taking it up again

[egg-custard]

hi..i am going to get my fly rods out of the cubboard this winter to have a fluff chuck..i fly fished for a good number of years 15 years ago..fishing places like lakedown,chalk springs and a few other waters around including ardingly and bewl....i once even tried selling my flys,but it was not to be..but i have the urge to go again...whats the scene like today..boringwheel sounds good....was a part of the tanyards set up if i remember...chalk springs was fun...any advice.or tips..made the anglers mail a couple of times with my trout catches..dont think i want to do that again..but a few fish for the table would be nice..andy

[SeaDonkey]

Hello Andy,all the waters you have named are still good except Ardingly
is now a course fishery.Duncton mill in Petworth is fantastic and private / season ticket only except for the winter months when you can fish it on day ticket up to mid march ish.Not to far away for you either.

Happy new year
Ian

[egg-custard]

hi..i have fished averly.rooksbury mill and up at albury to..i done a lot of trouting in the years i did go..the stalking was great at chalk springs..but the tiny waters were like fishing garden ponds..so i went on to try resiovior trouting..at bewl..great from a boat..loved it.. but in the end i gave up as i had loads in the freezer and found it got a bit to silly..catching so many..with nothing i could do with them except freeze them..so i just gave up...andy

[Bin]

Used to have the same problem as you.
Too many fish, not enough room to keep them.
Most of the larger English reservoirs (Grafham, Chew, Blagdon eg) and quite a few others offer catch and release so if I were you I'd fish those.
Even the places that don't do catch and release, as long as your out of sight of the rangers you can get away with releasing them. Just be careful as I know of chaps who have been banned for doing this.

[egg-custard]

Used to have the same problem as you.
Too many fish, not enough room to keep them.
Most of the larger English reservoirs (Grafham, Chew, Blagdon eg) and quite a few others offer catch and release so if I were you I'd fish those.
Even the places that don't do catch and release, as long as your out of sight of the rangers you can get away with releasing them. Just be careful as I know of chaps who have been banned for doing this.

hi...the whole thing of must keep on trout waters is very off putting if you just require to fish for sport....you can only eat so many trout..i did find sneaking a few back was a way to go ..but on a crowded fishery it was hard to do..it was like this some times .. 4 fish ticket £35..30 miles driving...20 mins sport..caught 4 2-3 lb fish home time,, not what youd call a cost effective days sport

[Mr Steve Parker]

hi..i have fished averly.rooksbury mill and up at albury to..i done a lot of trouting in the years i did go..the stalking was great at chalk springs..but the tiny waters were like fishing garden ponds..so i went on to try resiovior trouting..at bewl..great from a boat..loved it.. but in the end i gave up as i had loads in the freezer and found it got a bit to silly..catching so many..with nothing i could do with them except freeze them..so i just gave up...andy

I sell most of the fish I catch for what the cost me.
My mate sells his on to his local fish monger when he's got to many.

[Nick Plum]

Go to your local carp fishery in the summer.Use your fly gear cork balls and all And dont moan about it.catch as many as you want and put them back for another day. If it bothers you Try flyfishing for Bass or Mackeral in the sea. its free and far more fun than paying over the odds trying to catch oversized stockies from a stewpond.:bones:

[egg-custard]

Go to your local carp fishery in the summer.Use your fly gear cork balls and all And dont moan about it.catch as many as you want and put them back for another day. If it bothers you Try flyfishing for Bass or Mackeral in the sea. its free and far more fun than paying over the odds trying to catch oversized stockies from a stewpond.:bones:

hi..yes i can see where you coming from..but..its not trout fishing...fly fishing maybe but not trout fishing..i have had 20 years as a carp writer and angler ..so i have had my fill of carp...bass im getting to grips with and maccy...will try ulta light tackle in due course...now pike on a fly rod is a deffo yes.as i would like to catch one like that..andy

[Mr Steve Parker]

hi..yes i can see where you coming from..but..its not trout fishing...fly fishing maybe but not trout fishing..i have had 20 years as a carp writer and angler ..so i have had my fill of carp...bass im getting to grips with and maccy...will try ulta light tackle in due course...now pike on a fly rod is a deffo yes.as i would like to catch one like that..andy

Pike on the fly.
Now your talking.
I started fly fishing in October 2007.Did'nt think I'd take to it.
Love it.
Done trout and still am,but now I'm looking for more.
If you don't mind let me know how you get on,all the very best Steve.

