In reply to Post #15
They've probably pinched other fish, but the orange ornamental is the most easily recognisable
They've probably pinched other fish, but the orange ornamental is the most easily recognisable
In reply to Post #16
The danger is always bringing it back - if successful.
Do you want to risk bringing in a Cat 2 or KHV etc for one fish and wipe out 80% of your existing stock?
All my fish are microchipped for this reason = provides proof of ownership at a point in time.
The danger is always bringing it back - if successful.
Do you want to risk bringing in a Cat 2 or KHV etc for one fish and wipe out 80% of your existing stock?
All my fish are microchipped for this reason = provides proof of ownership at a point in time.
In reply to Post #17
Agree but after the authorities are finished with them
Public shaming is also rewarding 👍🏻😂
Agree but after the authorities are finished with them
Public shaming is also rewarding 👍🏻😂
In reply to Post #15
Yes thay usually nick 20 lb commons
Yes thay usually nick 20 lb commons
In reply to Post #1
Several carp were stolen from an Essex club water I was fishing - then by complete chance I was chatting to some random fella on another water 2 years down the line - he starts telling me about this little Essex estate lake he's fishing (syndicate) and then shows me some of the fish he'd had, as you do... feck me sideways, three of his fish were the stolen carp from the club lake. The waters are approx. 4 miles apart. I was fuming and immediately called the club chairman to tell him where his missing fish were... he contacted the Police, didn't want to know. He ended up going to the new owner of the lake, but of course he wouldn't even talk to him. I can't say what happened after that, but it got messy. I have no doubt someone will read this and know exactly where this estate lake is and has probably a good idea of who's involved. Very sad how some people stoop so low just to stock their water on the cheap and then charge a small fortune to fish it.
Several carp were stolen from an Essex club water I was fishing - then by complete chance I was chatting to some random fella on another water 2 years down the line - he starts telling me about this little Essex estate lake he's fishing (syndicate) and then shows me some of the fish he'd had, as you do... feck me sideways, three of his fish were the stolen carp from the club lake. The waters are approx. 4 miles apart. I was fuming and immediately called the club chairman to tell him where his missing fish were... he contacted the Police, didn't want to know. He ended up going to the new owner of the lake, but of course he wouldn't even talk to him. I can't say what happened after that, but it got messy. I have no doubt someone will read this and know exactly where this estate lake is and has probably a good idea of who's involved. Very sad how some people stoop so low just to stock their water on the cheap and then charge a small fortune to fish it.
In reply to Post #15
some people are just plainly thick
some people are just plainly thick
In reply to Post #15
There's a fish near me which was clearly nicked from a council lake across the road, with picture evidence, yet it now has a name and is accepted as one of their own
There's a fish near me which was clearly nicked from a council lake across the road, with picture evidence, yet it now has a name and is accepted as one of their own
In reply to Post #20
I reckon alot of Essex anglers could have a story like that !
I know an ex-policeman, he told me a story how he and some colleagues had two brothers (80's US sitcom
) bang to rights with fish in the back of a van from a watersports lake in between Braintree and Halstead (another ).
There was some loophole that stopped them arresting them, couldn't even force them to put the fish back in the lake, couldn't prove they were from there or something. He was still fuming about it 20 years later.
I reckon alot of Essex anglers could have a story like that !
I know an ex-policeman, he told me a story how he and some colleagues had two brothers (80's US sitcom
) bang to rights with fish in the back of a van from a watersports lake in between Braintree and Halstead (another ).There was some loophole that stopped them arresting them, couldn't even force them to put the fish back in the lake, couldn't prove they were from there or something. He was still fuming about it 20 years later.
In reply to Post #20
Similar situation in Cornwall where fish went walkies from one lake only to turn up in the photo album of a guy fishing a nearby club lake. It's bitter irony that the club water lost fish to another (syndicate) lake nearby!
Similar situation in Cornwall where fish went walkies from one lake only to turn up in the photo album of a guy fishing a nearby club lake. It's bitter irony that the club water lost fish to another (syndicate) lake nearby!
I spent a fair bit of time finding out where fish were going to from the club run sections of the local river. They ended up in various still waters from Snake Pit to waters between Claydon and Bury St. Edmunds. I was able to give the club evidence and information, they did nothing. This was at the time of Dippy the wandering mirror, that had been in at least 3 local waters.
Another couple of local waters had fish removed, one known quite blatantly as the Chantry Park common was in Barham A Pit.
I ended up being threatened by some locals who weren't keen on my investigations.
Another couple of local waters had fish removed, one known quite blatantly as the Chantry Park common was in Barham A Pit.
I ended up being threatened by some locals who weren't keen on my investigations.