I am currently building up all new fishing gear (Course fishing) as i am wanting to get started again in this pass time which i have not done for 20 years.
I admit to be a little rusty especially as techniques are different today.
Does anyone go fishing on a regular basis or can anyone advise me on how to set up a pole i have bought.
I want to fish Lincolnshire, Norfolk areas and some areas around Retford, i noticed a nice place at Clayworth yesterday and i,m told it belongs to Sheffield water, whatever that means.
So come on lets talk fishing and hook up on this interesting sport.

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
I am currently building up all new fishing gear (Course fishing) as i am wanting to get started again in this pass time which i have not done for 20 years.
I admit to be a little rusty especially as techniques are different today.
Does anyone go fishing on a regular basis or can anyone advise me on how to set up a pole i have bought.
I want to fish Lincolnshire, Norfolk areas and some areas around Retford, i noticed a nice place at Clayworth yesterday and i,m told it belongs to Sheffield water, whatever that means.
So come on lets talk fishing and hook up on this interesting sport.

I used to go fishing years ago. Unfortunately I didn't have a pole as they were expensive back then and Pole fishing was a "new" method. Do you plan on fishing rivers or ponds? I am afraid the only good bit of advise I can offer you is to make sure you have a licenece in this day and age, but I am sure you already knew that. ;)

Even the licence has changed, i think its one licence for all areas now.
I plan on fishing mainly rivers and drains or canals.
When i get confident i will embark on trips to Ireland.

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
Even the licence has changed, i think its one licence for all areas now.
I plan on fishing mainly rivers and drains or canals.
When i get confident i will embark on trips to Ireland.

Yes and I think they have done away with those day/weekend licences now.

I used to fish the Trent, Witham and Wharfe often but the Trent went dead for a long time. I've been told it's since recovered. Worsbrough Reservoir used to be excellent for big bags of bream. The Barnsley Blacks used to practice on there, although car crime used to be a problem in the car park.

I go carp fishing now and again but I'm not obsessed with the sport. I don't really have the time working six days a week.
It's one of the most relaxing things you can do after a stressfull week at work. If the fish aren't feeding as is usually the case with me you just lay back in your chair and have a kip:)

You can buy a licence from the post office or the Environment Agency (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/) online.

When I bought my pole at an angling fair in Newark I took it to a tackle shop near Chaucer School (can't remember the name) when I got home.The guy there set it all up with the correct elastic and bungs and things and he didn't charge that much.

I use different tackle for carp though.

What are you having trouble in setting up on your pole? They are quite simple to set up. Basicaly you need the correct strengh elastic for the type of fishing your doing. 1 to 10 i think they go to and 10 being for big fish!

The alastic is the threaded through your top 2 pole sections using a plastic bung at the bottom which inserts inside the pole and a plastic ring at the top to which you connect your float rig.

any tackle shop should be able to advise you on which alastic to use. They should also stock the nessesery bits and bats to set it up. Most tackle shops also sell ready made rigs which will make life a little easier until you get used to pole fishing.

i hope this helps? Maybe you can help me?

I have just moved to sheffield and i'm looking for someone to direct me to any local lakes, ponds, rivers etc which are good fishing? I don't know Sheffield that well and live in the Meersbrook area. Anywhere not to far will be ideal! As long as theres fish :D

I ddo already have the elastic connected but it was setting it up with the line and attachments to it i was'nt sure of.

Local places to fish are Damn Flask at Bradfield, Underbank at Stocksbridge, and there is a lake at Kiveton Park thats meant to be good.
Frechville used to ahve a pond, not sure if it still exists.
Outabridge have 3 gravel pits with trout in it but you have to be a member to fish it.
Other places reasonably close is the River Trent, Sheffield Chesterfield canal at Clayworth and the River Idol at Retford.

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
I ddo already have the elastic connected but it was setting it up with the line and attachments to it i was'nt sure of.

Local places to fish are Damn Flask at Bradfield, Underbank at Stocksbridge, and there is a lake at Kiveton Park thats meant to be good.
Frechville used to ahve a pond, not sure if it still exists.
Outabridge have 3 gravel pits with trout in it but you have to be a member to fish it.
Other places reasonably close is the River Trent, Sheffield Chesterfield canal at Clayworth and the River Idol at Retford.

what about Herries pond Cycleracer. This is close to you isn't it?

setting up the line etc is just like setting up a normal float rod except yo have a length of line wich is maybe 2 or 3 pole sections long. Attach the line to the allastic and set it up as you would a float rod, with the appropiate depth, float and hook for the waters you fish.

Thanks for the help with the local lakes and ponds i will look into them

Originally posted by Lickszz
what about Herries pond Cycleracer. This is close to you isn't it? Yes, though its a private pond and only open to residents in Sheffield 5 which of course i come under.
I like to fish a bit further away from home though.

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
Yes, though its a private pond and only open to residents in Sheffield 5 which of course i come under.
I like to fish a bit further away from home though.

Fleets Dam in Barnlsey used to be good in my day. Very good carp water. Although I used to think the day ticket prices were expensive back then, not sure about now. What about Rivelin? There is a few ponds there, the top one seems the best from what I have seen. As for Dam flask, I never used to enjoy fishing there, was good in trout season but for normal fishing I thought it was poor. Not enough fish in there for such a large area, although it is excelling for Pike fishing in the bottle neck end.

