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Fishing West Yorkshire

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Ackton AC Pond (Pontefract, West Yorkshire) 01977 798484

Ackton Pond (Ackton, West Yorkshire) 01977 798484

Anglers Lake (Wintersett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire) 01924 303983

Billing Dam Trout Fishery (Leeds, West Yorkshire) 01132 505951

Brookfoot Lake (Brighouse, West Yorkshire) 01484 385199

Clayton Wood Ponds (Leeds, West Yorkshire) 0113 2676220

Cold Hiendley (Wakefield, West Yorkshire) 01226 725609

Driffield Canal (Wansford, Driffield, East Yorkshire) 0589 343841

Flanshaw Dam (Wakefield, West Yorkshire) 01924 369556

Hemsworth Water Park (Kinsley, West Yorkshire) 01977 612274

Hilltop Reservoir (Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire) 01484 646868

Hopton Waters (Upper Hopton, Mirfield, West Yorkshire) 01274 877498

Hoyle Mill Dam (Kinsley, West Yorkshire) 01977 612556

Huddersfield Broad Canal (Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) 01924 498121

Kippax Pond (Kippax, Leeds, West Yorkshire) 01132 790738 or 01132 482373

Knotford Lagoon (Otley, West Yorkshire) 01274 881851

Leeds-Liverpool Canal (Rodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire) 01274 503141

Leeds-Liverpool Canal (Thackley to Idle, West Yorkshire) 01274 720072

Lowther Lake (Allerton Bywater, West Yorkshire) 01977 559022

Magdale Dam (Honley, West Yorkshire) 01484 660258

Mill Race (Garforth, West Yorkshire) 01132 862530

Newton Lane Pond (Allerton Bywater, West Yorkshire) 01226 714224

Nostell Priory (Wakefield, West Yorkshire) 01924 863562

Oxbow Lakes (Methley Bridge, West Yorkshire) 01274 881851

Pontefract Park Lake (Pontefract, West Yorkshire) 01924 302360

Pool-in-Wharfdale (Wetherby, West Yorkshire) 01937 62888

Pugneys Country Park (Wakefield, West Yorkshire) 01924 302360

River Wharfe (Boston Spa, West Yorkshire) 01937 844260

River Wharfe (Ilkley, West Yorkshire) 01943 602619

River Wharfe (Wetherby, West Yorkshire) 01937 844260

Rochdale Canal (Sowerby Bridge to Halifax, West Yorkshire) 01422 344223

Roundhay Park (Leeds, West Yorkshire) 0113 2651804

Sally Walsh's Dam (Hemsworth, West Yorkshire) 01977 643839

Southern Washlands (Wakefield, West Yorkshire) 01924 373286

Thornhill Pond (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) 01924 406712

Walton Hall Trout Fishery (Walton, West Yorkshire) 01924 242990

Wansford Trout Lake (Wansford, East Yorkshire) 0589 343841

Washburn Valley Reservoirs (Leeds, West Yorkshire) 0113 440191

Wintersett Reservoir (Wakefield, West Yorkshire) 01226 742859 or 01924 378878

Yeadon Tarn (Yeadon, West Yorkshire) 01132 296930

COPING WITH DEEP HOOKED PIKE Despite your best efforts you might still occasionally hook a pike further back than you would like, you might find yourself fishing near someone who has deep hooked a pike and needs assistance, or you might land a pike which has someone else's lost trace down its throat. Even when hooks are out of sight the pike can generally be unhooked safely provided you take care and follow the guidelines outlined here.

On some occasions the act of pulling on the trace will result in the bait (which is almost always still attached to the hooks when a pike has swallowed it) simply popping out of the pike's throat - hooks and all. This is not always the case, but in any event if you can see the bait it is always a good idea to grip it with a pair of strong forceps and try to pull it out before starting to remove the hooks. Getting the bait out of the way makes it much easier to see what you are doing when operating on the hooks.

When there are two of you one opens the pike's mouth as described on the previous page while the other pulls the trace using any line attached, or if necessary gripping the swivel with another pair of forceps. The pull should be firm and sustained until the pike's stomach starts to emerge into the throat. Once the first hook on the trace becomes visible - working with the forceps either down the throat, or very carefully through the gills - it can be inverted and un-hooked. If necessary, bits can be cut off the hook in order to remove it with minimum damage to the fish. Carry on using exactly the same approach with the second hook - assuming that it is a standard snap tackle. Once the hooks are removed the stomach will normally retract itself.

If the problem trace is not yours it is unlikely you'll have a clue where the hooks are if none are visible but you should still try the above procedure. If the trace has already been cut pull the cut end with forceps. If this is not possible, cut and remove as much of the hooks/trace as you can and release the fish. It is reasonable to conclude that hooks left in a pike will eventually disintegrate by a combination of digestion and rusting (assuming that stainless steel hooks have not been used and for this reason they should not be). Whenever possible attempts should be made to remove any and all hooks.

