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Never personally fished this section of the river, although I have looked at it standing over that walkover bridge in the distance.......

Its that river near stafford by the M6

Tis the T at TG and just next to it is the Lake that we use to fish years ago (20 plus) when it was a very good bream,skimmer and roach venue, often waiting lists to get on !!

Its that river near stafford by the M6

Good call that Dodge especially as you are in my territory; you mean the River Penk around Acton/Penkridge.

By the way, your are near but the cigars stay in the box

The river there used to run a 'purple colour' and was heavily polluted, it stunk crappity smack terrible, worse than a box full of skinned burst maggots . Mill Meece also used to run through the Gardens, that had the odd fish or two in it

Is it the Sow ?

Stafford Rivers.

The River Trent and Mill Meece are at Trentham.
The River Trent runs through Stone, Weston, and Haywood than crappity smack off east.
The River Sow is near Eccleshall and comes into Stafford, goes through the town, across the fields at Walton and Milford before joining the Trent at Haywood.
The River Penk is the one by the M6 at Acton and Penkridge. The Penk is the one that runs alongside the cut at Radford, Stafford and at the back of the canal at Farmdown Road.

The Sow can be good for roach in the winter, otherwise stalking for chub. Barbel over 11 lb have come from it; pockets of bream - big crappity smack.
The Trent got polluted to crappity smack but they do still catch at Shugborough way.
The Penk is very shallow, roving for chub but you can catch roach and stuff in the winter.

crappity smack good job we've only three canals

e River Sow is near Eccleshall and comes into Stafford, goes through the town, across the fields at Walton and Milford before

have watched a good shoal of bream some looking BIG singles and decent sized pike off the single track bridge at the back of milford between the railway & cut nice lookin bit of river

have always wandered who if anybody controls it never seen anybody fish it but thought mytbe IW as they used to have the stretch a bit further down past shugborogh

I think you are thinking of the Trent. It does get a bit complicated in that area.

Tis the T at TG and just next to it is the Lake that we use to fish years ago (20 plus) when it was a very good bream,skimmer and roach venue, often waiting lists to get on !!

Thought that might have been a 'tricky un' CWH  particularly as that picture is probably 40+ years old.......... but you are spot on   

I think you are thinking of the Trent. It does get a bit complicated in that area.

i thought the trent joined further down by Great Haywood ??

The Sow joins the Trent just above Hunts Mill at Great Haywood. Milford is actually above that but some people still call it (me included) 'Milford Hills' that is actually also below that point, (most call it part of Cannock Chase nowadays). The Sow runs through Milford and part of Shugborough. Shugborough Fishing Club control the River Trent and the T&M at Great/Little Haywood which is part of the Shugborough Estate. It is a bit compicated in that area!!!!!!

It is a bit compicated in that area!!!!!!

ur tellin me

still a nice lookin bit of river,i just like to stand on that little bridge smokin a fag watchin them fishes thinkin to myself "if only"

jeeesus i know smokin aint very popular but you cant even write fag now