river stour canterbury kent

**steve zamek** · 13-02-2008, 17:41

hi .... does anyone have any info about fishing the stour that runs right through canterbury? i understand that the fishing is free within the city limits except from within the municipal gardens. any help please

**gonefishin** · 08-11-2009, 21:02

Originally Posted by steve zamek

hi .... does anyone have any info about fishing the stour that runs right through canterbury? i understand that the fishing is free within the city limits except from within the municipal gardens. any help please

BUMP BUMP BUMP.
Having seen wat the Stour has to offer I'm also thinkrng of going back to coarsr fishin after a lay-off of some 40yrs.
ROds are a bit antique now and the line has rotted on the reels (those that haven't corroded away, that is).
Do the old techniques still hold good or is it all change and done by bank side laptops?
All info will be gladly received
Thanks

**bigpittman** · 09-11-2009, 15:26

In reply to the original thread i believe the fishing is still free however its best to check. Try one of the local tackle shops. I would imagine you still need a rod licence. I havn't fished the town strecth however Grove Ferry and Plucks Gutter can produce fantastic bags of Bream and Roach especially this time of year and some of the Bream are of good size. Pike fishing will also start to show some very big fish from both of the above venues. Hythe Canal is another good bet for the Pike. With regards to techniques the best for the river is an 11ft quiver tip rod an open ended or cage feeder using a paternoster style rig, good quality ground bait and constant feed of maggots little and often is the best. For the Bream its worth using smallish worms tipping them off with a single white or red maggot. Its also worth mentioning the river is tidal and you will find that it fished better when the water flows in a certain direction and then dies off for a while. In all the years i've fished there it seems sweetcorn can kill a swim but this is purely my own opinion and you may find some people swear by it. I hope this helps

**gonefishin** · 09-11-2009, 19:21

Thanks Big Pit Man.
There are no tackle shops in Canterbury any more so I'll check with Ashford Tackle
K

**Nick Plum** · 09-11-2009, 19:31

Originally Posted by steve zamek

hi .... does anyone have any info about fishing the stour that runs right through canterbury? i understand that the fishing is free within the city limits except from within the municipal gardens. any help please

Contact Canterbury and district angling association. CADAA for the best info. By the way There are Barbel and BIG chub to be had from the clear streamer weed strewn waters around Canterbury.

**gonefishin** · 09-11-2009, 20:24

Originally Posted by Nick Plum

Contact Canterbury and district angling association. CADAA for the best info. By the way There are Barbel and BIG chub to be had from the clear streamer weed strewn waters around Canterbury.

So I've heard Nick and they will give a better fight than those Pesky Whiting, which it why I am seriously thinking about it.

Isnt there a burnt out mill or something that way which produces well?
I just need to get my head around what I need to buy in the way of end tackle and I'm off.
I take it that 16lb line, 6oz grippers and 4/0 pennels on beach casters is not the best of tackle

Apart from an occasional sortie to keep my hand in I think I'll leave the beaches for now until Spring through to late Autumn when I intend to give the Bass and Mullet a hard time.

That about the only up-side I can see for my impending retirement!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Leon Roskilly** · 10-11-2009, 08:38

Originally Posted by bigpittman

I havn't fished the town strecth however Grove Ferry and Plucks Gutter can produce fantastic bags of Bream and Roach especially this time of year and some of the Bream are of good size. Pike fishing will also start to show some very big fish from both of the above venues.

Canterbury & District Angling Association ( http://www.cdaa.co.uk ) who control the river all the way from above Sturry down to Plucks Gutter no longer issue day tickets, so only members are able to fish Grove Ferry and Pluck's gutter now.

I joined earlier this year (on an OAP ticket), and it's well worth the money

(They have a club member's forum on the website, where good information can be obtained about any of their waters, including the Stour).

I love fishing with a centrepin and stick-float (and doing a bit of pike-fishing this time of year) and the Stour is ideal for both, changing in nature from a clear shallow chalk-stream above Westbere, to a deeper and more coloured tidal river lower down.

I've also experienced some good stick-float fishing on the free stretches, caught loads of chub, trout and roach, but not yet seen a barbel, and am really ****ed off with the size of some of the chub that simply won't play!

**gonefishin** · 10-11-2009, 11:41

Leon
Thanks for your reply.
I'm not a clubby type I'm afraid.
I'm particularly interests in the stretch of water between Sainsburys and Vauxhall Road which I believe to be free.
Can you confirm?
If you wish, PM me any details that you dont want widly publicised

**Leon Roskilly** · 10-11-2009, 12:12

Originally Posted by gonefishin

I'm particularly interests in the stretch of water between Sainsburys and Vauxhall Road which I believe to be free.

That's one of the spots that I've fished, having been told that the fishing is free (lots of chub along there!)

(I've also been told that the town stretches are only free to people with a CT postcode, but don't know how true that is).

Mid Kent claim a stretch at Vauxhall ( http://www.midkentfisheries.co.uk/stourvauxhall.htm ), but I've been told that it's not actually theirs, again I don't know how reliable that information is.

Further downstream CDAA waters start at the fork in the river.