While the national Angling press continue to cover stories of how angling on our countries rivers is on a total spiral to doom, I can tell you first hand that this is not the case for the rivers on the Norfolk Broads (specifically the rivers Yare, Bure and Thurne) where pleasure anglers are bagging up on some very large bags of Bream, Roach and Perch and not just at night either.
Over the last five days I have personally enjoyed fishing three of the Norfolk Broads major rivers, namely the Rivers Yare (At Brundall), Bure (at St Bennets Abbey) and Thurne (at Cold Harbour near Ludham), all during the day and at all venues Bream were a large part of the catch. Tidal conditions didn’t seem to make any difference either, having caught continuously on both the ebb and the flood and only seeing sport drop off for a time during slack water.
Tactics wise try a feeder approach for the Bream with sweetcorn, bread or worm on the hook, as long as the boat traffic will allow during the day or do the same at night after the boat traffic has died down. Otherwise a simple waggler or stick float approach should see you catching roach, skimmers, perch and even a surpise Bream or two, loose feed a pinch of maggots just before each cast and try running the float down no more than 2 rod lengths out and don’t be afraid to try out different depths to see where the fish are feeding (always being aware that due to the tides the depth int he swim will increase or decrease dependent on the tide flooding or ebbing away.
If your on your way to Norfolk shortly for a boating holiday then your in for a good time fishing, it couldn’t get any better. If your local to the Norfolk Broads and haven’t been out on the rivers yet, leave those muddy carp puddles for a day and experience some of the best river fishing available in this country which is directly on your own door step. Maybe I’ll see you there.
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I’m going on holiday on 13/Nov/10 to brundall and staying in a cottage on the river can you give me any tips on tactics for pike and general course fishing ie:bait and type of ground baits to use.Also whats the best pike rig to use.
Hi Ray. The rivers have been fishing great this year for roach and Bream. I’ve had my fair share of both from Brundall this season, as well as a number of perch over the 2lb mark so don’t forget them. It’s very possible that a lot of the silver fish shoals will move up river towards Norwich, especially as we have had quite a sudden dip in temperature over the last couple of days. Doesn’t mean there isn’t any fish about though. I’ve found if the temperature has been relatively stable the bream that still patrol the river can be caught. Classic River Yare Bream and roach fishing is done by feeder, bread crumb based with a sweet additive, corn, worm, caster, maggot. As for the pike fishing, we’ve had a bit of a slow summer but there has been a number of recent catches that indicate things might be on the up. Normal tactics prevail, deadbaits under a roving float or legered, livebaits may well be good, we’ve had a lot of small fish fry this year and don’t forget to try lure and spinner fishing (dependednt on how coloured the water is). Let me know how you get on.