River Waveney, Beccles, Suffolk

[barry211]

despite living about a mile or 2 from the Waveney i have never fished it for carp and figured i would spend a day down by it in October, looking at travelling light so i can move about as a nice stretch of the river is right near me. i have checked the old FB pages and what not but wondered if any of you fine peeps have ever given this river a go, i will most likely be up by Marsh Lane end (if you know the area) and only taking a single rod and bag but would it be a 'boilie' type of approach or more sweetcorn and maggots possibly on a float rig.

 

am hoping to see if any silvers are about but the last time i fished the Waveney (30yrs ago) it was all eels and not much over a pound of anything else in the river, will be taking a range of floats, rigs and some weight set-ups so i can change stuff about if needed but just wondered if any one here has some sagely advice

 

[salokcinnodrog]

2 hours ago, barry211 said:

despite living about a mile or 2 from the Waveney i have never fished it for carp and figured i would spend a day down by it in October, looking at travelling light so i can move about as a nice stretch of the river is right near me. i have checked the old FB pages and what not but wondered if any of you fine peeps have ever given this river a go, i will most likely be up by Marsh Lane end (if you know the area) and only taking a single rod and bag but would it be a 'boilie' type of approach or more sweetcorn and maggots possibly on a float rig.

 

am hoping to see if any silvers are about but the last time i fished the Waveney (30yrs ago) it was all eels and not much over a pound of anything else in the river, will be taking a range of floats, rigs and some weight set-ups so i can change stuff about if needed but just wondered if any one here has some sagely advice

 

The Waveney has benefitted from a 'wash-in' of Ocean pit fish.

The two were connected from October to January and part of the bank was washed away, despite there being a field in between.

Is Marsh Lane near Carlton Colville?

I don't think that there are any Mills between Harleston and there, so all species are a possibility

[barry211]

cheers, Marsh Lane not too far about 8 miles but with rivers that could be anything or nothing

reckon it will be fun and if i catch anything will put in on catch reports

[elmoputney]

Is it called the river wave knee or the wav er knee? 

[salokcinnodrog]

6 hours ago, elmoputney said:

Is it called the river wave knee or the wav er knee? 

Depends which side of the border you come from, and I can never remember who says what...

I think Norfolk is Waverknee, whereas us Suffolk people who talk properly say Waveknee

[framey]

3 hours ago, elmoputney said:

Is it called the river wave knee or the wav er knee? 

Depends on if you have webbed feet or married your sister haha

[salokcinnodrog]

2 hours ago, framey said:

Depends on if you have webbed feet or married your sister haha

Living next to it you needed webbed feet with how it's flooded the past few years!