2019 Fish Returns

[treefella]

Hi everyone

Thought I post these up so everyone can see what a fantastic year we had despite the low water conditions.
David

Crediton Fly Fishing Club Catch Returns 10/11/2019

Total Returns 29 of which 5 were nil Returns + 2 visitors

Total fish caught 1178 + 27 chub

Rivers

Creedy 211 7 x 12”; 3 x 13” 1 x 14”

Lower Creedy 81 8 x 12”; 5 x 13”; 2 x 14”

Yeo 230 17 x 12”; 8 x 13”; 5 x 14”; 1 x 16”

Culvery 8

Taw 404 1 x 12”; 1 x 13”; 2 x 14”; 1 x 15”

Lapford-Yeo 157 3 x 12”; 1 x 13”

Culm 82 10 x 12”; 6 x 13”; 2 x 14”; 2 x 15”



Notable fish

Creedy 1 x 12” - Tim Lamb, Paul Eatough, Jeremy Robinson,

Joe Anderson

3 x 12” - David Pope,

1 x 13” - Tim Lamb

2 x 13” - David Pope

1 x 14” - David Pope



Lower Creedy 1 x 12” - Gary Clark, Ben Dymoke-Marr, Dave Sanders

5 x 12” - Mo Graham

1 x 13” - Ben Dymoke-Marr

4 x 13” - Mo Graham

1 x 14” - Mo Graham, Roy Thompson



Yeo 1 x 12” - Roy Thompson, Tim Lamb, Howard Thresher

2 x 12” - Paul Haynes, Joe Anderson, Mo Graham,

4 x 12” - Gary Clarke, Chris Matthews

1 x 13” - Roy Thompson, Norman Ponsford

2 x 13” - Gary Clarke, Paul Haynes, Chris Matthews

1 x 14” - Tim Lamb, Gary Clarke

3 x 14” - Chris Matthews

1 x 16” - Jo Anderson



Taw 1 x 12” - Paul Haynes

1 x 13” - Chris Matthews

1 x 14” - Roy Thompson, Graham Nicol

1 x 15” - Graham Nicol (sea trout)



Lapford-Yeo 1 x 12” - Paul Haynes

2 x 12” - Gary Clarke

1 x 13” - Gary Clarke







Culm 1 x 12” - Ben Dymoke-Marr

2 x 12” - Chris Matthews

7 x 12” - Mo Graham

6 x 13” - Mo Graham

2 x 14” - Mo Graham

1 x 15” - Mo Graham, Ben Dymoke-Marr



Best Card Graham Nicol – 270 fish

Chris Matthews - 237 fish

Gary Clarke - 212 fish



Chairman’s cup Graham Nicol – 270 fish

Greg Mason cup Joe Anderson - 1 x 16” Brown Trout from River Yeo

Attachments:

Crediton Fly Fishing Club Catch Returns 11....docx (14.44 KB)

[boisker]

Hey treefella... I’ve often wondered about joining, more for the culm as it’s close to home, the downside I probably wouldn’t make it over to the other waters that often.
Is it compulsory to put in a catch return?
If so, the waters are quite lightly fished?

[treefella]

hi Boisker

It is not compulsory to send in a return but experience tells us that most people who actually fish do send in returns. I have been a member for over 40 years and can honestly say that the waters are not heavily fished at all and it is very rare to meet another angler, except around Mayfly time. We have a lot of members who only fish 2 or 3 times a year.

David

[boisker]

Thanks David... it always amazes me just how little some people fish... Taunton Club always has a fair few who don’t fish in a season. I’ll maybe join at some point, although I already have too many waters to fish properly... Culm is a really nice river though, so tempting
Cheers

[halfstoned]

Yes good fishing this year on the Creedy , Taw and Yeo ( still struggled on the Culm though) good average size of fish too. Looking forward to some bank clearing in the new year , time to grill Mojo about the Culm!

[morendat]

Disappointing results from the Culm considering a total of 229 were caught in 2015 (last catch summary I can find) with a fish of 21 inches. Reports from upstream again down from previous years. Riverfly sampling results remain reasonably constant on the Culm but way down from rivers such as Yeo, Exe and Little Exe. Most of the fish upstream were caught between the beginning of the season and end of June after that difficult to find rising fish.

[mojo]

I caught more fish per visit this last season than ever before, I just didn't fish it as much as previous seasons so therefor my total was lower than usual, 20 fish in 4 trips plus one early season blank all on dries so I'm not disappointed, as for the large fish they are still there it just takes a lot of time, patience and blanks to catch them, still I know where they live and there's always next season.

Mojo

[paul]

Seems someone is being pretty effective!

salmonbusiness.com/huon-respond-to-salmon-farm-activist-attacks/