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Scottish Record Rod Caught Freshwater Fish Weird Creatures Discovered in Scottish Loch Deveron Days and Spey Day Tickets Useful Fishing Facts to Know Before You Start to Fish in the UK. Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Bill, the bill will soon be law, but does it do enough to address the issues of fish farming and Gs? SANA Annual General Meeting, The SANA AGM was held on the 11th March 2007, presenting those in attendance with some ominous news. Six Flies For the Highlands The only flies you need for fishing in the Highlands, they make a deadly combination What to do When a Salmon Takes the Fly Part 1 What to do When a Salmon Takes the Fly Part 2 Cormorant, Why do Fisheries Have to Put up With Them? Scottish Fisheries Board Salmon Catch Statistics, 1955 - 2004 Book Reviews Angling News: The Gyrodactylus salaris Threat Go on, Go on, Go on, The Irish Drift Nets are Gone! Features: The Berwick Angling Association Beat on the Whiteadder at Allanton. SANA, Scottish Anglers National Association Fishing Reports: Angling Rambles: When Everything Goes Tickityboo! Click a title below to go to a featured item or click Back Issues to go to the full list. The Autumn Run on the Dulnain, Autumn 2003. Catch and Release, Don't Play with your Food!
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If you have a favourite fishery or own a fishery you want displayed here please email your details, the entry is free. If all of the great fishing in Scotland is not enough for you anglers, there is off course England, Wales and Ireland to explore. England has some superb fishing venues, not just on the world renowned chalk streams of Hampshire but throughout the length of the country. Sadly salmon fishing in the south and south west of England has taken a hammering from the Irish drift nets in the last few decades but with the recent good news that the nets will no longer operate the once great salmon rivers; Wye, Test, Itchen and Avon and many more should see a recovery in time. Trout fishing in England has however gone from strength to strength as more and more large lakes were opened in the late 20th century, Kielder being the biggest addition. I hope this directory will guide you to some great days fishing, just remember that you must have a rod license to fish in England and Wales. Please note: the information displayed is gathered from a number of sources to save you time browsing the net, the information and prices are indicative of what was available when we searched for data. Please confirm details with the fishery before booking as Spinfish does not accept any liability for variations and changes to terms and conditions relating to any fishery listed. For essential background information about fishing in Scotland, England Ireland and Wales click HERE For salmon and sea trout season dates click HERE Berkshire | Bedfordshire | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Cheshire | Cleveland | Co Durham | Cornwall | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Devon | Dorset | East Sussex | Essex G to N: Gloucestershire to Nottinghamshire Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | London | Middlesex | Norfolk | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire O to Z: Oxfordshire to Yorkshire Oxfordshire | Shropshire | Staffordshire | Somerset | Suffolk | Surrey | Rutland | Warwickshire | West Sussex | Wiltshire | Worcestershire | Wye | Yorkshire
Barton Court near Hungerford, 3.5 miles of the river max 8 rods. Permits vary, £60 to £80 per day, 4 fish then C & R. Call 01488 658905 or 07860 252717. Barn Elms Trout Fishery, Bradfield near Reading. Fishery stocked with rainbow and brown trout to 8lbs open dawn til dusk from March to December. Season tickets available 4 fish day £29. Good nymph and dry fly fishing. Call 0118 9744744. Felix Farm Trout Fishery, near Bracknell, bank and boat fishing for rainbows and brown trout call 0188 9345527. Frobury Farm Trout Fishery near Kingsclere two lakes stocked with rainbows. Open all year. Call 01635 298436. Haywards Farm Trout Fishery near Theale. Two lakes totalling over 17 acres the smaller of which is catch and release only. Fishing is fly only for rainbows and brown trout stocked at 2 to 12lbs. Call 01189 323422. Sheephouse Trout Fishery near Maidenhead is a 7 acre spring fed former gravel quarry, call 01628 771446 for further information. River Kennet Denford Trout Fishery neat Hungerford offers day ticket fishing for wild brown trout, rainbow trout and grayling in their stretch of the Kennet. Fishing is dry fly only up to 30th of June then upstream nymphs are allowed. Call 01488 658539.
