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Win for Ions

The Christmas months are often the quietest ones on the angling front, but the same cannot be said for Newton Abbot Fishing Association and its members. Widespread reports of excellent catches and impressive match results have been recorded, with the club’s annual Christmas Open being won by Brendan Ions from peg 21 on rackerhayes’ Wheel Pond with an impressive weight of 19kg 400g of mainly Carp caught on the long pole, the largest of an impressive string of weights from Wheel on the day. Bradley Pond was won convincingly by Gary Webber from peg 23 with 6kg 550g of large Skimmers fishing a groundbait feeder with pinkies on the hook.  Jack Palmer took th...

Success for Joe

Members of Newton Abbot Fishing Association have enjoyed another week of fine success with local catches on the up as cold temperatures have finally settled in. Widespread reports of Carp and Bream bags have been witnessed over recent weeks, with none more notable than specimen Carp angler Lee Dore's haul of 5 double-figure Carp from rackerhayes' Dores pond during a night session last weekend. Further, Jay Jay Durdu's net of 7 small Carp from Wheel pond in a short afternoon session last Friday failed to go unnoticed, a superb winter catch on the pole feeding 6mm pellets. Bailiff Mike Smith sacked 5 large Skimmers and 5 small Carp from Wapperwell last Sunday afte...

Learn to Fish for Free - Sat 4th Aug

On Saturday 4th August Newton Abbot Fishing Association is holding its annual open day. This is aimed at youngsters who would like to experience fishing but do not really know how. You can go along to the rackerhayes complex, behind Tesco Kingsteignton and have a free 20 minute session with a qualified angling coach to learn the basics - You don't need any equipment as everything will be provided. After this there will be lots of club members on hand to help the new anglers practice their skills on the ponds and hopefully catch the fish of a lifetime. To avoid waiting on the day budding anglers can book in using the Facebook Page @gofishingsouthwest or e...

Enjoying the sunshine and reviewing the Preston Soft Cad Pole Pots

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to our blog. What a beautiful week it’s been again, the weather couldn’t be much better for April! And you’ll be glad to hear that it’s been another productive week for local course fishing too, with the water temperatures warming the fish are switching on and we aren’t far off them having a proper munch now. Having walked around rackerhayes yesterday there were plenty of fish moving, and it felt like the air was really on its way to those lovely summer temperatures that we are all looking forward to. This week I’m giving a product review to one of my favourite match fishing items for Carp too, and I’ve b...

Trakker Trappers are our product of the week!

We are back! And after such a great few months for local anglers, it will be no shock that the fishing has once again been brilliant this week. We start this time with a standout catch from Paul Cox, who bagged a personal best carp at 30lb from rackerhayes last week (see the photo below!). Charlie Ellis also bagged an equally impressive 25lb 2oz mirror from First Pond on Sunday on his first outing to the venue, a stunning fish and a great result!  The NAFA bonus classic also took place on Sunday, fishing better than many expected, with Darryl Pattey taking the win from peg 7 with 12lb dead, a very impressive weight given the chilly North Westerly winds. Ga...

Winter on the way

With winter temperatures well and truly setting in, many local anglers have witnessed a decline in bites and activity to match that of falling air temperatures. However, for members of Newton Abbot Fishing Association, impressive catches are still being recorded. Only last week, local pleasure anglers John and Liam Dore bagged an impressive combined total of 9 Carp from rackerhayes' Wheel Pond up to the 9lb mark in a short afternoon session. Furthermore, reports of predatory species catches are on the up, with many of Newton's waters producing an increasing number of Pike as the cold weather sets in. Sunday marked the annual NAFA Bonus Classic match on Bradle...