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"The one thing that really puts me off commercial fisheries is having a limit and not being free to just fish & enjoy. I had days in the past where i had a full day set aside for fishing, caught a couple of fish in the first 15 mins then spent the next few hours "fishing" but trying to avoid catching before switching on again to catch a couple more fish and go home. That fishing to a quota takes all the enjoyment out of it for me, and that is when the option to continue C&R is really valuable.

That's why nowadays i'm more likely to be fly fishing for coarse fish, sea fish, urban or really wild trout than stocked trout (river or lake)."
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This is from another post and I believe it is something which fishery owners should look at and take very seriously.If anglers are not going to a commercial water due to constrictions on catching fish and spending time not wanting to catch as they have to buy another ticket where is the fun and the attraction?They then turn to other waters to be able to fish unrestricted and coarse fishing,sea etc.Lack of options on catch and release will also deter anglers away from them.

Funnily enough my business partner and myself were discussing this same thing yesterday.He was in the army and fished near Ipswich and paid £28 for 2 fish(NO cand R) and then had to pay for his rod license of £8 so total £36 for his day.He then on his first cast caught a fish so decided to go and have a tea to make the day last longer as 1 more fish and that was game over,when he went back he cast and another fish day over by 11 am.That is expensive.The owner did let him catch other fish as he needed them for an old peopels home which was good of him,but in general no wonder people are going away from these waters after paying these prices.I myself would be on edge and would not enjoy the day under this rules.

Here in Scotland anglers are very lucky with fisheries as they do allow cand r with a catch limit aswell and prices are good in my opinion for what we get.
It is creeping in up here but not at the fishery I go to and never will as long as Im there.I want to see anglers enjoy them selves and have a tea to relax, not because they have to for fear of catching their limit and day over.Respect does go both ways though.This is by no means a dig at fishery owners but to open the points which anglers are going away from fisheries and the reasons why and to help.In the end its the owners decision and if new anglers dont take up the sport due to costs and restriction its a lose lose all round.

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Kevin

I really liked Orchill fishery,which is near me,But stopped going because they had no C&R. I believe they have started it so i will be giving them some custom in the near future.

Jim

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I agree there are to many restrictions concerning fishing in general ,i course fish as well as fly fish and must admit that some places are a no no because of the limits put on the angler before they even start fishing.
Bait restrictions,hook size,distance from your peg you are allowed to cast ect ect i could go on for ever its mad.
As for the catch and release saga at some places i am sure it puts people off from taking up the sport as unlike some ie me as well i just go for a days sport and do not want to kill or eat the fish i catch.
I love pitting my skills against the fish all the chopping and changing of flies/leaders ect is all part of the fun,having to go home after 2/3 fish or buy another ticket is just daylight robbery you should have a choice i am sure a lot of fisheries lose out because of the limit restrictions .

The thing I don`t understand or quite grasp is.
On buying a say 2 fish ticket, that now seems to decide how long you will be fishing for, i.e. half day. Surely it matters not how long it takes to catch your fish as long as it is only the quota you have paid for.
Why can`t I take all day if I want to to catch my 2 fish and not have to buy say a 4/5/ or even a 6 fish ticket just to be able to spend the day fishing.

Dave

I hear what your saying Davem but a choice of times and prices helps everyone as some can only have a few hours available to them.
But a fair point and again something for those who dont do it,hence why you ask the question ,maybe your local fishery doesnt do it,they should consider it or lose out.

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Sadly where I live there are no fisheries (Isle of Wight) I have to cross the water to go Trout fishing.
I can see some people might only get a few hours in a day to be able to fish but that shouldn`t depict how long others can fish just by buying a lesser fish ticket.
Hope that makes sense.

Dave

They should, in general, take a leaf out of Wilf's book; he owns and runs Hazelcopse Fishery in Surrey.

From £15 you may take one fish and then fish C&R until the sun sets!!

His fish fight like devils and he often stocks HUGE fish. He only sometimes asks that the big ones are returned........and I mean sometimes and this is just down to how much they cost and by returning them it helps keeps the costs down and enables someone else to catch them too

Not the prettiest fishery, but fun and most people are polite and helpfull at the fishery.

Highly reccomended

SKB

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my local water (10 mins away) has a full day + 3fish then catch and release there after for £20, f/day +2 and c&r £16,f/day+1 fish and c&r £14, 6hrs+1 and c&r £12, 4hrs +1&c&r£7.50 reasonable prices in my mind and the place always has folk on !!

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WHEN YOU LEAVE THE RIVER, TAKE NOTHING, AND LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINT'S!!!

THA CAN TELL A YORKSHIREMAN ,BUT THA CAN'T TELL HIM MUCH !!

nobody can grumble at those prices.

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Kevin

Probably because the fisheries have to make a living. They want people paying full price for a day's fishing with those paying less having a half day. I agree that if the fishery isn't full then allow half day prices. Fisheries charge x for a full day and y for a half day fishing with a set limit...