River Trent

[Ron Clay]

Venue: Near Collingham on tidal
Date 10.03.03
Time fished: 7 am to 11.30
Conditions: Extremely windy. River dropping after a 2.5 m tide. Good barbel conditions.
Bait: Plumrose bacon grill
Method: Hair rigged with 2.5 oz korda flat lead.
Results: 1 x 4lb 12oz chub, 1 x 8lb 4 oz barbel

A nice way to end the season, but extremely windy, Had to pack up early as the wind became dangerous!!

 

[Ron Clay]

Venue: Near Collongham on tidal
Date: 22.06.02
Time fished: 6.00 am to 3.30 pm
Conditions: Strong SW wind - dry. River at normal level, tide topped at 11.30am
Water Temp: 18 deg C
Bait: Trigga Boilie
Method: Hair rigged, 1 metre hook length, 2.5 oz Korda - 6 boilie stringer.

Result: 1 x 2lb chub. Hooked barbel at about 2.30 pm. Got into snag. After much heaving and pulling I lost it.

This is a new swim which I intend to spend more time fishing. The barbel felt very big.

 

[Steve Ayscough]

Venue: Collingham
Date: 20.06.02
Time fished: 05:30 am to 3:30 pm
Conditions: light wind with showers and bright spells
Bait: Bronze Maggot, Hemp and Trigga boilies
Method: 3 feet hook lenght, 2oz blockend feeder
Result: 50X Roach/Bream hybrids 1x 1.5 lb Chub 1x 6lb 6oz Barbel 1x 2 lb 12 oz Barbel

Would have carried on but ran out of bait

 

[Ron Clay]

Venue: Near Sutton on Trent
Date: 30/06/02
Time Fished: 5.45 am to 2 pm
Conditions: Mild overcast temp up to 18 deg
Bait: Trigga boilies, Luncheon meat and maggots
Method: Two rods: 1 hair rigged meat and/or boiles, other: large block end feeder with size 12 Super specialist hook and 6 maggots.
Result: 1 x 51/2 lb barbel on the maggots.

Discovered several new swims with excellent potential.

 

[Ron Clay]

Venue: Near Collingham
Date 27/28 July
Time fished: about 3 hours on 27, 28th fron 3.30am to 10 am
Condition: Hot and Horrible, temp up to 29 deg c
Bait: Maggies and pellet
Method: more or less as previous post
Result: 1 x bootlace eel, 1 x 1 lb perch 1 x 7 lb barbel, 2 x 2 lb chub.

Roll on the cool weather and some rain. I have not felt more stifled than a March day in Durban.

 

[chub angler]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Trent loop in Newark, back of Sugar Factory.
Date: 10/10/2002
Time fished: 8am. to 6.45pm.
Weather conditions: Dull, Strong Cool East Wind blowing straight upstream & in face.
Water conditions: Extremely low, very clear low flow.
Water Temperature: Sorry, stopped taking these in 1968, as I would rather rely on my senses than a thermometer to decide on tactics. It was walm to my pinkies though. Car said air was 14 degrees but i couldn't dip it in the water.
Bait: Medium Betaine pellet, coated in spicy Baker/trout pellet paste. Rolled in baby pellets.
Method: Lightweight method feeder rolled
under a bush. Mix heavy with small pellets.
Results: 8 chub, 4lb. 2oz. to 4lb. 14oz. 1 barbel 7lb. 5oz.
Brief description of the session and any remarks: River seems to be very quiet, with very few people about most anglers I talked to on Newark/ Tidal stretches on Wednesday having a very slow time, most had no bites.
Things have changed, tha knows, last time I fished you had a job getting a swim.

