River Avon (Durrington)

[minibarrow]

Has anyone fished the River Avon, near Durrington. I live a stones throw from this river and am going to fish there when the season opens on 14th April (Day Pass £7.50), just wondering what fish i am likely to encounter and see if there are any hints and tips i need to know.

can i use the same set up as if i was fishing a lake eg. ledger(swim feeder) and float (pelet waggler)

[barbelblanker]

14th April ? You fishing for game fish then ?

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am i too early for other species (novice talking)
is this river used only for fly fishing

[BoldBear]

Originally Posted by minibarrow

am i too early for other species (novice talking)
is this river used only for fly fishing

In England and wales It's the closed season on all rivers for coarse fishing until 16 June; even if the river or stream is on private land, so you can't use a baited hook for coarse fish.

There is no official closed season on still waters. but some clubs still enforce a closed season on their stillwaters so you need to find out whether you can fish beforehand.

There must be some stillwaters near you that you can fish until the rivers open again.

[minibarrow]

Many thanks for that info. Every day is a school day, learn something new everyday. I was not told anything about closed seasons when I enquired about fishing on the river.