My evenings fishing

[Ed Matysiak]

Well this evening i went out on the river for a few hours chub fishing. I started off by catching a small one (8oz) trotting a stick along then after stalking a shoal for about 2 hours i manages to catch the biggest fish in the shoal. A nice 2lb 8oz odd chub that i managed to pull out without catching loads of small ones first. Lots of feeding involed and i almost ran out of sweetcorn! (will post pics some time in future)

 

I also met a baliff. I have never come accross a baliff before and the one i met was not what i would have expected. He asked me if i had my club card and rod licence but didnt ask to see them!? He also didnt show me any ID and he swore alot . On the otherhand he was pretty nice to me, he had a couple of trotts down the river on my rod . He was good but did act a bit unorthodocks (sp?).

[GlennB]

I've only met a few bailiffs, but they all wore I.D. on a chain or something round their necks. And they all wanted to se my licence, day ticket etc.

[rickster]

i was out on the river to day befre i headed for the canal and saw a bailiff on each of them. They were both nice had there id tags on show. If they dont i always ask to see them. and both wanted to see my rod license and day tickets (most bailiffs ask for the rod license as well as day tickets around here a good thing i think)

[Ed Matysiak]

hmmmmmmmm, this guy didn't have any ID on show but he did say he was a baliff for the Wye not the Lugg where i was fishing. Maybe he was getting some practice in!

[Russell Fitzpatrick]

hehe free fishing dont even need tackle

left a post for ya in river boys ed,i had a 6.12 barbel today, took the rod of the rest!good solid fight too,i met the same ea baliff i met 3 weeks ago!he wore an ea waistcoat green one,nice bloke,checked me n me mates licence n moved on.was hot today too im bit red post some pics soon as developed!

 

[ 19. June 2004, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: Rattus Norvegicus46 ]

[Peter Waller]

Don't think I would let a strange man handle my tackle! Met a bailiff at a fishery near Ely, he swore a great deal too, neither did he flash his I.D. Something about bailiffs! Its the floro coat that normally gives them away!

[Ed Matysiak]

He didn't wear any bright coat. Maybe i didn't meet a baliff, just a pretend one!