charliewag Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 i've parked my car in the marina for many an evening session on the canal and never had a problem with being locked in. if you respect the boat owners and their property they will respect you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floater Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 i've parked my car in the marina for many an evening session on the canal and never had a problem with being locked in. if you respect the boat owners and their property they will respect you. so true charliewag. I know many people who are boaters on the top pound, never met a miserable one yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chidorii Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I live close to the Ickles lock marina (rotherham) and have fished it for 5 years or more. I have always been very respectful of the boaters their, i wouldn't dream of making noise in a morning or casting anywhere near their bedroom or front room! This shows when they wave at me and ask how's the fishing. It's mostly common sense and simple manors really. I echo the comments mentioned earlier, it's only a few that give the rest a bad name. I feel for the boaters in a way because inadvertently, it's their warmth, maintenance and waste that makes the marinas such good fishing! and while the canal has many users, you gotta respect the ones that sleep on it! Personally, i'm not sure I could, the internet connection must be slow. I digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielH Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Anyone manage a session on the canal then since the temps have been up? I was hoping to get out but I was defeated by the high winds since I would have to travel by bike with all my tackle. Seems as though the wind will be up until Fri but then the temps drop again abit.. Can't win can we. I might just go up to one of the basins on Fri afternoon as I'm off then anyway and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chidorii Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Yes I did manage a few hours on Sunday morning, and it was a very enjoyable session tbh. The main issue was obviously the wind, but as I surveyed the basins at about half 6, I spotted the smallest one was pretty sheltered. Water temps are up, was 8.6deg (and went to 9.2deg towards dinner time). So went straight in for the pole @ about 10m, maggot on a 20, had a bite instantly, and a fish a chuck for an hour, up to 8oz. Then had a clumping bite and watched the elastic disappear into the water 'spishhkkkk' as the tiny hook pulls out - swapped to an 18 hook and carried on catching. Then at about 10am a lovely 1lb roach, happy with that on the smallest basin! After that, the bites went a bit finicky (hard to tell in the wind anyway!) and the winds got up to 40mph gusts that were just too much. Tried a few casts on the spinner, which was equally as difficult as the wind was bending the PIKE rod lol, then I packed up. Probably go down again this w/e. Friday might be a good choice if the winds drop off, hopefully the water will retain a good temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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