River Dove

[Norfolkdan]

What size mepps are best to use?

 

And is it worth trotting maggots, worms etc..

 

And are they likely to be very active October time?

 

Thanks

[jeepster]

not sure about activity, but yes it's worth trying maggots and worms too, if you're there for a week, you won't want to be spinning all the time. use smaller mepps

 

(i hope none of the fly fishers are reading this, all this talk of using spinners and worms on the dove will have them apoplectic)

 

[ 14. August 2005, 12:36 PM: Message edited by: jeepster ]

[Norfolkdan]

Yeah, hopefully they stick to their forum or we'll be in trouble Jeeps

 

Thanks again for your help

[Leon Roskilly]

The BBC did a series of programmes on Fishing the Dove, entitled 'THE PHILOSOPHER, FISH AND THE DOVE'

 

Fortunately they have been archived on the BBC website and can be 'listened to again' at:

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/philos...opherdove.shtml

 

 

Quite delightful, enjoy

 

Tight Lines - leon

[Norfolkdan]

Cheers Leon.

 

Jeepster, do you know if small Ondex spinners in size 3 work well?

[jeepster]

don't get too hung up on makes and brands, if it's a small - smallish silver-ish spinner then one of the trout in the river will probably take a fancy to it!

 

on most of the dove trout never see spinners, but on that stetch, with it being unregulated maybe they're a bit more canny, still wouldn't worry too much about sizes though, mepps or ondex, smallish will be fine

[zedhead]

im from near hartington and if i were you id double check about the fishimg rights anywhere on the upstream section of the dove as i have never heard of unowned stretches that are not run by a club. derby county angling run a fair bit of the dove and that ticket for fly only is 500 quid! ondex is the best spinner out there but not so good in fast water, should be fine near hartington though with a size 2, failing that a mapps aglia long also in 2. a better fast water lure would be the xd in 3.

there are no pike to my knowledge in any of the upstream sections especially as they are managed by trout clubs

[DavyR]

Oh, and if you like good cheese, Hartington has an excellent shop:

 

http://www.hartingtoncheese.co.uk/

 

Some of it might even be ok for bait...

[Dan G]

There are good grayling in the dove. I'd be very suprised if you own the rights. YOu might own the land, but not the rights... still, I guess anyone telling you to stop fishing would be tresspassing! The delights of english law...

 

Anyway, please give the fly a go - a hares ear, PTN or the like are great. Spinning is a crime in the Dove (Not literally!!).