observing fishing etiquette

[markryan]

I wanted to ask members to try to respect the night fishers etiquette and maintain the high standards set by many members.
There are around 12 regular night fisherman down below the swingbridge to welsh water bridge after sewin.

We respect each other and when we cast our distinctive night flies in to a snag or tree, instead of ruining the pool or run for other night fisherman we leave the flies in situ to try to collect the next day or as soon as possible.

This year we have returned each time only to find someone has cherry picked the flies from the trees, and would either of needed chest waders, to swim or a long pole to retrieve and collect flies.

I find this totally unacceptable as do many others I have spoken to.
You either know who you are, or you know a member who is doing this, I find it highly unlikely a non member would walk a mile, get soaked to collect a few flies.

If I find out who is doing this I will post their name and try to get a photo as I do not find the taking of £5-£6 of flies as acceptable practise.

Please show respect for members and leave the lures in the trees for members to collect, they are after all there flies, which they have either bought or spent hours tying.

[knightynose]

Let's hope so! Not me Mark I would return them, plenty of mine in the trees waiting to be plucked having a nightmare so far!!!

[penyfai28]

Yes they should be left in the trees preferably with plenty of line attached, let us as a club see how many birds we can kill or maim.

[daicydweli]

Is this not salvage and recycling. I would believe that once the fly is left in the tree the owner has relinquished its ownership the same as property thrown into a skip. If it is then removed by a passer by it is not theft as defined by the 68 theft act. There is a test case on this.

[STATUS QUO]

IF I LOST ONE OF MY FLIES IN A TREE & SOMEONE GOT THERE BEFORE ME THAT'S FAIR GAME AS FAR I AM CONCERNED NOT THAT I TAKE OTHER PEOPLES FLIES OUT OF TREES I find this totally acceptable as do many others I have spoken to & it looks like some of the members on the forum think the same thing 2

[rob]

Its the same in sea fishing if you lose a trace its whoever gets there first gets it...its dangerous to leave any hooks and line lying about anywhere on the beach or in a tree .remove them straight away to protect all animals and birds.

[markryan]

It is very encouraging to see so many members that are so thoughtful and conservation minded, especially with regards to the safety of birds, some of which are catestrophic to juvenile fish population and invasive non native.
It is a shame that some people have plenty to say but are not willing to attend clean ups, help on the river, do any volunteer work or join the committee to add there expertise.

[jj]

There seems to be a fair bit of non understanding when it comes to seatrout etiquette at night, i know the club is an association and open to all and to do what you want as long as its within the rules, but, its a small river and suffers badly at night in summer lows when people dnt have an undestanding of how the fish react under these conditions! Why wade when a pool is less than 10yds wide with a gravel bank and the fish are in the centre? Why shine a torch on a pool to change a fly? Why start fishing before dark, when all your doing is pushing the fish under banks? Why walk past a pool on a high bank that another angler is fishing when you are silouetted against the sky? And many more! The above can put our small pools down and they may not recover all night, even wading accross to retrieve your flies will do this, you are not just spoiling your own sport, but that of others who are out on the river that night, some of our members do travel some distance to fish the river, so please be mindfull of those wishing to fish behind you. And if you need to learn the water for the first time, then dusk is not the ideal time, try it in daylight then give the pool at least an hours rest before dark. The above is standard practice and recognised seatrout etiquette through out this country.
many thanks.
jon

[STATUS QUO]

I AGREE WITH MARKRYAN ABOUT OBSERVING FISHING ETIQUETTE BUT IF SOMEONE GOT MY FLY OUT OF A TREE OR SNAG BEFORE ME THAT'S FAIR GAME I find this totally acceptable