do you have to pay for the river test????

[HuntingOnline1 0]

heloo, i was just wondering do you have to pay to fish on the river test for the day or not??

 

if so how much will it be and where do i pay for it?

 

 

can anyone help.. and if any one has fished it.. what did they catch .. and where did they fish ???

 

Thank You,

 

Jake

[Wanna be farmer 0]

In Northampton you can get a Nene ticket for under £10, therefore enabeling you to fish any of the fishable Nene waters for free. I think you can get a Nene ticket anywhere, but i'm not too sure though, you're best bet is to go to your local fishing tackle shop and ask them.

[steve0146 0]

If you are talking about the one in Hampshire, its one of the most expensive rivers in the country. You can try the ROD BOX just outside winchester. A mate of mine used to work there but day tickets start at around £100!!

[mattlimb 27]

heloo, i was just wondering do you have to pay to fish on the river test for the day or not??

 

if so how much will it be and where do i pay for it?

 

 

can anyone help.. and if any one has fished it.. what did they catch .. and where did they fish ???

 

Thank You,

 

Jake

 

If you do mean the River Test in Hampshire it is regarded as one of the the premier rivers for fly fishing in the UK .... so yes you will have to pay but you will get an oustanding days sport

[steve0146 0]

heloo, i was just wondering do you have to pay to fish on the river test for the day or not??

 

if so how much will it be and where do i pay for it?

 

 

can anyone help.. and if any one has fished it.. what did they catch .. and where did they fish ???

 

Thank You,

 

Jake

 

 

Its normally dry fly fishing and guided. As mentioned, its one of the best rivers to fly fish in the country. You can tickets from the Orvis shop in Stockbridge, but again, as mentioned its around £100 a day and something like a 4 fish limit.

[fin and fur 2]

heloo, i was just wondering do you have to pay to fish on the river test for the day or not??

 

if so how much will it be and where do i pay for it?

 

 

can anyone help.. and if any one has fished it.. what did they catch .. and where did they fish ???

 

Thank You,

 

Jake

 

Jake Hi

 

I an assuming from your Avitar flag that you are Welsh or live in Wales ?

 

Trust me on this, there is far, far better fishing in Wales than you will ever experience on the river Test.

 

Have you fished the Usk ?, a ticket for the townwater cost me £14 per day last year, it was cracking fishing.

 

On top of which you have the Towy, Teifi, Wye i could go on here but if you are after some of the best fishing in the UK then its on your doorstep.

 

The Test is a different kettle of fish altogether, you will be casting to stocked, come to whistle pellet pigs that are put in the water on Thursdays for all of those fine city gents to catch an easy weekend brace after shelling out somewhere in the region of £100-200 for the privelige, they will almost certainly be rainbows too.

 

Stick with your welsh waters, i think the Test will probably prove to be a dissapointment.

 

but hey thats just my opinion.

 

all the best

 

Fin & Fur

Edited July 23, 2009 by fin and fur

[HuntingOnline1 0]

thanks fin and fur...just going to see my nan next week.. she lives just down the road from the river and i always see biig fish well into double figures whilst walking down there.

 

where can i get tickets for the rivers u mentioned... an which one is the best do you reckon?

 

 

Thank You,

 

Jake

[fin and fur 2]

thanks fin and fur...just going to see my nan next week.. she lives just down the road from the river and i always see biig fish well into double figures whilst walking down there.

 

where can i get tickets for the rivers u mentioned... an which one is the best do you reckon?

 

 

Thank You,

 

Jake

 

Jake Hi

 

May i suggest that the Usk townwater would be a good start for some excellent Trout fishing.

 

Tickets are available from Jean in Sweets tackle shop, which is on Porthycarne St in Usk itself a very short walk from the river.

 

I should mention that the Usk (like many of the excellent Welsh rivers) is very much a spate river and sometimes is running too high, so i would suggest a call to the tackleshop on 01291 672552 would be in order to assess the rivers current fishability.

 

There are some excellent Trout in there, and Jean should be able to tell you the current hot spots and what flies are working best.

 

She ties some excellent flies herself

 

good luck and let us know how you get on

 

all the best

 

Fin & Fur