News Archives 2006/07/08

Tuesday 1st April 2008

A tougher weeks fishing from both the main and top lake at Creedy.  With very little signs of fish topping and jumping it has been a challenge to even decide where to fish for some anglers, the boathouse bank and the right hand bank have being most popular with the anglers

Heaviest fish for the week was banked by Burt Collins when he chose to fish the first swim on the right hand bank.  After a slow start the Exeter angler still decided to sit tight and wait. Burt legered amid the margins under the tree line to his right and tempted 2 fish topped by his big specimen - a 26lbs 14oz common, his other catch was a 14lbs common carp.  Newton Abbott  roofer John Fenlon continues his magic and fished the left hand bank some way up past the boathouse.  He landed one tench along with a pair of 20pounder commons - scaling 26lbs 8oz and 21lbs 14oz.  On another day session John banked three doubles best of 19lbs 8oz along with a tench.   Ali Baker out fished her partner Dave Grylls when he hooked two commons this week, firstly banking one of 11lbs 2oz followed by a 22lbs 9oz specimen. Rob Kendall of Bideford reported largest bag of 7 fish, all double figures when he fished mid way on the right hand bank.  His all common catches ranged from 11lbs up to 19lbs 4oz and gave a total bag weight of over 104lbs of fish. Other sizeable bags included Newton Abbott's Geoff Waring with his 5 fish (ranging from 9lbs to 18lbs 8oz equaling 67lbs of fish) and during another day sesison Geoff banked 3 good sized commons topped with a pair of 18pounders.  Crediton's Phil Tucker banked 5 fish including 4 doubles with his largest fish weighing 17lbs 10oz. Bridgwater angler Adam Crockett also fished the right hand bank and landed 3 doubles of 18lbs 13oz, 15lbs and 10lbs whilst he out fished his brother Darren who reported just the one double.  Ali Laird of Barnstaple was pleased with his beautiful looking golden tench which he tempted off the far bank and weighed 5lbs 6oz.  His brother Ian decided to fish light and moved several times tempting a total of 5 fish including one off the surface. Willand junior angler Jamie Pike had best junior catch for the week when he landed his 16lbs 2oz common along with one other scaling 14lbs exactly.

Tuesday 25th March 2008

A reasonable weeks fishing with generally some larger bags of fish reported from all three  banks of the main lake.  The chilly winds and cold weather did not however dampen spirits for those anglers who put on their thermal suits  for some angling sport.  Bristol angler Dean Goodwill couldn't go wrong when he decided to fish mid way on the right hand bank at Creedy this past week.  Using pop-up boillies fished in conjunction with pellet in pva bags his tactics tempted a grand total of 13 fish all of commons.  His heaviest catch tipped the scales to 22lbs 7oz, followed by carp of 19lbs,18lbs,17lbs, a pair of 15lbs three low doubles and four single figures.  His total bag weight amounted to 158lbs of fish - heaviest bag for the week. Pictured below is the specimen 22lbs 7oz followed by ones of 19lbs and 18lbs.

 Largest bag for the week was banked by Crediton's Chris Hill who fished the 3rd swim on the right hand bank.  Using the Billetts boillies Chris hooked a toat of 14 fish all of which were commons up to 18lbs 8oz.  Paul Wood of Newton Abbott had his best day at Creedy so far with the wind blowing up to the finger  fishing the shallow waters at the top of the left hand bank.  His bag comprised of 4 common carp weighing 15lbs 1oz, 18lbs 3oz, 18lbs 7oz and topped by one of 21lbs 13oz.  Brother, Dave Wood of Kingsteignton fished slightly lower down from Paul and reported a good day session with 3 nice catches, all commons scaling 14lbs 6oz, 16lbs 9oz and topped with a 20lbs 11oz specimen. Fellow Torquay angling companion Dave Parnell had two commons to 15lbs 3oz.  Exeter's Martin Bennett fished mid way on the right hand bank and landed a total of 8 fish, 7 of which were double figures.  Topping his bag were a pair of  18lbs 4oz common carp followed with a 17lbs 4oz, one of 16lbs 8oz, 15lbs 8oz, 15lbs 4oz, a 13lbs 8oz and a single figure.  Martin's combined fish weight bag amounted to 120lbs of fish - his top three catches photographed below in order of heaviest first.

Heaviest catch for the week, a 25lbs common was reported was by Bodmin angler Darren Palmer.  Darren was fishing adjacent to the old boathouse on the left hand bank amid deep water when he tempted his one catch which gave him a new personal best catch.  Crediton decorator Paul Gribble banked a lovely looking specimen common which tiipped the scales to 22lbs 8oz. Heaviest mirror carp of 20lbs 8oz was banked by Copplestone's Phil Tucker.  Phil fished in the first swim on the right hand bank and his 7 fish bag consisted of 5 double figures and a pair of singles - well deserved catches Phil.  Tiverton angler Wayne Richards fished 3/4 way up on the right hand bank and was pleased with his new personal best catch, a 23lbs 2oz common using Billetts boillies.  Newton angler Jason Greenfield recorded a 5 fish bag of all good sized common carp and a total bag weight of over 77lbs of fish with his heaviest catch scaling 20lbs 4oz along with a pair of 18lbs , one of 16 and one of 14lbs.  Mr M. Williams reported a cold day but managed to bank a 20lbs 8oz specimen common over the weekend, Myles Gerrard of Tiverton fished the point swim on the far bank and landed a nice 18lbs 2oz specimen.  Minehead junior, Tom McGowan fished the boathouse bank and was rewarded with a total of 6 fish when he legered maggots, his largest catches were a pair of 14 pounders.  North Tawton angler John Grayling reported a 3 fish bag with a single and a pair of commons to 19lbs 1oz and Exeter's Roger Bowskill banked 4 low to mid doubles.

Tuesday 18th March 2008

Fierce winds and heavy rainfall has made weather conditions somewhat less appealing but for all those who did venture out the fishing was very rewarding. Action has been seen on all three of the main lake banks with some good sport also being had out of the top lake. This past week have seen some good larger catches including heaviest fish out on the bank which equaled last years record catch. Overall a better weeks fishing all round with some larger sized bag catches.

Heaviest fish for the week was banked by Crediton's  Steven Hill when he landed his 29lbs 4oz common - pictured below.

Steve fished 3/4 way up on the right hand bank amid mid water depths using Billetts boillies, the latest peach n plum with secret agent flavor.  This catch does equal the largest catch of last season of the same weight (29lbs 4oz) but that was a mirror carp which was caught by Exeter's Roger Bowskill.  So potentially this early season catch could go much heavier during the pre spawning period, lets watch this space.

Newton Abbott angler John Fenlon seems to be setting the pace for Creedy this year.  He banked a cracking specimen common which tipped the scales to 25lbs exactly which tallies is big fish catches to 4 x 20 pounders this season.  During other sessions John banked  a 20lbs 14oz common and the following day landed 3 fish scaling 10lbs 2oz, 12lbs 8oz and topping his catches was an 18lbs 4oz common. Street angler Mr C. Davis visited Creedy for the first time this season and landed a lovely looking common which weighed 24lbs 9oz whilst fishing along the right hand bank.  Holiday guest Liam Wall tempted some good mid upper doubles and also one of 21lbs 12oz this past week. Darren Baker and Adam Phillips of Bridgwater enjoyed a good day session with some larger catches including common of 21lbs, 20lbs, 19lbs and 18lbs 2oz.  Last year's junior trophy winner Nathan Bird visited from Gloucester and hooked a 21lbs common whilst fishing 2/3 way up on the left hand bank, his chauffeur father did tempt a 13lbs 5oz common carp fortunately at the last minute.  Geoff Waring from Newton Abbott angler also notched 4 x 20pounders when he landed a 21lbs common last week.  His catches amounted to a total of 6 fish (joint largest bag shared by 3 anglers this week from the main lake).  Geoff landed one single, 4 doubles to 19lbs 8oz along with his big fish.  His total bag weight compounded to just over 93lbs of fish.  On another occasion Geoff fished the right hand bank and hooked just the one fish, a 17lbs 8oz common. Crediton's Mike Izzard also banked a total of 6 fish, all double figures this past week, his total bag weight making just short of 93lbs of fish falling short by ounces from Geoff's bag.  Jason Greenfield of Newton Abbott also reported 6 commons one session, all double figures topped with a pair of 18's (his total bag weight amounted to just under 90lbs of fish).  Exeter angler Matt Davies fished mid way up on right hand bank and landed a total of 3 fish topped by one catch of 22lbs 3oz.  Newton Abbott's Jason Greenfield hooked 5 good doubles from the top of right hand bank, his catches ranging from 11lbs 2oz up to 15lbs 8oz. Roy from Newton Abbott fished the far bank and successfully landed 5 commons best of 17lbs 5oz whilst his partner Jill banked 2 fish.  Bridgwater angler Ryan Knight fished megabaits boillies and banked commons of 19lbs 12oz and 12lbs 2oz.  Willand junior angler Jamie Pike also fished megabaits and landed commons scaling 13lbs and 17lbs 6oz.  Roger Bowskill fished 3/4 way up on the left hand bank and landed 3 double figure commons best of 17lbs, Exeter's Adrain Lazarus fished towards the top of left bank and banked 3 commons to 17lbs.  Honiton angler Tony M. fished near the boat house on the left bank and was well pleased with his one catch, a lovely looking 19lbs 8oz common. Crediton's Phil Tucker reported a good mixed bag of 5 fish with 4 carp including 3 double figures to low mid doubles plus one green tench.  Newton Abbott's Stephen Hird banked largest tench for the week scaling 4lbs exactly, Stephen also banked 3 good sized doubles up to 18lbs 12oz.

Some good sport reported out from the top lake with Jill and Roy of Newton Abbott who had a cracking day session with 30 carp best of up to 14lbs in size.

