Fishing in Devon and some Nocturnal Activity on the Side!

Nocturnal Activity

Fancy a spot of fishing in Devon - why not pick Newbarn Farm for your angling needs. Here we have eight 4 star luxury self-catering cottages with fishing. And that's not all thriving within the boundaries of the farm's outer hedges.

For several months now Richard and his team have been clearing the densely populated copse at the bottom of Eleven Acre field, paths have been cleared and brambles thinned to allow access through this beautiful haven to wildlife. Boxes for the Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Bats, Insects, Dormice, Various Tits and Treecreepers have all now been erected for nesting purposes early next Spring when the woodland bluebell will be in full bloom making this a truly magical home for our wildlfe friends! More of our wildlife friends have been making appearances throughout the night - here are just a few of the inhabitants of Newbarn Farm's Nature Trail!

So come and give us a go! You never know what you may catch or glimpse on your Fishing in Devon Holiday here at Newbarn Farm!

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Hi Everyone

The manic season has completed and Devon Fishing has started to get back to normal now. So keep and eye out for the bargains over the winter months.



Well Queenie was out to Richard Ward this week at 26lbs up a little from her last landing at 25lbs 8oz. I think we should rename her ‘Yo Yo’ !

And what a catch Richard had with 11 Carp totaling 175lbs+. A great 24 Hour session!

Jeffrey Butler, a regular visitor from Cambridge, caught the biggest fish in the pond, now a 27lb Common, plus three other great weights to 19lbs as well. He used raw sausage an old favourite of his which he has had a lot of success with on previous visits to Newbarn Farm.

Visitor numbers have dropped now the self catering holidays season is over but the specimen lake is still giving some good sport. Bread is still being taken from the surface, mostly around the early evenings.

If anyone has any ideas on attracting more visitors during the winter, let us know,

We had a visit from Carp.com this week who are doing a review so keep your eyes open for that.

Ok so lets hope this weather stays around for a while yet and we get some more good sport from all the pools.

Cheer Richard.

How the other half goes self-catering

Arrivals/Departures: How the other half goes self-catering

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Newbarn Farm - Fishing in Devon

Catch Reporting w/e 15th September 2009

We have had a great week this week, none more than Jeffrey Butler, a regular all the way from Cambridge. He had a woderful session last Saturday fishing from Hut 9 on Mirror Lake - his largest catch of the day was a 27lb Common caught on raw sausage on the bottom, using the same technique he also bagged a 19lb Mirror and two more Common of 17lb and 13lb.

Another regular, Richard Ward from Torquay had a rewarding 36 hours fishing from Hut 6 on Mirror, catching a total of 11 fish, topped by Queenie weighing in at 26lb up a little from her last landing at 25lb 8oz. Maybe we should rename her 'YO YO!' Richard caught all 11 carp (all in double figures) on Tiger Nut Boilie or maggots.

Up on Lily, Adam Hackett from Paignton had a lovely mixed bag of silvers;- Perch, Bream and Roach, the Perch ws caught on worms and the rest on soft hookable pellets over a bed of pellet.
Visitor numbers have dropped now the peak holiday season has drawn to a close but the specimen lake is still giving some good sport. Bread as ever is still been taken from the surface, mostly around the early evening!

We had a visit from Carp.com this week, so keep your eyes open for thier review.
Let us hope this good weather stays with us for a while longer for more good sport from our fishing in Devon lakes!

Newbarn Farm - Fishing Holidays in Devon

What's on around Newbarn Farm - Fishing Holidays in Devon

Spend some hazy Autumn Days taking in the views from Newbarn Farm and enjoying just a few events taking place this month!

For those who enjoy mystery, murder, chills and thrills, you will love Agatha Christie's - the undisputed 'Queen' of Torbay - production of ' The Spider's Web' at the Princess Theatre in Torquay, with performances running from 14th September through to 19th September. When Clarissa discovers a dead body in her drawing room, she tries to dispose of it before her Foreign Office Diplomat husband returns home with a government VIP guest in tow. Equipped with an overactive imagaination, Clarissa finds real life murder a little too hard to handle! And having persuaded her houseguests to help her, it soon becomes apparent that the dead man was not unknown to everyone amongst them. As the web of deceit starts to unravel, Clarris pulls her friends into a desperate race to unveil the murderer and solve the mystery before the police discover the felony and arrest her as their prime suspect! A great way to finish of a day's fishing at Newbarn Farm - probably one of the best self-catering and fishing holidays!

