Simes82 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 2nd visit here today. I'm trying to drop shot with lures for perch/pike. Not a single bite on both visits. I'm wondering if there are actually any fish in the broads 🤣 I could do with some advice. Happy angling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Have you tried using bait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes82 Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 No. Not yet. Just lures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Pike have been overfished on the Broads for about the last 10/15 years - whilst they are still about I guess they don't exactly jump on your bait. Years ago nobody even fished for pike until October ( yes I know its nearly that !) and on average in the river at Horning you might see one or two people fishing for pike over the winter period - now I have seen 20/25 people fishing for pike over about 1/ 1 1/2 miles. Not only that almost everyone fishing of a hire boat, seems to have at least one pike rod out all the time, irrespective of whether they are watching tv or not! Add to that the mishandling debate such as just dragging them out of the river onto a boat, and its not really a surprise!! As for perch, perhaps you should try using them red wiggly things which abound in my muck heap, but thats probably the old fashioned way! Equally I doubt How Hill is the best spot on the Broads - its certainly one of the busiest......!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Try maggot or worm. I've caught some nice Perch using them x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 My father used to tell hirers who asked, that the only way to catch Bream was with left - handed wiggle maggots. The ones that wiggled to the right were no good. Harry Rout, who owned the stores on the River Green and did all our grocery orders, caught on to the joke and started selling them in plastic tubs, labelled left - handed wiggle maggots. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydraser Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Plenty of fish in our marina on the Yare, including pike. It's private though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Private Pike? No, don't tell me! 2 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said: Private Pike? No, don't tell me! You have now gone on ze list! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simes82 Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 Thank you. I'll have to get my fishing kayak out again. Thinking of trying Hickling broad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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