Tuesday 11th March 2008

A tougher weeks form this past week generally has been the comment from those anglers who brave the present weather. Blustery winds and heavy rainfall has seen the main lake water level suddenly rise and has without a doubt lowered water temperatures. These unfavorable conditions have certainly slowed fishing form for several but not all anglers. The margins are probably your best bet at the moment with several fish visibly sheltering under tree line margins.  There have been some fizzing and bubbling present - so worth fishing to those spots.

Heaviest catch was by North Devon angler Marcus Carpenter when he sucessfully hooked into his 25lbs 10oz carp.  The common was tempted to the right of the central island whilst fishing midway on the right hand bank.  Marcus also banked another good specimen, a 22lbs common along with another scaling 12lbs. A new personal best catch for Gareth Penna when he hooked and landed his 24lbs specimen common from the top of right hand bank.  Fishing his home made baits, the Bow angler also tempted a 15lbs 8oz common.  Gareth couldn't resist another session the following day, this time fishing the first swim on the right hand bank.  Again Gareth landed two fish his best catch weighing 20lbs 8oz on his home mades. Bideford angler Bengi Smith reported a good catch, a lovely looking common which tipped the scales to 22lbs 10oz whilst his fellow angling mate Oisin banked a pair of doubles.  Crediton's Mike Izzard continues to set the fishing pace at Creedy again banking another good catch. During his Friday session Mike banked this pristine looking common (pictured below) which tipped the scales to 21lbs exactly. Mike also reported two other catches of 17lbs 5oz and 9lbs 11oz whilst fishing 3rd swim of the right hand bank.

Geoff Waring of Newton Abbott found success on the boat house bank when he landed two catches from mid to deeper waters.  His two fish, both commons weighed 20lbs 2oz and 13lbs.  Crediton builder Sean Bevan fished 3/4 way up on the boathouse bank and was rewarded with two fish.  His catches, both commons scaled 21lbs 9oz and 12lbs exactly.  Crediton's Dan Strong fished the top of the boathouse bank amid shallower water depths banking 3 commons to 20lbs 2oz.  Dean Willoughby of Barnstaple recorded two catchs of 17lbs 12oz and 12lbs, Exeter's Roger Bowskill hooked a pair of doubles scaling 13lbs and 16lbs 8oz and  Bridgwater angler Shaun Depledge tempted two commons to 16lbs.  Poughill angler Micky Palmer reported heaviest tench for the week scaling 4lbs 8oz fishing from the boathouse bank and Newton Abbott angler David Grylls reported largest bag of 6 fish. David fished right in the first corner of the boathouse bank amid shallow water and banked a pair of single figure mirror carp along with 4 commons - 3 doubles of 14lbs 2oz, 15lbs and topped with a 19lbs 5oz.

Fishing form in the top lake has been reasonable with Exeter's Mark Downing banking 7 fish (largest bag) and fellow angler David Cameron banking 4 fish.  Between them their catches ranged from 7lbs up to 15lbs - heaviest fish out of top lake.

Tuesday 4th March 2008

Creedy's 2008 season kicked off last Thursday 28th February to an excellent start with around 16 fish on the bank on opening day.  Crediton's Chris Hill had plenty to smile about when he hooked into this lovely 24lbs specimen common - pictured below.

Chris dropped into the first swim on the right hand bank and decided to fish close to the corner island amid shallower waters legering  Billetts boillies - the latest flavor peach n plum with secret agent.  Chris finished his day session with a good bag  of 4 fish. 

Crediton's Mike Izzard banked heaviest fish since opening when he hooked this 27lbs 8oz common below:

Mike had been fishing in his favorite swim at the top of right hand bank but decided to move after he spotted some bubbling and good colour midway between the boathouse and the central island.  His move certainly paid off as within half an hour of moving this cracking common was coaxed onto the bank.  This catch equals Mike's best catch all last season (his best catch was an equal sized mirror carp) giving him a new p.b. common and certainly gets this new season off to a great start.  The only downer is that Mike has to catch another 32 x 20pounders to beat last year's incredible catch record of 32 x 20pounders throughout the 2007 season.  Mike finished his session with a total of 5 fish (joint largest bag) and his total bag weight amounted to 71lbs 5oz - heaviest bag to date.  We look forward to seeing how this season goes Mike.

Newton Abbott roofer Jon Fenlon got his season off to a good start when he fished the point swim on the far bank and soon hooked into heaviest mirror carp - a 20lbs mirror carp.  John has also visited twice since and banked commons of 19lbs 8oz and 22lbs 4oz.  Fellow Newton Abbott angler Geoff Waring has also had some good results when he fished a couple of day sessions, each time banking good sized fish - during his best session Geoff banked 4 commons, catches scaled 11lbs , 13lbs, 21lbs and 23lbs 8oz giving a bag weight of 68lbs 8oz.  Simon Diment of St Austell visited Creedy for the first time and was well pleased with his result of 3 big catches whilst fishing the far bank.  His heaviest fish - a 22lbs 8oz common was followed by one of 21lbs exactly and Simon also banked a 19lbs 8oz mirror carp.  Minehead angler Si Jeffs hooked himself a new personal best catch of 22lbs 5oz, Weston Supermare angler Colin Fowler banked 4 fish  scaling 22lbs 10oz, a pair of 16's and one of 10lbs when he fished the first swim on right hand bank. Torquay angler Gordon Batt achieved his goal re catching a 20pounder which he was unable to do last season.  During an evening session Gordon landed a 20lbs 11oz common from the 5th swim on the right hand bank along with a single figure carp.  Taff Vanstone of Plymouth also achieved his goal in style - hoping for a 20 pounder from Creedy.  He fished the first swim on the right hand bank and was well chuffed when he hooked into his 19lbs 5oz which gave him a new personal best catch.  He then went on to catch a 20lbs 11oz common ( another new p.b.) and land one scaling 17lbs.  Fellow Plymouth angling mate John Heath also had some luck banking a pair of commons to 21lbs.  Minehead angler, 16 year old junior  Tom Mc Gowan fished near the boathouse on the left hand bank and landed just the one fish, a lovely looking common of 20lbs 2oz.  Taunton angler Lloyd Shattock got a pleasing result on his first visit to Creedy for some time landing a 22lbs 10oz specimen common.  Chris Hill fished the boat house bank and recorded a 3 fish bag with his largest catch scaling 21lbs exactly.

Largest bag so far since opening was by Crediton's James Snell who fished the top of left hand bank amid shallow water near the finger.  James totaled 5 fish, all commons best weighing 18lbs 8oz.  Crediton's Wayne Grinney banked 3 fish to 15lbs from mid way on right bank, Weston super mare taxi driver Andy Walrond banked two good doubles of 15lbs and 17lbs, local farrier Gareth Simpson tempted a pair of commons to 13lbs 8oz, Minehead angler Tim Woodbridge also reported a pair of commons of 14lbs.  Somerset angler Andy Dade reported a nice plump tench - first of the season which tipped the scales to 6lbs 3oz along with a pair of doubles to 12lbs.

Overall an excellent, encouraging start to the season

Wednesday 2nd January 2008

Creedy lakes ended it's season at 11pm last evening and is now closed with the new season commencing at 05.30hrs on Thursday 28th February 2008.  

The tail end of the season fished well with some big fish and also some good bags were seen over the last fortnight making those final trips well worth while. The heaviest fish banked during this period was by Adrian Mills who  fished size 16mm, winterized B5 boillies ledgering towards the central island.  His 24lbs 13oz common certainly looked full of the Christmas overindulgence - picture below:

This catch came along with a single figure common carp and gave Adrian a new personal best fish, a nice ending to his season. Crediton engineer Mike Izzard had two very good sessions at Creedy to end an amazing season, on his first session before Christmas Mike banked 5 commons during a session topped with a 23lbs 7oz and also one of 20lbs 4oz.

On his next session before the New Year Mike moved twice during his day session  which paid dividends.  Mike banked a total of 7 fish topped with another pair of 20's - scaling 22lbs 12oz and 21lbs exactly.  Pictures below:

These last big catches bring his season's total to 32 x 20pounders in 2007 ( MIke's previous record for 2006 was 22 x 20pounders,  it has only just got better for Mike, it's still a very hard target to beat for next season - good luck Mike! ).

Christmas day anglers Jill and Roy from Chudleigh were well rewarded for their efforts, especially Jill who worked a night shift at Wonford hospital before spending the day on the bankside.  Jill banked a 22lbs 9oz specimen common and just pipped her partner Roy when he landed his catch, a common scaling 22lbs 2oz - a very close and even call - well done both of you. Both fish were tempted by homemade boillies from the shallow to mid water depths on the first & second swim on the boathouse bank.  Newton Abbott's John Fenlon put in a few sessions over Christmas and was rewarded with a 22lbs common during one session and during the other session John banked 4 commons up to 19lbs 11oz - congratulations to John who only visited Creedy for the first time back in the autumn but he has certainly got to grips with the water.  Fellow angler Geoff Harding reported a good session with largest bag of 9 fish in total on the last day of the season.  Geoff did change swim during his session when he stalked five fish out from the very shallow finger at the top of the left hand bank then returning to his swim higher side of the boathouse where he banked another 3 fish from.  His heaviest catch that day scaled 24lbs in weight whilst during another session Geoff banked 3 commons to 20lbs exactly.  A new personal best for Martin Lobb when he banked his 23lbs 14oz specimen whilst fishing higher side of the boat house on the left hand bank.  Martin also managed to tempt another common weighing 19lbs 14oz.  Stuart Morrish tempted himself a new personal best catch when he banked his 21lbs 4oz common - pictured below: 

His previous Personal best catch was 17lbs 10oz.  Stuart also then banked this 19lbs 15oz specimen common pictured below later in the evening, both of his fish were tempted by B5 boillies.

Neil from Exeter (sorry Neil no surname) banked a pair of commons best weighing 23lbs exactly.  Jeff Baggs of Cullompton fished at the top of left hand bank and and experienced a productive day banking a pair of commons scaling 23lbs and 17lbs 2oz.  

