fitzscoob

Having given up golf now, I'm looking for a new hobby - as I used to fish (15 years ago) I'm tempted to have another go.

Do we have any avid anglers on here that could help me out with suggested starting equipment. I used to have rods, bait boxes, landing nets, keep nets etc, but as of right now I have nothing!

Not looking to go overnight fishing just yet. Also, I understand you cant just roll up to a lake or river and drop your line in anymore, you have to get licenses etc, can anyone shed any light on this too for me please?

Cheers

Fitz

kbsub

I would speak to your local tackle shop and they will have all the information you need ie venues licences tackle bait etc etc

Camoscooby

iTrader: (5)

I would say river/lake fishing is for girls.......

Get down the beach/pier and in the elements!

I have some experience here but only with sea angling if that helps

Lee247

Have a word with "Trout"

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Splosh!!!


I agree with the above advice - get to your local tackle shop - they will only be too happy to help!

Coffin Dodger

For freshwater fishing you do need a licence from the Environment Agency even if fishing privately owned lakes, you needed one 15 years ago too

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...ing/31497.aspx

Thinking about buying some new kit myself, loads of fisheries round where I live and the river Severn only half a mile away. Was an avid carp angler in my youth but don't think I'd have the patience or time for it these days so a bit of match type tackle, i.e. good float fishing / waggler rod and another for bottom fishing, swim feeders etc.

Tight lines

fitzscoob

Thanks for all the replies.

To be fair, I hadnt really given it much thought as when I was a kid, one rod was all I needed - probably explains why I never caught that much!

I'll wander up to my local shop tonight and see what they suggest as a decent starter kit and go from there.

jabbawockymark

I carp fish all the time love it flick out my rods lay in my bed chair and wait for that big fat carp to grab and run ur alarm goes crazy then u leg it down the bank hit pow ur in better then any other fishing carping is the way to go fella trust me .......

fitzscoob

Sounds like the way forward!

With regards to gear and rods etc, are there any brands worth looking at in particular or staying away from? Having been away from the scene for so long I dont want to spend out on gear thats not right from the start.

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Fitz,

where are you based? I am in York and know of a world class location very near here for barbel fishing. My very first visit there produced three fish between 8 and 12lbs!!!

Most visits get between three and seven fish, usually at least one over 7lbs!!

And it a £5 day ticket that no one seems to know about!!

fitzscoob

Sounds idyllic! Unfortunately, I'm in sunny Hertfordshire so York is a bit of a run.

There are plenty of lakes nearby but I'm basically a beginner again so I dont want to roll up and cause havoc, I'm thinking about breaking myself in gently!

Its all come about because I do some work with a publisher who produces fishing books, and his magazine. I make some leather covered books for special editions for him. Who knows if it sticks, maybe I'll write my own!

Leslie

I have been fishing since I was old enough to hold a fishing rod.

I have tried most styles from sea fishing off a boat to coarse fishing of all types, lake and rivers, fly fishing for trout in rivers and reservoirs and sea trout and salmon in the river.

It either suits you as a hobby or not, and the only way of course is to try it. Best to go to somewhere where you will definitely catch fish or you will be put off for life.

Trout's advice to go to a tackle shop and ask advice is the best. Most people will be honest enough not to rip you off and they will know the best places to go too.

Its a great hobby, very relaxing and sometimes highly exciting. An eleven pound fresh run sea trout leaping about on your line at around midnight when you are standing in the water up to your chest takes a bit of beating. They taste good too!

Les

Norman D. Landings

Fishing with alarms/bite indicators is not fishing, it's reeling. Catch the fish yourself, don't wait for it to get itself caught.

/Flame suit on

kbsub

Fishing with bite alarms is usually done over long periods of time ie days and sometimes weeks , So watching a float or quiver tip just isn't efficient enough a way of fishing to be honest .

I'm off on my yearly Sturgeon fishing trip on the mighty Fraser River - British Columbia in few weeks Last year we had 6 fish biggest 110lb which is small really , They go to over 1200lb

jabbawockymark

lol na i do it for the rest mate cant be assed to stand there flicking a rod i like it when me alarm goes of,, u still got to land it so not all easy when theres a 35 on the other end and when ive been to the gym for 2 hours just wanna lay there and wait lol

kbsub

Some pics from last years trip , We went first week in November, But have booked 2 days 2nd week in September this year.

I lost a real biggie last year as it ran towards the boat then started to jump I wasn't quick enough to react and with all the slack line the hook shed

Yeah and there is the " We need a bigger boat syndrome "

The Bait .... Salmon Roe tied up in nylon



The Boat (Jet powered )



A Baby Sturgeon



And another ... Note my Subaru hat Its been six years since I had a Subaru as well




Seal ... we are not too far from Vancouver and the Pacific (we stayed in Chilliwack BC )



And the biggest of the trip around - 100lb and 5 feet long still comparativly small but came in the last 30 mins on the last day

kbsub

This is the guide we went with , He is called Steve Kaye and knows the fish and river like the back of his hand , Definitely recommend him
http://www.sturgeonhunter.com/


Sorry to the OP for the thread hijack

kbsub

We still have a 10 hour drive from Calgary , But its all through the Rockies and about 5 National parks , Obviously if you come from the UK you need to fly into Vancouver. Anyone into catching BIG fish I would definitely recommend the experience

StickyMicky

Lad i employ has sorted a boat out and goes out to sea in it, he caught a ****load of mackerel with it last weekend, he said they had multiple hooks on the end of the line? (means nothing to me as i dont fish) and they were apparently pulling out 5 fish at a time

Said he caught a few cod as well but they were a bit small so he put them back.

Leslie

If you find a mackerel shoal they are very easy to catch. They will bite at anything,even a bare hook if it is shiny. They usually use a set of "feathers" which is a row of hooks each with coloured feathers attached and you only have to drop them into the shoal and pull them up and down.

Les