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sparky

Joined: 02 Nov 2005
Posts: 199

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 12:26 am Post subject: fly fishing
just seen the post on fly fishing and i am having my first lesson on sataday and i wonderd howmany peeps on here are fly fishers?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 8:27 am Post subject:
A crap one

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 8:40 am Post subject:
Tried it once and liked it. Plan to do more when we have more time (hopefully next year). Used to do a lot of coarse fishing, but haven't done much for the last few years.

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 1:22 pm Post subject:
Started recently and really enjoy it. Would be even better if I managed to catch something. But I started at the wrong time of year (July/August) and in a small, fast hill-fed river so I'm not disheartened.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 5:27 pm Post subject:
As a North of the borderer - what is the legal on fishing at the sea (from the shore or in a boat) in England. Do you need a license? What is the story with rivers? Lorraine

sparky

Joined: 02 Nov 2005
Posts: 199

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 8:29 pm Post subject:
you need a licence from river but not shore

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 8:34 pm Post subject:
I'm a fly fisher! So is Gervase.

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 8:39 pm Post subject:

For rivers in England (don't know about Wales, Scotland or Ireland) you need a rod license (I think you also need this to fish canals, lakes etc. but someone with more experience will be along soon no doubt).

The rivers round me are not freely available to fish - you need permissions from whoever owns the river/fishing rights. By joining my local angling club, I have permission to fly fish on lots of nice stretches of local rivers and also some course fishing sites too, should I wish.

Membership for a year was around �40 - a bargain, I reckon. Plus I am meeting a lot of experienced fly fishers. Fishing folk are really lovely people - so keen to share experience with you and always ready to stop and introduce themselves if they spot you are fishing.

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 07 8:45 pm Post subject:

Lorrainelovesplants wrote:

As a North of the borderer - what is the legal on fishing at the sea (from the shore or in a boat) in England. Do you need a license?
What is the story with rivers?
Lorraine

Here's a link to help you... https://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/fish/399730/?lang=_e

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 07 8:14 am Post subject:
Thank you all - I can now fill the freezer with Sea bass! (and give my 9 year old something to do with his dad on Sundays! As usual, great info from other downsizers!!

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