Newbarn Farm - one of the best Devon Fishing Holidays

August the month of the Regatta & so much more!

Holidays don't get much better here at Newbarn Farm, not only is the Farm a fantastic spot for some of the best fishing in Devon it also offers 4 Star luxury accommodation in 8 beautifully decorated Self-catering Cottages for all family sizes!

Within a 10 mile radius of this tranquil spot there are numerous activities and events happening all year round. This month of August being a time when things really hot up:

Spectacular entertainment for sailors and non-sailors alike - and the appearance of some familiar visitors overhead! August as always promises to be as action packed as ever here in the bay, commonly known as the English Riviera. One such event, now in it's second year is the Ocean BMW Torbay Week 2009 - Friday 21st - Wedenesday 26th August. This is an exciting NEW event replacing the existing Torbay regatta's (Torquay, Brixham & Paignton). That means lots of good racing and plenty of shorebased excitment for visitors and spectators too! The setting couldn't be better either, with the large sheltered bay providing fantastic sailing conditions in a climate that is noted as being much warmer than the rest of the UK. There will be plenty of live music at the Harbourside, and finally the Red Arrows will close the event with a stunning air display.

Another fantastic event is the famous Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta taking place from Thursday 28th August through to Saturday 30th. The Dartmouth Royal Regatta provides probably the most enjoyable entertainment throughout South Devon's calendar! In a glorious setting over 200 crafts from Yachts to Dinghies compete in over 15 sailing events, local rowing clubs compete in Eights, Fours and Pairs fighting it out over the testing course. The Regatta committee have managed to put together one of the best public air displays in Europe - The Red Arrows will be performing on Saturday, The Typhoon, Lynx Pair, Merlin and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will all be putting on shows through the week. Plus Treasure Hunts, Regatta Rock, Crab Fishing Competitions, Children's Fancy Dress Competition, Firework Displays, Tug of War and so much more!

And for all you Mamma Mia fans who hard core Abba fans - not one but two performances of Abba Mania at the Princess Theatre Torquay. Join in and enjoy all of your favourites including: 'Mamma Mia', 'Voulez Vous', 'Dancing Queen', 'Winner Takes It All, 'Super Trouper' and many more on Yuesday 18th August or a week later on 25th August - Adults £16.50, Children £8.50. Doors open at 7.30pm.

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Devon Fishing at the Self Catering Cottages

Hi Everyone

Well another good Devon Fishing week at Newbarn Farm. The Mirror Lake is now at it’s normal water level and producing plenty of sport. Lots more fish came out than are reported but even the ones reported are good testament to the lake being the place to fish.

Gary Davenport fished from 4:30am on Saturday morning and by 10:00am he had a 100lb bag of Bream and he had caught 8 tench to 8lbs which he released after catching !!

This is by far the biggest bag I have witnessed from Lilly Pool. I have seen plenty of 50lb + bags but this session was just tremendous. Well done Gary, you also won our catch report lottery for a day ticket, maybe you should do the lottery this week !!!!

Ryan Tunstall, who is a regular at Town Parks Fishery, had a great session at Newbarn, topping it off with a Queenie catch ! We look forward to seeing Ryan again and lets see what he can do on his next visit.

All pools seem to be producing fish regularly.

See Bob Coles Carp catch on Willow followed by another good set on Mirror a few days later.

The selfcatering cottages are fully booked with fisher people and non fisher people alike, everyone's having a great time and the weather is being quite kind

We will be back next week..

Cheers,

Richard.

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Hi Everyone

Great Devon Fishing at Newbarn Farm Self Catering Cottages and Angling Centre

Firstly well done to Conor Nettleton for winning the Paignton Sea Anglers Junior match

Runner up was Chris Meah and third Aaron West, so well done to them also. All proceeds taken from the match and all upper pools are being donated to the PSAA’s selected charities.

Newbarn Farm and the PSAA supplied 3 prize bags of goodies. Newbarn Will sending the PSAA a cheque for £ 100.00 towards the PSAA’s Charity funds.

Alex Cooper, a regular at Newbarn Farm Angling Centre, had a great session of 48 hours taking over 150 lb of fish from Mirror Lake on almost exclusively Pineapple Boilies. One came out on a floating dog biscuit.

Maddy Sheppard wins the Catch Report Lottery day ticket. She can collect from the bailiff.

After the fire we are now operating from the hire shop which is not ideal but will suffice for the time being. We will be building a new 12metre by 6metre shop very soon. Thanks to everyone who have offered support during this time, we appreciate your offers and loyalty.

Thanks to all our fishing guesst in the self catering cottages

We will be here again next week so see you soon.

Cheers Richard.

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Hi Everyone

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The National Fishing Weeks Fishing extravaganza was well attended and saw three competitions being held. Great Fishing in Devon

The match at Mirror Lake was won with the biggest Carp being pulled out by Oscar Pye.

It was our celebrity Ghostie, Casper, at 19lbs 10oz.Oscar also won the raffle prize, a 7 day ticket !! Lucky boy !!

Tony Bennet-Rice, one of our regulars, won the Lilly match with a good looking Bream of 3lbs 8ozs. And Luke Vinnicombe, a junior angler, won the biggest bag of silvers with 3lbs 8ozs.

Prizes were donated by Torbay Angling and ourselves to all winners.

More fish came out but we have just included winners on the catch report. Many thanks for all who attended.

We raised £ 150.00 for the Angling Trust and we will top this up to £200.00 and a cheque will be sent to them.

