The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Looks like no one here has fished it before.

Can't say I've even heard of the Stort but there's some info on the 'net'.
http://www.sawbo.co.uk/
http://www.bsdas.org.uk/home.html
http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and-ri ... rt/fishing

Just picked up this thread... About 12 months ago I had a look around the area where the Stort comes into the Lea. I think on the Lea its called Fields weir. There were a couple of fellas " serious" Pike anglers. They told me that It was a good pike venue. Lots of litter though.

I used to fish the Globe A.S. waters on an exchange ticket, IIrc they ran from Biggens (?) Hotel to one meadow above Roydon Station. I think it is/was a pub club, not sure of the situation now. The Stort proper is canalised and breamy-looking there, the backwaters, chubby; I didn't have any large ones, though. I seldom do, so that means nothing. Saw a big roach in the stretch below the Globe's water...

Sorry, "Briggens" hotel. A youtube search for "River Stort Fishing" turns up a few leads, too.

If you have heard of Maurice Plegder " mole" who recently published his book "While my floats still cocked" . He is a stort regular, a traditional angler of cane and pin , and member of the perchfishers.

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I think that there may be a Chapmans rod named the Stort.After this river perhaps?. :think: .There is a rod called the Beane too.

Perhaps I can revive talk of the Stort a year on, with something that's cropped up in the Roding section. While looking at options for a club to join on that river, Castle AC (Ongar) was touted as a possibility: http://www.castleanglingclub.webeden.co ... 4565919460

Have a look at castle as website... they have access to a section of the stort and a backwater in sawbo and its only £25 a year

Dear friends ,Yes there was a rod called the Stort a10ft all split cane made by Chapmans it is on their website Reelmaker