In reply to Post #1000
when I worked at a trout farm we were given cards to carry saying I could have been exposed to leptospirosis. I don't know why cause sifting through a dying mans wallet ain't the done thing ( I don't live in London no offence to cockneys). but on a serious note your not gonna get flu in the summer so if you have the symtomns get checked out n tell your doctor you've been fishing and could have been exposed DON'T RING NHS DEATH DIRECT or 111 see him in person
when I worked at a trout farm we were given cards to carry saying I could have been exposed to leptospirosis. I don't know why cause sifting through a dying mans wallet ain't the done thing ( I don't live in London no offence to cockneys). but on a serious note your not gonna get flu in the summer so if you have the symtomns get checked out n tell your doctor you've been fishing and could have been exposed DON'T RING NHS DEATH DIRECT or 111 see him in person
In reply to Post #1000
when I worked at a trout farm we were given cards to carry saying I could have been exposed to leptospirosis. I don't know why cause sifting through a dying mans wallet ain't the done thing ( I don't live in London no offence to cockneys). but on a serious note your not gonna get flu in the summer so if you have the symtomns get checked out n tell your doctor you've been fishing and could have been exposed DON'T RING NHS DEATH DIRECT or 111 see him in person
when I worked at a trout farm we were given cards to carry saying I could have been exposed to leptospirosis. I don't know why cause sifting through a dying mans wallet ain't the done thing ( I don't live in London no offence to cockneys). but on a serious note your not gonna get flu in the summer so if you have the symtomns get checked out n tell your doctor you've been fishing and could have been exposed DON'T RING NHS DEATH DIRECT or 111 see him in person
This has opened my eyes to weils and rats,i have used lake water to clean pots,had a rat in my bivvy the other day looking,i drank some lake water the other day without boiling,im very worried now anything that can be taken to reduce the risk of weils
In reply to Post #1000
The fisheries and Environment Agency has a duty of care towards people using the lakes and rivers of the uk.
If the fishery that you use has a problem with rodents please complain as this will force them to take measures to control the problem.
As pest control can be a extra cost to the owners many will not want to take the matter serious and turn a blind eye but it is their responsibility to reduce numbers of vermin which cause spread of disease as they are liable if complaints have been made and no action taken.
The fisheries and Environment Agency has a duty of care towards people using the lakes and rivers of the uk.
If the fishery that you use has a problem with rodents please complain as this will force them to take measures to control the problem.
As pest control can be a extra cost to the owners many will not want to take the matter serious and turn a blind eye but it is their responsibility to reduce numbers of vermin which cause spread of disease as they are liable if complaints have been made and no action taken.
In reply to Post #100
Rats still will be about even with the radio and light on, trust me
Rats still will be about even with the radio and light on, trust me
In reply to Post #112
One of the best ways of controlling rat infestations is to remove the extra food anglers provide. Starvation will make them move on quite quickly. So take all your waste food home to dispose of it, including all packaging, keep bait in a bait bucket with a good sealed lid, and make sure you dont drop bait around your swim.
Without the unnatural bonus food the rats will soon move on elsewhere.
BOF
One of the best ways of controlling rat infestations is to remove the extra food anglers provide. Starvation will make them move on quite quickly. So take all your waste food home to dispose of it, including all packaging, keep bait in a bait bucket with a good sealed lid, and make sure you dont drop bait around your swim.
Without the unnatural bonus food the rats will soon move on elsewhere.
BOF
Wyreside had a real rat problem they wanted to party in your bivvy when you where crashing out.....
In reply to Post #115
Just getting back into my fishing after 4 years out and this would of been the last thing on my mind, really good read and useful info on things I'll be taking to the bank
Just getting back into my fishing after 4 years out and this would of been the last thing on my mind, really good read and useful info on things I'll be taking to the bank
In reply to Post #9
I fish a variety of day ticket lakes under my supa brolly and i actually forgot to put my baited rigs in my bucket one night and a rat came and helped itself to my baited rig, wonder whether the kaptor nailed it
I fish a variety of day ticket lakes under my supa brolly and i actually forgot to put my baited rigs in my bucket one night and a rat came and helped itself to my baited rig, wonder whether the kaptor nailed it
In reply to Post #117
Doubt it very much as they have a tendency to just chew the hairs off...
Doubt it very much as they have a tendency to just chew the hairs off...
In reply to Post #118
Well thats exactly what happened the said rig had a small pva stick attached to it ready for the night ahead and i had a crumb trail leading into the bankside vegetation 👍👍
Well thats exactly what happened the said rig had a small pva stick attached to it ready for the night ahead and i had a crumb trail leading into the bankside vegetation 👍👍
A good few years ago, a mate of one of my brother's caught Weils disease. He was a brick layer, working in a basement of some old buildings.
He and his work mates were aware there were rats down there but, still took their lunch and tea breaks down there quite often. One Saturday morning he woke up feeling rough, he and his wife thought he had flu, so he dosed himself up and stayed in bed. A few days later, he felt a lot worse, and had started going yellow, the doctor was called and he was rushed to hospial.
After a while they diagnosed Weils, they put him on a drip and meds etc, they did save him but, he suffered severe liver and kidney damage. He is a shadow of his former self now, and is in a wheelchair. He didn't realise about Weils, and so didn't go to the docs or hospital in time, otherwise they probably could have sorted him.
It's a horrible disease but, curable if caught in good time.
I would advise anybody that has the slightest inclination that they might have it, to go straught to the docs or hospital.
He and his work mates were aware there were rats down there but, still took their lunch and tea breaks down there quite often. One Saturday morning he woke up feeling rough, he and his wife thought he had flu, so he dosed himself up and stayed in bed. A few days later, he felt a lot worse, and had started going yellow, the doctor was called and he was rushed to hospial.
After a while they diagnosed Weils, they put him on a drip and meds etc, they did save him but, he suffered severe liver and kidney damage. He is a shadow of his former self now, and is in a wheelchair. He didn't realise about Weils, and so didn't go to the docs or hospital in time, otherwise they probably could have sorted him.
It's a horrible disease but, curable if caught in good time.
I would advise anybody that has the slightest inclination that they might have it, to go straught to the docs or hospital.
Big Wipes, sold in many builders merchants are stated to protect against Weils and other nasty stuff.
Think they're about £8 per tub
Think they're about £8 per tub
In reply to Post #121
Bought a couple of the 40 size tubs, better size than the 80 for fishing, i paid £3.75 per tub.
Money well spent imo
Bought a couple of the 40 size tubs, better size than the 80 for fishing, i paid £3.75 per tub.
Money well spent imo
In reply to Post #119
That's sounds about right...little gits...
That's sounds about right...little gits...