need some help on my location

[vdub180]

hello all me and my son want to start fishing and in my back garden i have a great place or at lest i think so. its the cannal and opens up in to a big square at the bottom of my garden then carrys on down i think about a mile down it ends but have seen people fishing the other side of the square, in the summer it gets verry weedy so dont feel like i can do a lot then but when winter comes like now its nice and clear, there r a lot of ducks that nest here and see a lot of bubbles in the water not sure if there fish or not i will atach a pic below to show my location. i have tryed for a fews hours here with flot and magots but had no luck, i thought i could feed up the area but not sure how and what with would like to make the fish come and stay but dont nkow how lol please could some one help me with my location thanks danny. ok i would have put a pic but dont know how to do that ether lol

[dave fish]

i fish canals all the time and tend to use really light tackle the bubbles you describe sound like fish in the water but cant be certain without seing your location any way try this ,set up a matchrod with small reel 6lb line ,attach a five number4 float and lock it 3feet up your line with 2 bb this will help it sit in the water at any depth ,add a hook to nylon (pre tied leaders you want 3lb line with 18 hook )and add a single swan shot 4 inchs from your hook .this s
et up is so well balanced and really light you cant fail to spot bites on it

having now seen your location and may i add its quite beutiful (i would give my left arm for a spot like that but then i wouldnt be able to fish lol)any way i would clear a fence panel and build a small jetty keep it on your land tho ,fish tight in against that tree at the bottom of the garden just touching bottom use a mixture of red and white maggot only using a single maggot at a time ,or out into that little bay away from the reed beds (they hide perch and pike and roach wont go near them )or go for the perch using a very small live bait you may get pike so use a spinning rod something that can handle the strain tight lines

[vdub180]

thanks will try it is there anything i can do to bait up the area i will try and get a pic on here now if i can http://img12.imageshack.us/slideshow...=img0860ic.jpg this id the best i can do lol

[cuckoo]

You lucky man , that looks ideallic

[MaggotLover]

Ive never seen any where in Wolverhampton look so pleasant lol, nice spot by the looks of it.

[vdub180]

Originally Posted by MaggotLover

Ive never seen any where in Wolverhampton look so pleasant lol, nice spot by the looks of it.

it might look nice but i aint caught any fish yet can i fish it this time of year

[BoldBear]

That looks like a smashing bit of canal and you should count yourself very lucky to live with that at the end of your garden.

The first thing I would do is watch for someone who seems to be catching well and take a stroll over to him (making sure to keep low and quiet so that you dont spook any fish in front of him) and pick his brain.

The sort of things you should be asking is:
Is it a club water and if so where can you obtain a day permit or club membership?
How often does he fish there?,
What has he caught?
What types and size of fish are in there?
What methods does he find best there (waggler?, ledger?, feeder?, Pole?, Whip?)
What baits has he found to be best for the different species in there?

Don't hassle him and bombard him with too many questions but if you explain that you are new to the sport and want to know how best to approach the fishing in this water he should be only too willing to spill the beans as long as he is not fishing a match that day.

I would also recommend a talk with the local tackleshop who should be more than willing to help you with information about the stretch of canal and how to catch the various species of fish resident there.

Personally in the absence of any prior information I would start off with a 3BB to 5BB waggler shotted as in the picture below set to just overdepth with approx two to three inches laying on the bottom using 3.5lb to 4lb reel line and a size 18 or size 20 hook to 2lb or 2.7lb nylon hooklength.


At this time of year I would use 'Pinkies' which are a smaller type of maggot which win plenty of canal matches catching most fish in the canal; including Tench, Bream, Chub, Perch, Roach and gudgeon, or try Caster on the hook which are the chrysalis of the normal sized maggot, or if there are some quality Roach in there try a piece of breadflake.
If however you find that there is a good head of Carp in there then you can step up the strength of your tackle and fish for them.

As you live right beside the canal you have an excellent chance of being able to drag a large hole in the weed using a rake-head attatched to some rope which you can fish at your leisure and which the anglers on the far bank can't get to.

Anyway Good luck and tight lines.

don't forget to tell us how you get on and what you catch it looks a superb venue.

BB

[NICK R]

Think i best come and fish it for you lol.
I would trickle some bait in a few separate swims
corn,hemp crushed boilies, chopped worms , maggots , bread mash,chopped luncheon meat etc etc Dont over do it
give it a few days then repeat .
eventually the fish will find the bait.
Fish it with a small float and small hooks

[barbelblanker]

If it backs on to your garden you might own the rights anyway (check your freehold or tenancy agreement). Apart from that if you are in your garden then how the hell are the bailiffs going to check anyway GET ORF MY LANND! You still need a rod license though, it just is not worth the fine. Seriously though I would make all attempts to find out if a club does own the rights and join. If it's Wolvehampton then they are only £15 a year anyway. It's better not to sind them up as the information flow could well just get cut off if you do. Does the canal back up to your fence or is there a path or something the other side ? It might be worth draggin the weed with a rake on a rope in the summer to clear a small area out. leave it so there's weed between you and the far bank and feed it up. That way you can get in there without some clever b@gger from the other bank fishing in to it.



Whereabouts are you anyway? I live near Doodley (though I am a Cardiff boy) but did on newhampton road for a while . It might help determine who what and the rest.

Best bet is to check with a local tackle shop.

[vdub180]

heres my location to give you guys a better idea but many thanks as you info sounds great i will go out later and get me some bait to bait up the area to try and get the fish in dont seem to be any weed there at the minute but when summer comes i will rake it out, but did wonder if doing that would scare the fish away thanks heres my address