River Blythe, advice needed please

#1

Hi Lads, Ive a match on here, around Coleshill, on 26th June, never even seen it, consider myself proficient on rivers ( especially the float) but aint happy going in blind, can anyone help please??

#2

MarkV might be the man you need to talk to Bullah

LarryTeepot · #3

very peggy.....full of chub big buggers and barbel....5 meters wide . shallow with some deeps , weedy...awesome river

paul_brown · #4

As Larry said there are some big fish in the Blythe but as its only a small river some areas are only inches to 2ft deep. there are areas with holes in tho

MarkV · #5

MarkV might be the man you need to talk to Bullah

Never fished it TK ! How about that. Walked over it a lot

Not seen the river as far down as Coleshill.

The chub I used to watch from the bridge at Barston a couple of years back seem to have disappeared or moved on as well :(

#6

THANKS GUYS

LarryTeepot · #7

there are chub at Dukes bridge Coleshill that go over 7lb.....you can stand on the bridge and look down stream feed chips and after a few minutes..unless your not an angler you will be burstin to get at them....one of my friends

used to poach there early mornings monster chub perch and pike on a spinner.the river was 15 inches deeper then.but the sluice gates were lowered to stop flooding and hampton lane...few tench and carp by the old railway pilings in the deep hole....i thought about getting a coleshill ticket last year..£70.but walks would do for me now....i been fishing it and walking it for over 40 years

Conna · #8

I was a member of Coleshill Ac for about 8 years and fished Division 1 Nationals with them. I used to fish the opens on the Blythe and if you draw the right pegs you can't help but catch, the record weight was 90lbs of Chub from about 3ft of water, amazing. Sometimes the fish would stop biting so a good thing there for me which worked was to throw 5 or 6 big handfully of maggots in and they would start biting again for some reason. Pike can be a problem sometimes and I usually had a rod set up with a spinner on just to get them out if they showed. Peg 99 on the Coleshill match length was always the one to draw.

Regards

#9

Good to see you online John

Are you getting tempted to coming back yet

You should get on some Cashmores matches, great bunch of lads that fish waters you would like.
Come to Rolfs for the two dayer next year and have a great laugh and catch some cracking fish too

#10

You should get on some Cashmores matches, great bunch of lads that fish waters you would like.

Next uns of the river Conna

#11

Thanks Conna, looks like useful advice indeed. Be a pleasure to get my old stick float rods out

MarkV · #12

It IS a small river Bullah, wont be much casting involved.

And ... looking how low some of the rivers sre this year... make sue those sticks are short

#13

Id better get checking em, lol... some are sure to need re painting

#14

Keep us posted how you get on Bullah..........I'm always looking for 'new' river venues

#15

might be able to get u on if u want mate? its sun 26th june

#16

Keep us posted how you get on Bullah..........I'm always looking for 'new' river venues

Come on Bullah, tell us all about it

#17

My advice... dont bother, mammoth walks over rough terrain, several gates to climb, and it needs a couple of foot on.
I actually packed up and fooked off, most rare, but after wading across my peg, and the water not reaching my knees, i wasnt over confident