DROP SHOTTING and JIGGING on the Leeds to Liverpool CANAL | Lure Fishing 

Thanks for this ! It’s a very insightful comment. Great advice! I definitely wouldn’t have liked to drop a lure in that river today 😂 it was steaming through!!! What kind of fish are in the yarrow going through Duxbury? I have seen a couple of small trout over the years. Anything else I know it’s quite shallow! I was fishing today on the canal and after reading your comment I swapped to a spinner and had a perch 😂 just shows you the perch aren’t interested in the plastics on that stretch !!

@@WestysAngling I think the only angling that goes on in the canal is bfs perch guys, with an occasional pike deadbaiter. I've coarse fished over the summer and had good bags of roach, perch and skimmers in the evenings, you'd be amazed at the number of fish in there. But they're streetwise, maybe they've seen too many shads and ned rigs ! Nobody bothers with worm and float anymore so maybe it's come full circle?? The river is mostly shallow, but there's odd spots where its 4ft or so and that's where you might find a chub, roach, dace or perch. There's lots of small trout and I enjoy trout fishing with very light fly tackle through spring and summer, but they're out of season now and are crap sport on bait (way too easy to catch!!!) even when in season. It's given me a some half decent you tube footage but I don't mention the river's name!!! It's too fragile to get too much clobber. Douglas is probably a better coarse river, but duxbury has lots of charm

Thanks for this info mate really helpful and interesting 👌🏻🎣 tight lines and the best of luck fishing in 23! May see you around 👌🏻👍🏻

Do you pay for this stretch of Leeds and Liverpool ? Am getting confused with all these angling clubs and who owns which stretch . Or is it just have your rod license 😂

Hi Adam! Yes you are meant to pay for it mate it’s on a Wigan card ! I know it’s really annoying that you need different licences to fish all these different places when I have never been asked 😂 I just feel more comfortable fishing having paid ! 😂 it’s also annoying who covers where, it’s not massively obvious for some canals.

Cheers buddy !

I think me and my dad are giving it a go on Thursday ! Happy new year Ste 👍🏻👌🏻🎣 let me know how you get on at German lane !

Still grinding Dylan ! 🎣

I feel like the movement in winter of natural baits would be unbeatable ! However saying that most of my canal perch have been on spinners ! 🎣

Happy new year mate !

Cheers guys 👌🏻🎣 looking forward to you showing me how it’s done 😂

@@WestysAngling Not sure about that matey 😂 I blank a fair bit as well, especially on the canals 😂

I just think it’s tough fishing ! Especially in the north. I think when you are watching professionals do it, it’s in well stocked areas… that’s my excuse anyway !

@@WestysAngling definitely tough up in the north mate. I think you need to put time into venues to find the good fish especially on rivers/canals 🎣

Definitely rewarding when you get one ! No matter the size it’s always a shock 😂

Happy new year buddy ! I know ! 3 sessions 3 Blanks. Had a perch on a spinner today though !

@@WestysAngling that’s good though, keep at it

True that !

Happy new year Buddy !

Thanks for the advice 💪🏻🎣

@@WestysAngling You're welcome! 👍

Thanks Jason ! Happy new year mate 🎣🥳 I agree !

When you get them dialled in they are so much easier! I think to get a good baitcaster you have to really splash out (and I’m tight)

This stretch is Wigan yes 👌🏻 but your better off trying the Burscough stretch 🎣

@@WestysAngling thanks I only ask because I live in Eccleston area, does burscough come under Southport AA ticket or still Wigan?

@fir3mansam123 Wigan and Southport I believe

@@WestysAngling cheers

Who owns / has rights to that canal Dave ?

@@WestysAngling some of its owned by club todmorden AA some stretches are free I think. Nice canal though not polluted. I've lure around Adlington and some parts of Wigan and nearly blanked Every time. You want a pb perch try there.

Great advice cheers mate !

Let us now how you get on might even go for a wonder with you 👍

Definitely! 🎣

Probably right with this ! I think it’s because I’m spending time trying different actions and techniques. When I get that sorted I will have more confidence I have worked a swim effectively 🎣👌🏻

@@WestysAngling the best time to learn is in the summer for perch when they are most prolific

Summer is strictly feeder fishing mate 🎣😂 maybe I will have a bash when the carp are spawning 👌🏻👍🏻

I agree with this . I think with your light set up you got it right in the end but just do casts 10 to 2 then move to next feature . Also sometimes stop reeling and let it sit has this time of the year perch won’t chase the same. Also treat under your feet like the far bank fish will keep to both walls . I wouldn’t even bother with that large set up with pink dildo at this time of year personally.😂

Cheers Adam ! Will do 👌🏻 good advice. 😂😂😂😂😂😂