Winter pike fishing best places to go?

[Chris412 10]

gonna try fly fishing for pike on the canal this weekend

[Mac Man 10]

I agree with everything that has been said here.

[carltiteline 10]

what a load of absolute dddddddd

 

the local tackle shop and balif are the 1st to tell porkys

 

i remmber fishing pebly res and the balif told me there were 40lb ers in pebly....

 

how daft do they think u are, they most be so brain dead

 

my grandad had a 30lb er FROM PEBLEY no bull and that was over 8 year ago it was in A.T

IF THAT FISH AINT DEAD ITS MUST BE PUSHING OVER 40 LB NOW

i usualy take a shad or two down canal and make my way up n down no monsters my best is 12lb

[roobz 10]

wots best bait n best places for pike on canal???

[chrisgenius7 10]

i would say sheff cannal river thorne or the west fen in cambridge if u fancey a 2hour drive

[Oddgitt 10]

wots best bait n best places for pike on canal???

 

I've been looking into this myself. Seems like using a dead sprat is a good start. You can either wobble this or 'pop' it up using some poppers or stuff it with poly-styrene.

 

Apparantly the area near tinsely is good for pike and perch.

 

Can anyone clarify what/where the 'plumpers' stretch is, and where you buy day tickets for it?

[Grandad.Malky 11]

Can anyone clarify what/where the 'plumpers' stretch is, and where you buy day tickets for it?

 

I know nothing about fishing but the plumpers was a pub on Tinsley roundabout, when that closed it became a golf shop but I am not sure if that’s still the case.

Edited November 27, 2009 by Grandad.Malky

[roobz 10]

ive been on canal the last few weeks fishing for pike ive used loads of different dead baits but stil not managed to catch any as anyone else had any luck???

[spankysufc 10]

the plumpers stretch is the stretch just after the lochs at tinsley going away from sheffield town centre all way down to holmes loch in rotherham i think also they have a couple of the lochs on there book but dont quote me on that.

[spankysufc 10]

also some very nice pike down at bernard road behind the incinerator with wobbled sprat or deadbaits in the margins or far bank where the lillies were. from jacks upto upper doubles, heard stories of twenty pounders but never actually seen one biggest ive seen was 18lb and full of spawn at the time, was also followed into the net by a little jack pike!!

[charliewag 19]

the plumpers stretch of the canal is season ticket only. the rest of the canal from tinsley basins to the city centre is free fishing,the clubs that leased sections have either folded or not renewed the lease.

it's not fishing great for pike at the moment.i've only had 2 jacks in my last 4 visits.

[kimba 10]

some good pike comming out at dam flask at the moment last week a 45lb was taken on dead bait at the top end near the sporning area we was up friday and monday took 2 20lb out

 

wheres the spawning area then m8?