Church Hill Fishery near Mursley. 3 custom built lakes of 2.5, 5 and 7.5 acres each about 11 to 20 feet deep, situated in pasture land. Stocked weekly (sometimes twice weekly) with rainbows, brown trout and triploids. The fishery record for a rainbow is 17lbs 7ozss and 10lbs 4ozs. Call 01296 720524. Vicarage Spinning trout Fishery, near Little Linford. A 6.5 acre spring fed gravel pit with very clear water varying between 11 and 20 feet deep. Stocked with rainbows, brown trout, golden trout triploids (with some pike about) on a daily basis with fish of 2lb plus. Call 01908 61227. Earith Lakes Trout Fishery, near Huntingdon. 2 former gravel pits of 16 and 18 acres offering clear water fishing for rainbows, brown trout, blues and goldens. The average stock size is 2lb with records standing at an imressive 27lb 12ozs for rainbows, 8lbs for brown trout 12lbs for blues and 9lbs for goldens. Call 01487 840225. Ravensthorpe a 100 acre fishery with a reputation for excellent trouting (biggest this year over 14lb) and pike to 42 lbs last year (playing a good rainbow here could almost constitute live baiting when there are pike that size about!). Permits 01604 781350. Danebridge Fisheries near Macclesfield, a 2.5 acre spring fed fishery stock with their own grown fish. Fishery record 16lbs 8ozs. Call 01260 227293. Marton Heath Trout Pools near Macclesfield, 3 two and a half acre lakes stocked with rainbows and brown trout. Recommended flies would be the traditional natural representations. Good access for persons with disabilities. Call 01260 224231. Lockwood Beck near Guisborough, North Yorkshire. Premier award winning fishery of 60 acres offering fishing from bank and rowing boat (bring your own electric motor) in and area of great natural beauty set within mature woodland. Fishing is from 8am to 1 hour after sunset using barbless hooks only. The lake is stocked weekly with rainbows, brown trout and blues (also some wild browns) of 1.5lbs to double figures The average weight to May this season was 2.75lbs with an average bag of 2.6 fish per rod. Best rainbow 13lbs, brown 6lbs. Best flies; Lures - Dawson's Nomad, Black Nomad, Cats Whisker, Blob Nymphs; Pheasant Tail, Black and Orange Buzzer, GRHE, damsel and best Dry Flies - Hawthorns, CDC Shuttlecock, CDC Shipman's, Daddies. Permits cost £20 per day for 4 fish (then C & R) or £16 for an evening (3 fish). There are season deals starting at £200 for 20 fish or 25 visits to £600 for 100 fish and unlimited catch and release. There also concessions. There is a wheely boat for disabled anglers.. Call 01287 660501 or 07973 779527. Lakes Wild brown trout fishing, on Cow Green, Selset and Balderhead. Blackton, fly only fishery, permits as for Keilder, call 01833 641121. Derwent Water, 40 years old this year Derwent Water just off the A68 near Consett will be stocked with 40,000 fish this year including some selected rainbow trout. For permits call 01207 255250, multi bait fishing available, permits cost from £15 for 4 fish to £25 for 12 fish with a range of concessions available. Sharpley Waters near Seaham, now consists of 11 lakes stocked with rainbows, brown trout, blues and golden trout. Fishery record is 23lbs 2oz, good access for persons with disabilities. Permits cost £17 for a full day, 3 fish; £14 for a long half day, 2 fish and £9 for for hours 1 fish plus C & R after reaching your limit, sporting tickets cost £12 for a full day, call 0191 5818045 or email carolweightman@hotmail.com Rivers Tees Barnard Castle AC offer day and week tickets for their water, permits from the Tourist Information Centre in Barnard Castle, call 01833 6900999. Raby Estate fly only fishing on the Estate water, day tickets available from the Estate Office or Raines Ironmoner in Middlteton in Teesdale. Wear Chester le Street AA have extensive fishing on the river for salmon and sea trout from the motorway bridge at Chester le Street up to Finchale Abbey. Fishing is for members and guests only but the membership costs just £60 per year (£7 for juniors). Call Geoff Curry on 0191 3887072. Croxdale Ferryhill and District Angling Club offer fishing for salmon, sea trout, brown trout, grayling and course fish from Croxdale to Spennymoor. Permits from the tackle shop in Ferryhill cost £35 for the season (the club has beats on the Tyne and Swale too), call 01740 652360. Durham the City offers free fishing on two miles of the river for salmon, sea trout and brown trout (plus big chub, barbel and bream). Durham City Angling Club have extensive fishing on the river including access to some other club waters. Beats owned by them include Cathedral and Prebends, Shincliffe Village, Shincliffe Hall, Maiden Castle, Brasside Complex. Membership of the club only costs £50 per annum, contact the membership secretary J Hepworth on 0191 3866000 or 07734004949. Finchale Abbey Fishings two miles of fishing from one mile above to mile mile below the Abbey for salmon, sea trout, brown trout, grayling with some first class course fish available, good fly water. Permits cost £35 per season, £7 per day and £4 for juniors, call 0191 3866528. Weardale Fly Fishers Club offer day tickets for their water from Stanhope Gauging Station to Rookhope Burn, permits from the Newsagents in Front Street Stanhope.
