TAT targetting a fishery owner

[Ken L]

On the south coast poaching by eastern Europeans is endemic and the various arms of the law, police and courts are just not dishing out suitable deterrents.

It's certainly not a problem limited to the south coast. It's no longer worth fishing the middle Severn for pike. Carp have been emptied from Birmingham's park pools and trout stocked in reservoirs are more likely to be removed with a set line than with a fly.

There are carp still in my local pool but only because a group of locals had a "chat" with the EE's stringing lines across it one night.

[barry luxton]

Ken L, on 26 Dec 2017 - 20:30, said:

It's certainly not a problem limited to the south coast. It's no longer worth fishing the middle Severn for pike. Carp have been emptied from Birmingham's park pools and trout stocked in reservoirs are more likely to be removed with a set line than with a fly.

There are carp still in my local pool but only because a group of locals had a "chat" with the EE's stringing lines across it one night.

 

 

Ahhhh, so all the money paid to TAT building bridges has been for nothing, thought so.

[Steve Walker]

I would not put money on any police action following if an owner reports fish being taken - even if the culprit is John Smith.

[Martin56]

The sign is clearly illegal and the owner an idiot.

Yes & Yes Ken.

What he should have done is put a sign up at the gate AND on his website is :-

 

Pleasure fishing is by prior arrangement by telephone ONLY.

 

That way he gets to say who can fish & who cannot (if say he recognises a cerain accent) & just say "Sorry mate - All the pegs are taken today".

 

They'd get the inference eventually - but could prove nothing!!

Edited December 27, 2017 by Martin56

[Martin56]

He doesn't need to expand ANY further than that - He owns the place!!!

[Ken L]

The problem is that a lot of these places are run with low margins and he's caught between needing custom and not being able to afford to loose fish to thieves.

Had he been smart, he'd have used a temporary sign to highlight the failings of the police in protecting his business and ridden the wave of publicity.

[barry luxton]

Ken L, on 27 Dec 2017 - 10:05, said:

The problem is that a lot of these places are run with low margins and he's caught between needing custom and not being able to afford to loose fish to thieves.

Had he been smart, he'd have used a temporary sign to highlight the failings of the police in protecting his business and ridden the wave of publicity.

 

 

much the same as TAT are doing,

 

badly

[gozzer]

The problem is that a lot of these places are run with low margins and he's caught between needing custom and not being able to afford to loose fish to thieves.

Had he been smart, he'd have used a temporary sign to highlight the failings of the police in protecting his business and ridden the wave of publicity.

 

That sign has given him more publicity, than any other could have. It's happened often enough in the past, same type of fishery, same type of wording on the sign. Me being slightly cynical thinks that publicity was the main reason he did it.

As to his business, most on here know my views on this type of fishery. I believe that stripping them of carp, by EEs, otters, cormorants, or any other method, would be doing both the angling, and natural world, a great service.

 

John.

[Tigger]

 

Just for reference, the angling trusts wages are paid by the EA out of our rod licence money!

 

The AT are constantly moaning about the problems being caused by EE's stealing fish ?

[Phone]

All,

 

Just wondering? In 1976 went crazy, a 20lb specimen was something like $500. What kind of money are we talking about today.

 

Phone