Category Fishing

A lifelong passion

Nice brace for late Nov

Patience Required I fished the middle lane at Ellenthorpe in the deeps (peg 25). It was a full day session with not much activity. However, the lobworm turned up trumps when I hooked into a very fit 5lb river Bream at 1pm. Then around 2:40pm, I hooked into a hard fighting Barbel that was a real surprise. I wasn’t expecting…

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Nice Roach

Chilly & Foggy Day This was a fairly chilly day with fog rolling off the field and down into the river. I persevered with worm (alternating between lobworm and dendras) then started to get a few taps. I ended up with a few medium sized Perch and a couple of nice Roach. One was exactly 1lb and was a bit…

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No Bream but Chub saved the day

Another Exploratory Bream Session I fished the far lane at Ellenthorpe in the hope of locating a Bream shoal. I fished 2 rods with groundbait feeder on both rods. I fished lob worm on one rod and trout pellet on the other. I was surpised at how relatively shallow the water was in this area – much shallower that the…

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Another first for the Ure

River up again Level 10.9m and falling slightly. Arrived around lunchtime for an afternoon session through to dusk. Fished peg 25 again. Having got a new 17ft float road, I was really hoping for a float session today but the high river level put paid to that idea. So, it was the usual 2 rods. One out in front of…

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Barbel in evidence

Tue 6th, River falling fast Level 10.5m and falling. The river was falling fast since its very high level on Sunday. I have heard that the Ure fishes better when falling rather than the norm which is to fish better when rising (for Barbel). I was therefore keen to head out again to peg 25 for a couple of hours…

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