A couple of hours on the stick

[buster gonads 862]

After walking the dog up the river Don [doncaster] on sunday hopeing to drop him on a Mink, it looked that good i decieded to try a bit of stick float fishing for Roach, off i went after work yesterday, set myself up and had a couple of roach and a Chub before i decieded my eyes are no longer upto it should have gone to speck savers, end'd up useing a light feeder rod i had with me, end'd up with 6 Chub and 3 Roach for about 10 pound but got done twice by Barbel, next time i,ll be going for them Barbel and i,ll be better equiped, well worth a visit if you like river fishing, i hate with a passion them Carp puddles, another bonus was that the dog caught a Rabbit while i was fishing .

[billybaltic 308]

Sounded like a good day, i'd have a go at them barbel, sound's like decent fishing.

[northern lad 2,292]

Thats a proper mixed bag Buster! cant stand the carp ponds myself,i think the only thing there any good for is starting youngsters/novices on.Never caught a barbel as i dont really fish anywhere with em in,all stillwaters and canals round here!I know what you mea n about the glasses,am going to have to get some soon(or have my arms lengthened,struggling to focus short distances !!!)well done pal YIS Dave

[paul m 0]

I love fishing the stick. I am on the River Soar and we have some lovely fast glides full of chub. Only trouble is it is in flood(still)and I am working too much!

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Down from the prison was it?

[poacher3161 1,766]

I bet with all this fekin rain its well up was tempted to go myself this weekend plenty of grayling sheffeild end.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Havnt Seen any mink beyond stainy,when I hunted there.know of a few earths but So dies every lad and his granny

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Lad i know fishes it nearer thorne and gets the odd flatty as well as roach,skimmers.no barbel that I have heard of

[WILF 49,920]

Good do mate

[NEWKID 28,581]

Love fishing the stick mate... My fav fresh water method....... Sounds like you had a good session , nice one...

[mattyg 1,862]

fishing the stick is the best method bar none. that was the only way i knew how to fish when i was a kid as thats what i was taught on the river blythe, dont get enough time to don me waders and get out in the middle of the river nowadays. for me, theres alot more skill and involvment in fishing the stick than just launching a massive feeder/bomb out and waiting for the same muddy carp to pick up your bait on one of those bloody carp puddles.

long live proper fishing! lol

matt

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Its an Art i never masted,waggler was always easyier

[mattyg 1,862]

BBB, cant beat the sight of a dotted down float tip sinking below the water, although each to their own and the waggler has its place, im just getting all "strawberry tinted glasses" over the whole "stick float thing", if i aint chucking fluff (very badly) im usually trotting a stick down a tiny river in warwickshire or just watching watching my dogs slightly bother the local rabbit population. the rabbits seem to like being chased from what i can see as they never get caught....lol

matt

[buster gonads 862]

Down from the prison was it?

Upstream of the prison BBB, just above the Salmon ladder, i,ve been back to have a go at the Barbel but only took Halibut pellets and the f*****g dog ate them while i was setting up, thieving buggers them Plummers . I,ve seen Mink on that section before but only when iam fishing, never see them when i,ve got the dog with me though, if i can get some casters today iam going to have a couple of hours tomorrow, hopfully the dog wont eat casters . i sat watching a fella on weds afternoon catching Roach and skimmers on Hemp and Tares on the stick, just below were the river runs under the canal side bridge, i,ll decied on either stick or light feeder when i see if its a downstream wind or not, atb, buster.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Good luck,i never masted Stick float.watched a guy fish the went at sykehouse , roach after roach and the odd bigger perch.