Good Manners.

[JW]

I was reading through some old literature about Coarse Fishing in Northern Ireland when I came across this little snippet that applies every bit as much today as it did in 1968 when the booklet was produced. Sometimes the more things change the more they stay the same.....

 

Thoughts about good manners

 

"Angler's as a group tend to be among the best behaved of visitors to the countryside. They know that gates should be left closed; that tins and botles are always unsightly and can be dangerous to farm animals; that a clean river is better for fishing. They therefore consider the well being of the countrysideand its inhabitants while they enjoty their sport. Nevertheless, good manners are one of thefew things which can never be overdone. The pressure on our countryside is increasing as more and more people from the towns turn to it for recreation.This movement will be better, and freer, and more enjoyable if it takes place with the willing agreement of farmers, landowners and country people generally.It never does any harm to say PLEASE and THANK YOU."

[Peter Waller]

Must be refering to us pike anglers !