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T K
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 Posted - 23 April 2008 : 1:57:42 PM
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Venue : Wyrley & Essington Canal Pelsall
Location: Norton Road before154 Pelsall from York Bridge (Fingerpost pub) for 2km running west to Freeths Bridge at Fishley – see map link
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.s...28&ay=303799
Description: Cashmores AC control 101 permanent pegs 20 yards apart on this section of canal predominantly in a rural setting which see’s little boat traffic. There are distinctive sections along the canal including the ‘straight’ common (pegs 1-37) and more sheltered sections from Wood Lane Bridge (peg 38) moving west to Freeths Bridge.
Because of little boat traffic, the canal can be clear during winter months, but substantial vegetation – pads, cabbages and sedges - establish themselves during the summer, particularly on pegs 40 onwards. The canal is noted for it’s tench, typically 3lb but reputed to run much larger. As well as roach, perch, skimmers and bream for the match and pleasure angler to target, specimen hunters also target large carp and pike that inhabit the canal.
Season tickets are available £5 per annum running from 16th June each year
Match bookings are also welcomed at £1 peg
Contact Name: Dave Meredith & Tony Kulik
Contact Email: tonykulik@hotmail.co.uk
Contact Phone: 01922 413925 (DM) and 07989 700638 (TK)
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T K
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Posted - 27 April 2008 : 12:04:59 PM
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View of the Common length looking back to the Fingerpost pub in the distance
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Posted - 27 April 2008 : 12:06:49 PM
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View from the same bridge looking West
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T K
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Posted - 07 May 2008 : 9:05:53 PM
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Well I originally booked today off to take JK to the dentists for an extraction, but secretly arranged to meet up with Cotti the Warburton King later in the morning.
Arrived at Wood lane a tad later than expected, only to see Cotti marching in the horizon, whereas I expected to drop on one of the rhs pegs close to the bridge.
Gear out of the car, off I traipsed after him
He’d dropped on peg 53 to get out of a bit of a devilish skimming easterly winds, so I plonked myself on 54, which was Lasher’s peg on the last Cashmores match.
Cotti had picked up our bait – all of ½ of caster and ½ pinkie between us.
The plan – fish the punch for a few silvers and firtle a few pinkies and caster in for anything else sniffing around.
Punch rig was a 4x10 seed float with a size 20 PR31 direct to 0.06 (1.4lb). Also set up was a 4x10 TBF cult in a monstrous 2.6lb – aint got a clue why I set that up.
A couple of punch lines were fed, short and long.
By the time I started on the short line, Cotti had already picked up about 5 roach on his longer punch line. First look and a roach. And again, And again. It was a bite a put in, but no stampers all 1-2 oz, despite a fairly large piece of punch being used.
After about 15 fish, float slips under and I lift…………….lackie shoots out. Sh*t it’s a tinca. Play it for about 10 mins and am grateful that the fine wire hook has held and done its job. Probably knocking 2.5 pound.
Inside line refed after that skirmish and a look across on the longer line. Same patter, a bite a chuck, this time from roach and rudd. Again only small 2ozers but I’m happy to put fish in the net.
Float dips again and a lift……………sod it…………another tinca. Again play this gently for 5-10 mins and the rig holds out again. Ditto, another about the 2.5lb mark. 40 mins in, and I’ve about 6-7lb in the net………cant be bad.
Back on the inside, more roach. Float dips, lackie comes out another tinca. Play this for about 5 mins, but I’m getting a bit cocky and a lean into it a bit to much see’s me part company. A look at the rig……………reason – PR31 has snapped.
Refeed and across again. More roach and rudd then tinca no 4 puts in an appearance.
1.4lb bs is again put to the test………but this time tinca snags me in a load of weed.
Ok………..lets play games. Out with the other rig this time, but with double pinkie. Roach and rudd are having it one a chuck. Start feeding the pinkie and caster on this line.
