Catching Arctic Char

[Dick Dastardly]

Interesting stuff,err as indeed is most stuff about Ferrox! Would be most interested in the details of the book you refer to and hearing how you get on.Spent many hours trolling for Ferrox in the late 80's,a great target fish.Will certainly give Char a try if I can source some next time I cross the border.

[jim doyle]

budgie if you want a shot at the ferrox give me a shout I think its about my turn to guide you!!!!

[Dick Dastardly]

Cheers Jim,if I get the time I will take you up on that!

[Newt]

If someone could take a few moments to educate me, is This pretty accurate?

[Dick Dastardly]

Its how Ive always understood it from other stuff Ive read.

[jim doyle]

The book on ferrox is by Ron Greer, founder member of the ferrox group.

[Guest PhilB]

I have no problems about using wild arctic char for bait. They are not rare at all, in fact they are prolific in the right habitat and can easily sustain a regular rod & line fishery. Take a good fish finder out onto Coniston Water and you will see what I mean. It is the HABITAT we need to protect not the fish. Let's beware of calling anything "rare" - the next thing you know a bunch of do-gooders will have it on the protected list and we won't be able to fish for it at all! The Whitefish are a good case in point - they are under siege from acid rain, introduced species, excess nutrients etc. but banning fishing for them (which has been done)will not save them. Only saving their habitat will do that. Again, take a fish finder onto Ullswater - it is stuffed full of Schelly. If they were catchable on rod & line I would be out there fishing for them and I would not feel guilty about it. If you read Ron Greer's book you will see why! Phew! I feel better now I've got that off my chest. See the Sea Fishing forum and the "Downrigger" thread for more info on how to catch the little critters - they do make good bait and they taste great on the barbie as well....FF2

[Nugg]

Something that may be of interest on the subject.

http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=768932004

[Guest PhilB]

Interesting, thanks Nugg.

[Andrew Boyd]

jim

 

Ron's book is an excellent read, it's quite an eye opener with regard to the amount of water required to support 1kg of Ferox. I can't remember exactly but I belive the Char only migrate to the shallows and feeder streams to breed returning to deeper water thereafter. All I can say is . . good luck.