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Just discovered the joys of sitting on the watersedge after I was given some 'vintage' fishing gear. I felt proud on catching my first fish. My mate showed me the basics, but he's away for a week or so, so ive no one else to ask. I've been fishing the canal, would I need radically different equipment if I took my rods to the river Dee? or are they just not suitable?
There's a sign on my igloo door...
What equipment do you have?
At the end of the day the fish have no idea what rod you are using so are unlikely to be put off by your equipment choice, but if you expect to land a 15lb salmon with a 26ft carbon pole with a 12oz bottom...
[i]with a 12oz bottom[/i]
So the fish do care about the size of your bum?
isn't it closed season at the minute? i didn't think you could fish rivers or canals until june the 16th or have the rules changed like on some still waters
I've got two fibreglass fishing rods both 14 foot, shimano reels. As I said it's pretty ancient stuff, now been a few times and enjoyed it I don't mind replacing them with something else.
I don't know Mrlard, there's plenty of people fishing the canal here.
Depends on what you are fishing for and where you are doesn't it? There is (was - been ages since I have fished) only a few weeks where no fishing was allowed in North Yorkshire.
14ft so they sound like 'match' rods (ie suited for light float fishing). The River Dee is a salmon river isn't it? So I doubt they would be suitable - you would want a stronger fly (a completely new experience) or a spinning rod I would say. At this time of year I would have thought a spinner as there won't be many flies around yet so the salmon won't be looking for them. Also the water will be relatively cold and fast-flowing - again better conditions for the fish to be taking other small fish.
And don't you need a special game licence for salmon fishing?
Thanks mf, yeah the Dee is a salmon river. I'm going to stick to the canal (I can fish off my balcony) till my friends back and borrow his Spare rod to try river fishing with him. Another pleasent evening sitting in the sun on the balcony, large coffee and watching people go by, caught 2 gudgeons tonight 🙂
If the Dee is a Salmon river does that mean there are no other fish in it?
I thought salmon did not feed when they entered the rivers to spawn
and the fly fisher persons annoy them with gaudy fake insects
Thanks burt
On a good day you can see the Salmon leap at the aptly named Salmon Leap. I've seen plenty of eels in thier. My skills are far from landing a big fish yet, I'm at a stage simular to riding without stabilisers.
Hmmm, sounds like a great location to fish from catflees.
If you want to chill out and fish at the same time:
Try a square chunck of luncheon meat, the size of your thumb nail, freeline it, just a hook, no weights, floats, etc.
Its the SS of fishing, tickling is the fixed 😉
Let it sink to the bottom & throw in a hand full of offerings in too, just run the fishing line through your fingers of your none drinking hand & wait for the tug 😉
& you might get yourself a nice Carp!
That would be fun on a match rod to catch.
Its a very chilled way to fish because you are not watching your line/float all the time.
I have caught many carp on lightweight match rods - used to light float to pass the time whilst waiting for bites on the carp rig but occasionally got carp. One day, one day I will go back out...
Aren't carp bad to eat though?
I think if I saw salmon leaping I'd be tempted to sit there with a rifle and pick a few off 🙂 (as long as there was somewhere downstream to catch the dead ones)
Noooo carp is quite edible. There are a few species though (common, mirror etc) not sure if any are better than others. The Japanese eat lots of carp I believe.
Doesn't matter whether your equipment is a day olds or a 100years old. Just make sure your line is ok. It becomes brittle with age and you don't want to hook a fish only for it to break. I'm a fly fisherman when it suits me and have a couple of carbon fibre rods but on the flip side have a split cane and hardy reel (worth more than my bike probably!) and the only difference is the action and weight. I can still catch fish... Sometimes!
Got course fishing stuff kicking about too but don't enjoy that anymore. Spinning on the dee would be good. As said above you can either get a trout and non-migratory license or a salmon and sewin license.
MF - I think you're right with the edible carp but didn't think the stuff we had in Britain was that edible. Dong know if it's due to the crap we give them or not
