The snows gone! The Anglers are here!
I reported towards later end of January that at long last after a slow cold start to the year I had seen some decent catches to report from the banks of Newbarn Farm a lovely picturesque Devon Fishing Holiday Location. And I had:
"Oliver Denison from Newton Abbot graced the banks of Mirror on the Sunday, making his base Hut 5 he had a great session for this time of year. His first two Mirrors, 6lb and 8lb were each caught on a single boilie cast to the middle of the lake. Throughout the day he went on to catch another 7 Mirror carp - 19lb, 19lb, 18lb, 15lb, 11lb and 9lb - he certainly has bucked the trend of late - he is pictured here fishing again on Mirror at the later end of last year.
Two personal bests from Sam Blackman made for a happy man especially when he also won our catch report lottery for a free day ticket. From Newton Abbot, Sam's luck is certainly in at the moment; his personal bests were a first Ghost carp of 10lb and a 13lb Common, he also teased in a 12lb Mirror. He can collect his ticket from the office anytime!
Dan Woodward from Torquay caught a 18lb 8oz form Hut 9 on Mirror on good old sweetcorn! Rob Pebfold form Brixham caught a 13lb Common using Pineapple Pop-Up on a Zig Rig and Kevin Lock also from Torquay had two fair size Mirrors from Hut 8.
So maybe the fish are getting hungry now so come and try us out for some good carp and silver fishing."
Little did I know what was to come, I had packed my bags for two weeks in the sun on the shores of the Red Sea as fishing is not my only hobby - I love to dive too! Whilst I was basking in the sun the whole England was engulfed in an arctic flurry of snow and came to a grinding halt which included my much beloved Newbarn Farm, with it's inviting Holiday Cottages & Fishing.
But now with my return the snow dispersed and the sun shone once again over the banks of Newbarn Farm for some glorious fishing in Devon and once again I am able to report some great catches:
"During some extreme arctic weather conditions I oddly enough had very little to report on the fishing here at Newbarn Farm, however now that the temperature has increased drastically so too has the fishing news on the banks of our lakes.
I am often asked which is the best flavoured boilie to use on Mirror Lake and I will invariably say Pineapple and White Chocolate. Why? Because I see these two mentioned on catch reports so many times. And as the latest reports from the fishing on the banks here in Paignton this has proven to be good advice.
Mr Evans from Paignton fished from Hut 11 last week he caught a 10lb Common using a Pineapple boilie and Oliver Denison a regular from Newton Abbot gained a slightly heavier Mirror at 19lb 13oz from Hut 5 using a Pineapple Pop-up. John Taylor fished Hut 5 the following day and using the same bait successfully reeled in a 10lb Common. Based in Hut 6 next door, Richard Ward from Torquay followed suit and coaxed in a 9lb 5oz Common.
White Chocolate Boilies were Mr Evans from Totnes prefered choice, he managed a Common of 14lb and a Mirror of 16lb from Hut 8 and Elliot Fay from Paignton caught a 10lb 4oz Ghostie from the middle of the pond using boilies, folowed by a 11lb Common.
Nick Truscott had a lovely day towards the later end of the week, his best reward being this 17lb 5oz Mirror (pictured).
Up on Island Pool, Myk from Atherstone fished fro a mixed bag. His comment was, 'What a bag! Had a very enjoyable day!'. Not a surprising comment after catching a 3lb 8oz Barbel, 7 carp totalling 42lbs 11oz and 12 Roach tipping the scales at 8lb."
Richard Soley, Manager of Newbarn Farm
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