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Re: Eardiston car park - tree down Found info about the fuel spill - it was near Tenbury which is upstream of Eardiston. As it was petrol (from an underground pertol station tank - I guess it would float and evaporate fairly quickly, hence doesn't seem to have done much damage. Certainly no dead fish seen by me at either Eastham Bridge or Eardiston on Saturday 3rd - thankfully. Posted on June 07, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Re: Eardiston car park - tree down Thanks Craig. I did speak to Lukasz (bailiff) who said he would let you know as well. First I've heard about a fuel spill but Stanford Bridge is downstream of Eardiston anyway, so that wouldn't explain it. Where was this reported - I'd be interested to know more. I watched some huge chub at the bridge at Bransford about a week ago - where I caught my pb of 5.25lbs a few years ago - so that far downstream doesn't seem to have affected that much of the river. Still a disaster though. The non-rising brownies on the Teme is something I've noticed in previous years. They just seem to come to be caught at Eardiston on maggots by coarse anglers or on lures. They just don't see interested in the usual flies. Considering the food bonanza during mayfly hatches it seems very strange. Everything else, including the ducks, are eating them. Posted on June 07, 2023 at 11:49 AM
Eardiston car park - tree down Just to warn others and maybe inform the working parties - there is a large tree down across the track on the loop back to the gate - if driving clockwise. I only discovered it after driving round on Saturday at the end of my session - very overgrown generally but then confronted by the tree I had to reverse all the way back round the track, going into the bushes a few times and the reversing indicators sounding constantly. Car paintwork is now somewhat scratched by this experience - will probably polish out I guess. So if going down there currently don't attempt to drive round the loop until the tree is cleared. Fishing wise - there was a good hatch of mayfly duns but not a single fish rising to them, which has always baffled me why this happens on the Teme. I did get a small out of season grayling on nymphs but no trout. I also saw a reasonable barbel in the shallows, which is encouraging. Posted on June 06, 2023 at 9:15 AM
Re: No Upper Severn Report for September? I have always found the work done by Mike, Anne and the rest of the upper Severn team to be the best I have seen across the whole BAA. They set the bar very high in my opinion. Whenever I go to the upper Severn I know Mike will take my call, telling me where to fish for the best chances and often will meet me at the car park for a chat and catch-up. In return I send him pics and a few words of my catches, which have made it into his reports - these being very useful as well. Shame I haven't got up there much this year but let's face it the river has been on its bones all summer. But the banks were in fine fettle when I was there last - really looking smart. I know Mike has not been in the best of health this year, so maybe this is why the report for Sept is missing. I wish him well soon - it will be a real shame if he and Anne and the rest of the crew aren't able to provide the service we have come to rely on over the last few years. Posted on October 13, 2022 at 2:21 PM
Re: Salmon Spey Casting -Where As a keen salmon angler this one is close to my heart but does cause some frustrations as spey casting really needs lots of space and the freedom to walk downstream a few paces after each cast and there are few places on BAA rivers where you can do that without annoying barbel/silver anglers. I do fish for barbel as well btw. So I guess it depends if you just need to practice and don't really expect to catch, in which case you can stay in one spot. To be honest you have very low chances of a salmon on any BAA rivers unless you know the best spots and most of them don't have the space for a spey cast - upper Severn is probably your best chance but I have only ever managed a switch rod there - even then it is very tight. I fish Holt Fleet regularly and have often thought I could try there with a spey rod but in reality you will not often either have the right depth, suitable flow or the space there. Of course it is close season for salmon now on the Severn anyway - 17th on the Wye, so maybe fish a fly/bit of fluff without a hook if you don't want to get in trouble with the EA. Best spot I have found for spey casting practice is Stacklands on the Wye and the golden period is the coarse close season when you have the place to yourself. In the coarse open season I usually speak to the coarse anglers on the way down to tip them off that I might be wading through their swim at some point close to the bank obviously - they are mostly understanding and actually the Wye fishing byelaws give priority to salmon angers to wade through but always best to get other anglers views before quoting your rights at them. Of course there are no bloody salmon in there either - not been a fish caught from there (known as the Caradoc estate) for 4 years - but you never know! Posted on October 13, 2022 at 1:39 PM

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Re: Eardiston car park - tree down

Found info about the fuel spill - it was near Tenbury which is upstream of Eardiston. As it was petrol (from an underground pertol station tank - I guess it would float and evaporate fairly quickly, hence doesn't seem to have done much damage. Certainly no dead fish seen by me at either Eastham Bridge or Eardiston on Saturday 3rd - thankfully.

