not seen a bailiff for a while

I must admit I am a bit oldskool when it comes to fishing , been fishing some old haunt's and club waters plus a few day ticket waters
and what I have noticed the lack of bailiffs checking your licences and to see if you have the right tackle , come to think of it , not even seen any EA bailiffs , when I was in my teens there was always a bailiff there checking everything was ok , some waters seem to get a bit rowdy due to nobody keeping an eye on things . ie drinking and drugs and that funny smell I keep smelling at fishery's must be some kind of bivvy scented air freshener , but its very spicy what ever it is .............

bumped into an bailiff today who had jacked it all in , because he was getting to much hassle off people fishing club waters with no licenses , he said he felt he was threatened and he had had a few to many run ins, mainly with with the carp fishing fraternity guys fishing over there stay on club waters , to many lads all together in one bivvy and a lot of litter issues from overnighters ........and the old problem of drink and drugs , he said there's even one water where the dealers regularly visit to supply the bivvy boys ........whats it all come too

People like that give us real fishermen a bad name 
we have had our Licence checked three time's over the last week   good to see them out and about 

adie1200 wrote:People like that give us real fishermen a bad name 
we have had our Licence checked three time's over the last week   good to see them out and about 

wish we could see a presence here in Cheshire , seen a lot of non English speaking fishermen lately on certain pike waters , most of them lure fishing , no nets, no matts , they seem to just have a rod and nothing else , when asked have you had anything , me no speak English........is the reply

I've had a few trips out to a water in Wales, I have had a few Pike and will post up the pictures when I've hidden the background on the photos, as I wouldn't want this place recognised

There has definitely been an increase in poaching on a lot of club waters during the covid crisis, especially on quieter waters.