river dane byley bridge

[David Williams 4]

well what a supprise that middlewich anglers
are now chargeing ?10 day ticket on the bank
?10 pound for stretch of river thats well passed its sell by date can anyone justify that amount of money they have not even bothered to update there web site
it still says ?3 well i wont be giving them ?10

 

[Peter Bishop]

Know the section well and you are right the fishing isn't worth that. Is is a case of trying to squeeze anglers into buying season tickets?
Maybe for ?10 they are going to beef up security in the lane where you have to aprk. Last time I was there someone tried to break into the van we were in,couldn't get door open so bent all the windscreen wipers.

 

[David Williams 4]

well its true a m8 of mine went to day
the baliff wanted ?10 u can guess what he told him to do
he was told if u go to daves of middlewich its ?6 they have got to be joking
as u say peter the scum know ur fishing easy meat

 

[stephen cotton]

David,

I would be grateful if you could post a link to middlewichs website.

Its difficult to see how they could make the carpark safer as its a public road. I have alot of sympathy thou as my last car was done parked next the canal at Billinge a few years ago One thing I do is always leave my glove box open, parcel shelf removed and front off CD player etc so they can see (if they have a brain) that its not worth breaking in.

 

[David Williams 4]

here it is
POHAS- RIVER DANE, BYLEY BRIDGE, MIDDLEWICH, CHESHIRE
its on www.dogpile.com
just put in middlewich joint anglers
it was last updated 1999

 

[colsmiff]

Since the Croxton Lane incident last year, Winsford Anglers have made their sections of the Dane members only. The recovering fish stocks do need some protection from overfishing and maybe these are strategies to allow this.

 

[Paul Morley]

A bit extreme on either side, lads. ?10 is inflated for a fairly average bit of chubbing. I pay ?36 for a WAA ticket for....more average chubbing, hahaha! Lymm looks a good investment, i must say.

 

[Albert Watkinson 2]

caught my first 2 3lb 10z chub at byley bridge in the 60s.also there were mink living near the bridge about 1980.i stood on the bridge and watched them swimming.when i reported this because i thought it right to do so [fish wise]i was told not to worry about it.they are all over the place now.killing the nesting birds.they can drag a 4lb chub up the bank no problem.when i have a blank i think about this
albert

 

[Mike Wilkinson]

Lymm Has 2 cracking stretchs of the Dane just upstream from Byley and one of them is aruably one of the best on the Dane for barbel, and at ?50 a season (plus a joining fee) you've paid for it in 5 or 6 visits compared to Middlewich's day ticket prices!. I also fish a stretch controled by Northwich lower down and I have just taken a pb 'river' chub of 6lb 2oz from there after fishing the river for 24 years (happy or what??). Their card costs around ?37-38 plus a joing fee.

 

[Albert Watkinson 2]

i have lost count of chub coming out of this river over 6lbs.i have yet to see it authenticated.it is a very big chub for this river and me and my mates were knocking them out in the late 50s.if you have a chub over 6lb it needs to be classed as a record.
albert

 

[Ric Elwin]

I've had hundreds of Chub out of the Dane over the last 25 years. I've had 3 that weighed 3.12, they are my biggest.

 

[Robert Woods 1]

Fished Dane last couple of summers for barbel. Had a few chub over 4lb...biggest two...4lb 15oz & 5lb 2oz.

 

[Phil Hackett The original disability bad speller w]

Mike I've no doubt you photographed the fish, would you like to send a copy to Graham so he can put it in the gallery?

 

[Albert Watkinson 2]

i had 2 over 5lb last year and a 6lb chub is indeed a very good fish.
albert

 

[Blunderer]

Phil
Do I detect some cynicism there?
you may make yourself look a little foolish on this one......

 

[Jonathan Whitham]

If you go on the Bay Malton website and go to Water Reports: River Dane you'll see a great looking chub of 5lb 8oz. I can't verify the weight but it doesn't look too optimistic for this fish.

In two years of fishing the Dane my PB chub was 4lb 12oz. A "5" therefore doesn't seem unreasonable but a "6" - I may be sceptical about that.

 

[Blunderer]

Mike is a very well known Cheshire specimin hunter who is already on the British Record Fish List.
This fish is genuine.

 

[Jonathan Whitham]

Sounds like a cracker and why not - after all, the barbel record for the Dane is over 14lbs.

 

[Phil Hackett The original disability bad speller w]

No cynicism on my part Paul! I asked for the guy to put a photo in the gallery, it's that simple!

 

[Blunderer]

Fair enough Phil