[Derwent Water]

Hi

Just wondering has anyone fished on Derwent Water in the Lake District?

I am on holiday there soon and wondering what gear to pack.

I know there are Pike & Perch to fish for with lure gear etc but is there any coarse fish that can be targeted?

Looking on the web it's no t too clear what is up there.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Many Thanks

Nathan

[grayling]

The reeds are managed by cutting back on a two/three year cycle. This helps reduce silt build up by allowing the current to scour it away. The cutting also regenerates the reeds, and creates fresh new growth with improved vigour. It's a traditional way of managing reeds and although it looks rather harsh initially, it improves the habitat in the long term. If the reeds were left it would gradually get ever narrower, the flow would be filtered through the reeds, in turn slowing the flow as it would go through and under the rafts of reed. Flooding is also increased as floodwater goes round the reeds which in turn scours out seperate channels. If left unmanaged the silted areas can also become colonised by trees - typically willow and alder.

 

I've done a bit of reed management in the past!

 

 

Hi Fella's

 

Talking about the river management does anyone know if that is what they are doing along the Lambourn between the bridge at Shaw/Turnpike and the Swan pub.

They have been working along that stretch now for a few weeks cutting nearly all the trees along the south bank with some rather alarmingly large machinery!!!!

[New Royalty Barbel Record falls to my work colleague]

Nathan,

 

Why don't you ask sparky75 directly? You're posting from the same PC.

 

Anyone want to tell me where the photo really came from, before I delete this thread?

 

Cheers,

 

Elton

 

Hi Elton

 

This isn't actually the same PC but we work at the same company but in different departments.

You can check the Angling times next week or go on to davistackle's web for the story see link http://www.davistackle.co.uk/fisherynews/r...tober-2009.html

 

Regards

Nathan

[New Royalty Barbel Record falls to my work colleague]

Amendment to post

 

The weight of 16lbs 6ozs was later confirmed at 16lbs 7ozs as the scales were 1 ounce light

 

 

Did I hear that there is an article to be found in Angling Times next week?

[New Royalty Barbel Record falls to my work colleague]

Just thought i would post this if anyone is interested

 

My work colleague Brian has just returned from a two day stint on the Royalty in the search for a Barbel of any description as he had never caught one. Brian and two freinds were biteless on the first day and things were not looking great , however on day two Brian decided that if the barbel were not going to show he would try for a nice Chub and tried a bread as a hookbait, and no more than 5 minutes later he hooked into what he first thought was a nice chub, however it turned out that this was no chub and was actually a very nice Barbel weighing in at 16lbs and 6 ozs This caused mayhem on the bankside with other anglers flocking around to see the fish and ask questions about how it had been caught and on what bait. And as you can imagine when he said that he had never even caught a Barbel before and that it had been caught on bread they were all gobsmacked and might i add a little bit envious. Anyway i have attached a picture for all to see.

 

Enjoy

 

Mark

 

 

An excellent specimen. That's the sort of fish dreams are made of.

Give my congratulations to your colleague Brian

 

Nathan

[Perranporth Beach Fishing]

Hi Everyone

I am of on holiday with the family on Saturday to Perranporth on the North Cornwall coast for a week.

Does anyone know if it fishes well and if so are there any preferential baits tactics that can be used.

Any info or help would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

Nathan

[Help! When should I fish different tides]

Could anyone help a sea fishing novice. I will be on holiday for a week at the end of May near Rye (staying at Winchelsea beach) and am in need of some advice.

Are there any good spots to fish from the beach around that area and when is the best time to fish i.e high tide/low tide etc? Also can you lure fish this area as well or is it best just to fish say a standard 2 hook rig?

I would appreciate any help greatly as I have a very limited knowledge of sea fishing.

Thanks Nathan

[Winchelsea Beach]

Hi.

I am on holiday in Winchelsea Beach the last week in May and was wondering does anyone have any tips/info on the fishing around there?

Have to admit I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to sea fishing and have only ever fished a 2 hook flapper rig with lug and rag so any info on baits/rigs/spots to fish would be welcome.

