[Tagging] Definition of lake/pond as applied to stream/plunge pools

Kevin Kenny kevin.b.kenny at gmail.com
Thu Dec 24 04:46:07 UTC 2020


On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 1:08 PM Paul Allen <pla16021 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 17:28, Kevin Kenny <kevin.b.kenny at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 7:17 AM Paul Allen <pla16021 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> British anglers must be different from American ones. Most fishermen that
>> I know don't want their favorite fishing holes to be mapped! They'll tell
>> you where they are if you're really nice and ply them with a pint or three,
>> but will then swear you to secrecy!
>>
>
> The good places for certain types of fish require permits.  Angling
> associations make their money by selling permits to waters they control.
>
> Teifi Trout Association maps: https://teifitrout.co.uk/tta-waters/
> and permits https://teifitrout.co.uk/tta-shop/fishing-permits/
>

Ah.  Around here, the best freshwater fishing is mostly on public land.
Since the anglers can't sell permits, they keep the choice places to
themselves. (A handful also work as wilderness guides. :) )

Around here the fishermen have names for some of the pools too, such as
Bear Hole https://www.flickr.com/photos/ke9tv/14799397098, Devil's Kitchen
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ke9tv/7082920415, Rat Hole
https://youtu.be/2rCKgEum2FQ?t=39 and Fawn's Leap
https://youtu.be/2rCKgEum2FQ?t=77  (Oh, yeah, did I mention that the cliff
divers have names for them, too?)
-- 
73 de ke9tv/2, Kevin
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