Kagger – TNB is the man in the know on here…

However, in my opinion.
Ebb tide = more suitable to pole fishing, roach will feed better and is less powerful as a general rule.
Flood = can bomb through so feeder, pole feeder or larger pole floats (flats etc) are more suitable. Skimmers and bream usually have a go as usually colours up.
Split tide. Best of both worlds, but be prepared for a half hour to an hour spell where you lose contact with the fish and get your pole peg re-started or feeder line re-aligned.
June to Sept is brilliant. Probably be more feeder fishing for skimmers and bream than roach, as they are normally end of July onwards from what I can remember.
One of best rivers in the country. Pleasure fishing you will empty it. Pop in and see Glen at Angling Direct or Pete at PW Angling for local advice (it will catch you more for sure!)

All the best
Lewis

It’s almost an impossible question to answer.

Where are you hoping to fish?

Take Bramerton Woods end for example. All things being equal, it’s normally quite clear at that time of year. Occassionally I’ll go down there night fishing. Arrive at 6-7pm. Set up, put in 20 babies heads, and start. You’d barely think there was a fish in the river, with just the odd perch and roach, right up until the point it gets dark, when it is more often than not bream city.

On the match length, some years kick off in spectacular fashion with massive weights of bream and skimmers, and others start off hard. It mostly depends on the colour the river is carrying. Lots of rain will make the river clear and it’ll be hard.
If it’s clear it’ll be more than likely roachy, and colour encourages the skimmers.

As for the tide, well that depends on the peg really, but as a general rule of thumb, it’ll be slow at slack water. Once it starts going you can build up your peg, and very often the last hour or so of the tide can be good.

When are you going tpo make a comeback Lewis? 🙂

Good points Karl I was immediately assuming was going to the match stretch (Beauchamp Arms) but Bramerton as you rightly say, they’re nocturnal creatures there due to clarity.

RE comeback mate I honestly don’t think there will be one. The main reason being that apart from the odd sunny day in the summer, I really don’t miss it.
Another reason is, even when I do get the urge to go, I haven’t got a single pack of hooks to my name and the task of getting stuff together puts me off.

I miss the banter and the social element more than the actual fishing itself I think but that was due to the fact I was spending quite a lot of time on commercials (it was getting a bit predictable for my liking).

What made you get back into it and did you have to gather all your gear together again?

Sorry to gatecrash the thread but it’s good to see you on here Lewis 🙂

I remember when I gave up fishing after getting into motorbikes. Previously I was fishing a match or two every weekend for years with reasonable success but suddenly I had enough and needed a changes so sold all of my gear when I was 18.

10 years later and surviving bikes I remember getting back into fishing well, it was fantastic and it was true I had to spend a good few grand to get a decent amount of gear but it soon all builds up again. Like you I missed the banter in matches but by fishing match style with people I enjoyed fishing with in swims/venues I wanted to fish at the times I wanted I got the bug back big time and doubt I will ever look back now.

I have fished the odd match and im still competing but im esisting the bug to fish regular matches, although not sure for how much longer! 🙂 Moral of the story is make the comeback but maybe on your own terms to begin with theres so much to get out of fishing mate it’s easy to forget but once you come back you will be thank ful you did 🙂

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@Lewis101 wrote:

Good points Karl I was immediately assuming was going to the match stretch (Beauchamp Arms) but Bramerton as you rightly say, they’re nocturnal creatures there due to clarity.

RE comeback mate I honestly don’t think there will be one. The main reason being that apart from the odd sunny day in the summer, I really don’t miss it.
Another reason is, even when I do get the urge to go, I haven’t got a single pack of hooks to my name and the task of getting stuff together puts me off.

I miss the banter and the social element more than the actual fishing itself I think but that was due to the fact I was spending quite a lot of time on commercials (it was getting a bit predictable for my liking).

What made you get back into it and did you have to gather all your gear together again?

