The river level has dropped and the air temperatures have risen making the fishing conditions excellent. Location is the key together with stealth and presentation. Marford Farm is located outside Wheathampstead on the upper River Lea offering approximately one mile of bank. My dad and i have been targeting the fishers green barbel with some success. Luckily we found a few fish and enjoyed a final day at How Caple. Des has fished the river for many years – and has seen the barbel fishing evolve in that time, so to bag a fish of this size on his doorstep is exceptionally rewarding. Carthagena Fishery, carp fishing and coarse fishing in the heart of the Lee Valley Park. I was heading for a stretch of river on the upper Lea. River Lea Anglers Club has access to a series of venues around Enfield, Broxbourne, Hertford and Hoddesdon. W. Weeman Well-known member. Kings Weir Fishery is a blue-chip mixed coarse fishery on the River Lea, renowned for its specimen sized Barbel, Chub and Bream. It is certainly one of the best fisheries to catch specimen barbel and chub in the south east of England. In fact, soon after Des landed another whacker weighing 12lb 4oz – what a brace! The conditions on the river lea have been good lately. Whatever you do with your fishing, ebjoy. Posted in Angling Diary, tagged Barbel (fish), Barbel fishing, Fred Crouch Jet Aerial, River Lea, trotting for barbel on January 5, 2013| Leave a Comment » At long last … I know of confirmed 12lb and 13lb barbel coming out this season. The upper reaches of the River Lea in Wheathampstead, this fishery is one of our most popular river stretches. Float Fishing, River Lea 14th-15th Feb 2015. I first bought one, a Rapidex back around 1965 primarily for float fishing on the River Lea. Check out the weirs at Long Bennington and Foston fishing pellet, boilie or worms. Fished from 7pm to dusk. For carp, barbel, tench, pike, chub and everything fishing related call: 01992 463 656. So almost fifty years! My dad has managed to catch two barbel … Then 3 barbel - 5lb 13oz, 4lb and 2lb 11oz. Angling should all be about the three Fs - Fishing, fun and friendship. Lea BFW Gallery > Lea > CATCHES. River Witham The upper reaches hold few barbel but they are big and not too difficult to locate. and importantly The Barbel code. I know of the cemex and smallford stretches but was wondering if any other clubs had some decent barbel fishing on the Lea? We offer some of the best coarse and specimen angling in the Lee Valley! In fact it turned out to be the perfect antidote to all the bivvy, barrow, multiple rods, alarms, and general mass of gear that all seems to be a part of targeting carp these days. Small barbel are showing up from Wheathamsted, though too much weed there for any serious fishing. The unique section of Old River Lea (Sir Isaac Walton’s river) and the Lea Flood Relief Channel constitute the country’s premier Chub fishery, where we recently held the British river record for the species and is one of only four natural Barbel rivers in the United Kingdom. With the river well and truly up, debris were coming down thick and fast and because of that I was only able to keep a rig in place for 20 minutes before it was pulled out of position. Depending on how that went we had the option to travel over to the Upper Lea and angle for the large numbers of smaller barbel. « by JimmyR » Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:50 pm. After sorting ourselves out with a bite to eat it was time to don the waders and get down the river. But it is the Lea which is my local river. Fished it once as a guest and had a small barbel on legered breadcrust. Well late summer and autumn has been kind to anglers at Kings Weir. Click on the above picture to open gallery and view images of various sections along our club fishery Back To Gallery'Stephane Van Langenberg- 17lb 3oz Lea Barbel' Submitted: 04-10-2020 River: Lea Taken: September 2020 Additional Info: Kings Weir record broken : Back To Gallery Dave’s Peg 01529 415896. Contains Barbel and chub to specimen size but they are not easy to catch. No Night fishing and close season is in force. Information about the River Lea Anglers Club including contact details and fishing venues. This time it was just one rod, a small tackle bag, chair, and landing net. We said our hellos and strolled back to his house, which turned out to be quite near to the station. This superb stretch of the River Lea lies in the shadows of Wheathampstead village in Hertfordshire just 5 miles north of St Albans. Traditional Fishing Tackle: ↳ Traditional Rods ↳ A. E. Rudge and Son Cane Rods ... ↳ River Lea ↳ River Loddon ↳ River Ouse ↳ River Roding ↳ River Severn ↳ River Teme Rivers; Barbel Fishing, River Wye, Nov 17th – 18th 2014. I was fishing an area of gravel with 10oz leads and a small pva bag, the gravel spot is where you would normally be sitting on if the river levels were normal! I've concentrated my trips around Bayford (barbel to 5lb this year) and Welwyn (barbel of 7lb 13oz and 7lb). Barbel is also an important fish for angling; the River Lea is a historic site for barbel fishing and is mentioned in Isaak Walton's iconic 18th century book 'The Compleat Angler'. