Angling in Norfolk
Mention you are going on a fishing holidays in Norfolk and
immediately people think of the Norfolk Broads. The Broads is
a vast wetland area in the east of England and is made up of seven
rivers and numerous broads (lakes). Many of the waters are
interconnected, navigable and tidal, although the effect of
the tides varies depending on where you are fishing. For
anglers free fishing is available in many areas but always
check before you start. You also need to be in
possession of a valid fishing licence. You can find details of
buying a fishing licence
here. The Norfolk Broads is subject
to a fishing season and no angling for coarse fish is allowed from 15th
March to the 15th June.
The seven rivers of Norfolk are the Ant, Bure, Chet, Thurne, Waveney,
Wensum and Yare. The rivers and the lakes in Norfolk are known
for the fantastic coarse fishing they offer with some big bags
of bream and roach on the cards. Specimen Pike anglers also
choose to visit Norfolk for their fishing holidays as the
rivers are home to some of the biggest hard fighting Pike in
the UK. Families on fishing breaks in Norfolk can have good
fun staying on caravan sites or parks where there is a fishing
lake onsite; these usually have a tackle and bait shop on site
as well. Day ticket
fishing can be found on the numerous commercial fisheries in
the area.
As well as the excellent coarse fishing in Norfolk, fishermen
and women will find that Norfolk has some of
the finest sea angling in the UK. Sea fishing from the shore
and charter boat fishing trips are available from harbours
along the Norfolk coast. Depending on the
time of year the species of fish you are likely to catch from
the Norfolk shores are bass,
flounder, dab, sole, cod whiting and mackerel.
Accommodations for fishing holidays in Norfolk
or short breaks / weekend trips are available to suit everyone. Hotels
for those wanting to be catered for, bed and breakfast for
those of you who do not want to cook, self catering for groups
who want to look after themselves and come and go as they
please,
caravan and camping parks for family holidays or even staying on a Norfolk Broads
Boat . . .
Some fisheries in Norfolk have their own
holiday accommodations onsite with owners offering private or day ticket for
coarse, carp and catfish fishing, others have well stocked
lakes with fly fishing for hard fighting brown trout and
rainbow trout. |