Who has the right of way?

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Feb 10, 2012

Lets's have a look at a likely scenario:

If I was coarse fishing for barbel in a peg where the water deepens just below a faster rockier stretch and a salmon angler comes wading into my peg, claiming he has some sort of right to be there then who has the right to stay and fish and who should move?

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Feb 10, 2012

Tricky situation - maybe the guy in the canoe can knock him over

Best bet - take your lap top and hack in email account as he casts to the salmon

Ray Roberts · Feb 10, 2012

I would say the one having maggots fired at him would be best off moving.

Berty · Feb 10, 2012

Depends on the rules!!!!

Peter Jacobs · Feb 10, 2012

Berty said:
Depends on the rules!!!!

Nah, far more likely to be he who is most likely to feel the sharp end of a wading stick inserted into one of his fundamental body orifices!

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Feb 10, 2012

wading stick V bank stick - new fishing pastime

little oik · Feb 10, 2012

Depends on what size the guy is .How many crisp 50s he is holding out in his hand .If he has a young good looking wife etc . Or you could just borrow a baseball bat from another Barbel fisherman if none of the above are of any use to you

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) · Feb 10, 2012

It was a serious question.

Has this happened to you or anyone you know?

Berty · Feb 10, 2012

My answer was a serious reply!!! on some waters it is written into the rules that Game anglers have priority.

mol · Feb 10, 2012

Natural good manners would suggest the person fishing a section of water first has priority. I was always told 'manners maketh the man' but unfortunately manners do seem to be disappearing.

George387 · Feb 10, 2012

depending on what river you are fishing and what rules they have, a Salmon angler has right of way over all other anglers, trout, Grayling, Barbel, coarse anglers it matters not.

terry m · Feb 10, 2012

I was not aware of salmon anglers having right of access/way over other anglers, seems like a tradition from days of yore that should be updated!

Some old duffer was spey casting opposite me on the Hants Avon today, but his activity did not interfere with my pike fishing.

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Feb 10, 2012

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) said:
Lets's have a look at a likely scenario:

If I was coarse fishing for barbel in a peg where the water deepens just below a faster rockier stretch and a salmon angler comes wading into my peg, claiming he has some sort of right to be there then who has the right to stay and fish and who should move?

does a club have fishin rights on this river or is the fishing free - ask him to wade ashore and show his club ticket if it's rented to a club

Morespiders · Feb 10, 2012

Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC) said:
It was a serious question.

Has this happened to you or anyone you know?

It tells you in the rule book Corker, anymore of it and your out before you even wet a line on that pool

Plus the fact if your fishing there when i'm after the salmon, I'll

knock you out

simon dunbar · Feb 10, 2012

By rights you should say " sorry your lordship " and leave the swim straight away , retreating backwards whilst doffing your cap.
But I would say " Oi posh mush ,this isn't the 1920's so get out of my swim!!"

stu_the_blank · Feb 11, 2012

Royalty used to have such a rule (may still do, haven't been there for a while), most Salmon Anglers were quite polite and asked permission, they only fish a spot for a short time and moved on, didn't cause much of a problem and the eye watering amounts that they paid to fish made my Barbel fishing affordable!

Virtually no salmon in the Avon now so I suppose it's less of an issue.

A little bit of live and let live goes a long way.

Stu

mark brailsford 2 · Feb 11, 2012

I have met some nice country folk over the years (including so called toffs!) and most (yes including the toffs!) are very polite, but in these modern time we have a new breed of ''country gent'' on the scene, the city slicker!! These guys pay really silly money for a days sport and 99% of them are ignorant, selfish and down right rude, so if you get one of these chaps in your swim....SHOOT THE ******!!!

MARK

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George387 said:
depending on what river you are fishing and what rules they have, a Salmon angler has right of way over all other anglers, trout, Grayling, Barbel, coarse anglers it matters not.

Its an unwritten law and personally I would just ignore it!!

we live in a modern world and its about time we got rid of all this ''them and us'' syndrome, its really pathetic!

Mark

Andy Banham 2 · Feb 11, 2012

salmon and barbel ? just be grateful you can fish a clean river and not a essex ditch

Peter Jacobs · Feb 11, 2012

stu_the_blank said:
A little bit of live and let live goes a long way.

I totally agree, BUT when it fails, then the pointy end of the wading stick comes in very handy . . . . . . .

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Berty · Feb 11, 2012

Peter Jacobs said:
I totally agree, BUT when it fails, then the pointy end of the wading stick comes in very handy . . . . . . .

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I hope its a proper Barbel wading stick!

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