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Martin MacGregor; |

Firstly, Hello to All, I am a new member this season and am enjoying the priviledge

Castle Semple has been fished by myself & other members of my own club, St; Ninians AFYD, and the no; of fish taken on , say 20 visits, is counted on 1 hand; Are we suffering @ the hands of our EC cousins again? They have a lot to answer for, as nearly every pike water we've fished, stocks are badly depleted;
We dont have to put up with this

; If you SUSPECT someone of doing this, report to the app't Authority

It's a start, It's every where, not just CS;
I hope I'm not ruffling too many feathers here

Regards,

AFYD's Martin;

6 May 2010 - FOXBAR, Paisley;

Dollina tube |

Sorry to all who are waiting for permits; There has been a problem with the printers unfortunately; I hope to have them all out for the weekend;

15 March 2010 - Lochwinnoch

Michelle |

Hi, I'm trying to find people who knew my Dad, Brian Smith from Lochwinnoch, who died in 1999; He was 42 & used to go fishing, his mother is Jean Smith; I would appreciate any information as I did not get to meet him; 07516906746 ;Thanks

12 March 2010 - Glasgow

Matt S |

I'm not for taking any pike as I think this simply upsets the natural order; Leave them alone and they'll add to the natural balance of the loch; in simple terms, big fish will take smaller fish so no over populating, age will eventually take care the older fish, perch numbers will be kept in check etc;

I'm certainly not for anyone - for that read any guest or visiting angler taking fish for the pot; It's one thing taking the odd stray rainbow (have had a few on the Cart) or even good sized brownie (have had a couple on the loch on pike bait; not many, but they do take); But wholesale slaughter just isn't on and I agree that club members ('self included) and the Rangers should be doing more;

However, I'm also of the mind that the problem goes beyond Eastern European anglers and I have on occasion, along with my son, helped various anglers - kids and adults who look the part - unhook fish that they're clearly not comfortable handling; To be quite honest, the fish deserve better and I think that low numbers can also be down to over fishing in some parts; But that's just a personal opinion;

In terms of the threat from the East, well if the stats are to be believed there ain't many of them left; so the stocks should improve; But how often have you seen pike floating on top of the water with line wrapped round them; That isn't down to Eastern Europeans, just crap anglers who shouldn't be allowed near pike or any other type of fish IMO; Catch a pike - say a small jack of four or five pounds, reel it in and then "fu**, look at the teeth on that!" Cut the line and walk away; We all know it happens and I think this problem adds to that of those who take pike for the pot;

Bit of a long rant from this end;

MS

5 February 2010 - Kilbarchan

Chris R |

Hi All
Well to be honest I dont know what you guys are doing, every trip I have been there we have caught fish, at the weekend we caught 2 realy nice pike one 5lb and the other 8lb; What are you using for bait, power bait? maybe its time to change your tactics? The pike are really easy to comeby in the loch with a bit of patience and the right baits and methods; I was surprised as the first time we fished it we caught 5 fish but Im letting out no secrets of where we fish on the loch so dont ask; I think the loch has been a bit over fished by our european friends who look at pike as a delicacy

but I hear they have moved on from pike and are now taking the local deer instead or they are having a combination of both

Yes there needs to be some control of the fish being taken from the water, I would not mind if the fish being taken where say under 5 pounds and the older fish where left to mature and keep the head of fish up with them still spawning for future generations of us fishing the water to catch; I personally think the control should be down to the angling club members and the rangers in the park; I have spoke to a few of the club members and the rangers whilst being fishing and no one has ever asked me for a permit, maybe its about time they started doing this but then comes a lot of hastle with this and I dont think the local constabulary would be interested and the usual reply of "I no understand" as it is not a criminal offence to not produce a permit for course fish but a civil offence (maybe i need corrected on this); Lets face it the permit is cheep as chips and a 10 minute run from your fishing spot to the shop for one; Whats a quid these days?

Chris R

1 February 2010 - Scotland

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