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Do I think the otter is the sole reason for the decline of barbel on so many of the rivers I fish / used to fish? No.
Do I think the otter is a major contributory factor to the decline? Yes.
Do I think that the legislation protecting otters should be repealed? Too ******* right I do!
I have always assumed that named stretches are just a blind to throw people off the trail of the real venue!!
Guess that says more about what a sneaky sod I am than anything else.
Personally I wouldn't dream of even hinting at a stretch on an open forum.
Hi Greg, my copies are in the loft too! I do remember Pete's article on Saving the Avon and obviously yours too. I didn't keep my Coarse Fishermans, Coarse Anglers, Dave Hall's Coarse Fishing, Coarse Fishing Handbooks or the various Big Fish specials - just Specialist Angler and Coarse Fishing...
The ML 3-8s were very special indeed - I suspect I would still be using them now if they hadn't been stolen.
The rods I have been using for the past 10-15 years are built on Harrison blanks and I won't be changing anytime soon.
Hi Paul,
I used to live in Datchet - fished the stretch once and, although I liked it aesthetically, the broken glass in the car park and abundance of our travelling friends walking around left me looking over my shoulder all the time and I didn't enjoy the experience so never returned.
Steve
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