He jointly claimed a 21lbs common with Darren Short of Tiverton who fished next door.  Darren recorded 5commons three of which were double figures up to 19lbs which is pictured below:

Glen Wills banked 4 fish with his heaviest catch tipping the scales to 22lbs 13oz, Bideford angler Alan Clarke banked a nice 17lbs 12oz specimen from the left hand bank.  Paignton angler Mark Owen landed 3 commons including a pair of double figure commons up to 16lbs 4oz.  Chris Jones of Bridport fished the right hand bank and reported a pair of commons scaling 14lbs 14oz and 18lbs 4oz. Tiverton's Myles Gerrard banked a 5 fish bag with 3 good sized commons up to 20lbs exactly and also had a pair of mirror carp including heaviest mirror for the fortnight with his 19lbs specimen. Minehead angler Tim Woodbridge had an enjoyable last session banking 4 fish, all his catches were commons and three of them double figures with best scaling 16lbs 10oz.  Myles Gerrard of Tiverton also reported a top day when he landed 4 commons up to 17lbs and Ryan Knight of Bridgwater banked a pair of double figure commons up to 18lbs 6oz.  Exeter angler Nick Howland reported a slow but enjoyable day when he tempted a pair of commons including a 17lbs along with a single figure carp. And finally a mention for Weston-super-mare angler Mr D. Harper who was well pleased with his one catch session when he fished on the right hand bank but gained a new personal best catch when he landed his 14lbs 8oz common - may you better that in 2008 Dave, well done.

A picturesque end to the season!!  May we thank all our anglers for their custom over 2007, we wish everyone a very happy new year and healthy and happy 2008.  We would also like to say a  big thank you to everyone for all the wonderful pictures you have supplied us over the year - we look forward to many more this coming year.

Best wishes from everyone at Creedy.

Tuesday 18th December 2007

Not much longer to go for the Creedy '07 season with just two weeks of fishing time to go, lets hope that it's not too cold. The chilly weather has certainly sorted out the boys from the men - and there obviously aren't many men!  The lakes have not been frozen over but there has been a patch or two of ice on the surface and the dip tanks have had a sheet of ice.  Surprisingly with all this cold weather and bitter winds there have still been some fish caught with heaviest catch this week going to Newton Abbott angler  Dave O'Brien.  Dave's largest catch, a mirror carp (pictured below) tipped the scales to 22lbs exactly.  Also in his bag was a 5lbs mirror and three plump commons of 13lbs, 14lbs and 9lbs, all were caught from 2/3 way up on the right hand bank fishing into mid to deeper waters.

Gordon Batt of Torquay had heaviest common for the week when fishing pineapple pop-up maggots and during an evening session banked a pair of commons up to 18lbs and the following day session he tempted three commons weighing 7lbs, 8lbs and 14lbs.  David Grylls also of Newton Abbott landed three commons topped with a  17lbs 8oz specimen common  when he fished 3/4 way up on right hand bank.  His two other catches scaled  15lbs and 12lbs. 

In the top lake Paington's Tony Chown enjoyed some action although less than usual he reported an enjoyable day with some single figure commons. 

Tuesday 11th December 2007

Fishing form at Creedy is still very buoyant with some excellent bags reported and again some good big fish catches.  All main banks fishing well at various times, possibly mid to deeper waters performing well but don't overlook the shallows at the top of the right and left bank as the fish are definitely there and active at present.

Largest bag and heaviest fish this week was by web designer & computer engineer Clive Franklin.  The Taunton angler chose to fish 2/3 way up on right hand bank and tempted a grand total of 17 fish - an amazing bag for December.  Using Billett boillies  His total bag weight amounted to around 180lbs of fish.  Clive's heaviest catch was a plump 25lb 4oz common carp - pictured on the landing mat.  

He then went on to land another five 20pounders (6 x 20's in total, 9 doubles to 19lbs 7oz and a  pair of singles).  Pictured below are two other catches, 23lbs followed by a 20lbs 7oz.

Newton Abbott's Geoff Waring fished on the boathouse bank amid deeper water and reported one of his best sessions at Creedy this season with a 10 fish bag.  All his catches were commons and his largest fish tipped the scales to 24lbs 12oz.  Crediton's Wayne Grinney also reported an excellent bag of 9 fish including 3 x 20's on Billett's bait.  Topping his bag was heaviest mirror carp for the week, a 22lbs specimen.  The remainder of his catches were commons of 20lbs 8oz, 20lbs 2oz and 6 doubles ranging from 14lbs up to 19lbs 8oz.  Crediton painter & decorator Paul Gribble reported an active evening session with 7 commons, his best catch scaling 20lbs 8oz, all tempted again by Billetts.  The Crockett brothers all had a good session when they fished the far bank using shellfish B5 boillies.  Darren had 6 fish with 3 x 20pounders - 22lbs 8oz, 21lbs 9oz and 20lbs.  HIs other three doubles were 17lbs 8oz, 16lbs  and 14lbs respectively and amassed to a bag weight of just over 111lbs of fish.  Brother Adam had largest fish from the three of them when he landed a 24lbs 8oz common.  Adam also hooked a 20lbs 6oz and one of 18lbs.  Simon banked three fish including a pair of 16pounders and one of 18lbs 6oz.  Taunton tiler John Keirle banked a 4 fish bag with two singles, one of 15lbs 4oz and his largest catch equaled 21lbs 10oz using sweetcorn over megabaits black crab pellet. Exeter angler Roger Bowskill tempted 7 commons from the top of right hand bank, his best catch scaling 17lbs.  Weston supermare angler Colin Fowler banked 4 fish from 3rd swim on right hand bank and Bideford angler Daniel Scott hooked 4 commons to 19lbs 6oz.

In the top lake Paignton angler Tony Chown fished in the deepest water near the dam and reported an active session with 8 fish.  His catches included an 11lbs mirror and 7 common carp including doubles of 15lbs 12oz and 14lbs 8oz.

Tuesday 4th December 2007

Just to let everyone know that Creedy will be closing for this season at 11pm on 1st January so still ample time to wet those rods again, especially in this relatively mild weather.  Some good fish out on the bank this past week including a big mirror carp.  Still catches seem to be plucked from all three  banks of the main bank with surprisingly some good action amongst the shallows at the top of the right hand bank.  The most productive time slot seems to be between 4pm and 6.30pm this past week in the main lake but up in the top lake you can expect consistent action throughout the day with the deeper waters producing well.

Heaviest catch for the week was by Newton Abbott's John Fenlon who fished the boathouse bank amongst the deeper waters.  After a quiet portion of the day he first banked a nice 23lbs common which he was well pleased with.  He did however then improve on that when he landed a cracking 28lbs 8oz mirror carp which really made him smile. John really has put in the hours recently but it has kindly paid off as he has had an impressive number of big fish over the last two to three months.   largest common for the week tipped the scales to 23lbs 8oz and was banked by Crediton's Mike Izzard whilst fishing midway on the far bank.  Mike also banked another 3 fish during that session.  Picture below:

Taunton web designer Clive Franklin came close with his catch  when he fished the far bank also. He completed his session with a total of 4 fish, topping his bag was a chunky 23lbs 7oz specimen common carp.. Bow angler Roger Hole  fished the top of right hand bank and after spotting some larger specimens close in the margins Roger moved in on the fish.  The change of swim was well rewarded when firstly he hooked a 22lbs 4oz and followed that with a 22lbs 7oz, both his catches being commons. Alan Hull from Copplestone dropped in at the first swim on the right hand bank and was please with his pair of commons which scaled 18lbs and 21lbs 2oz. Newton Abbott's Geoff Waring had largest bag out of the main lake with 7 fish all of which were double figures.  Topping his bag was a 22lbs common followed by an 18lbs, two of 17lbs, a pair of 15's and a 10pounder. Junior angler Lloyd Hobbs of Team Megabaits banked a 19lbs 2oz from deeper waters whilst fishing the boathouse bait, tempting his catch with the Black Crab flavor.  Taunton tiler John Keirle also reported a good result on Megabaits banking three good fish including a 19lb s1oz, an 18lbs 2oz and one of 14lbs , John also lost 4 fish that session.    Justin Hooper fished Crab and Jaffa flavor 18mm glugged boillies and banked just the one decent catch which weighed in at 19lbs 10oz.  Six year old Jack Grinney out fished his dad Wayne when he banked two fish 1/3 way up on the right hand bank.  First Jack banked a common of 10lbs and followed that with a 16lbs common - Dad apparently blanked!!! 

Pictured below is Taunton's Rory McMakin with his recent catch (7.11.07), a cracking 28lbs 8oz mirror carp.

In the top lake Paignton angler Tony Chown had a very prolific day banking a total of 13 fish - largest bag overall for the week.  His catches included commons of 9lbs, 11lbs 12oz and topping his fish was a 15lbs 4oz specimen.

Tuesday 20th November 2007

The action continues at Creedy amid the lower temperatures and colder winds but generally catch numbers are down, but not surprisingly with the present weather.  The water color had virtually cleared but is now beginning to color up again and catches have been coming from mainly the mid to deeper regions.

Crediton firefighter and cheeky chappy  Neil Hodgkins had heaviest catch and largest bag for the week from the main lake.  His top fish tipped the scales to 20lbs 8oz and was accompanied by three good sized doubles of 16lbs, 14lbs 5oz and 18lbs 6oz.  Neil fished 3 pegs up past the boathouse on the left hand bank using Billetts latest plum & peach boillies.  Pennymoor angler Micky Palmer of near Crediton also fished Billetts and banked a total of three fish.  All his catches were common carp and included a 5lbs, a 19lbs and topped by one of 20lbs exactly.  His fellow angler Anthony Hodgson of Newton Abbott also had a reasonable session with a pair of mid double figure carp best scaling 17lbs 8oz.  Another Newton Abbott angler Jason Greenfield chose to fish in shallower water depths at the top of the right hand bank and was very happy with two good catches and out fishing his dad.  His pair of commons weighed a respectable 20lbs 7oz and one of 17lbs 10oz.  Daniel Corben of Kingsteignton had one common of 20lbs exactly along with largest tench for the week, a green tench scaling around 5lbs in weight.  Torquay angler Gordon Batt fished the boathouse bank and landed just the one specimen, an 18lbs 8oz common carp.  Paignton's Mark Owen, recovering from a rugby injury, enjoyed his session along the right hand bank  and finished his day session with three fish weighing 6lbs, 10lbs 14oz and 15lbs 12oz.  Mike Izzard of Crediton moved around to the boat house bank and found that area much more productive.  In total Mike landed 4 fish with three single figure carp and one scaling 18lbs.  Brixham angler Dan Newman reported he didn't blank, Dan hooked  two fish, a 9lbs common along with an 11lbs mirror carp - heaviest mirror for the week.

