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Mr Eboue
03 Jul 15 21:17
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Anyone on here enjoy it?

My early experiences were on the upper Severn, with a hook and a worm. Caught my first brown trout when I was 7. Only 3/4 of a pound but it felt like a great white!

A few years later I bought myself a fly rod. Took a while to learn the proper technique of casting but when I did I became obsessed. I'd be up at 6 am on weekends and stay on the river bank until it got dark. Used to take a pocket radio with me to listen to sports report. Truly glorious.

I haven't been fishing in god knows how many years but I'm off up to Scotland in late August. Hoping to find a nice loch in Perthshire and do a bit of fly fishing.
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Report Just Checking • July 3, 2015 9:23 PM BST
There's a really good book on that. I think it's by J.R.Hartley.
Report Gallivanter • July 3, 2015 9:27 PM BST
I've read that book, Fly Fishing by JR Hartley. He says that if you're really fly, you'll spend the day in the pub and buy a couple of fish from the wet fish shop on the way home. Your wife will be pleased that you've already gutted them for her.
Report treble • July 3, 2015 9:28 PM BST
Changed so much Mr E. You used to need about £20 worth of tackle and that was it.

Now, when my younger brother goes carp fishing, he takes about 5 grand worth of gear with him, pays £30 for one nights fishing and rather than a pocket radio, he has iphones and ipads with portable chargers.
Report Just Checking • July 3, 2015 9:31 PM BST
I saw some article the other day about using drones to find the fish using underwater scanning tech then fly the fly out and plunk it there. Seems kind of cheating, that's hardly a "sport".

Why not just dynamite them and pick them off the surface..
Report treble • July 3, 2015 9:36 PM BST
Even better, play them a Des O'Connor record and they jump out. I've seen it on the telly.
Report trilby22 • July 3, 2015 9:37 PM BST
I certainly am in to fishishing - since over 40 years ago as a Yun Un.

Now I fish the River Tay, slightly Wise Der Cool
Report johnizere • July 3, 2015 9:57 PM BST
fishing fanatic here too... out today at Pendine, only sea fishing though.
Report Gallivanter • July 3, 2015 10:00 PM BST
Canals, me. I specialise in tesco trolleys.
Report trilby22 • July 3, 2015 10:03 PM BST
We catch trolleys up here too, Gallivanter!
Report Gallivanter • July 3, 2015 10:05 PM BST
Wheely?
Report trilby22 • July 3, 2015 11:03 PM BST
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Report johnn • July 4, 2015 8:00 AM BST
Mr Eboue, I am a keen exponent of the fly rod. Perthshire is a fisherman's utopia. Enjoy.
Report G1_Jockey_4 • July 4, 2015 11:54 AM BST
best 2 hours fishing i ever had was at a lagoon in manly sydney.

every cast got a decent sized bream or snapper.
was fkn crazy.

fished the murray river and caught a trout but that took several hours lol
Report polybot • July 4, 2015 12:09 PM BST
i once went fishing with a bloke who was really into his fishing, wanted to catch a white whale he did, we warned him like, but he was having none of it, drowded he was was, I would have drwnded too but was lucky enough to meet some men looking for seamen.
Report Mr Eboue • July 4, 2015 2:01 PM BST
johnn - cheers mate. Any recommendations on places to go?
Report johnn • July 4, 2015 2:12 PM BST
http://www.tayfishingperthshire.co.uk/loch-fishing/

Have a look here.
But for a really unforgettable experience head into Perth and look for a fishing shop (there are several) which sells trout permits for the River Tay.....or contact here:

Brown Trout

The season runs from 15th March to 6th October inclusive.

Permits
These can be purchased from, Perth & Kinross Council, Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth PH1 5GD Tel 01738 475000

Daily permits

A Daily Permit is available to all anglers, regardless of their home address, including visitors to the area. For Spring fishing (January - July) this costs £10.00 and for Summer fishing (July - October) this is £15.00 . No discounts to the day permit are available.
Report Foinavon • July 4, 2015 2:56 PM BST
A quaint tale polybot, floating on a coffin you was too. Very fortunate.
Report Wesdag • July 4, 2015 3:00 PM BST
Pendine - a lovely town & endless beach.

Went there twice with my school.
Report Mr Eboue • July 4, 2015 3:28 PM BST
Wonderful thanks mate.
Report Facts • July 5, 2015 1:22 PM BST
Foinavon     04 Jul 15 14:56 
A quaint tale polybot, floating on a coffin you was too. Very fortunate.


Coffin made by the tattooed cannibal Queequeg.
Report Foinavon • July 5, 2015 3:11 PM BST
A wonderful story which I read during my schooldays. Must find the time to read it again!
Report mobo • July 5, 2015 4:02 PM BST
We used to drop mortar bombs on the 'oggin' when live firings were due.   Pick out some shoals and drop near them (not on them). 
Fish all over the place!! yum yum!!
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