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Re: My the pool/ ukinghall

GlenI

GlenI
Total Posts: 99
Joined: January 16, 2016

Without wishing to stir up the arguments any further, I do feel there is some merit in having some very rough local river levels which would affect both the fishing and the access to the location. This is something I have learnt (crudely) from experience over the years, but it isn't an exact science - on Sunday I went down to Uckinghall fully expecting to fish with the river dropping steadily but because the surrounding area has had so much flooding for so long the road was to deep and I had a wasted journey, even though the lake probably was fishable. So the lag in the draining of the local fields etc can be a factor that is hard to predict.
But a rough guide is better than nothing and is probably more reliable on a raising level - it should be pretty easy to tell when Uckinghall starts fill up when the river at Saxons Loade reaches a certain point and another level when the normal banks start to flood, and another when you can't even get to the lake. I'm happy to provide these, if someone is willing to post it on the venue details. Might take a while to note these down.
But in addition, a fantastic service I have had by Mike and Ann Wood, the bailiffs on the upper Severn is they are happy to tell you (by text) before you set off, what state the rivers is in and how it has been fishing. It is shame that for whatever reason, this isn't available for any of the lower Severn venues. I guess it is just Mike and Ann going the extra mile, and thanks to them for doing it as I have come to rely on their advice now before setting off on the long drive.

Posted on December 3, 2019 at 3:21 PM

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