Help A US Visitor

[Elton]

Hope somebody can help this lady:

 

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We will be in the UK from March 16-30, 2004. We are from Colorado, USA and my husband likes to flyfish streams for trout. He's also interested in stream salmon fishing in the UK. Would there be a good place for him to fish at that time of year?

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[Alan Taylor]

Elton:

Hope somebody can help this lady:

 

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Where in the UK will they be based/going, there are a few streams between John o Groats and Lands end

 

Alan(nl)

[phil dean]

chalk streams are fantastic I believe, wales is full of streams as is scotland and northumberland

 

my one concern is when is the closed season? dies that end on the 13th?

[Alan Taylor]

phil dean:

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH so nice to see you back Phil

 

Alan(nl)

[phil dean]

well the country's so small compered to the US and they'll probably be doing a grand tour, they should try everywhere.

 

Basically, using the touest areas as a base.

 

London has little,

 

Manchester has less

 

Oxford...don't know

 

Cambridge must have some cracking fisng nearbye

 

Chester....ditto

 

York ...not sure about trout fishing

 

Durham...trout and salmon fishing for free in the centre of town

 

Newcastle....the river derwent is free clear water trout fishing at Blaydon

 

Edinburgh..the river leith is a lovely stream with a head of trout.

 

How's that???

[phil dean]

BTW, nice to be back, didn't have a password and never got round to asking elton, couldn't use the auto system as the email address can't be accessed from work anymore, thenkfully Elton obliged.....kinda useful guy don't ya know.

 

been on a local site quite a lot, they're always happy to receive input and as a result I've found a grayling river which I never knew of only 3miles from where I work, (and less than a mile from the metrocentre, perfect when the missus wants to go shopping) which is free fishing.

 

been on Maggotdrowners a bit but, though I enjoy talking to them, this is still my IT home.

[bigfish]

Well assuming that their first port of call will be London,I recommend Syon Park for starters.If they want the best advice available they should contact one of the Pall Mall tackle shops i.e. Farlows or Sportfish.

[Cranfield]

A Google search shows loads of "Agencies" that will arrange salmon or trout fishing on rivers, mainly in Wales and Scotland (too many to post the links here).

 

Most trout fishing I could comment on would be the well known stillwater fisheries, but she has specified "streams".

[gavinb]

phil dean:

York ...not sure about trout fishing

There is a gem of a Chalkstream near Driffield which is about 30 miles from York.

 

See http://www.mulberry-whin.com for details.

[phil dean]

never realised, might have to have a visit down there when I'm next heading to Beverly