that does not surprise me tbhIt might surprise you; chalk streams are favoured angling areas too, and they have keepers, etc.,
£700+ a yard to buy the riparian rights on some of those streams; folks like to protect their investment in their sport.
noIs that some sort of code?
Great Britain@knowledge=gain are you UK based? I'm getting a mixed Vibe of UK and US
You can catch salmon with no equipment iff you know howDon't get caught with either near a salmon river. (and there are 400 of those in Scotland) The bailiffs can confiscate all your kit and the vehicle you used to get there, as well as having you charged with poaching.
It's no joke, and the excuse of you didn't intend to use them, just have them as an incase TEOTW scenario, will gain you no leeway. The Sheriffs come down hard on this. It's not just folks livelihood but the fish stocks that are under threat. Being found with fishing kit, especially 'illegal' fishing kit, means that you lose the edge of 'innocent until proven guilty' from the start.
We know they're not illegal to own, just to use, but being near the salmon river kind of adds 'intent' to your behaviour, iimmc ?
Just go to Ireland it’s not elitist like Scotland has runs off salmon in high hundreds off thousands n it’s cheap to fish and you can take a few home with licence tags much better rivers n there very cheap to fishYou certainly can, but it's still illegal to do so, and the forum rules clearly ask that we do not promote illegal activity.
There's also the point I made in that original post....you will risk everything you take with you, including your transport if you are found fishing or have fished without permission on those salmon rivers.
The river moy cost peanuts to fish n salmon run up in huge numbers then there’s the English salmon rivers iff u know we’re they are the river esk being one off themYou certainly can, but it's still illegal to do so, and the forum rules clearly ask that we do not promote illegal activity.
There's also the point I made in that original post....you will risk everything you take with you, including your transport if you are found fishing or have fished without permission on those salmon rivers.
Iv promoted nothing but for what it’s worth if somebody wanted to take a salmon for the pot transport n tackle isn’t required you can take nothingYou certainly can, but it's still illegal to do so, and the forum rules clearly ask that we do not promote illegal activity.
There's also the point I made in that original post....you will risk everything you take with you, including your transport if you are found fishing or have fished without permission on those salmon rivers.
The river moy cost peanuts to fish n salmon run up in huge numbers then there’s the English salmon rivers iff u know we’re they are the river esk being one off them
Just go to Ireland it’s not elitist like Scotland has runs off salmon in high hundreds off thousands n it’s cheap to fish and you can take a few home with licence tags much better rivers n there very cheap to fish
I know Iv paid for n fished the river moy its cheap as chips compared to Scotland n well worth the tripI don't live in Ireland, and again, someone owns the rivers there too.....and there are clear guidelines and seasons.
Salmon Angling Regulations | Fishing in Ireland - Catch the unexpected
fishinginireland.info
Offcourse tickling works so does balls off bait mixed with rotenene n fed to trout in pools not sure iff garden centre still sells it as insecticide , it comes from a root anyhows n is natural I’m not promoting anything bad though my uncle was a old school field man and countryman n you end up learning things.I have guddled for fish; even that's illegal....and again, if it's a salmon river and caught, then they can even claim the transport you used to get you there.
I would be remiss if I did not add that into a thread discussing such things.
Yes Iff fished on the bottom or on a set line there not for float fishing .are they as easy to use as they make out in the videos...??
Not In a tidal estuary they carnt had plenty sea trout on hand lines and speed hooks 100% legally I may add Iv yet to try for a coastal salmon a trip to Ireland is needed.Don't get caught with either near a salmon river. (and there are 400 of those in Scotland) The bailiffs can confiscate all your kit and the vehicle you used to get there, as well as having you charged with poaching.
It's no joke, and the excuse of you didn't intend to use them, just have them as an incase TEOTW scenario, will gain you no leeway. The Sheriffs come down hard on this. It's not just folks livelihood but the fish stocks that are under threat. Being found with fishing kit, especially 'illegal' fishing kit, means that you lose the edge of 'innocent until proven guilty' from the start.
We know they're not illegal to own, just to use, but being near the salmon river kind of adds 'intent' to your behaviour, iimmc ?
A salmon n sea trout licence is only needed the ocean is everymans as it sais in the magna Carta id also like to add "this is God's land"I think you need to do some reading.
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No one may fish for salmon in rivers, estuaries or the sea within territorial limits without permission of the Crown or the party vested in the Crown rights (ie the owner of the salmon fishings). Fishing without the permission of the owner is a statutory offence.
https://fms.scot/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/190606-Legal-Freshwater-fisheries-law-in-Scotland.pdf
Freshwater Fisheries & the law in Scotland"
Exactly I have 1.If fishing for sea trout and salmon in tidal waters you still need to posses a migratory fishing licence in England and Wales.