Should you be fishing alone, pull the line or braid with your teeth to raise the hooks up. If there is no line attached to the trace then a piece of leather, or a pad of other material, can be attached to the swivel by means of something resembling a paper clip and this again pulled using your teeth. Be ready for any sudden movement of the fish though!

Do not forget that you are dealing with a living creature and time is of the essence. It may even pay to interrupt proceedings by putting the pike in the margins to re-charge it's batteries before continuing. The fish should not be out of the water for longer than two or three minutes at a stretch.

To summarise, the best way to avoid deephooking pike is to use good bite detection, to pay attention to it and to strike as soon as you can. Placing the hooks towards the rear of the bait will further reduce the chances of a pike swallowing them. The use of barbless or semi-barbless hooks will make unhooking much easier should this happen. However, barbless hooks should not be used as an excuse for leaving pike to swallow baits. You might also like to consider using double hooks rather than trebles, especially when fishing with deadbaits. Always carry adequate unhooking gear - two pairs of forceps and a pair of wire cutters. Try wherever possible to remove all hooks - but don't over stress the fish in the process.

Fishing West Yorkshire

Freshwater Fishing - Trout Secrets

When do you know it’s time to change flies?
Palmerton: For nymph fishing, the biggest variables are depth and presentation. I’ll tinker with both of those things before I switch patterns.
Gunn: I try to stick to a proven pattern and not randomly switch flies. That said, I’m always open to trying a new pattern that a customer might have in his box.
Whitley: After six good drifts over fish I can see, I change. With dry flies, I’ll drop down in size before I switch the pattern altogether.

Fishing West Yorkshire

Humminbird piranha fishfinder max 20

Built for maximum performance, the Piranha Max20 fish-finder offers 60 degree dual beam sonar with a wide 60 degree beam for fish identification and a precise 20 degree beam for better bottom detail.

You can clearly see fish from the wide beam as hollow symbols, and fish below your boat as solid symbols.

The high resolution 240v x 160h display with 4 level clear edge Grayscale shows sharper images of the bottom, fish and underwater structures.

This fish finder has a built in swivel mount to enable you to view the images from anywhere on the boat.

Using the water temperature included enables you to locate the preferred fish holding areas.

The one-touch fishfinder design makes the Piranha simple to use so you can have great fun and results with the minimum of hassle.

Fishing West Yorkshire

Ackworth Moor Top-West Yorkshire (near South Kirkby)

Ainley Top-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Allerton Bywater-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Alwoodley Gates-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Ambler Thorn-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Apperley Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Armitage Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Bailiff Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Bank Top-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Barwick in Elmet-West Yorkshire (near Wetherby)

Batley Carr-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Battye Ford-West Yorkshire (near Batley)

Beggarington Hill-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Belle Vue-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Ben Rhydding-West Yorkshire (near Ilkley)

Berry Brow-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Birdsedge-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Black Moor-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Bolster Moor-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Boston Spa-West Yorkshire (near Wetherby)

Boulder Clough-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Bower's Row-West Yorkshire (near Castleford)

Broad Carr-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Burley in Wharfedale-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Burley Wood Head-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Butcher Hill-West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

Calder Grove-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Carr Gate-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Castle Street-West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

Chapel Allerton-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Clayton West-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Clough Foot-West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

Clough Head-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Cold Heindley-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Colne Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Cragg Hill-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Cragg Vale-West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

Crosland Hill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Cross Gates-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Cross Roads-West Yorkshire (near Keighley)

Crossflatts-West Yorkshire (near Keighley)

Cutler Heights-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Daisy Hill-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Denby Dale-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Denholme Clough-West Yorkshire (near Denholme)

Dewsbury Moor-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Dobroyd -West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

Dogley Lane-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Dudley Hill-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

East Ardsley-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

East Bierley-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

East Carlton-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

East Garforth-West Yorkshire (near Castleford)

East Hardwick-West Yorkshire (near Pontefract)

East Keswick-West Yorkshire (near Wetherby)

East Morton-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

East Rigton-West Yorkshire (near Wetherby)

Emley Moor-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Exley Head-West Yorkshire (near Keighley)

Farnley Tyas-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Fell Lane-West Yorkshire (near Keighley)

Fenay Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Five Lane Ends-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Four Lane Ends-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Gaisby Hill-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Garforth Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Gilling West-North Yorkshire (near Richmond)

Glasshoughton-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Goose Eye-West Yorkshire (near Keighley)

Grange Moor-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Great Cliff-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Great Horton-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Great Preston-West Yorkshire (near Castleford)

Hade Edge-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Hainworth Shaw-West Yorkshire (near Keighley)

Hall Cliffe-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Halton West-North Yorkshire (near Barnoldswick)

Hanging Heaton-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Hare Croft-West Yorkshire (near Denholme)

Hartshead Moor Side-West Yorkshire (near Batley)

Hebden Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

High Ackworth-West Yorkshire (near Pontefract)

