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Monday 12
th July.
Tansterne Fishery in East Yorkshire. This fishery boasts 48 pegs on
three ponds all full of fish. Barbel, chub, tench, bream, ide, ghost
and mirror carp and more . . . a wide variety for all anglers.
Although there are some big carp to be caught (see photo gallery)
this is a float only venue so you will find it peaceful and quiet
with no noisy buzzers or bite alarms going off all the time. The
ponds have various shelves and ledges and are of varying depths up
to 9ft. I have read on a forum that the pegs are close together,
this is not the case on the main pond. The pegs on the Canal pond
are fairly close together but you fish this pond from one bank only.
Also, although this pond is chock a block with fish, including
Barbel, Chub and Carp etc and and ideal for teaching someone or
learning to fish, this pond is more of a 'growing on', pond for the
fish.
So . . .
We live less than an hour away in Lincolnshire so three, 'Yellowbellies',
Steve, Roger and myself decided to give Tansterne Fishery a try. I
contacted the owner, Ron Bulless, a very helpful and pleasant guy, a
few days beforehand and reserved three pegs for Monday 12th July. We
had pegs 4, 5 and 6 on the main pond.
Well, after a week of brilliant sunshine and a heat wave over the
weekend the day we decide to go fishing the weather changed. Yep!
You guessed it, a typical English summer; dull, overcast and showers
nearly all day. This wasn't going to stop three determined anglers.
After a nail biting drive across the Humber Bridge and through Hull
(Steve was driving) we arrived at Tansterne Fishery around 8am.
Three guys were already fishing from the end pegs (25 to 27)
opposite the island in the main pond nearest the car park. They were
fishing floating bread in the margins and were catching carp after
carp. One of the guys, Jason, is pictured in the Tansterne Fishery
Photo Gallery holding an 11lb carp he caught while we were there.
After a wander round we chose pegs and got set up, Roger peg 4,
Steve peg 5 and myself peg 6. Roger was fishing about 3 or 4 rod
lengths out next to a sunken island and was into a fish almost
straight away (always has been a lucky bloke). I was fishing a
couple of rod lengths out around 4 to 5 foot deep with homemade
fishmeal past on a size 14 hook. I had to wait around 20 minutes for
a bite (the fish were hiding in Steves peg where they knew they were
safe). However, the temptation of food proved too much and I was
soon into a nice 12oz tench. This was quickly followed by a ghost
carp of around a pound, an ide around the same weight and a common
carp, skimmer and perch. Steve was still waiting for a bite.
Ron, the owner came round and told us all about the pegs we were
fishing, the depths, the underwater contours and methods for
catching the fish. As Steve hadn't caught a fish Ron even went as
far as to go back to his house and get some Dairy Lea cheese, bait
that has been catching lately, and sit with Steve for half an hour
showing him where to fish and what depth etc. (Thanks Ron, but I've
been trying to teach him for years without success LOL). Steve did
eventually started catching.
Tom the fishery manager came and had a word with us and told us how
the ponds have been fishing lately and the best baits to use. It
says on the notice board that Tom can be grumpy but don't believe
it. I found him to be very helpful and an OK guy - a Yorkie - but
still an OK guy (only joking Tom). He even brought us complimentary
bacon sarnies courtesy of Ron. Very tasty. Thanks.
The day went on with us catching various species of fish regularly
and watching Jason and his mates opposite catching the carp. I don't
think there was a 10 minute gap where one of them wasn't hooked into
and playing a fish!
I found the best bait on the day to be double red and a white
maggot. Maggot fished on the hook with a pouch full thrown out every
cast. This brought the most bites but then after a while the perch
would move in and I had to change back to paste or cheese. No
problem though because I still caught and within half an hour the
perch had moved out and I was back on maggot.
We fished from around 9.30 till 2ish and even with wandering round
the ponds and the terrible weather we had a nice net full of fish -
maybe 40 or 50 fish each.
I had a wander round the fishery and found all pegs are level and
around a foot or so above the water and good for either pole or
waggler fishing. All ponds are perfect for a couple or family to
fish and the Canal pond and Car park ponds are especially good for
learners.
The main pond is full of fish and the ghost carp of a pound and half
(thousands of 'em) and ide around the same weight give a good fight
on light tackle. Pleasure bag weights are usually around 50+lb. With
the, 'Ton' not uncommon. You do have to empty your nets at least
every 5 hours - a good rule for the fishes welfare. Also on a plus
note - all keep nets and landing nets are supplied, laid out at all
the pegs. No wet nets to take home in your car and wash out later.
In the main pond furthest from the car park (pegs 8 to 20) there is
an island in the middle and this is ideal for the pole angler. Tom
told me many pole anglers fish this end of the pond tight to the
island and bag up.
The fishery is clean and well looked. The fish are healthy and
fighting fit and Ron, Tom or Mick will help you anyway they can and
answer any questions you have.
The fishery is already very popular for match fishing and also
caters for charity matches and I believe that this fishery will
become one of the top Fishing venues in Yorkshire.
Would I recommend this fishery? Yes certainly.
Jim
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