[egg-custard]

Pike on the fly.
Now your talking.
I started fly fishing in October 2007.Did'nt think I'd take to it.
Love it.
Done trout and still am,but now I'm looking for more.
If you don't mind let me know how you get on,all the very best Steve.

hi..i have a few drains and tributaries in mind to try for the pike..im sure i can get one to take a biggish/lure fly..i will post my results when i try...andy

[Nick Plum]

hi..yes i can see where you coming from..but..its not trout fishing...fly fishing maybe but not trout fishing..i have had 20 years as a carp writer and angler ..so i have had my fill of carp...bass im getting to grips with and maccy...will try ulta light tackle in due course...now pike on a fly rod is a deffo yes.as i would like to catch one like that..andy

Hi guys.Having fished at Bewl and Bough Beech for many years i can honestly say that sometimes pike were a pain. used to catch jacks on lures mostly white baby dolls and had some decent perch also.But one day at bewl while using a size six outfit and buzzers on a floating line.(off the bank) i fluked an 11lb esox best fight ever on fly gear. I WAS CONVINCED it was a monster brownie and a large crowd had gathered but when the pike surfaced most of them groaned and drifted away.As if to say vermin or not worthy but i had just had a tussle to rember for the rest of my life.It took 10 or 15 mins to land and i enjoyed every second.

[Mr Steve Parker]

hi..i have a few drains and tributaries in mind to try for the pike..im sure i can get one to take a biggish/lure fly..i will post my results when i try...andy

Look forward to it Steve.

[Mr Steve Parker]

Hi guys.Having fished at Bewl and Bough Beech for many years i can honestly say that sometimes pike were a pain. used to catch jacks on lures mostly white baby dolls and had some decent perch also.But one day at bewl while using a size six outfit and buzzers on a floating line.(off the bank) i fluked an 11lb esox best fight ever on fly gear. I WAS CONVINCED it was a monster brownie and a large crowd had gathered but when the pike surfaced most of them groaned and drifted away.As if to say vermin or not worthy but i had just had a tussle to rember for the rest of my life.It took 10 or 15 mins to land and i enjoyed every second.

Nice one mate,well done.

[Sleep1981]

I'd love to have a go at Pike on the fly. Sadly we dont have Pike over here! I used to fly fish a lot, did all the normal, Dever Springs, Avington, Lechlade, Sutton Springs (three fish, about £100!). Got very bored of that. Once hooked a carp of at least 20lb by pure fluke once at Milestone Trout fishery. Burnt my fingers to pieces and snapped me off 20 minutes later. Its good fun having a wander on the rivers though, trying big daddy longlegs dry flys for chub.

[top cat]

andy i too will be fluff chucking this year but i will be doing it up the ouse for mullet or bass, a simple roll cast into the river should suffice and drift down river for a bit.

[Goosey]

Hi Andy,
I fly-fish for coarse, sea and good old game, it's all fishing and it's all excellent. Not keen on specialising just yet. Powdermill (Google it) I believe is near you, just north of Hastings, sounds good, but not yet been. Bewl, http://www.bewl.co.uk/kent/file/flyfishing.php across the border is, I think, very good value, but check before you go to some of these places, as some don't open until Spring, Bewl included. I caught a 5lb rainbow there last Easter bank Holiday Monday. It was snowing at the time! In the summer, carp and bass on the fly are marvellous fun. Happy return to game fishing!

[egg-custard]

hi..i am going to have a crack shortly at the trout again...i brought a selection of flies to try...i will either go to either chalk springs or boringwheel..probley mess up as its been 15 years plus since i last thrashed a fly rod...but hey got to try..andy

[Mr Steve Parker]

hi..i am going to have a crack shortly at the trout again...i brought a selection of flies to try...i will either go to either chalk springs or boringwheel..probley mess up as its been 15 years plus since i last thrashed a fly rod...but hey got to try..andy

Mate you a'nt forgot.
First cast will tell you that.
Let us all know how you get on cheers Steve.