.A. Seniors have held two matches over the Christmas period, participants braving some extremely cold conditions. The Club Christmas Match was the first, held on Bradley Pond. Winner was Rick Johnston on Peg 7 with skimmers on the ground bait feeder for 4k 650g. Second was Mark Cousins with 2k 900g on Peg 24, again skimmers on the feeder, and third was John Durham on Peg 9 with 2k 650g. The first round of the Tackle Trader Winter League was also held on Bradley. Winner was Gary Webber on Peg 18 with mainly roach on pole and maggot for 3k 650g. Second was Tim Rowe on Peg 9 with skimmers on the feeder for 3k 150g, and third was Mark Newman on Peg 24 with a similar catch for 2k 750g. Reminder for members that renewals are now available for 2010 from Mick Lee, NAFA, PO Box Paignton, TQ4 9AS This weekend sees the first round of the Junior Oakford Winter League to be held at Spring Ponds on Saturday. The draw will be at 10 am at the ponds. www.newtonfishing.com for more details.newtonfishing@hotmail.co.uk iandonaldson1956@hotmail.com iandonaldson1956@hotmail.comWork completed at Rackerhayes The laying of drains to connect Dores, Island and First ponds has now been completed. See below for the reasoning behind this, a few finishing touches are scheduled to take place soon and nature should soon green over the digger tracks. A big thankyou to those who gave up some of their holidays to supervise and help with the work. November 11th Update N.A.F.A. Juniors fished the Newton Gun and Tackle Singles Match at the weekend on Key Pond. Winner on the day was Sam Powell with 2k 180g, this including a specimen perch of 1k and small roach on pole and maggot. Second was Ashley Smith with 1k 810g, mostly roach and a decent hybrid, again on the pole, and third was Elliot Fay with 1k 600g. Many thanks to the sponsors for their continued support. Elsewhere, the best of the action has been on Bradley and Wapperwell. At Bradley recent rain has coloured the water leading to some fine nets of skimmers and bream on the feeder or long pole. Wapperwell is producing good bags of carp and skimmers on pellet or corn on the pole or waggler. Rackerhayes has slowed up, but Dores is still producing the odd specimen of carp and pike .
Rackerhayes Gates Please note we have been informed that Tesco will be repairing and upgrading the gates at Rackerhayes in the very near future - probably w/b 16/11/09. Members are asked to be aware of this and take care when entering and exiting the complex whilst works are going on. We hope you will approve of the new gates we have been assured will be set back from the road allowing safer opening and closing of the gates. Club Christmas Open Match The Club Christmas Open will be held on December 13th £2 entry, optional pools £3 for Section and £10 for overall pools. A prize for anyone that weighs in. Results and Prize draw to the value of £550 at the Union Inn after the match. Draw at the Union Inn 7.30-8.45a.m. food and drink available Book in before 12.12.09 via 01626 331613 Works at Rackerhayes There will be some work going on to re-instate the link between Dores Pond and Island Pond on November 18th and 19th. This will help in a number of ways: 1. The water levels in these ponds should become much more stable 2. The algal blooms experienced in the summer should be reduced/stopped by circulating water 3. Some reduction in weed growth may result due to increased water movement. The Environment Agency support this work and we hope all Club members will benefit in the long term. Please be aware there will be a digger working between mineshaft swim on Dores and Island ponds - Cheese spot so these areas will be closed on these days. Anyone who has some spare time and would like to help with the work contact Max in Tackle Trader New pictures form the trip to Milemead in the Gallery. Click on the link on the Homepage. Please see the Homepage for urgent information about membership renewals Changes at NAFA Apologies for the lack of updates recently but I have been on holiday and work has been very busy. At the AGM last week a new Chairman, Ian Powell, and Secretary, Ian Donaldson, were elected.Neil Bradford was elected as Match Secretary and Jamie Pearce as Committee member. All have promised to do their best for the Club and its members and will be working with the rest of the Committee to keep the Club and its waters at the 'top of the tree' regionally and nationally. I intend to have a summary of what went on at the AGM up on this soon as possible. I also hope to have news from this Tuesday's Committee meeting up here as well. In the meantime here is the fishing news: Last week N.A.F.A. Juniors held their annual "Drennan Challenge" on Wheel Pond. Winner on the day was Ashley Smith with nine carp on pole and pellet for exactly 8kg. Second was Liam Dore with 1k 800g of roach on the pole and maggot, and third was Sam Powell with a similar catch for 1k 550g.
October 13th Update N.A.F.A. waters are still producing some good catches, despite recent unsettled weather. At Rackerhayes, Dominic Holmes had three carp from Dores Pond, including a fine 26lb. mirror on boilies from Homers Lane. Lee Rider had a 15lb pike from the "Oaks" on deadbait. Weedy has been producing carp up to 14lb. on pellets or corn and the odd tench to 6lb.
At Key, skimmers, roach and some good sized perch, to 3lb, are showing.