Posted on June 07, 2023 at 1:32 PM

Re: Eardiston car park - tree down

Thanks Craig. I did speak to Lukasz (bailiff) who said he would let you know as well.

First I've heard about a fuel spill but Stanford Bridge is downstream of Eardiston anyway, so that wouldn't explain it. Where was this reported - I'd be interested to know more. I watched some huge chub at the bridge at Bransford about a week ago - where I caught my pb of 5.25lbs a few years ago - so that far downstream doesn't seem to have affected that much of the river. Still a disaster though.

The non-rising brownies on the Teme is something I've noticed in previous years. They just seem to come to be caught at Eardiston on maggots by coarse anglers or on lures. They just don't see interested in the usual flies. Considering the food bonanza during mayfly hatches it seems very strange. Everything else, including the ducks, are eating them.

Posted on June 07, 2023 at 11:49 AM

Eardiston car park - tree down

Just to warn others and maybe inform the working parties - there is a large tree down across the track on the loop back to the gate - if driving clockwise. I only discovered it after driving round on Saturday at the end of my session - very overgrown generally but then confronted by the tree I had to reverse all the way back round the track, going into the bushes a few times and the reversing indicators sounding constantly. Car paintwork is now somewhat scratched by this experience - will probably polish out I guess.
So if going down there currently don't attempt to drive round the loop until the tree is cleared.

Fishing wise - there was a good hatch of mayfly duns but not a single fish rising to them, which has always baffled me why this happens on the Teme. I did get a small out of season grayling on nymphs but no trout. I also saw a reasonable barbel in the shallows, which is encouraging.

Posted on June 06, 2023 at 9:15 AM

Re: No Upper Severn Report for September?

I have always found the work done by Mike, Anne and the rest of the upper Severn team to be the best I have seen across the whole BAA. They set the bar very high in my opinion. Whenever I go to the upper Severn I know Mike will take my call, telling me where to fish for the best chances and often will meet me at the car park for a chat and catch-up. In return I send him pics and a few words of my catches, which have made it into his reports - these being very useful as well. Shame I haven't got up there much this year but let's face it the river has been on its bones all summer. But the banks were in fine fettle when I was there last - really looking smart.
I know Mike has not been in the best of health this year, so maybe this is why the report for Sept is missing. I wish him well soon - it will be a real shame if he and Anne and the rest of the crew aren't able to provide the service we have come to rely on over the last few years.

Posted on October 13, 2022 at 2:21 PM

Re: Salmon Spey Casting -Where

As a keen salmon angler this one is close to my heart but does cause some frustrations as spey casting really needs lots of space and the freedom to walk downstream a few paces after each cast and there are few places on BAA rivers where you can do that without annoying barbel/silver anglers. I do fish for barbel as well btw. So I guess it depends if you just need to practice and don't really expect to catch, in which case you can stay in one spot. To be honest you have very low chances of a salmon on any BAA rivers unless you know the best spots and most of them don't have the space for a spey cast - upper Severn is probably your best chance but I have only ever managed a switch rod there - even then it is very tight. I fish Holt Fleet regularly and have often thought I could try there with a spey rod but in reality you will not often either have the right depth, suitable flow or the space there. Of course it is close season for salmon now on the Severn anyway - 17th on the Wye, so maybe fish a fly/bit of fluff without a hook if you don't want to get in trouble with the EA.
Best spot I have found for spey casting practice is Stacklands on the Wye and the golden period is the coarse close season when you have the place to yourself. In the coarse open season I usually speak to the coarse anglers on the way down to tip them off that I might be wading through their swim at some point close to the bank obviously - they are mostly understanding and actually the Wye fishing byelaws give priority to salmon angers to wade through but always best to get other anglers views before quoting your rights at them. Of course there are no bloody salmon in there either - not been a fish caught from there (known as the Caradoc estate) for 4 years - but you never know!

Posted on October 13, 2022 at 1:39 PM

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