fish theft

It has been reported to us that in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of foreign nationals were net fishing the weir pool at Sprotbrough on the river Don and removed several bin liners of fish.
This incident has been reported to the Environment Agency and South Yorkshire Police who are taking it very serious.
We urge anyone who witness this sort of activity to report it to the police immediately on 01142202020


What chance have you got when they are using nets ?

kell wrote:It has been reported to us that in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of foreign nationals were net fishing the weir pool at Sprotbrough on the river Don and removed several bin liners of fish.
This incident has been reported to the Environment Agency and South Yorkshire Police who are taking it very serious.
We urge anyone who witness this sort of activity to report it to the police immediately on 01142202020


What chance have you got when they are using nets ?

Sadly this now a common thing among foreign nationals.. (don't get me started, or i'l be on a rant)..
seems very little being done about it,. There seems to be a N,I,M,B,Y, Approach to it. NOT IN MY BACKYARD. Well people it's happening, and will happen to you in an area soon..You need to report all fish theft to the N.A..

kell wrote:It has been reported to us that in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of foreign nationals were net fishing the weir pool at Sprotbrough on the river Don and removed several bin liners of fish.
This incident has been reported to the Environment Agency and South Yorkshire Police who are taking it very serious.
We urge anyone who witness this sort of activity to report it to the police immediately on 01142202020


What chance have you got when they are using nets ?

Very sad to hear about the use of illegal nets,this practice decimates fish stocks,and they take everything,including adult and juvenile fish that cant pass through the nets.although i have never seen anyone doing this,i have had to have words with a couple of shall we say foreign fishermen about the use of spinning and deadbaiting our local river,without the proper tackle to do the job.i.e no wire trace,no landing net or mat.i have seen a demise in the runs of pike you used to get on this water,over the last 2 seasons and have a very good idea they are being taken and not returned.sad state of affairs,in this day and age,and their are never enviroment officers around when these poachers are about.blood boil doesnt even come close!!!!hope they catch the idiots on the don,and throw a net over them,then throw them back in.

makes me so mad. problem is that on every other forum i go on there are similar reports.

It needs to stop, but how? Beside signing the odd petition and reporting dodgy behaviour on the banks etc, I feel completely helpless and sad that some if our finest fishing grounds are bein ruined forever by these people...and if it's not them it's the bloody otters or cormorants!

Makes me sick.

there is no way of stopping this if u patroll pond a&b they will hit pond y&z there sneaky as hell it needs every fishing mag/forum to promote to a big white lie that all uk fish have now got a pest in there intestine if eaten by humans it will kill them i honestly beleive that scaring the hell out of them is the best action who wants to eat a fish that may poision you other wise its spend more times on our waters and educate the people less informed

kell, can be reported to the police in southyorkshire on there new 101 number. its for non emergency calls.

MAD BAD ANGLER wrote:kell, can be reported to the police in southyorkshire on there new 101 number. its for non emergency calls.

you could beat an old granny to death, an they take no notice, so cant see um rushing out for a A PIKE

craigpix2000 wrote:there is no way of stopping this if u patroll pond a&b they will hit pond y&z there sneaky as hell it needs every fishing mag/forum to promote to a big white lie that all uk fish have now got a pest in there intestine if eaten by humans it will kill them i honestly beleive that scaring the hell out of them is the best action who wants to eat a fish that may poision you other wise its spend more times on our waters and educate the people less informed

Now there'S a plan......GWENWYN

craigpix2000 wrote:there is no way of stopping this if u patroll pond a&b they will hit pond y&z there sneaky as hell it needs every fishing mag/forum to promote to a big white lie that all uk fish have now got a pest in there intestine if eaten by humans it will kill them i honestly beleive that scaring the hell out of them is the best action who wants to eat a fish that may poision you other wise its spend more times on our waters and educate the people less informed

Blimey Craig, did you actually take a breath on writing this ? Ive just had to get the Oxygen out after reading this !

Full stops ? what full stops ?

Seriously though, if they catch them, they ought to shoot the little rascals, line em up against the wall like those darn Jerries you know old chap !

I,m going in chaps !!

Full stops are for wimps

I know !!

craigpix2000 wrote:there is no way of stopping this if u patroll pond a&b they will hit pond y&z there sneaky as hell it needs every fishing mag/forum to promote to a big white lie that all uk fish have now got a pest in there intestine if eaten by humans it will kill them i honestly beleive that scaring the hell out of them is the best action who wants to eat a fish that may poision you other wise its spend more times on our waters and educate the people less informed

they will still take them to eat even with parasites mate that wont bother them

stubbo wrote:

craigpix2000 wrote:there is no way of stopping this if u patroll pond a&b they will hit pond y&z there sneaky as hell it needs every fishing mag/forum to promote to a big white lie that all uk fish have now got a pest in there intestine if eaten by humans it will kill them i honestly beleive that scaring the hell out of them is the best action who wants to eat a fish that may poision you other wise its spend more times on our waters and educate the people less informed

they will still take them to eat even with parasites mate that wont bother them

They themselves are parasites in more ways than one ? .
I took that clip from daa website gaz just thought people should see that they not only stright peg and use rods but net for them.
worst thing for me is that when netting they take the lot.
and as for phoning police or EA (ABSOLUTE WASTE OF TIME which i think we have proved ? )
I was going to try down there for one session but will not even bother now.
To me there is only one solution ?

I think that the punisment should fit the crime.(fullstop)

If caught they should be made to stand in a pan of boiling water with their shoes and socks off,(comma) that should sort the poachers out.(full stop) breathe now

poach the poachers that is a fantastic idea, there are two lakes quite close to me and its the carp lads nicking fish seems to be two groups taking fish from one lake to stock whichever they regurly fish and another group doing vice versa.

plumb68 wrote:

MAD BAD ANGLER wrote:kell, can be reported to the police in southyorkshire on there new 101 number. its for non emergency calls.

you could beat an old granny to death, an they take no notice, so cant see um rushing out for a A PIKE

Unfortunately, that is generally the case.