Marchand Petit have a 278 metre stretch of the Dart at Staverton complete with fisherman's hut up for auction with a guide of £85,000. License to fish Salmon and Sea Trout by separate negotiation. This could well be a good longer term investment for someone interested in dangling the maggot..
It looks nice and pretty level.
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Fishing rights are often separate to land ownership. The clubs I was a member of had two options. Rent the fishing from whoever owned the right to fish or buy it outright. We had a mix of both. One club’s aim was to buy the rights to the better stretches and rent the rest. The rental amount was kept secret as other parties would offer more...gazumping in effect.
One farmer was a bit disgruntled about missing out on the value of the fishing rights on the river through his land. Access was by prescribed routes and we had stiles to cross fences etc. There was a threat of legal action when he cut them down and threatened a couple of anglers. It is a bit like public rights of way.
I had guessed the fishing rights would be a separate issue, but reading your account full of bad feeling it would certainly negate any marginal benefit from the relaxation on the river bank for me, it's money and greed again getting in the way.
Interesting to read how it works in Wales though, when garages go for 50k down here it seemed a bit of a bargain for a nice
shed and a chunk of the Dart riverbank.
Back on topic it is refreshing to see Otters, Heron and Egrets on the Dart which is a sure sign of good water quality I imagine, these we have seen around the Higher Ferry slip at pre dusk time although the egrets anytime of day.
