Been for a little explore. Canals nearby.
Turns out on top of the Rod Licence from the EA i will require a Waterway Wanderers licence at £20 as well and a marked map so i don't stray onto to the wrong side of a Bridge and onto Club turf, and the Canals and Rivers Trust (CRT) Waterways licence only covers their bits of the network.
This fresh water fishing is complicated.

A day at a fishery will be £15-40 so £20 for a roving ticket for a year isn't bad.

Stop press: just had a whacker of a carp of about 5lbs....

Stop stop press: and a 6lb tench.

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Nice, every one counts, would be chuffed with a 5lbs carp. What's your rod/reel setup? Apologies if this has been documented extensively.

They're Fox Warrior rods, by far the best of the cheap carp rods, set of 3 secondhand for £120 from fleabay. Sonik Dominator reels (I don't name the bloody things) £70 each- buying reels secondhand without trying them is a bad idea. Sonik SKS bite alarms, £120 a set. Bear in mind that gullible can pay £700 for a single reel.....

Believe me, I am happy to catch a fish, ANY fish. The ones I am trying (and today failing) to catch are 20lbs plus with 30 a strong possibility.

Most people who fish are male, which probably explains the ridiculously butch names given to almost all items of fishing tackle. I don't suppose a new range of rainbow chihuahua products would attract the target market.

Just seen the photo of the tench, nice. Have got some holiday still to take this year so I might have found a way to spend it, presuming you can catch anything in late autumn.

Have started to notice how expensive stuff can get, those Daiwa Emblems do look pretty (one day). Loving my John Wilson Avon Quiver and inherited Shakespeare Graphite MK2 reel although line slipping behind the spool happens regularly. Agreed though some of the names of things are hilarious, thought I was the only one!

Daiwa Emblems are excellent, my fishing partner has them and swears by them. Line can get caught behind any spool, but only when it is really annoying. Late autumn is peak time for carp as they feed up ready for winter, very good for chub, roach, perch and pike as well.

Anything John Wilson is cool, it is all well made. He was a lovely bloke who went out of his way to fish with a spotty know-nothing kid in 70s Norfolk.

Just had fish-n-chips

was a tiddler

no photo as cat was trying to steal it

That's great to hear you can continue fishing through autumn, must be satisfying watching the seasons change. My dad used to watch Go Fishing so half aware of John, always managed to make what he was doing exciting and accessable. Nice when the person on the TV is exactly what you get in real life, and that's a pretty cool story!

Managed a full circle wid the eldest on hols in France. Caught fuck all, but the feeling was still the same as I remember. #NotaEuph

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Probably the happiest person to ever land a bream, 3rd fish ever and biggest yet so pretty chuffed.

Today was satisfying and frustrating, remind me to never fish on a peg with too many branches. Funny how your mood can go from utter tranquility to instant rage, lost 2 method feeders. Having said that it felt like the first time I've had a plan when fishing... girlfriend and I targeted this island about 20 meters away (behind me in the photo). Kept banging method feeders loaded with pellets out to the same spot all day and could see an increasing number of fish swimming around it. Even used her line clip, which was really satisfying.

We're planning on heading back tomorrow for another all day session #hooked

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Great fish- glad it's going well, now a passion for life ( and goes well with bikes ).

I think you're right. In non fishing news we saw a water vole and terrapin, so fish aside was nice to see. Also for the first time saw carp jumping out of the water, must have been about 5 throughout the day.

I know everyone says it, but surprised how docile the bream was. My quiver tip was hardly moving and reeling it in, it put up no fight whatsoever.

Hi all,

I've recently moved down to the Bournemouth / Poole area, and wanted to try my arm at fishing.
Ideally I'd like a 'do-it-all' set-up that I can fish local lakes, rivers and the sea (but I'm not interested in fishing off the piers).
I've got a reasonable quality telescopic rod (borrowed from my brother) and basic, but serviceable reel.
What type of line is recommended? monofilament/braided/fluorocarbon. - clear/coloured? 8-10lb?
Any help and advice is greatly appreciated.

Hi Matt, sure others more qualified will be along to advise soon, but the rod should be rated (written on it) for the max line strength. At a guess I would have thought around 10lbs. Generally the line that ties into the hook should be weaker than the main line, theory being if it snaps only a small amount will end up in the water. Despite my preconceptions my local tack shop is super friendly so definitely worth investigating if you have one nearby. Best of luck!

Went to a local commercial lake ledgering yesterday and didn't land anything but a couple of nearlys. We had 2 crucians(?) but both managed to unhook themselves just as they saw the landing net.

Today we went to a local village fishing the river lea. Saw carp and chub about a foot long so really exciting, only caught a baby roach after realising trotting got a lot more bites. Need to take a week off work soon so will head back with the mighty white for sure.

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Overnighter last night at my local syndicate. Broke one of the main poles of my bivvy then five minutes later my sleeping bag rolled down the incline of the peg and floated out into the margins. Had to wade in to retrieve it. Cover kept it totally dry, I wasn't. I also blanked!

Hi,
Thanks for the advice!
It seems that finding rivers to fish is a bit of a minefield.. what with club ownership of rights etc.
In the near future I'll probably look into places to drop shot / trot along a bank - maybe pay for a day pass to fish for grayling or chub?

I'm tempted to book myself onto a charter from Poole to sample the sea fishing this weekend... does anyone have any experience of this?
I'll drop into a local tackle shop and ask for advice while I'm at it.

It seems that finding rivers to fish is a bit of a minefield.. what with club ownership of rights etc.

Agreed. Even with a club membership it's still confusing. Let us know how you get on with sea fishing.

Matt - sea fishing from your area should be good, especially in the Spring and Summer. It'll take months/years to get to know your patch, but it's a good spot.
If you go out on a charter best to let them supply tackle at this early stage. This goes back to your earlier question about a do it all set up - very difficult I'd say.
Boat tackle is usually so much heavier than shore sea fishing - let alone coarse and freshwater.
You may fish wrecks from Poole - further west from you is famous for that - you'll usually have short rods 6 to 8 feet that take a lot of bending, they're designed to pull in big pollack, rays, conger eels etc. Sea fishing varies a lot throughout the year. Your patch would have been great for mackerel and bass through the Summer but tailing off now. Cold Winters are better for whiting and cod, the south coast ain't bad for these.
I'd suggest at least two sets of tackle, one for fresh and one for sea fishing - you'll get the hang of it

Thanks so much for the info!
I’m going to book myself onto a charter, rent the gear and see how I get on. I’ll try to learn as much as possible from the skipper.
I might also try a half-day of grayling fishing on a nearby river too!

Well that put up quite the fight. So chuffed to finally catch my first carp, typically wasn't expecting much from today. What do we think, 10lbs (not me, the fish)?

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Nice catch!! No idea on weight - sorry.
What bait were you using?

Thanks. Given the fight I can see why people like carp fishing. I used Nash Bait scopex squid 20mm 'hard ons' boilies.

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