Sunday June 13th 2010
17 anglers took part in the latest competition fished at Walton Pond.Tom Magnall had a great day catching 7 carp and 4 large bream to take first place.Most of his fish were caught on pellets.John Dursley also caught well with many large bream & skimmers in his net.Again best baits were pellets.
1st Tom Magnall 31.95kg
2nd John Dursley 16.05kg
3rd Chris Parr 13.5kg
4th Steve Priddle 6kg
Sunday 14th March 2010
The Fast Stretch was the venue for the latest Taunton Angling competition.15 anglers took part with Tony Goodland making it two wins on the trot.Big chub were the main species caught with the odd roach dace and grayling.Maggots proved best bait with many chub over 3lbs caught.
1st Tony Goodland 15kg 850
2nd Pete Coles 7kg 980
Section A Kev Gregson 7kg 500
Section B Chris(Jack) Parr 7kg 250
Sunday 7th March 2010
This weeks River Shield was fished on the Fast Stretch between Firepool Lock and Bathpool Bridge.With the river in excellent condition expectations were high for a good day even though a freezing easterly wind was blowing.Chub were the order of the day with many caught over 3lbs.1st Tony Goodland 15kg 560
2nd Chris Parr 12kg 060
3rd Andy Forward 11kg 400
Section A Paul Purchase 8kg 050
Section B Shane Portlock 9kg 650
Sunday 14th February 2010
Last sunday saw Taunton Angling competing against Exeter and Bridgwater on the canal at nerrolls. 25 anglers had a good day catching lots of small roach.Taunton AA came out on top with all the top places going to local anglers.
1st S Priddle 6kg 550
2nd A Poole 3kg 650
3rd J Andrews 3kg 300
Section A S Portlock 2kg 780
Section B P Coles 2kg 320
The Taunton Angling Association AGM will be held on Tuesday 23rd February 2010 at the Railway Club in Station Road Taunton. 7.30pm start. All members are invited to attend with a buffet provided afterwards. Remember if you want to vote you need to bring your licence.
Sunday 19th December 2009
29 anglers fished The Colin Fouracre Memorial Christmas Match on the canal last sunday.With a cold easterly wind it proved a hard day for some with only certain areas producing fish.Steve Priddle caught consistantly throughout the day and had the added bonus of 3 good sized perch to go with lots of roach.The 'Big Fish'prize went to local Tackle Dealer Pete Rees (Taunton Angling Centre)who caught a Perch weighing in at 620grams.
1st Steve Priddle 6kg 250
2nd Chris Gappy Parr 4kg 050
3rd Tony Goodland 3kg 050
Section A Paul Purchase 3kg 020
Section B Dave Harvey 2kg 850
Sunday 6th December 2009
The Canal Cup was fished at Bathpool on Sunday.Conditions were excellent with a nice colour to the canal fishing was superb.
Kev Williams continued his winning ways with a big haul of quality roach on bread.Kev also had the golden peg making it an extra special win.
1st Kev Williams 9kg 150
2nd Chris Parr 6kg 150
3rd Shane Portlock 3kg 650
Final Positions in this years Presidents Cup Series.
1st Kev Williams 112 points
2nd John Andrews 104 points
3rd Jim Johnston 104 points
Next Sunday December 13th Colin Fouracre Memorial Christmas Match. Tickets now on sale, prizes, raffle & Big Fish Prize.
Sunday 1st November 2009
Round 6 of The Presidents Cup sponsored by Taunton Audio And Visual Services was fished on the Fast Stretch last Sunday.With heavy rain the night before it wasn't long before the river was heavily coloured and started to flood.Fishing proved difficult with strong winds adding to the problem.Kev had 2 nice chub for his winning weight.
1st Kev Williams 1kg 920gms
2nd S Maunder 1kg 340gms
3rd A Forward 550gms
J Andrews 550gms
Sunday 11th October 2009
Stathe Drain was the venue for round 5 of The Presidents Cup last sunday.Fishng was good throughout with small fish feeding everywhere.One nice Tench made the difference for Chris Parr to go with lots of small roach,rudd and skimmers.
1st Chris Parr 5kg 900
2nd Jim Johnston 4kg 350
3rd Pete Coles 4kg 150
Sunday 13th September 2009
The 3rd round of the Presidents Cup sponsored by Taunton Audio and Visual Services was fished at Charlton on the canal last sunday.Lots and lots of small fish were caught with none of the large bream and tench feeding.Two nice perch and lots of roach,skimmers and rudd all fell to worms maggots and bread.
1st Kev Williams 4kg 350
2nd Dan Dannahay 3kg 950
3rd Ian Brewer 3kg 600
Sunday 7th September 2009
Stathe Drain was the venue for the Coronation Cup last sunday.Most anglers caught small fish on the inside as blustery conditions made pole fishing difficult.Maggots and casters were mainly used to tempt roach skimmers and small hybrids.
1st Dan Dannahay 3kg 100
2nd Kev Williams 2kg 850
3rd Ian Brewer 1kg 750
Sunday 30th August 2009
Round 2 of The Presidents Cup sponsored by Taunton Audio & Visual Services was fished at Walton Pond last sunday.
