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surreyangler

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Hi,

 

I'm looking for a venue to take my daughters and nephew fishing next spring - their ages are 7, 5 and 3 - so i'm looking for somewhere near the Dorking/Reigate area where i can show them the basics and hopefully they will catch, without disturbing any other anglers?

 

Any suggestions?

 

Thanks

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I can't give a venue, only some helpful hints

 

With 3 kids you will need help, another friendly fisherman or the wife

Don't try to get them all fishing at once. try 5 minutes each, or swap after each fish

If you find a place that is full of silver fish so much the better. They will enjoy just catching

Take a camera so you can relive it with them back home

Don't attempt to fish yourself, tempting as it may be

Use barbless hooks as they are safer with kids, who will hook them anywhere

Don't plan for more than a couple of hours, or whenever their attention span wanders

 

Good Luck

 

Been there, done it :D

The two best times to go fishing are when it's raining and when it's not

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You could try Milton Lake at Bury Hill, lots of silver fish to catch. Plus it has a cafe, tackle shop and good toilet facilities on site and lots of birds, squirrels etc to see and feed and an outside chance of seeing the deer and other wildlife.

 

A little pricey but a nice day out sort of venue, the biggest pit fall is if they see the boats on the old lake then they might be more interested in going for a ride in one of the punts then fishing :D

Stephen

 

Species Caught 2014

Zander, Pike, Bream, Roach, Tench, Perch, Rudd, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Eel, Grayling, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout

Species Caught 2013

Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Eel, Tench, Rudd, Perch, Common Carp, Koi Carp, Brown Goldfish, Grayling, Brown Trout, Chub, Roosterfish, Dorado, Black Grouper, Barracuda, Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Tarpon, Red Snapper

Species Caught 2012
Zander, Pike, Perch, Chub, Ruff, Gudgeon, Dace, Minnow, Wels Catfish, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Roach, Bream, Eel, Rudd, Tench, Arapaima, Mekong Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Marbled Tiger Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Thai Redtail Catfish, Batrachian Walking Catfish, Siamese Carp, Rohu, Julliens Golden Prize Carp, Giant Gourami, Java Barb, Red Tailed Tin Foil Barb, Nile Tilapia, Black Pacu, Red Bellied Pacu, Alligator Gar
Species Caught 2011
Zander, Tench, Bream, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Rudd, Grayling, Brown Trout, Salmon Parr, Minnow, Pike, Eel, Common Carp, Mirror Carp, Ghost Carp, Koi Carp, Crucian Carp, F1 Carp, Blue Orfe, Ide, Goldfish, Brown Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Golden Tench, Golden Rudd, Perch, Gudgeon, Ruff, Bleak, Dace, Sergeant Major, French Grunt, Yellow Tail Snapper, Tom Tate Grunt, Clown Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse, Doctor Fish, Graysby, Dusky Squirrel Fish, Longspine Squirrel Fish, Stripped Croaker, Leather Jack, Emerald Parrot Fish, Red Tail Parrot Fish, White Grunt, Bone Fish
Species Caught 2010
Zander, Pike, Perch, Eel, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Mirror Carp, Common Carp, Crucian Carp, Siamese Carp, Asian Redtail Catfish, Sawai Catfish, Rohu, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Pacu, Long Tom, Moon Wrasse, Sergeant Major, Green Damsel, Tomtate Grunt, Sea Chub, Yellowtail Surgeon, Black Damsel, Blue Dot Grouper, Checkered Sea Perch, Java Rabbitfish, One Spot Snapper, Snubnose Rudderfish
Species Caught 2009
Barramundi, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Wallago Leeri Catfish, Wallago Attu Catfish, Amazon Redtail Catfish, Mrigul, Siamese Carp, Java Barb, Tarpon, Wahoo, Barracuda, Skipjack Tuna, Bonito, Yellow Eye Rockfish, Red Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Black Fin Snapper, Dog Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Marble Grouper, Black Fin Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Mutton Snapper, Redhind Grouper, Saddle Grouper, Schoolmaster, Coral Trout, Bar Jack, Pike, Zander, Perch, Tench, Bream, Roach, Rudd, Common Carp, Golden Tench, Wels Catfish
Species Caught 2008
Dorado, Wahoo, Barracuda, Bonito, Black Fin Tuna, Long Tom, Sergeant Major, Red Snapper, Black Damsel, Queen Trigga Fish, Red Grouper, Redhind Grouper, Rainbow Wrasse, Grey Trigger Fish, Ehrenbergs Snapper, Malabar Grouper, Lunar Fusiler, Two Tone Wrasse, Starry Dragonet, Convict Surgeonfish, Moonbeam Dwarf Angelfish,Bridled Monocle Bream, Redlined Triggerfish, Cero Mackeral, Rainbow Runner
Species Caught 2007
Arapaima, Alligator Gar, Mekong Catfish, Spotted Sorubim Catfish, Pacu, Siamese Carp, Barracuda, Black Fin Tuna, Queen Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Yellow Tail Snapper, Honeycomb Grouper, Red Grouper, Schoolmaster, Cubera Snapper, Black Grouper, Albacore, Ballyhoo, Coney, Yellowfin Goatfish, Lattice Spinecheek

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Might be worth checking out http://www.dorkingas.co.uk/venues.html there's the Mill Pond in Dorking which used to be full of little silver fish, but it might have changed since I was last down there. Took my 2 nephews down there about 8 years since and had lots of fun.

Nick

 

 

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I can't offer any venue advice but i would definitely go with a commercial. Check the match returns and find one with lots of silver fish. Don't go on your own - you cant supervise three kids around water and put maggots on, take fish off, tell the one fishing when to strike and cast the line as well as supervise two other kids all on your lonesome. Oh, and don't expect to fish yourself.

I was out with my nephew (8) on his first fishing session a few weeks back and it was full time job managing just him.

Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike.

Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace.

Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel.

Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp.

Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak.

Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub.

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Cannot help with venue but would stringly reccommend that you use elasticated whip rod or top end... no tangle , and no casting up a tree. The focus is strongly on regular feeding for the silverfish. Every now and then something stronger will arrive, but the noise will put em off. I was told that i had "more than a full time job" when I used to take 5 fishing.

"Muddlin' along"

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surreyangler, great that you're teaching the next generation, hope that you enjoy it.

 

With kids of the age you mention, please make sure you go one-on-one. Do not try to supervise more than one kiddy as it's potentially very dangerous as well as frustrating! They'll be in the water before you realise it whilst you're overseeing baiting up or unhooking.

 

Make sure you take piccies though, their first catch is a priceless moment.

 

Have fun, be patient! :)

Our chief weapon is surprise

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