Angling Trust Angry at ‘Shambolic’ EA

FishingMagic · #1 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 11:20

This is a dedicated thread for discussing article: Angling Trust Angry at ‘Shambolic’ EA

peter crabtree · #2 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 11:33

This makes me f........ angry! Not much does, but this is mad. Consulting non-paying canoeists about flow but not license paying anglers. WTF!

Morespiders · #3 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 11:35

Should be re-named The Environment Destruction Agency, do they really know what they are doing, makes you wonder.

Cant see the people of Abingdon letting them f..k up The Abbey Stream, where are the listed buildings people?

Oh and the turbines will enhance the natural environment, ohh right, thats ok then, I love looking at turbines, suppose they will be painted pink?

steph mckenzie · #4 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 11:45

They're Government run and will do whatever they see fit to make money.

They think that by introducing water turbines they are helping the environment, this may well be true, but at what cost to the rest of the environment.

It's about time that anglers took a stand, stop paying for a rod license for 1 year until they change their attitude and start to listen more to what anglers have to say.

You can still fish without a rod license in Scotland oh and you can go see fishing too.

For as long as we keep paying them they still hold all the cards ... it's really that simple.

Now let me make myself totally clear, i am not saying that people should fish illegally (without a Rod License) but, they should stop paying for one and look for alternatives.

The EA would sh1t themselves if no one bought a Rod license in 2013 and submitted a big petition as to why. I bet the Big Named boys won't back that idea (what no fishing for a year) but hey it would open some eyes i think.

Morespiders · #5 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 11:53

If only we all did that Steff, yes we would be heard then

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · #6 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 11:58

If. hypothetically, none of us bought a license next year then what could the EA do? They could not afford to take us all to court - they need the revenue from our licenses to prosecute the 'few' that they do now.

Won't happen though will it. Unfortunatley, the majority of anglers havn't a clue that this thing is going on.

bennygesserit · #7 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 12:21

I would like to have seen some balance in the article like a full statement from the EA.

tabloid journalism for me.

chub_on_the_block · #8 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 12:22

The EA do a lot of good work and have a lot of committed staff, but they always go soft in the face of any business interests. Maybe the Chief Executive is looking for some company directorships in his retirement or a place in the Lords. Nothing new there. Look at how the water companies were allowed to achieve excessive levels of authorised abstraction and the softly softly approach to bring rivers back from it. They are an arm of government and government also sides with business - whatever the party involved.

bennygesserit · #9 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 12:33

I have sent the following to who I think is spokeperson for the project

Paul

Do you realise your Abingdon project is getting a lot of flak in the fishing media about the impact of the project on the environment.

Is there a statement or some web site that gives your views on that concern ?

For myself I don't know enough about the proposed project to comment.

Many thanks

and best of luck

steph mckenzie · #10 (**permalink**) 31-05-2012, 13:17

Has angling got a plan in place to tackle (excuse pun) this concern head on?

What are ATr and others doing to make sure that we get heard?

What would we as anglers be prepared to do to ensure we get heard?

I know that their a plenty more intellectual, influential and better connected anglers out there than me, so truly what can be done?
If they can't do nothing, then what chance do we have of influencing what happens to our Sport / Hobby / Pastime.