norfolkfisher

I've been fishing on/off for 3 years now, always with a license... i fish rivers where the bailiffs regularly come round, and a few commercials.. they always ask to see your day ticket, but never fishing license.. And the environment agency are usually out and about too, but they dont seem to bother either. So does anyone actually check?

Anyone?

I knew it wasnt the part of wales i was going to but i knew they did them off wales somewhere! so close enough... even if it is a fair few miles off! its still something firmly on my to do list. But thanks for the replies, lake bala looks quite pleasant... And glad to see theres a canal! should be fun for small fish when or if fishings not going so well. But it certainly does look well worth renewing the license for.

Thanks! Well im not really a fan of commercials, i'd rather be on a river or somewhere more wild anyway.. and sea fishings something i want to have more of a crack at, but only on light gear, close to shore type fishing.. but if theres anywhere close in to spin for bass, pollack etc. id like to give it a go (not a clue how yet though!) But yeah it does look lovely up there though i thought there'd be a few hidden lakes/rivers up in the mountains? but i dont fancy paying game fishing prices, and ideally i wouldnt have to travel too far as i'd only be able to fish the odd evening or when time allows. Also anyone done the shark fishing trips off wales? must be an experiance to catch a blue shark...

Anyone fished over there? i'm at the point of mulling over license renewal, and as im not sure what the fishings like over there i'll wait to decide until i know a bit more! So are there many decent places to fish? i'm talking between the mountains/snowdon to anglesey right in the north west corner.

Right im off to wales! and i've attempted to fish the shores up here with not much luck.. so is it possible to fish off cliffs/rocky shorelines/piers at all with lightish gear? I've always wanted to catch something other than mackerel and flatfish out the sea, so is there an easy way to light spin or wobble sandeels off the coast? Or alternatively whats the best way to go about harbour fishing? have to admit thats something ive always wanted to do! Also im not a fan of ledgering so if at all possible would either actively spin or something or floatfish ragworms, bread etc. for maybe mullet or anything else thats likely to be close in. cheers for any help! any suggestions on any species or techniques welcome.

How many other exotics could there be out there that we don't know about? or dont get recorded...

perch on the mooring stretch of the wisseys its ridiculous, wThere are so many ent there about 10 days ago with some red worm and every trot down was a perch of about 1/2lb-1lb, with a nice couple of skimmers to a 1 1/2lb thrown in. But the pike were boiling every few mins! specially when someone was bringing in small roach.. Yet they didnt want to take my lures.

Ooh that'd cause many a problem...

Yeah unfortunately i think we' could be seeing the end of true Crucians by the end of this century at the rate the goldfish are hybridising. But i think some species would be alright in our eco-systems. But there needs to be some sort of controlled experiment first before anything gets released.

What about things like Orfe, Goldfish,pumpkinseeds, grass carp etc. and any others that haven't been mentioned. They don't seem to be spreading and i dont think i know of any outside of fisheries. Be nice to hear peoples views on introducing them species.

Always nice to see someone enjoying their perching! But glad fish are being taken on lures still. Going to take worms and spinners and try and out a few perch and chub in a couple days. But i swear you can catch the same perch over and over again. In about an hour spell in the summer literally all in the same spot i took 15 1.5-2lb perch, and some of them must have been the same one. But besta luck with the lake anyway!

I would love to see more species introduced into landlocked waters, just for the diversity and have something different to fish for. But at the end of the day alien species always have a way of getting out.

How can you blame a cat for what it does naturally?

I'd go for worms or just use more maggots on the hook, but personally i find any worm species work best this time of year. And for depth you would have to just try them all until you find what level they are at. But i would go for just off the bottom.