ditchman Posted July 24, 2023 Report Share Posted July 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Penelope said: Happens a lot around spawning. That's no mean feat. at one time the Broards were the Mecca for catching heavy pike during the winter..........dont know what its like now ....anyone ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 16 hours ago, ditchman said: at one time the Broards were the Mecca for catching heavy pike during the winter..........dont know what its like now ....anyone ?? Yes, I know about the broad's history; I have a number of books relating to the subject. Prymnesium (algal bloom) rears its head every so often, killing large numbers of fish; the large numbers of otters now present have a major impact, as has the illegal taking of fish by non natives. Broadland it not what it once was, but you can never right it off. Many years ago I was fortunate to see an original photo, inscribed on the back, of Peter Hancock's former record from Horsey, of 40lb 1 oz. John Goble had a fish of 45lb from the Thurne system in 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-auto Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 I did hear tell, (I believe it was in a book that I once read) that a pike fishing contest was held on the Broads. Two contestants, who were American airmen from a nearby base, were fishing from a boat. One hooked into a large pike, and when they eventually got it alongside of the boat, they were shocked at the size of it, and probably wisely decided that they didn't want it in the boat with them, so cut the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 10 hours ago, Penelope said: Yes, I know about the broad's history; I have a number of books relating to the subject. Prymnesium (algal bloom) rears its head every so often, killing large numbers of fish; the large numbers of otters now present have a major impact, as has the illegal taking of fish by non natives. Broadland it not what it once was, but you can never right it off. Many years ago I was fortunate to see an original photo, inscribed on the back, of Peter Hancock's former record from Horsey, of 40lb 1 oz. John Goble had a fish of 45lb from the Thurne system in 2009. Several decent fish have no doubt ended up on the dinner table caught by the E U veg pickers that are accommodated around the Broadland area all the year round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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