sheff 13 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 The trust have employed 15 volunteer bailiffs in the south east. They are also recruiting more. I imagine if this is successful every region in England will follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 it shouldn't be up to the angling trust to provide bailiffs. the e.a should employ more with the income they receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff 13 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Can you see the EA employing more full time staff against the offer of fully trained volunteers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 will the volunteer bailiffs have the same legal powers as the e.a or are they just acting as a deterrent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff 13 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Don't ask me, I'd be pleased just to see some effort being made even if the respect they get is on a par with the police volunteers. Cos when alls said & done they're only there for show. But anything is better than leaving folk to police themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsexydoug Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 fished at hayfields on saturday and the bailiffs did the entire complex, i was probably about 2/3rds of the way through and when i asked if he had caught any, he said 7 so far at this complex so it looks like some people are going to be getting rather large fines in the next few days. p.s all our lads were good boys :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 yorkshire water used to publish a free mag called 'catch'. as well as showing the work they were doing on stocking rivers etc, it also featured a list of people caught fishing without a licence, illegal netting and poaching. i used to scrutinise this list to see if i knew any of the offenders. perhaps one of the angling papers could have a 'list of shame'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff 13 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 According to another angling forum a local paper printed figures of anglers checked last year, don't know if they were named though. Of 679 anglers reported for offences only 450 or so were prosecuted. My numbers may well be a little off & it didn't say that all those reported were without licences. This was in Yorkshire from Sheffield to Thirsk I agree Charlie they should be named. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howsmicha Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 If the fine for fshing without a valid licence was being banned on all waters for a season ( whitch nowadays is a full twelve months) im sure it would concentrate a few minds. The problem in this scenario is who would police ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodnreeluk Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I can't see what authority an Angling Trust Bailiff will have. If all he/she can do is 'phone the police or Environment Agency it will be a waste of time. Shame! I am all in favour of our fisheries being bailiffed properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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