In article , Steven Crook
wrote:

The Salisbury Club has some excellent bits of river but the
waiting list is around 4 years at the moment.

That's the premium membership list. They (you?) run a split-level club
where those who want to pay more for access to some classic water
effectively subsidise the plebs who settle for the bits where other fish
swim alongside the spotty ones. The mixed list is open and includes some
nice flyfishable water - but it's not exclusive - on a weekend or a school
holiday you might encounter coarse anglers of the sit-down-on-a-basket style
but they won't mind if you don't.

(There are a few bits of water available on a day ticket if you want a
taster.)

Once 'in' you can apply to upgrade if you like but iIrc the biggest
trout are in the mixed sections feeding on dace and roach.

And it was -flyfishing- rather than game fishing that the OP was looking for
so dace, chub and pike might be just as acceptable even if tecnically OT
here.

I know if I lived a little closer I'd join like a shot but in order to get
to Salisbury I have to cross the Stour which always looks so fishy I just
have to stop and check...

I hear of people having membership of little clubs and
consortia but I would be surprised if you could tap into
this from London. It is not what you know but who you know
that counts.

http://www.salisburydistrictac.co.uk

OK, tough towards London but there are lots of little bits of water worth
seeking out on day tickets or even, sometimes, free once you get clear of
the major conurbations. There's one free section not very far from you
where I've taken several wild brownies over 2lb with a best of 5.5lb - (no
I'm not daft enough to tell where on a public ng) - two or three a year
among other mixed catches - we don't flog the water but drop in for an hour
sometimes on the way to other waters.

Cheerio,


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