The view from the back

.? ? So just having sold my fly fishing tackle and bought some nice sea tackle I thought I would look into what's involved with getting a sea fishing licence. On the web we go , if I'm a resident ill need to complete a form and supply a notarised copy of my passport take an exam on the environment and an eye test before being relieved of my fee and waiting a month or so . For non anglers in the UK you go to the NRA web site on the day you chose to fish fill out the form pay and print off for either a day week or year ! If you wish to sit on a rock and sea fish its free no PERMISO needed. Trying to be positive - remember my employer thought I had earned this opportunity to have. Second life, I looked further and found an old post on a expat site that claims that if you have a UK licence produce it with the form and your passport and hay presto you can have a licence no exam or eye test ! Sounds to good to be true a benefit of being English. Further investigation confirms this so long as you don't say your resident. 

I have just received my sea tackle and plan a trip to the coast near Bridlington to try it out , but I will also have to buy a UK rod licence for £27 and another for the wife for no other reason than to smooth the way in Andalusia. 

I can't wait to claim residencia , swap the car , buy a house so much fun ahead, lets hope the house is perfect or there's also planning PERMISO .