Night fishing for sea trout is perhaps the most exciting way to catch this most enigmatic of fish. Sea trout, often known as peal in the Westcountry, are basically brown trout that decide to go out to sea to live much of their lives. There are a number of theories on why some trout decide to do this and research is ongoing in an attempt to better understand this fish. What we do know is that they can put on weight fast and return as bars of silver muscle either as sea trout proper, fish of 2lb or more that have been out to sea for somewhile (or in and out repeatedly), or as schoolies. Schoolies, often known as School Peal, are young fish that headed out to see around April time and return in the same year anytime from June at a size of anything between 3/4lb to 2lb. Further info on fishing for Peal can be found at www.westcountryangling.com/sea_trout_fishing_info.php, with important safety information athttp://www.westcountryangling.com/index.php?area=viewpage&id=12.
These virtual fishing guides, know as iGhillie guides, provide some invaluable insider tips to some of the beats available on our Westcountry Angling Passport scheme. Dave Chapman, Angling Development Officer at the Westcountry Rivers Trust, says, “We have created 10 short film clips with each film following a ghillie around a beat. The ghillie will discuss how best to approach the beat in question, the best techniques to use and the main areas to concentrate on. The aim is to give prospective anglers the feel for a beat and some confidence in how to get the best of the fishing available.”
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