A1 Pits Forum

Hi All. Had 3 2 night sessions in the last 3 weeks but haven't had chance to put any posts up. 1st session I fished the barge peg for 2 nights with a mate n never had a bite, 1 barbel caught between 4 anglers. Last weekend went back for 2 nights to pegs I normally fish and had 23 barbel between 2 of us from 5lb to 10.14oz. Just got back from 2 nights fishing the same swims and had 15 barbel n 3 chubb between 2 of us from 4.8oz to 9.12oz. I've attached pics of the better fish ...

Hi All. Went for my usual 2 nighter on Fri/Sat with a friend (carper on his second visit to the stretch). His 1st visit a fourtnight ago he had 1 barbel n a couple of chubb n bream while I had 6 barbel fishing different tactics and baits. He arrived 1st so chose 2 swims next to each other at the bottom end on the flats. He had been to the supplier for the new boilies I've been using and was fishing identical end rigs to me and went on to kick my ass, 7 barbel to 1. 4 rods out fishing the same rigs n baits cast (clipped) to the same area yet all his fish fell to the same rod ? (maybe I gave him too much info). Any way he's back down with me this weekend, I think he's been converted. My only fish was 7lb 8oz and my mates best fish was 9lb 10oz. Its time to start getting wrapped up both nights the temps really dropped and I forgot just how cold it gets down there. ...

decieded to have a go at a1 pits, fished split bank on 5 and 6,half way up on pit 5. spoke to anglers who were fishing, the people were great giving me plenty of infomation, and help locating features. fished just at back of fisrt gravel bar in weed,got me a 28 lb common at 04;00 in the morning
my mate who was fishing pit 6 at the back of me had 14 lb mirror and a great 27 lb common. 3 fish between us in 20 hours ;) ...

Alright lads did a quick overnighter on 4 last night a1 bank wiv my mate ricky had 3 runs in all first 1 came around 10pm which i hit into got the fish all way to the egde ov the net only to lose it before netting it looked around 15-16lb common nothing throu the night for either ov up got up around 7.45am cos on previous sessions on that bank i've had runs around 8am an sure enough it happened again about 5to8 screamer this time i did land it weighin 17lb 8oz common. Back out went the rod when around 11.20am came my final run hit into the fish within 10-15 secs bang gone reeled the lead in to see it had broke 20lb braid but could ave rubbed up the hanging trees wiv the mussels on or various other things like branches an weed i was dragging it throu all in all 1 fish is better than a blank thankks ricky for the photo's hope he catches soon he deserves 1 . ...

hiya chaps just this minute had a call from steve jack on the point of pit 6 has just had a 40lb mirror witnessed and varified by steve soon has i get chance i will get the pics off steve and get posted asap cracking result and the first varified 40 from 6 maybe some of the other 40,s may come to light now ..

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iv just had 3 (shall i -shant i go) hours on the river don in rotherham..........(had to get back for the last springwatch) !!! gald i went,just a rod and apron and bits n bobs half a pint of hemp n maggs we stickfloat.........12lb of roach/dace/chub and got a belting dace of 10oz.............and 9 barbel between 10z and 2lb,lovely fight on 1.7lb hooklength.......... this stretch seems to be full of the "babys"....................just read a certain "individuals" blog and be looks of 2 pictures on there im glad i wasnt on the trent !!!! ...

First session of the year and what a session...done a 48hr on mega gap fri and saturday,had nothing but liners friday,
But sunday morning at 3.30am all my birthdays came at once with this 39.06,over the moon with it..it was caught at range on a pineapple pop up ...

hiya chaps pit 6 has done another 38lb common today (friday) off the railway bank a good m8 of mine who caught the fish has done 2 pb,s in 2 days first fish a 26lb 6oz common then followed by the 38lb common which is a diffrent fish to the 1 caught from the same peg last week by another angler,, confirmed by steve who witnessed the other fish. ill post some pictures up as soon as i get chance to .. here's the pics as promised ...

Well after moving 3 time from 4/5 split A1corner to 4/5 split railway two pegs up, and seeing fish show back of the wind 5/6 split A1 corner in the weed i got up and moved there around 4pm last night with fish showing all over the weed, i chucked both rod's into it with single's. With a quiet night and only liner, the nev's woke me up at around 8am with a lovely common of 19lb, Was really happy with my fishing and my first pit 5 fish worked hard for it. ...

Pit 6 seems to have woken up big style, with the Mug fish being caught from the double peg at 31lb 8 Saturday afternoon plus a couple of other smaller fish.
Pit 5 has continued to produce with two fish of 28lb and 32lb out less than an hour apart yesterday afternoon..... (17th/18th April)
Jamie on the point has had a 38 and a 19 well done Zig
A 26lb and a double were again taken from the double peg by another angler.
Boulders has produced a 17lb
Trev has continued his mission to bag all the fish from pit five with a 26lb and a double over the weekend

Some of the captures Steve has caught on camera.... ...