Enjoy sampling different ales and food - well the Abbfest - the Abbotskerswell Beer and Food Festival may just be for you. Forever a highlight in the locals Autumn Dairy, this festival taking place during the British Food Fortnight is a must. In addition to being able to sample over 100 beers and ciders - all produced in Devon, 50 local food producers will be displaying their produce - with plenty of traditional fayre. There will be free food tasting and cookery demonstrations by some of the best local Chefs- some of whom you will have seen on the Telly! This wonderful tribute to Devon's finest foods and beverages takes place from Friday 25th September through to Sunday 27th September. Spread over three days allows you at least a morning's fishing at Newbarn Farm a great Fishing in Devon location!

And lastly watch in awe as the Deer rut in Haldon Forest! Take a minibus safari with the Haldon Forest ranger into the depths of the forest, then walk - over rough terrain in places - to see and hear the rut of the rare Black Fallow Deer, seen in the picture here. This will be followed by a well deserved full breakfast at a local establishment (vegetarian option available). Saturday 10th October - 6.30am - 9.30am. £15.00 per person. Booking essential. And for the energetic there is cylce hire available in Haldon Forest with some wonderful tracks to explore and stunning scenery and views! After such an energetic morning why not finish the day off with a peaceful afternoon of fishing at Newbarn Farm one of the best Fishing Holiday destinations!

Back to School & Hedgerow Harvests

With the School Summer Holidays almost over and thousands of children across the country clutching new shoes and book bags - many of you out there will be looking for that 'Indian Summer' holiday maybe even with a some Fishing in Devon thrown in on the banks of our well stocked lakes. And what a great time to consider taking a break - here at Newbarn Farm the hedgerows are brimming with juicy blackberries, rosehips, elderberries and sloes. And for those wishing to tale a self-catering Cottage and fishing, the banks will not be as busy as the summer months.

It won't be long before you will find me collecting these delights to turn into preserves, jellies, cook with apples for autumn crumbles or even better still ferment with gin to make Newbarn Farm's lovely Sloe Gin! But with the best will in the world I will be unable to gather every berry over 42 acres of hedgerows and bushes. Guests staying at Newbarn Farm are all very welcome to collect any of these native berries. It would be such a shame to waste all this naturally growing produce! And such a shame to miss a great Fishing in Devon Opportunity.

Not far from here there will be a great day out at Cockington Country Park when you can go and sample some of Cockington's bountiful blackberries, elderberries and other seasonal wild food specialities on a nature ramble around some of the more secluded parts of the Country Park. In the afternoon in Warren Barn, you be able to make a delicious syrup and preserve to take home with Lori Reich of Shute Fruit & Produce. You will also learn about further traditional uses of our native berries and nuts. All this for £10 on Saturday 6th September.

And to all you fishing folk out there we offer a discounted rate of ONLY £6.00 per day to fish any of our 6 fishing lakes here at Newbarn Farm a lovely Devon Fishing Holiday location.

Devon Fishing & Selfcatering

Hi Everyone

Not so many catch reports being handed in but certainly more fish coming out than above. Oh well we will keep trying to get more anglers to fill out catch reports.

Queenie out again at 25lbs 4ozs by Tony Pellant. Tony, a carp league member, will probably want to catch this number of fish at the next match on the 26^th/27^th September. Lets hope.

Georgie now an experienced carp angler takes her second large carp of 14lbs 10ozs out of Mirror lake. Photo attached.

Adam Penfold wins the catch report lottery this week and can collect his Day Ticket from the bailiff or the hut at the centre.

We will be back next week so lets hope the weather picks up and the fish get hungry.

Cheers Richard.

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