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Advice for a new member
I joined SDAA yesterday and managed to look round Broom Lake and Broom River. Unfortunately my key would not open the gate at Willington so I could not look round (Key has now been changed).
Broom River looks fishy but it does not look as if it has been fished very much although it is early in the season. I prefer to pole fish and would like to know any information about depth, baits to use and species in this fishery.
Broom Lake looks very nice but are pole tactics feasible or is it mainly Carp at long range?
If anyone can help me with information on the other still water fisheries I would appreciate it.
Thanks in anticipation.
Roy K 
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Hello Roy,
Firstly I would like to say welcome to the club!
I am probably not the best person to talk to about pole fishing as it is an aspect of the sport I don't really partake in. However, I will try and give you some insight to the various waters I am familiar with. . . .
River Ivel behind Broom lake has some very large Perch, I think the club record for that stretch is 4lb 2oz, some large Chub to over 6lb have been caught along that stretch also, although they are not as prolific there as they are along the Biggleswade Common stretches. Both species have been caught on lobworms, especially the Perch, although legering brings problems with the Crayfish. . . The Perch also come out on small lures and spinners. A good friend of mine who regularly fishes the Jordans Mill end of the stretch has seen soem very large Roach which he estimated at 3lb + although to date he hasn't caught one. There are also large Carp along the stretch, I saw a shoal of 12-15 fish up to 15 lb a couple of weeks ago just upstream of the Stanford Cut. I would guestimate the depth along that stretch of the Ivel to be 4-6 feet with the occasional deeper hole. . .
Broom lake is a good mixed fishery with a large head of Carp to 30lb. There is also some large Bream and plenty of Tench in the venue. There is also a good number of silver fish, although I am unsure to what size they reach. Usual baits seem to work, boilies for the Carp, Tench and Bream. Sweetcorn, maggots, maize, hempseed etc etc. From the river side of the lake acorss to the line of four islands on the opposite bank, the areas I have checked seem to be a fairly even depth of approx 7 feet all the way across. No doubt there are some slightly shallower and deeper areas, although I have never depth checked it enough to find them.
The Airman Pit is again a good mixed fishery. There is, again, a large head of Carp up to almost 30lb. There have also been plenty of Tench mooching around in the past couple of weeks up to 6lb that I have seen. Obviously there are also the Catfish ranging in size from kittens around the 2lb mark up to 45lb monsters. The Airman also has a good head of Roach in it ranging from a couple of ounces up to 3lb in weight. The larger specimens have been a bit elusive recently according to the silver fish anglers. The Airman is very deep in the main body of the lake hitting 32-35 feet in some areas. The "carpark" swims are shallower, with a channel running up the middle. A variety of methods are used to target the Roach down there, from float legering, to waggler or catching them up in the water on pole and pellet. A good pointer for the Airman is to follow where the Grebes go as they feed on the Roach, and normally where the Grebes are the Roach will be. There are also some good sized Perch that I have seen under the overhanging trees. For Carp etc, it tends to be mainly a margin water due to the extreme depth. Most of the Carp I have caught have been hooked 3-4 rodlengths either side of the swim I am fishing.
Willington is very weedy at the minute!!!!! There is a good head of silverfish, including plenty of Rudd. It is well known for its Tench and Bream which have hit 10lb. Again, as with most waters these days there are Carp in there as well. If you have looked through the main webpage you will have seen that its two biggest residents were killed by an Otter in February. I fished there today and had plenty of Tench in my swim with loads of feeding bubbles rising but couldn't seem to buy a bite!!! I lost a good one in the weed though when the hook pulled. There were also loads of Roach/Rudd and Perch in the swim as well. I am unsure of the depths there, but would think they are similar to those at Broom.
This reply is long enough, hope it is of use for you.
If you have the time it will be worth your while going through both the News from The Banks archives, which go back two or three years, and also look at the various posts on this forum as there is quite a bit of info tucked away.
All the best, tight lines and hopefully see you on the bank!
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Hello Roy,
Firstly I would like to say welcome to the club!
I am probably not the best person to talk to about pole fishing as it is an aspect of the sport I don't really partake in. However, I will try and give you some insight to the various waters I am familiar with. . . .
River Ivel behind Broom lake has some very large Perch, I think the club record for that stretch is 4lb 2oz, some large Chub to over 6lb have been caught along that stretch also, although they are not as prolific there as they are along the Biggleswade Common stretches. Both species have been caught on lobworms, especially the Perch, although legering brings problems with the Crayfish. . . The Perch also come out on small lures and spinners. A good friend of mine who regularly fishes the Jordans Mill end of the stretch has seen soem very large Roach which he estimated at 3lb + although to date he hasn't caught one. There are also large Carp along the stretch, I saw a shoal of 12-15 fish up to 15 lb a couple of weeks ago just upstream of the Stanford Cut. I would guestimate the depth along that stretch of the Ivel to be 4-6 feet with the occasional deeper hole. . .