In the top lake Paington angler Tony Chown reported largest bag for the week with a grand total of 9 fish during his day session.  Tony, who fished mid way on the left hand bank, banked 6 double figure commons heaviest scaling 14lbs 8oz.  

Tuesday 20th November 2007

The action continues at Creedy amid the lower temperatures and colder winds but generally catch numbers are down, but not surprisingly with the present weather.  The water color had virtually cleared but is now beginning to color up again and catches have been coming from mainly the mid to deeper regions.

Crediton firefighter and cheeky chappy  Neil Hodgkins had heaviest catch and largest bag for the week from the main lake.  His top fish tipped the scales to 20lbs 8oz and was accompanied by three good sized doubles of 16lbs, 14lbs 5oz and 18lbs 6oz.  Neil fished 3 pegs up past the boathouse on the left hand bank using Billetts latest plum & peach boillies.  Pennymoor angler Micky Palmer of near Crediton also fished Billetts and banked a total of three fish.  All his catches were common carp and included a 5lbs, a 19lbs and topped by one of 20lbs exactly.  His fellow angler Anthony Hodgson of Newton Abbott also had a reasonable session with a pair of mid double figure carp best scaling 17lbs 8oz.  Another Newton Abbott angler Jason Greenfield chose to fish in shallower water depths at the top of the right hand bank and was very happy with two good catches and out fishing his dad.  His pair of commons weighed a respectable 20lbs 7oz and one of 17lbs 10oz.  Daniel Corben of Kingsteignton had one common of 20lbs exactly along with largest tench for the week, a green tench scaling around 5lbs in weight.  Torquay angler Gordon Batt fished the boathouse bank and landed just the one specimen, an 18lbs 8oz common carp.  Paignton's Mark Owen, recovering from a rugby injury, enjoyed his session along the right hand bank  and finished his day session with three fish weighing 6lbs, 10lbs 14oz and 15lbs 12oz.  Mike Izzard of Crediton moved around to the boat house bank and found that area much more productive.  In total Mike landed 4 fish with three single figure carp and one scaling 18lbs.  Brixham angler Dan Newman reported he didn't blank, Dan hooked  two fish, a 9lbs common along with an 11lbs mirror carp - heaviest mirror for the week.

In the top lake Paington angler Tony Chown reported largest bag for the week with a grand total of 9 fish during his day session.  Tony, who fished mid way on the left hand bank, banked 6 double figure commons heaviest scaling 14lbs 8oz.  

Tuesday 13th November 2007

A chilly end to the past weeks fishing with the start of some morning ground frost and colder winds. This has inevitably had a dampening effect on the number of fish coming out but still there have been some good sized specimens delivered on the mat.

Heaviest fish for the past week was banked by Taunton angler Rory McMakin when he hooked and successfully landed his 28lbs 8oz mirror carp.  Exeter's Roger Bowskill  who fished adjacent to the boathouse on the left hand bank had largest common for the week.. Roger had experienced a quiet day with just a single figure carp when he struck into a 27lbs 8oz common later on around late afternoon.  Picture of Roger. Willand angler Brian Holmes landed another chunky catch when he banked his 26lbs 12oz common along with one of 16lbs and one of 8lbs. During another session Brian also had a good active session banking a pair of 20's amid a 4 fish bag.  Topping his fish was a 20lbs 4oz common followed by one of 20lbs exactly. Pictures: Brian also banked commons of 15lbs and 10lbs.   Okehampton angler Steve Cook was well pleased with his single catch, an impressive common which tipped the scales to 24lbs 15oz.  Newton Abbott angler Dave Clewer came to Creedy for another session to try to catch a 20pounder and this time succeeded in catching two in one session.  Dave fished bottom baits to tempt both his catches, firstly a 22lbs 10oz common followed by a 21lbs 6oz common.  Exeter's Burt Collins reported largest bag for the week when he banked a total of 6 fish.  Topping his catches was a 24lbs 14oz common, along with another sizeable catch, a 22lbs 4oz common.  Other catches included a 19lbs 15oz, a pair of 13's and one of 8lbs - giving a combined fish bag weight of just over 101lbs of fish.  Allan Hull of Copplestone fished the first swim on the right hand bank and hooked a specimen of 21lbs 4oz.  Lee White of Exeter banked  a pair of doubles best of 21lbs exactly.  Another Exeter angler Mark Downing continues a good season with 3 doubles, all commons up to 20lbs 2oz whilst fishing the first two swims on the right hand bank.  Ian Yeo reported largest mirror carp catch for the week which scaled 21lbs exactly. During another day session Ian banked 3 good fish and also a new personal best catch.  His first fish set the record scaling 22lbs 8oz, followed by one of 22lbs 6oz and was finally accompanied by an 18lbs 6oz common - Brilliant he records, Well done Ian.   Another good  bag for the week was notched up by Tiverton's Miles Gerrard who landed 5 commons up to 17lbs 12oz. His brother Mark Gerrard was well chuffed with his result after he set himself a new p.b. catch when he hooked his 18lbs 4oz specimen common - Picture.  Exeter's Mark Peacock banked heaviest tench for the week of 5lbs exactly - and a very lively catch Mark reported too!  Mark also banked a 16lbs 4oz common on Billetts.  Gordon Batt of Torquay landed an 18lbs 8oz common, Paignton's Mark Owen banked 4 fish with a single figure mirror carp and 3 commons to 15lbs.  Barnstaple' s Iain Laird had 3 double figure commons the best weighing 13lbs 1oz on Billetts, Mark Lewis also reported some success on Billetts with 3 commons up to 16lbs 13oz.  Tiverton angler Stephen Winter banked a pair of commons including one scaling 19lbs and  Bideford's Pete Hall banked a pair of 16pounders from the right hand bank.

Largest catches out from the top lake were banked by Plymouth angler Phil Thorpe with a pair of 13 pounders.

Tuesday 6th November 2007

If you have Sky tuner into sports channel this  Friday (around 6pm to see Tight Lines) as they are giving us a mention - perhaps also some catches.

Another good weeks fishing again with action from all three banks of the main lake.  The fish really holding up in mid to deeper water depths now with the shallow corners and fingers looking almost empty for the majority of the time. The sport has been quite varied with some evenings well worth braving the dark for and others have produced very little.

Heaviest fish for the week was banked by Cullompton's Jonathan Soanes whilst fishing mid way on the far bank.  His top catch, a common carp, tipped the scales to 26lbs 10oz and was accompanied by one of 24lbs 11oz, one of 17lbs 6oz and one of 16lbs 12oz and losing one fish during his session also.  Westward Ho angler Kevin McCarthy fished 2/3 way up on the left hand bank and had a good productive session with 5 commons in total.  His best catch, a 25lbs common was tempted near the end of his evening but during daylight Kevin banked commons of 19lbs, 18lbs and two around the 10lbs mark.  PICTURE.  On another day session Kevin fished the first swim of right hand bank and banked 5 commons to 20lbs 2oz. Newton Abbott's Mark Baker reported a good day when he landed 3 good specimens during a day session.  Biggest of his catches weighed 24lbs exactly followed with an 18lbs 13oz and one of 14lbs 10oz.  Ali Laird competed with his brother Iain along the boathouse bank and was well happy with his result having three fish bag,  topped by a a 22lbs 2oz specimen common.  His brother Iain had a very good result fishing adjacent to Ali with 8 double figure commons ranging from 10lbs up to 17lbs - using the latest Billetts baits.  Iain fished another day session and again reported a productive day with 6 commons in total including a pair of 17pounders and topping his catches was a 21lbs 9oz common.  Crediton's Mike Izzard continues an amazing season with 7 commons in total topped by a pair of 20's (21lbs and 20lbs 1oz - PICTURE) just over 105lbs of fish.  Sheffield anglers Chris Spick and Olly Shortland came to stay over at Creedy for best part of a week and were well pleased with their results.  Between them they banked 19 fish all of which were commons, Olly managing to tempt 9 fish in total up to 21lbs 5ozand Chris hooking a total of 10 fish up to 19lbs, farily even matched between them.  Newton Abbott's James Highet banked his first Creedy 20 when he landed 2 fish one of which weighed 21lbs exactly when he chose to fish on the shelf swim on the far bank.  Tiverton angler Rob Garnsworthy set himself a new p.b. catch when he landed his 20lbs 12oz common which he was well chuffed with - especially as he had out fished his brother Kim.  Crediton's Wayne Grinney fished Billetts baits and banked 3 fish to 19lbs 2oz whilst his son, Jack of 5years banked 3 fish to 17lbs.  Torquay's Gordon Batt banked 3 fish including a good pair of double figures - 17lbs 8oz and 19lbs exactly.  Bridgwater's Ryan Knight fished Mega baits and tempted 3 doubles to 18lbs 8oz, Tiverton's Stephen Winter banked one of 18lbs exactly from the first swim on right hand bank and J. Travis of Weston-super-mare tempted one of 18lbs from the shelf swim on the far bank

Tony Chown of Paignton fished the top lake and hooked 6 good fish five of which were double figures up to 13lbs 12oz giving him an excellent day's sport.

Pictured below is Vic Cranfield with his recent catches:  21lbs 4oz mirror carp and a 21lbs 4oz common carp.

Also is Barnstaple angler Iain Laird with his 21lbs 12oz common, his fellow angling companion for that session, Chris Fellows with his new p.b. catch, a 20lbs 5oz common.

