thecrow
Well-known member
Just read that Des Taylor has resigned as an angling trust ambassador, he will imo be a loss to the trust as he knows what he is on about and speaks his mind.
.Des I feel goes with his feelings at the time,
The problem is that we all want something different from a governing body. I think many of us look on the AT as something for the match men a bit like the old NFA and it’s not for us.
I am not a member now I was for many years a member of the old ACA and therefore became a member of the AT.
Not really sure what anglers want from the AT what some want will never happen i.e. controls on otters and cormorants.
These animals and birds have the backing of millions of people and millions of pounds and they would rather ban angling first.
So we do really need a strong group to fight our corner. I honestly believe that we will turn round one day and find fishing is banned. Please don’t say it won’t happen with some of the restrictions in place on some waters it already as been.
I can now only fish one of my lakes on Mondays and Fridays if other waters sports aren’t using it. At one time it was going to completely stopped.
The problem is that we all want something different from a governing body. I think many of us look on the AT as something for the match men a bit like the old NFA and it’s not for us.
A recently left high level AT spokesperson openly stated that otters did no harm to rivers,WHAT
Yes I saw that and found it strange that the said piece didn't appear on here as there have been lots of stuff here from the author previously, a cynical person might say that its because of the furore it caused particularly when the author said this in 2011 in an Anglers Mail interview
Theres been to much pussyfooting around on the issue of predation of inland fisheries by both cormorants and otters.
I know he comes on here at times perhaps if he sees this he would care to explain his change of heart? I wont hold my breath though.