Chris Plumb

I'm off to view this tomorrow after work and am planning on leaving a few bids and have a thoroughly good nose around - anyone else planning on bidding?? Chris

Like many of you I'm sure you've been sent a copy of this by the EA. (You should have been sent one if you bought a licence last year ) Some interesting stats quoted such as... Annual spend from freshwater anglers; £2.5Bn of which 80% is from coarse anglers. Value of fishing rights in England and Wales; £3.0Bn Days spent angling; 22Million of which 13M was on still-water fisheries. Most popular species; Carp. They also claim a high level of interest on angling "One in six of the population has been freshwater fishing in the previous 2 years or were interested in going in the future - that's seven million people!" (So does that mean there are 6 Million licence dodgers! ) So does this represent a 'healthy' outlook for the sport? How much does sea angling add to the economy? And what about the Scottish angler and fishing rights north of the border? - they must be worth a bob or two!!! Chris [ 30 April 2002, 08:51 PM: Message edited by: Chris Plumb ]

Like many of you I'm sure you've been sent a copy of this by the EA. (You should have been sent one if you bought a licence last year ) Some interesting stats quoted such as... Annual spend from freshwater anglers; £2.5Bn of which 80% is from coarse anglers. Value of fishing rights in England and Wales; £3.0Bn Days spent angling; 22Million of which 13M was on still-water fisheries. Most popular species; Carp. They also claim a high level of interest on angling "One in six of the population has been freshwater fishing in the previous 2 years or were interested in going in the future - that's seven million people!" (So does that mean there are 6 Million licence dodgers! ) So does this represent a 'healthy' outlook for the sport? How much does sea angling add to the economy? And what about the Scottish angler and fishing rights north of the border? - they must be worth a bob or two!!! Chris [ 30 April 2002, 08:51 PM: Message edited by: Chris Plumb ]

Err - nice bit of river. Where is it? Can't see any floats though - unless it's one of those images where you have to look for 5 minutes and they jump out at you! confused... Chris

Err - nice bit of river. Where is it? Can't see any floats though - unless it's one of those images where you have to look for 5 minutes and they jump out at you! confused... Chris

Anyone seen those 'motivational' poster you sometimes see in the workplace?? Well I've found the perfect antithesis - the De-motivational Poster. See here http://www.despair.com/indem.html Most of them made me laugh out loud! Chris

Anyone seen those 'motivational' poster you sometimes see in the workplace?? Well I've found the perfect antithesis - the De-motivational Poster. See here http://www.despair.com/indem.html Most of them made me laugh out loud! Chris

Could it have been 'egg-bound'?? Chris

Could it have been 'egg-bound'?? Chris

I'd love to Chris

I'd love to Chris

Well do they? One for the fish scientists. I've been trying to establish whether this is a popular myth or scientific fact. Plenty of anecdotal evidence on the 'net to say they have but I can't find any categorical scientific evidence. One for Bruno methinks.... Chris

Well do they? One for the fish scientists. I've been trying to establish whether this is a popular myth or scientific fact. Plenty of anecdotal evidence on the 'net to say they have but I can't find any categorical scientific evidence. One for Bruno methinks.... Chris

A couple more for you - separated in time by a thousand generations, one from ancient Greece, one from the current edition of Waterlog... Sleeping we image what awake we wish; Dogs dream of bones, and fisherman of fish. Theocritus, 3rd Century BC The only people who have really blank days are those who go fishing with the sole intention of catching fish. "Venator", 2002 Chris

Err - thats not in Kent!!...RDAA have Sonning Pit just NE of Reading. Chris

Err - thats not in Kent!!...RDAA have Sonning Pit just NE of Reading. Chris

Some of you may be interested to learn that Garry Mills former Assembly Manager at Youngs now repairs and makes centre-pins. More info can be found here... http://www.milltackle.co.uk/ Chris

Some of you may be interested to learn that Garry Mills former Assembly Manager at Youngs now repairs and makes centre-pins. More info can be found here... http://www.milltackle.co.uk/ Chris