  Tuesday 30th October 2007

An exciting week's for Creedy especially with the larger specimens with the heaviest common of the year being banked this past week.  All banks have been fishing well with  both the mid and deeper waters seem to be holding the volume of the stock. Strangely there has not been a lot of visible movement on the surface, just the sporadic fish jumping and churning up the bottom.  The top lake has seen some good action with again the mid to deeper waters producing better, very little fish spotted in the shallows amongst the weed beds.

Heaviest common at Creedy this season was banked by holiday guest Nathan Bird of Gloucester who was on a short break.  His specimen fish of 29lbs 2oz was tempted mid water just past the boathouse on the left hand bank with the latest Billett's boillies (plum/peach with secret agent). That particular day session 14 year old Nathan banked 5 commons but over his 4 day sessions he hooked a total of 278lbs of fish including 4 20pounders, a pair of 18's and numerous double figure sized carp.  Not bad considering Nathan has only been carp fishing for 6 months now and was encouraged by his father Chris.  Chris himself only recently back into fishing put up a good contest for Nathan and over the 4 sessions he hooked a total of 255lbs of fish with 3 lumps over 20lbs (heaviest of 23lbs 5oz)  a pair of 19lbs, and numerous other doubles.  Chris also banked heaviest green tench for the week weighing 6lbs exactly (heaviest tench for the week).  PICTURE 

Poughill angler Colin Hurricks tempts another good specimen this week when he landed a specimen common of 25lbs 8oz from 3/4 way up on the left hand bank.  Colin also banked a 17lbs 8oz common in the same session.  Burnham angler Chris Morley fished the far bank and had 4 good fish topped by one specimen common of 25lbs exactly.  Other catches included an 18lbs, one of 17lbs  and one of 14lbs.  Crediton's Stuart Greenslade, home on army leave, fished the far bank also and again had three good upper doubles topped by a 22lbs common.  Stuart returned two days later and had an almost carbon copy session with commons of 23lbs 8oz, 17lbs 12oz and 15lbs respectively.  His fellow angler Jon Widlake visited Creedy for the first time and set himself a new personal best catch when he landed a 22lbs 4oz along with a 15lbs 6oz and one of 10lbs. He now refers to Creedy as "Lake of Dreams" - that's a hard one to maintain!!.  A return to Creedy for Exeter's Martin Cox who chose to fish the far bank.  He reported it was good to be back, especially as he had caught 7 good fish including a pair of 23's (23lbs 12oz, 23lbs 4oz), one of 22lbs 12oz, and one's of 12lbs, 14lbs, 15lbs and 17lbs.  Cullompton's Jon Soames fished the far bank and reported a 5 fish bag with all good high doubles.  Topping his catches was a 23lbs common, followed by a 22lbs 12oz, a 19lbs 10oz, one of 17lbs 13oz and finally one of 16lbs 12oz.  Crediton's Mike Izzard has now surpassed his last year record for no of 20's out in one season.   He landed 7 fish during one session topped by a 24lbs 8oz common and with 6 other doubles to 18lbs 6oz.  Barnstaple angler Iain Laird fished adjacent to the boathouse and landed 4 good fish on Billetts latest boillies.  At the top of Iain's catches was a 21lbs 12oz, followed by on of 17lbs 11oz, a 16lbs 12oz and one of 16lbs 2oz.  His angling companion Chris Fellows shared the bait and had a great day, hooking his new personal best catch, a common of 20lbs 5oz along with one of 14lbs 1oz.  All the way from Dover, Anthony Rutter thought the journey was well worth it as he achieved his new p.b. fish scaling 17lbs 3oz, he also witnessed the big catch wtih Nathan Bird.    Angler Ben Spague was well pleased with his 21lbs common which gave him a new personal best catch.  Bow angler Darren Reynolds hooked 4 commons all good sized fish including a 23lbs 2oz and an 18lbs from the far bank mid way along.  Christow farrier Gareth Simpson had a good session from the first swim on right hand bank with a total of 8 fish topped by a 21lbs specimen. Taunton angler Myles Gerrard had largest bag of 13 fish in total including a mirror of 12lbs (largest for the week).  His other catches were topped by a 21lbs 4oz common carp when he fished the first swim on right hand bank. Bridgwater angler Ryan Knight fished mega baits for two fish up to 20lbs exactly and Willand junior Jamie Pike tempted an 18lbs common from the right hand bank.  Exeter's Lee Mitchell banked 3 fish, all commons ranging from 14lbs up to 17lbs which set him a new personal best catch.  First time also for 14 year old Ryan Carpenter of Bow who fished on the far bank and hooked a 13lbs 4oz and an 18lbs 12oz which gave him a new p.b.  Matt Reynolds, Bow junior also banked a nice one this week scaling 17lbs along with a 3lbs tench. Newton Abbott angler Simon Crouch tempted two commons scaling 19lbs and 20lbs 4oz whilst his fellow angler David O'Brien banked one common of 19lbs 8oz.  Westward Ho angler Kevin McCarthy had a great catch this week with a lovely looking 12 koi carp (coloured a little like a ghostie) together with 4 commons to 18lbs 8oz - cracking photo.

Tuesday 23rd October 2007

Vic Cranfield of Copplestone hooks heaviest fish for the past week, a lovely 27lbs specimen common (pictured).  Vic fished 3/4 way up on the right hand bank and  was well pleased as this catch gives him another personal best fish for Creedy.  Newton Abbott angler Darren Kennedy chose the left hand bank 2/3 way up and ledgered off the central island.  His best catch that session was a 25lbs common carp tempted by boillies from deeper water.  Another Newton Abbott angler Chrissie Waring fished up in the shallows at the top of the left hand bank and out fished her husband Geoff when she hooked two fish. Topping her catches was a 24lbs common along with a 12lbs 8oz whilst her husband Geoff reported just the one fish, a common weighing 10lbs.  Pennymoor's Micky Palmer had another good session this past week banking two good fish, firstly a 22lbs 8oz common followed by one of 18lbs 8oz.  Fellow Pennymoor angler Colin Hurricks also hooked an 18lbs common. Picture (plus last week's catches - common28lbs, 22lbs, Micky 17lbs mirror and 22lbs common).  Daniel Cordey of Exwick fished the 'cold bank' or the left hand bank as he reported, banking  3 fish including a pair of 15's and one big one of 25lbs.Taunton's Luke Nettlefield returned to Creedy again and fished the far bank to land a good pair of commons scaling 22lbs and 13lbs 8oz.  Cullompton's Jonathan Soanes banked a 19lbs common, Bridgwater's Ryan Knight 3 commons to 18lbs ledgering mega baits, Newton Abbott's Dave O'Brien banked a pair of doubles to 15lbs.  Largest bag out from the main lake was by Leyton of Plymouth with his 6 fish, his largest catch tipping the scales to 19lbs 15oz when he fished 1/3 way up on the right hand bank.  Leyton commented that he did have 15 takes in total but the fish are being mighty cute at present moment.  Westward Ho angler Kevin McCarthy fished the first swim on right hand bank and landed 4 fish to 18lbs 8oz.  Amongst his catches was this beautiful looking Koi carp of 12lbs exactly.  Picture.

Heaviest mirror for the week was by Torquay angler Gordon Batt who visited Creedy for the first time.  Gordon's catch scaled 18lbs 10oz and was accompanied by a 7lbs common.

In the top lake Tony Chown of Paignton fished in the top lake and was well pleased with his 4 fish tempted out from near the dam on the right hand side, his catches included 3 doubles figure commons up to 15lbs exactly.

A mention for Crediton angler Nick Gurr who at the end of last week's returns banked a 28lbs specimen common giving him a new personal best - on the latest Billett's flavor, peach and plum with secret agent.

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Fishing form is good at present, possibly helped by the static temperatures and lack of night frosts.  There have been some larger specimens out this week and generally more action on all rods present.  There seems to be copious amounts of  leaves rapidly shedding which is adding some good cover to the surface, the fish certainly seem  to be shading underneath and mooching amongst them for the moment. 

In the main lake a - cracking weeks fishing with most action coming on ledger tactics from the mid water depths this past week.  Heaviest specimen common for the week scaled 26lbs 4oz and was banked by Newton Abbott's Andy Bollard.  This catch provided him with a new personal best fish and was accompanied by 4 other commons.  His 7 year old son Sam however really put Andy under pressure.  Firstly banking a 20lbs 8oz common and the followed by a 23lbs common which also gave him a new personal best catch.  Sam also banked 5 small commons, both father and son fished 2/3 way up on right hand bank.  Minehead angler Kevin Sully also hooked himself a new personal best catch when he landed his 24lbs common along with a low double figure when he fished 2/3 way on left hand bank.   Tiverton angler Myles Gerrard was well pleased with his single fish, a lovely 24lbs 12oz specimen  common tempted from the left hand bank. Newton Abbott's Dennis Long tempted 4 commons best of 23lbs 2oz along with a 19lbs 10oz, 12lbs and one of 5lbs 7oz.  Chrissie Waring outfished her husband Geoff when she landed a pair of double figure commons scaling 18lbs 4oz and 11lbs 8oz.  Geoff hooked 5 fish up to 15lbs including 4 double figures.  Crediton's Stuart Greenslade reported a 5 fish day session topping his catches was a specimen common of 23lbs 10oz and his remaining 4 fish were also double figure commons.  Mike Izzard tempted another 20pounder this past week scaling 21lbs exactly.  Other catches included 3 doubles best of 17bls 2oz.  Copplestone angler Andy Parkinson used light stalking methods to tempt a 20lbs 7oz common along with an 18lbs 13oz common out from the finger at the top of the left hand bank.  Holiday guest Mike Gasson didn't quite get his 20pounder during his visit to Creedy, he did however have some very productive days, his best day banking 132lbs of fish with 10 commons up to 16lbs 8oz (largest bag).  During his 5 days he banked a total of 202lbs of fish and his heaviest catch was a 19lbs 8oz specimen.  Sampford Peverell angler Jon Tarr reported a good day tempting a total of 9 fish with his largest catch tipping the scales to 16lbs exactly. Andrew Simpson of Taunton banked an 18lbs 5oz common, Stuart Greenslade banked a pair of 18's, Crediton's  Charlie Callard hooked 2 commons to 18lbs and Mark Peacock was preparing to celebrate - "finally!! a result"  he wrote.  3 commons to 17lbs 11oz and one green tench - well done Mark and well deserved..

