In reply to Post #121
I would love to think you were wrong Ian however, I have 2 weeks booked in June from 5th and am not at all hopeful of being able to make it and could stand to lose a lot of money but, not as much as lake owners.
I hope people never lose sight of the fact that it is entirely the fault of the Chinese and their filthy habits that have put us in this state, I for one will never forgive them.
I would love to think you were wrong Ian however, I have 2 weeks booked in June from 5th and am not at all hopeful of being able to make it and could stand to lose a lot of money but, not as much as lake owners.
I hope people never lose sight of the fact that it is entirely the fault of the Chinese and their filthy habits that have put us in this state, I for one will never forgive them.
In reply to Post #123
I hope people never lose sight of the fact that it is entirely the fault of the Chinese and their filthy habits that have put us in this state, I for one will never forgive them.
Steady on mate .. that's a bit much.
Some say that it was genetically engineered in a spotlessly clean Chinese laboratory!
I hope people never lose sight of the fact that it is entirely the fault of the Chinese and their filthy habits that have put us in this state, I for one will never forgive them.
Steady on mate .. that's a bit much.
Some say that it was genetically engineered in a spotlessly clean Chinese laboratory!
In reply to Post #123
This week I saw one lake on fb (cant remember which one) offering clients if they cancel in x period before planned date of fishing they will be refunded in % that owner will fill the lake with other anglers. That sounded fair to me. It gave anglers chance to get some money back and owners some time to find other clients (not sure how to control how many anglers actually on to be honest which could lead to arguments). Looks like owners will have to look more in attracting French and other eu anglers that might travel easier this year.
This week I saw one lake on fb (cant remember which one) offering clients if they cancel in x period before planned date of fishing they will be refunded in % that owner will fill the lake with other anglers. That sounded fair to me. It gave anglers chance to get some money back and owners some time to find other clients (not sure how to control how many anglers actually on to be honest which could lead to arguments). Looks like owners will have to look more in attracting French and other eu anglers that might travel easier this year.
In reply to Post #124
And some say it was deliberately unleashed !
I am not getting into the debate about how, just that it came from that filthy dump of a Country.
And some say it was deliberately unleashed !
I am not getting into the debate about how, just that it came from that filthy dump of a Country.
In reply to Post #126
And Boris Johnson has just given 300,000 of them a uk passport to come over to the uk and open up more of Britains favourite take aways?
And Boris Johnson has just given 300,000 of them a uk passport to come over to the uk and open up more of Britains favourite take aways?
France has just announced that it is to close its borders to non-EU citizens from Sunday.
They are probaly going to be a couple of months behind the Uk for vaccinations so not looking good until mid summer at the earliest.
This is going to make it harder for those French lakes that say we are open, it's not our problem you can't quarantine on arrival or on return - so as to keep your deposit.
Hard times for all
They are probaly going to be a couple of months behind the Uk for vaccinations so not looking good until mid summer at the earliest.
This is going to make it harder for those French lakes that say we are open, it's not our problem you can't quarantine on arrival or on return - so as to keep your deposit.
Hard times for all
In reply to Post #128
Going to be a tougher year than 2020 when it comes to holidays, I feel very sorry for lake operators and their customers!! Being retired and living on a pension is bad enough but less stressful than still trying to run a fishery.
Going to be a tougher year than 2020 when it comes to holidays, I feel very sorry for lake operators and their customers!! Being retired and living on a pension is bad enough but less stressful than still trying to run a fishery.
In reply to Post #128
No change for the UK, there's been a ban in place since the 20th of December anyway.
No change for the UK, there's been a ban in place since the 20th of December anyway.
In reply to Post #130
Just moved our first week of the year also and don't really hold out much hope for our July trip either. I would add though that surely economic pressure has to tip the balance of scales at some stage? There has to be a tipping point where the threat of the countries going to the wall and a bias of 1st vaccinations will mean that there will be some relaxation of the rules maybe sooner than we think.As has been stated this isn't going away and the sooner it becomes a part of our everyday life and not a hindrance the quicker we will move on with our lives.
Just moved our first week of the year also and don't really hold out much hope for our July trip either. I would add though that surely economic pressure has to tip the balance of scales at some stage? There has to be a tipping point where the threat of the countries going to the wall and a bias of 1st vaccinations will mean that there will be some relaxation of the rules maybe sooner than we think.As has been stated this isn't going away and the sooner it becomes a part of our everyday life and not a hindrance the quicker we will move on with our lives.
Tourism is a massive industry for the whole of Europe, especially France, so hopefully things will calm down covid-wise as spring arrives and things will open up. I just hope that it's not limited to the EU, excluding the UK. It's a real shame the EU have made such a hash of the vaccine rollout, if they'd done as well as the UK across Europe, things would look a lot better.
A question for the British owners of fisheries in France .. is there much demand from other European nationalities? Is it possible to try to attract anglers from elsewhere while travel from the UK is problematic?
A question for the British owners of fisheries in France .. is there much demand from other European nationalities? Is it possible to try to attract anglers from elsewhere while travel from the UK is problematic?
In reply to Post #132
From my past experience it has been difficult to attract French anglers to English operated fisheries, the anglers simply don't want to pay the prices when they are able to fish public waters at a fraction of the cost.
From my past experience it has been difficult to attract French anglers to English operated fisheries, the anglers simply don't want to pay the prices when they are able to fish public waters at a fraction of the cost.
In reply to Post #133
I guess prices will have to be adopted to current market... Still better to get some money and bait going in... maybe offer refund for pcr test for anglers from eu coming in if his non eu ban will last longer etc... owners will have to adopt this year somehow that is certain.
I guess prices will have to be adopted to current market... Still better to get some money and bait going in... maybe offer refund for pcr test for anglers from eu coming in if his non eu ban will last longer etc... owners will have to adopt this year somehow that is certain.
In reply to Post #133
Bounty Lakes encourages young local carpers to fish their lakes in the off season by offereing very reasonably priced day tickets. This keeps the bait going in and also keeps sweet the loacl entent cordiale
Bounty Lakes encourages young local carpers to fish their lakes in the off season by offereing very reasonably priced day tickets. This keeps the bait going in and also keeps sweet the loacl entent cordiale
In reply to Post #132
There is a English owned lake near me, he always has people from the Netherlands and France fishing on it, but not at the same price as advertised on his website.
There is a English owned lake near me, he always has people from the Netherlands and France fishing on it, but not at the same price as advertised on his website.
In reply to Post #136
That is discrimination!
That is discrimination!