Planning the annual pimp family hols... fancy Devon this year... anyone recommend a location that will be goood for the family buy will give me accesss to some reasonably priced river fishing on day/week ticket

Ta

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I'm sure the locals will put you right, but I had a great time on Exmoor last year. You can get day tickets for Dulverton AS waters from Lance Nicholson in Dulverton.

I had a day with Nick Hart on the Exe, which was time well spent and, if it rains and the rivers come up, you're not far from Wimbleball.

Have fun.

Gudgeon

Hi
Check out this link for the fishing.
Westcountry Angling Passport - Flexible day permits, for quality game and coarse fishing in Cornwall and Devon

As far as where to stay anywher on the North Devon coast ie Woolacombe, Bideford or Westward Ho will give the family something to do and also put you within a few miles of some fishing.

There are also some good stillwaters in the area.

Paul

Exmoor - the waters mentioned by Gudgeon are worth a look (half of Exmoor and all of the Dulverton waters are in Somerset but they are no worse for that!) If you are in the area the Lyn on the north coast of Exmoor is a must do.

Going west into north Devon there are good hotel waters for trout on the Taw (Fox and Hounds, Eggesford) and Torridge (Half Moon, Sheepwash). Both of these also have a reasonable chance of salmon/sea trout given the right conditions...

Dartmoor - the Duchy ticket gives access to miles and miles of the East and West Darts plus several useful little tribs. The Upper Teign FA have, not surprisingly, most of the upper Teign. I've always found the trout fishing a bit uninspiring on the upper Teign but that might just be me. Lower Teign FA and Dart AA waters (on the lower Dart) I always think of more as salmon/sea trout fishing and have no first hand knowledge of the trout fishing there.
The Avon (Devon) has some nice trout water and it is closer to the south devon beaches than the other Dartmoor waters. On the western edge of Dartmoor the Tavy, Walkham and Plym club has a lot of water.

The Westcountry Angling Passport (Previously Angling 2000) has water all over Devon and Cornwall. I have been told that it also covers the Duchy water on Dartmoor now but can find no mention of that in the web site.

All of the above can be found in Get Hooked | Get Hooked Guide to fishing in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, South Gloucestershire if a google doesn't find them.


Andy

Also worth a look,

Devon Rivers Forum - Home

Not the most lively forum on the net but you may find something useful or get a flavour of some of the streams.


Andy

West country

There is a supplement in the new passport booklet that details the new access to the Duchy waters. Looks very nice. I'll be near South Molton at the end of May so may hit some of the passport waters there.

regards

Vince

Where ever you go in Devon you will be near some great river fishing.
There are also some superb stillwaters that are next to nothing or free to fish and hold some great wild fish.
Then you have some superb salt water fly fishing as well.
If you want to spoil yourself and the family book a night or two at the Fox and Hounds hotel and get out for a day with Pete Tyjas on the local rivers there.
WCB

Vince

Thanks for the update.


Andy

As stated above, but the Dart and Teign are spate rivers, so will clear quickly if the rain its Dartmoor, or there are plenty of reservoirs around.
What time of the year?

Cheers
Richard

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