In the top lake another personal best record for Andrea Izzard who this week gave herself another personal best catch of 15lbs 10oz which was largest fish out of the top lake this past week.  Andrea also banked a specimen of 14lbs 3oz.  Her new p.b. below;

Also recent catches which were not reported earlier include Copplestone's Vic Cranfield with 2 of his 20pounders during one week, firstly his  25lbs 6oz common amongst a 6 fish bag.  His other catches included a pair of singles and three doubles.  On another visit to Creedy Vic banked  a 22lbs 1oz common which was amongst a 4 fish bag (12lbs 15oz, 14lbs 3oz and 15lbs 6oz).    Picture

Also is Picture of 13year old Sam Lawrence of Bow who during his first visit to Creedy banked a 20lbs 3oz.  A little more than beginners luck Sam, well done.

Tuesday 9th October 2007

Taunton angler Luke Nettlefold hooked a cracking specimen last week when he hooked into this specimen 28lbs mirror carp (heaviest mirror for the week).  Luke managed to successfully tempt 7 commons along with his big catch when he fished into mid water depths in open water from the far bank.  His commons ranged from 6lbs  up to 19lbs 5oz and were tempted by fishy boillies in conjunction with pellet beds. His 8 fish in total was largest bag from the main lake.

Picture

His combined bag weight tipped the scales to a little over 146lbs of fish.

Crediton husband and wife team Mike and Anthea Izzard both reported a good week.  Mike banked another 20pounder this past week whilst fishing from the right hand side with sweet corn.  This catch give him a massive 22 20pounders caught this season from Creedy which equals his 2006 season - and there's plenty of time left to better that score.  His fish a 21lbs 7oz common was along with an 18lbs 1oz and a 15lbs.  Mike's wife, Andrea, set herself a new personal best catch when she hooked into a 15lbs 2oz common.  Her prize catch was tempted with chum mixer off the surface from the top lake which was heaviest fish out of the top lake this past week. Exeter angler Terry Knight fished for the 3rd time ever and caught a lovely 22lbs 8oz common along with a 14lbs 8oz specimen.  Dundee angler  Barry Bagnall had his best day's fishing on his last day of his holiday when he hooked a total of 6 fish topped by a 21lbs 8oz common when he fished on the right hand bank.  Fourteen year old junior angler R. Jacobs of Bridgwater scooped himself a new personal best catch when he hooked into a 19lbs 12oz common.  Mr A. Swain banked 5 commons in total which were all double figure carp, his specimens ranged from 13lbs 12oz up to 19lbs 9oz making a fish bag of just over 80lbs in total. Tiverton angler Mr C. Bonnick banked just the one catch, a great looking 20lbs 8oz common from the main lake.   Mr A. Western fished the second swim on right hand bank and hooked a pair of doubles to 19lbs, Shaun Depledge also reported a 19lbs common.  Tim Woodbridge of Minehead banked a pair of doubles from the top of the right hand bank heaviest scaling 14lbs.  Steve Liddle also of Minehead fished the far bank for a good mixed bag including one eel, one tench and 5 commons up to 13lbs.  Mr M. Paddon of Exeter fished in the 3rd swim on right hand bank landing 3 commons to 10lbs 4oz.

Largest bag for the week from the top lake was 7 commons banked by Phil Gurr up to 7lbs.  There have  been many fish visible from the surface and just milling under the lillypads, definitely worth trying a spot of surface fishing.

Tuesday 2nd October 2007

Heaviest fish for the week was banked by  Poughill angler Mr Colin Hurricks who fished on the boathouse bank 3/4 way up in mid to shallower water depths.  Topping his 3 fish bag was a 28lbs specimen common, along with commons of 22lbs and one of 18lbs.  Colin fished Billetts crayfish and fusion baits.  Geoff Newer of Ilfracombe banked a lovely common of 25lbs 4oz this past week together with a pair of mirror carp scaling 17lbs and 19lbs  - heaviest mirror for the week.  Crediton's Mike Izzard banked another 20pounder this last week, fishing in his usual swim at the top of the right hand bank.  Mike's bag was topped by a 20lbs 4oz common and followed with one of 17lbs 2oz and a 10lbs 8oz specimen.  Mr B. Westenn from Farringdon  hooked into a lovely  21lbs 8oz  common carp whilst fishing in the first swim on the right hand bank.  Dan from Honiton fished at Creedy for the first time and chose a swim adjacent to the boathouse on the left hand bank.  He was well pleased with his session, banking two commons to 19lbs and he has only been carping for about 3 months in total. The Greenfield family from Newton Abbott reported a good day when they fished in shallower waters at the top of the right hand bank.  In total they tempted 6 carp, all good specimens including a 19lbs common and topped by a 23 pounder.   Pennymoor angler, Micky Palmer, who fished 3/4 way up on the left hand bank, was well pleased with his catch, a 17lbs mirror (a cracking specimen he reported). His mirror was also accompanied with a 18lbs 8oz specimen common. Torquay hotelier Mr Bob West fished 3/4 way up on the left hand bank and finished his session with 4 carp, his largest catch that day was a common of 19lbs exactly.  Tony James of Barry, Wales, reported largest bag of 9 fish during a session when he fished 2/3 way up on the right hand bank.  His catches, all commons ranged from 2lbs up to 16lbs.  Exmouth angler Sam Lawrence found the going quite tough he reported by tempted 3 fish over a couple of day sessions, his best catch scaled 16lbs 8oz. Exeter's Roger Bowskill hooked an 18lbs common and father and son from Cullompton, Mr M and Mr L Marchant tempted 4 commons between them up to 18lbs from the far bank.

In the top lake Martin from London hooked into several doubles during his sessions with his best catch scaling 14lbs 6oz.  Terry Daniels proved that he could still get the carp going with his maggots and reported several singles and one of 10lbs.

Tuesday 25th September 2007

This week the weather has been very changeable and coupled with the high pressure the fishing has been somewhat mixed.  The main lake has not been too busy with the majority of anglers fishing using ledger tactics and no-one trying surface tactics. Water color is improving with some good color at the top of the inlet of the right hand bank and some of the larger specimens spotted at that end of the lake.  The top lake is still producing some good sport with carp up to 12lbs 6oz reported, tempted out from the edge of the lilly pads in mid water.

Heaviest fish out for the week was banked by Cullompton's Mr M. Marchant when he out fished his son Lee to bank his 22lbs common carp.  Between the pair of them they successfully banked 5 fish in total.  Tiverton's Darren Short had a good session firstly with his common of 21lbs 2oz and then proceeding to also hook a 21lbs exactly along with a single figure carp. Crediton's Mike Izzard had largest bag of 12 fish with 10 commons and a pair of mirror carp.  Mike's commons, all double figures ranged from 11lbs 6oz up to 17lbs 12oz.  Mike also had heaviest mirror for the week scaling 18lbs 8oz, also banking one of 12lbs exactly.   Mike's total bag weight amounted to 171lbs of fish.  Exeter's Roger Bowskill had a good mixed bag banking 7 commons heaviest of 18lbs along with 4 eels and a green tench.  Somerset angler Mark Fullerton reported a 5 fish bag with 4 singles and topped with a 17lbs 8oz specimen.   Minehead's Tim Woodbridge hooked 4 commons with a pair of doubles up to 17lbs.  Mike Hyde tempted 5 commons during one session with 4 double figures best scaling 16lbs 8oz whilst fishing 3/4 way up on the left hand bank.  During another session Mike banked 9 fish with a tench and 8 commons up to 17lbs.  Barnstaple angler Ian Laird fished the shelf swim on the far bank and finished his session with 3 commons, best of 15lbs 1oz.

A mention for Mr Durnian of Exeter who last week hooked into his best fish yet at Creedy when he landed his 26lbs common specimen when fishing 3/4 way up the left hand bank.

The past fortnight has been a little slower but over the weekend things have begun to improve with more fish out and larger bag catches in general.  There are still many fish on or near the surface of the water and as the leaves are beginning to fall it's proving a great retreat.  All banks have produced, possibly the mid waters being slightly more productive.

Heaviest fish for the fortnight was banked by Crediton's Stuart Greenslade when he hooked and landed his specimen common of 25lbs 12oz. Stuart's big catch gave him a new personal best and well deserved catch this season, just one of 5 fish he banked over the weekend.  Happy Days Stuart recorded, especially as he is returning abroad shortly for another stint of duty.  Poughill angler Micky Palmer also was well pleased when he landed a specimen common tipping the scales to 25lbs exactly.  Micky was fishing towards the top of the left hand bank amongst mid water depths and also tempted an 18lbs common and two singles.  Tiverton's Darren Short reported a good session of 9 fish topped with a 24lbs 4oz common and followed by a 20lbs specimen.  Darren also hooked commons of 18lbs 4oz, 16lbs 4oz, 12lbs 8oz and 4 single figure commons around 7lbs. Cornish angler Oliver Evans from Pentewan  reported another good session as he continues a prolific season.  Topping his 6 fish bag of all commons was one of 23lbs exactly.   Oliver also landed 3 doubles to 17lbs and a pair of single figure carp.  Mr C. Days of Bridgwater banked three good fish, firstly a 23lbs common, followed with a 21lbs  and finally a 15pounder.  Allan Hull of Copplestone fished the first swim on right hand bank and successfully landed a 22lbs common along with a 13lbs 8oz and a pair of eels to 3lbs. Stephen Hall of Dulford had an enjoyable day  when he landed a 20lbs common along with a 17pounder and one of 7lbs with gave him a great fight. All his fish were caught using pellet and 14mm boillies presented in p.v.a. bags on the ledger. Lawrence Neale fished Sx boillies and tempted 5 commons during one session, his heaviest pair scaled 19lbs and 17lbs 4oz.  During another session Lawrence banked 3 fish up to 19lbs exactly and he also landed heaveist mirror carp for the fortnight of 16lbs 12oz.  Mr M Hyde hooked two comons up to 18lbs, Copplestone's Phil Jefferies banked a pair of doubles, Mr V. Spencer banked 3 doubles best of 16lbs 2oz, Mark Lewis reported a 17lbs common, Bridgwater angler Ryan Knight banked a 19lbs common off the bottom using Mega Baits, Mark Fullerton tempted 5 commons up to 16lbs  and Mike Hyde had 6 double figure carp up to 19lbs 6oz.

