Wheelchair Accessible Fishing

Wheelchair Accessible Fishing is a very interesting topic. There are a number of areas that are seriously considering this option and endeavouring to make facilities available to those in a wheelchair and it does require some research to find places suitable for this. The United Kingdom seem to have given serious consideration to the wheelchair access situation for fly fishing. Scotland has certainly placed some importance on catering for the disabled. Parts of the United States have considered this and catered for the disabled. This may be an area worth placing some requests to your local government authorities.

It probably depends on where you are and where you would like to go fishing so at this point I have just noted a few places that are making an effort to cater for the disabled.

In 1996 the Moor Access Group, England was established to look at ways of making Exmoor accessible to disabled people. They produced a guide, researched and written by disabled people in an effort to share the delights of Exmoor, "which we feel is one of the most beautiful areas of England".

Pentland Hills, Edinburgh, Scotland have considered wheelchair access and have a partially accessible route available at Harlaw reservoir, which follows the shore of the reservoir. It is of a moderate surface and is reasonably level.The spillway bridge and main track do reduce this areas' accessibility and prevent them from providing a full circular route around the reservoir. The toilet at Harlaw visitor centre is accessible. An accessible fishing jetty is available at Clubbiedean reservoir for bank fishing.

The State of New Hampshire and businesses and organizations throughout the state have made an effort to make New Hampshire accessible to all.