A bumper week on the carp lake and Lilly ! Reg & Lawrence catching a total 111 lbs of Bream & Tench, a great day for them.

Mirror Lake has seen some variety of fish out including Leathers, Ghosts, Commons & Mirrors with a total weight of 620lbs.

Tom Rushby and his partner Georgie have done well again, pictures attached.

The catch report lottery winner this week is Shawn Collings of Totnes.

And if you stay in the selfcatering cottages you want have far to go

Will be in touch again next week.

Cheers,

Richard.

www.newbarnfarm.com

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Newbarn Farm - Fishing in Devon this Summer!

A Summer Buzzing with Activity.....

With so many things to do in South Devon it is sometimes difficult to decide what to do to make the most of a holiday here. Here at Newbarn Farm, a great Fishing in Devon location, we have put together some great events happening this summer - just to make that decision making just that little bit easier.

More than Apple Bobbing......

On Saturday 25th July, the famous Marldon Apple Pie Fair takes place. Travelling time to this fair from your self-catering cottage & fishing at Newbarn Farm is approximately 10 minutes. In loving memory of a George Hill who died towards the end of the 19th Century, the Marldon Apple Pie Fair began in 1955. George Hill used to travel weekly to market in Torquay on a donkey with panniers full of apples. On his return the panniers would be full of washing to be laundered. On the day of the annual fair and sports day in St Marychurch, Torquay, George drove a cart carrying a huge apple pie, drawn by two black donkeys wearing harness and reins decorated with plaited straw, around the town. The pie, oval in shape and aboout the size of a kitchen table, ended its journey at the fair and was eaten with cream. Today the Marldon Apple Pie Fair is considered by the Torbay community to be simply one of the best events in the local summer calendar; with various arena events, exhibition of craft activities and local artists in a large marquee, plus numerous side shows and stalls. They don't have any fishing holidays in Devon here, but with only 10 minutes to journey back to Newbarn Farm you will be able to soon see yourself sitting on the banks with rod in hand for some quality Fishing in Devon.

Fancy dancing in the streets...

The Torbay Carnival Week may just hit the spot. This year promises to be bigger and better than previous years. Running from Sunday 26th July - Sunday 2nd August, the 2008 celebrations mark 101 years of family fun on Paignton Green with the stunning backdrop of the South Devon coastline and Paignton Pier. Opening day starts of with the Riviera Classic Car Show and Town crier competitions. Monday gives way to Children’s day with fun for all ages ; Tuesday ends with a fantastic firework display to music at 9.45pm. Wednesday is Carnival Procession day with lots of fun races thrown in throughout the day. The second children’s day takes place on Thursday with live Night Music until 10.30pm. Plenty to keep the family entertained all day and every day throughout the week.Travelling time from Newbarn Farm is only 5 minutes, so you will be able to get some Fishing in Devon in before the fun kicks of at 9.30am on a daily basis.

And then there is…. .Bigbury-on-sea ......

The beach at Bigbury-on-sea is just fantastic – when the tide is out you can walk across the glorious golden sand to Burr Island – home of an exclusive Art Nouveau Hotel (very private) and a lovely pub which serves reasonably priced lunches. On the mainland the Venus café serves award winning hot and cold food and is fully licensed. Not only is this beach clean and tidy with warm clean sea it also offers a truly quirky form of transport which the children will just love. The sea tractor with enormous wheels will journey you to and from Burr Island when the tide comes in. Lots of fun for all the family! £4.50 for daily parking.

All this just a stone's throw away from your favourite Devon Fishing Holiday Cottage.

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Hi everyone

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Fishing is still good even with the rain. The Carp are still rising during the day and are feeding on bread and dog biscuit from the surface.

National Fishing Week (24^th July to 2^nd August) will see Newbarn Farm opening it’s doors to all anglers and hopefully some new to the sport to host a match on every pool. The date for the extravaganza will be Friday the 31^st July. The following events will take place :-

Mirror Pool – Heaviest Carp.

Island Pool – Heaviest Perch or Barbel.

Willow, Lulu and Rosie – Heaviest Bag.

Lilly Pool – Heaviest Tench and/or Bream.

All participants to pay £ 6.00 for the day. Newbarn Farm will donate 60% of entrance fees to the Anglers Trust. Any new anglers or any angler bringing along a new angler will receive a free gift. Winners will also receive a prize. On the day we will have a raffle and other fund raisers too.

Start time will be 9:00am. Please call to book your space or take your chance on the day.

Keith Pope's catches over the last two weeks have been added to this weeks catch report as he seems to have found the magic bait, prawns. So come along and have a go yourselves.

Many thanks for all your continued support.

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The Fishing is hooing up at Newbarn Farm

The carp league match is really hotting up with Jimmy Whack in the lead at the half way stage. Over 150lbs of carp were caught this weekend gone with Jimmy taking 8 fish to 13lb 12oz. Ian Robinson , photographed here, caught a lovely 20lb Leather Carp as well as a Mirror and Common to 15lbs.

My favourite catch was Richard Chesters 23lb 4oz Mirror from Hut 10. Pictured here with the boys looking on!!

This weeks lottery winner for a free day ticket is Luke Martin of Paignton, well done to him. His ticket can be collected from the Angling Centre.

The three musketeers from Paignton, Jonny, Matt and Mike all did a 36 Hour Session together bagging over 25 fish between them. To our delight the new Newbarn Farm Pineapple Citrus frozen boilies really came into their own and helped the lads reach this great catch of carp.

Will be back next week. Thanks for all your support.

Cheers,

Richard.

Newbarn Farm Angling Manager

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