Best bag for the period was 9 fish by Somerset's Mark Fullerton.  The painter and decorator tempted all his commons up to 14lbs 3/4 way up on the right hand bank. Shaun Depledge banked 7 good sized commons with 3 x 16lbs and 4 x 13lbs which gave heaviest bag of just over 100lbs of fish.

Junior angler Charlie Rorke of Newton Abbott outfished his dad, Duncan, when  he landed a total of 4 fish including a 14lbs koi carp. Charlie's heaviest catch was a 15lbs 8oz common.

Tuesday 4th September 2007

This week has been Mike Izzard's luckiest, topping the Creedy news with his new personal best catch, a specimen mirror carp scaling 27lbs 8oz.  The Crediton angler did some stalking with a float rod on the far bank and tempted his specimen off the surface.  Picture below:

Olly Ousely from Exeter also tempted a good mirror carp during  day session at Creedy, his catch weighing 20lbs 8oz.  His twin brother, Tom, not to be outdone, also caught a large one, a common carp of just over 20lbs. Barnstaple angler Chris Bissett fished on the boathouse bank and tempted 4 fish, mainly off the surface, with his 23lbs10oz common being his largest catch -  heaviest common carp for the week. Plymouth angler Steve Searle (also known as Sniffer!) reported a good day's fishing with three good catches, a 16lbs 8oz common, one of 17lbs 8oz and topped by a 21lbs 8oz. Newton Abbott angler Duncan Rorke banked 3 fish in total with a 20lbs 4oz mirror carp being his best catch.  

Rugby enthusiast Mark Owen from Paignton has his luckiest days fishing whilst ledgering near the boathouse on the left hand bank.  After mentioning that he had never caught a 20pounder, Mark banked a total of 6 fish including a pair of 20's.  His catches, all commons included a 10lbs, a 15lbs 8oz, one of 17lbs 2oz, one of 19lbs 8oz, one of 20lbs exactly and topped by a 23lbs specimen - setting him a new personal best catch.  Now that the rugby season has started we probably won't see Mark for some time, pictured below.

Kingsteignton angler Andy Bollard fished 3/4 way up on the right hand bank and banked 6 fish in total including 3 20pounders.  Topping his catches were commons of 21lbs 4oz, 21lbs and 20lbs 8oz.  Andy also hooked a 15lbs mirror carp.  13year old junior, Mathew Reynolds fished Creedy for the first time and was well pleased with his 3 catches, all commons, scaling 13lbs 8oz, 18lbs 2oz and topped by a 20lbs 3oz which gave him a new personal best catch.  Kerry Smith of Sutton had largest bag for the week of 10 fish topped by a pair of 14pounders. Stockport angler Wayne Ellor reported a 7 fish bag with all commons up to 15lbs.  Weston-super-mare angler Dan Speakman banked a 5 fish bag with commons up to 18lbs, Exeter's Roger Bowskill landed 5 doubles up to 15lbs

Tuesday 29th August 2007

This weeks fishing form has been slightly better than before with some evenings the fish going pretty manic for the food.  All banks have been productive but possibly more action from the mid water depths just recently.  The top lake is still producing some good sport with the lily pad areas being a favorite. Jack Button from Kent banked heaviest mirror carp for the week when he landed a 23lbs 12oz specimen.  Jack ledgered with squid and octopus boillies.  Heaviest common for the week was by Chris Coutts of Tiverton with his 24lbs specimen common catch giving him a new personal best catch.  Crediton's Mike Izzard reported a good session when he bagged a total of 11 fish.  His catches, all double figures, ranged from 10lbs up to 24lbs  ( also including a 23lbs 2oz specimen) and gave a total bag weight of over 181lbs of fish. Pictured below are the top two of his day.  

Holiday guest Wayne Ellor banked a lovely 21lbs 8oz common during one of his sessions this past week.  Wayne fished Billetts boillies and landed a total of 5 fish that day.  During another session Wayne tempted a nice 19lbs mirror carp along with a double figure common and a tench.  Cullompton's Jonathan Soanes banked just the two fish, a pair of doubles up to 21lbs 12oz this past week.  Kingskerswell angler Dave Roberts chose to fish the boathouse bank and used surface tactics to attract 2 commons of 12lbs and 21lbs exactly. David Hill of Crediton reported heaviest tench for the week scaling 6lbs.  David also banked tendh of 5lbs , 5lbs 4oz along with 4 commons topped with a pair of 17pounders.  Paignton angler Mark Owen fished a mixture of baits on the ledger and on the surface to hook 7 commons in total.  His catches ranged from 10lbs up to 19lbs 6oz and amassed to just over 107lbs of fish. Steve and Dave Cooper of Derby fished corn and their best day last week was banking 10 commons between them topped by a pair of 20's = 20lbs 5oz and 20lbs 7oz.  They also had a lovely 18lbs 12oz specimen.  During another session they had a 12 fish day between them up to 14lbs 2oz.  Torrington angler S. Gardiner reported largest bag for the week of 15 fish in total.  The bag comprised of 12 single figures, one of 10lbs, one of 15 and one scaling 20lbs 2oz. Bridgwater angler Ryan Knight banked a pair of commons up to 18lbs whilst fishing at the top of right hand bank and junior angler Jamie Pike landed a 16lbs common from the top of the right hand bank fishing the shallows.

From the previous week are some pictures from Alan and Mark Thorpe of their catches including Alan's largest catch, an 18lbs 12oz common and Mark's 15lbs 14oz common.  Mark is also pictured with a plump green tench and Alan with his largest catch out from the top lake of 13lbs 1oz.

Below is a picture from earlier on in the season from North Devon angler Steve Thorne when he hooked this 28lbs 2oz common carp catch

Tuesday 21st August 2007

The main lake has been a little quieter this past week.  The majority of anglers are still using ledger tactics with a variety of baits.  Most popular seem to be boillies fished in conjunction with  a bed of mixed pellets. There are several larger specimens visible on the surface but perhaps not as many as before.  The top lake continues to provide some more consistent action, well worth it for those who venture up that far.

Heaviest common for the week was banked by Exeter's  Lee Hardy when he hooked his 27lbs 2oz. With a total of 18 fish Lee also banked heaviest mirror of 24lbs 14oz and also a 22lbs 10oz.  Fellow Exeter angler Jason Harvey banked a specimen common of 25lbs 14oz along with a 19lbs and a pair of mirror carp up to 15lbs 6oz.  Both anglers were fishing in the first swim on the right hand bank.   Max Keate scooped himself a new personal best catch when he hooked into his 27lbs specimen common whilst fishing adjacent to the old boathouse on the left hand bank.  Max tempted his catch after placing his bait to the right of the central island amid deeper waters.   Copplestone postman Phil Jefferies had a plump common this week when he landed his 22lbs 12oz common carp caught from the left hand bank. Crediton angler Mike Izzard banked another 20 pounder this week adding to his impressive season.  Mike fished at the top of the right hand bank and his bag totaled 8 commons.  Other catches included 6 double figure commons up to 17lbs 2oz and a 10lbs mirror. His total bag weight amounted to just over 109lbs of fish.  Pictured below is his 20lbs 12oz catch.

  Stockport angler Wayne Ellor banked a 20lbs 8oz common along with a single figure during an evening session.  Exminster angler Daniel Price landed a pair of good doubles best weighing 17lbs 8oz.  Derby anglers, father and son duo, Steve and Dave Cooper hooked 11 fish between them up to 18lbs 4oz from the main lake.  Weston super mare anlger Dan Speakman tempted 3 double figure carp including a 14lbs 9oz mirror along with an 18lbs 11oz and a 12lbs 13oz common. Poole angler Alan Sandford came to fish at Creedy over 4 days and ended his stay with 15 fish including several mid double figures up to 16lbs 2oz.

Pictured below is Mark Lamude of Newton Abbott with his catch of this week, a beautifully proportioned 23lbs 9oz common carp.

Paul Baker of New Buildings near Sandford fished midway on the right hand bank and banked 8 fish during his day session.  Holiday guest Alan Thorpe chose to fish on the shelf swim of the far bank and tempted an 18lbs 5oz common from the tree overhang area in the margins.

Pictured below is, the soon to be 7 year old, from Kingsteignton, Sam Kemble with his monster catch of last week.  Sam did actually manage to hold his catch briefly to have his photo taken by another angler on the bank. A very proud moment.

