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Post by Banksy on Jan 13, 2018 14:09:37 GMT
I used to fish Barnston Drain End in the 60's and 70's, and enjoyed many a day "flatty bashing". Then they put a pipe and a clapper at the end, to prevent the drain being tidal.
Also had some good sessions at Stone Creek (Stoney Creek?) some where east of Hull, and caught a few rather manky samples from a large pond near Melton.
I'd love to experience that weird, horizontal fight again, with light gear.
Does anybody know of anywhere in East Yorkshire where flatties can reliably be caught on coarse tackle?
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Post by edger on Jan 13, 2018 15:05:28 GMT
Any of the Humber creeks are still well worth a punt, bait tends to be key though. On coarse gear, Maddies (Harbour Rag) are especially good but you'll have to source your own, which is a mucky business. Did a fair bit this summer around Hessle foreshore ended up fishing a light bomb rod. Was after Sole, of which I caught none but plenty of Flounder and Eels. You can only get away with coarse gear at HW slack, although I believe Brough Haven out of the main tide run, allows you to use coarse gear in decent conditions. River Hull produces a good few at times, although they appear localised, again they're fussy about bait. I don't catch 'em coarse fishing but they showed well in places in Cog's now defunct River Hull Champs. Figham down to Weel seemed most productive with Lobworm the bait, think a guy weighed in 13lb of them one year to finish in the top few. Not long delivered 5 Flounder I caught at Hessle right by the bridge, to a lad who keeps native fish. They showed a preference for a bit of manky Bluey but in Spring s s of Peeler are far and away the best bait in the Humber itself. Cooked Shrimp used to get us a good few as kids in the Humber in Autumn/Winter. Seek and ye shall find, be aware mature Flounder head seawards about now, so it can be tough for good ones until about March time. Cheers, Ed
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Post by landyboy on Jan 13, 2018 21:15:03 GMT
Often a few caught in river hull beverley beck end worm seems to work ! Can't remember what time of year though
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Post by shaunshaun39 on Jan 14, 2018 13:59:19 GMT
im also interested, used to catch some in hedon haven until about 2 years ago but they have now blocked the sluice gates and i think its now pumps. think the best chance would be south of the humber maybe around east halton, maybe someone knows of a drain or haven south of the humber where flatties can get in, can anyone help with info.
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Post by darran77 on Jan 14, 2018 14:35:19 GMT
Wow flattie bashing, we used to fish under the bridge on Hessel forshore during the summer months at low tide on lob worms, and caught a few as well as eels. I also remember as a youth fishing a match on Broomfleet canal and bagging up on small flatties. However i believe the larger fish ar off the south shore but not had chance to give it a go, maybe this year. daz
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Post by edger on Jan 14, 2018 22:40:29 GMT
Just to put a bit more gloss on this, top are the ones I caught for the local fish keeper last December. As you can see I'm right by the bridge, fishing 2 hours either side of HW on the clean area to the left of the boat launch ramp. I'm using sea style flattie gear here for convenience. You can go as light as you dare once the tide eases you won't get long on the float though and pick a calm day or wind off your back. Better for coarse tactics, is to walk further up past the Pub, Really nice clean bit of 'beach' here over HW, although you get pushed right up to ledge on big tides. Less flow here, while I started on sea gear, as you may be able to see. I used a cheapo glass bomb rod and old Mitchell, simple running leger on 6lb to a s8 and a Maddie or two. Was literally bite a chuck at top, although hard to convert and many were bootlace Eels, I think. Can certainly use the float here, although never got around to it. A guy on another site who does a bit suggested the Pole, not my bag but certainly a good idea. Could adjust rigs to cope with the tide as you need. They come incredibly close in, just inches of the murky water is enough. I remember getting one first chuck as a kid over low water, when I barely reached the river by a few feet on my first chuck. To get the best out of a coarse fishing approach, you obviously need avoid the real power of tide, weed and waves. Good Flatties can be had anywhere in the Humber, although fish of around a pound are fairly easy over 1.5lb is a whopper. They simply achieve nothing like the weights in Estuaries of the SW. Creeks, of which there are several both banks are probably more reliable for a coarse style approach. They're all still there but the winter flattie matches died in the '70s once the Trent became viable. Personally, I think the Humber out in Holderness offers great scope for a light tackle approach. Anywhere you have a proper mudflat will offer top of tide fishing from the bank of bigger tides but you don't have the run to counter that requires sea gear. Stone Creek, Patrington Haven produce on light gear. The Chalk Bank near Kilnsea is a noted match venue, again on a calm day coarse tackle is all you need and the fish come right into the edge. There's Kilnsea Corner itself and all along the inside of Spurn. You'll need to consult your tide table and concentrate on the 3 or 4 hours around top. I've tried float tackle in this area and it's tricky but standard feeder gear is more than adequate on a decent day weather wise.
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Post by Banksy on Jan 17, 2018 11:27:12 GMT
Thanks for your replies, especially Edger!
Great photos, and a great venue for me to escape to while the other half is emptying the shops.
Barmston Drain End was always popular during the closed season on stillwaters, and the fishing was controlled by Hull & District AA on the south bank, and Driffield Hearts of Oak on the north bank. The Driffield lads held matches there, and a coach would drop them off at the Black Bull Inn at Barmston. From there they had to trudge about half a mile along a public footpath across the fields, to reach the drain! One match was won by a chap who landed a 16lb sea trout.
I was lucky, my Dad had a farm upstream at Lissett, and I would just pinch the little grey Fergie to trundle down the cart tracks to a tributary where Skipsea Drain joined the main drain. 133 flounders in an evening was my record, a crazy session with many fish over the 1lb mark. Couldn't lift the keepnet out of the water at the end, so I had to lower the mouth of the net into the water to release them. Happy days!
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Post by crofton blade on Jan 17, 2018 12:59:03 GMT
133? That's mental! Could have made a fortune on the market!
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Post by edger on Jan 18, 2018 14:40:35 GMT
Hope you enjoy it if you get down there Banksy, you'll certainly get plenty of action from late Spring on. Plenty of places to try but tend to be some serious walks. As we all get older and more creaky, plus insist on carting too much kit it's hard to summon up the energy. So Hessle is very handy, can fish out of the back of your motor to the left of the Bridge if you want. I never actually got around to fishing Barmston but remember it threw up some surprises when it was tidal. Someone you probably know from Leven, better known now for his bailiff and match organising duties, I seem to recall had a Sea Trout there too, mentioned in HDAA year book, late '70's at a guess.
133 in one session though, that's amazing, have seen winners get over 30 on Chalky Point but that's fishing Crab on 3 hook rigs. Potential for surprises in the Humber too, especially Bass, Chalky does a good few but there was one in a match at Hessle Foreshore last summer. A lad pulled one out of 8lb+ from Paull Car Park in the Autumn! Even more odd, was a Catfish of 11lb caught in a match at Hessle some years back. Last summer, a good Chub was landed in a match at Barton, wasn't allowed to weigh it in though. Recall they used to get a few Smelt on Maddies in matches at Stoney. Then, of course, there's Mullet certainly make the Estuary in summer. There's good fish show off Brough Haven, at times, suspected to be Mullet. If you work out how to catch them, do let us know. On top that, seem to be more Salmon and Sea Trout running the Estuary now than anyone can remember. There are certainly Sole too but I can't catch them by design, had one out of the Humber back of Mr Chu's a bit back, just using up some manky lug.
Enjoy, maybe let us know how you get on?
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