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  1. I would just go and fish the river.

    If anyone asks you for your ticket ask them where to join up.

     

    How's the river fishing by the way?

     

    Many years since I fished it. :(

     

    Hi

     

    The river is in fine form, full of chub to 4lb, some big perch, the odd barble to 9lb, the odd carp to 10lb.

    The best fishing though is the roach and dace, it has been amazing.

    If you can find the roach you can have a great day.

     

    The river is very healthy, full of gudgen, minnows, stone loach, stickle backs and bullheads, I Have caught one small jack pike when spinning for chub but as yet no Zander have made there way up from the Avon.

    The river runs shallow with deep glides on most bends with good plant growth.

    It really is in pristine condition

     

    I am sure there are some big perch in the area I want to fish and really want to have a go, I have been walking the river for about 6 months and feel excited about some swims I am sure never get fished.

     

    All in all a great river I am sure there’s no record breaking fish but a great challenge and wonderful surroundings.

  2. Hi

    The River arrow runs at the back of my property, between Coughton and Alcester.

    I believe the fishing rights are held by Throckmorton angling club. Does anyone know were I can join?

    I have surfed the net a few times and checked the local tackle shop in Alcester but no one seem to know. I was told the throckmorton arms pub was were I could get membership but the landlord said not since he has been there.

     

    I’m at a bit of a loss, as it is a 5 min walk from my back garden I would love to fish the stretch. Currently I have been fishing Alcester town water but I want a change as I think I have covered all the town water and have a good understanding of the swims and fish that are there.

     

    Any help would be much appreciated.

     

    Thanks

  3. I am an all round angler fishing many styles and targeting many types of fish.

     

    I have to say that the best feeling of all is hanging some buzzers out on a fly line on a large reservoir, and feeling the trout take. It gets me every time, the power, the anticipation the rod nearly being pulled out of my hand, the fight, it has to be the best feeling in angling, you are so directly in contact with the fish right from the take, breath taking. I recommend to anyone that has not tried fly-fishing to give this ago, you will be converted. I came to fly-fishing 20 years after I started fishing and now spend from April till June hunting large trout from a boat on reservoirs.

     

    Top Sport

  4. Hi

     

    I lived in Great Baddow for 2 years and fished the chelmer mainly for tench.

     

    On one occasion in the middle of January I decided to fish paper mill lock for pike, as I had seen one caught there in the summer.

     

    I went with smelts and float tackle.

    Firstly I set up by the bridge; there is a small stream that runs in on the far bank and some deep water just in frount of the stream. I caught first cast an 18lb pike, followed with in the next 2 hours by 8 more ranging from 2lb to 8lbs. I then had a take and to my surprise landed a Chub just under 6lb! The swim went dead,

     

    I moved towards the lock and fished under a willow tree (lots of snags) I caught a further 9 pike!!!! All less than 7lb bar one of 11lb

     

    What a session. I was surprised that there were so many pike in one area. When I though about it I believe they were breeding and the bigger fish in each swim was the female and the smaller fish were her amorous male suitors.

     

    Cracking days fishing, unfortunately this was just before I moved back to Warwickshire.

     

    I miss fishing the chelmer as well as the fly fishing at Hanningfield (the best reservoir fly fishing in the UK in my opinion)

    Cheers Bluerinse

  5. My advice would be try touch ledgering

     

    Set up as the first poster described with a running set up. Cast to an area that you think is a likely spot. (You could use a swim feeder if you wish, but I prefer not to at this time of year. Depending on what fish are likely to be in front of you choose your hook size and bait, i.e. Small roach I would go with single maggot size 22 - 18 hook, Large roach Bread flake size 16-12 hook. Etc...

    Cast out and place the rod in one rod rest, place the handle in your lap (make sure you are sitting comfortably, tighten the line till you have a bend in your tip, hold the line between your thumb and finger and hit every bump, knock or pull you feel, (instantly as you are holding the rod.

     

    I find this the best way to ledger in the winter as bites are hard to come by and if it’s in the rests you will miss most bites by the time you get your hand to the rod.

     

    Also don't fish each cast to long, its more a case of searching out the fish, you will find most fish in snags , undercut banks, under reed rafts, depression in the river/Lake bed ETC. Search out the swim and you will catch, if not travel light, (rod, rest, landing net if needed, seat, bait and small bag tackle) and move to a new swim.

     

    One other tip, if your bait is getting sucked or taken and your not feeling the bites shorten you hook length.

     

    Hope this helps. Good luck

     

    Cheers Richard

  6. Yes Budgie, I have fished it a few times after John Sidley pass away in early 90's?and caught quite a few pike in Terry Lake which is now a syndicate members only. I think there is only a handful of pike in there nowdays and are not worth fising for them because the weight is very low indeed

     

     

    Theres plenty of Pike and Zander in the Avon at Stratford, Try Lucy's Mill in Strtaford on Avon, it about £3.50 day ticket (if anyone comes to collect it), dead baits between the Weirs on the corners for Pike or near the bridge the other end, or find the deeper water midriver for the Z,s.

     

    Lure fishing can be good, when the river has fined down a bit, best time of year as many of the snags are washed out (dont fish lures to close to the weirs as there are a lot of snags unless your prepared to lose a few)

  7. Re above it was a decent Pike water in the 70's. The Jetty is no longer there & the Pike population is modest. Doubles are rare fish these days.

     

    Regular matches also limit weekend access.

     

    Not what it was i'm afraid

     

     

    Hi John

     

    I have still had good days on the lake, I was last there last season and had 8 pike in one sestion the biggest being 12 lb, I should have pointed out that the jetty is no loner there only the Iron work.

     

    cheers Rihcard

  8. Hi

     

    First time poster.

     

    I have fished Kingsbury for Pike and have found it hard going.

    Why not jump down the M42 A few Junctions and try Earlswood lakes. This is a BW day ticket venue.

    It is mainly Carp and Bream fishing but the pike fishing is fantastic (hardly anyone fishes there for pike.)

    Fish in the windmill pool, there is an old Jetty by the front wall, fish parallel to this as there is an old sunken wall about 5 meters out witch the pike tend to sit., Lure fishing with big spoons or deep diving Plugs.

    Also dead baits on a sliding float work well. (Do not fish here on the bottom, to many snags) I have also taken Big eels here when pike fishing with dead baits.

    I have had lots of doubles from this area, my biggest 27lb (pike that is not eels :-)

    I lived by the lakes in the early 70's and this was a favourite pike spot, but it seems little know these days. It was always in the angling press for massive hauls of good size pike.

     

    I like to get a dead out and then lure fish to keep warm, great winter fun.

    When the rivers are out of form, (I fish mostly the Avon and the arrow) I will head up to Earlswood lakes

    For a days piking.

     

    Cheers Bluerins

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