tickling trout

[craig mason]

has anyone ever tryed tickling for trout if so whats the best method

[Guest sslatter]

The famous liverpudlian trout-tickler Ken Dodd swears by some sort of stick, apparently.

[Vagabond]

Have caught several that way, but it's now illegal, even if it's your land, your stream and your trout.

 

It does teach you a lot about watercraft and a stealthy approach. Definitely requires a high level of skill - I find it easier to catch them on fly.

[chesters1]

its called guddling in scotland and i have had a bit off luck as a boy but the once plentyful trout have long gone in that river

[Alan Roe]

I used to do it as a lad up in the Lake district but as has already been pointed out it is now illegal as a method which is sad in a way as it was very skillfull and good fun!

[Umber]

Tickling trout. Now that brings back memories. I also did it as a lad many years ago on the little river Chew, not very successfully, but as Alan said, good fun. Happy days.

[Ed Matysiak]

Im have never tryed it. It was made as a form of poaching without needing a rod etc.. So thats what all you lot did as lads!

[Umber]

It was,nt classed as poaching if you had permission and I always bought my rod license. Sixpence old money in them days.

[Norrie]

Guddling, Them were the days, I used to spend many an afternoon on the Garrell Burn in Kilsyth guddling for trout,(allegedly), I used to watch for trout moving under the bank, then with your hand in the water at the back of the fish, very slowly bring your hand up and under its belly, and you tickled their belly with your fingers, it seemed to make them "drowsy" till you could grab them . It is very hard to describe it , as I found it much easier to be shown.

I didnt know it was illegal tho'

But these days just about everything is .

cheers

Norrie

[Vagabond]

Mind you, pike are more difficult