Leveller

Good stuff cheers Gozzer

There's not much in this life that's free these days they could probably print it on the back of the licence

Is there a list anywhere online of free stretches of water?

I never said there was a fox vs human problem? In my work it's the fox vs chickens/lambs and pheasants

I think fox problems in towns and cities have no baring whatsoever on hunting matters as someone who works in hunting I can state that the town fox is quite a different animal to his rural cousin you could remove both from their enviroment and exchange their homes like in a "wifeswap" scenario and both probably wouldn't last a week in the others shoes.

The fox is an incredible animal even when you think you've got the place totaly secure they'll find a kink in your armour. This time of year there are 1/2 and 3/4 grown cubs around and they can squeeze into the tiniest of places. I had a call out once to a place where they were losing chickens and thought they had a fox problem in a very secure compound when I caught the culprit it was a Hob Ferret

If you were closer I'd help you out mate

Lets hope so it would make my job a lot easier

I've suspected for some time now that my wife has been having an affair. The usual signs, you know. Phone rings, I answer, someone hangs up immediately. She started going out with "the girls" a lot recently, although everytime I ask her which girls it is, it is always the same answer along the lines of ". . . oh just some friends from work honey, you don't know them". I always look out for her taxi coming home late at night upon her return but she always walks down the road from a little ways down, thereby blinding my vision, although I can always hear a car setting off in a rapid manner with lights dimmed or off. As if she has got out of the car round the corner and walked the little way home. Why is this? Is it not a taxi? Is it friends dropping her off? Who? I once picked mobile phone up just to see what time it was, and at the sight of that she went absolutely beserk and screamed that I should never touch her phone again and why was I checking up on her anyway. Anyway, I have never approached the subject with my wife. I think deep down I just didn't want to know the truth but last night I had enough and soon after she went out again and I decided to check on her this time around. I decided I was going to hide behind my car which would give me a unobstructed veiw of the whole street, so thereby I could clearly see which car she gets out of. It was whilst crouched behind my car that I noticed a little rust around my inner rear wheel arch. I was devastated beyond words could portray! So my Question is should I fix it myself or take it to a body shop ?

On second thoughts we've just got rid of one of them

Watatoad you're a breath of fresh air, when are you running for Prime Minister you've got my vote

Damn right they won't be happy until the whole countryside and it's wildlife is off limits, in their world Mink cuddle Ducklings, The Fox lies with the Lamb and all Deer are called Bambi. Do not give the anti an inch they live in a bubble they'll never understand "I am a man – man is a hunter – I am a hunter" as Watatoad puts it.

I've never used a livebait and have no desire to but to implace a ban on it is wrong, I have experienced bans placed on my way of life by people who have no idea about if you don't like something simply don't do it. We need to be united as anglers I don't differentiate between any of the creatures on this earth if you're willing to stick a hook into a maggot or a worm to catch a fish then why is a small fish any different?.

The innovative 'festival of fishing' created by a group of Cumbrian fishing enthusiasts in 2009 is to happen again. The 2010 event has a similar but expanded format, with a programme of some 50 events aimed at both people who fish, and those who've never had a go at the sport. The events are taking place at different locations around the county, and we're asking folk who want to participate to pre-book online in advance, wherever possible. The festival website carrying the full programme of events is at www.cumbriafishingfestival.co.uk Don't forget, Cumbria has a well developed tourist infrastructure, so there's loads for non-fishing partners to do. If you're thinking about a Spring break, this might be just the ticket.

I would

I've had Chub from all over the isle, when fishing at the mill I like to be opposite the waterfall in amongst the tank traps taken a few in the warmer months trotting a piece of breadflake on the surface too. I've never really had much success at Thorney so I don't have any tips for there you sound like you're doing better than me anyway. Had this Perch yesterday at the pond on a spinner

WE WAS BRUNG UP PROPER !! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's ! First, we survived being born to mothers who drank while they carried us & lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle... Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds , KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because...... WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! We could leave home in the morning & play all day as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY, no video or dvd, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones & teeth & there were no lawsuits from these accidents. Only girls had pierced ears! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs & Hot Cross Buns at Easter... We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays, We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet! RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' We had freedom, failure, success & responsibility and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL ! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids before the lawyers & the government regulated our lives for our own good. And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. PS -The big type is because your eyes are not too good at your age anymore

Nice one pal, smartened the old place right up, lots of pheasants for neighbours too

Hey Dubs your a man after my own heart. I've not thought about using maps but it's not uncommon for me to get "dropped off" somewhere with the bare essentials and spend the day on the move up or downstream and in this day and age the missus is only a mobile phone call away to come and pick me up from where ever I end up. I used to do this a lot as a young man with my rods tied to the crossframe of my bike, have you ever used 'google maps' to look for potential fishing spots?.

Hey Dave, I've never had a great deal of success on the isle in the winter but I have taken Chub on freelined slugs at Eames Mill. Never fished Viaducts but my friend owns Thorney and I get free fishing there Do you have any tips for the Perch at dillington? Thanks for the welcome Newt, lure fishing's good fun what species do you target mostly?

Just thought I'd introduce myself, I fish for pleasure, I love summer stalking Chub on the isle, winter Pike fishing on the Levels and waggler fishing local stillwaters through the closed river season I like to keep things simple with regards to tackle and tactics however I do own 1 electronic bite indicator Look forward to reading what everyones upto on here.