new 2011/2012 EA licence out now

[David Hall]

i've got mine, get in early before the chaos...

 

[Steve Roffey]

They took my direct debit payment on Tuesday, sure the card will turn up soon.

 

[Paul Hamer]

Bought a rod licence for donkeys years now, would never not, but I have never been asked once for it in 30 odd yrs does get you a bit miffed at times

 

[David Hall]

i'v been checked twice this season by the same EA bailiff on different waters.

 

[Paul Hamer]

I wish I would get asked fished rivers for around four yrs now more than still waters and have never seen a EA bailiff

 

[Andrew Boyne]

Bought a rod licence for donkeys years now, would never not, but I have never been asked once for it in 30 odd yrs does get you a bit miffed at times

Paul - you fish in areas that don't recieve too much angling pressure, and long may that continue. I've had mine checked once and i'm sure the officer stalked me after making a similar post on the old BFW forum!

 

[Paul Hamer]

Paul - you fish in areas that don't recieve too much angling pressure, and long may that continue. I've had mine checked once and i'm sure the officer stalked me after making a similar post on the old BFW forum!

Ha ha, I'll keep quiet then, dont want people coming just for the sake of it. Have a good day tomorrow mate

 

[Andrew Boyne]

Ha ha, I'll keep quiet then, dont want people coming just for the sake of it. Have a good day tomorrow mate

He got me on a Park lake in Manchester! I had my licence as always and we had a good laugh to be honest. They just don't have the manpower to police the many miles of river bank we have at our disposal. If i had a quota of licences to check i would head straight for the nearest commercial, then the next and so on.

 

[Paul Hamer]

He got me on a Park lake in Manchester! I had my licence as always and we had a good laugh to be honest. They just don't have the manpower to police the many miles of river bank we have at our disposal. If i had a quota of licences to check i would head straight for the nearest commercial, then the next and so on.

I've phoned them up a couple of times to report d/heads fishing river out of season and they have just said, "theres only one of us on today so we cant do anything" Makes you wonder wether it is worth reporting anything at times

 

[Jon Whelan]

I follow what you say Paul. The EA take a risk approach to such matters that a given investment of personnels time will yield a probable result.

There is another angle mind that in reporting incidents they are being logged which might influence next years spend resulting in more fisheries personnel.

 

[Paul Hamer]

I follow what you say Paul. The EA take a risk approach to such matters that a given investment of personnels time will yield a probable result.

There is another angle mind that in reporting incidents they are being logged which might influence next years spend resulting in more fisheries personnel.

Yeh true Jon, I agree there is not enough of them and far too much water to bailiff, and they cant confront d/h**ds on their own, but it would be nice just to see one