Birmingham Anglers Association

You are right Bazpeck, galvanized steel does no harm to fisheries at all!
For many years canal banks have been kept in place by many tons of galvanized steel piling, directly in contact with the water.

My suggested method of laying the stock wire fencing on the ground, so long as it is tied to the bottom of the main fence, about every 18 inches and pegged to the ground on the loose side will keep the digging animals out equally as well, at a much reduced cost when compared to using machinery to do any digging.

The bottom wire of the main fence should be no more than 3 inches above to ground, even better if it is touching.

I will amend the above 3 inch ground clearance to a maximum of 2 inch.