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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Fishing - not sure where to post this
« on: August 24, 2017, 10:11:05 am »
OH is in the process of buying some more land and it comes with fishing rights over a stream. I understand that there are likely to be brown trout in the stream.


I have only fished as a teenager (many years ago) and that was with maggots. Can I still use maggots for trout or do I need to fly fish?
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: Fishing - not sure where to post this
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2017, 10:18:59 am »
If it's your stream, you can use dynamite if you wish!  ;D

Yes, you can absolutely use maggots or earthworms to catch trout. All the usual float fishing (e.g. long trotting) and ledgering techniques will work fine.

I would encourage you to learn to cast a fly eventually though (it's not that hard). It would give me immense pleasure to catch a trout in a stream I owned, and using a fly I had tied myself from feathers grown by my own chickens. I'm sure it would do for you too  :thumbsup: .
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Re: Fishing - not sure where to post this
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2017, 10:28:56 am »
Expanding then Sally! 
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Fishing - not sure where to post this
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2017, 10:39:02 am »
Thanks Womble, thats the reply I was hoping for. It would seem a waste not to make use of the fishing on a nice day.


Linda, its Geoff's project so I am keeping well away, other than the fishing

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harmony

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Fishing - not sure where to post this
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2017, 11:21:25 am »
All the info about rod licences and what you can do where is here https://www.gov.uk/freshwater-rod-fishing-rules.

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Fishing - not sure where to post this
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2017, 01:49:15 pm »
Thanks Harmony.
I've found out the season only goes to end of Sept and he probably won't have the land by then so I guess I have 6 months to sort myself out and get a licence. Hmmm, wonder if anyone on freecycle has an old rod I could have
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: Fishing - not sure where to post this
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2017, 03:39:11 pm »
I'm sure I can sort you out with something basic but functional if you'll pay the postage, Bionic?
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Fishing - not sure where to post this
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2017, 03:58:18 pm »
I would definitely be willing to pay the postage Womble. Much appreciated. I will pm you my address.


No rush though as I won't be able to fish until the spring
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