I just always missed it mate. I didn’t ever stop fishing, just did different things. I caught some big carp, bass, cod, smutts, and did a bit of tournament casting.
One of my sea fishing mates (I’ve always done a bit btw) once asked me in his kitchen what my favourite type of fishing was and I think he was shocked when I said match fishing.

When I decided to make a comeback I had nothing but one Daiwa 12ft connoisseur feeder rod, so basically had to start from scratch.

It takes a while. Where do you start?

My first love is the rivers. The quickest way for me to get back on the matches was two tip rods, two reels, a box, keepnet etc. I went quite a while without a pole, but fortunately it was skimmer city that summer.

I will admit I’ve spent a small fortune, but I didn’t do it all in one go. There was no rush for me, and tbh, i’ve quite enjoyed the process.

Have a look here mate.

http://www.riveryare.co.uk/gallery/fishing-the-river-yare/

I’m the handsome chap with the net of roach. 🙂

If you pm me before you come i’ll give you the latest info on pegs/tides etc. A few years back me and a mate had a day out on an open at Laughterton. Feeder fishing was very similar if that helps.

Hi Michael – cheers mate I hope you’re well? I pop in here once every two or three months see what’s going on :). Had a look at the blog. Looks great – you could certainly help Gaz here with tips on where to go and how to fish as well!

Karl I suppose that’s where I’ve differed mate. I have had a go on someone’s gear down the river last year but apart from that it’s almost three years without picking a rod up. I used to go sea fishing as well on the beach, barbel fishing, whatever I could get my hands on. But everything has stopped now, as well as the desire.

Fishing was a serious (my living etc) part of my life from a young age. I was writing tackle reviews for the Anglers Mail at the age of 13, and so it progressed, to my job at the magazine, and then shops. I suppose mixing business with pleasure was ultimately what led me to falling out with it big time as well as a several other problems I won’t go into.
It’s cost me a couple of relationships too, and with young children to support I couldn’t dedicate time, effort and money I know is needed to be at the level I wanted to be at.
I know, in my heart of hearts, I’d have to do it properly, or not at all. I wish I was different, but I’m not.

TNB will help you with where to go Gaz, but at the Beauchamp arms, the pegs to the left are nicknamed ‘roach bay’ – it doesn’t take a genius to work out why :). And Langley is usually a good bet (permanent pegs 140-144 they used to be) for the bream and skimmers, as is past roach bay in permanent pegs 25 ish I think they were.

Look after yourselves chaps and will pop in again soon.

Lewis

…..and I use to text Karl the results every week.

Tbh I would wait until the second half of July, once the river has settled down a bit and the warmth has coloured the river.

Last two hours of flood and first two/three hours of ebb for me.

There will be some really good access in the 100’s this year, huge raised paths down to each peg with a lovely platform installed by Karl 🙂

Have a look here.

http://www.norfolk-broads.org/index.htm

Click on ‘Tides’ on the left, and then ‘View/Print tide table’ bottom right.

The tides you’re looking for are at ‘Buckenham,Loddon,Acle’.

There might be some variations depending upon wind direction, but it’s pretty accurate.

You can stay in the Beauchamp Arms. I’m led to believe it’s quite reasonable. Some of the boys from essex way stay over on the saturday night if there’s a double header on the weekend.

@Gaz Davies wrote:

Kagger,
Thanks for the link, but i’m not sure im getting it right!
Am i right in thinking it is showing low water times??
What i could do with knowing is, how long the river ebbs and floods for?
So if low water is 09.00&21.30 what time would high water be??

it’s not an exact science mate. A northerly wind might add 15-30mins onto the tide times.

The times given are for low water. If you add 6hrs, or go halfway between the two lows you wont be far out on guessing the high.

If you can only find the tide times for GY its approx + 4 hours.

As Karl indicated the river fishes so differently each year you are best getting an update a couple of weeks beforehand.