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[barry luxton]

thought it was otters, cormerants and goosanders that are a threat to captive fish:

Lindholme boss brands carp anglers 'idiots'

By Angling Times

Fishery News

13 June 2011 10:04


“I don’t want carp fishermen at my day-ticket commercial carp fishery because most of them are just idiots!” These are the words of the owner of one of the UK’s biggest and most successful commercial fisheries this week, after deciding to turn his specimen carp water into a trout fishery.

Neil Grantham, owner of Lindholme Lakes told Angling Times that he is ‘at the end of his tether’ with carp fishermen after a spate of problems at his complex near Doncaster, including masses of litter, fire damage and ‘loutish’ behaviour.

Other incidents have included three carpers found fishing with a total of 14 rods (breaking both fishery and Environment Agency rules) and the mishandling of valuable fish, with Neil worried that the disruption caused by these anglers who visit Lindholme to fish its ‘Big Lake’ could have a negative effect on the rest of his business.

“I’m sick of having to deal with carpers. I’m sure there are many decent, responsible ones out there, but enough is enough.

“I walked round to a group of three guys recently who had 14 rods out, a handful of which had been cast into one of the other lakes where specimen fishing is forbidden.

“Along with this I’ve had litter problems, people trying to light fires and many of them shout around plus, judging by the way they handle some of the fish, I think drinking and having a laugh with their mates is more important than the safety of the carp.

“This fishery is very successful and I won’t let anything jeopardise that. That’s why I’m not going to try to promote or grow specimen carp fishing at Lindholme any longer.”

[davedave]

Fair play to him. Not long ago I witnessed two blokes on a small commercial pond fishing with three rods each, two of these were lobbed right to the far bank where other anglers were fishing, they then walked round with a bucket and continued to throw handfuls of pellets in, still ignoring the other anglers. Absolute ignorant fools who should be ashamed to call themselves fishermen IMO.

[AddictedToScopex]

I cant say I am at all surprised. Its the very reason I dont fish anywhere that they (so called carp anglers) do anymore. That and the stocking policies.

[robtherake]

Real carp anglers must be fuming. For every responsible one there must be six dozen knobs with bivvies, all convinced that they're superior to everyone else on the water.

The media have created a carp cult - presumably to sell bucketloads of kit - and fishery owners have responded by filling every bit of water with carp to cash in on it. It's getting difficult to find a stillwater without carp in it; personally, I'm sick of seeing them. All my best local tench lakes have been ruined by pigs with fins and the "anglers" who fish for them.

If it wasn't for the fact that I take my handicapped son with me on most trips (and he's too clumsy to be next to fast-flowing water) I would fish rivers exclusively, and I envy those who have the opportunity to do so.

[Anderoo]

I'm with you there Rob.

The people this guy is moaning about is a certain type of 'carp angler' who only fishes easy day ticket waters - the type of water he has created. So, no sympathy from me whatsoever. He could easily create a quiet, well behaved syndicate if he chose, but the only reason he's doing this at all is to make money, and presumably he'll get more dosh from day ticket trout fishing than syndicate carp fishing.

These 'anglers' did not even exist 15 years ago, they've been created by the carp-obsessed angling media and the carp-obsessed day ticket fisheries. When either of these whinges about it, I don't know why they expect any sympathy. Thank god for the rivers.

I remember saying on here years ago that carp fishing was eating itself and taking the rest of us with it, and this is a fine example of that!

Edited by Anderoo, 09 July 2012 - 08:29 AM.

[Sportsman]

This guy redefines the meaning of a commercial fishery
http://www.lindholmelakes.co.uk/lakes/

I also note that this happened a year ago. Took a while to make the front page.

[Dales]

I think to a certain extent you get the sort of clientele you deserve. Looking at the link from Sportsman he has stocked his pools to attract the sort of anglers only interested in filling there boots and looking at some of the match weights you can probably walk on the backs of fish to get out to the islands.

So it should be no surprise then that it does not attract a better class of angler.