Good one Newt - already forwarded it to a few non-fishy friends..... Chris

Good one Newt - already forwarded it to a few non-fishy friends..... Chris

Good thread Chesters - get people talking about fishing for a change! I'm gonna cheat a bit as I really couldn't get it down to 3 !! 1. Kennet (where else!). A close friend since the days of my childhood. From the upper reaches that have graced me with 1lb dace and plump grayling in the winter to the lower stretches within walking distance of my front door. Where on summer evenings after work, I can have a short trip on a whim and can be slipping the net under an 8lb barbel less than 20 minutes after shutting the front door. They are all a joy to know. 2. Itchen - A recent discovery. A beautiful chalk stream containing some (no I'll re-phrase that!) LOTS of huge grayling. A place where you can fish to the point of exhaustion (or at least Repetitive Strain Injury!!)and where you can almost O/D on 2 ponders. 3. Dixons - a small club lake which could have been designed by Mr Crabtree. Small, intimate and reed fringed - the home to a good head of tench and crucians to 3lb and beyond. It is always a thrill to arrive here in the gathering light of a June morning and see the reeds twisting and quivering as the shoals move through the margins. To tackle up with boyish excitement and flick out that first cast with huge expectation of a fish is a joy I will never tire of... Chris

Good thread Chesters - get people talking about fishing for a change! I'm gonna cheat a bit as I really couldn't get it down to 3 !! 1. Kennet (where else!). A close friend since the days of my childhood. From the upper reaches that have graced me with 1lb dace and plump grayling in the winter to the lower stretches within walking distance of my front door. Where on summer evenings after work, I can have a short trip on a whim and can be slipping the net under an 8lb barbel less than 20 minutes after shutting the front door. They are all a joy to know. 2. Itchen - A recent discovery. A beautiful chalk stream containing some (no I'll re-phrase that!) LOTS of huge grayling. A place where you can fish to the point of exhaustion (or at least Repetitive Strain Injury!!)and where you can almost O/D on 2 ponders. 3. Dixons - a small club lake which could have been designed by Mr Crabtree. Small, intimate and reed fringed - the home to a good head of tench and crucians to 3lb and beyond. It is always a thrill to arrive here in the gathering light of a June morning and see the reeds twisting and quivering as the shoals move through the margins. To tackle up with boyish excitement and flick out that first cast with huge expectation of a fish is a joy I will never tire of... Chris

He's got 4 - Bitterling, Bleak, Silver Bream & the one that always makes me chuckle - 3 Spined Stickleback. Chris

He's got 4 - Bitterling, Bleak, Silver Bream & the one that always makes me chuckle - 3 Spined Stickleback. Chris

I reckon Newt will enjoy these Some old, some new, but they'll all make you groan. My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. He was pulled in by a strong currant. What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup? Anyone can roast beef. A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor,doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't, I've cut your arms off". I went to a seafood disco last week.... and pulled a mussel. A man walks into doctor's office. "What seems to be the problem?" asks the doc. "It's... um... well... I have five penises." replies the man. "Blimey!" says the doctor, "How do your trousers fit?" "Like a glove." Did you hear about the magic tractor? It went down the lane and turned in to a field. A brain and a jump lead go into a pub and order some drinks. The barman says "I'm not serving you two!" "Why?" asked the brain. The barman replies, "Because you are out of your skull and he is bound to start something." Answer phone message "....If you want to buy marijuana, press the hash key...." What do you give a cannibal who is late for dinner? The cold shoulder. Did you hear about the dyslexic alcoholic? He choked on his own vimto. A woman arrives at a bank with a fifty pound note stuck in each ear, and asks to see the manager. The cashier steps through to the managers office: "There's a woman to see you, she's £100 in arrears." Our local chemist was robbed last week and a quantity of viagra was stolen. Police say that they are looking for a gang of hardened criminals. Where does Saddam Hussein keep his CD's? In Iraq. Our ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered with hundreds and thousands. Police say that he topped himself. Chris