fishing in rivers

[gareth1234]

i've been invited out for a spot of fishing in a local river Sunday... now my understanding of fishing in the close season is that it's banned in all but canals or privates lakes etc. he wants to fish for "non-migratory trout" and says this is fine...? i 'm not sure, i've only been coarse fishing for a couple of months, so not entirely sure, is this a small loophole in the system? or am i being fed a tall one? would rather avoid the fine and possible confiscation of gear.

[Anderoo]

i've been invited out for a spot of fishing in a local river Sunday... now my understanding of fishing in the close season is that it's banned in all but canals or privates lakes etc. he wants to fish for "non-migratory trout" and says this is fine...? i 'm not sure, i've only been coarse fishing for a couple of months, so not entirely sure, is this a small loophole in the system? or am i being fed a tall one? would rather avoid the fine and possible confiscation of gear.

 

Sounds dubious to me. Assuming there are trout present, there will be specific rules for out of season trout fishing which you'd better check before going anywhere (baits allowed, hook sizes, methods, etc.). Also the dates might be out by a few days even if it is allowed. There are similar 'loophole' situations with eel fishing. Check first to be sure.

[gareth1234]

cut and paste from EA website

 

Close season for non-migratory trout (rod and line)

 

(a) Rainbow Trout Close Season

 

There is no annual close season for fishing for rainbow trout by rod and line in all reservoirs, lakes and ponds. In other waters the close season will be determined by local byelaws - contact your local office for these (tel - 08708 506 506).

 

( Brown trout close season

 

A close season for brown trout applies to all waters, although dates vary according to local byelaws, which you can obtain from your local office (tel - 08708 506 506).

 

i'll check....

[Team Man]

Sounds like this could finish up costing you money and a lot of heartache, I wouldn't think it worth the risk.

 

Respect the close season, if you are desperate, there are some lakes you can try.

[chavender]

don't use a float ,maggots or pellets or meat or corn ,check out your local bylaws

 

National and regional fisheries byelaws for anglersFollow the links below for regional and national fishing byelaws. The first link will take you to regional byelaws, while the rest apply nationally. (Full copies of these byelaws can be obtained by calling 0845 933 3111, or by contacting our National Customer Contact Centre on 08708 506 506.)

 

Regional fisheries byelaws

Fishing byelaws can change from place to place. Find fishing byelaws for your area in this section.

 

Coarse fish close season byelaw

A description of the national byelaw

 

Keepnets, keepsacks and landing nets

National byelaws for design, construction and use

 

Lead weights for fishing

Byelaw relating to use of lead weights by anglers National

 

Salmon byelaws

Byelaws introduced in 1999

 

Salmon and sea trout catch returns

Byelaw for anglers and netsmen

 

Close season for non-migratory trout

Rainbow trout and brown trout close season byelaws

 

Unattended rods byelaw

Be sure you are in control

 

The use of a gaff

National byelaw for England and Wales

 

Baits and live baits

The use of live baits and crayfish

 

National byelaw - number of rods

The number of rods that you can fish with

 

there that should help

[Ken L]

It probably depends on local bye-laws and club rules but last time I checked the EA rules, you can fly fish or spin for trout and salmon legally in the coarse fishing closed season.

If you have a standard rod licence, that effectivly means that you can fish for native brownies but not salmon or sea trout.

 

You can also fish with a plain lead for eels but usually you can only use worm for bait and hook sizes may be restricted.

 

Any sort of float fishing or groundbaiting (feeder, loose feed etc) is totally illegal.

 

I do spin and fly fish in the closed season and I do catch the inevitable chub, perch and pike but I make sure that the swims that I fish are likely to hold trout and the lure or fly size is appropriate for targeting them. Clipping on a nice big lure to fish a slack or weedbed likely to hold pike is likely to get your collar felt.

[gareth1234]

right..i rang the number i posted up in the earlier post, the very nice lady 'believes' that it is banned until 15th of june, local authorities tend to follow the national close season with regard to byelaws on non-migratory rainbow trout, obviously stillwaters is fine.

 

thanks for advice given.

[Rusty]

i've been invited out for a spot of fishing in a local river Sunday... now my understanding of fishing in the close season is that it's banned in all but canals or privates lakes etc. he wants to fish for "non-migratory trout" and says this is fine...? i 'm not sure, i've only been coarse fishing for a couple of months, so not entirely sure, is this a small loophole in the system? or am i being fed a tall one? would rather avoid the fine and possible confiscation of gear.

I'm glad you asked that question, I've also spent too much time on private lakes and lost track of close season restrictions. I'm aware of the CS dates and I know that I can't coarse fish free rivers with maggots etc but can I fish the same rivers with my fly fishing gear?

 

Maybe the EA's website will help.

[lutra]

This might help a bit

[Chris Plumb]

Also the dates might be out by a few days even if it is allowed.

 

Exactly - trout season starts on 1st April on many rivers....

 

 

C.