Hi John
Season for rivers start in England on the 22nd march through to 30th
September for trout and 1st of Feb. to 31st October for salmon and sea
trout, rod licenses run from 1st April for one year till 31st march, day,
weekly, and monthly, tickets I believe are also available, as for a
reasonably priced rod and reel, I would personally recommend the new Grey's
"G" series rod and reel whatever weight you prefer for the venue you choose
to fish, a GRX double taper floating line is a good first buy, and a good
around set-up would in my humble opinion would be, 9'6" for a 5wt.
Tightlines
J Thomson
"John" wrote in message
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I just wondered what period the rod license runs from and when I am
allowed to fish for trout in England and Scotland?

I would also probably need a new rod. I've not been fishing for about
14 or 15 years now. I think I still have the old rod somewhere in our
basement.

I previously had a two piece rod it was only quite small with a
floating line, but that suited me for the mainly river fishing I used
to do in the Lake District. I was a lot younger then though and I'd
probably need something slightly bigger now.

Can anyone recommend any types of rod that are not too expensive and
also a reel?

Are there any decent online angling stores as well or do you folks
mainly just buy your gear from local angling shops in your area?

Cheers

John