fresh water eels.

[Guest rodsmith]

anyone fish for OR catch many??

[donnyc 1,203]

Dont mind a night or two at them..Best 6.12oz ..

[Guest jt750]

The're in decline because of a parasite in their swimbladders or something of that ilk

[Guest rodsmith]

The're in decline because of a parasite in their swimbladders or something of that ilk

 

 

exactly right!! dont get many round here.really want to find a productive water,any suggestions??

[patdahat 41]

havent caugh 1 or seen 1 in over 5 years and used always get a few every year.

[Guest rodsmith]

havent caugh 1 or seen 1 in over 5 years and used always get a few every year.

 

i was fishing the thames near reading(berkshire)last season.had an eel on every trip ranging from 2lb - around 4lb.just very dodgy as so many smelly asians walking the banks at night in gangs.not a good thing if you fish alone like i tend to as no-one else likes fishing for them.

[oggy808 24]

in the small river i fish i have not seen any eels for years, i always thought thie was down to mink as soon as mink were seen regularly we had no eels , pity they make lovely eating

[BEARINATOR 2,872]

I fish for them, shame they are declining though

[Guest rodsmith]

I fish for them, shame they are declining though

 

 

where do you fish for them fella PM me if you prefer not the whole site finds out.

[J Darcy 5,871]

Practically all lakes with feeder streams have them. You want somewhere 15 years old at least IMO....

half a gudgeon legered under the rod tip in the margins sorts the pythons out. Looking forward to doing a bit of eeeling this season myself...JD

[winnie 1]

Dont mind a night or two at them..Best 6.12oz ..

 

6lb 12oz is a monster eel and very rare to catch.

It would rate right up there with 40 + carp, maybe even 45+.

 

Well done, a true monster.

[johnnyboy28 1]

In my syndicate lakes Essex the record is just over 9lb

with eels between 5lb and 7lb visiting the banks regular .

Most eels are caught using boilies but the bigger ones come out on dead baits meant for the catfish

[neil r 1,861]

i fish for them now and again but not had anything over 3. just found out the lodge at the end of the street did an 8 last year , caught by accident by someone fishing for bits. if anybodys after a place to catch them borwick fishery off juntion 35 M6 is wick with them , doesnt matter which lake or what bait you use you cant avoid cathing them

[Guest rodsmith]

Practically all lakes with feeder streams have them. You want somewhere 15 years old at least IMO....

half a gudgeon legered under the rod tip in the margins sorts the pythons out. Looking forward to doing a bit of eeeling this season myself...JD

 

 

dissagree . must be i tidal river near.we got some of the finest chalk stream/rivers in the country round here,along with some excellent lakes for the specimen hunters.99% are fed by feeder steams.no eels though! i know most of the river keepers in the area through doing the mink hounds,the nearest keeper to have seen/caught an eel is miles away.how i wish we had them here.bait wise i use lob worm or roach head or have done well on chunks of fish.

[8shot 192]

are local park has a stream rinning though it.. and its tidal

i fished it a few times with a lot of success

but i struggle to get anything over 2lb

 

its possible to catch 30 a night

 

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