Hi people. Im new to all this. just thought Id start a thread.
Anyone know where is fishing well in/near at the moment?
And is there any more free places apart from wiremill and forge dams?
Thanks

I'm not sure where is fishing well because I've given up for the time been. As for free waters, I can't think of any off the top of my head, although I have fished waters a few years ago where no bailiff ever came around.

These were Rivilin dams and parts of the River Don and Hillsborough Pond but the fishing wasn't exactly great.


This thread might be of interest to you:

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2723&highlight=Fishing

I know you can fish at Damflask near Bradfield (Bus numbers 61/62 I know 100% go there - From Hillsborough interchange) but I think you have to buy a day ticket or something...

There is also Graves Park and a few others - also try this URL

http://www.davidm.demon.co.uk/fishing/aston.html

http://www.howbrookanglingclub.fsnet.co.uk/

http://www.uk-fisherman.co.uk/active.asp

Fishing is not my thing I'm afraid.

Hope this helps.

Originally posted by darkstardust
I know you can fish at Damflask near Bradfield (Bus numbers 61/62 I know 100% go there - From Hillsborough interchange) but I think you have to buy a day ticket or something...

There is also Graves Park and a few others - also try this URL

http://www.davidm.demon.co.uk/fishing/aston.html

http://www.howbrookanglingclub.fsnet.co.uk/

http://www.uk-fisherman.co.uk/active.asp

Fishing is not my thing I'm afraid.

Hope this helps.

Yes, last time I fished Damflask was when they used to have trout season and you had to purchase a day ticket then. Damflask is excellent for pike at the bottleneck end but I was never too impressed with it for regular coarse fishing.

Why not instead spend your time doing something constructive rather than something cruel?

Originally posted by t020
Why not instead spend your time doing something constructive rather than something cruel?

By this statement I'm firmly under the impression that you don't eat fish. ;)

Originally posted by Lickszz
By this statement I'm firmly under the impression that you don't eat fish. ;)

HO HO. I do, BUT:

Recreational fishing is as bad as fox hunting as in so much that it serves no other purpose than to give the fisher/hunter pleasure. There is no need to distress fish in this way, or kill them needlessly. If its for food it makes it slightly better, anything else is just pointless and cruel.

Originally posted by t020
HO HO. I do, BUT:

Recreational fishing is as bad as fox hunting as in so much that it serves no other purpose than to give the fisher/hunter pleasure. There is no need to distress fish in this way, or kill them needlessly. If its for food it makes it slightly better, anything else is just pointless and cruel.

You see. If you had said you didn't eat fish then I could have understood your side of the debate. You can't have it both ways. Anglers have to put the fish back they are not allowed to kill them with a few exceptions of Salmon and Trout.

The fish doesn't know the difference.

With fishing for food the fish dies
With fishing for pleasure the fish lives to spawn another day.

Are you suggesting a complete ban on angling? Unlikely to happen it is the most participated sport in this country bar none.

btw. Do you have any suggestions for something more constructive?

Putting a sharp hook into a fishes mouth, dragging it out of the water for a while (equivalent to someone forcing a humans head under water), and then tossing the fish back in, all in the name of pleasure, and you say the fish doesn't notice? I think it does. I just don't think its necessary at all to do this.

Originally posted by t020
Putting a sharp hook into a fishes mouth, dragging it out of the water for a while (equivalent to someone forcing a humans head under water), and then tossing the fish back in, all in the name of pleasure, and you say the fish doesn't notice? I think it does. I just don't think its necessary at all to do this.

You misunderstood my point. I meant the fish doesn't notice the difference between been caught for pleasure or food. One way it lives another it dies. If you say it's acceptable to catch them for food then the next step is to allow anglers to kill any fish they catch and take them home? I think your exaggerating with regards to "tossing the fish back in" It's more a case of placing/putting. If you don't think it's necessary fine, your entitled to your opinions and I accept that. You decide whether you participate or not. Personally I would never be in the business of advocating force to stop others enjoying a extremely popular old past time because I didn't agree with it.

Originally posted by t020
Putting a sharp hook into a fishes mouth, dragging it out of the water for a while (equivalent to someone forcing a humans head under water), and then tossing the fish back in, all in the name of pleasure, and you say the fish doesn't notice? I think it does. I just don't think its necessary at all to do this.

The fish notices it, but a few minutes later it has probably completely forgotten.

Better to put the fish back in if you are not going to eat it (unlike the tons of bycatch that were fed to the gulls so that you could eat your cod or haddock)

There is a sliding scale of sentience at work here. Few of us have any compunction in dispatching insects, and most other invertebrates. Others have no problem dispatching humans. On an empathy scale of 1 to 10, fish rate at about 3, above worms and below octopi and guinea pigs. Foxes are up near 6 or 7 along with dogs & cats.