Tony Newell caught skimmers and bream most of the day with one carp of about 5lbs to mass a huge winning weight.Best baits were pellets,worm and maggot.
1st T Newell 20kg 650gms
2nd K Williams 7kg 950gms
3rd R King 7kg 700gms
Sunday 16th August 2009
22 anglers fished at Stathe last sunday in a Taunton v Langport interclub match. Langport came out on top with Nigel Eatson taking top honours.Over 25 swims have now been cleared of weed making fishing accessable throughout the stretch.Bream roach rudd and a 3lb chub making up the weights.
1st N Easton 4kg 300
2nd J Andrews 4kg 210
3rd R Eagle 3kg 550
Section A P Bowyer 2kg 120
Section B K Williams 2kg 830
Sunday 19th July 2009
John Andrews wins again.Strong winds and heavy rain (a typical summers
day!!) didnt deter anglers fishing the Den Stanley Cup at Stathe last Sunday.John caught roach most of the day on maggot and caster to put a nice weight together in atrocious conditions.Certain swims have now been cleared of weed especially at the pump end.
1st John Andrews 2kg 800
2nd Tony Newell 2kg 120
Sunday 12th July 2009
Members of Taunton Angling headed for the river Huntspill last weekend to compete against Bridgwater AA in their latest interclub match.Many Taunton anglers had a good day finishing high on the leader board but Bridgwater's Tony Goodland took top honours catching lots of fish on the pole.
1st Tony Goodland 9kg 700
2nd Chris Parr 8kg 900
3rd J Andrews 6kg 700
Section A K Williams 4kg 200
Section B A Forward 3kg 500
Section C D Nash 6kg 500
Sunday 5th July 2009
Round 1 of the Presidents Cup Match sponsored by Taunton Audio & Visual Services was fished in blustery conditions at Walton Pond.4 good carp made up the winning weight with bream and roach coming a close second.
1st John Andrews 11kg 700gms
2nd Chris Parr 9kg 950gms
3rd Steve Priddle 4kg 350gms
Sunday 28th June 2009
The first club match of the new season was fished at Stathe Drain this weekend.With conditions hot and little wind it proved a difficult day with only small fish feeding.
1st Kev Williams 1kg 350gms
2nd Andy Forward 900gms
Sunday 14th June 2009
18 anglers took part in the latest interclub match with Bridgwater Angling.Walton Pond again proved an excellent venue with lots of Rudd,Roach,Bream and Carp being caught.Conditions were hot bright and sunny all day.
1st Chris Parr 13kg 300
2nd Paul Purchase 9kg
3rd Steve Priddle 5kg 950
Sunday 26th April 2009
16 anglers fished at Walton Pond in the latest Taunton Angling competition.Conditions were calm,hot and sunny with little wind.With no carp caught it was silver fish mainly roach skimmers and rudd which made up the weights.
1st Chris Parr 6kg 0gms
2nd Steve Priddle 5kg 700gms
3rd Kev Williams/Jim Johnston 3kg 0gms
Sunday 26th April 2009
The latest club match fished at Walton Pond proved to be a one horse race with Chris Parr blitzing the competition.Catching four large bream and lots of big skimmers and roach there was only going to be one winner.What a fabulous venue this is for anyone wanting to catch lots of bream,skimmers,roach and carp.
1st Chris Parr 18kg 620gms
2nd Mark Webber 5kg 150gms
3rd Steve Priddle 4kg 900 gms
Sunday March 7th 2009
This weeks competition The Hook Bridge Cup was fished on the fast stretch.After the recent floods and high water the river was well back in its banks and looked in good condition although a bit 'pacey'.Chub and roach were the main species caught falling to maggots or bread.
1st Steve Priddle 7kg
2nd John Andrews 4kg 600
3rd Tony Goodland 4kg 100
Sunday 22nd February 2009
The latest Taunton Angling match was due to be fished on the river Tone but due to high water the venue was changed to Thurlbear Pond.This pond is full of roach,skimmer bream and carp.Roach were the main species caught with the skimmers and carp not feeding probably due the recent cold spell.
1st Chris 'gappy'Parr 4kg 150
2nd Kev Williams 3kg 100
3rd Simon Beale 1kg 950
Sunday 9th February 2009
Only 11 anglers braved the ice,snow and freezing conditions last sunday to fish an open match on the Taunton Canal at nerrols.With pouring rain and a slightly coloured canal it was always going to be hard.However after 5 hours of fishing only 100grams separated the top 3.Most people caught lots of roach with the odd skimmer and perch.
1st Kev Williams 2kg 550
2nd Chris Gappy Parr 2kg 500
3rd Tony Newell 2kg 450
Sunday 4th January 2009
20 anglers braved the extremely cold temperatures to fish The Stanley Durham Memorial on the river tone last sunday.Near freezing conditions proved the downfall of many anglers with bites scarce.Adam just beating Kev to first place had a good day catching lots of small chub and dace with the odd roach.
1st Adam Poole 2kg 00gms
2nd Kev Williams 1kg 900 gms
3rd Lee Stanley 840gms