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Hi. I fancy doing a bit of winter fishing on the broads from the bank with a float. Is it a pointless venture in the winter? Any pointers would be hugely welcome. I'd like to catch bream and tench but anything will do. Thanks

Good to here you are improving. I' am going to try again this Friday evening. I could do with some quiet spots on the broads. There are a lot of boats about

I used to post here regularly about 15 years ago. Just recently got back into angling after a few years of not getting around to it. It is a shame to see it so quiet on here now. I went drop shotting in Ludham on the broads a few evenings ago in really hot weather. Not a bite. Is that normal in hot weather?

Hi. Has anyone tried fishing for Mackeral off of the Norfolk/Suffolk Coast? Possibly near Great Yarmouth?

Hi there. I've been an angler for quite some time. One thing I have never tried though is fly fishing. It is something I'd really like to give a go. Before I buy any equipment though, are there many places in Norfolk to fly fish? What are your experiences? Thank you

Excellent video thankyou Thanks for the replies folks

Hi. Thanks for the reply. I thought dropshotting tended to use small soft lures?

Hi. I fancy doing a bit of drop shotting for perch around the broads but I could do with a bit of advice on rigs. What rigs do others like to use? I have heard talk of some using 30lb braid in case of a snag, they can then pull the hook until it straightens out and returns. I like the sound of this but the few rigs I have seen have been flurocarbon tied to braid. Surely the flurocarbon would snap making the 30lb braid unaffective? Anyway, any pointers would be much appreciated Thanks

Some interesting replies, thank you. I much prefer an active for of fishing. It has been a fair few years since I've been out fishing. I'm wondering what areas of the Broads are free to fish without a permit. Do you need a permit for the Waveney? Cheers

Hi. Thank you for your advice. I had a think about it and thought I'd prefer to target large perch so I went for a Shakespeare Agility drop shot rod and bought the KastKing Sharky II reel (size 3000). Both supposed to be good quailty for a budget. Whilst read I saw a lot on the web about how poor our lure rods are for the money in comparison to yours over there in the USA but that is pretty much to be expected here in rip off Britain.

Hi. I am looking into buying my first lure rod and reel. I'd like them to be decent quality. I'd like to catch perch and pike on the broads.. I'm not sure whether to go light or medium. Can anyone recommend some rods and reels? Cheers

Thank you for the advice. Yes I have a good experienced friend that I go out with

Hi. I fancy having a crack at pike fishing on the broads and I was wondering what might be a decent first rod and reel to get started? Cheers

I have no problem with otters at all. If I saw one swimming in the river whilst fishing I'd consider myself blessed and love the site. All part of my love of nature. If they are a problem for man made carp ponds then tough luck. I'd rather give up fishing than see harm to them. Same goes for cormorants, pike and whatever.

You could take the oportunity to fish for some really decent roach on commercials that often get ignored. Fish really light. Less chance of one of those horrible carps taking your bait this time of year.

I haven't caught any thing at all...but then I haven't been fishing since last winter!!! looking forward to the summer fishing

'' Once I caught a fish alive, then I put it back again''

I fancy a lazy day's fishing at the local commercial in Norfolk tomorrow. What do you reckon i should target. There are 3 ponds. The largest being a carp pool and the other two have your usual suspects, bream tench roach etc. I'm not really interested in carp. Cheers

I think you'd be better off gaining your basics with your rod and reel and learning that coarse fishing isn't neccersarily about getting the huge fish. If you are new to coarse fishing i'd start with a simple float setup and gain knowledge of how to handleyour coarse setup and learn about a variety of fish out there. You may find you'll get fed up of coarse fishing very quickly if you go out specifically for carp with no watercraft knowledge. You don't necersarily have to cast right out either. If you fish in the margins and be very quiet you should catch a good range of fish of all sizes to get you interested and experienced. Then you may find you want to specify in other directions, i'e bream and tench fishing. In my experience carp fishing can be very boring and not as rewarding as a lot of other types of fishing. I think there are tutorials on this site that can show you how to set up a float setup.

Sorry, it's ok. I had a brief moment of stupidity ( one of many). I hadn't logged in

I have a photo, how do i upload, i registered. It says click on the upload link above...only there isn't one

Could buying a cheapy over there be an option?

Aye. I enjoy the passion for angling and john wilson videos. Problem is they are nothing new. I forgot to cancel my sub as I didn't realise it was cheekily set up to resub you unless you cancel (you might want to check your own settings). I subscribed in the first place because I was under the impression that it would have a good variety of non carp videos. I guess you can say it does, but mainly in old shows and clips and not new videos, and not nearly as updated as carp sections. To be honest i'd be better off going out fishing more anyway than watching videos.

The more fishing books the better. Quite a few out there are quite old fashioned. Online fishing tv could do with some more pike programmes though, turning out like the mags...mostly carp orientated

Wasn't really my point. I can see your point though. A £5 reel can only invite disaster. The sort of line on these will be brittle and useless and end up being trailed around by a fish after it has snapped way before its breaking strain. Those reels can only invite one type of inexperienced thoughtless angler that will probably go straight afer carp with it, no doubt with an equally cheap useless rod.