Westcountry River Trust offer inexpensive access to 39 beats on the rivers of Cornwall and Devon using an online token system. Rivers include the Camel, Tamar, Taw, Torridge, Fal. For more information log onto www.angling2000.org.uk for more information about this excellent a value for money scheme. Colliford near Liskeard. Premier brown trout fishery keeping to low cost traditional fishing. Bank only, permits from the Jamaca Inn call 01566 86250, £11 per day. Best flies Hairs Ear, Sedges. Crowdy near Davidstow. Water activity restricted to angling on this water which hold wild brownies, Fishing is free. Siblyback near Liskeard, 140 acre lake with rainbow trout to 8lb. 6 boats booked in advance call 01579 346522, average bag 3.43 fish, permits £19 per day. Stithians Lake 274 acre lake near Redruth stocked regularly with rainbow averaging 1.25 lbs, average bag 2.93 fish, boats available booked in advance call 01209 860301. Permits on site at £13.50. There is a fantastic amount of great fishing in Cumbria as you might expect for the county with the Lake District. Windermere and District Angling Club offer membership and day tickets on a number of game and course fisheries in the area and wow! What a lot you get for not a lot of cash. Membership for locals costs £70 per annum with senior, junior and disabled person concessions available. People living outwith the area can take out Associate membership for just £105pa (course fishing membership is just £40pa). The club also offers a Wild Fishing Membership covering waters holding wild brown trout for just £55 (£5 of which is donated to the Wild Trout Trust), this ticket covers; Moss Eccles Tarn, High Arnside Tarn, Hayeswater, Kentmere Tarn, Thirlemere, and the rivers Brathay and Rothay. Membership gives you access to all of the waters, use of the boats and facilities of the club. Day tickets are available for some waters and cost £3 to £15 (£8 for wild trout waters, £15 for Kentmere, Ghyll Head and High Newton). The games fishing waters are: Ghyll Head, Kentmere, High Fairbanks, Thirlemere, Dubbs Reservoir, Moss Eccles, High Arnside and the rivers Brathay (Brown trout and occasional salmon and sea trout) and Rothay. Exchange tickets can be had for waters run by; Appleby AA, Aspartia AA, Brampton AA, Carlisle AA, Kirby Stephens AA and Ribchester AA. There are boats available on Widermere, Coniston and Ulswater. Day tickets can be bought on line on www.lakedistrictfishing.net which has a hoard of useful information and facts about fishing throughout the Lake District. Lakes and Fisheries Bigland Trout Fishery off the A590 near Haverthwaite, two lakes of about 17 acres stocked with rainbows averaging 2lbs. The Tarn if quite shallow with some deep water by the dam area. Fishes well with black buzzers, sedges, damsels and Fritz. Call 01539 531738 or 07771 681319. Blencairn Lake near Penrith, fly fishing, best flies, GRHE, Damsels, Pheasant Tails, buzzers, call 017688824 for permits and information. Brothers Water small tarn off the A592, free fishing on the west bank only for trout (pike and perch). Any legal method. Worth a visit just for the scenery.