A bite every put in. If no bite within 2 mins…………I know what’s coming. Yep, tincas keep putting in an appearance.
By now Cottis also had one about 2 lb and his mates come down to see how he’s getting on. Cotti’s mate has never fished with a pole and gives it a go. He’s having roach and rudd across too. Then he has a battle with a tinca and gets it out, cuss Cottis stepped upto 2lb hook length after his first tinca.
Anyway, to cut things short, I ended up with 8 tincas, including a couple of better stamp ones around the 4lb mark, with a bream of a couple of lb in between.
Not a bad days fishing on the clubs canal– and all on a slice of bread and ¼ each of pinkie and caster…………..no wander I ran out of bait which forced me to call it a day
My peg for the afternoon
Cotti having roach and rudd one a chuck across - he finished with double figues
Cotti with a tinca
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FERT
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Posted - 07 May 2008 : 9:29:34 PM
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| you had an excellent i didnyt i only had 38 fish including a 3.5 pound bream on caster and maggot could catch the tench today. |
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T K
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Posted - 10 May 2008 : 09:09:11 AM
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| sod cotti's tinca............did you get that birds number?? |
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Posted - 11 May 2008 : 7:25:37 PM
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Shhhhhh Trogg - the missus peeps over my shoulder on occasions  |
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Posted - 12 May 2008 : 12:09:23 AM
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| He only wants the number to ask her where she got them leg warmers from :P |
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Posted - 18 May 2008 : 1:32:20 PM
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| One of our members went a step better than my little bag above - well several really - he had 17 tench in a session last week |
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YAMO
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Posted - 18 May 2008 : 7:26:50 PM
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On its day this place can be electric, i spent 3 hours there in the week on peg53 and had 17 tench and 1 perch. It was alive with fish, i fished for em as i know the potential this canal has for big fish and lots of them. Best thing about this whole stretch is you dont quite know what you're gonna catch next, whether it be a roach,rudd perch,proper tench big skimmer or rogue carp.
The canal is fishing its head off at the moment and i strongly recommend it, for £5 a year its a steal.red maggot i caught on but worm corn bread and pellet scores well too, i may sneak down there again in the week with pellet and corn approach. |
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Posted - 20 May 2008 : 08:16:15 AM
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| Going down for the day friday, will take the camera, just hope the weather holds out for me! |
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Posted - 22 May 2008 : 8:20:13 PM
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| BTTT for Perchpoacher |
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T K
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Posted - 02 July 2008 : 1:24:47 PM
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Small club 'knock up' on the Wood Lane section this Sat (5th July)
Any MD'ers are welcome to come along.........
9.00am draw
Fish 10am - 3pm
£5 pools
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Ali D
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Posted - 26 August 2008 : 7:29:43 PM
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Best fiver I ever spent!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cashmores AC,Pelsall,W&S canal. Cheers TK
My old rusty scales read 18lbs. Forceps are 20cm or 8"(assuming I work out how to add photos).18" Net (was cracked,now broke LOL)No8 hook, home made boily mix.
I don't know what type of carp it is?
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Posted - 26 August 2008 : 7:44:56 PM
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Ali D
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Posted - 02 September 2008 : 4:46:53 PM
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what stretch you catch that on?
its a mirror carp, there ar eplenty bigger than thaT SWIMMING about too ! |
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T K
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Posted - 05 September 2008 : 7:48:31 PM
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Well done Ali D  - as Yamo says, there are some decent fish along there. Best authenticated last year that I know of was 23lb
Good to hear of your feedback.................keep us posted of future exploits |
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Ali D
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Posted - 31 October 2008 : 4:23:10 PM
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Hello. Paul and T.K. I caught the carp on the stretch between the Wood Ln bridge and the RADAR disabled gate. I usually fished the same hole. The scales are a bit old and rusty so not sure of accurecy.
Can I ask a daft question? Do fish eat less when the water gets cold? Do fish become less active over winter?
