INDOOR FISHING

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

I can see the appeal but for me fishing will always be an outdoor pursuit I think if you detach any further from reality you may aswell play a video game

[TF_gazer]

have to agree its ment to be an outdoor game but i can remember the first commis and thinking i wont to catch wild fish now i hardly ever fish for true wild fish as we get older we like less complications [and having to transport less tackle] could be the way to go for some of us old f—-s 🙂 🙂

[Anonymous]

My rock climbing son tells me that there are now ‘climbers’ who never see a real rock face and spend 100% of their time on indoor climbing walls; and I fully expect fishing to go the same way – the manicured commercials are just the start of that process.
The upside is that it releaves the pressure on the environment for those of us who enjoy the outdoor experience.

[TF_caster robParticipant]

Seems a logical progression along the commercial route – even further away from reality.

Why not just go for some sort of “virtual” angling, and do away with the water altogether?

[TF_sillysod]

What next the zebco starter kit a pole,rig and goldfish bowl…..lol

[TF_caster robParticipant]

@chrismoorhead wrote:

caster if im honest that’s a very negative view the idea as I understand it to get more people on bank or in a greenhouse (looooooool)
IT’S AN OPTION to fish inside think it would do the tackle industry a vast amount of good
in fact this could make a tackle shop that has an indoor venue on there door step
lets look at the true fact’s
no wind = no broken poles or tackle
that to me alone is a massive plus the only time I have ever broken a pole is in the wind
watch this space I bet with in the next 5 to 10 years there will be a super douper massive
in door pool where you can fish 16 metres again with out the wind
on a more serious note ask an honest fishery owner how much money they would gain if they had an indoor pool im guessing thousands of pounds and I bet you wont ever be able to book it because it will always be booked up
to me fishing is about what you put in your NET not the venue your sat on

Poles can still get broken by being trodden on or dropped, or even by fish.
Anyhow, there are other methods to catch ie pole fishing <16m or even using things like rods and reels.
As for the unfortunate inhabitants of such a place, I’d imagine circus performers would resemble the cast of “Born Free” by comparison.
Someone will know more about this than me but I seem to recall Brownings management proposing such a venture over ten years ago and that came to nothing.
Fishing for me is about what I catch and how I catch it or I’d chug up the river in a trawler if I was only bothered about what was in my net.

[TF_caster robParticipant]

The trawling comment was an attempt at irony which obviously failed.

I guess we all have our own book of progress and catching tame captive fish in an artificial environment solely using poles doesn’t feature in mine.

As you live about a hundred miles from me I do share your hope that if one is ever built, it is indeed only one mile from your front door and thus 99 away from mine!

[TF_badgerParticipant]

Has any research been carried out with regards to fish welfare? I realise that many of the fish we catch from commercials are bred for that purpose, but at least with many “normal” commercials the fish are at least living in an environment more suited to them.

[TF_Kagger TNB]

I live in Norwich and have done for nearly 20 years, but have only fished the famous Riverside Road stretch of the Wensum a handful of times.

I tell my mates and people that fish the matches that for me, there’s more to fishing than catching fish.

I like the peace of the countryside, the smell of dewy mornings, watching a Kingfisher wizz past, watching Grebes and other waterfowl go about their business.

Although I fish commercials and enjoy them if they’re ‘right’, I like getting to my peg on a broadland river and the challenge of sorting a peg to make it comfortable, watching the sunrise, the change of the tides and flows.

I like competing against the elements. It’s a challenge catching fish on a hard day (or not as I managed yesterday).

Why would anybody want to fish indoors?

There’s more to fishing than catching fish 🙂

[TF_Man of Kent]

@caster rob wrote:

As you live about a hundred miles from me I do share your hope that if one is ever built, it is indeed only one mile from your front door and thus 99 away from mine!

This has to be my favourite ever response on here: brilliant, Rob, thanks!! this has made my day, maybe even month!

Strangely I did have similar notions of building an indoor venue a few years ago, but I just couldn’t bring myself to get past the concept let alone cost it up. However, they way this guy has done it wasn’t quite what I had in mind!

[TF_Pedro]

is there anyone out there that can build us a river that we can fish for 9 months of season..instead of 6 months …(if we’re lucky) :rolleyes:

[TF_middi]

Whilst , in principle, I also initially objected at the thought of Indoor fishing, after some thought I have come to the conclusion that for a vast number of senior, infirm or disabled anglers it would be a positive advantage in order for these people to enjoy the sport all year round and for much longer during their lifetime. We must remember that one day we will ALL fall in one, if not all, of the above mentioned partly disabling condition.
Some benefit could also be gained by some of us more hardened ” mucho” anglers that prefer to spend half the match session by smashing a swim through 6 inches of ice so we can eventually manage to blank, or loosing a couple of our team mates because they were swept away in another section not by the opposition but by the river which was in flood.

Food for thought, surely

Middi

[TF_Dodge]

Indoor fishing ……..

Be great for a 5 pegger though ! Oh shuks we have loads of them already ……..

Progress eh ?

What a load of bollox !

[TF_gazer]

maybe we could go halfway i call it shed on a peg keeps most of the elements off the angler and his tackle but wind can still affect your pole and kingfishers wont get a blunt nose[beak] from hitting the glass

[TF_bbbackshotParticipant]

Love to see all the cormorants bashing their beaks to get into the greenhouses.lol

[TF_Fordy]

Fishing is an outdoor pursuit.

Those who are criticising this as a concept don’t understand what it’s there for.

It’s simply been set up to help shelter the youngsters from the weather conditions while they are being taught. It’s not a replacement for outdoor fishing and was never intended to be so.

Trying to engage students who aren;t the best at learning must be a tough enough job. Having the North West’s finest weather throwing it all at you, although character building and all that, isn’t going to help you to teach maths and English.

It was a nice environment to be in though. I could really see why they get something out of it as an alternative.

[TF_steve r]

Like you say Andy the concept is brilliant and it could also serve a purpose for those unable to be out in the worst weather this country can and does throw at us but my only doubt surrounds the amount of glass in use as there is the potential for some pretty horrific accidents to happen.
From a personal point of view though I don’t think I would fish indoors as it would just seem too artificial which is also one of the reasons I don’t fish commercials all the time as well !

[TF_middi]

I must confess ( like many others on here, I am sure !!) would prefer to catch quality roach, dace, chub and tench on a river during one of those mild autumn days.
But I will also admit that the idea of catching fish where match conditions can be optimised, such as a controlled venue under cover, would also appeal to a lot of “eager to win” matchmen, ( not to mention those of us less able to brave our beautiful :rolleyes: weather)
Fishing ” sheltered” would become another sector of our sport that a lot of fishermen would enjoy.
Just think of other ” outdoor sports” that have also ” emigrated” to under cover conditions.
Now, if we consider fishing as a ” sport” it would also be a natural( if there is such a thing !!) progression to be enjoyed under cover. All credit to those enterpreneurs that are willing to invest a substantial amount to make it possible.
(I would still prefer to take my chances on an autumn morning with the roach 🙂 )

Middi

[Anonymous]

next thing you know there will be T20 cricket and rugby/football stadium,s with roof on :confused: :confused: :confused:

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