Post by salmondan on Feb 9, 2007 10:49:15 GMT
This could be interesting, just one of those ideas that us Yorkshire halfwits come up with after a night on the single malts.
I'm planning to borrow a line or two from the line pool. All of my fishing is done in Scotland, a minimum of two and a half hours drive and £30 of fuel. I've not fished in England for 20 years so have no need for a rod licence. Where would I stand if approached by an official when practising casting/ testing lines.
From what I could gather on the EA website you MUST have a rod licence if:
You are fishing
You have been fishing
You can be reasonably expected to commence fishing in the near future
If all I had in my possession was a rod and line, ie, no flies etc, would I be within the law? Practising casting cannot possibly be construed as fishing can it? As far as I see it, it would be impossible to catch fish with just a rod and line.
I'm not trying to bend or break the law but see no reason to buy something that I will never use. I'd rather put the money into things that I will use.
This may just be an academic point because to be honest, I'd really rather go to a river that I could actually fish and it's worth the money and time just for the peace and quiet.
Dan
I'm planning to borrow a line or two from the line pool. All of my fishing is done in Scotland, a minimum of two and a half hours drive and £30 of fuel. I've not fished in England for 20 years so have no need for a rod licence. Where would I stand if approached by an official when practising casting/ testing lines.
From what I could gather on the EA website you MUST have a rod licence if:
You are fishing
You have been fishing
You can be reasonably expected to commence fishing in the near future
If all I had in my possession was a rod and line, ie, no flies etc, would I be within the law? Practising casting cannot possibly be construed as fishing can it? As far as I see it, it would be impossible to catch fish with just a rod and line.
I'm not trying to bend or break the law but see no reason to buy something that I will never use. I'd rather put the money into things that I will use.
This may just be an academic point because to be honest, I'd really rather go to a river that I could actually fish and it's worth the money and time just for the peace and quiet.
Dan
