When the rules of a lake/pond/fishery say "barbless hooks" does that mean lures are banned?

Al

probably not --- just get barbless lures, or phone the fishery to make sure, they are usually very helpful, tight lines, Tomo

Why where tha going and what tha fishing for.I cant answer your question but i do enjoy lure fishing for pike but dont know many places to go.

Well basically mate, ive tried various places for pike and perch, Damflask, Tinsley canal and Rivelin pond, but not had any luck, I was just thinking of trying somewhere like wire mill dam for perch. I reckon its a combination that ive not had enough experience and its not particularly warm atm.

You tried all the same places as me with about same luck.Canal can produce good pike dead baiting but its not the same is it fella and may be to warm now anyway.Have you tried ully res,never actually caught there but had plenty of follows from pike around 25pound and seen plenty of big perch. good luck.

Some nice pike in crookes valley park and perch (I got a decent perch on luncheon meat)
Try around the small bottle neck end had a few following my catches in and attacking them. Aint never tried lure fishing but one day I will (probably make a pigs ear of it too lol) good luck and tight lines

also try pebbley killamarsh

When the rules of a lake/pond/fishery say "barbless hooks" does that mean lures are banned?

Al

It just means that you have to fish with barbless hooks on your lures. However, if its a commercial private fishery then I would doubt that they would stock the sort of fish you can catch on a lure (Chub excepted).

The only places I would try are our local reservoirs Damflask etc.

Well basically mate, ive tried various places for pike and perch, Damflask, Tinsley canal and Rivelin pond, but not had any luck, I was just thinking of trying somewhere like wire mill dam for perch. I reckon its a combination that ive not had enough experience and its not particularly warm atm.

Now its more warmer both Pike and Perch are more active and will take a lure. If you've been in the winter or colder months then you would be more successfull using dead baits.

All of the venues you have mentioned; you need to do some homework as the Pike tend to feed on different baits in different areas of the venue at different times of year. :thumbsup:

Try just about anywhere on the River Don its got a lot of Pike in it.

underbank is my favourite spinning lake.however damflask is better dead bait water

Whats the true size of the pike in Dam? Heard a lot of stories of 40lb+ being caught, but never seen any pics.
Also does Dam hold many trout? Because this could effect the growth, i've done a couple of sessions on resevours that are trout fishing only, but one month a year they open it to pike anglers(from a boat only) and the size of the pike being caught are well into the 20lb-35lb range.

What other species does it hold? Any decent Cats or Carp?

Whats the true size of the pike in Dam? Heard a lot of stories of 40lb+ being caught, but never seen any pics.
Also does Dam hold many trout? Because this could effect the growth, i've done a couple of sessions on resevours that are trout fishing only, but one month a year they open it to pike anglers(from a boat only) and the size of the pike being caught are well into the 20lb-35lb range.

What other species does it hold? Any decent Cats or Carp?

It was reported in this months Angling Star that a 30+ had recently been caught.