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[KZ]

Ja, appreciate things are a bit different over there.

It's money isn't it. That's why the Salmon and Sea trout rivers tend to have better bailiff control.

It's also why the EA are so stretched, and probably has a lot to do with why they dish out a slap on the wrist or a few stern words than incur the cost of a prosecution.

Believe me, our club members are vigilant (well - as usual, much of the vigilance comes from a few of the members). They've even set up taught steel cable over some of the bridge pools to stop people snagging from above. Does improve your sidecast from below the bridge pretty quickly I must say.
I've seen off poachers five times this season, and I've only fished three. Worst of the lot are a couple of cunning little scrotes who claim ignorance every time. The EA and club bailiff have both been fooled, as have most club members. But you only get fooled once. As they're minors, and perhaps because they're from a certain section of the community, they get away with it. And boy - do they get away with a lot of trout. But not on my watch...

[Allrounder]

Yes, I can understand the difference between an open discussion around venues that are regularly stocked and those where the fish population are under constant threat from poaching etc. It's a real shame but I suppose that's the world we live in these days.

Having said that, there is nothing stopping the stockie bashers on here from creating their own equivalent of the Bristol Water thread based on their own venues. All it needs is a general agreement to post under a single thread (the Mods can help here) but of course people will need to post regularly if it is going to work. That is the key.

And it isn't just about reporting when you catch. Blagdon didn't get the nickname 'Blankdon' on here for nothing. Posting a report when you blank can be just as entertaining, often more so!

Actually Blagdon is fishing well this year.

Alan
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[g.atthenet]

Well i cant say anyone bothered about me catching or blanking at any fishery i fish as i cant see any interest about the place on fisheries here,....i should prob just hang out in the fly tying area as folks seem to like what i do in there,hell,... i even throw a pic of fish caught on the flies.
Like Alan says,....just the state of the world we live in,unfortunately.
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[g.atthenet]

Some venues where i live,...but as i said no-one interesred.





























I could post pics all day,...but like i said,...no-one interested.
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[ealing92]

Where abouts is that g.atthenet?
Am assuming it's in the North somewhere as was reading your review on Craigmore. I grew up in NI and my dad's dad got me addicted to fly fishing down around Fermanagh & across the border. Unfortunately I was always very keen but the fish were not so !

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[rickyrocket]

nice pics there.

Had a friend from the US over last year and took him to that spot high up overlooking the Erne,was a dull day but the view is still amazing

I see Tildarg fishery in the pics also.aint been up there myself in a while,might give Straid a throw on friday as i have a groupon voucher to use up!

Is one of the pics that fishery "Moorlodge" or whatever you call it?

[Roobarb]

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[fossil-fish]

Don't know about Melvin G but The Erne is public. Included in the DCAL permit.
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