Sheffield canal

[DAMFLASK CHRIS]

AS I am back at work tomorrow decided to spend a couple of hours on canal to see if a could catch a fish in 2021
most it was frozen over but where I caught roach perch odd skimmer and a crayfish it was ice free but there was a bloke piking so had to go further up canal on different section tried where I had seen roach shoal in warmer weather under a bridge only swim that had no ice on fished for a couple of hours but no bites and didn't help when I arrived 2 blokes where magnet fishing in the swim nearby so will try club lakes next week if they are not iced over

 

[tipitinmick]

Crayfish in the Sheffield canal . I didn’t know that. Well done for getting out and having a go though.

 

[The Landlord]

I hooked a crayfish when we were at Alders Farm, never seen one before. Luckily it fell off as I was swinging it in. I was thinking "how the hell do you unhook these things!" On pellet as well.

 

[DAMFLASK CHRIS]

Crayfish in the Sheffield canal . I didn’t know that. Well done for getting out and having a go though.

red claws so american version i think first one i ever seen in real life

 

[WickerDave]

I hooked a crayfish when we were at Alders Farm, never seen one before. Luckily it fell off as I was swinging it in. I was thinking "how the hell do you unhook these things!" On pellet as well.

Crush under your heel and pick your hook out of the remains, if it is a signal or other alien species!

 

[commieboy257]

watched a youtuber video of a lass carp fishing. the place looked so rough I'm surprised she wasn't killed for her kit!

 

[tipitinmick]

red claws so american version i think first one i ever seen in real life

Only ever seen one myself but, that was one of ours. A light brown colour. That was in the waters edge in the river Swale one time. Looked like a tiny lobster.

 

[DAMFLASK CHRIS]

watched a youtuber video of a lass carp fishing. the place looked so rough I'm surprised she wasn't killed for her kit!

we walked to boat marina further down yesterday was blokes drinking special brew down there so ok during day not sure i would fish nightime or early evening was told by flask bailiff can be dodgy on canal

 

[DAMFLASK CHRIS]

Only ever seen one myself but, that was one of ours. A light brown colour. That was in the waters edge in the river Swale one time. Looked like a tiny lobster.

have caught a lobster on holyhead breakwater cooked it while we where there tasted ok
had a crayfish on keepnet on canal now know your supposed to kill them if red

 

[tipitinmick]

have caught a lobster on holyhead breakwater cooked it while we where there tasted ok
had a crayfish on keepnet on canal now know your supposed to kill them if red

Yep. Get em knocked. I’m surprised they are in the Sheffield canal. Crikey.

 

[commieboy257]

apparently the Rother near Sheffield is rife with the buggers

 

[Silverfisher]

Flipping crayfish were becoming a right problem here a few years ago you’d get one almost every session on most stretches if feeder fishing and even the odd one on the float. Thankfully their numbers have really plummeted on most stretches in the last 4 or 5 years to the point they are a like once a season capture now across those stretches now. Do know a couple stretches where they are still a real nuisance though.

 

[OldTaff]

Respect for giving it a go Chris - wonder if your special brew lads are related to the ones who frequent some of the town stretches of the Medway

 

[Sad Teacher]

Derbyshire Derwent full of them... We trap them average 250 a day!!

 

[Millers Thumb]

Yep. Get em knocked. I’m surprised they are in the Sheffield canal. Crikey.

Ulley res wicked wi em mick.

 

[Marker50]

Ulley.would not have gessed that.

 

[bluemack]

Derbyshire Derwent full of them... We trap them average 250 a day!!

When you trap em ,do you confiscate the special brew?

 

[Fugley-fisher]

Our club pond used to be a crayfish farm and the upper pond a salmon farm had a pump from bottom to top to make a flow, there are still cray in both catch them regularly, never last long under my size 10 cant use meat in the edge or corn there are just to many.