But for a fish eater to make such a proclamation is truly rich...

In the debate as to whether fish feel discomfort or not depends on which reports one is willing to believe.
Fish do not feel pain as they have no cereabral cortex running down the spine,so are totally immune to any feeling.

Originally posted by t020
HO HO. I do, BUT:

Recreational fishing is as bad as fox hunting as in so much that it serves no other purpose than to give the fisher/hunter pleasure.

Here we go on this old chestnut again, from someone who does not have a clue about the subject.

Just think about this. Look at waters that are fished regularly, then look at waters that are not fished at all.
Notice anything.
Wild life and tidy banks around the fished waters.
Litter, prams, washing machines dumped around waters that are not fished.
If fishing was banned there would be no clean water in English lakes or rivers. So no fish then. Probably suits your cause.

Originally posted by Viper17
In the debate as to whether fish feel discomfort or not depends on which reports one is willing to believe.
Fish do not feel pain as they have no cereabral cortex running down the spine,so are totally immune to any feeling.

The cerebral cortex is part of the brain. It doesn't run down your spine hence the cerebral part.

Originally posted by Andyman
Just think about this. Look at waters that are fished regularly, then look at waters that are not fished at all.
Notice anything.
Wild life and tidy banks around the fished waters.
Litter, prams, washing machines dumped around waters that are not fished.
If fishing was banned there would be no clean water in English lakes or rivers. So no fish then. Probably suits your cause.

I've seen a few fished areas with absolutely filthy banks. Discarded line, hooks, food, sandwich bags etc. etc.

Thanks people for the suggestions about where to fish. The links have proved usefull.
I must say I love going fishing and I try in every way possible to be careful with the fish once it is out of the water. And most Carp anglers carry a kind of "fish first aid kit", if they hook a fish with an infection or cut or whatever they will do their best to help the fish.
It is probably true about the fish forgetting about been caught, I have had experiences of going fishing one week then catchin the exact same fish the week after.
Anglers return the fish so that the can continue their life and grow bigger.
I dont think it is at all cruel, as I too have heard that the fish dont feel anything at all.

T020 seems like a very environmentally friendly person....But im sure many things he/she does has a bad effect on the environment. what car does T020 drive?

Thanks

This thread has turned from someone asking about fishing in the area to a preachership of the ethics of fishing thanks to t020.

I suggest if you know where the fishing areas of Sheffield are then to reply.

If you want to complain about the harm fishing does to the fish i suggest you open your own thread on this subject and do not in infest this one with your un related views and opinions when not asked for.

As for dam flask, its very low at the moment and cold water has been released from Agden resv which has put off the fish from feeding at the moment but i had a few out last week.

Someone suggested fishing the bottle neck and i have to aggree thats were the big ones are if you can be patient and wait you may get lucky.
Dam flask holds the Yorkshire record Chubb and a day ticket will cost you £3.50.

I fished damflask a couple of times when I was young. is the bottle neck where the river runs in?
I didnt know there was chub present in this water.

Its a course fishing dam now and the days of trout fishing there are long gone although there is still trout in there as they come in from the dam above which is drinking water and stocked with trout although fishing is not allowed there.
Dam flask has perch, roach, pike, chubb, bream and dace.
I,m not sure about the tench and barble but there are some big carp in there to.
The bottle neck is the part that runs into the river and the best fishing is down there.
A new disabled area is also being built to allow anyone with a disability or wheelchair to access this new ready built area which can be found just past the house at where you purchase your ticket.

I have just started up fishing again myself after a gap of about 25 years so though i,m no expert i have joined Worksop fiskertorial which allows to fish anywhere in Nottinghamshire including the Witham in Lincolnshire without having to buy a day ticket.
For £16 a year, thats a good deal to an alternative £2.50 for a day ticket.

