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Appears that the combination lock on the gate to car park on Eardiston stretch of the Teme is missing.
Recent visit found gate wide open and no lock. Dog walkers (plus dog faeces) using this area despite clear signs saying no public access.
Obviously someone who knew the code has taken the lock home for personal use.
Need to weld these locks to the chains so they cannot easily be removed.
Otherwise it's pointless having a gate if not going to have a lock on it, so access to the general public is freely available?
Posted on July 12, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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Over the bridge on the downstream side on the A5112 (Telford Way) there is a small car park on the Roundabout (Woodcote Way) at the entrance to the Golf Driving Range, where you can pull over and park. Walk back on the other side of the road to the bridge and there is a stairway leading down to the river. Not the shortest of walks but fairly easy access. Have a look on Google Maps or Earth to get a view of the parking layout and access.
Posted on August 14, 2018 at 7:45 AM
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They are present throughout the Teme and can be seen regularly if you fish into late evening, usually just as it's getting dark, but I have seen them early morning too. Keep very still and they won't be aware of your presence. The other week one swam right past me as I sat motionless on the bank. Maybe that was another reason I blanked!?
Posted on July 27, 2018 at 6:38 PM
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Tony,
IMO you have hit the nail on the head with your observations and opinion on the lack of streamer weed in the Teme and the decline in certain species of fish therein, especially Barbel. [see the post:Catching on the river Teme by adamph96 & my reply to his experience]. Your comments are reflected by other anglers I have had chance to talk to along the banks of the Teme (and Severn) and although a study by a student at Bournemouth University into the fish population of the Teme doesn't go far enough in explaining such decline the fact is that the ecology of the river has changed dramatically over the last 15 years or so and I can only agree that the absence of streamer weed and decline in Barbel is too coincidental to be ignored.
At least you caught some nice fish and we continue to hope the return of hard fighting prince of the river will not be too far away if the streamer weed returns. Perhaps the EA should try to replant stances of weed in various stretches to see if it is a viable proposition but I doubt resources would allow for such indulgent practice?
Best of luck when you return to this idyllic river.
Posted on September 20, 2017 at 2:25 PM
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Adam,
Nice report. A good day's sport on your stick float topped with a fine Chub - well done. I have fished the Teme for many years and it is possible to catch loads of 'silvers' on stick float and maggot tactics. Switching to meat on a stick float can result in the occasional larger fish including Chub & Barbel. This tactic used to produce many a great day's sport catching Barbel & Chub. There are plenty of large Chub (4lb+ class) to be caught on leger tactics but the once prolific Barbel catches are a thing of the past in my experience. The forum has a number of reports and comments on the 'demise' of the Teme. The recruitment of new year classes of Barbel being reported regularly will depend on the changes in the environmental conditions the river is currently experiencing (IMO) as the river has noticeably changed with beds of streamer weed (water crowsfoot) disappearing and the insect life and fry havens reduced in association. Plenty of theories as to why this has happened but the floods of 2007 are a distant memory now and if the river was back to normal one would expect the Barbel to have returned in numbers to replace any 'lost fish' the floods might have had cause to remove.
I can just keep on fishing the river in the hope that the occasional Barbel I catch will turn into many but I have to say I don't think this will happen until the intensive farming practices (pesticide/herbicide uses), along the flood plains, is reduced or regulated better.
Keep fishing the Teme and you will be rewarded with lots of silver fish and there are plenty of Grayling & Trout to be caught as well.
Posted on September 11, 2017 at 3:27 PM
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