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Hi if I’m lure fishing for salmon on the Wye is it single barbless hooks now ?
Thanks
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Posted on April 4, 2019 at 6:23 PM
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Re: Treble hooks
Thankfully not yet mate.
Posted on April 5, 2019 at 6:56 PM
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Re: Treble hooks
So, Wye bylaws are:
No worming at any time
No prawns at any time
Artificial lures only
Treble hooks still allowed (for now, this season at least)
No wire traces (outside course season)
Spinning or fly only. No spinning at all on the Wye after August 1st until October 19th
A gentle reminder that landing nets are compulsory on all BAA water.
I’m on the bank most days if anyone needs any help or clarification. Although I wouldn’t bother this weekend as the rivers rising and coloured so save yourselves a journey. Should be fishable again by mid/end of week.
Posted on April 5, 2019 at 7:20 PM
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Re: Treble hooks
The wire trace rule is backwards. You might be targeting salmon/trout or whatever but the chances are a spinner is going to encounter a pike at some point so we're saying it's fine for it to bite it off?
Posted on April 6, 2019 at 8:55 AM
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Re: Treble hooks
Ive landed every pike I’ve hooked on salmon gear. Two hooked last week by an angler using a Rapala, both landed and returned safely.
I think the rule stops the blurred line of fishing for course fish outside the course season.
Also, the method of spinning for salmon is different to spinning for pike. For instance, you are not gonna get away with drop shotting for salmon! Lure fishing for pike you are trying to mimic an injured bait fish, the retrieve is very different.
Not a massive fan of spinning for salmon regardless, a necessary evil.
Posted on April 6, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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Re: Treble hooks
Thanks again for the info I never knew about the wire traces are these Byelaws on the EA website ?
Posted on April 6, 2019 at 3:06 PM
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Re: Treble hooks
Yeah under the local bylaw section. You need to keep an eye on the NRW site as well as many bylaws in Wales on the Wye apply in England (the treble hooks by law has been proposed by the NRW for example and if it goes through it’ll apply the length of the Wye, including the river in England)
I been experimenting with single hook flying c’s. I make all of my own and the only way I can see them working is putting them on a split ring so they can turn.
Personally I’d prefer the NRW/EA to concentrate on things like fish eating bird predation in the spawning grounds and pollution from poultry farms that further coming up with ways that make it harder for anglers to catch fish!
Posted on April 6, 2019 at 7:42 PM
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