In reply to Post #13
Lol they must just be referring to bait... even then that would be OK
Lol they must just be referring to bait... even then that would be OK
In reply to Post #14
What a load of tripe. In the 70's we all fished canals rivers and lakes. Now we probably have enough pegs on commercial waters for the anglers.
What a load of tripe. In the 70's we all fished canals rivers and lakes. Now we probably have enough pegs on commercial waters for the anglers.
In reply to Post #17
Not down here, I grew up on the river and it was very rare to meet anyone else fishing unless there was a match on and the canal was the same. The carp lakes were only saw a fraction of the anglers they see today.
Not down here, I grew up on the river and it was very rare to meet anyone else fishing unless there was a match on and the canal was the same. The carp lakes were only saw a fraction of the anglers they see today.
In reply to Post #15
I always buy a license. The one time I didn't , because I wasn't fishing at the time. My boss invited me to go Pike fishing on the last day of the season. Yep I got caught and. £90 fine. I did catch a 15lb Pike. Most expensive fish I've ever landed. This was in 1984. I've always bought a license ever since. Even if I only fish a few days a year
I always buy a license. The one time I didn't , because I wasn't fishing at the time. My boss invited me to go Pike fishing on the last day of the season. Yep I got caught and. £90 fine. I did catch a 15lb Pike. Most expensive fish I've ever landed. This was in 1984. I've always bought a license ever since. Even if I only fish a few days a year
In reply to Post #15
You mean the same way that Curry's check that you've got a TV licence?
Or that a car dealership checks your license and insurance before selling you a car?
You mean the same way that Curry's check that you've got a TV licence?
Or that a car dealership checks your license and insurance before selling you a car?
In reply to Post #7
LOL, you should really do a little research.
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/2b303513-bc81-4bef-880f-8a587db9b3a1/annual-summary-of-rod-licence-sales
The number are nowhere near those levels, and bearing in mind that around 25% of licence sales are 1 day or 8 day licences, and some of us fish with 4 rods, the number of licences will be higher than number of anglers
As evasion sits somewhere between 5-10% , its 30,000 salmon anglers tops, and 1 million course and trout.
Are you really suggesting that 2 out 3 anglers don't possess a licence?
As for the EA "hiding" the amount of rod licence sales,
OMG that has to be the worst conspiracy theory's I have ever heard. 
LOL, you should really do a little research.
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/2b303513-bc81-4bef-880f-8a587db9b3a1/annual-summary-of-rod-licence-sales
The number are nowhere near those levels, and bearing in mind that around 25% of licence sales are 1 day or 8 day licences, and some of us fish with 4 rods, the number of licences will be higher than number of anglers
As evasion sits somewhere between 5-10% , its 30,000 salmon anglers tops, and 1 million course and trout.
Are you really suggesting that 2 out 3 anglers don't possess a licence?
As for the EA "hiding" the amount of rod licence sales,
OMG that has to be the worst conspiracy theory's I have ever heard.