Bluemoon Angling Thread

[middman]

A mate of mine has just moved near the river Severn ,and wants to get into the river fishing,I mainly fish lakes and ponds so don’t know a lot about it ,he’s asking me for advice on what type of rods and reels he needs to buy ,and what’s sort of end tackle ,he wants to go for the barbel and chub ,any advice will be very welcome ,ps he does fish but mainly sea fishing ,thanks in advance

There are lots of videos on YouTube that show you the basics but the best thing to do is have a walk down the river bank and talk to the lads fishing, they won’t bite and will probably give you advice and talk you through their setup .

 

[blueskady]

roman lakes is chock full of weed, not a place to get back into it , a lake i started was a place called goose green,plenty of fish in the lake next to the car park, there are 4 lakes there now so plenty of space and choice, depends how far you are willing to travel

That's a shame about Roman Lakes. I have a good few memories from my time spent there, including getting chased by their geese!

Thanks for the Goose Green recommendation. Ill take a look into that! Yesterday I did find details of a fishery in Macc called Gawsworth Fisheries which sounds decent. Has anyone heard of this place or fished it?

 

[Sir peace frog]

That's a shame about Roman Lakes. I have a good few memories from my time spent there, including getting chased by their geese!

Thanks for the Goose Green recommendation. Ill take a look into that! Yesterday I did find details of a fishery in Macc called Gawsworth Fisheries which sounds decent. Has anyone heard of this place or fished it?

ive definitely heard of it, but never fished it
http://www.gawsworth-fisheries.co.uk/

ive just had a look , looks decent

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

That's a shame about Roman Lakes. I have a good few memories from my time spent there, including getting chased by their geese!

Thanks for the Goose Green recommendation. Ill take a look into that! Yesterday I did find details of a fishery in Macc called Gawsworth Fisheries which sounds decent. Has anyone heard of this place or fished it?

When I last fished Gawsworth about 18 years ago they only had one pond and were excavating the others. The original pond has(on left as you drive up) a few circular concrete plinths to fish on as it was formerly a trout pond. At the time the owner was about to stock the new ponds with specimen carp, mixed fish for beginners and a match pool iirc. I never went back as it was becoming a commercial fishery that I shy away from.

The original pond though was a brilliant mixed fishery and I had some really good catches on there. I can only imagine it's still a well run fishery. Worth fishing there for the surroundings alone. I'd often throw a few maggots down for the birds and quite a few would tentatively perch on my rod before getting stuck in to some free grubs.

Worth a visit I think.

*Edit

I mentioned a few posts back about using liquidised bread in a small cagefeeder(1-2oz). The original pool is called Wallpool and the best pegs were often taken if I wasn't there first thing in the morning. Best pegs were considered to be the right bank, just as you turn left off track to park up. The bank Infront of the owners bungalow was also popular. Easy fishing with a short pole up against the lillies or close range waggler on maggot.

From memory there were 3-4 pegs on round concrete plinths on the trackside bank that were always the last to be fished as these pegs had no features and were shallow close in.

I hit onto a really good method and the peg just to left of the overhanging willows and rushes was my favourite.
Liquidised bread in a small cage feeder with a pinch of breadflake to a 12-14 hook to a fixed paternoster rig to a 3-5ft hooklength cast around 20-30m caught me virtually anything I'd there. Also used to use floating maggot on the hook. By floating I mean if you put a few maggots in a bait tub and covered them with a bit of water they would take in air as they try to breath and float after half hour or so. Only cover maggots in water no deeper than the top of them, also cut an hole an inch around the rim of the lid so they can't escape. This method works so well because the buoyancy of the(floating) maggot against the weight of the hook aids it's appearance of that of feed maggots falling through the water fooling the fish to take the bait.

That pool is a mixed fishery and I've caught roach bream chub barbel perch Rudd skimmers crucean common mirror ghost and blue carp.

It's well worth a visit and I may even have to go back and see if I can winkle a few out on the above method.

Gawsworth has strict rules though. No keepnets, barbless hooks and several bait bans including pellets. Groundbait only in moderation etc.

Tight lines.

 

[middman]

There are lots of videos on YouTube that show you the basics but the best thing to do is have a walk down the river bank and talk to the lads fishing, they won’t bite and will probably give you advice and talk you through their setup .

Remember fishing a club match on the Seven at Shrewsbury mid 80’s was down the day before watching city , anyway we was pegged behind a park with a band stand to at the back of me . Halfway through the match and a fucking brass band turns up playing all sorts of shit couldn’t concentrate after that , ruined the day.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

A mate of mine has just moved near the river Severn ,and wants to get into the river fishing,I mainly fish lakes and ponds so don’t know a lot about it ,he’s asking me for advice on what type of rods and reels he needs to buy ,and what’s sort of end tackle ,he wants to go for the barbel and chub ,any advice will be very welcome ,ps he does fish but mainly sea fishing ,thanks in advance

For barbel you need strong robust tackle as pound for pound fight harder than carp. The Severn is similar to the Wye in its upper to middle reaches.