Broom lake is a good mixed fishery with a large head of Carp to 30lb. There is also some large Bream and plenty of Tench in the venue. There is also a good number of silver fish, although I am unsure to what size they reach. Usual baits seem to work, boilies for the Carp, Tench and Bream. Sweetcorn, maggots, maize, hempseed etc etc. From the river side of the lake acorss to the line of four islands on the opposite bank, the areas I have checked seem to be a fairly even depth of approx 7 feet all the way across. No doubt there are some slightly shallower and deeper areas, although I have never depth checked it enough to find them.
The Airman Pit is again a good mixed fishery. There is, again, a large head of Carp up to almost 30lb. There have also been plenty of Tench mooching around in the past couple of weeks up to 6lb that I have seen. Obviously there are also the Catfish ranging in size from kittens around the 2lb mark up to 45lb monsters. The Airman also has a good head of Roach in it ranging from a couple of ounces up to 3lb in weight. The larger specimens have been a bit elusive recently according to the silver fish anglers. The Airman is very deep in the main body of the lake hitting 32-35 feet in some areas. The "carpark" swims are shallower, with a channel running up the middle. A variety of methods are used to target the Roach down there, from float legering, to waggler or catching them up in the water on pole and pellet. A good pointer for the Airman is to follow where the Grebes go as they feed on the Roach, and normally where the Grebes are the Roach will be. There are also some good sized Perch that I have seen under the overhanging trees. For Carp etc, it tends to be mainly a margin water due to the extreme depth. Most of the Carp I have caught have been hooked 3-4 rodlengths either side of the swim I am fishing.
Willington is very weedy at the minute!!!!! There is a good head of silverfish, including plenty of Rudd. It is well known for its Tench and Bream which have hit 10lb. Again, as with most waters these days there are Carp in there as well. If you have looked through the main webpage you will have seen that its two biggest residents were killed by an Otter in February. I fished there today and had plenty of Tench in my swim with loads of feeding bubbles rising but couldn't seem to buy a bite!!! I lost a good one in the weed though when the hook pulled. There were also loads of Roach/Rudd and Perch in the swim as well. I am unsure of the depths there, but would think they are similar to those at Broom.
This reply is long enough, hope it is of use for you.
If you have the time it will be worth your while going through both the News from The Banks archives, which go back two or three years, and also look at the various posts on this forum as there is quite a bit of info tucked away.
All the best, tight lines and hopefully see you on the bank!
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1/7/09, 22:40
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Roy,
Broom River is 3-6ft in most pegs with a couple of deeper holes. Weed is a problem for float fishing in the summer, but there are odd pegs where you can find clear patches. Although noted for big perch and chub, there is still a good head of roach and the dace also show well in some areas. Maggots will get you bites, but hemp and caster will sort out the better stamp of roach with sweetcorn worth a try. Don't be surprised to catch the odd tench and bream too. The roach can be tightly shoaled so it pays to move if you are not catching. A static bait on the bottom will catch crayfish!
The pole works well on Broom Lake for roach, perch and occasional skimmers. Bream, tench and carp can be taken close in on the pole, but if the carp move in it is best to switch to rod and line as most are now doubles with plenty of 20s.
The Airman is capable of throwing up big bags of roach (a 52lb net was caught this January!) and if you get into a shoal of 8oz to 1lb+ roach you can soon have 20lb of fish. But you can return the next day and blank!
Willington is currently very weedy so it is best to take a rake. Roach and rudd can be found in most swims with the chance of some big bream and tench (and carp).
Few reports from Stanford Pit this season but contains roach, rudd, perch, carp, crucians and tench.
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Hi,
Many thanks to andyk74 and Richard Bell for the information.
Regards, Roy K
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Hi Roy K.
Something that may be worth doing is coming along to the matches to see how the guys that turn out set about the job of catching fish. It's amazing just how much you can learn by seeing the way other people fish a venue.
The next match is this coming Sunday 26th July at the Airman. Hopefully if the fish are feeding a few good weights could be on the cards.
I would suggest coming along around mid-day to catch the last hour of fishing and simply watch the anglers. (You probably won't get much conversation out of them but that's nothing unusual!) 
By this time if the fish are feeding people will be catching, plus you will be able to see the results at the weigh-in and also have a chat to some of them to see if there's anything you may be able to adopt when you next venture out.
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