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Please comment on the Lake of Menteith C&R issue here using the comments facility
David O
4/4/2011 04:21:20 pm
I would be happy to fish to a 2 fish fish limit with C&R for the rest of the day. I know there are some anglers in the club who do not like C&R for very valid reasons, but I don't like catch and kill for equally valid reasons.
tom boseman
5/4/2011 01:00:59 am
Billy Gillan
5/4/2011 01:51:53 am
Personally I don't eat fish so catch and release would suit me.
David O
5/4/2011 02:52:44 am
Billy, the current price IS a C&R ticket in that you can C&R all day. The limit remains 10 fish per boat (we use that as a 5 fish per person limit), but we are being strongly encouraged not to take more than 2 or 3 fish per person to avoid further price rises. I doubt if they will reduce prices for C&R only. The cost of a midweek boat on the LoM is £44 (£22 each) which seems to me pretty reasonable for 8 hours fishing. The cost for the weekend (£54) reflects demand. There were only 10 boats out last Friday whereas they were all out on Saturday. There are no plans for this to be applied to any B&B venue at the moment but the council could change that if it saw fit. However, in light of the LoM website article I thought it was worth raising and seeking the views of the internet-enabled club members.
Billy Stevenson
5/4/2011 05:40:19 pm
Not keen on catch and release, this is in the Lakes blog is all about saving money, maybe they should consider releasing fish at 3/4 to 1Lb this will save on rearing costs.
C&R is always an option open to the angler and is now generally adopted by me when not in competition, unless it is necessary to kill the fish due to injury or its inability to recover.
Richard H
7/4/2011 10:00:17 pm
Hi all,
C+R works for me (usualy at long range!)
David O
11/4/2011 05:14:25 pm
Interesting comments. Billy S, it is about saving money, but only to an extent. It's also about killing fish unnecessarily. I for one am still eating fish from the freezer caught last season and was therefore delighted when Willie was happy to take my fish from Menteith. Richard, no need to judge weight, which would be open to all sorts of doubts. Usual system is to kill the first 2 or 3 fish and have each subsequent fish recorded on a card and a 2lb weight allowance granted per fish. So, 2 fish weighed at 3 lb 11 oz plus 5 returned = 7 fish for 13 lb 11 oz. Simples! Comments are closed.
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