TALES FROM THE RIVER BANK
Finally, there is some activity and things are beginning to pick up on the river. I have had reports of good catches up and down the river with carp into double figures; maybe not in great quantities, but if you are prepared to sit it out, you will catch.
For those of you who like catching mullets, on float tackle, of which I am one, you can enjoy some good sport on the lower river, now and throughout the summer. All you will need is some ground bait and a loaf of bread. I do find that mullet feed better when the river is not running too fast or in slack water. Personally, I like fishing for them on the pole. These fish fight really well; if only you could catch them on the fly, you could have some great fun!
This month, I have been fishing with a friend of mine who has a house on the river, just above Mora. We´ve been catching carp into double figures on halibut pellets and sweetcorn and a lot of small cats, on fresh sardines. If you want to catch the catfish, I find that any smelly fish bait will do, even squid, but do make sure your tackle is up to it! These small cats can be caught on conventional carp tackle but there is always a chance of something bigger coming along!
Thank you to Barry Humphreys for taking the trouble to write in – his letter is from his comments in last month’s issue.
Your question – “where can I find some good places to fish from the bank on the river, as so much of it is inaccessible?”, is something I am asked quite often. When I first started fishing The Ebro on holiday, almost 20 years ago now, I was always trying to find some new places to fish up and down the river. I found the best thing to do was to buy an ordnance survey map, as this will show all the roads and tracks leading down to and along the riverbank. From then on, you can keep exploring until you find somewhere where you would like to fish.
If any other readers have a favourite fishing spot, or have any other ideas, maybe you would like to share them with us.
Don´t forget, a bad day´s fishing is better than a good day at work!
Mike Smith
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