Bannister Farm Fisheries

This is coming to the third week since I got my new toy Abu 706 closed face reel,but,still not have a chance to use it yet.All the local rivers and drains were unfishable.With such small tides and strong gusty wind,shore fishing is out of equation.I end up hidding in my local commercial fishery for a few hours this afternoon.

Winter's here proper.All the trees were stripped naked with the recent gales and bad weather


Fishing with bread punch over corns,caught plenty of roach and skimmers,also a few little tench,a few brown/gold fish,few F1.This is my biggest of the day

Brombourgh Wall

Only a small/midium tide today,and with strong westerly wind and showers forecast,there's no way I'm going to fish Liverpool side of the Mersey to face that weather head on.So Ricky and I went to fish Brombourgh Wall instead,it will be a nice change from all the usual local marks.
Did I just say showers
It was raining cats and dogs for the first 2/3 hours while we there.The rains only clear for a very short while near high water before there're more rains

When the rain stopped,it was nice


Fishing was busy.We were non stop pulling whitings and undersize codlings out on everycast all afternoon.A few of the whitings were over 13".Best codling were about 12"


Bang on high water,Ricky has one of those typical "slack linner" cod bite,the fish was fighting all the way in,it was moving with some speed right under the wall...one second it was to the right,then left next second.We were so convince it was a big cod as we only fish with lugs,no crab or any other fishy bait at all.

But..........
.....a bleeding 9lb1oz tagged thornback ray


Because the fish was tagged,I now had contact Liverpool Museum RayWatch Project team....No,we're not trying to claim the £4 reward,but trying to help,to supply them the update informations and photos
Hope anyone catching a tagged thornback ray in the future will do the same to help them.

Egremont,Wirral

Had a couple hours at low infront of Town Hall late this afternoon/evening.Again,no decent cod for me but plenty little codlings upto about 12".The crabs were a nightmare,every cast,you either got a fish on within minute or baits getting stripped.Packed up well before low water as soon the run of the ebb slacking off that the whitings and dabs trying to hang themselves onto my hooks

16th Nov.Vale Park

Windy,but not cope for any of the shower.In fact,it's nice when the sun's out.



Fishing was ok.PLenty whitings,they were all insize.Also a few little codlings to about 12" when the tide was running out fast.But,no decent size cods Think I'll fish Town Hall today instead of Vale Park because of the wind more southerly today.

15th Nov.Twin Lakes

First time coarse fishing for nearly 2 monthes and I blanked.

It's good to meet up with the lads that I had a few knock up matches with them the last couple years.Unfortunately,the fish follow the under-tow,only those on the top end of the lake catching,7 out of the 8 lads fishing the bottom end near me D.N.W. = Dry Net Wok

River Mersey,Coburg Dock

Not a bad day

Apart from the nice flounder and an out of season plaice on the first few casts.It was an unbelievable busy session with all the undersize codlings on the flood and all the whitings near high water.
...2 fish on a pennel rig,3 fish on 2 hooks Portmouth rig,double header on a 4/0 pennel with a full squid....It was so bad,I gave up before high water

Not a bad flounder


Plaice in November from the Mersey,that's a result


2 hooks,3 fish,time to pack upEnd up in the pub having a pint or 2 with the lads that just got off the charter boat

River Mersey last night

What a lovely night,calm,no wind,no rain,not cold and the river's like a mirror

Unfortunately,the fishing's like the weather....not much happening
Although myself and old Tommy were catching plenty whitings and codlings,but none of them were any size Biggest fish were a 14oz whiting and a 12" codling for me.

This time,there's no crack off nor snagged for Ricky but was funny watching him struggling to catch anything,again,apart from the weeds and rubbish Eventually,he snared a pin whiting and 2 tiny baby codlings to save his blank.If is this "bad run" to be carry on,sooner or later we shall started to call him "Dave".

This is what will happen to any decent size whiting...
..at 3am last night...


...at 7:15pm today....


...7:21pm....

Fish-a-chuck @ F'all

Took some yellowtails and "brownies" with me last night.Fishing 2/0 pennel baited with 2 worms.It really was fish a chuck,at times,2 fish a chuck on a pennel rig.
Although nothing big except a half decent flounder and a few whitings were takeable,over 12".Finished the night with 4 species... 3 flatties,3 little codlings,2 rockling and about 9 or 10 whitings,considering I was only there for 2 hours.Didn't bother to cast in until the water hit the wall on such a small tide for Hall Rd.

When reeling in this lot,I thought I caught something decent




Not had a tea-bag flounder for awhile Isn't it cute

F'all Road

The sea's still rough but a lot better than the night before,with no wind,clear sky,can feel the temperature dropped by the hour.
Because of the calmer sea,the baits getting hammer by the whitings.End the session with 2 little codlings,5 whitings and 1 rockling

Crosby,Hall Road

When the going's tough,I go fishing




It's been blowing a gale and non stop raining all day yesterday.But notice there's a break in the weather at night before we cope for another weather front after midnight.So,manage to get hold of 20 fresh black lugs and share them with Ricky,fishing with only one rod each and 10 worms each.

Because of work,by the time we got there,the water already reach the wall.Not a breath of wind,but....oh my God,the sea's rough. And because of the rough sea,we didn't bother by the whitings....in my case,I didn't bother by anything Not until the very last cast with my very last worm that I snared a rockling to save a "BLANK" By then,Ricky already caught 2 undersize codlings.

Was I glad to see this hanging on my hook when I reel in my last cast


One of Ricky's codling