Was a couple of fellas fishing today by Fishley lane brigde when I was on my walk.
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Posted - 05 November 2008 : 11:12:28 AM
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| yes like most canals as it becomes colder the fish become dormant and feed less, the water becomes clearer and the fish shoal up tightly. The roach are still showing up but finer tackle is a must to catch them. As for the carp they will be feeding naturally but not as confident as in summer, there wer some guys fishign down the extension last night and they catch carp regularly. |
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Posted - 23 November 2008 : 1:31:29 PM
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do u catch big carp ?? where is the canal ?? can u give me the number of the club ??
i will give you a ring when u give me the number !!!! =D
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T K
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Posted - 24 November 2008 : 1:02:18 PM
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Near Pelsall
Map links and contact details at the top of this thread Maver Mon
Give us a bell.............
Contact Name: Dave Meredith & Tony Kulik
Contact Phone: 01922 413925 (DM) and 07989 700638 (TK)
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T K
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Posted - 23 January 2009 : 1:54:39 PM
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At the end of Jan to the beginning of March 2009 BWB will be carrying out improvement works along the Wyrley & Essington Canal between Ogley Jnct (Brownhills) and Birchills Jnct (Walsall).
The work will entail spot dredging, removing areas of built up silt and the cutting back of overhanging vegetation that could pose safety issues for boaters.
The works are to be sympathetic towards angling and will be carried out Mondays to Fridays only within normal working hours
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Posted - 23 January 2009 : 2:56:25 PM
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Nice to see BWB doing something that will help anglers hope all you yam yams and ay ars appreciate it 
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T K
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Posted - 26 January 2009 : 7:10:41 PM
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Off course we do Trogg
Have you had an Essox Lucius session down there lately  |
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Posted - 12 February 2009 : 10:25:39 AM
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| Get your membership renewed soon, only a fiver and as you can see and read above its well worth that. Also a super match venue, so any clubs looking for a few matches speak to TK, superbly priced and well worth a trip. |
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Posted - 06 April 2009 : 12:38:33 PM
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Had a wander along the complete length yesterday, replacing signs that had deteriated with age.
Three young lads were fishing pop ups on pegs in the 80's and had had a few tugs......
Beautifully conditioned and marked/scaled fish of 14lb, 12lb and 9lb
Also saw pictures of one fish of 23lb that the one youngster had caught earlier in the season 
Just wished I'd have given the lad who had the pictures on his phone my email details so that I could have posted them on the forum  |
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Posted - 19 April 2009 : 5:10:41 PM
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This guy was having one a chuck today, all stampers on the seed
View of the cut looking west off the Fingerpost pub sun terrace
Park the wife here with half a lager and get some sport in just 5 yards away..........
You know it makes sense
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T K
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Posted - 23 April 2009 : 3:36:33 PM
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Just had a word with Cotti the Warburton King who fished the cut yesterday.
‘How did you get on?’
‘Well I did around the 14lb mark’
‘Had a good day then’
‘No, not really. 3 of my fish were tench, and I’d say each one was over 3lb, the rest were all roach except one small rudd. So take the tench away and I daint do that good. Plus I’d got a pike in my peg that snaffled a couple of roach off me so I just did the 4 hours instead of 5 and packed up at 2pm’
‘Well 9-10lb of tincas and 3-4lb silvers aint bad fishing’
‘Spose not, but cr@p compared to the bloke just up from me – you know him, he used to fish with Alrewas. The one who showed me how to fish the punch’
‘Why what did he have?’
‘He daint have any bread on him today, just fished caster over groundbait, but as well as all the roach he was having, when I left him he’d also got 9 tench, with quite a few of ‘em over the 4lb mark – every time I looked he’d got one on - plus 4 bream which were all proper uns all well over the 4lb mark. I reckon he was over the 50lb mark he was owning up to – and all from just down the track’
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