Canal Fishing Tips?

Backtrack · #1 06-24-2011, 09:32 PM

Hello.

I do all of my fishing at the local canal. I have never caught anything over 3 pounds, and that was a roach!

My dad 2 years back caught a 25 pound common carp fishing on the bottom on a single grain of sweetcorn.

Has anyone got any great tips for me that will increase my catching rate? Being honest I get bored sometimes and just fish at the edge where the Perch are. A few days back I caught 10 half llb Perch in under an hour, but they seem not to be biting recently.

I use maggot and float, but will be buying a new fishing set shortly, which will be allowing me to ledger again.

Anyone got any fantastic tips for me?

dave fish · #2 06-24-2011, 10:33 PM

if you caught a 3lb roach your doing well enough some canals wont have massive fish in them i fish the leeds and liverpool every week and have done so for two years the biggest ive had was a 3lb bream tight lines

Backtrack · #3 06-24-2011, 10:35 PM

The canal I fish has pike in excess of 50 llbs in there. Aswell as catfish.

Maddison_Twatter · #4 06-25-2011, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Backtrack

The canal I fish has pike in excess of 50 llbs in there. Aswell as catfish.

50lb pike ?? that sounds a bit far fetched mate , the british record is 46lb ,but Im sure there will be some big uns in there

Backtrack · #5 06-25-2011, 10:50 AM

Aye, was just a rough estimate. Some absolute giants in there though.

dave fish · #6 06-25-2011, 11:15 AM

what canal is it id travel for 50lb pike

Backtrack · #7 06-26-2011, 09:21 AM

Haha.
It runs through widnes, runcorn, warrington to manchester :P

manchester ship canal I think?

Wayneuk · #8 07-08-2011, 07:51 AM

I fished the ship canal a lot when i was younger with my dad. If your after the pike the best spot we found was behind kellogs in trafford park. It pumps warm water out into the canal all year which attracts the bait fish in the winter,which in turn attracts the pike.
If your fishing for silvers we always fished at the bottom of the first drop off where any natural food would gather.
We have had some really good days doing this. Hope it helps.

Fishermancon123 · #9 07-11-2011, 07:18 PM

hi mate i fish the worcster canal and have had a 5 pound bream and a nice 9 ounce dace.i also caugght a 2 pound pech in the margins. so if your after 1pound plus perch fish in the margins with either a live bait ( i caught my pb perch on a minnow ) also try 3 maggots in the margins.

richbrummy · #10 07-11-2011, 10:24 PM

if u want the bigger perch in canal mate use a spinner trust me it singles out the bigger 1ns and there are sum cracking perch in canals i live near the grand union in birmingham and its full of crap as u ould imagine lol but ive had sum 2 to 3lb perch out last year gna try again when the weather gets better for it

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