Heres a list of free fishing in sheffield, they all fish well if you have the patience to learn how to fish them, i usually have a walk arround and talk to the others fishing to get some ideas before i tackle up :D

Arbourthorne Pond – Eastern Avenue, Arbourthorne, Sheffield 2
Crookes Valley Dam – Crookes Valley Road, Crookesmoor, Sheffield 10
Frecheville Pond – Hopedale Road, Frecheville, Sheffield 12
Graves Park – Hemsworth Road, Norton Woodseats, Sheffield 8
Hillsborough Park – Parkside Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield 6
Nancy Pond – Greaves Lane, High Green, Sheffield 30
Rivelin Valley – Rivelin Valley Road, Rivelin, Sheffield 6
Wire Mill Dam – Porter Valley, Whiteley Wood Road, Fulwood, Sheffield 10

paid venues

Dam Flaks - £4 day
Loxley Fisheries - £5 day
Mill Dam Fisheries - £4 day

Hope this helps

a few carp i cought at hayfield near docaster
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k174/bossdogg_2006/SP_A0172.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k174/bossdogg_2006/SP_A0170.jpg
were caught on double pellet soaked in mollasses

some nice carp pal:thumbsup:here is some pics of my fishing trips http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/fisherman73/DSC00120.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/fisherman73/DSC00081.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/fisherman73/DSC00227.jpg and a 26lb pb pike http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/fisherman73/DSC00223.jpgand a zander 14lb http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e250/fisherman73/DSC00167.jpg

I've seen a few fished areas with absolutely filthy banks. Discarded line, hooks, food, sandwich bags etc. etc.

Would those areas include the City centre, the areas around the football grounds on a match day or any of our parks littered with dog s**t. :rolleyes:

If you want areas a bit further out of the city - pm me - there's plenty of good fisheries in NE Derbyshire that area in easy reach.

Tight lines.

Barlow lakes is a good place to spend a summer's evening (very topical I know) and there's plenty of room to cast. They've a couple of coarse ponds and a couple of trout ponds - well stocked. Of course the trout taste a bit muddy...

I would recommend Aston Pond's this time of year. They are about a 20 minute drive from Sheffield City Centre, just before junction 31 of the M1. There are five well stocked ponds and you are guarenteed to catch. It cost £5 for the day but is well worth it.

Any decent carp in Aston ponds Rmada, and does it fish well for them in winter?

cheers

John.

There are carp upto 30lbs i have been told. Nearly every species is stocked, the Split Pond fishes well in summer, match catches still yo 50lb. I have fished many times when it has been close to freezing and still caught. Method I use in winter in groundbait feeder with corn as bait.:

well it seem that this thread has got verry topical..... do fish feel pain.. you bunch of jessys!!! sorry but i fish for pleasure and food. yes i eat sum of the fish i catch. and if any one is interested the river calder in elland has great trout fishing going on at the moment. a day pass is £3 and you shure to catch. take care and for those that do not fish enjoy you debate......:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

there's plenty of fishing local,you have the canal what starts in town and goes all the way to doncaster,and a lot of it is free now from just after the city center to plumpers stretch at tinsley,theres also kjs at killamarsh,noorwood at killamarsh aswell is good,kivetonhall farm is good all year round.theres also a new pond opned this summer at kiveton call kiveton waters and just a bit further a field you got hayfield lakes doncaster,hallcroft at retford,the chesterfield canal from worksop,lodge farm near bawtry,bank end at doncaster,lindholme at doncaster,so there's plenty to got at most places now charge a day ticket of about a fiver.happy fishing!!!!!!

tree huggers what can i say..it's not like we kill the animal with a pack of dogs,before you sate an opion you might want to come and see just how well fish are treated by anglers on the bank side!!!

Hello,
Do you know areas for fishing trout near Sheffield? Could you also explain me the legislation about fishing in England and in the different ares?
Thank you,
Arnaud

if you go on this site they will help you out
http://southyorkshirefishing.co.uk/index.php

and as far as t020 keep to your own lovely sport of sitting next to your telly and leave our sport allone stick to some thing you know about eastenders and cornation street

are there any fishing equipment rentals at the place? I have nothing and want to go fishing too

I’m planning on fishing Aston Ponds soon, travelling there on the 23 bus to Wales Bar. I don’t really know the area though, and I’ve had a look on the internet, but can’t see anywhere telling you which stop to get off at.

Anyone got any ideas? Or if I just say Aston Ponds will the driver know where that is?

Cheers, Bf.

Why not instead spend your time doing something constructive rather than something cruel?

I see you have an England flag as your avatar. Presumably this means you are a football fan. Why don't you spend your time doing something constructive instead of watching a bunch of highly overpaid idiots kicking a ball around?

:loopy:

You see. If you had said you didn't eat fish then I could have understood your side of the debate. You can't have it both ways. Anglers have to put the fish back they are not allowed to kill them with a few exceptions of Salmon and Trout.

The fish doesn't know the difference.

With fishing for food the fish dies
With fishing for pleasure the fish lives to spawn another day.

Are you suggesting a complete ban on angling? Unlikely to happen it is the most participated sport in this country bar none.

btw. Do you have any suggestions for something more constructive?
i once ate a fish !!!!! jayne i think her name was ??