Our Irish Piking brothers need help! There is a long history of Pike persecution and fishery mismanagement in the Western Loughs of Ireland and just when it seemed the tide was turning anglers now have to contend with a ridiculous byelaw. Dave Lumb sums the situation up nicely here; Lumbland
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It's been a week of magazines as the latest issue of PAC's excellent 'Pikelines' mag landed on my doorstep. This publication gets better and better with every edition, this time around it features articles from a few good friends too. I don't like rushing a fishing mag, it'll take me a week to pick my way through. However I've read Rich Gostlings piece on single hooks and I know he's talking sense. I may be biased but I think it must be the best Pike fishing magazine on the planet and free to members of the Pike Anglers Club. See link on the side of this page.
Also arriving this week was the latest 'Catch Cult' which is actually number ten. Rob and Martin have done a top job in delivering a proper fishing magazine featuring articles by anglers, not industry blaggers. As with any mag that covers a wide range of angling disciplines there is always stuff I really like along with stuff I don't. This month there was an article which was a bit of both.
Well done to Catch Cult for interviewing Mark Lloyd of the Angling Trust and well done again for asking the difficult questions. As an AT sceptic (FFS) I thought Mark answered well and I could actually sympathise with his thoughts and views throughout the interview. That was until I cam to the shit sticky subject of everyone's favourite mammalian killing spree. Mr Lloyd basically said "we absolutely can't push for an otter cull, the public will slaughter us. Now lets talk about Signal Crayfish..." OK Mr Lloyd you are probably right about calling for a cull, I know what you can't do so how about telling us what you can? For starters how about educating the general public as to the truth about Otters? Does AT have any interaction with the Predation Action Group?
I've been an AT member in the past and in principle I want the organisation to succeed, after this interview I think I'm more sympathetic to the organisation. Unfortunately, from my point of view as a wild water Piker, on the two occasions I've needed the AT to stand up and be counted they've sat sat firmly on the fence.
Here's another Broadland sunset.
If you feel like donating then click here; IPS There is lots more info on the IPS Facebook page; IPS FB
It's been a week of magazines as the latest issue of PAC's excellent 'Pikelines' mag landed on my doorstep. This publication gets better and better with every edition, this time around it features articles from a few good friends too. I don't like rushing a fishing mag, it'll take me a week to pick my way through. However I've read Rich Gostlings piece on single hooks and I know he's talking sense. I may be biased but I think it must be the best Pike fishing magazine on the planet and free to members of the Pike Anglers Club. See link on the side of this page.
Also arriving this week was the latest 'Catch Cult' which is actually number ten. Rob and Martin have done a top job in delivering a proper fishing magazine featuring articles by anglers, not industry blaggers. As with any mag that covers a wide range of angling disciplines there is always stuff I really like along with stuff I don't. This month there was an article which was a bit of both.
Well done to Catch Cult for interviewing Mark Lloyd of the Angling Trust and well done again for asking the difficult questions. As an AT sceptic (FFS) I thought Mark answered well and I could actually sympathise with his thoughts and views throughout the interview. That was until I cam to the shit sticky subject of everyone's favourite mammalian killing spree. Mr Lloyd basically said "we absolutely can't push for an otter cull, the public will slaughter us. Now lets talk about Signal Crayfish..." OK Mr Lloyd you are probably right about calling for a cull, I know what you can't do so how about telling us what you can? For starters how about educating the general public as to the truth about Otters? Does AT have any interaction with the Predation Action Group?
I've been an AT member in the past and in principle I want the organisation to succeed, after this interview I think I'm more sympathetic to the organisation. Unfortunately, from my point of view as a wild water Piker, on the two occasions I've needed the AT to stand up and be counted they've sat sat firmly on the fence.
Here's another Broadland sunset.
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