"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
news:q09Qb.6743$_H5.5434@lakeread06...
i take it from your note that it isn't permitted to simply buy a fishing
license and then go exploring for a stream where one can fish as desired
without a guide or payment for the privilege?


Well, sure you can. Just don't get caught.

I was astounded last summer in Devon and Cornwall to discover that all the
water that had fish (except the sal****er) was privately owned and/or
managed by clubs. Sometimes you needed a different license to stand on the
far bank (I assume that it also meant you could only wade halfway across).
In addition, it was often difficult to locate the proper person for
obtaining a license, and often they weren't available to nonmembers anyway.
I came away with a much more full understanding of the causes of the
Revolutionary War, and a deeper appreciation of the result.

--riverman