 

[Kevin Parcell]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:River Trent nr Burton
Date:23 Feb 2003
Day Ticket/Club/Private:Club
Time fished:13.00 to 17.30
Weather conditions:Bright,sunny with some light cloud
Water conditions:Normal level,some colour
Water Temperature: N/A
Bait:Breadflake,liquidised bread
Method:Running leger,size6 hook tied direct to 3lb bs mainline.
Results:4 Chub,3lb,3lb4oz,4lb8oz and 5lb10oz(PB)
Brief description of the session and any remarks:Some very good looking swims will have to explore some more

 

[Fred Bonney]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Nr Newark
Date:13 Mar 2003
Day Ticket:?4
Time fished:11.00 to 17.00
Weather conditions:Cold easterly wind,light cloud
Water conditions:coloured low tide.
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait:Caster,maggot,flavored meat,worm,cheese
Method:Running leger/feeder size 6 hook tied direct to 15lb braid.
Results:Blank
Brief description of the session :First visit to the Trent,think I will enjoy this river,roll on next season.Missed bites on maggot,will experiment with hook sizes when time allows.

 

[Fred Bonney]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Nr Newark
Date:16 June 2003
Day Ticket:?5
Time fished:14.30 to 19.00
Weather conditions:Hot and sunny wind got up a bit later
Water conditions:low and clear
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait:Caster,maggot,flavored meat,worm,cheese
Method:Running leger/feeder .
Results:Blank
Brief description of the session :Second visit to the Trent,could only manage a few hours.Missed one bite on big bunch of worms.
Probably down stream from daren,judging by the popularity of certain swims!

 

[Paul Mallinson]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Holme Marsh
Date:16 June 2003
Day Ticket:?3
Time fished:0500 - 1500
Weather conditions:Hot and sunny
Water conditions: Normal level with a bit of colour
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait:maggot and some hemp
Method:feeder .
Results:35lbs of bream
Brief description of the session : Fish didnt really come on till after midday, first 2 hours were bitless save a tiny skimmer. Loads of big fish rolling everywhere chub, bream, maybe barbel but not sure, saw at least 50 cormorants, seems to be more than last year, at least on this stretch there does. Quite a few other anglers present, one barbel of about 3lbs caught by the persone below me along with 1 bream. Other than that everyone else seemed to be struggling although the balif reported someone else on the stretch had been into a few bream. Also a guy turned up and said someone had been in the tackle shop when he was in for luncheon mean and said they ahd caught 9 barbel and lost 14 from the 'scrapyard' in newark, not sure how nuch truth there was in the story though.

 

[Fred Bonney]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: East Stoke
Date:25 June 2003
Day Ticket:?4
Time fished:15.00to 21.00
Weather conditions:Warm,overcast/sunny, wind got up a bit later
Water conditions:low and clear
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait:Caster,maggot,flavored meat,worm,cheese,hempseed sweet corn etc etc
Method:Fixed/Running leger/feeder and rolling meat.Must try trotting.
Results:Blank
Brief description of the session :Few nibbles but no real bites.Two old boys in the next swims told me thet their bites dried up at about 15.00.It must be me!!

 

[Paul Rowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Caythorpe. Non tidal
Date: 6/12/03
Time fished:9:00-3:45
Weather conditions: Overcast but dry, strong upstream wind.
Water conditions: Normal level. Surface choppy as a result of wind
Air temperature: 8 or 9 C felt colder in wind
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait: red maggot on hook brought all success tried different colour double maggots and steak but without success
Method: 2oz feeder on 5lb line tied direct to 18 hook. Feeder contained maggots ,caster, crushed hemp,mincemeat and maize in various combinations
Results: 1 barbel 10lb(PB),2 chub to 1lb 8oz,2 roach to 6oz, a Perch 4oz,6 gudgeon 1 oz in total
Brief description of the session & remarks:Nice quiet stretch , reasonable conditions for winter. Only me and my mate (Big Al) fishing. Big Al had 8 fish including 2 barbel to about 9Lb. Similar method to me. Don't know why more people don't fish the Trent

 

[Paul Rowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Trent at Caythorpe
Date:18/12/03
Time fished:8:45 til 3:45
Weather conditions: Cold foggy to start then bright. Hard frost for last 2 or 3 nights
Water conditions: river about 1ft up and falling after it had been 4-5ft up
Air temperature: 4 c
Water Temperature:n/k
Bait: double maggot on 18 hook and bunch of maggots or a worm on an 8
Method: feeder all day
Results: 2 chub 2 1/2 and 1 1/2
Brief description of the session & remarks: did not see a bite until 3pm then caught both chub before 3:30. had crushed maggots early and late on but did not see any bites

