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Re: Do BAA monitor this forum? I think they do as I posted a comment about Himalayan Balsam recently and John Williams added his views. Posted on September 26, 2016 at 8:13 PM
Himalayan Balsam Couldn't believe how much this weed has taken hold on the Stacklands stretch of the Wye- fished another stretch near Hereford and it was almost completely impossible to access much of the bank. Not pretending there is an easy solution but I have seen stretches of the Teme almost impossible to fish because of this invasive foreigner. Do the BAA have any strategy for starting to deal with this potential threat to our fishing? Posted on September 11, 2016 at 3:42 PM
Re: Trimpley Turmoil Completely agree Tracker- I actually have no issue with the public enjoying the river for paddling, stone throwing, canoeing etc - I myself have caught many barbel a "stone's throw" from what would be perceived as excessive noise levels. If the the barbel are up for it they'll feed no matter the supposed interference. What really irritates me is poor watercraft by so called anglers. Trimpley is a beautiful section of the middle Severn and will always attract day-trippers who have every right to be there. Posted on August 23, 2016 at 10:58 PM
Trimpley Turmoil So there I was enjoying a great day on my favourite stretch of the Middle Severn when voices called down from the bank: "Caught anything?" - I think I mumbled some inaudible reply along the lines of "Please leave me in peace as I'm trying to catch a barbel or two" , The enquiring angler then appeared in the swim above me and proceeded to launch what appeared to be beach-caster tackle into mid-stream. Amazingly after some time he appeared to be into a barbel and proceeded to winch it in and drag it across the pebbles onto the beach - at this point I think I suggested that using a landing net might be a good idea. After judicious weighing and photo-taking by his bikini-clad wife the poor, the unfortunate fish was launched into the flow with out a second thought. Luckily, I think it survived despite this ill treatment. Said bikini clad wife then decided that a bit of paddling into her partner's swim might be fun and she continued to take photographs. I considered approaching this fellow angler and asking for confirmation of his membership but I wisely decided that as I was alone and his wife looked quite intimidating it would be better to retreat gracefully. I may have tried to put an amusing slant on this post but in all honesty I was disgusted by this so-called angler's watercraft - have any fellow anglers experienced similar behaviour and if so, how did you deal with it? Posted on August 21, 2016 at 8:43 PM
Re: Stacklands! Managed to get a permit via email for Saturday so happy that it was relatively straightforward process. Posted on July 05, 2016 at 6:03 PM

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Re: Do BAA monitor this forum?

I think they do as I posted a comment about Himalayan Balsam recently and John Williams added his views.

Posted on September 26, 2016 at 8:13 PM

Himalayan Balsam

Couldn't believe how much this weed has taken hold on the Stacklands stretch of the Wye- fished another stretch near Hereford and it was almost completely impossible to access much of the bank. Not pretending there is an easy solution but I have seen stretches of the Teme almost impossible to fish because of this invasive foreigner. Do the BAA have any strategy for starting to deal with this potential threat to our fishing?

Posted on September 11, 2016 at 3:42 PM

Re: Trimpley Turmoil

Completely agree Tracker- I actually have no issue with the public enjoying the river for paddling, stone throwing, canoeing etc - I myself have caught many barbel a "stone's throw" from what would be perceived as excessive noise levels. If the the barbel are up for it they'll feed no matter the supposed interference. What really irritates me is poor watercraft by so called anglers. Trimpley is a beautiful section of the middle Severn and will always attract day-trippers who have every right to be there.

Posted on August 23, 2016 at 10:58 PM

Trimpley Turmoil

So there I was enjoying a great day on my favourite stretch of the Middle Severn when voices called down from the bank: "Caught anything?" - I think I mumbled some inaudible reply along the lines of "Please leave me in peace as I'm trying to catch a barbel or two" , The enquiring angler then appeared in the swim above me and proceeded to launch what appeared to be beach-caster tackle into mid-stream. Amazingly after some time he appeared to be into a barbel and proceeded to winch it in and drag it across the pebbles onto the beach - at this point I think I suggested that using a landing net might be a good idea. After judicious weighing and photo-taking by his bikini-clad wife the poor, the unfortunate fish was launched into the flow with out a second thought. Luckily, I think it survived despite this ill treatment. Said bikini clad wife then decided that a bit of paddling into her partner's swim might be fun and she continued to take photographs. I considered approaching this fellow angler and asking for confirmation of his membership but I wisely decided that as I was alone and his wife looked quite intimidating it would be better to retreat gracefully.
I may have tried to put an amusing slant on this post but in all honesty I was disgusted by this so-called angler's watercraft - have any fellow anglers experienced similar behaviour and if so, how did you deal with it?

Posted on August 21, 2016 at 8:43 PM

Re: Stacklands!

Managed to get a permit via email for Saturday so happy that it was relatively straightforward process.

Posted on July 05, 2016 at 6:03 PM

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