In message .com, Russ
writes
So if you are fishing a, "free" water, i.e. a stretch of water which
isn't owned by a club/sole owner etc, then theoretically you can take
home any fish you catch. Or would you have to contact the environment
agency instead as i would assume they become the default owner?

I would guess that most free fishing is technically owned by local
councils.

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Steve Walker