fishing a small stream

[craig mason]

can anyone recomend any lures i can use for fishing a small stream the stream is about a foot deep and 3 foot wide

[Dunk Fairley]

Blimey. that's small!

 

You could try an Ondex, in a size 3 or smaller if you can get it. It's a blade spinner, resembling a Mepps strongly. I've had a lot of lick with small perch and chub this season using a gold one. I also have a silver one, but this hasn't done so well for some reason.

 

Rapala do some lovely small plugs, which would be worth a go. They do tend to hook up in the weed a bit, so be patient. Another option I would reccomend, would be small devon minnows, as used for trout spinning. If you look around, you'll be able to get some down to 1" long. They're great!

 

Why not try a large lobworm on a single hook? You can flick it downstream like a lure, then twitch it slowly back towards you. This works well.

[Dunk Fairley]

I should add, that I'm reccomending small lures, not because I would expect small fish. Even tiny streams such as you describe, can hold big Chub and Perch. I fish the Medly Brook near oxford, where sometimes it's about 4' wide and 6" deep. I've had two 4lb Chub there this season.

 

The reason I'd say use small lures, is because of the normal size of the prey fish, which are normally minnows.

[YSA]

Reservoir type trout lures work well, just pinch a BB size shot in front of them.

 

Cheers

 

SteVe

[Paul_D]

Serious casting skills are called for by the sounds of it.......go for it!

[craig mason]

the stream that i am going to be fishing is called the barlow brook if anyone has been to barlow lakes they will no the brook i mean or if not there website address is www.barlowlowlakes.co.uk were they will see what i am talking about the stream contains a head of brown trout

[Ed Matysiak]

I would try and catch minnow or small fish from the brook and then use them as live bait.

If not, a small spinner will be best.

[The Diamond Geezer]

craig mason:

can anyone recomend any lures I can use for fishing a small stream; the stream is about a foot deep and 3 foot wide

1/16th oz Wordens Sonic Rooster tail (spinner) or Super Rooster Tail (spinnerbait)

DG :cool: