Fishing the River Eden
On this page we give some pointers on how, when and where to catch the fish. Much depends on the time of the year, weather, equipment being used and finally and perhaps most importantly, your own ability. Much of the information given has been gleaned from the Bailiffs, who themselves regularly fish the various venues. For the protection of our waters against poaching, we have not identified precisely each venues location.
The River Eden near Penshurst containing chub, roach, barbel, rudd, perch and bream
Please be aware we have Barbel to 10lb+.
Parking: see Rule book.
Roving along the river seems to work better than settling down in one swim all day. Stealthy approach needed for the larger Chub, lots of opportunities in the deeper holes.
| Species | Method(s) | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Bleak, Rudd, Roach, Perch, Chub, Pike, Bream, Tench, Barbel |
Ledger & Float | Tench – boilies (mini to 14); sweetcorn, maggot, bread & worm. Found mainly in the deeper holes |
| Ledger Float | Barbel - Boilies (mini to 14); luncheon meat. Worm, luncheon meat & bread. Use strong lines as they run to double figures | |
| Ledger & Float | Bream - Sweetcorn, maggot caster & worm and combinations of these. Found mainly in the deeper holes. | |
| Ledger & Float |
Roach - Sweetcorn, maggot caster, hemp & bread Rudd - Sweetcorn, maggot caster, hemp & bread Bleak - Sweetcorn, maggot caster, hemp & bread |
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| Ledger & Float |
Perch - spinning, maggot & worm | |
| Float |
Chub - Luncheon meat, maggot & bread. Can be found all along the river. | |
| Float |
Pike – Ledger & wobbled deadbaits; lures |
