Colin Brett

Following up on my Cormorant posting, I wonder what will happen if a few Gannetts find there way inland and start dive bombing the local reservoirs. Will the RSPB and the government stand firm yet again? Perhaps if the Cormorants starting sh&%%@$g the beleagured White Ducks, the RSPB would soon organise a cull!! Colin. Yes I know they are part of natural wildlife, but it's unnatural to live in trees in Cambridgeshire.

I have just had an afternoons Trouting at Grafham Water. Fishing on the Dam I counted over 50 Cormorants flying in over the dam and landing on the lake. A short while later I had 10 of the Black B~#$~%Ds feeding not 30 yards out in front of me. One even pinched a trout off my mates hook! Whoever said they only eat fish up to 10 to 12 ozs should come and have a look at what these B~#$~%Ds were shoving down their throats. Trout to an estimated 1.5lbs were being swallowed, plus they were grabbing much bigger fish which they couldn't. They weren't a bit bothered by anglers shouting and clapping to try to scare them off. All we could do was watch. When will something be done about these pests. Colin

I have just had an afternoons Trouting at Grafham Water. Fishing on the Dam I counted over 50 Cormorants flying in over the dam and landing on the lake. A short while later I had 10 of the Black B~#$~%Ds feeding not 30 yards out in front of me. One even pinched a trout off my mates hook! Whoever said they only eat fish up to 10 to 12 ozs should come and have a look at what these B~#$~%Ds were shoving down their throats. Trout to an estimated 1.5lbs were being swallowed, plus they were grabbing much bigger fish which they couldn't. They weren't a bit bothered by anglers shouting and clapping to try to scare them off. All we could do was watch. When will something be done about these pests. Colin

I have just had an afternoons Trouting at Grafham Water. Fishing on the Dam I counted over 50 Cormorants flying in over the dam and landing on the lake. A short while later I had 10 of the Black B~#$~%Ds feeding not 30 yards out in front of me. One even pinched a trout off my mates hook! Whoever said they only eat fish up to 10 to 12 ozs should come and have a look at what these B~#$~%Ds were shoving down their throats. Trout to an estimated 1.5lbs were being swallowed, plus they were grabbing much bigger fish which they couldn't. They weren't a bit bothered by anglers shouting and clapping to try to scare them off. All we could do was watch. When will something be done about these pests. Colin

Colin - if the guy is US rather than UK/Euro, 9/3/02 would be September 3.Newt, I see what you mean and agree 100%, but I am still confused by the posting date from Elton. How come I have only just found this message if it was posted in February? I just wondered if the problems that Elton has been having, have caused a glitch in the system. Colin [not quite so confused]

Elton, Isn't it a bit late for this request or are the dates wrong either in his letter on when it was posted? Confused Colin [What's new?]

Shaun, Peter O'reilly's book The Trout & Salmon Rivers of Ireland is a must. Trout and Coarse fishing needs no licence, although I believe some areas, waters require the purchase of a share certificate [if this scheme is still working? Knowing the Irish it probably vanished into obsurity]. Sea Trout and Salmon requires a rod licence. When I was last on the Dingle Peninsular, I seem to remember a lake and some small rivers near to Castlegregory. Hope this helps! Next time go Galway or Mayo, loads of rivers and loughs. Regarding how to fly fish, much to involved to deal with here, again you need a good book. Try your local library if it hasn't been shut down to save money!! Colin

As email seems to be a bit of a talking point, here's a little something to think about!!!!!!!!!! Have pity for those on Technical Support. These are some of the customer queries they have to put up with. Customer Calls from Hell Tech Support: "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop." Customer: "Ok." Tech Support: "Did you get a pop-up menu?" Customer: "No." Tech Support: "Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?" Customer: "No." Tech Support: "Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?" Customer: "Sure, you told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'." Tech Support: "Ok, did you type 'click' with the keyboard?" Customer: "I have done something dumb, right?" Tech Support: "Thank you for calling. How can I help you?" Customer: "Help!" Tech Support: "What's the problem, sir?" Customer: "My Disk Drive started making funny noises, so I put my finger in it to see what was wrong, and now I CAN'T GET IT OUT!!" Customer: "If I want somebody to send a reply to my email...should I include a self-addressed stamped envelope along with it?" Tech Support: "How may I help you?" Customer: "I'm writing my first email." Tech Support: "Ok, what seems to be the problem?" Customer: "Well I can get the 'a'. But how do I put the circle around it?" Customer: "I can't seem to send any email. Is the Internet full?" Tech Support: "What are you doing to send it?" Customer: "I write it down on a piece of paper, slide it into the slot on the front of my computer, and click on 'send mail'." Customer: "You sent me this diskette. Are you gonna send me a computer so I can run this?" Tech Support:"Excuse me?" Customer:"Yeah, I just got your software in the mail...when are you sending the computer?" Tech Support:"You don't have a computer?" Customer:"Nope. But I have the software -- just send me the computer, and you've got a new member." Customer:"Do you have WordPerfect for Gameboy?" Tech Support:"No, but I'll call you when it comes in." Sometimes it's better to go along with the customer and not ask questions. Customer:(exasperated) "I'm sure it's the correct password. I typed in the one I saw (another co-worker) use to login to her machine." Tech Support: "And what password was that?" Customer: "Five asterisks." The Internet Customer: "I just downloaded the Internet. How do I use it?" Customer: "I don't have a computer at home. Is the Internet available in book form?" Customer: "Will the Internet be open on Independance Day tomorrow?" Colin