Grassholme Trout Fishery, a North West Water fishery offering day ticket fishing for brown trout (also covered by the NW Water Explorer ticket). Good access for persons with disabilities. Call 01833 641121. Killington Lake a 37 acre lake holding both trout and course fish regularly stocked with rainbows and brown trout of 1.5 to 4lbs, bank fishing only, day tickets from Carlson Fishing Tackle in Kendall call 01539 724867. Longlands Lake run by Wathbow and Ennerdale AC, lake with some wild brown trout and stocked monthly with rainbows and blues from 1.5lbs up to 9lbs. Fishery record is 11.25lbs. A fishing platform for disabled persons offers good wheelchair acces. Permits from Skyes Sport and Wathbow Post Office. To contact the club secretary call 01768 88294
Rivers Calder Gosforth House Hotel have fishing available on Saturday and Sunday, call 019467 25992. Dee Sedbergh AA have fishing on the Dee, permits cost £10 per day £50 per week from Three Peaks Outdoor Clothing in Sedbergh, call 01539 620446. Derwent Fitz beat near Cockermouth, season rods only, call 01253 794545. Kent, the Kent (Westmoreland) AA have fishing on 8 miles of the river for salmon, sea trout and wild and stocked brown trout, migratory fishing best from June onwards. Permits from Carlson Fishing Tackle in Kendall call 01539 721554 or from Kendal Sport 01539 721554. Irt Gosforth House Hotel have fishing available Monday to Friday call 019467 25992. Derbyshire and District Angling Club has a wide range of angling opportunities available including salmon and sea trout fishing, trout fishing on rivers and lakes and course fishing. The club has two rods for salmon and sea trout on the rivers Mawddach and Wnion near Dolgellau. They can boast to having 22 fishing locations for trout in rivers, lakes and reservoirs including beats on the rivers Dove, Manifold and Derbyshire Derwent where there are still good mayfly hatches. Membership costs £250pa with a one off joining fee of £190. Call David Holmes on 07790 825347. Derbyshire Railway Angling Club has fishing for members on the river Dove (3 beats including Lower Ellastone - brown trout and grayling with a few rainbows, some fish of specimen size; a half mile beat at Eaton Dovedale Farm and 2miles at Tutbury and Scropton Farm with has a few trout and some excellent chub and barbel). Membership is open to anyone, contact the Secretary Mr Anderson on 01332 792807 for more information. Derbyshire Wye the Peacock in Rowsley offers day tickets for fishing on 7 miles of the Wye which has a reputation as first class dry fly fishing water for wild rainbows (rainbows breed on the Wye) and brown trout. Call 01629 733518 The River Dove, haunt of Walton and Cotton in Beresdale, a Mecca for anglers who love the history of our sport. The Charles Cotton Hotel in Hartington has access to some beats, call 01298 84229. River Dove Wild brown trout and grayling in this famous limestone stream from the Izaak Walton Hotel who have 3 miles of fishing on the Staffordshire bank from IIam Rock to the junction with the Manifold river. Wet and dry fly allowed, ghillies available. the season in 2007 is 18th march to 7th October for trout and 16th June to the 14th of March 2008 for grayling. Syndicate membership costs £195 per year. Call 01335 350555. Arnfield Fly Fishery reservoir fishing near Glossop, call 01475 856269. Barlow Trout Fishery Dronfield on the B6051. 4 lakes stocked with brown trout and rainbows of 1 to 1.5lbs with fish up to double figures buzzing about plus fishing on the brook for wild brownies. Tickets cost £14 per day for 4 fish with catch and release allowed. call 0114 2890543.
Derby Trout Fishery fishing on several stocked trout lakes near Idridgehay, Wirksworth, call 01629 822318. Donkhill Fishery near Catton, 2 acre spring fed fishery stocked with rainbow trout averaging 2lbs, full day £22 half day £14, call 01827 383719. Erwood Reservoir near Buxton is a deep reservoir of some 85 acres located in the uplands of the Debryshire Dales. Stream fed with peaty water the reservoir is stocked every month with rainbows and brown trout averaging 1.5lbs. Call 01625 525270. Foremark Fishery reservoir reopened under new management in 2006 as a dedicated fly only fishery with 4 miles of bank fishing plus 20 boats. Stocked with triploid rainbows from 1lb to double figures. There is a wide range of permit options available including season and concessions, as a guide a full day cost £17 for 6 fish. Call 01283 703202 for further information and bookings. Ladybower, in Hope Valley, a beautifully naturalised reservoir near Sheffield offering bank and boat fishing for triploid rainbows and brown trout. Best Rainbow 17lbs 4ozs, best brownie 11lbs 7ozs. Ladybower is open from March to October only. There is a wide range of permits available including season, day and concessions, days cost £13, petrol boats £24 and for the energetic there are rowing boats at £12. Fishing is fly only. Call 01433 651254 for further information. Lamaload Reservoir near Macclesfield, call 01625 619935. Lindholme Fishery a well stocked fishery near Doncaster call 01427 872905. Ogston Reservoir a 200 acres reservoir of clear water set in woodland and open farmland. There lake is an amenity for several water sports and has an exceptional bird life. Wading is not allowed. The reservoir is stocked with rainbows and brown trout in the autumn to allow fish to over winter and mature. Call 01629 540696.
