Local Fishing (Lakes Rivers Canals)

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Matt Hayes Lake Escapes

John Wilson - Float Fishing

BOB NUDD - GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL POLE FISHING

Rex Hunt - New Zealand And Albany

There are so many wonderful lakes and rivers to fish in the UK, here at Fishing Heaven we are committed to increasing our local listings of places to fish.  Please come back as we add new rivers, lakes and canals.  If fishing is the love of YOUR life and you would like to share your favourite fishing spots, please email us and give us your views.  Also try our Fishing Holidays and Fishing DVD sections.   Good luck with your fishing.

Places to Fish in your Area

If you know of any good places to fish, rivers, canals, lakes, please let us know.

Alvechurch (Barnt Green, Birmingham, West Midlands) 0121 445 4274

Babbs Mill Jubilee Park (Kingshurst, West Midlands) 0121 704 6577

Birmingham-Fazeley Canal (Curdworth, West Midlands) 0121 779 3137

Blythe Waters (Knowle, West Midlands) 0121 624 2599

Bridges Pool (Halesowen, West Midlands) 0121 550 1830

Coleshill Pool (Coleshill, West Midlands) 0121 351 11907

Dartmouth Park Pool (West Bromwich, West Midlands) 0121 553 0220

Dudley Canal (Netherton, West Midlands) 01384 392741

Earlswood Lakes (Birmingham, West Midlands) 01564 702705

Edgbaston Reservoir (Birmingham, West Midlands) 0121 454 1908

Foxhills (Barr Beacon, Walsall, West Midlands) 0121 360 9160

Pens Hall Lake (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands) 0121 748 1200

Sandwell Park Farm (West Bromwich, West Midlands) 0121 553 0220

Soho Loop Canal (Birmingham, West Midlands) 0121 420 2925

Sutton Bank Fisheries (Birmingham, West Midlands) 01952 811048

Swan Pool (West Bromwich, West Midlands) 0121 569 3860

UNHOOKING PIKE With your pike safely in the net and carried ashore, place it on a large, padded unhooking mat. Look to see where your hooks are before proceeding to handle the fish. Insert one or two fingers under a gill plate, keeping them well away from any hooks. You might like to wear a gardening glove on the hand you do this with. Lift the pike's head carefully and its mouth will usually open. Maintain this hold while you use a pair of 10-12 inch artery forceps to grip and remove the hooks - top hook first, then the lower. It is now that you will appreciate the use of semi-barbed hooks. If the hooks are in deeper near the throat, insert the forceps through the gaps in the gills below your 'holding-hand'. Please do this with great care and preferably under instruction if for the first time.

When fishing with lures, which tend to have bigger and thicker-wired hooks fitted, you will benefit from the use of pliers as opposed to forceps. Always carry a strong pair of side-cutters in case you need to cut through the hooks to aid unhooking.

When you are a lot more experienced you may want to unhook pike in the water, thus minimising contact. Despite the awesome look of all those sharp teeth, the pike will not purposely bite you. Don't be frightened, treat the pike with respect and confidence. If the fish is small, you may find it easier to lift the pike to unhook it, as shown on the left. If the fish is bigger, then it is easier to unhook the fish by kneeling astride it, as on the right.

If the hooks are difficult to get out, do not cut the trace, unclip it. Put the pike in the landing net and into the water. Then seek help from another pike angler, do not feel embarrassed, we have all been there. More information for dealing with this situation can also be found on the next page.

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Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

What spot on a river is most often overlooked?
Palmerton: Hidden seams in the middle of the river, where slight depressions in the bottom produce a change in the water only visible to the trained eye.
Gunn: Many anglers wade into the water that they should be fishing. Before entering the water always stop, look, and study what’s right in front of you.
Whitley: Near banks, very tight to the shore. Of course, this is where most people walk into the river. It’s worth casting before you get your boots wet.

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Humminbird fishfinder 535

Loaded with value and performance, the new Fishfinder 535 features outstanding high contrast display technology with up to 320V pixel resolution to deliver clearly better images.

Clear edge inverse grayscale enhances definition and highlights not only the big fish, but also structures and the thermocline layer.

Also new accelerated real time sonar operates at up to 40 times per second so you'll see all the action under the boat instantly.

Each unit incorporates legendary Humminbird ease of use and the tilt and swivel quick disconnect mounting system with no cables to plug in!

Because they are built by Humminbird, the 515 is backed by over 30 years of quality fish-finding technology

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