fojo1986

Hi I am looking for a venue with a good head of roach to fish for a bit of a change. I live in Birmingham but am willing to travel. Any venue suggestions and tactics would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance cheers Tom

woodhouse

If your after a match then try here..

Cornerstone Small Heath 24th may 2008

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phill01

hi the dams and lock stretch of canal at curdworth is always good for a few roach and also (i think its called the soho ring ) by the prison thats always good for a lot of roach but to be honest i think most of the canals in brum are good for roach and i have heard some good things about the walsall canal

fojo1986

Apoligies wasn't really looking for a match more interested in local fisheries, Where is cornerstone. Cheers Tom

Larry Teepot

tritiford park when it opens still has a close season ,sion farm, barston, alvchurch dead arm on the worcs cut, try them....

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BaggieDell

Try Himley Hall 'Great Pool' on Stourbridge to Wolverhampton Rd.
Opens up again June14 I think.
Lots of proper roach 2lbs+ and quality Crucians aswell.
Fish the dam wall half way along, try the usual Caster and hemp, but licky bread and punch has done the trick for me over the years.
Don't use chopped worm or maggots as you will be pestered by the 'bumble bee' perch.
Water is very clear, so you will need lightish tackle, but watch out for the big carp and tench

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cornerstone

Try packington summers fishery near meriden.50+lb winning most matches on molands.Thats skimmers and roach as carp arent allowed.Pleasure anglers catching a lot more.
cornerstone.

ridgeacre

Edgebaston res when that open the 16th

fosterstackle

Edgbaston Reservoir, Salford Park, Powells Pool and Blackroot Pool in Sutton Park, when they open, Powells you can catch one a chuck on the big maggot from an ounce to 4oz, and bigger fish on the hemp and caster, Blackroot has always been a good caster venue, I regulary fish the Tame Valley canal, from Gt Barr to Spaghetti Junction, and its throwing up lots of nice roach including fish over a pound to double caster, last friday morning, I did double figures in just under 4 hrs, on the Digbeth Branch Canal near pump island, fishing chopped worm and caster, then packed up and walked 400m onto the Fazeley Canal, fished 4 hours on the afternoon and I had 15lb plus maybe 20lb of quality roach on the hemp at Newtown Row, big fish to 14oz-1lb, caught at 5m, its solid from Snow Hill to where the Digbeth canal joins it at Pump Island. the best bit is by the Salvation Army hostel, watchout for the wino's though

I know loads of good pegs I can put you on for good roach fishing, but its all in urban areas, but worth trying.

royst

Cuttle Mill - after 16th June