Irish Angling Forum

headsuwin · Egg Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 29 Location: belfast

Have any of you came across these polish or latvian etc poachers on our lakes or rivers this season? Ive seen loads. They keep everything they land, from a 2 inch roach to a 12lb pike. Even worse, i just read a report on another site, that an angler on the moneycaragh river at dundrum came across 4 eastern block people with plastic bags of salmon parr and seatrout. They must have been using some sort of gas canisters or something to kill so many parr. Its getting serious! Id say a right hook is in order for these bast**ds

David Redpath · Egg Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 15

Yeh I've heard similar reports from england. Don't suppose conservation of fish stocks is a high priority in other countries! Suppose all we can do is hope for more bailiffs.

knocavoeboy · Fry Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 68

alledgedly there was a 50lb plus pike taken from enagh lough in derry and killed and barbecued by polish anglers my mate seen pictures down at the oaks fishery.

headsuwin · Egg Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 29 Location: belfast

Yes knoc, bet you would have loved to catch that one, take a photo, and return it, thats the difference between anglers and scum.

Eamon.mc · Egg Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 17 Location: WestTyrone

Have come accross these bastards myself a few times. Luckily enough where I do my fishing there's always people close to hand to shout on, they usualy leave when challenged.

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frankie · Egg Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 27

there was a pile of *edited* fishing the river bush last year at 5 in the morning and as usual they where left off if it had of been me or you we would of been done for,