Angling Clubs

[Glenn Kilpatrick]

Ok Guy's I would really appreciate your help. Would any members of the north east angling clubs find out for me:

1. Is your club affiliated to the national federation of sea anglers. could you let me know which club your in and if the answer is yes or no.

and

2. If they are affiliated have you been consulted on proposals for bag limits and Licences ?

Your help would be really really appreciated.

If you don't want to discuss this on here you can always email me at whitbyseaanglers@ntlworld.com

Cheers - Glenn
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[YoursTruly]

Glen, South Shields & District Sea Angling Club

Yes, Affiliated

No to license and bags

[willywetegg]

Glenn, could you please tell us why.

Jim.

[Glenn Kilpatrick]

There are rumours (although from a trusted source) that a member of NFSA told a DEFRA appointee at last weeks meeting regarding the recreational sea angling strategy. That they had consulted their membership and the majority were in favour of the introduction of a sea angling licence and bag limits. I am wondering if they have consulted their membership ?


Wrt the RSA Strategy - the first draft can be read here :

http://www.yalasa.co.uk/recreational-sea-angling-stratagy-draft1-dec-2006.php

There is lots of talk about licences, bag limits and how anglers are effecting fish stocks

http://www.sacn.org.uk/Conservation-and-Political-News/Work_Proceeding_on_RSA_Strategy.html

In return for agreeing to bag limits, no take zones, licences and bait collecting restrictions we might be able to get some new things - like toilets, car parking facilities etc.

Latest on bait collecting restrictions is here :

http://www.sacn.org.uk/Conservation-and-Political-News/RSA_and_Bait_Collection_Threat-.html

You might all think I'm some sort of a crank just wanting to cause trouble. Have a read around these sites and make your minds up. If you support these things theres no harm done - you can offer your support.

[MikeR]

Well as a member of NFSA I know that at no point have I been asked!
It would be interesting to see what other info you get Glenn because if this turns out to be correct my current subscription will be my last.

As for toilets and car parking, they should be provided anyway by the local councils who rake in a fortune from us sea anglers!

[sless]

just another
jobs for the boys i think

[mickyo]

well said wor sless , sounds like yet another way of sqeazing money out of the public .

[Topfly]

this dosen't do away with the magna carta, but it is worth having a read.

[mickyo]

whats the magna carta..?

[Topfly]

mickyo, ask google. basically it's an old manuscript dating back to the 11th century from which modern laws have evolved. also their are laws which have not been repealed. hence i will not be paying for a licence to fish in the sea,when it is my right. unless the boffins restock our,yes our seas.

[weefus]

Well said jim,

[mickyo]

cheers mister see u tmorra if you are fishing .....

[codonly]

pointless

calm down everbody.just think if they bring a bag limit on to every angling club how they going to monitor it,or how do they propose to limit bait digging?the cost of them would be astrinomical. some tosser is sitting in his nice warm office with **** all else to do.once the figures of the cost of all this ****e comes out it'll soon be forgotten about.
merry xmas to you all

[mickyo]

well said ..........PS might be on me bike with you tomorra

[codonly]

i'll just look forward to the replies to that last post mickey.hahahaha