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kevin
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 Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject: Kegworth advice |
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| Hello. I'm new to the area, and while it's great to find all this river fishing on my doorstep, there's only a 50/50 chance I'll turn up anywhere with the right bait and gear. Could anyone advise on how to approach the Horshoe at this time of year? |
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John
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Kegworth advice |
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| kevin wrote: | | Hello. I'm new to the area, and while it's great to find all this river fishing on my doorstep, there's only a 50/50 chance I'll turn up anywhere with the right bait and gear. Could anyone advise on how to approach the Horshoe at this time of year? |
The horseshoe offers huge variety depending on what you want or where you fish. It holds a good head of roach, and stick, wag or pole all work well depending on swim/conditions. Bronze maggot, caster and hemp for bait. Good chub around features take lobworms, meat, maggot or caster, and when coloured bream may show (groundbait feeder and bait with worm/caster). From Autumn and through winter lots of pike (to mid doubles) to be caught on all methods.[/quote] |
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kevin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:16 pm Post subject: Horseshoe advice |
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| Thanks, John - that sounds encouraging. The stretch looks a bit like my old favourite, the Weaver in Cheshire, another natural/canalised river. I've enjoyed barbelling on the Ratcliffe stretch, but I fancy something more traditional, with a few more bites, for a change, so this looks a good place to start. |
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John
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:54 am Post subject: Horseshoe |
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Kevin
Presumably if you fish the Weaver you have a pole in your armoury. You can have excellent sport on the Soar (and this stretch especially) by 'balling it' and then fishing the pole (11.5 to 13m). Start the session with around 4-6 'baby's heads', using a heavy darkish groundbait with low feed content (include leam), add a few squatts and casters, then loose feed over the top (hemp/caster or hemp/maggot). It is rare that you need add furhter groundbait. Use a 1g float (or a 'lolly' depending on flow/conditions) and run through over and below the feed. Keep the end tackle light (20-22 B511 hook to 0.08), bulk about 1m up and spread 8 and 10 shot below. You should catch roach, skimmers, chub, perch, bleak and gudgeon. If river is up and running fast, holding back hard with the 'lolly' can also work. If it is clear/slow, your can feed/fish squatt and pinky. On a good day you will get bites all day if you get it right. |
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kevin
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| Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the detailed advice. I'd have acknowledged it earlier - I was hoping to report some success- but my days off these days seem to coincide with gales and deluges, so I've persisted with the barbelling on the grounds that I might as well sit it out for a big fish or two on a filthy river.(Today, South Muskham- 3 bites, 2 barbel, 1 chub + some waterproof gear tested to destruction.) I've been told that below the next lock upstream can also produce chub or bream, so I'll look forward to catching it right one of these days.
Thanks again. Kevin. |
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Krony
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Location: Derby
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Hi all.
We fished the Soar friday and apart from a big eel and being plagued by tiny chub and bleak didn't do too well. Fished maggot feeder most of the day then had a go on the bottom end of the horseshoe and barely got a bite. Very hot all day though ! Any tips or noted pegs would be much appreciated as the river looked perfect and we'll be back soon !
Thanks
P.S. Banks very overgrown lillies everywhere is there any peg clearance up coming ? |
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John
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: RIVER SOAR (JUNE) |
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I am not aware of any plans for peg clearance on the Soar - to my knowledge it has not needed it before. I will have a look when I get an opportunity.
Regarding fishing, early season when the water is clear you may find light float tactics are best, using either pole or waggler, with maggot, hemp or caster bait. I always introduce two or three balls of ground bait at the start, then loose feed (sparingly) over the top with hemp and either maggot and caster. If bleak are a nuisance, get your bait down quickly.
An alternative is to feed chopped worm and fish worm. There are some good perch and you might find a bream, tench or chub. |
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