barnie41 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Hi - have decided to spend some time trying to catch decent sized perch - and had one just under two pounds first time out. So - does anyone have any places they know of locally that might hold some big stripeys please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animal2477 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 try crookes park mate,i know for a fact they run to over 3lb,if you can get some live minnows try them,the one we saw tried tacking another small perch what my pal caught it came for it like a pike !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff 13 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 River Rother at Catcliff has some nice fish, I doubt they go much more than 1 to 2lb though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetviper Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 sheffield canal has decent perch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hully resevoir has big perch caught several arond 3 pound mark over the years . Rivers are very unlikely to hold big perch .A big resevoir a lot better bet. Put a couple of rods out with worm on at hully and you in with a goog chance , The place is under fished no one fishes it due to bad acces and price Fish pegs 2 3 8 9 or 10 .You can get car paked near you on bridge . Think fishing ticket machine broke so no need to pay for fishing. park free near bridge near peg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnie41 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Had the one just under 2lb fom the Rother and another just under 1lb the other day. Spinning session at Damflask next I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigs Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 there are some big ones in flask but difficult to locate as its vast - I reckon you will catch more pike than perch spinning. I saw a dead perch approx 2.5lb last winter when walking dog round flask If you travel a bit further afield - stainforth and keadby canal and messingham sands hold some massive perch. I caught the biggest perch Ive ever seen at messingham sands but had no scales - ive caught em over 2lb before and I reckon that one was over 4lb, I thought it was a carp until it popped its head up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnie41 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Thanks Craigs - am going to the Flask because thats where I was taught to fish years ago (before commercials lol) and just fancy a few hrs walking round and see what happens. A mate of mine has invited me over to the Stainy Canal in the not to distant future am proper looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigs Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I fished bonny hale section on the stainy around 3 weeks ago in preparation for the national. I had a good fish go for one of my roach so I swung it in quick - the big fish came to a stop at my keepnet and it was actually a big perch over 2lb - not a pike. I caught a perch well over a pound not long after so they must shoal up together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabitter Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 perch to over 3lb in worsborough but you have to spin for them which means you will be troubled by jack pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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