As email seems to be a bit of a talking point, here's a little something to think about!!!!!!!!!! Have pity for those on Technical Support. These are some of the customer queries they have to put up with. Customer Calls from Hell Tech Support: "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop." Customer: "Ok." Tech Support: "Did you get a pop-up menu?" Customer: "No." Tech Support: "Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?" Customer: "No." Tech Support: "Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?" Customer: "Sure, you told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'." Tech Support: "Ok, did you type 'click' with the keyboard?" Customer: "I have done something dumb, right?" Tech Support: "Thank you for calling. How can I help you?" Customer: "Help!" Tech Support: "What's the problem, sir?" Customer: "My Disk Drive started making funny noises, so I put my finger in it to see what was wrong, and now I CAN'T GET IT OUT!!" Customer: "If I want somebody to send a reply to my email...should I include a self-addressed stamped envelope along with it?" Tech Support: "How may I help you?" Customer: "I'm writing my first email." Tech Support: "Ok, what seems to be the problem?" Customer: "Well I can get the 'a'. But how do I put the circle around it?" Customer: "I can't seem to send any email. Is the Internet full?" Tech Support: "What are you doing to send it?" Customer: "I write it down on a piece of paper, slide it into the slot on the front of my computer, and click on 'send mail'." Customer: "You sent me this diskette. Are you gonna send me a computer so I can run this?" Tech Support:"Excuse me?" Customer:"Yeah, I just got your software in the mail...when are you sending the computer?" Tech Support:"You don't have a computer?" Customer:"Nope. But I have the software -- just send me the computer, and you've got a new member." Customer:"Do you have WordPerfect for Gameboy?" Tech Support:"No, but I'll call you when it comes in." Sometimes it's better to go along with the customer and not ask questions. Customer:(exasperated) "I'm sure it's the correct password. I typed in the one I saw (another co-worker) use to login to her machine." Tech Support: "And what password was that?" Customer: "Five asterisks." The Internet Customer: "I just downloaded the Internet. How do I use it?" Customer: "I don't have a computer at home. Is the Internet available in book form?" Customer: "Will the Internet be open on Independance Day tomorrow?" Colin

Elton, Can't offer any help, only sympathy, however I read somewhere recently that the US government was going to take steps to stop this sort of Spam. Hope they can sort it and quickly for your sake. I will ask at the University computer service and see if they have an answer. No promises though! Colin

Elton, Can't offer any help, only sympathy, however I read somewhere recently that the US government was going to take steps to stop this sort of Spam. Hope they can sort it and quickly for your sake. I will ask at the University computer service and see if they have an answer. No promises though! Colin

I have just noticed the hand one seems to have a straight line or defining line just behind the gill cover! Any thoughts on that? Colin

I have just noticed the hand one seems to have a straight line or defining line just behind the gill cover! Any thoughts on that? Colin

Oh Well, that makes it one all! Any advance on the Tory side. Colin

Oh Well, that makes it one all! Any advance on the Tory side. Colin

I think there's a good chance you can't fish it full stop! Hope I am wrong. There are plenty of other lakes fairly close to Caxton, eg. Wyboston lakes which includes a syndicate carp and pike water, only trouble is the name escapes me [getting old]. No I've just remembered, it's Heron Lake which is run by Alan ??????? [Damn, forgotten again]Hope this helps Colin

I think there's a good chance you can't fish it full stop! Hope I am wrong. There are plenty of other lakes fairly close to Caxton, eg. Wyboston lakes which includes a syndicate carp and pike water, only trouble is the name escapes me [getting old]. No I've just remembered, it's Heron Lake which is run by Alan ??????? [Damn, forgotten again]Hope this helps Colin

Don't know if it's common knowledge, but it seems that Ian Duncan-Smith is a fisherman! He announced it in the Commons today that "I heard of the Queen Mothers death while fishing in a boat on a Scottish Loch". Seems like a good enough reason to vote Tory and save your fishing from Mr. Blair and his cronies. I wonder if he has time to look at Anglers Net? Colin

Don't know if it's common knowledge, but it seems that Ian Duncan-Smith is a fisherman! He announced it in the Commons today that "I heard of the Queen Mothers death while fishing in a boat on a Scottish Loch". Seems like a good enough reason to vote Tory and save your fishing from Mr. Blair and his cronies. I wonder if he has time to look at Anglers Net? Colin

Phone,I might be thick here, but how do you mean? Colin

Phone,I might be thick here, but how do you mean? Colin

The thing I thought was strange was the angle of the left hand body to it's part of the head! If it is a fake, it's a good one! Wish I was that clever! Colin

The thing I thought was strange was the angle of the left hand body to it's part of the head! If it is a fake, it's a good one! Wish I was that clever! Colin

My friend Ad Swier sent it to me, he got it from a belgian friend of his. Then i'm afraid the scent goes cold! Does anyone have any doubts of this picture? It looks genuine to me! Colin

My friend Ad Swier sent it to me, he got it from a belgian friend of his. Then i'm afraid the scent goes cold! Does anyone have any doubts of this picture? It looks genuine to me! Colin