14th August 2007

Sincere apologies for no update last week but unfortunately our computer was ill - with a virus and needed major surgery - twice!!  I have amalgamated 2 weeks worth of news but have not included photos today for the site.  Hopefully all will be well for next week.  If you have not received a news report please do email and tell me.  Thanks for your patience.  Craig if you had a photo we would love it.  S

31st July - 7th August

Tony Hicks from Hatherleigh hooked heaviest specimen for the week, a lovely looking common which tipped the scales to 25lbs exactly.  Tony, a builder by trade, chose to fish up the quiet arm at the top of the left hand bank amid shallow waters and used surface tactics to tempt his specimen.  Newton Abbott's Stephen Hird came close with his catch when he hooked into a 24lbs 1oz specimen whilst fishing on the far bank ledgering into mid water depths.  Stephen also banked an 18lbs 2oz common, 6 singles to 8lbs 12oz,  and a mirror of 18lbs 4oz- heaviest mirror carp,  and a green tench.  Stephen's son Michael had a total of 7 fish including 6 double figures topped by a pair of 18's - heaviest of 18lbs 12oz.  Ben Sprague fished boillies to tempt just the one catch, a 21lbs common.  Plymouth angler Gary Beasley hooked himself a new personal best catch when he landed his 21lbs 2oz common along with one of 16lbs 3oz when he used ledger tactics.  Ryan Knight of Bridgwater also ledgered and tempted a common of 22lbs 2oz, Londoner Pete Overy banked a 19lbs 13oz common together with largest ghost carp this season and a new record with his 8lbs 10oz specimen. Ian Pateman down from Northants visiting relatives banked a pair of commons of 15lbs 6oz and 18lbs 2oz, he also fished another session and landed one off the surface of 16lbs 5oz and one off the ledger of 19lbs 6oz.  Crediton's Mike Izzard had largest bag of 13 fish.  Topping his catches was a 19lbs 4oz common, an 18lbs mirror carp and 11 other doubles, his combined bag weight just short of 199lbs of fish.  Chris Charlwood of Cheriton Fitzpaine banked 12 fish during one session up to 15lbs 2oz most of which were single figures. Christow farrier Gareth Simpson landed 5 fish out from the first swim up to 18lbs 4oz, Mark Satterley of Paignton banked 5 commons all doubles up to 14lbs 14oz all off the surface.  

Pictured below are two fish by  Ryan Knight (Bridgwater) and one of angling  Junior, Jamie Pike of Cullompton with last weeks catches.

7th - 14th August

Largest specimen for this week was banked by Exeter's Chris Tape when he fished the 3rd swim on the right hand bank using surface tactics.  Chris first tempted a 23lbs common with chum mixer, then he tempted a 24lbs sepcimen, all his 7 fish were just by free lining with no float or weight.  Crediton's Mike Izzard fished at the top of the right hand bank and fishished his session hooking a total of 5 fish up to 23lbs 8oz.  PICTURE

Andrea Izzard decided to try her hand at fishing, taught by her husband Mike.  She banked two doubles setting herself 2 new personal best catches, firstly a common of 10lbs 6oz and followed shortly by a slightly larger specimen of 11lbs exactly.  Fair competition and a good achievement for a novice anger.   PICTURE. 

 Sam Kemble certainly is a name to look out for.  The 6 year old from Kingsteignton fished with his father, Andy Bollard along the right hand bank.  Slotting in together in the 5th swim on the right hand bank, Andy decided to shut his eyes for 5 minutes.  Sam decided to recast his rod as he was not getting much action at that point when he suddenly hooked into a 22lbs 8oz specimen common.  Sam managed to play his catch and get it in the net single handedly, he did however need a hand to place it on the mat and unfortunately it was too heavy for him to pick up.  Here is a picture of Sam with his new personal best catch, a great early birthday present as he will be 7 soon - on 6th September.  

Copplestone's Vic Cranfield banked a good fish when he hooked into a 23lbs 2oz specimen common whilst fishing ledger tactics 3/4 way up on the left hand bank. Sandford angler Mike Turner set himself a new personal best catch when he hooked into  his specimen fish, a common scaling 22lbs exactly.  Mike also banked another common of 20lbs exactly and one of 10lbs. Largest bag for the week was by Exminster angler Tony Armatruda.  Tony recorded that he lost count of exactly how many but was around 40.  A good bag was hooked by Cornish angler Oliver Evans with a total of 14 fish.  Topping his catches was a common of 16lbs 4oz together with 11 other commons. Oliver also gained  a new p.b. mirror catch, a specimen  of 15lbs 6oz.  An un named angler caught 12 fish, best being an 18lbs 10oz mirror carp -  - unfortunately the angler forgot to put his name to the haul.   Mark Owen of Paignton banked a new personal best for Creedy when he landed his 19lbs 8oz specimen.  Mark also banked a 17lbs 7oz, a 16lbs 8oz, 3 of 14lbs along with a single, all catches being commons.  Bideford junior angler Tom Clarke chose to fish the far bank and gained a new personal best catch when he landed a 20lbs 12oz common tempted off the surface.  Tom finished his session with a total of 5 commons and well out fished his father Alan. Mike Body of St Austell banked 3 double figure commons up to 19lbs 13oz when he fished mid way on the far bank.  Exeter's Mike Williams fished the right hand bank and hooked a pair of commons up to 22lbs 4oz.  Highbridge angler Phil Budd fished the left hand bank and landed heaviest mirror carp for the week which scaled 21lbs 4oz.  Phil also banked  6 double figure commons up to 18lbs 2oz.  Derby angler Steve Cooper down to Devon for his annual visit banked a nice specmen of 20lbs 8oz which  got his holiday off to a good start. Newton Abbott's Dennis Long banked a common of 22lbs whilst fishing mid way on the right hand bank.   Cullompton's Tim Surridge landed 8 fish up to 16lbs 2oz from near the boathouse on the left hand bank, Adrian Lazarus of Bridgwater banked 4 fish up to 19lbs from the finger at the top of the left hand bank. 

In the top lake Mr Cliff Bonnick reported largest specimen which scaled 14lbs 8oz, Cliff hooked 4 specimen commons in total from the right hand side.

Tuesday 31st July 2007

Tuesday 24th July 2007

Water colour has changed this past week going from greenish back to muddy brown which is always a good sign.  Fishing form has been mixed with some very active days with hectic buzzers and there have also been some slower days with subdued activity.  Action has been regular over all three banks with most anglers fishing out in the mid water depths and not trying the margins, some good sized bags of up to 15 fish reported out from the main lake.  There has been some more spawning activity up in the top lake amongst the shallower marginal areas and amongst the lillypad growths. The surface has been quite productive as there are still many of the stock just leisurely basking on or near the surface.

Out from the main lake:  Heaviest fish out was Chris Bissett's catch, a specimen 24lbs 12oz common.  The Barnstaple angler fished on the boathouse  bank and banked a total of 15 fish although he did also lose 7 others, many of his catches were tempted off the surface.  North Tawton angler Simon Quick had a good day from the right hand bank when he landed a total of 12 fish with his best catch tipping the scales to 23lbs 7oz. 

Pictured below is Kevin Richards, another North Tawton angler, with his 22lbs 14oz which was caught recently.  Kevin tempted his catch with some fishy flavor boillies along with pellets, he certainly seems to know a thing or two about fishing as by day he works in Exeter Angling Centre in  Symthen Street, Exeter.  

Bridgewater angler Adrian Lazarus had a return visit to Creedy and was well pleased with his 3 catches when he fished at the top of the left hand bank amid shallower water.  Firstly he banked a 13lbs 8oz, followed by a 19lbs and lastly a 21lbs common.  Pictures below of the larger catches

Barnstaple angler Damien Dayman lost 6 fish but managed to bank a total of 9 fish during his session with his heaviest specmen scaling 20lbs 8oz.  John Grayling from North Tawton banked himself a new personal best catch amid best mixed bag for the week after he tempted a 21lbs 14oz common. John also banked a 16lbs 8oz mirror carp, a 10lbs common, a single figure common and a 4lbs 8oz green tench. Taunton angler Glen Cornish hooked 4 commons up to 17lbs 8oz when fishing adjacent to the boathouse.  Barnstaple's Ian Laird fished the shelf swim on the far bank and caught his first ever golden tench of 2lbs 8oz followed by a larger specimen of 3lbs 5oz.  Ian also hooked 10 commons (including 5 doubles) up to 15lbs 4oz.  He was very happy with his day, describing his day as a red letter day.  Tiverton's Craig Wonnacott fished off the surface and on the ledger mid way on the far bank and finished his session with a total of 7 commons.  Craig's heaviest catch weighed 18lbs 6oz and all of his catches were in double figures. Bristol's John Mulford banked just the one catch, a common carp  of 19lbs exactly. Heaviest mirror carp for the week weighed 20lbs 6oz and was banked by Exeter's R. Moore.  Mr Moore fished 3/4 way up on right hand bank and tempted a common of 13lbs 2oz using his small pop-up boillies on the surface.  A mirror carp of 19lbs 7oz and was banked by Exeter's Ben Iremonger who also landed a single figure common.

Pictured below is St Austell angler Oliver Evans with his new personal best catch of 25lbs 2oz of last week.

In the top lake heaviest catch out for the week was a 14lbs specimen banked by holiday guest  Paul Brennan.  Mike Ward had largest bag out from the top lake of 11 fish during one session using both ledger and surface tactics.

TUESDAY 17th July 2007

The fish continue to bite at Creedy both from off the surface and from the bottom on the ledger.  The days have varied somewhat in form with some days proving quite challenging and other days seemingly easier.  The marginal swims in the corners of the main lake seem to be able to tempt some catches regularly using the ledger whilst the surface catches seem to be from mid water depths.  Heaviest catch for the week was by Barnstaple angler Chris Bissett with his 25lbs 10oz common specimen along with a 17 pounder and a pair of singles.  Cornwall angler Oliver Evans set himself a new personal best catch when he hooked his 25lbs 2oz common whilst fishing from the far bank.  The Pentewan angler (near St Austell) freelined dog biscuits on the surface.  He also hooked a 20lbs 8oz common,, one of 16lbs 10oz, a 15lbs 2oz, three low doubles and a single figure all of which were commons and gave a total bag weight of over 104lbs of fish.  His fellow angling companion Mike Body also of St. Austell also banked himself a new personal best fish when he landed his 23lbs 1oz common amid a 4 fish bag.  Copplestone angler Danny Knight hooked himself a new personal best catch when he successfully landed a 23lbs 14oz common.  Danny, a local mechanic, fished at the top of right hand bank using his own home made boillies. Picture below:

Largest bag for the week was banked by Exmouth angler Sam Lawrence who had 23 carp in total from both the surface and off the ledger up to 17lbs,  Sam reported that he also lost 9 fish.  Crediton angler Wayne Grinney  banked a grand total of 20 fish up to 19lbs 4oz on Billetts boillies whilst his 4 year old son Jack set himself a new personal best fish when he hooked a 16lbs common.  Fellow kirtonian Paul Gribble  banked  a