Tittesworth Reservoir near Leek call 01538 300389. Willington Lake Trout Fishery near Derby is a 19 acres manmade lake with many bays and point giving it a bank extending to 1.25miles, the average depth is 3 to 4 metres. Spring fed the lake water is gin clear and supports an abundance of insect life including daphnia, corixa, shrimp and snails. A mayfly population has evolved in a short time with good hatches of buzzers and lake ilives. Buzzers, olives, GRHE, Dawl bach, and Montanas to well as do Mayflies and daddies in thier season. Permits are very resaonable at £10.50 for a sporting ticket (release 10 fish) up to £19 for 4 fish (release 6). Call 07792 791439. Yeaveley Estate offer quality fishing on their fishery near Ashbourne, call 01335 330247. Westcountry River Trust offer inexpensive access to 39 beats on the rivers of Cornwall and Devon using an online token system. Rivers include the Camel, Tamar, Taw, Torridge, Fal. For more information log onto www.angling2000.org.uk for more information about this excellent a value for money scheme. Avon Dam near South Brent, 50 acre lake in open moor land holding wild brown trout. Fishing if free. Burrator neat Yelverton, fishery operated by the Burrator and Siblyback Fly Fishing and Angling Association, fly only. Fishing for rainbows and catch and release for brown trout. Permits £12 from the garage in Yelverton. Call Brendon Sullivan on 01579 384649 or Jonathon Marmon 07712 765722 for more information. Fenworthy near Chagford, bank fishing for wild brown trout, permits from a self service kiosk price £11 per day. Flies recommended Black Gnat, Invicta, Sedge. Goodisford Mill Fishery, near Collompton, trout and course fishery (carp to 30lbs) stocked with triploid rainbows, browns and tiger trout raised from eggs on site. Stocked daily with fish of 1.5 - 2.5lbs with several double figure fish included. Best flies Pheasant tails, gold headed buzzers and anything yellow all fished on floating lines with a long leader. Call 01884 266233. Kenwick near Bovet Tracy. Access is restricted to anglers only on this well stocked fishery holding Rainbow trout up to 8lbs. A wheelie boat is available giving 24 hours notice, call the ranger on 01647 277587. Permits from a self service kiosk. Best flies, buzzer, damsel, average bag 3.08 fish.
Meldon near Okehampton, 56 acre lake on the moors at 900 feet elevation, fishing for wild brown trout is free of charge. Roadford Lake near Okehampton, a substantial fishery of 738 acres with 8 miles of bank fishing for wild brown trout using barbless hooks. Boats available but book in advance (£12 per day), day tickets are £12, permit can be bought on the site. Fishery record is 8lb 4ozs. For boats call 01409 211507. Venford near Ashburton, 33 arce fishery, any legal method, Free fishing.
River Axe, salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing available from the harbour Services in Seaton, call 01297 22727. Christchurch Angling Club offer day ticket fishing on the extensive holdings of course, trout, salmon, sea trout and grayling fisheries controlling beats on the river Avon (including the Somerley water), beats on the Stour and sea trout fishing in Christchurch Harbour. Salmon fishing at Somersley cost £30 per day, Christchurch Harbour £35 per annum, £17.50 per week and £5 per day, the Lower Stour costs £20 per week and £7.50 per day. Permits from many tackle shops in the area including: Avon Angling in Ringwood, Bournemouth Fishing Lodge, Christchurch Angling Centre, Top Floor Tackle Surplus Dorchester. Log on to www.christchurhac.org.uk Flowers Farm trout Fishery Hilfield near Dorchester. 5 spring fed lakes totalling 4.5 acres stocked with rainbows and brown trout, best rainbow 13lbs, tickets cost £25 for a day, advanced booking requires as the number of rods allowed is limited. Call 01300 341351. River Frome Dorchester Fishing Club offer limited access to their trout and grayling fishing on 7 miles of the Frome and half mile of the Cerne (45 tickets per season). Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and bank Holidays only, no day during the mayfly season, call John Alpin on 01305 266500 or 07889 680464. Wessex Chalk Streams offers access to several beats on the Frome, Piddle and their carriers. Prices for the fishing varies dependent on the beat and the time of year, as a guide the range is from £35 per day to £70. Call 01305 808460. Brick Farm Lakes near Herstmonceux consists of two lakes totalling 5 acres. Permits cost £11 for 2 fish to £25 for 6 fish, a self service system for issuing permits is in operation and permits are for 24 hours. Call 01323 832615 for further information. Darwell Reservoir, near Sedlescombe, run by Hasting Fly Fishers Club, this 180 acre fishery hold wild brown trout and is stocked with rainbows. Good fly life including mayfly. Bank, boats and wheely boat available, call 01580 880407.
Yew Tree Trout Fishery Rotherfield, 3 lakes especially designed for fly fishing in a two wooded gullies in the High Weald. One lake is brown trout only. Call 01892 662982. Chigboro Fishery, near Maldon consisting of 4 lakes ranging from 1 acre to 16 acres stocked with rainbows including some big fish (best fish over 19lbs), day and season tickets, bank and boat fishing with good disabled access. Call 01621 857368.
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