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Northwood - access to river Currently the path down from the car park to the river is blocked by a fallen tree meaning that you have to go round it into the field in order to get to the river. The farmer might not be too impressed if he sees people doing this so ten minutes with a chain saw to make a way through would be good; removing the tree altogether is a bigger job, maybe the landowner will do this before crops are harvested. Posted on June 19, 2018 at 12:22 AM
Re: Beginning Fishing Probably the easiest way to start fly-fishing is in a small stillwater, there are a number of these around the Midlands and over into Shropshire and Welsh Borders. Ones I have tried include Delbury Hall and Onny Vale (both day ticket). I think some of the Packington complex are trout lakes. Bigger reservoirs are more challenging and even the heavily stocked ones can be hard to catch on at times but at least you usually have plenty of room. I quite like Draycote, bank and boat fishing is available there. Most of these fisheries have websites that provide prices and details, fishing tuition is available at some. Fly fishing for trout in rivers is much more challenging but more rewarding when you get it right, BAA waters on the Teme and Upper Severn look good although I have never had the inclination to try them. Hope you do take the plunge and have a go - I'm sure there are other game anglers in the BAA who would offer advice. Posted on March 02, 2018 at 9:36 PM
Re: BAA Pools and canals- Advice Funkyflute- re baits on the canal: most baits work well. If it's cold and clear, breadpunch is a good bet, you usually get a rapid response which is good if you are short of time. Caster is my usual choice if conditions are anything like at all. If there is heavy rain and the canal is coloured, fish maggot on the hook. Pinkies have worked well on the odd occasion I have used them. Chopped worm is a good back up if you are struggling, fish it close to bankside vegetation on your own side or across on the far bank, all species can be caught on the worm but perch are particularly fond. The one thing that really puts the fish off on the Staffs Worcester is bright sunshine especially in winter when it's clear. When it's very cold, fish often don't show until the last 45 minutes before dark, but they rarely let you down. Posted on February 21, 2018 at 11:03 PM
Re: coppice Tried Coppice today, reasonable conditions, windy but mild. Floatfishing maggot over loosefeed for roach, skimmers, perch etc. 2pm - 5pm. Not a bite or any sign of any fish. Around four anglers fishing for carp, apparently only one plus a bream caught. So couldn't recommend it at the moment. Unbelievable considering the head of fish in there... Posted on February 10, 2018 at 11:28 PM
Re: Newhalls Meadow - parking Parking for Newhalls isn't actually that bad at the moment. You can park behind the leisure centre in the area around the entrance to the rowing club and opposite the football club parking compound. Not sure how long this will be the case - once they start demolishing the leisure centre it will, I'm sure, be off limits. Other alternatives are( as curry says) the pub car park - make sure to pop in for a pint after fishing - or the pay and display on the opposite side of the river by the boat basin; or there is some on street parking at the end of the Bewdley switch-back road alongside the care home. Either way, at the moment, the car parking is no worse now than it's ever been. The town water upstream of the BAA Newhalls stretch does get fished regularly although this too could do with some pruning in places. People fishing that stretch park behind the leisure centre as described. Posted on February 10, 2018 at 11:19 PM

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Northwood - access to river

Currently the path down from the car park to the river is blocked by a fallen tree meaning that you have to go round it into the field in order to get to the river. The farmer might not be too impressed if he sees people doing this so ten minutes with a chain saw to make a way through would be good; removing the tree altogether is a bigger job, maybe the landowner will do this before crops are harvested.

Posted on June 19, 2018 at 12:22 AM

Re: Beginning Fishing

Probably the easiest way to start fly-fishing is in a small stillwater, there are a number of these around the Midlands and over into Shropshire and Welsh Borders. Ones I have tried include Delbury Hall and Onny Vale (both day ticket). I think some of the Packington complex are trout lakes. Bigger reservoirs are more challenging and even the heavily stocked ones can be hard to catch on at times but at least you usually have plenty of room. I quite like Draycote, bank and boat fishing is available there. Most of these fisheries have websites that provide prices and details, fishing tuition is available at some.

Fly fishing for trout in rivers is much more challenging but more rewarding when you get it right, BAA waters on the Teme and Upper Severn look good although I have never had the inclination to try them.

Hope you do take the plunge and have a go - I'm sure there are other game anglers in the BAA who would offer advice.

Posted on March 02, 2018 at 9:36 PM

Re: BAA Pools and canals- Advice

Funkyflute- re baits on the canal: most baits work well.

If it's cold and clear, breadpunch is a good bet, you usually get a rapid response which is good if you are short of time. Caster is my usual choice if conditions are anything like at all. If there is heavy rain and the canal is coloured, fish maggot on the hook. Pinkies have worked well on the odd occasion I have used them. Chopped worm is a good back up if you are struggling, fish it close to bankside vegetation on your own side or across on the far bank, all species can be caught on the worm but perch are particularly fond.

The one thing that really puts the fish off on the Staffs Worcester is bright sunshine especially in winter when it's clear. When it's very cold, fish often don't show until the last 45 minutes before dark, but they rarely let you down.

Posted on February 21, 2018 at 11:03 PM

Re: coppice

Tried Coppice today, reasonable conditions, windy but mild. Floatfishing maggot over loosefeed for roach, skimmers, perch etc. 2pm - 5pm. Not a bite or any sign of any fish. Around four anglers fishing for carp, apparently only one plus a bream caught.

So couldn't recommend it at the moment. Unbelievable considering the head of fish in there...

Posted on February 10, 2018 at 11:28 PM

Re: Newhalls Meadow - parking

Parking for Newhalls isn't actually that bad at the moment.

You can park behind the leisure centre in the area around the entrance to the rowing club and opposite the football club parking compound.

Not sure how long this will be the case - once they start demolishing the leisure centre it will, I'm sure, be off limits. Other alternatives are( as curry says) the pub car park - make sure to pop in for a pint after fishing - or the pay and display on the opposite side of the river by the boat basin; or there is some on street parking at the end of the Bewdley switch-back road alongside the care home. Either way, at the moment, the car parking is no worse now than it's ever been.

The town water upstream of the BAA Newhalls stretch does get fished regularly although this too could do with some pruning in places. People fishing that stretch park behind the leisure centre as described.

Posted on February 10, 2018 at 11:19 PM

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