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 | NEXT > 'Stephane Van Langenb...' Submitted: 04-10-2020 'Terry Harman River L...' Anyone on a FBO ticket is then at teh top of teh waiting list for when a full membershiop ticket becomes available. May 10, 2009 #2 Dobbs Weir and Kings Weir and Carthagena . It was certainly tough on the Wye during the opening few weeks. Verulamium AC have a stretch of it I think. Sadly Keith passed away, all too soon at the age of 60, beside the banks of his beloved Upper River Lea in Hertfordshire, the scene of some of his phenomenal catches of specimen roach, chub and barbel . This stretch of River Lea, controlled by Verulam Angling Club, contains a good namber of quality Roach and Barbel to 10lb, Carp to 15lb, chub to 5lb, perch, gudgeon and dace. I have only fished for a year or two but have fished some of the most famous rivers in the south of England including the Lea, Thames, Kennet and Hampshire Avon. 2 Comments. With his local Warwickshire Avon unfishable due the recent heavy rains, the Specimen Fishing UK employee decided it was the ideal opportunity to make River Great Ouse Two sections in the village of Haversham are prolific for barbel, namely Whitingstone Park and the Galleon. How to draw fish into your swim, what baits and baiting methods to use. There is not much left of the old River Lea. This ticket provides fishing at the upper end of the river and we can issue up to 12 of these throughout the season. No Night fishing and close season is in force. Water was very coloured which I think helped. My host picked the choice swim (typical of him) and had about ten small barbel on meat. Bullhead and brook lamprey, both internationally protected species, can also be found. A shallow, weedy, often snaggy, fast flowing river which holds plentiful perch, dace, carp plus our two target species chub and barbel. There’s also a few nice barbel and Chub on the river Lea at Fishers Green and even more barbel on the upper reaches towards Hemel but you would have to think about joining a club like Verulam AC or Vauxhall AC or even WGC AC or Hatfield AC to have access to waters along these stretches which run between Hertfordshire up to the Essex border. The fish community also includes populations of Dace, Roach, Pike, European Eel and Gudgeon, and anglers are drawn nationally and internationally to fish the historic venue. The first time I used it for barbel fishing, legering under the rod top, was 1972 on the Royalty. The Upper Lea tends to have mostly smaller than average fish but can throw up the odd surprise making it an exciting venue to fish. Well the Upper Lea is fishing well this year. River Lea Navigation When i get the chance to go fishing the first place i usually go to is the River lea Navigation, being only a few minutes a way from my house it is perfect for quick sessions after work and on the weekends. Fished Monday evening. Whilst a tough period with the water low and clear, as many other rivers have been around the country, it has been a period of many venue personal best’s. https://lifeonthebank.co.uk/2018/08/09/chub-fishing-river-lea Marford Farm is located outside Wheathampstead on the upper River Lea offering approximately one mile of bank.This stretch of River Lea, controlled by Verulam Angling Club, contains a good namber of quality Roach and Barbel to 10lb, Carp to 15lb, chub to 5lb, perch, gudgeon and dace. Despite these problems, the Upper Lea remains one of Hertfordshire’s finest fishing rivers and supports excellent fish populations, including barbel. Upper lea Harpenden. August 10. Never caught 3 barbel before in one session. C. Cakey Guest. Nathan Walter. Roach, Dace and Perch are also present in the fast flowing water. I fished a number of WUF venues and we struggled at all of them. In its upper reaches above Hertford, there are on average, ten fish species, including chub, dace and barbel. Book me as your guide to Barbel fishing, and I will show you; Watercraft, Location, Approach, Tackle, Tactics and methods. The Old River Lea. The Old Lea itself is a magnet countrywide for specimen anglers. 11lb mirror and a smaller carp. Upper Lea still fishing well. I returned to fishing last year after a long lay off. Keith’s float caught 17lb barbel in the snow – a rare capture in all sorts of ways My first caught lure barbel was on the Upper Lea, several months of research culminated in a session where two fish were landed within a space of thirty minutes, both falling to a small plastic lure. Although I caught few barbel, I would always catch the chub, sometimes up to 15 X 4 pounders. Chris Mutton’s first ever session on the River Lea proved to be a memorable one as it resulted in a brace of barbel weighing 14lb 9oz and 12lb 13oz. There has been a percieved decline in barbel stocks within the Old River Lea reported … Of all the different types of fishing, it is angling on rivers that grabs my heart. Horse grazing is common in the catchment, and in certain areas this has resulted in poaching and erosion of the river banks and a lack of bankside vegetation. Loads of different fish have been making an appearance on the bank. before I used to fish the pits around my way (Romford) until November and then fished the Lea when the boat traffic eased. ... River Lea venue record 11lbs 2ozs. It was a long time ago though - sometime at the back end of last century.
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