All over place pal but not on the rivers. Really looking forward to get into barbel fishing..Im just on internet looking at collingham weir trying to get a post code for sat nav. Cheers for info pal
Welcome. The Trent isn't just about Collingham Weir though. It can get a bit crowded there and the fish wary. There are miles of good fishing downstream of that on the tidal. Mostly £5 a day.
Just find the back street at Collingham and the river is signposted. The second sign to the North direction as it were ...leads to where you see a house and lane on the left and a sign for Collingham Club. Park behind the swim.
There are other such places. Tackle really needs to be up to it.
Look up on Youtube Mick Brown and Martin Bowler fishing on the tidal trent.
Covers most things.
PS.Before I moved up here my barbel experience was on small intimate rivers and it was a huge learning curve regarding the tackle and methods for the Tidal. I thought fishing an 8lb line was heavy enough. What a mistake. 15lb and a beefy rod is my preferred option and use heavy feeders so that when you cast in and put a 15 yard bow in the line you dont get dragged into snags. Even the smaller ones will bend the rod to its full curve.
Dont let this put you off because for £5 a day you can catch VERY hard fighting fish the size you would only expect in a commercial.
Yesterday I had 4 including 2 at a tad under a double. Its picking up again after the latest batch of fresh water.
The best thing I could say is set a day aside at the weekend, take a map and your sandwiches and walk and observe. You can actually walk on the flood bank all the way along the Trent along here on the Trent Path.
Hope this gives help. Tight lines.
mg: hope this is ok ... i dont really know which rivers to fish, i hope someone will take me under there wing and let me meet up with them on a days fishing some time cheers :w:w
