Following on a recent debate,one of the points which surfaced was the costs.

Some said they could not afford to fish for stocked fish and therefore the wild option was cheaper for them.

While in some cases I can understand this,but when a price of say £10 for cand r and many other prices, not far from this,I find it quite hard to believe.
especially when you look at the other non essentials we waste our money on.So surely if we enjoy something so much, a £10 has to be worth it?

Really is it not down to preference and cost is just a cover for some?

Some wild rivers have actually doubled their prices this year for visitors,leaving it far better for local anglers as less congestion ,

So how much is too much?

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Kevin

Bang on Kev, i think £10,11,12 is a fair price to pay for sport.(c&r obvoiusly). Personally i think £15 for a 4 hr c&r session is just too much. Clearly some will differ, but that is my view. Three fisheries equidistant from me, one offers £15 4 hr c&r, one £11 for the same and one £14 for 7hrs c&r.

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i was walking far from home, where the names are not burned along the wall, saw a building, high as heaven, but the door was so small

You guys are very, very lucky.

Down here, £15-20 is the going rate on a small water for 6 hours C&R with a compulsory one or two fish kill.

Charlie

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Sonik Sports Team Pitsford Pirates

6 hours a better session than 4 though

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i was walking far from home, where the names are not burned along the wall, saw a building, high as heaven, but the door was so small

How much does it cost for 90 minutes at a footie match .............birdsnest

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Fear not if I steal from your side, as of yore, from paradise streams to fish Teifi once more.
BN based in Wolverhampton

Well i like a days fishing as its great to get out,but looking at those above terms and prices i would feel as though i was competing for time..a bit like swimming pools used to be( would swimmers with blue armbands please leave the pool!!)

I pay no more than 12 quid to fish all day C&R, morning to night without timing myself and no pressure....very relaxing.....i do feel a bit miffed paying more than half though for evining sessions on occasions.
If it changes from this then i think ill call it a day

Prices round here:

Farmoor

Thames Water - Fishing prices

Farmoor II Reservoir Ticket type Price
Eight fish day ticket £25
Six fish day ticket £20
Four fish day ticket * £17
Two fish evening ticket ** £12.50
Eight fish day ticket - concession £21
Four fish day ticket - concession £15

# Permits marked ** are only available from 1 May to 31 August.
# Permits marked * are for the last seven hours of the day.

Farmoor I Reservoir Day ticket - catch and release £20

Watermark

Watermark Fisheries - Tariff

Day Ticket 6 Fish Limit £45.00
8am till dusk

Day Ticket 4 Fish Limit £35.00
8am till dusk

Half Day Ticket 3 Fish Limit £25.00
8am till 1pm or 1pm until dusk

Evening Ticket 2 Fish Limit £20.00
5pm till dusk

Concessionary
£15 Half Day Ticket - 2 Fish (OAP & Junior - 15 or under)

Churn Pool

Information : Churn Pool, Game and Coarse Fishery

Day Tickets:
Our day tickets are priced at £20 and give you the following options.....
1) Retain first 3 fish and catch and release a further 2.
2) Catch and release a maximum of 5 fish.. Additional tickets can be bought through the day as required.

Bushyleaze/Lechlade

Lechlade and Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries - Finest fly fishing for trout in the UK, tuition, guaranteed stocking 364 days a year.

Bushyleaze Trout Fishery

* Full Day Ticket 6 fish limit £35.00
* Full Day Ticket 4 fish limit £30.00
* Half Day Ticket 3 fish limit £27.50
* Evening Ticket 2 fish limit £22.00
* Junior Full Day / £20.00 3 fish limit
* Junior Half Day / £15.00 2 fish limit
* Junior Evening / £10.00 1 fish limit

Lechlade Trout Fishery

* Full Day Ticket 4 fish limit £55.00
* Half Day Ticket 2 fish limit £35.00
* Evening Ticket 1 fish limit £25.00
* Junior Full Day, £27.50 2 fish limit
* Junior Half Day, £20.00 1 fish limit

BN, I believe you coarse fish as well ? Have you noticed how much the "high end" of coarse fishing now costs ? I used to fish with a guy who was in the Linch Hill syndicate in Oxfordshire for the roach - in 2004-5 he was paying nearly £500 for the season. Some of the carp syndicates are even dearer. At least £25 a day for winter long trotting on the chalk streams, plus your bait. Measured against all of this, more and more I am thinking that day ticket trouting - specially reservoir bank fishing and even in the south of England, see Steve Walker's list - is somewhere between reasonably priced and a bargain....

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"In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." - German proverb
JH based near Southampton

Shocking list that...all i can say is rip off Britain

Makes me realise how lucky I am.

Shetland mainland, £25 per season, fish just about where ever you like.