Many years ago ( get the violins out ) before I was old enough to drive, and Laptops, and google maps came on the scene ,
Me and my fishing mates would get on our bikes with a ordinance survey map, and set off looking for fishing pits within our
local 10 mile area on farm land.
We would find them via the nearest lane, chuck our bikes in the hedge, walk across fields and suss out the water, and if it looked
good enough to retain fish, the next step was to ask the farmer if he would let us fish .
The feed back from the farmers was usually very good ,giving us permission to fish, and information about the water, and a
general lecture as to not to fall in, make a mess, leave no litter, and don't upset the cows.
The finds in these small waters were sometimes good but very often poor, with all kinds of disappointments, Most Farmers, would give us info, and we got to know if the water had been fished by others, We looked for fish and tell tail signs, floats stuck up trees, worn down banks, tree branch rod rests still in the ground etc.
One water we found was a small pool on the edge of a wood, the farm was a good mile away and so was the nearest lane. so it was quite
isolated, we had a word with the farmer, and he was OK about things, but added,( you wont catch much, there's only frogs and tiddlers.)
We just had the basic tackle made three pegs in the reeds. I plumbed up to find 2ft under the rod tip, my mates however found 6 and 7ft
To cut a long story short the pool was full of small tench and rudd, biggest tench we ever caught was 1lbs 8oz and the rudd 2-3oz
We fished that pool for years and had it to ourselves, it was stuffed full of these small fish, Time moves on people change, the one fishing mate, has since died and the
other goes sea fishing, now and loves it. I often wonder what that pool is like , and did anyone else find those little tench.
Have you ever come across a forgotten water. A pit in a field that, throws up a surprise fish ?
Me and my fishing mates would get on our bikes with a ordinance survey map, and set off looking for fishing pits within our
local 10 mile area on farm land.
We would find them via the nearest lane, chuck our bikes in the hedge, walk across fields and suss out the water, and if it looked
good enough to retain fish, the next step was to ask the farmer if he would let us fish .
The feed back from the farmers was usually very good ,giving us permission to fish, and information about the water, and a
general lecture as to not to fall in, make a mess, leave no litter, and don't upset the cows.
The finds in these small waters were sometimes good but very often poor, with all kinds of disappointments, Most Farmers, would give us info, and we got to know if the water had been fished by others, We looked for fish and tell tail signs, floats stuck up trees, worn down banks, tree branch rod rests still in the ground etc.
One water we found was a small pool on the edge of a wood, the farm was a good mile away and so was the nearest lane. so it was quite
isolated, we had a word with the farmer, and he was OK about things, but added,( you wont catch much, there's only frogs and tiddlers.)
We just had the basic tackle made three pegs in the reeds. I plumbed up to find 2ft under the rod tip, my mates however found 6 and 7ft
To cut a long story short the pool was full of small tench and rudd, biggest tench we ever caught was 1lbs 8oz and the rudd 2-3oz
We fished that pool for years and had it to ourselves, it was stuffed full of these small fish, Time moves on people change, the one fishing mate, has since died and the
other goes sea fishing, now and loves it. I often wonder what that pool is like , and did anyone else find those little tench.
Have you ever come across a forgotten water. A pit in a field that, throws up a surprise fish ?