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- Wamfess
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- Dave Burr
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Looking at the map, you seem to be living in a desert with little or no rivers but, the sea around there should be rich with fish. If you do ever venture inland with a rod in the car, I can recommend the river Guadiana is full of fish including several species of barbel.Wamfess wrote: ↑Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:08 pm I live near Alicante and try very hard without much luck if I am honest. Rivers are not great and have more luck in the sea with flies I used off the Irish coast years ago. I learned years ago that it's not all about catching fish, and I am a great believer in catch and release. These days I am more interested in the rods, and tackle in general. I do a lot of research on tackle and I am constantly refered to this forum via the great interwibble in the sky. Without trying to sound condescending I have gained so much from you fellas without even being a member. The advice and knowledge on this forum is second to none which has helped me no end on my research and my rod restoration projects. A big thank you especially to Mark for this and I look forward to much more. I have the time now!
Enjoy amassing traditional gear, it's almost as good as fishing but casting in your garden get's you some strange looks
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- Wamfess
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My garden isn't big enough Dave, you can imagine the looks I get out on the road. The river here is the Segura and its full of fish, but the sea is only really good here around July/Aug when the fish are moving up past us and on to the Baleric Islands, and it's night fishing mostly as the weather is so hot. I really look forward to my visits home to geen pastures and wonderful rivers ad scenery![🤗](//cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@latest/assets/svg/1f917.svg)
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Welcome. It's interesting to hear of places abroad with very different fishing.
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Welcome to the TFF Wamfess
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Just one more cast love, and I'll be on me way home
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A very warm welcome