dezza
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To my knowledge. it is only we anglers who use the word "swim", as a noun, and most times we mean it as the bit of water we are fishing, whether that water is in lake or river.
Many years ago there was a bit of a debate between a few top anglers, many of which stated that "swim" referred to the water you were fishing in a river. The water you were fishing in a lake or other still water should be called a "pitch".
But today we tend to call many fishing spots - swims. Some of us call them - "pegs", a term I truly detest, which seems to infer that you are obliged to stay pegged and not to move.
Fred J Taylor's first book was called "Favourite Swims" - and stillwater pitches.
Interesting isn't it?
Many years ago there was a bit of a debate between a few top anglers, many of which stated that "swim" referred to the water you were fishing in a river. The water you were fishing in a lake or other still water should be called a "pitch".
But today we tend to call many fishing spots - swims. Some of us call them - "pegs", a term I truly detest, which seems to infer that you are obliged to stay pegged and not to move.
Fred J Taylor's first book was called "Favourite Swims" - and stillwater pitches.
Interesting isn't it?