TRENT ROACH - STICK FLOAT - WINTER FISHING - FREE ROACH FISHING - RIVER TRENT

[@rsylvester65]

Lovely Roach on stick float, nothing finer and free fishing.Cant beat it.

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Thanks for the great feedback, best wishes

[@stephenhollinrake916]

Nice roach , here on the ribble they are fat to n Always look pristine ! Cant beat river roach fishing when they are on it.👍

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

I think they fatten up in Sept/Oct ready for the winter, best wishes

[@williamboulby1461]

The best way to catch Roach, nice little ABU reel too, can't get them nowadays. Still have mine!

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Hi William, I like the Abu 704 to, I was using the Diawa 125m in this film though which I think has better pick up and winds in quicker. Best wishes and thank you for watching.

[@martinhassall7884]

Great video and without doubt the best and most enjoyable way to fish. Lovely looking roach .

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Hi Martin, thank you for the feedback, best wishes

[@davep6286]

Looks a very enjoyable few hours. Thanks for the upload 👍

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Glad you enjoyed it, look out of the xmas special in a few weeks

[@clivecottingham2043]

Lovely fishing.😁

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Hi Clive, thanks, keep a look out for the xmas special, think you might like it, best wishes

[@stegrundy4014]

Thx Kev 👍 Still too much hustle n bustle to persuade me to go river fishing (or canals for that matter) 🥴

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Yes, it's not for everyone, best wishes

[@321itsshowtime]

Nice one Kev

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Thanks 321, best wishes

[@mattydare]

17:46 Re line - do you use 75 handle turns (approx 50mts) on your closed face like the old ABU's? I'm still a big fan of Silstar Match. It's not as robust as some but low dia. 4.6lb @ 0.14mm - Float rigs on 4lb Maxima, so you can move the shot, down to a Silstar 3.3lb @ 0.12mm hooklength. I like the stretch in the Silstar - it's like pole elastic👌 Have you tried balling some heavy crushed hemp groundbait upstream?

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

I have never counted the turns but yes groundbait works well. I generaly go for clear coloured line for float fishing although the maxima is very robust.

[@connorclark5289]

Some proper dog roach 👌

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Thanks Connor, look out for my xmas special film coming out soon.

[@davidclarke1429]

Some cracking roach there kev, are you going to continue fishing the Trent through the winter ,it would be interesting if the fish stop there as other stretches seem barren of fish .🎣🐟

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Hi David, have to fit fishing in arround work, family and if the river is in the right condition to but hopefully will get a few more winter sessions in before March.

[@davidclarke1429]

👍🐟🎣

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Thanks for the thumbs up David, much appreciated

[@johnburrows8281]

My old stomping ground, this stretch has always been free to fish. The steps are in a right state. Lovely racket around you, but, a decent catch. It can be tough along those stretches, might see you there! Can you still park along there?

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Yes, you can park. It is free at weekends to park on the embankment to and walk over the bridge

[@johnburrows8281]

@nottsfishingkbtv402 brill, those steps and graffiti need sorting out. I went to wilford meadows in the 1980's and it's sad to see the place like that.

[@smitbar11]

looks a good place to fish a long rod and a centre pin

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Yes, worth a go, let us know how you get on and look out for the xmas special film coming soon.

[@craigkingston7901]

Hi love you're videos by the way big fan can I ask how do you get the right defh on the trent Cheers

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

You can use a plumet but for Roach fishing I chose to vary my dept according to if the float starts to drag on and also where the fish is hooked in the mouth, the Roach should be hooked centre of the top lip, if your hook them in the bottom lip you are too deep

[@keithvincent322]

Fished the other side where they are building the new pool a couple of weeks ago and caught absolutely nothing over about three hours. haven't got the years of experience that you have Kev and I'm probably doing everything wrong. I was using completely different gear, a twelve foot rod, an open reel (never tried a closed one, is there an advantage?) The current was running very fast and I found it really tricky to plumb the depth. I didn't see you plumbing the depth in this video, where you placing your bait on the river bed, or was it raised above the bottom, if so by how much? will probably bump into you one of these fine days. I've recently bought some polaris floats, would you recommend them on the trent, not tried them yet.

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Hi Keith, see last weeks video where I fished near the front of the pool location. It is shallower there and if the river was chocolate coloured and running through you would have struggled to get bites. I don't always use a plumet, I usually alter the depth from dragging on the bottom to just off bottom to find bites and adjust by where the fish are hooked. Ideally the fish should be hooked in the top lip and the bites should be slow. If you are getting fast bites and missing them you are fishing too shallow. Never use a polarus float. Best wishes

[@stevebennett7559]

where do park for the enbankment thanks

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Free to park on the weekends and £2 in the week

[@garyoxley8201]

What 17ft rod is that could not make out what you said, thanks

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Hi Gary, Preston Carbon Active 17", best wishes

[@peterream9437]

Often see folks spinning for pike that side...

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Think they left at least one

[@brianreed1451]

i watched Dave Harrel fishing those steps 25 years ago on video. Looks like the council have given up keeping the place weed free

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Thanks for watching and leaving comments. Not sure the council would have the weeds as a priority there. LOL.

[@terrykirkland4452]

Proper fishing not a carp in sight I've caught on tares with snow on the ground

[@nottsfishingkbtv402]

Tares in the snow, did you feed any?