On 14 Sep, 22:32, Halfordian Golfer wrote:
On Sep 14, 12:58 pm, Mike wrote:



On 14 Sep, 20:44, Frank Reid wrote:

Unfortunately (fortunately?) I had the sound turned down. Talk about
pathetic. Wait 50 years and her great grandchildren will dig this up
and ask about it.

Frank Reid

What a pathetic and disturbing display. Just the sort of thing that a
sick ****bag like Fortenberry would enjoy. I switched it off after the
first sentence.

Makes one wonder how much crap like that the guy watches? How about
it Kenny boy, that how you bolster your poor little ego? Watching
disturbed people suffer in public?

Beneath contempt.

MC

Hi Mike,

I humbly seek any advice you might be able to offer me.

When would a good time to come to London be, if I could find a way to
get off to fish? I wonder about fishing from the beach as much as any
flowing water.

I ask because I am scheduling a class at some time in the future
that's fairly flexible (2-4 months out) so any help would be very much
appreciated.

Would it be just too much of a hassle to be worth it or could it be
something cool? If I recall, it was you that showed me (years ago) how
to tie that baltic sea worm through twisting? Love to chuck some of
those bad boys, though I actually did cast one just the other day for
bass, though it was on one of those 107 degree days that everything
was working, so I opted for a popper.

Thanks very much,

Tim

It is a long time since I was last in London Tim, and the fishing in
the area was neither very good, nor what you might be used to. There
are various reservoirs dotted around which one pays to fish on an
hourly or daily basis. These are usually stocked with force fed
rainbows, and occasionally, brown trout. Some so called "coarse"
fishing ( for species other than salmonids), is available, which is
usually traditionally catch and release. This is usually done with
various baits, although there are a few places where one may fly-fish
for Pike, perch etc, it is not done much, and many places will be
private water which you can only get on per invitation.

There is some river fishing, within relatively easy reach of London,
but it is expensive and difficult to come by.

As fishing destination generally, London is a poor choice. If you
wanted to get the flavour of some reasonable fishing in England, then
I would suggest you get a guide like this for a day;

http://www.famousfishing.co.uk/corpo...ly_fishing.htm

http://www.corporateflyfishing.com/index2.htm I know Carl very well
and have fished with him on the Baltic and elsewhere. he is a
brilliant caster and instructor, and I can recommend him without any
reserve. I have no idea what he charges, but if you e-mail
( ) and mention I told you to, he may be
able to give you a good deal.

You will be able to fish some famous rivers, and also learn a lot if
you so wish, from some very skilled people.This however is not
exactly cheap.

Ocean fishing near London is a waste of time. The fish stocks are so
low that you would be unlikely to catch anything anyway.

Those are the only reasonable alternatives really. There may be a
Roffian or two who can give you more and better info for "going it
alone" near London. Mr,McPherson who posted here recently might be
able to help you out, as he is in the general area. If nobody replies,
then try posting the same question on this board;

http://www.flyforums.co.uk/

There are quite a number of people there who will be able and willing
to help you out.

TL
MC

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