Thanks in advance Nathan

[A mixed Newbury weekend]

Blimey another Newbury member - welcome - there's a few of us here on AN. The chub at Speen can be quite peripatetic - so you need to be too. Travel light and cover as much water as you can. Speen does reward those that put the effort in - all (OK tis only 3!) my 6lb+ chub have come from Speen - from 3 different swims and there's also som big perch to be found and some good bream which are VERY nomadic.

 

 

C.

 

Thank you Chris.

I will continue to roam around and hunt for the elusive fish.

Either way I am loving traveling along the glorious river even though it has been a bit nippy!

Maybe see you around

Thanks

Nathan

[A mixed Newbury weekend]

Welcome from me, too, as another Newbury angler, albeit very much a 'pleasure fisherman'.

 

Good to hear that you are interested in spinning, though I guess it's a tough time of year for spinning, even for chub. When I first came to Newbury 14 years ago I quickly discovered that the canal in summer was a great place for a newbie to lure fishing with lots of easy to catch perch. Then the number of boats increased and the water got more coloured (which affected the river everywhere, including Speen Moor). For some reason I've never had much luck spinning on the lakes, though that may be more of a comment on me than the lakes. On the river and canal I guess I've found that autumn after the boats have reduced (so the water has got clearer) but there's still some warmth in the water is the best bet, but there's a lot else to do then so I must admit I don't do much spinning at the moment.

 

 

Thank you for the warm welcome to AN.

I agree that this isn't the greatest time to be fishing as the going is hard but I am still thoroughly enjoying trying to catch.

Cheers for the info and maybe see you on the bank.

Nathan

[A mixed Newbury weekend]

Found myself with a spare afternoon Saturday so picked up my mate Sparky and off too Speen Moors we went.

Not exactly the best afternoon's fishing. After trotting maggot's for the best part of 2 hours at the bridge by the car park and along the river parallel with the field we had managed just 1 dace ( and no I didn't catch it!).

Then we wandered around with our spinning gear along the river to near Northcroft and back but still no luck. The river was up with the heavy rain we had

If anyone can point us in the right direction for some decent swims/sections of river to fish for chub we would be most grateful as we are having no luck at the minute.

Then I managed to sneak in an hour or so on the river Lambourn by Shaw church Sunday afternoon.

At last I managed to catch a fish again getting a nice Grayling of about half a pound and then a poundish Rainbow.

What a relief I can still catch fish.

Until next time..

[Hello]

Sparky did.

 

 

Yeah it's nice to see people willing to offer help and advice in a age where so many don't look out for eachother anymore.

 

Must be all the water and fresh air giving us anglers a sense of decency!

[Hello]

Nathan

 

Welcome to NAA

 

I too am fishing at Speen Moors on Wednesday maybe we could meet and i could show you a few of my favourite swims.

 

Mark

 

 

Hi Mark

 

Yes I will look out for you. I am getting there about 8 ish.

If you could give me some advice I would be most gratefull.

Have you fished there recently. How did you get on?

 

Thanks

Nathan

[Hello]

Hi Nathan and welcome to AnglersNet.

 

I'm a little too far away to know your local area well enough to recommend anything but hopefully someone can help.

 

 

Hi Newt

 

Thanks for the welcome. I will see if anyone hopefully gives advice.

 

Nathan

[Hello]

Just thought I would say Hi.

Have just joined Newbury AA for the new year so I can get back into fishing while the weather is good!!!!

Had a trip to speen moors on saturday afternoon and managed to catch my first ever chub of about 1 1/2 lb which I was well chuffed with.

Struggled for bites other than that though and my mate had no luck either. We tried lure fishing for an hour as well but to no avail.

Temp was very low though and the line iced up in the rod constantly but still a very enjoyable afternoon.

Hopefully going back tomorrow (wednesday) for another session as it looks like it is staying a bit milder.

If anyone out there has any tips or could suggest swims etc I would be very gratefull of any help.

 

Thanks and tight lines

Nathan