 

[Martin Womble]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:AVERHAM NR NEWARK
Date:29/12/03
Time fished:1200/1700hrs
Weather conditionsull
Water conditions:18 inch above normal
Air temperature:-1
Water Temperature:?
Bait:TRIGGER ICE BOILIES/PRAWNS/WORMS
Method:LIGHT BOMB DOWN THE SIDE
Results:TWO CHUB 2.8oz/3.5oz
Brief description of the session & remarksrawns and worms got a few knocks but the boillie cake produced four or five good bites.

 

[Paul Rowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Holme
Date:6/1/04
Time fished: 8:45 - 15:45
Weather conditions: Rain at first then fine variable strength upstream wind
Water conditions: normal levelsfor winter
Air temperature: 10c
Water Temperature: not taken
Bait: maggot.
Method: feeder fished. 6lb line tied direct to 14 hook triple maggot. Also hemp and groundbait in feeder occasionally
Results: Bream 6lb, chub 4.5lb 4lb 2*3.5lb 3lb 1lb. 2 roach of 1lb each and hybrid. All success on triple red maggot
Brief description of the session & remarks:
tremendous winters day conditions ideal. There has been no frost for 4 or 5 days now.

 

[Paul Rowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch: Holme
Date:10/1/04
Time fished:9:30-15:45
Weather conditions: overcast but dry
Water conditions: river about 4-5 ft up
Air temperature: 8C
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait: maggots
Method: feeder fished
Results: blank
Brief description of the session & remarks:
Had some crushed maggots and odd shake of tip but that was all. My mate had a good fish on that was lost close to the edge. (he also blanked). Second half of session was fished at the same peg where I done so well the previous Tuesday. The only thing that was different from last Tuesday's session is that the river was carrying about 3-4 ft extra water today.

 

[Martin Womble]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:AVERHAM NR NEWARK
Date:11/1/04
Time fished:1330/1630
Weather conditions:COLD/DULL/WINDY
Water conditions:2FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
Air temperature:8 DEG
Water Temperature:?
Bait:CHEESE PASTE
Method:BOMB DOWN THE SIDE
Results:0
Brief description of the session & remarks:ITS STILL HARD WORK WE NEED A FEW MORE DRY DAYS BEFORE IT WILL PICK UP

 

[Paul Rowen]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Newark Dyke Farndon(Hudsons Bay)
Date:24/1/04
Time fished:9:00-4:00
Weather conditions:Cold mixture of Sunshine and Cloud
Water conditions: Coloured up about 2ft
Air temperature:6c
Water Temperature:not taken
Bait:maggot
Method:maggot feeder
Results:2 roach of about 8oz each.
Brief description of the session & remarks
hard work bites few and far between did have hook straightened just after lunch, saw the bite never felt any resistance though?
My mate had one gudgeon for his efforts he tried maggot, worm and steak.
WE heard someone had 25lb of bream in the 30's

 

[Fred Bonney]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Tidal below Cromwell
Date:24/01/04
Time fished:11.00-16.30
Weather conditions:Cool mainly grey
Water conditions:within natural banks about 6ft up on autumn levels
Air temperature:6
Water Temperature:
Baitaste boilie meat cheese
Method:running leger and 6ozfeeder
Results:blank
Brief description of the session & remarks:
Not a nibble,think I know where I'm going wrong,will try again soon.

 

[Martin Womble]

Section of Fishery or river stretch:Averham nr Newark
Date:01/02/04
Time fished:1-330pm
Weather conditionsvercast
Water conditions:heavy flood eight feet up
Air temperature:?
Water Temperature:?
Bait:Trigger boilie cake
Method:4oz lead in a slack down the side
Results:0 brief description of the session & remarks:water levels rose about two inch in two hours had no bites so i called it a day