Just had this pop up on my browsers homepage/feed, apologies if this has been mentioned already.

LINKY POO™ https://www.anglingtimes.co.uk/news/stories/councils-restricting-public-fishing-spots/

In reply to Post #1
Can see this happening more and more.. Not because of any kind of green agenda. But because local councils can't afford the upkeep. A local council run park lake I grew up fishing. Although not closed. Has over recent years been run into the ground. Become a bit of a free for all with no management at all. Wouldnt surprise me if I went down there one day and there were no fishing signs up.. These type of waters are not only a way of introducing young anglers to the sport. There also a readily accessible venues for anglers who can't afford extortionate day ticket and Syndicate fees. And wait tens years to get on there local club lakes... Long live the Council Park lakes..

Wouldn't councils have a duty of care to keep maintaining these lakes ??

In reply to Post #2
Amen

@ Hitman, Shakerley Mere, yes they do, and they're regularly clearing dangerous trees etc. They have that duty anyway though as it's a popular walking/dog walking spot as are a lot in Cheshire.

The Angling trust have come in for a lot of stick. Unfairly in my opnion. But they have definitely come to the for when Angling has come under threat. As well as managing to reinstate fishing g on various public waters. They only recently managed to protect the fishing rights on a local club lake to me. The wildlife trust with very little notice decided to remove the fishing rights. Which the club had held for 80 plus years. But with a few concessions managed to secure the rights for a few more years. Angling really is at threat. And having the Angling trust on our side is really a plus..

Won't be any parks left let alone park lakes in the Thurrock area of Essex if the council carry on the way they are. Bunch of crooks.

I've ended up living within walking distance (not with my gear) of some of the first lakes my old man took me to. Unfortunately over the years it has gone from three lakes available to fish down to two and then down to just the smallest one, that no one ever wanted to fish anyway.
These lakes used to be reasonably busy with fathers and sons (never saw a daughter) fishing on the weekends. Real casual fishing, the sort of people unlikely to join a club at that stage of their angling journey.
So, so sad that opportunity and pleasure is now denied to all.

In reply to Post #4
I have walked round Shekerley mere on many occasions, The litter, human waste and bits of broken tackle left behind is incredible.

If a council needs an excuse to close a water then the Carp Angling fraternity's "finest" provides multiple reasons to do so.

Well if they are labour run councils they won't be for much longer so hopefully the newly elected councils might be better.
But then pigs might learn to fly

In reply to Post #9
The decline on Public spending has been going g on for many years. It's not a new thing. Parks and recreation departments run by local councils was a Service and funded as such. The decline started when councils out sourced these provisions and it was all about the bottom line. If these company's can't make them pay. Then they close them. That's the sad truth..

In reply to Post #10
Precisely. The situation with Wingerworth Lido (I looked it up) was complicated with fishing rights moving between different entities; always more to a headline than meets the eye.