It certainly is! Thanks for leaving a comment and subscribing :)

Yes, it's a shame :( But I was rather surprised at how many fish I caught in this video, this stream seemed to be a bit healthier than others I have previously fished, apart from the rubbish. Thanks again for your comments :)

Yes, it's certainly a minus about the rivers here for sure. The national park streams are of course very clean, but you aren't allowed to fish in them.

if trash would be the only problem. Polish mentality :-( take every fish home , often using illegal gear (like lures with trebles, where fly fishing only permitted). also poor water management from state - devastating rivers by concrete walls and straightening. that's why we only have 10-15 cm trout in such streams

@@awaken77 Yes, some very good points here and thank you for sharing. I think it's also a worldwide problem. Even in Tasmania (my home), we are experiencing similar problems with our rivers. There is less trash because there are less people but the fishing is suffering because of bad management combined with changes in climate. I agree with you totally.

Hi mate. Yes, there are many access points and there is even a map you can grab for free from any fishing tackle shops. I usually get mine from the Essential Fly Fisher in Launceston. This map clearly shows you the many access points, alternatively any road bridge can give you access. Further upstream towards Huntsman Lake is better suited for fly fishing and wading, however spinning is still effective and downstream towards the junction with the South Esk river can also be a good section for spinning. Just beware of the very slippery rocks if you are wading :) There is also a brochure online on the ifs website: www.ifs.tas.gov.au/fisheries/waters-a-z/meander-river/

They sure were!

That would be awesome mate! I didn't know you were away?

Hi Geoff, yes very slippery indeed! I actually fell in three times on this trip :D I just accessed the river in the usual locations, they are not secret spots at all. I fished both from the road bridge at Nunamara and also further up at another bridge at Diddleum Plains. Good luck :)

May, June, July here in Tasmania. (Basically winter) Most of the rivers are closed for fishing although some lakes are open all year round :)

Hi Lukasz, I'm back in Poland. Let me know if you want to head out for a fish one day :) Write to me at my channel email address.

Thanks mate 👍 I'll be in touch when I'm back in Poland. Back home in Australia right now.

Hi Tomasz, yes I have been told this a few times now, my mistake. I won't be doing this anymore. In fact, I'm currently editing out any text or mention of river names. I hope no damage has been done. Thanks and all the best :)

Hi Filip and thank you for your feedback, it is very important to me. I always aim to abide by the rules and regulations outlined in the angling code and by the information I have in my fishing license, wherever that may be, (even in Poland). Maybe there is some confusion here? The information I have states that you can fly-fish (spinning is banned) during this period and that only taking trout is banned, meaning that they can be caught on fly but released. As far as I am aware in the region of Świętokrzyskie, these are the rules, unless I have been misinformed? I know that the rules/regulations are different in many regions of Poland and sometimes confusing, especially for foreigners like me. If I am doing the wrong thing I will stop immediately. If this is the case, I don't understand why some rivers don't have a fishing ban in this period if you can't catch trout in a stream where most of the fish seem to be trout? I want to double check the rules and see what they are exactly. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. All the best :)

@@deanoproduktions No problem, I was sure that you just weren't informed enough. Rules of amateur angling in Poland say: 3.1. In the waters used by PZW, you can fish around the clock, except for the waters of the land of trout and grayling where you are allowed to fish only from dawn to dusk, i.e.1 hour before sunrise and 1 hour after sunset. 3.2. It is prohibited to fish during the protection periods and in designated conservation areas, such as spawning grounds, breeding sets, wintering grounds, nurseries. It is prohibited to fish within the protection and farming areas. Which literally means, that you are not allowed to fish for a certain species during its period of protection, not only killing them. Fishing for and killing certain species are two different things under PZW rules. And in many fisheries where killing either trout or grayling is banned altogether, periods of protetion are still a thing. Also, this is why the other rules state that you are obliged to release fish under any protection (whether during closed season or under certain size) without any hesitation - and that means taking photos etc. While the latter rule is sometimes neglected, the former one is almost always observed (at least among serious angler and trount&grayling anglers are usually of that breed), because it means fishing for a certain species during its spawning season. Periods of protection are usually the same as spawning seasons. Also, this is why spinning is banned - because it's considered as a method of fishing for trout and almost never for grayling in Poland, so with the intention of not disturbing trouts while they spawn, spinning was disallowed. Fly fishing is still an option, because it's an open grayling season. Tight lines!

Thank you@@filipkostrzewa9865 I really appreciate the clarity here :) I was only fishing trout and grayling waters but to my surprise I haven't even seen a single grayling, let alone caught one. I have only ever caught one grayling but during summer. I only seem to catch trout or the odd chub. But I will take your advice onboard. Cheers :)

@@deanoproduktions That's because "trout&grayling" is more of a legal term for the sake of rules rather than reflecting reality :) Trout is much more common across Poland, while grayling is rather limited to southern and northern waters

@@filipkostrzewa9865 thanks again Filip for your guidance here. I must say it's been difficult to talk with other fishermen and find out useful information. Where are you located in Poland? Please let me know if you have any other useful tips or where I can find maybe some fishing forums where people speak English. My Polish isn't brilliant 😁

Thanks Mike! Appreciate the feedback. Where are you in the world?

@@deanoproduktions Dutch fly fisher, living in Thailand now. One of the few things I really miss; those cold streams with trout (and dace!)

Nice! Yes they are awesome and thanks for watching :)@@mikementzer9292

Thank you Hannah! Relaxing it certainly is 😊👍

It sure was deano!