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tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 3:47 pm    Post subject: Fly Fishing ? Reply with quote
    

My brother in law wants us to take his dad fly fishing somewhere, isn't October the wrong time of year for that? None of us have fished before, is this a good idea? Where's a good place to go for a couple of days, etc, etc....

Northern_Lad



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 3:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Fly Fishing ? Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Where's a good place to go for a couple of days, etc, etc....


The pub, follwed by Billingsgate.
No real idea, I just thought I'd comment.

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 3:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Fly Fishing ? Reply with quote
    

Northern_Lad wrote:
The pub, follwed by Billingsgate.


Sounds ideal, don't think his dad'd enjoy it though.

Bodger



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 3:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Commercial fisherys normally stock Rainbow Trout and you are permitted in the main to fish all year round for them. A quick trip through The Yellow Pages and the trout fisheries section should see you fixed up.

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think he had visions of going somewhere nice for a couple of days rather than the local trout lake.

Behemoth



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Something like this?
https://www.patshull-park.co.uk/fishing.html

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ta B, looks ideal

Stewy



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Behemoth wrote:
Something like this?
https://www.patshull-park.co.uk/fishing.html


That place looks ace.

gil
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

or these ?

https://www.craigadam.co.uk/

https://www.fishcoarse.co.uk/dormontlake/
(no accommodation, so you'd need to find a local hotel)

https://www.fishing-uk-scotland.com/htm/dumfries1.htm

tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Like the look of that craigadam place, bit far for a couple of days though

Bodger



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 07 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The local trout lakes are normally fantastic beautiful places.

tahir



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 31, 07 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

bodger wrote:
The local trout lakes are normally fantastic beautiful places.


Round here?

Anyway he had the idea of going away for a couple of days, couldn't tell the missus we're going to Basildon for the weekend....

Thinking about it we should probably go shooting rather than fishing, anywhere we could do some air rifle shooting? Be blinking handy to actually fire a weapon for the first time, see if it's something that appeals.

Mary-Jane



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Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales
PostPosted: Fri Aug 31, 07 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The River Teifi up here is lovely...and one of the best rivers around...

https://www.fishing.visitwales.com/fe/default.asp?n1=3&n2=204&n3=206
https://www.fishing-in-wales.com/fisheries/index.htm

Nick



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Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Fri Aug 31, 07 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:


Thinking about it we should probably go shooting rather than fishing, anywhere we could do some air rifle shooting? Be blinking handy to actually fire a weapon for the first time, see if it's something that appeals.


Can't believe you were stupid enough to buy an estate without your own private stretch of river and Ghillie.

tahir



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 07 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
Can't believe you were stupid enough to buy an estate without your own private stretch of river and Ghillie.


New to it weren't I. Don't remember you ever mentioning that until, well until just now actually.

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