Norfolk Broads Holiday Home

Broads fishing

Norfolk broads has been known for its quality of fishing opportunities for centuries and nearly twenty percent of all the visitors to the broads come to enjoy the fishing. The range of fish from Roach to the infamous Pike a specimens of which can be caught around the 20 pound mark with 4 to 12 pound being common place. A recent visit to 56 Peninsular cottage found a visitor landing a Pike of around 10 pound just outside on the quay head.

My best catch

Catch of the day

Pike often follow the smaller species into marina basins as the temperatures fall at the beginning of autumn, so quality fishing can be enjoyed from the comfort of your Norfolk broads holiday home. The property enjoys a large private garden with quay heading extending some 100 feet as well as a decked area just off the lounge. If boat fishing is your particular interest boats can be hired locally, a small dingy that can be propelled into the shallows by oars could be a distinct advantage providing stealth and ensuring the fish are not disturbed, care to limit excessive vibration in the dingy is important and soft foot wear and a well organised boat will help.

Pike, require specialist tackle and they should not be fished by inexperienced anglers, although the top of the food chain and ferocious appearance it is a delicate species and requires skilful handling.

Perch, are becoming more abundant after their numbers declined in the 70’s due to disease and is now regularly caught throughout the broads and often like to hide under overhangs and around moorings.

Tench, found predominately in the Thurme and Trinty Broads is a popular summer fish and is a bottom feeder, a strong fighter when caught can give a sense of achievement when landed.

Bream, are abundant throughout the Broads and rivers, normally nocturnal but can be caught late or early in the day. Bream can reach double figures but 4 pound fish are common place and any over 7 pound would be considered a specimen.

Rudd, although becoming more rare it is still commonly caught in areas of the Thurme and trinity Broad, a shallow feeder and any above 1 pound is a specimen but 2 pound fish are possible.

Roach, are abundant up to 10 ounce and specimens up to 1 pound are common, 2 pound Roach are reported but are often misidentified and are in fact a Bream/Roach hybrid. While abundant throughout the Broads they head towards the boat yards and marina’s as the temperatures drop.

Whatever your preferred species, the fishing can match the best in the country and will draw you back again and again to a real Norfolk Broads Holiday Home.

Don’t forget your license, if you are 12 years or more old you must have a valid Environment Agency rod licence. Rod licences can be obtain online and at post offices or by telephoning 0870 1662 662

The coarse fishing closed season runs from 15th March to 15th June inclusive

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