Angler Fined for Repeated Closed Season Fishing

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binka

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He's certainly been a busy fella before he got the message!

Best of it is and to quote from the article...

"At that time of year he should only have used a single rod to fish for brown trout with worms as bait."

He could have caught just about anything that swims with that if he new what he was doing and was looking for loopholes, and probably been classed as legitimate too.

I never knew that obstructing a bailiff was an offence...
 
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Adam Power, of Oxenham Court, Whitehall, Bristol was fined a total of £1,200 by Bath magistrates after being found guilty in his absence of six offences under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 including fishing for coarse fish in a closed season and fishing with an illegal bait. He was also ordered to pay £120 costs and £15 victim

As Del Boy would have put it . . . . . . WHAT A PLONKER!

It is really good to see a decent size of fine being handed down to such a dolt!

Well done to the Agency Bailiffs too for having the tenacity to pursue this to its final conclusion
 
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Whilst this chap was breaking the law and got what he deserved the law itself is stupid, what is the difference between river fish and still water fish? and don't say its spawning because its rubbish!
Once again a stupid law makes itself look stupid.
 
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