High Flats-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

High Town-West Yorkshire (near Batley)

Hill Side-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Hirst Wood-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Holme Wood-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Holywell Green-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Hough End-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Houses Hill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Hove Edge-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Idle Moor-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Jackson Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Ledston Luck-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Leeds and Bradford International Airport-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Lidget Green-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Little Horton-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Little London-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Little Preston-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Little Town-West Yorkshire (near Batley)

Lofthouse Gate-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Low Ackworth-West Yorkshire (near Pontefract)

Low Moor-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Low Utley-West Yorkshire (near Skipton)

Lower Cumberworth-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Lower Denby-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Lower Soothill-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Lower Whitley-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Lower Wyke-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Luddendenfoot-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Meltham Mills-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Mill Bank-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Moor Allerton-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Moor End-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Moor Head (Denholme)-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Moor Head (Leeds)-West Yorkshire (near Batley)

Mount Pleasant-West Yorkshire (near Batley)

Mount Tabor-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Netheroyd Hill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

New Crofton-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

New Farnley-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

New Fryston-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

New Mill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

New Sharlston-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

New Wortley-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Newall With Clifton-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Newsam Green-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Newton Hill-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

North Elmsall-West Yorkshire (near South Kirkby)

Norwood Green-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Old Bramhope-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Old Micklefield-West Yorkshire (near Castleford)

Old Snydale-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Old Town-West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

Ouzlewell Green-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Ovenden Wood-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Park Gate-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Pecket Well-West Yorkshire (near Todmorden)

Pole Moor-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Pool in Wharfedale-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

Primrose Hill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Purston Jaglin-West Yorkshire (near Pontefract)

Pye Nest-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Robin Hood-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Rothwell Haigh-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Rowley Hill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Salendine Nook-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Sandal-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Sandy Lane-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Savile Town-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Scapegoat Hill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Scholey Hill-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

School Green-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Sharlston Common-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Sheepridge-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Shelley Far Bank-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Shibden-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Skircoat Green-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Slack Side-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Slaid Hill-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

South Crosland-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

South Elmsall-West Yorkshire (near South Kirkby)

South Hiendley-West Yorkshire (near South Kirkby)

South Kirkby-West Yorkshire South Ossett-West Yorkshire

South Ossett-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Sowerby Bridge-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Soyland-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Stanley Ferry-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

Stone Chair-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Stump Cross-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Swillington Common-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Taylor Hill-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Thornhill Edge-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Thornhill Lees-West Yorkshire (near Dewsbury)

Thorp Arch-West Yorkshire (near Wetherby)

Thorpe Audlin-West Yorkshire (near South Kirkby)

Thorpe on the Hill-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Thwaites Brow-West Yorkshire (near Keighley)

Tong Street-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Upper Cumberworth-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Upper Denby-West Yorkshire (near Penistone)

Upper Heaton-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Upper Hiendley-West Yorkshire (near South Kirkby)

Upper Hopton-West Yorkshire (near Huddersfield)

Upper Moor Side-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

Warley-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Water Fryston-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Well Heads-West Yorkshire (near Denholme)

West Ayton-North Yorkshire (near Scarborough)

West Barnby-North Yorkshire (near Whitby)

West Bowling-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

West Bretton-West Yorkshire (near Wakefield)

West Burton-North Yorkshire (near Richmond)

West Cottingwith-North Yorkshire (near Pocklington)

West Cowick-East Riding of Yorkshire (near Snaith)

West Ella-East Riding of Yorkshire (near Hessle)

West End-East Riding of Yorkshire (near Market Weighton)

West End-West Yorkshire (near Otley)

West End (Bolton Percy)-North Yorkshire (near Wetherby)

West End (Padside)-North Yorkshire (near Pateley Bridge)

West Garforth-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

West Haddlesey-North Yorkshire (near Snaith)

West Hardwick-West Yorkshire (near Pontefract)

West Harlsey-North Yorkshire (near Northallerton)

West Heslerton-North Yorkshire (near Norton)

West Knapton-North Yorkshire (near Norton)

West Layton-North Yorkshire (near Richmond)

West Lilling-North Yorkshire (near Easingwold)

West Lutton-North Yorkshire (near Norton)

West Marton-North Yorkshire (near Barnoldswick)

West Melton-South Yorkshire (near Rotherham)

West Ness-North Yorkshire (near Kirkbymoorside)

West Newton-East Riding of Yorkshire (near Hedon)

West Park-West Yorkshire (near Leeds)

West Rounton-North Yorkshire (near Northallerton)

West Scrafton-North Yorkshire (near Pateley Bridge)

West Stonesdale-North Yorkshire (near Barnard Castle)

West Tanfield-North Yorkshire (near Bedale)

West Witton-North Yorkshire (near Richmond)

Westgate Hill-West Yorkshire (near Bradford)

Wood Row-West Yorkshire (near Normanton)

Yews Green-West Yorkshire (near Halifax)

Fishing West Yorkshire

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