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River Bollin

September 4th 2005

Ellie Botham with a trout




Peter and Ellie Botham fished the Bollin for a couple of hours today landing three trout with average weights of two pounds. The fish were caught on maggot feeder fishing from peg three on the bend and casting into the centre. They found it hard going for the first hour which could have been due to the mink they spotted on the opposite bank. As well as the mink they had a cormorant in the water, luckily they managed to scare the pair of them off. Twenty minutes later they started to get bites. (it's always time to leave when this happens). Peter feels that this water has a lot of potential, holding much larger fish than those they caught today, and would love to see reports and pics from others.


July 9th 2005

Robin on a rodOne of the reasons I recently rejoined the Bay Malton was because they have a stretch of the Bollin which is only ten minutes away from where I live so nothing could be more convenient. However my first visit, a couple of weeks ago, I did not find the place conducive and left without exploring, Perhaps it was the mood I was in. This visit I walked the full length of our stretch coming to the conclusion that to fish almost anywhere you would need waders, or a very long handle on your landing net. It could be that the Bollin is low at the moment. I hope that is the case.

Finally I decided to fish at the car park and thought it was going to be my day: I had three Trout in the first ninety minutes, thereafter, nothing. When I go next I will take worms and maggot and trot as against ledger. The only other sign I saw of a fish was a huge orange thing (Orf?) zigzagging its way upstream. At least the Robin kept me amused, together with a large bird of prey circling, most of the day, some way beyond the first bend.

For myself, I will have to reserve judgement on the river Bollin. P.C.mm