I have(and recommend) 2 Korum twin tip rods which has a 1.75 and 2.25lb TC(test curve) rod. Coupled to a pair of Shimano 6000 reels. I like these as they are a solid reliable workhorse and the baitrunner feature that stops a rod ending up.in the water on a savage take. Reel line I say 10lb minimum or the barbel of a lifetime me be the one that can snap 10lb line! I use 13lb Fox camo which is low stretch and good abrasion resistance. Hooks need to be strong usual sizes for barbel are 8-12. For specimen fish I'd even go size 6.
You can buy cheaper tackle than above up to the job but the less you pay usually means you're compromising on quality and you need decent quality tackle to fish for barbel IMO.
@Didsbury Dave will probably be able to offer advice on tackle to use as he knows his stuff on barbel fishing.

 

[blueskady]

When I last fished Gawsworth about 18 years ago they only had one pond and were excavating the others. The original pond has(on left as you drive up) a few circular concrete plinths to fish on as it was formerly a trout pond. At the time the owner was about to stock the new ponds with specimen carp, mixed fish for beginners and a match pool iirc. I never went back as it was becoming a commercial fishery that I shy away from.

The original pond though was a brilliant mixed fishery and I had some really good catches on there. I can only imagine it's still a well run fishery. Worth fishing there for the surroundings alone. I'd often throw a few maggots down for the birds and quite a few would tentatively perch on my rod before getting stuck in to some free grubs.

Worth a visit I think.

*Edit

I mentioned a few posts back about using liquidised bread in a small cagefeeder(1-2oz). The original pool is called Wallpool and the best pegs were often taken if I wasn't there first thing in the morning. Best pegs were considered to be the right bank, just as you turn left off track to park up. The bank Infront of the owners bungalow was also popular. Easy fishing with a short pole up against the lillies or close range waggler on maggot.

From memory there were 3-4 pegs on round concrete plinths on the trackside bank that were always the last to be fished as these pegs had no features and were shallow close in.

I hit onto a really good method and the peg just to left of the overhanging willows and rushes was my favourite.
Liquidised bread in a small cage feeder with a pinch of breadflake to a 12-14 hook to a fixed paternoster rig to a 3-5ft hooklength cast around 20-30m caught me virtually anything I'd there. Also used to use floating maggot on the hook. By floating I mean if you put a few maggots in a bait tub and covered them with a bit of water they would take in air as they try to breath and float after half hour or so. Only cover maggots in water no deeper than the top of them, also cut an hole an inch around the rim of the lid so they can't escape. This method works so well because the buoyancy of the(floating) maggot against the weight of the hook aids it's appearance of that of feed maggots falling through the water fooling the fish to take the bait.

That pool is a mixed fishery and I've caught roach bream chub barbel perch Rudd skimmers crucean common mirror ghost and blue carp.

It's well worth a visit and I may even have to go back and see if I can winkle a few out on the above method.

Gawsworth has strict rules though. No keepnets, barbless hooks and several bait brains including pellets. Groundbait only in moderation etc.

Tight lines.

Thanks a lot for the detailed advice! Wallpool is the lake that caught my eye. I'll be calling down some point soon and will see how I get on!

 

[Banshee]

Got told about a lake last week. It's just 35 miles north of us but had no idea it was out there. Gave it a try yesterday morning. Went out there early so I could get back for the game at noon. Had rain and storms previous couple of days and forecast was overcast all day, so was hopeful of several bites. What a great find it was. Looks different to most lakes in this area, with the amount of trees in the water felt more like being in the swamps of the deep south. In five hours we didn't see or hear a soul its so far off the road not even a distant vehicle. We must've caught around 30 fish, bass and perch but nothing real big. A great day all round.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

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No wonder I caught fuck all last time! ; )

 

[mickeyblueeyes]

For barbel you need strong robust tackle as pound for pound fight harder than carp. The Severn is similar to the Wye in its upper to middle reaches.

I have(and recommend) 2 Korum twin tip rods which has a 1.75 and 2.25lb TC(test curve) rod. Coupled to a pair of Shimano 6000 reels. I like these as they are a solid reliable workhorse and the baitrunner feature that stops a rod ending up.in the water on a savage take. Reel line I say 10lb minimum or the barbel of a lifetime me be the one that can snap 10lb line! I use 13lb Fox camo which is low stretch and good abrasion resistance. Hooks need to be strong usual sizes for barbel are 8-12. For specimen fish I'd even go size 6.
You can buy cheaper tackle than above up to the job but the less you pay usually means you're compromising on quality and you need decent quality tackle to fish for barbel IMO.
@Didsbury Dave will probably be able to offer advice on tackle to use as he knows his stuff on barbel fishing.

Brilliant mate thank you any further advice would be welcome Didsbury Dave