River don anybody ?

[alf1956 10]

has anybody been fishing in the don since the season opened?we go down at the back of effingham road&the stevenson road &at the back of the wicker areas.has anybody been there or any other areas on the don&how have you fared?we usually fish with maggot or worm on the float&seem to catch grayling,trout,roach,perch,chub but alas no barbel as we do not fish on the bottom but we wre thinking about doing it in order to catch some

[charliewag 19]

i've been on the don today. spent the first couple of hours on the stick catching plenty of trout and grayling. i then decided to sit it out on the bomb with meat/big pellet hoping for a chub or barbel but none were forthcoming.

[alf1956 10]

where was you fishing charliewag ?

[charliewag 19]

beeley wood up to oughtibridge.

[CAGlover 10]

I fished last friday at hillsboror, fished stick float with maggot and bread. In 3 1/2 hours estimated about 100 fish upto 1 1/2 lb. 3 perch rest were grayling and trout, 70% were grayling.

[alf1956 10]

I fished last friday at hillsboror, fished stick float with maggot and bread. In 3 1/2 hours estimated about 100 fish upto 1 1/2 lb. 3 perch rest were grayling and trout, 70% were grayling.

 

sounds good sport just the thing for me & my nephew whos 16 & just ot the fishing bug!what stretch was it please?we may go down for a bash this weekend

[CAGlover 10]

From the five arches down to the dogs. Take waders travel light (just basics) and walk about, look for pacier stretches about 2-3 ft deep and you should be ok.

[alf1956 10]

From the five arches down to the dogs. Take waders travel light (just basics) and walk about, look for pacier stretches about 2-3 ft deep and you should be ok.

 

thanks for the info really appreciated mate

[chidorii 10]

Had a ride around the Don @ Meadowhall earlier, because the water level is pretty high a lot of the bank is missing, and with the rain not expected to clear I cannot see it getting much better!

 

Bumped into a couple of anglers who had been fishing about a week ago, he then showed me a pic of a 10lb barbel he had! Not revealing where but did tell me meat & pellets are the way to go (no big shock, but its nice to know!).

 

For me, the main issue with fishing this stretch, is - I haven't a clue where to begin! I presume I'm looking for a slightly deeper hold, but they are hard to see when you cannot get near the river at most locations!

 

Anyways, I digress! I do intend to give it a try soon and will let you know.

[johnfox 10]

About 7 years ago me and a mate did a 8 page pullout for Advanced pole fishing, Called suburban fishing, we did this in Rotherham town centre under Chantery Bridge just down from tescos. The place was full of Chub & Trout and roach. Full of fish. In a day we used to catch 100lb regular. Further up the river under the wear at tescos it gets fished for barbel and i seen up to 10lb barbel caught there and regular. Not seen how its fishing this year due to working in Sheffield these days but it used to be the nuts

[chidorii 10]

Excellent, the stretch you mentioned is about a mile's walk for me. Was that before or after 'the great floods'?

 

Talking about the floods, i was planning a little outing tomorrow but the places you mentioned will be under a metre of water! (and currently, i cannot wade!)

 

I know a few places that will be accessible further upstream and towards meadowhall, but I know high water fishing is usually a no no. Any tips? I was thinking try and find a big hold in the river a splodge a method feeder in the middle (pellet/meat) and also perhaps a lighter setup with fixed ledger with small pellet/worm.

 

As you can most likely tell, i have fished a river in a while

[charliewag 19]

you'll not be fishing anywhere on the don this weekend. i took the dog for a walk this afternoon and even the slacks are a brown torrent.