Between Queensferry and Chester

[Catford Bags]

Just wondering if I can fish the Dee between Queensferry and Chester.

Does anyone own the fishing rights on this stretch, do you need a rod license or is it still Sea fishing there ? Can you actually catch any fish in that part of the river?

I don't know much about sea fishing but live close to this spot. I have a spinning rod. If I can fish this stretch of the Dee do i need any special tackle and anyone recommend any bait ?

Cheers.

[spudgun]

I think by the Blue bridge is furthest up river you can sea usually flounder and eels. Someone told me you can catch course fish in the region too.

[John Petersen]

You need a freshwater licence if you are fishing for, or deemed to be fishing for, any freshwater fish. All the way out to the 6 mile limit in the sea !

So if you are fishing at Flint with the express aim of catching a sea-trout or salmon, you would need a trout licence.

If you where fishing The Blue Bridge with a feeder rod and maggot and hoping for a bream you would need a frestwater licence ( indeed if you sat on Blackpool beach with a carp rod, a bag of boilies and a load of camping gear, you would need a freshwater licence as you would be targetting carp, with the same level of chance of catching anything else off Blackpool beach at the moment ).

There may or may not be any fishing rights for tidal stretches, but if you are fishing these tidal stretches with freshwater fish as your target, regardless of if you have caught or not, you will need a freshwater licence or face a large fine.

It is in the EA Bailiffs opinion as to if you fishing for freshwater species or not, not your opinion.

Safest suggestion is if you go past somewhere obviously seawater, make sure you have a rod licence or make sure you are fishing very heavy sea tackle.

Would be hard to argue you not after pike or roach but bass or mullet if you are obviously in mainly freshwater with a light spinning rod or float fishing bread.