Originally posted by Lickszz
Fleets Dam in Barnlsey used to be good in my day. Very good carp water. Although I used to think the day ticket prices were expensive back then, not sure about now. What about Rivelin? There is a few ponds there, the top one seems the best from what I have seen. As for Dam flask, I never used to enjoy fishing there, was good in trout season but for normal fishing I thought it was poor. Not enough fish in there for such a large area, although it is excelling for Pike fishing in the bottle neck end. I,m also not keen on large dams and much prefer rivers.
I was walking along side the dam in Western Park earlier this summer and the size of the carp basking on the top were incredible.
I don,t know if anybody ever catches them but they were massive.
I,m watching a bit a T.V on fishing to get my appitite back and going to finish off buying in my gear this weekend.
As a person who enjoys the outdoors it will be a relaxing hobbie when i,m not slogging my guts out on the bike.

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
I,m also not keen on large dams and much prefer rivers.
I was walking along side the dam in Western Park earlier this summer and the size of the carp basking on the top were incredible.
I don,t know if anybody ever catches them but they were massive.
I,m watching a bit a T.V on fishing to get my appitite back and going to finish off buying in my gear this weekend.
As a person who enjoys the outdoors it will be a relaxing hobbie when i,m not slogging my guts out on the bike.

If you have sky there is some excellent fishing programs on at the weekend on Discovery channel.

If you go to North Muskam on the Trent there used to be a pub right by the river bank. Get someone else to drive and then sit there in the sun fishing and drinking beer. 8)

As a child I was forced to go fishing every Sunday of my life during the season until I was about 12. Even the fishing season started on my birthday 16 June. I can remember all the places- Dunham Bridge, Bardney, Laneham, Torksey, Kirksted and on and on.

My mum was and still is a very keen fisherwoman. She's never forgiven me for putting her through labour when she should have been on the riverbank.

For me though it's the most boring sport imaginable. I just can't understand what you all see in it :roll:

I can roccommend Hayfield lakes in Doncaster for a good days fishing.

Mainly carp but a good fun! It's where the big sky sports fishing match (fishamania) was held. Tickets are £5, barbless hooks only but well worth fishing!!

Cycleracer, if you are planning to go to Ireland, send me a private message. A lot has changed and many of the established areas are fished out. Depends on whether you want to mix a good nightlife with fishing not. I know many areas where the fishing is still good and also great places for the old codgers and dodgy knees brigade to slide out of the car straight onto the bankside.

Yorkshire fishing (http://www.yorkshirefishing.ndo.co.uk/southyorkvenues.htm) provides details of about 30 day ticket venues in South Yorkshire.

It also covers the rest of Yorkshire.

Originally posted by The Zeppelin
Cycleracer, if you are planning to go to Ireland, send me a private message. A lot has changed and many of the established areas are fished out. Depends on whether you want to mix a good nightlife with fishing not. I know many areas where the fishing is still good and also great places for the old codgers and dodgy knees brigade to slide out of the car straight onto the bankside. Well i used to fish in a village called Cootehill in County Cavan and lake Drumore.
Whats it like in that area now.

Cootehill was a bit peggy, like the 3rd peg after the barbed wire fence thro the wood at Barnagrow Lough etc. If you want massive bream then so long as the water is a bit warm then the other side of Cavan at Milltown has a lot to offer. Alternatively the midlands on the Suck, a tributary of the Shannon, at Castlecoote/Athleague is good. The roach have moved into the upper shannon/suck network and it fishes in some areas like Belturbet used to in the 80's and the massive bream are still there. Its a question of knowing the area when the water is high or low.

Talking of Cootehill, Bannon's Bar used to be owned by Eamon Bannon who played a mean sax and Clarinet, who was married to a sheffield lass. He had a mirror window or something and once dragged me IN to the bar when the gardai chucked us out of the Library Bar.

A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work.

Work is for people who don't know how to fish.

My husband is a salt water fisherman. He goes offshore for Shark, Mackerel, Snapper, Grouper. Plus inshore he gets Flounder and Whiting. We eat fish about 3 times a week.

Sounds cool.......... Don't think salt water fishing at Whitby has the same clout though.

My husband believes that we should work 2 days and fish 5
What do you think Cycleracer?

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
Sounds cool.......... Don't think salt water fishing at Whitby has the same clout though.
Beach fishing is great. Get a big rod with a big hook. Then put a big fish head on the end and fling it out as far as you can. Wait for the shark to bite and hang on. Yes, there are shark out there in the North Sea. Bit of fun fighting it too even if you don't land it.
But if you decide to bring in in, it's excellent eating. Tastes just like chicken!

Basically Cycle with pole fishing it depends on what type of fishing you want to do with your pole. The elastics range from 1-22. If you are tiddler bashing a 4-8 will be fine. Carp or commercial water fishing you definately need a 10-20 to get those animals out.
With the rigs, you need a special pole float, the size depends on the size of bait and fish. Your local tackle dealer can give you advise on this.
You have a bung at the bottom of the pole the elastic is attached to this and at the tip you have a connector called a stonfo like a hook with a cover.
your rigs have a loop in the line you put you loop over the connector(hook) and click the cover over it.
You can slide the float up and down to achieve different depths.
Dont make your own rigs. Buy them ready made. So easy!
Also Hayfield Lakes are £7 per day.
Try Messingham sands near s****horpe. You are bound to catch there.
If all else fails ill take you myself.

Oh and for Ireland.
The nightlife is exellent and the people are so friendly you walk down the streets in your fishing gear and cars beep and wave at you. You drive about and people wave.
But the fishing is terrible you might as well fish the trent. Its definately had its time now I caught one roach all week on Lough Derg And Shannon the bream werent there at all!
Holland or Denmark are where the fish are now planning a trip to holland soon.

hi there why not buy ready made rigs saves all the time and trouble of making sure they are perfect all types available i got some from ingomells market £10 for 10 assorted rigs