Staff worster canal

[phil rowan]

Fished it today for the first ever time about 100 yards from the lock inn pub near Wolverly.

Fished a waggler with a size 16 hook and double maggot, and had 4 small perch on my first 4 casts, then had a small roach.

I then hooked another small fish and as i was bringing it in, i hooked a pike that i would say was about 8lds, which after a minute snapped me.

10 minutes later i got a bite and whatever it was was big, pretty certain it was a decent carp, and again i lost it.

For the next hour i had about 8 bites on worm but the maggot bites stopped, and for the last 4 hours hardly got a bite.

As anyone else had carp/pike from that stretch, i didnt think there was any in it, and im now considering having an hour spinning it.

[tunna]

always worth a go phil, there are some big fish in that stretch, i've had chub,from there, and i've had eels from that stretch, about 5 years ago as well

[hurricane]

Never fished it,but often used to stop for a pint on the way back from Shatterford.nearly all canals hold pike,and id put money on that stretch holding a few decent carp.well worth a few hours with small plugs or spoons(dont foget the wire trace)canals are very much neglected by pikers and can throw up some big fish. Regards Peter.

[phil rowan]

Just had an hour there, but pretty much a waste of time, as there is that much foilage in the water, that my lure was catching it and hardly coming in correct.

Im now considering a few days of pre baiting and then, putting a couple of carp rods out.

That little river next to it also looks worth having a go, with a small ledger on bread, cheese, and meat, and ive just seen a couple of decent potential swims.