Fishing in the River Alt

[fishsausage]

Hi all,

Sorry to dive right in and ask for help but is anyone able to tell me am I able to fish in the river Alt near Formby with a standard license or am I likely to get a slap on the wrist? As far as I can tell it's the closest place I can get to as I don't drive.

Thanks in advance.

 

[kenpm]

Most of the Alt is free fishing but is closed until June 16th.You could fish for sea fish like Flounder now in the tidal area near Hightown with a decent strong feeder rod or a Carp rod.
The rest of the river is still recovering from a pollution but there are fish like Chub and Roach to be caught from Maghull out towards Formby.

 

[fishsausage]

Brilliant I'll give that a try then, it's really easy for me to get to and I have a few friends in the area. Thanks very much.

 

[sumtime]

Don't forget the River Crossens too in season.

 

[fishsausage]

Do I need an SDAA membership to use the River Crossens as well?

June seems pretty far away I am planning on making my learning ground Birkenhead Park or Rosemary Wood until I'm able to use the rivers.

 

[sumtime]

There's a petrol station just a few hundred yards from the Crossens where you can obtain a day ticket, some good size perch in the river. Rosemary wood is a decent fishery and then there's canal fishing at the end of New Cut Lane.