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MeatmanTotal Posts: 156
Joined: May 24, 2016
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Guys, I'd be interested to hear if many other anglers have taken part in this consultation. I've just been on there and completed it.
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Posted on January 21, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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RiverNoviceTotal Posts: 373
Joined: August 21, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI would keep it and change the dates .. End it on the 31st March and reopen on the 1st July
Posted on January 21, 2019 at 4:51 PM
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HornetTotal Posts: 108
Joined: June 23, 2015
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI'd keep it too
Posted on January 21, 2019 at 5:19 PM
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stew83mulTotal Posts: 663
Joined: May 30, 2015
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI personally want it scrapped but I wouldn’t mind if it was moved also.I think the review is long overdue.I just hope as many people do the survey as have an opinion online on various forums and social media.Didn’t take long to do at all.
Posted on January 21, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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Robhol1Total Posts: 198
Joined: May 7, 2016
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI was up for scrapping it as well but having read it through I have to agree with river novice and move it to end of March to July I’ll probably change my mind again though
Posted on January 21, 2019 at 6:13 PM
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BrummymooreyTotal Posts: 110
Joined: December 31, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI've filled out the form and voted to abolish it. Its an outdated law with no real foundation. Fish spawning times on rivers especially are governed by a lot of things, not just temperature but also actual river conditions, floods etc. These things are way beyond our control with a 3 month ban. Some fish will spawn twice in a season anyway.....I've seen it. The argument about giving the bankside time to grow back is also a farce when you consider that probably 80% of our river systems are unfishable due to being overgrown anyway. The major dangers to fish population do not come from angling pressure anyway, but from natural predators like cormorants, otters, mink, goosanders etc. And that's not to mention illegal fishing for food by migrants. There has been no decline in fish population on stillwaters and canals since the close season was abolished. Simple fact is, more anglers on the bank would help to reduce the proper risks to fish
Posted on January 22, 2019 at 9:57 AM
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stew83mulTotal Posts: 663
Joined: May 30, 2015
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationThat’s pretty much all my reasons for wanting it abolished Moorey.Also I think how much damage the increasing number of canoeists do to spawning areas goes under the radar.
Posted on January 22, 2019 at 1:15 PM
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onelastcastTotal Posts: 819
Joined: July 4, 2015
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationYes the canoists wrecking the spawning redds, what I have been saying for years, well worth repeating
Posted on January 23, 2019 at 4:22 PM
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RiverNoviceTotal Posts: 373
Joined: August 21, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationWe all know the close season is not perfect . Thats why I suggested moving the dates . Its been suggested that canoeists cause problems on the spawning grounds ? So with no close season in force how would you stop anglers wading and fishing in and around spawning grounds ? How would you stop and police some one with 2 ounce's of lead casting in to a shoal of fish that are about to spawn .
Posted on January 23, 2019 at 8:43 PM
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BrummymooreyTotal Posts: 110
Joined: December 31, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season Consultationrivernovice.................what's the difference between a shoal of spawning fish in a river to that of a shoal of the same species in a pool??
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 5:53 AM
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thebigverminTotal Posts: 28
Joined: April 4, 2016
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI've also voted to abolish it. . . . . . . . a few decades ago (maybe more - I'm showing my age) I could understand there being a concern to abandon the close season, as the river banks were rammed with anglers. On weekends, if you weren't a member of a club, you could forget about finding a free peg on any stretch. Even during the week there'd be quite a few out - the rivers were fished hard. nowadays, although matches are held - mainly on weekends - the number of matches, and those fishing them have dropped significantly (we only have 10 to 12 regularly turn up in our club - and that's only once, sometimes twice a month). . . . . sorry, I'm drivelling on a bit. What I think I'm trying to say is that a lot (not all) of those anglers now fish still waters (including a lot of commercials) which means the angling pressure has increased on all of those venues, and like has been mentioned already - with no detrimental affect on fish stocks.
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 8:01 AM
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HornetTotal Posts: 108
Joined: June 23, 2015
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationRegardless of whether your in or out can we have a close season debate without comparing rivers to stillwaters?
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 8:33 AM
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BrummymooreyTotal Posts: 110
Joined: December 31, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationBy the way 'Brummy'. . . . you posted at 5:53am?. . . . . you goin' fishin'?
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 9:53 AM
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RiverNoviceTotal Posts: 373
Joined: August 21, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI don't still waters so I cant comment on what happens on still waters . I only fish rivers .
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 10:12 AM
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BrummymooreyTotal Posts: 110
Joined: December 31, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationRiverNovice...
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 12:46 PM
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RiverNoviceTotal Posts: 373
Joined: August 21, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationYes Brummy its not just about Barbel . Its about all fish ? I have already stated the close season is not perfect and yes fish breed/spawn after 16th June . That is why I suggested moving it to start on the 1st July .
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 2:24 PM
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BrummymooreyTotal Posts: 110
Joined: December 31, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationUsing your example on the River Wye, I would suggest that the dangers to fish eggs would be from ducks, geese, swans etc if the water is that shallow and not from anglers or canoeists. For every one "spawning ground" that is used by anglers then there must be dozens that are inaccessible. There would be no detriment to fish stocks in an all year round season,
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 5:34 PM
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stew83mulTotal Posts: 663
Joined: May 30, 2015
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI agree,would the people wanting to keep the close season honestly not fish rivers during the close season dates should it be abolished?
Posted on January 24, 2019 at 10:40 PM
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HornetTotal Posts: 108
Joined: June 23, 2015
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI'll be honest Stew and say i'll fish rivers despite wanting the close season to stay, mind you I fish them during the current close season (Trotting for Bass and Mullet on tidal rivers which is totally legal) I'd stay well away from shallows and breeding tributaries but i'm pretty sure not everyone would given all the fish are going to be up there.
Posted on January 25, 2019 at 12:01 PM
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RiverNoviceTotal Posts: 373
Joined: August 21, 2018
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Re: EA Closed Season ConsultationI would have to agree with what Hornet says . What would the long term damage be to fish stocks if we abolish the close season ? Would it be a great hardship to retain the close season and not to get rid of it . Just be careful what you wish for . Maybe one day in the future in may come back and bite you on the backside ?
Posted on January 25, 2019 at 2:18 PM
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