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THE PLEASURE OF ANGLING - Waters in the Murcia region.

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Contributor / 2010-03-06 14:25:07

A good place to start fishing in the region of Murcia is in the city centre just opposite the large Eroski supermarket, there is a lot of parking on both sides of the river. This area of the river is catch and release only and no fish are to be removed.

In the river you will find Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Barbel, Gold fish, Koi type, Bleak and Sun fish. The best baits as always are corn, maggots, various pastes, pellets, punched bread, bread flake and worms.

The use of keep nets in Murcia is only allowed for pleasure fishing under the following rule: No use of ground bait and no loose feeding are allowed. Keep nets are allowed with the use of ground bait etc in matches that have been booked with the Fishing Federation and all anglers are to be individually Federated with the club involved.

Moving up the river I find the next area to fish is the section by the metal road bridge in Archena. This is just as you are entering into the town. The fishing is not that easy but I have caught some nice Carp and Barbel- all caught on the feeder, using corn, maize, pellet bread, flake and worm. Maggots gets taken by the bleak. Further up the river you will come to the old town of Blanca. Hear the river runs clear and you may catch Carp, Barbel, Black Bass, and if very lucky a Trout or a Zander. Be careful as a lot of stretches can be private Trout waters.

From Blanca you go through Abaran then on to Cieza, the last time I was up there the river was running fast and coloured and there were only a very few places that you could fish.

The Embalse de Ojós at Blanca.
The River Segura runs through this water on the outskirts of the town. Here you will find Carp both Common and Mirror, Bleak, Barbel, some Trout, Zander and Black Bass. The locals spin using small lures for the bass, but I have caught them on worm and have had small Bleak taken when pleasure fishing, then all hell breaks out. A lot of the time the fishing is hard, but it’s a venue well worth trying.

CARP-R-US NEWS

The results of the last Carp-R-Us match held on the drain in La Marina were 1st Bob Rafferty, 2nd Barry Homer, 3rd Roy Buttress and 4th John Brightling. On the day the weather was kind to us and the water looked in good condition, but the fishing was very slow. The best fish reported this week by a member was a Common Carp or just over 8lbs caught locally.

The Clubs A.G.M. is on Tuesday the 9th of March at 7.30.

From this month on, the club will be holding 2 Quiz nights each month. In March these will be on Tuesday the 16th and then on Tuesday the 30th time 7.00 for a 7.30 start. The cost is 1 Euro each and a finger buffet is provided -all are welcome.
The next club meeting after the A.G.M. will be on Sunday the 21st of March at 11.00am. The committee will meet at 10.00 am.

The club meets at the Bar El Alto La Dolores just off the new roundabout on the N332 between La Mata and Guardamar.

For any further information on joining the club contact Colin Brinkley on 966712351 or E Mail rojales1@gmail.com or visit the clubs website www.carprus.net.