I have just been for a walk along a local water, it is actually a stream that is part of a huge resevior complex. The complex is very much dominated by the Carp lads that bivvy up on the 5 huge waters for days upon end with a view to catching the 40+lb Carp.
This attention on the carp has meant that the other species in there are growing huge on all of the bait going in and i have recently heard one guy complain about the 3 Bream that he recently caught at a whopping 12 / 12.5 / and 14lb. I think his words were "these Bream are a bloody nightmare!"
So this stream that i have been checking out feeds these huge waters and also holds some huge fish. The permit office has pictures of Pike over 30lbs, Chub that apparently AVERAGE 7lb, Barbel 13lb, Perch 3.5lb and today I have observed 5 Bream that looked at least 7lb. These fish are absolutely neglected and according to the baliff, are only fished for occasionally. I cannott believe it.
I'm planning on having a pop, probably for the Chub/Barbel/Bream but this lack of fishing means that its fairly wild. The stream is absolutely choc with weed (see picture attached) and the star spot under the road bridge (see picture) has a lot of plants that make it look unfishable to me.
There is a clear channel in the margins of the stream but all of the fish i spotted today were amongst the weed, I naturally feel that i should concentrate trying to get a bait in the areas I've seen fish.
Looking at the pictures, my questions would be:
1) What your advice be in tackling this?
2) Does this star swim even look as though it could be tackled?
3) What baits would you use for the Chub/Barbel/Bream? Natural baits or pellet?
4) Should i fish the clear margin channel or in the weed?
Many thanks in advance
This attention on the carp has meant that the other species in there are growing huge on all of the bait going in and i have recently heard one guy complain about the 3 Bream that he recently caught at a whopping 12 / 12.5 / and 14lb. I think his words were "these Bream are a bloody nightmare!"
So this stream that i have been checking out feeds these huge waters and also holds some huge fish. The permit office has pictures of Pike over 30lbs, Chub that apparently AVERAGE 7lb, Barbel 13lb, Perch 3.5lb and today I have observed 5 Bream that looked at least 7lb. These fish are absolutely neglected and according to the baliff, are only fished for occasionally. I cannott believe it.
I'm planning on having a pop, probably for the Chub/Barbel/Bream but this lack of fishing means that its fairly wild. The stream is absolutely choc with weed (see picture attached) and the star spot under the road bridge (see picture) has a lot of plants that make it look unfishable to me.
There is a clear channel in the margins of the stream but all of the fish i spotted today were amongst the weed, I naturally feel that i should concentrate trying to get a bait in the areas I've seen fish.
Looking at the pictures, my questions would be:
1) What your advice be in tackling this?
2) Does this star swim even look as though it could be tackled?
3) What baits would you use for the Chub/Barbel/Bream? Natural baits or pellet?
4) Should i fish the clear margin channel or in the weed?
Many thanks in advance
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