Whitebridges Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) Since the season started a friend and I have been making weekly night fishing trips to the Broads trying to find a decent net of bream. So far this year we haven't done so well, with the best session last week at Cold Harbour on the river Thurne where we both had about 50lb made up of skimmers to 3lb. Last night we tried St Benets Abbey on the Bure. We were full of expectation, match results had been good, lots of slabs were caught opposite the South Walsham broad entrance, so we balled in the feed. First cast at 9 p.m. and we were soon catching skimmers in the 1 - 1.5lb class, then the eels moved in. We had a dozen bootlaces in about an hour then they went off, thank heavens. I even switched from worm to sweetcorn and still caught the *******. I thought eels were becoming a scarce? We've caught a fair few this season. It was a lovely night after a steaming hot day, no wind, mist rolling across the water, magical. About midnight I noticed a disturbance on the water and a grass snake swimming across the river.Soon afterwards, in our headlamps, we spotted a pair of eyes heading towards us from the entrance to South Walsham Broad. Then there was a squeak and a splash and two more pairs of eyes were gazing in our direction. We suspect mum had called her two kitts to join her from our bank. We had good views at about 15 yards although for only seconds and with a swish of their tails they were gone. The young looked about three-quarter grown, they swam on past us and across the river further up. We could hear them calling and playing all night until we left at about 3 a.m. Although they aren't popular with a lot of anglers but it was nice to have a brief encounter with them.The last Broads otters I saw were on the river Ant at Irstead shoals about 5 years ago. they seem to be increasing in numbers and are doing very well in Norfolk. The fishing wasn't that great. The stamp of the bream was small, but nonetheless an enjoyable evening. Why is it after a bream session whatever you do you are always going to end up looking like a snotty mess - their slime gets everywhere. We had some cracking nights last year, some nets were 250lb+ with slabs over 10lb, so will keep trying to find the fish!! Cheers all. A couple of pictures taken from lasts nights swim. Edited July 2, 2009 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 have you tried the bure between acle bridge and upton dyke, i have a few goes there at the start of most seasons but not had time this year, had some huge bags of 200lb+ in the past mostly on bread flake tipped with worm or corn, I have heard that the broads authority have banned fishing on the green at bramerton, there are usually some very big bags taken there most summers mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) Hi Mikee, haven't been up Upton or Acle way this season, but as you say it's terrific fishing along there. I like fishing flake for bream but they weren't having it last night. Having said that I managed a few skimmers on it. The river looked far to clear, i'd like to see more colour and more tidal flow which should get them in to the main rivers with their snouts down. I've fished Bramerton for years and have had some fun there. The regulars are gutted about the "ban" which isn't really a ban because folk have a right of access and the Broads Authority have not got any enforcement powers to stop angling. As you are no doubt aware, the issue is a few ar$£hol4s started jibing and exchanging words with the boating fraternity who wanted to moor and those already fishing refused to move. I think a few balls of groundbait and catapulted maggots exacerbated the problem. The right to moor does take precedent on the Broads navigable waterways. The whole thing has been very badly handled included the Broads Authority imposing a ban that is yet to be upheld in a court of law. The bottom line is that us Norfolk buoys take no bloody notice of their poxy signs and just carry on doing what we've done for years - fishing at Bramerton. I kid you not thousands have fished there since the ban. Edited July 2, 2009 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 just done a search and this came up..good reading as will be targeting the bure and yare this year around Woxham broad and a few others palces that I have been told about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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