Spring and Charlecombe for carp to double figures. Members please note that the Annual General Meeting is on Friday 23rd October, at Newton Abbot Recreational Trust Notes from September's Committee Meeting. The main items discussed were the AGM , Stocking Plans and work for the coming year. The key points were as follows: 1. AGM to be held at the Recreational Trust, Newton Abbot on October 23rd. An agenda and the exact time for the meeting will be posted to all members shortly. 2. 60 to 70 Carp of between 3 and 10 lb to be sourced and stocked in Island and Dores Pond. Club to stock Tench in Bradley, Weedy and Linhay, up to 100 between the waters and stock pond on Linhay. Silverfish to be stocked in Wheel and some larger Bream to be stocked in Island. 3. Work to be carried out on all waters, major works planned for Dores, Linhay, Wapperwell and Wheel. If possible major work to connect pipe and clear flow between Dores, Island and First. Welcome Back! Apologies to all who have tried to login recently. The technical problems have now been resolved and normal service should now be resumed. Notes from September's Committee meeting will be posted here soon and if anyone has any catch reports then let me have them via September 14th Update. N.A.F.A. Juniors have been busy over the last couple of weeks with the finale of both of their Summer Leagues.
GMBU Junior Carp Match. September 13th. The weather for the GMBU sponsored carp match at Spring ponds could not have been better, warm and sunny on both days. We had a fantastic turnout of fifteen junior anglers, who were all looking forward to the two day event. Day one got off to a flying start with JJ lock, hooking into a fish only 30 seconds after the "All in" and was a good sign of the excellent days fishing ahead. The fish kept coming throughout the day and only a few anglers struggled to catch. The winner on day one Slade Stevens on peg 1, with 12 kilo’s 430g, second Oliver Fay on peg 11, with 9 kilo’s 810g and third Kingsley Davies on peg 3, with 9 kilo’s 730g. Day two got off to a slower start and it took some time before the fish started coming. It wasn’t too long before the first was landed. It was a harder day’s fishing than on Saturday, however there were some quality fish caught. This included the largest fish of the event, a 4 kilo 020g common which was landed by Sam Powell. Oliver Fay started to gather quite a crowd, when he started to accumulate a large catch and he continued to catch throughout the day. The winner on day two Oliver Fay on peg 4, with a fantastic weight of 24 kilo’s 440, second Sam Powell on peg 13, with 7 kilos 950g and third George Bannister on peg three, with 5 kilos 350g. The overall winners of the GMBU carp match were 1st Oliver Fay with a total of 34 kilos 250, 2nd Slade Stevens with a total of 14 kilos 850g and 3rd Kingsley Davies with a total of 9 kilos 730g. Best Carp went to Sam Powell with a fish weighing 4 kilos 020g. Newton Abbot Fishing Association would like to thank Mike Hocking and the GMBU, for their excellent generous support again this year. The weekend was enjoyed by everyone who attended and we are already looking forward to next year’s event. To see a picture go to the Club Gallery accessed by clicking on the link on our Homepage. Feature on Junior member Liam Dore When I asked which of our younger anglers I should be featuring next in the occasional series on up and coming youngsters in the Club I kept on getting the same answer so Liam its your pics I have added to the Gallery. Liam's main interest is match fishing and he has a first class record as a junior member. It has been pleasing to see him having a go in some of the Senior matches and recording his first win earlier this year. Clearly one to watch in the future. I have added six or seven pics of Liam and his fish to the Gallery so just click on the Gallery link below. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/newtonangler/NAFAGallery?authkey=2AXQ_unpe-w&feat=directlink Notes from the July Committee Meeting 1 A big thankyou to all who helped make the Open Day such a success. In total over 225 individual coaching sessions took place. Many visitors were full of praise for the Junior members who ran ‘buddy angler’ sessions to go alongside the formal coaching sessions. The follow on sessions on Tuesday evenings have proved a great success with an average of 35 visitors per session and several new members joining the club. Special thanks to Paul Power and his team for organising this. 2 Don’t forget the Club’s AGM to be held on the Friday of the third week of October. Agenda items/proposals in writing with the name of a proposer and seconder to a Committee member as soon as possible please. 3 A massive vote of thanks to Jamie Pearce for all his efforts as Match Secretary in recent times. Jamie has done a brilliant job but feels it is time to hand over the reins to someone else so if this post interests you contact Adam Bojar. 4 Tesco gates are still awaiting repair and renovation. Reminders have been sent. 5 All Club waters are registered and certificated with the Environment Agency officially now and this will make stocking and moving fish much easier to authorise and carry out. 6 A club trip to Milemead fishery will take place in the October Half Term holidays. Aimed at Junior anglers Seniors will also be welcome if they pay their expenses. A coach will leave Rackerhayes. More details to follow soon. 7 Good fishing on all waters at present, reminder form Dores that if after specimen fish you must have an unhooking mat and if fishing Homers Lane please remember to lck the gate at all times. This unhooking mat rule applies to all waters. Weed problem returning to Top pond at Spring, Ray Faux, the bailiff is doing his best to tackle the problem. More works carried out at Bradley to maintain the walkway and swims. 8 Next month‘s meeting will focus on stocking and maintenance plans for the coming year. Junior Bream Record Confirmed Congratulations to Kingsley Davis whose 8lb 9oz Bream, caught in Dores, has now been confirmed as a new Junior record. A picture of the fish has been added to the Gallery accessed via the www.newtonfishing.com website Home Page |
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