Simple Match Fishing Forum

off i went with my old watercraft box and slimmed down rod bag one stick float rod one landing net and a bank stick the box was filled with a few stick floats,wagglers and bait the only other bit of kit was my keepnet easy as i could get it[and wondered why i have a rive box thats full of everything i never use i parked at my mums and headed off over the fields to the bottom end of the brinks in fact the end peg .
it was always pegged at one time and use to win the section every time its a great stick float peg and normally the fish are down the peg 4 or 5 rod lengths down the peg
its about 7ft deep and you trot down as far as you can
loose feeding caster for a start then a few bronze maggots this switch over seams to work well
after half a hour i was catching lovely roach from 5oz to nearly a pound good old fashion fishing and for the first time i doubted my match fishing to strike at a bite 5 rod lengths down your peg is something else a great feeling i finished the afternoon having caught 4 or 5lb of fish but it wasn't the amount of fish it was the way i fished for them something theses young anglers will never do
i packed up and had a cup of tea with mum before collecting the kids from school and all the way home i had a little smile about the afternoons fishing
i would seriously have a go yourself it bring back all that magic simply brilliant
i'm now going to keep this tackle just for this reason and mybe take the dogs next time

joff roach 5oz to 1lb and u ended up with 4lb to 5lb next time u would be better off going dogging

im with joff.Going back and doing it the old way brings back a glow inside me

For a minute i thought i was reading Mr Crabtree again.Nice post Joff.

River + Roach + Stick Float = Heaven

Not drawn a peg in a year where I could use the stick, but I try to do a Joff around this time of year on the Bristol Avon. Enjoy it every time!

You will be fluff chucking next Joff

I would recommend any of you that like stickfloat fishing then get yourself on the Wye at Belmont, it is proper but be warned Joff it is a mans river as it actually fishes best with 4, 5 or even 6 foot on .

I would recommend any of you that like stickfloat fishing then get yourself on the Wye at Belmont, it is proper but be warned Joff it is a mans river as it actually fishes best with 4, 5 or even 6 foot on .

Second that Dan; best fishing river there is.

Last time I fished Belmont was three years ago for a feature for AM. It was very low and clear but still had over 20 lbs, mainly great big stonking roach, on stick and caster. Woody , good egg, did me groundbait. I couldn't chuck that lot in so I took the rest home, - it lasted me over six months on the cuts when I sieved it down. Don't tell him ffs!!!!

Havent fished the Wye since 1969 I think it was - Honky Tonk Women was in the top 10


Gotta give it another bash one of the days.......


Have often tinkered over the years with booking a club match on there - but have so far tempered my desire to return (with the club) because of the anticipated reaction I might get.........

i used to love the trent and did get back into that sort of fishing hopefully we will see some match back on the trent this summer
the way i see it at the minute with fuel going up and everyone struggling to make ends meet next years calander will be close to home as soon as christmas is out the way i'l be putting together next years fixtures