recommendation

Can ne1 recommend a great fish to go after in the freshwater?

[audiracer]

ask richard, the list will be endless lol

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Yes audiracer is right

Depends how you like to fish -


1 - Like to catch regularly and size does not matter

This is what is generally called course fishing . The fish that you will catch are roach , bream , rudd , dace , chub , perch , dace and the list goes on

Fishing for these types of fish is light

Mainline 1 - 4lb
Type of fishing - float fishing / ledgering and pole fishing
Rods / Reels / Poles - match rods and reels prices from as little as £10 ( not great but if just trying out might do ) but can go up to £1500
Bait - Generally using maggots which you buy by the pint (comes in lots of colours ) but you can also use bread , hemp , pellets and so on

2 - Specimen fishing ( will involve long days waiting for maybe only one bite )

This is when you target the biggest fish with in the species like Carp Tench Pike - fish can grow upto 50lb +

Fishing for these types of fish requires better tackle
Mainline – 4 – 15lb
Type of fishing – Mainly ledgering and float fishing
Rods / Reels – You will generally need good tackle that is designed to handle big fish and hence costs more money £30 - £300 for a rod ect
Bait – Depends what you are going for but generally boilies work for most specimen hunters – boilies are round paste pellet which is coloured with sent added so that it smells to attract fish


Overall it boils down to if you like to keep busy or enjoy sitting there watching the day go bye

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Oh forgot to mention one very important fact that you will need a rod license to fish any fresh water venue - I think it costs £27.00 which you get from the post office

Also almost all fishing waters will be controlled by fishing clubs who control the water . This means they keep the banks clear and stock fish into the water if needed

Do not be put off by the above because it all makes for better and safer fishing

And please do not think you can get away with out paying because you will get caught eventually

[Norfolkboy]

Originally Posted by Fishing Forum Admin

Oh forgot to mention one very important fact that you will need a rod license to fish any fresh water venue - I think it costs £27.00 which you get from the post office

Adults are £23, and juniors (up to 16) are £5.

There's a lot of course species, 1 of my favourite is the carp.

These have been stocked in a lot of commercial fisheries now, and are very easy to catch. They give a great fight, and can become very big in weight. If you need any more help with carp fishing, i'll happily help as will all the others.

Would write a lot more, but Richard has pretty much covered it all

Cheers lads

[Ben]

barble would be a nice 1 to go for, never had 1 my self but are sposed to be a great fight n something to aim for, pike are good fun to, same as chub, all put up a good fight
i find tench quite fun but not ass fun as fihsing in a river
bream n roach n stuff are just there to keep you entertained really